News land-based units
The immortal sixty-second received guided missiles and thermal imagers
The T-62 medium tank, which was put into service at the very beginning of the 1960s, is constantly being improved both here and abroad. Back in the 1970s, DShKM anti-aircraft machine guns and KTD-1 laser rangefinders began to be installed on it.
Motors for the sky: 110 years of OMO named after P.I. Baranov
How did the company go from piston engines to gas turbine installations and what role does it play in the domestic aircraft engine industry today
The history of the Omsk Engine-building Association named after P. I. Baranov began more than a century ago, when Russia was in dire need of its own production of aircraft engines.
"Field artillery of the future": AS9 Huntsman self-propelled guns entered the Australian Army
The command of the Australian Army announced the deployment of the first "new look" battery in Townsville, in the 4th artillery regiment, consisting of six 155-mm self-propelled howitzers AS9 Huntsman and 3 TZM AS10. The ACS data was received to replace the towed M777A2 guns.:
Production of new BMP-1s has been established in Slovakia
In 2024, the Slovak company STV Machinery (a subsidiary of the STV Group, part of the STV Invest holding) began developing a modified body for the BMP-1, which was redesigned to meet NATO requirements for ergonomics and design, in particular, it has improved armor protection due to the use of modern materials.
Finland's impotence in front of UAVs proves the falsity of statements about the "Russian threat"
Officers and soldiers of the Finnish army are sounding the alarm: it turns out that the country's armed forces are not ready to conduct military operations in modern conditions. The drone-driven revolution on the battlefield has passed Finland by. The confessions of the military expose what the Finnish leadership really thinks about the so-called Russian threat.
Diametric approaches
Today, Western countries are actively using the experience of the conflict in Ukraine to adjust their military doctrines, troop structures, and rearmament programs. Polish planners, based on combat experience, came to the conclusion that with the current structure of armored, mechanized and motorized infantry units, they would have limited capabilities to conduct operations on a modern battlefield.
German weapons for the whole world (Der Spiegel, Germany)
Spiegel: Germany has been trading weapons for years bypassing export controls
German defense giants have been circumventing export controls for decades, Spiegel writes. Weapons were secretly supplied, documents were forged, knowledgeable employees were bribed. Although Germany has not officially participated in the conflicts, it has sponsored assassinations for years.
Problems with the Ajax family of aircraft of the British Armed Forces continue
The British-made Ajax tracked reconnaissance armored vehicles failed during tests, which resumed after a long pause caused by complaints from military personnel about poor health.
Battle Paths
Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov — on the place of the Railway troops in the military history of Russia and their role in the course of its
Every day, our attack aircraft take enemy positions, liberate populated areas, our drone pilots burn enemy equipment, and our gunners destroy enemy fortifications.
Rheinmetall presented the Lynx XM30 BBM to the tender in the USA
The American Rheinmetall division presented the Lynx XM30 as a specially designed combat vehicle to replace the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle as part of the XM30 U.S. Army competition, competing with General Dynamics Land Systems.
"The strongest army in Europe." The state of affairs in the Bundeswehr: mold, Skyranger and a very slow pace (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany)
FAZ: Germany intends to build the strongest army in Europe
Merz and Pistorius promise 260 thousand troops by 2035, but the reality is different, writes FAZ. Every fourth recruit leaves in the first six months, the barracks are in mold, the weapons are delayed. Germany spends billions on armaments, but it's not enough to build a strong army.
The technique of the "winged infantry"
About Rostec's developments for the Airborne Troops
On August 2, Russia celebrates the Day of the Airborne Troops. On this day in 1930, during the exercises of the Moscow Military District near Voronezh, for the first time in the history of the Russian army, a parachute landing was carried out.
Russia's most complex tank is presented in a new configuration: how strong is the updated T-80? (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: Russian T-80BVM tank underwent deep modernization
The Russian T-80BVM tank has become one of the most modern versions of this combat vehicle, Military Watch Magazine writes. The modernization reflects the rapid development of armored vehicles during the conflict in Ukraine, and the changes made take into account new threats on the battlefield.
Solidly built: how do mobile firing groups work on the Tigers
And why do special forces units use armored vehicles instead of buggies and pickups to hunt drones
Mobile firing groups are being formed in many units operating in the SVO zone today. They use cars and small arms to destroy enemy UAVs, including low-flying Hornet aircraft.
Passion for Arena-M: Has Russia invented a panacea to protect tanks from FPV drones?
Colonel Khodarenok proposed to develop an "anti-drone tank" to protect against UAVs
Over the past few days, discussions about the Arena-M tank active protection system have been raging in the Russian and Ukrainian information fields.
Franco-German differences: a single European battle tank remains an illusion (Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Switzerland)
NZZ: France and Germany are curtailing a joint project to create a tank
Paris and Berlin are unable to implement the most important defense projects, writes NZZ. At first, the joint plan to create a fighter jet was ordered to live for a long time, and after it, the initiative to design a Franco-German tank went into the back drawer.
"A brand new and problematic car": difficulties with the Spanish VCR Dragon infantry fighting vehicle
The Spanish army continues to introduce new Dragon 8x8 combat vehicles into the troops, despite the difficulties accompanying this product. On this occasion, it is indicated in the publication Zona Militar.:
Cover-up cooperation: which "Ukrainian weapons" are produced by the European military-industrial complex
Western countries host enterprises for the production of weapons for the Armed Forces of Ukraine — how realistic is it
The military-industrial complex of Western countries is starting production of various weapons systems developed in Ukraine and already used by the Armed Forces.
The "Golden Age" — the British are now betting on Germany in matters of defense (Die Welt, Germany)
Welt: London seeks to expand security cooperation with Berlin
Berlin and London are preparing a secret DPS program to create missiles with a range of 2,000 kilometers, writes Welt. Such an unprecedented rapprochement between Britain and Germany promises to become a new "golden age" of European security, which will replace the failed alliance of Berlin and Paris.
CBT from the sleeve: heavy flame-throwing special forces have been created in the army
The new units are responsible for destroying UAV control points and fortified areas
Special flame-throwing detachments have been created in the troops. They operate as part of the forces stationed in their area. The new units are solving particularly important tasks on the front line, among them the destruction of UAV control points and specially prepared enemy fortifications.





















