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The total number of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is about 170,000 people. In accordance with the current military doctrine, in the event of a conflict, they will have to act not only in open terrain, but also in urban conditions, while minimizing their losses. In this regard, the command of the Israeli army is actively implementing combat robotic systems.

The St. Petersburg Forum made us think about the collective solidarity of Russia's closest allies

Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nagy asked Czech Defense Minister Yana Chernokhova to ensure the security of her country's airspace.

The battle path of the Polar Guard of the Russian Navy

In January 2020, the American magazine National Interest included the Russian Marine Corps in the top five in the world – along with similar branches of the US, UK, South Korea and China. According to the overseas edition, the Russian Marine Corps took second place.

Syria is preparing to repel aggression

A number of joint exercises in April-June of the Russian and Syrian military showed that military and military-technical cooperation between Moscow and Damascus has not changed. The Russian group, despite the events in Ukraine, has not been reduced, said Alexander Lavrentiev, the special representative of the President of Russia for Syria. "If someone thinks that there has been some kind of numerical decrease, I want to assure you that there is no such thing," he said.

Uralvagonzavod thanked Macron for the artillery installations delivered to Ukraine

Two French Caesar guns were "captured by Russian troops unharmed," they are at Uralvagonzavod to study possible re-design - this was written by the French politician Regis Castelnau. From the account of the Russian company in Telegram, he was answered, indicating that this technique is "so-so, but it will come in handy on the farm." For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

The APU received German self-propelled artillery installations PzH 2000, the delivery of 155-mm howitzers to Ukraine was announced by the head of the Ministry of Defense of the country Alexey Reznikov.

General Khrulev explained how the Russian Armed Forces can destroy Panzerhaubitze 2000 howitzers in Ukraine

In the package of German weapons supplied by Berlin to Kiev, there were self-propelled 155-mm howitzers Panzerhaubitze 2000. These are powerful artillery installations that are designed to destroy fortified areas, defeat tanks and other armored vehicles. "Newspaper.Ru" together with military experts, I figured out how the appearance of the PzH 2000 would affect the course of hostilities.

On June 21, 2022, the German government published an official list of weapons, military equipment and military property transferred as military aid to Ukraine, as well as those still planned for transfer.

A new "series" of claims by the troops of the Ukrainian regime against foreign weapons has been identified. If recently Kiev has been saying that the "partner" countries are not supplying enough "to win against Russia" a number of heavy weapons, now claims of a different nature are being added. They are expressed by the head of the logistics service of the AFU ground forces, General Vladimir Karpenko.

Military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov — about the first conclusions about the effectiveness of NATO artillery systems in the hands of Ukraine

Ukrainian formations have been receiving large-caliber NATO artillery from the USA, France, Norway, Canada and other countries for more than a month. She has already been thrown to the front and is involved in battles. And now it is clear that Kiev's hopes that with the receipt of foreign artillery systems it will be possible to reverse the situation and launch a large-scale counteroffensive look unrealistic.

The fighting in Ukraine, according to analysts, has clearly shown that even in the XXI century, in the era of unmanned aircraft and satellites, the decisive role is still played by ground forces. The key to victory is the competent interaction of infantry with heavy armored vehicles and artillery. Therefore, the leading NATO countries have accelerated the development of new tanks. About what is known about these projects — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The Russian Defense Ministry showed footage of the Volga train train, created by specialists of the railway troops of the Western Military District to conduct engineering reconnaissance and restore tracks, working in the area of the special operation in Ukraine.

A new batch of M-777 howitzers delivered by the Americans to Ukraine turned out to be without a GPS system, although the first guns came with a positioning system, although without a digital fire control system. This is reported by Ukrainian Internet resources referring to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

35 years ago, the BMP-3 was adopted. Due to its firepower and level of protection, this armored vehicle remains the main combat unit of infantry support. The BMP-3 feels equally confident on the ground and in the water, it is used in the desert, in the jungle and in permafrost conditions. The Kurganmashzavod of the holding "High-Precision Complexes" of the Rostec State Corporation is engaged in the production and modernization of the machine.

There are reports on the Internet that the Armed Forces of Ukraine began to use armored vehicles made in Great Britain on the front line. They claim that British HUSKY Tactical Support Vehicle (TSV) armored vehicles have entered service with the AFU.

The leadership of Vietnam is conducting a deep modernization of the armed forces, while following its own path of reform. The main goals are the transition to national missile systems, the re-equipment of infantry with new small arms (created on the basis of Galil ACE) and equipment of domestic production and the renewal of the tank fleet through the acquisition of new T-90 and modernization of old models.

Polish media reported that the Armaments Agency of the Ministry of National Defense of Poland, within the framework of the Daglezja-P program, signed a framework contract with the French company Constructions Industrielles de la Méditerranée (CNIM) for the supply of new generation PFM NG pontoon bridge parks for Polish engineering troops by the end of 2026. The cost of the framework contract is about 1.5 billion zlotys (about 320 million euros).

The Soviet-made T-72 tanks promised by Bratislava to Kiev are not going to Ukraine yet, the delivery has been postponed indefinitely. It is reported that Germany, which has not fulfilled its promises, is to blame for everything.

The Central Research Institute "Burevestnik" (part of the Uralvagonzavod concern of the Rostec State Corporation), within the framework of the state defense order, handed over to the Ministry of Defense of Russia a batch of 2B24 82 mm mortars. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the enterprise.

The German government has officially confirmed plans to send Ukraine 30 Gepard ZSU, three Mars MLRS complexes, IRIS-T air defense systems, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Cabinet of Ministers.