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The timing of the deployment of additional "Breakthroughs" in parts of the Western Military District will depend on the fulfillment of the state defense order, the Izvestia newspaper reported

The latest T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks will be additionally delivered to parts of the Western Military District (ZVO). This was reported by the newspaper "Izvestia" with reference to a source in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. This decision is associated with the need to respond to the strengthening of NATO units stationed on the western borders of the Russian Federation.

Slovenian media reported that Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have reached a new agreement on the exchange of military equipment in order to provide military assistance to Ukraine. According to the agreement, Slovenia will transfer 28 M-55S tanks to Ukraine from the storage of the Slovenian army, which represent one of the most radical options for the modernization of the old Soviet T-55 tank. In return, Germany will transfer to the Slovenian Ministry of Defense 40 units of modern military vehicles with a wheel formula of 8x8 - 35 trucks and five tankers.

The Indian armed forces announced that they want to switch to weapons of their own production in the future, and therefore the Indian army announced several tenders for the purchase of missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, optical systems, specialized vehicles, engineering equipment, alternative energy sources and much more from domestic (Indian) manufacturers.

It became known about the transfer of Finland to Ukraine of old three-axle armored personnel carriers XA-180/185. For a long time, Helsinki did not disclose the details of the supply of military equipment for the needs of the armed formations of Ukraine.

Rosoboronexport JSC, part of Rostec State Corporation, is organizing a Russian exposition at the International Conference and Exhibition of Weapons and Military Equipment for All Types of Armed Forces AFRICA AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 2022.

According to Turkish sources, in the last decade, the development of ground-based RTCs has significantly benefited from new technologies. Although they are currently primarily remotely operated vehicles, it is expected that in the near future ground-based RTCs will begin to carry out missions independently.

On September 15, 2022, the Slovenian government announced the withdrawal from the GTK Boxer (8x8) armored personnel carrier program and the cancellation of the contract signed only in May with the German consortium ARTEC GmbH for the purchase of 45 Boxer armored personnel carriers worth 281.5 million euros plus 61.93 million euros VAT. The decision to refuse to purchase Boxer was made by the Slovenian government based on the results of an audit report, but apparently has a political background.

Germany will give Kiev even more weapons. According to media reports, we are talking about heavy armored vehicles. The government of Olaf Scholz is under pressure from Washington on this issue. About what was promised to Ukraine — in the RIA Novosti material.

The German newspaper "Welt am Sonntag" reported that the German government, after much hesitation, issued a license to the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) to sell 18 self-propelled howitzers RCH-155 caliber 155 mm/52 of new production to Ukraine, and also approved the German government financing of this contract worth 216 million euros.

According to the adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Gerashchenko, Vmlnyus will hand over M113 armored personnel carriers to Kiev

Lithuania will repair Ukrainian self-propelled artillery installations and hand over M113 armored personnel carriers to Ukraine. This was announced on Saturday by the adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Gerashchenko.

The composition of the Chinese ground forces is extremely diverse

After the 2017 reform, 13 army groups (in five territorial commands) remained in the Land Forces of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA). Each of them has six combined arms and six specialized brigades.

The German press writes that Western-made tanks will not be supplied to Kiev. Earlier, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the Kremlin for the first time since May and said that Germany was actually under pressure in the sense that Berlin was expected to supply German tanks for Ukraine.

The US is arguing about military assistance to Ukraine. In particular, whether to transfer modern F-16, F-15 and A-10 aircraft. There are fears that American technology will fall into the wrong hands. Kiev insists on expanding the "assortment" of supplies every day. How this can turn out — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Lithuania, which is one of the most active sponsors of the Zelensky regime, despite its already small capabilities, will continue to support Kiev in its fight against "Russian aggression." In the near future, Kiev will receive two batches of armored personnel carriers, which Vilnius promises to deliver.

The new equipment will be a response to the deployment of NATO forces in the region

The Russian Defense Ministry will arm new units in the western direction with the most modern T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks. According to the main characteristics, they are not inferior to the promising T-14 Armata. The military department has already announced the appearance of new army formations in the Western Military District as a response to NATO's actions.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock, representing the Green Party, called on the government and NATO allies to "make a quick decision on providing additional military assistance to Ukraine."

The Malaysian Defense Ministry is finalizing a contract with the Slovak company Konstrukta Defense for the supply of a division of 155 mm/52 EVA self-propelled howitzers on a wheeled chassis.

Details of the telephone conversation that was held by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian President Vladimir Putin are emerging. As the Military Review has already reported, Scholz called the Kremlin the day before, for the first time since May.

After the meeting at the Ramstein Airbase, where the issues of continued military assistance to Ukraine by NATO countries were discussed, a material was published in the German press stating that the United States of America was considering tanks for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

By the Day of the Tanker, which this year is celebrated on September 11, TSAMTO publishes statistical material on world exports in the segment of armored vehicles.