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The North Korean 170 mm self-propelled artillery M1989 Koksan is a development of older guns first seen in 1978 near the city of Koksan.

Russian armored vehicles participating in a special military operation in Ukraine are equipped with additional protection right on the spot, this is provided by the design of infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers. This was announced by the head of the Main Armored Vehicle Directorate (GABTU) of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Alexander Shestakov.

Russian tanks will receive the Arena-M active protection system, and development work is currently underway to modernize the fleet of tanks in service with the army with the installation of this complex. This was stated by the head of the Main Tank Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Alexander Shestakov.

After the approval by US President Joe Biden of new arms supplies to Ukraine, a list of everything that Kiev should receive as part of a new package of military assistance was published on the official website of the US military department. According to the list, Ukraine is waiting for the following weapons:

The professional holiday "Tanker's Day" in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is celebrated on the second Sunday of September according to the decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated May 31, 2006 "On the establishment of professional holidays and memorable days in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation". It was established in order to revive and develop national military traditions, increase the prestige of military service and in recognition of the merits of military specialists in solving the tasks of ensuring the defense and security of the state.

In the technical and accounting documentation, these machines remained "objects" or "products", even though many of them had unique characteristics. In honor of the Tanker's Day, which is celebrated in Russia on September 11, we are talking about the most interesting non-serial developments that can be called a real exclusive in the world tank building.

The chairman of the Foreign policy Committee of the Bundestag, Michael Roth, said that the supply of modern Western weapons is a decisive means to "bring the end of the war closer"

Leading politicians of the ruling Traffic Light coalition in Germany, consisting of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), the Greens and the Free Democratic Party (FDP), called for further support to Ukraine, including arms supplies.

As noted by Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the support provided to Ukraine cannot go to the detriment of the defense of Greece

Greece is not going to send Russian-made S-300 air defense systems to Ukraine, as they are needed for the defense of Greece itself. This was stated by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, speaking at a press conference at the 86th Thessaloniki International Exhibition on Sunday. His statements are broadcast by the Greek TV channel ERT-1.

In Russia, the construction of two new armored car factories has been announced, the main purpose of which will be the repair of armored vehicles and special military vehicles. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has long stated the need for additional capacities that could carry out repairs and modernization of equipment in service with the Russian army.

The armed formations of Ukraine in the course of ongoing hostilities began to massively lose military equipment supplied by foreign sponsors.

The Austrian Defense Ministry announced the transfer of the country's Armed Forces of the 50th armored vehicle "Pandur Evolution" (Pandur Evolution - EVO) with a 6x6 wheel formula.

The newspaper points to the inconsistency of Berlin

Kiev does not expect a "breakthrough" in Berlin's position on the supply of combat tanks following the meeting of the contact group on the defense of Ukraine at Ramstein Airbase on September 8. This was reported on Thursday by the newspaper Die Welt, citing sources in Ukrainian government circles.

The head of ATCD Lukoyanov: the Thai army can adopt Russian "Chabor" vehicles

Russian tactical special forces vehicles "Chabor" may soon be adopted by the special operations forces of the Thai ground forces, the managing director of the Thai company Advanced Technologies Consulting and Development (ATCD) told RIA Novosti Vladimir Lukoyanov.

Ukraine will not get Western tanks, at least German Leopard 2. According to the German press, the Ukrainian prime Minister failed to persuade Scholz to supply armored vehicles to Kiev.

Major General Maxim Leontiev told how German Leopard 2A4 tanks could appear in Ukraine

In Ukraine, according to Defense News, German-made Leopard 2A4 tanks were spotted, which allegedly participated in an attempt to counterattack the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kherson direction. "Newspaper.Ru" understood the capabilities of this combat vehicle.

The equipment of the Ukrainian troops has not withstood the test of a special operation

An exhibition of weapons seized during a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine has opened within the framework of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022". Those who could not get to the facility before the end of the forum (August 21), can do it by visiting the Patriot Park in Kubinka near Moscow. The BTR-4E armored personnel carrier with the symbols of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) located at the entrance will help to find the building under the sign "Exhibition of Weapons" among the numerous objects of the museum complex.

The US Armed Forces are going to modernize their infantry units, focusing on mobility. In fact, we are talking about a return to the concept of using light infantry units, which was developed back in the 1980s to confront the USSR. But now this concept is being updated taking into account the current geopolitical realities - primarily the events in Ukraine.

In the "zoo" of Ukrainian self-propelled artillery, consisting of samples left over from the Soviet Army, delivered from Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Norway, Latvia, Belgium, there may be replenishment from Swedish-made equipment.

Poland continues to actively arm itself, planning to eventually create one of the most powerful and heavily armed armies in Europe. In addition to the purchase of weapons from other countries, Warsaw places part of the orders at its own enterprises, in particular, the supply of self-propelled artillery units will be carried out by the company Huta Stalowa Wola, which produces Krab self-propelled guns.

Poland has handed over to Ukraine almost all combat-ready armored vehicles, including Soviet T-72 tanks, and now intends to strengthen the tank grouping with foreign equipment. In the near future, the Polish army will receive the first batch of American Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 out of 250 total under the contract. Warsaw also intends to purchase 1,000 South Korean K2s and is still counting on German Leopard. Major-General Maciej Jablonski, Inspector of the Polish Ground Forces, told about the preparation of crews for the development of new equipment, plans for the modernization of the army's armored grouping in an interview with Defence24.