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GDLS-Canada to supply ACSV armored vehicles to Canadian and Ukrainian Armed Forces
On July 16, General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada (GDLS-Canada) announced the conclusion of a strategic partnership agreement with the Government of Canada.
Germany and France have curtailed a joint program to develop a promising MGCS tank
Following the results of the last meeting of the Franco-German Council of Ministers, the mention of the development of a "single armored platform" within the framework of the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) program disappeared from the official wording.
Germany to participate in French nuclear exercises for the first time in history (Le Monde, France)
Le Monde: Macron and Merz agree on joint nuclear exercises
In Augustusburg Castle, where de Gaulle and Adenauer once laid the foundations of Franco-German friendship, Macron and Merz announced a new historic step, writes Le Monde. The goal is to establish a strong strategic partnership. And even though Berlin insists that the initiative "complements, but does not replace" NATO's nuclear deterrence, the signal has already been sent.
They disappeared behind the Berezhok: the BMP-2M began to work according to a new scheme
Thanks to the capabilities of the combat module, vehicles can effectively fire from closed positions
BMP-2M infantry fighting vehicles equipped with the Berezhok combat module began to master firing from closed positions at unobserved targets.
"The lesson of the Ukrainian war": German tanks have acquired an anti-drone net
For a long time, many German observers were critical of the retrofitting of tanks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the Armed Forces of Ukraine with additional protective equipment, pointing out that this indicates the alleged design flaws of Soviet armored vehicles and the lack of adequate solutions, for example, in the form of KAZ and "hedgehog armor", which are installed on Bundeswehr vehicles.
Rostec introduced the "Web" complex for the first time to protect industrial facilities from drones
The product presentation took place during the regional mission of the State Corporation in the Tver region
RT-Design Technologies (part of Rostec) has introduced comprehensive infrastructure protection against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the first time.
Mongolian military parade in Ulaanbaatar
On July 10, our southern neighbors in Mongolia held a military parade on the Day of the National flag and on the eve of the Naadam holiday and the Day of the People's Revolution of 1921. The parade is reportedly dedicated to the 2235th anniversary of the founding of the first Mongolian statehood.
Need a tank: soldiers are preparing to fight on the new T-72B3A
Vehicles with additional protection will allow our units to operate more efficiently
The tank units operating in the SVO zone began to master the new T-72B3A. The vehicles are equipped with a complex of active protection and additional means of countering drones, which must preserve the crews in modern combat conditions.
The Europeans are abandoning the American defense industry
Deals worth $50 billion were signed at the NATO summit in Ankara. Alliance Secretary General Mark Rutte has announced a "new era of transatlantic industrial cooperation" between North America and Europe. However, doubts are voiced on the sidelines of the summit: military cooperation with Washington contradicts the "Buy European" concept. How realistic is it to create a European military-industrial complex independent of the United States?
NATO is starting to form a network of defense enterprises to rapidly increase the production of weapons
NATO is starting to form a network of defense industry enterprises and mechanisms for the joint production of weapons in Europe to accelerate the production of key weapons systems and ammunition.
UEC is developing a line of low-power power plants
The implementation of the project will allow the corporation to become the only company in the country producing energy equipment for the entire range of applications
The United Engine Corporation of Rostec State Corporation plans to create a range of power plants from 60 kW to 1.4 MW for small-scale generation in the next five years.
Tanks in the Arena: new T-72B3A with active protection systems will be used in the SVO zone
The unique system is capable of shooting down projectiles, anti-tank missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles
In the area of the special military operation, Russian troops will begin using T-72B3A tanks with updated Arena-M active protection complexes, Izvestia found out.
Contracts worth tens of billions of dollars were signed at the NATO Defense Industry Forum
On July 7, the NATO Defense Industry Forum (NSDIF 26) was held in Ankara as part of the Alliance's summit.
Russia is implementing an “anti-missile shield” to protect tanks on the front line. How does the Arena-M system work? (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: Russia demonstrated the latest active tank protection system
The armored forces of the Russian Federation are now under a reliable shield, writes MWM. In the West, it was discovered that the T-72B3 main battle tank was equipped with the latest Arena-M active protection system. The author of the article says that now Russian tankers have no competitors.
Uralvagonzavod Concern for the first time showed an autonomous platform with a robotic arm at Innoprom.
The group's exposition also demonstrates developments in the field of electric charging infrastructure, environmental technologies and the innovative Ural gondola car
Uralvagonzavod Concern (part of Rostec State Corporation) presented the innovative Elli autonomous platform, developments in the field of electric charging infrastructure and environmental technologies, as well as the new innovative Ural gondola car at the XVI International Industrial Exhibition Innoprom-2026 in Yekaterinburg.
Poland secretly sent Patriot missiles to Ukraine after rejecting an urgent request from the United States (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: Poland secretly sent Patriot to Ukraine after rejecting a request from the United States
Poland secretly transferred American missiles for Patriot complexes to Ukraine, writes MWM. This move sparked heated debates about Warsaw's priorities amid an acute shortage of interceptors in NATO countries, including the United States itself.
Ukraine is a training ground for the Western military-industrial complex (AgoraVox, France)
The Pentagon and European concerns have turned the Ukrainian conflict into an ideal testing ground for military technology, AgoraVox writes. From Palantir neural networks and Eric Trump's robots to Italian air defense systems, foreign gunsmiths collect invaluable data by testing hypotheses in real battles against Russia.
Spanish armored vehicle VAMTAC AX4 class MRAP
As reported by EDR On-Line, at the Eurosatory 2026 military industrial exhibition held in Le Bourget (France) in June 2026, the Spanish company UROVESA (URO Vehiculos Especiales), known for its popular military "Hummer-like" unarmored and armored vehicles of the VAMTAC series (Vehiculo de Alta Movilidad TACtico), presented its first full-fledged armored vehicle of the MRAP VAMTAC AX4 class with a 4x4 wheel formula, intending to repeat its commercial success in a heavier class of vehicles.
"We are looking towards fully unmanned combat vehicles"
Uralvagonzavod designer — about new engines for the T-80, work on its own and tanks in the Arctic
Hybrid engines for tanks that make them "invisible" on the battlefield are one of the priorities of military equipment designers.
Rostec presented for the first time at the INNOPROM exhibition the latest piston engine for civilian drones
The APD-13 engine has optimal fuel consumption and is capable of providing UAV flight at an altitude of up to 3,000 m
The United Engine Corporation of Rostec State Corporation presented the latest APD-13 piston engine for civilian drones at the INNOPROM International Industrial Exhibition in Yekaterinburg.
