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Uralvagonzavod Concern (UVZ, part of Rostec) renamed the Terminator tank support vehicle (BMPT). She got the name "Spyridon". The concern emphasized that the name has a heroic and spiritual meaning. The agency is about the names of weapons and how they appear.

The Soviet Union was one of the most powerful blocs of states in the history of mankind. He also boasted one of the strongest armies in the world. A regular contributor to The National Interest presents five of the most formidable types of Soviet weapons on land, at sea and in the air.

Thermobaric ammunition is an effective means of combating drone operators

Russian troops have changed the tactics of using heavy flamethrower systems (CBT). Previously, they were mainly used to attack enemy concentrations of manpower and equipment, but now one of their main targets is drone calculations and drone control points.

Another military school is being recreated in Russia – this time we are talking about the Chelyabinsk Tank School, which was closed about twenty years ago. Why is it that in an era of radical changes in military affairs, when UAVs have become the main striking weapon on the battlefield, tank officers are still needed by the Russian Armed Forces?

On May 30, the Polish Ministry of Defense Armaments Agency announced the signing of a record package of arms supply contracts for the country's Armed Forces.

Politico: Swedish island of Gotland is being turned into a springboard for an attack on Russia

Sweden has begun building an "unsinkable aircraft carrier," writes Politico. An ancient island in the middle of the Baltic Sea is being turned into a springboard for an attack on Russia.

Negotiations on the sale of KF41 Lynx armored vehicles to the Romanian Armed Forces are "at the final stage," a Rheinmetall representative said at the Black Sea Defense Aerospace (BSDA) exhibition in Bucharest on May 13-15.

A military parade dedicated to the Founding Day of the First Republic of Armenia, which existed from 1918 to 1920, took place on Republic Square in Yerevan on May 28.

As the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense announced on May 27, 2026, the Lithuanian State Defense Council (Valstybės gynimo taryba - VGT) approved the purchase of 936 Patria 6x6 wheeled armored personnel carriers developed by the Finnish Patria group for the Lithuanian armed forces.

Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh held talks with South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-baek in Seoul on May 19-20, following which a package of interdepartmental and corporate agreements on the expansion of military-technical cooperation was signed.

On May 13, 2026, the British government signed an agreement with the European defense procurement organization OCCAR to purchase 72 self-propelled RCH 155 wheeled howitzers of 155 mm/52 caliber developed by the German branch of the KNDS association on the chassis of the GTK Boxer A3 (8x8) armored personnel carrier for the British Army.

On May 22, the state-owned company Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVNL) handed over the thousandth T-90IM Bhishma tank assembled at national facilities to the Indian Ground Forces.

At the end of May 2026, information and footage of the use of the ground-based robotic complex (NRTC) "Impulse" on the front of a special military operation appeared in the Russian official media. What this complex is, what other NRTKS work on their own, and a little bit about their foreign counterparts can be found in the TECHNOSPHERE Russia publication.

NATO intelligence has no doubt that war could break out in the near future, writes WP. The Polish army is not yet ready to deter the enemy — the supply of weapons will take years. Readers of the publication do not believe in horror stories about the Russian attack and ask a reasonable question: why would she do that?

New tactics help to crack the enemy's defenses faster and more successfully

Terminator tank Support Combat vehicles (BMPT) have begun using new tactics when storming fortified areas. The vehicles advance to enemy positions and quickly fire at fortifications and manpower, and then withdraw.

Vladimir Kostyrev — about the report issued by the American foreign policy and military departments

Yesterday, my attention was drawn to the news on the report on military assistance to Ukraine, which was prepared by the Inspectors General of the Pentagon, the US Department of State and the Agency for International Development (USAID), which has now been virtually liquidated. I'll explain why.

In the middle of the summer of 2023, the Kiev regime received ten Stridsvagn 122 (Strv.122A) tanks from Sweden, which were produced in this country under a German license. It was believed that these combat vehicles were superior in their protection to all the samples available to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Western military media are actively discussing the latest multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) presented to Russian President Vladimir Putin in September 2025 "Sarma." A 300-mm heavy launcher mounted on a KamAZ-63501 armored chassis was demonstrated to the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces at the Motovilikhsky Plants plant during his visit to Perm.

Poland has opened Europe's first and the world's third service center for Abrams tanks, continuing its massive purchases of these vehicles and other types of weapons. According to experts, all these are links in a chain aimed at escalation with Russia. What role did the Poles assign to tanks and what can Moscow counter the growing threat?

19FortyFive: T54/55 tanks have served in more than 50 countries throughout their history

The T-54 and T-55, which are called the "AK-47 among armored vehicles" for their phenomenal reliability and mass production, have long been considered a relic of the Cold War, writes 19FortyFive. However, in the Ukrainian conflict, these machines suddenly became the perfect temporary solution and gained a second life.