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RT-Techpriemka has completed the audit of the 144th armored repair plant for compliance with the standards
The Rostec Certificate Certification Center of RT-Techpriemka conducted a certification audit of the 144th armored repair plant of the Remvooruzhenie Holding of Rostec State Corporation.
The special operation is reinforced by a "heavy caliber sniper"
Russia continues to improve one of the main novelties of the Ukrainian special operation – high-precision weapons of destruction. Among them, the Krasnopol artillery shell stands out in particular. What is interesting about this ammunition and what makes it a fundamentally new tool on the battlefield?
Turkey has delivered a batch of MRAP BMC Kirpi 4x4 to Ukraine
The Ukrainian army has received a batch of Turkish-made BMC Kirpi 4x4 armored vehicles. The corresponding video, filmed in Ukraine, was posted on the TG-channel "Military Informant".
The forgotten long-range self-propelled gun on the chassis of the Minsk MZKT-8007 "Volat"
At the very beginning of the XXI century, an interesting self-propelled artillery installation was created on the chassis of the Belarusian all-terrain vehicle MZKT-8007 "Volat", which was almost forgotten. However, even now this combat vehicle looks quite modern and is close to Western wheeled self-propelled guns in its main characteristics.
In Spain, French 155-mm self-propelled guns CAESAR are evaluated
The Spanish Ground Forces have shown interest in purchasing 155 mm CAESAR self-propelled artillery units (CAmion Equipe d'un Systeme d'Artillerie) manufactured by NEXTER Systems.
The APU was informed about the arrival of the first German Gepard anti-aircraft installations in Ukraine
The Ukrainian military calls the self-propelled air defense installations supplied by Germany the best in their class. This is stated in the press release of the Operational Command "South" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in which its representatives announced the arrival in Ukraine of the first three German Gepard anti-aircraft artillery installations.
Ukrainian tank brigades exist only on paper
It is difficult for Ukraine to form tank brigades
APU have a habit of registering understaffed parts on paper, writes journalist David Ex in an article for Forbes. And if the existence of four Ukrainian tank brigades can still be proved, then the other two may be fiction.
The Spanish Defense Ministry transfers 20 M-113 armored vehicles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The Spanish Defense Ministry has started implementing the procedure for the delivery of 20 tracked armored vehicles M-113 (TOA Transporte Oruga Acorazados) to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the armored personnel carrier version.
Why won't the Abrams and Leopards-2 be handed over to the Ukrainian army
The Ukrainian army is currently entirely dependent on foreign supplies. This applies, among other things, to ammunition, artillery weapons, armored vehicles.
The head of the Bundestag committee criticized Scholz for his position on the supply of weapons to Kiev
If Washington supplies the Abrams battle tank or France transfers Leclerc, Germany will supply Leopard, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman said, noting that "this is wrong"
Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman, chairman of the Bundestag (German Parliament) Defense Committee, sharply criticized German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for his policy regarding the events in Ukraine, in particular, arms supplies to Kiev. She expressed her point of view in an interview published on Thursday with the newspaper Die Welt .
"The APU has no equipment for a counteroffensive. But they can try"
Ex-Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok explained why Ukraine's "counteroffensive" on Kherson is being disrupted
Ukraine lacks weapons and military equipment for a counteroffensive in 2022, including in the Kherson direction. This was reported by the British newspaper The Financial Times. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok assessed the offensive potential of the Ukrainian army.
More than 1,300 military railway workers are involved in the reconstruction of BAM
They are carrying out earthworks at 10 sites, said Oleg Kosenkov, head of the Main Directorate of the Railway Troops of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Over 1,300 military and civil servants of the Railway Troops of the Russian Ministry of Defense are involved in the reconstruction of the Ulak-Febralsk section of the Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM).
Another batch of T-90M tanks has been delivered to the Ministry of Defense of Russia
As Rostec State Corporation reported on August 4, 2022, Uralvagonzavod, part of Rostec State Corporation, sent the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation another batch of special equipment as part of the execution of the state defense order, including T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks and armored repair and evacuation vehicles BRAM-1M [based on the T-90 tank].
El Pais learned about Spain's decision to transfer 20 armored personnel carriers to Ukraine
The publication recalls that Madrid considered the possibility of transferring Leopard tanks to Kiev, but the kingdom's Defense Minister Margarita Robles ruled out such a scenario
The Spanish Ministry of Defense has decided to transfer 20 M113 armored personnel carriers to Ukraine. This was reported on Friday by the newspaper El Pais .
A new Chinese wall of fire
Beijing creates jet systems capable of reaching Taiwan
China is considered the birthplace of gunpowder, as well as the birthplace of firearms, including artillery. But after the Second World War, the country was completely dependent on the import of military equipment of all classes.
The most unsuccessful T-84U tank in the world has never fought anywhere
Of all the tanks in the world, the Ukrainian T-84U can be called the most unsuccessful in the first two decades of the XXI century. He participated in several large-scale international tenders, for example, in Greece, Malaysia and Turkey, and performed very mediocre everywhere.
Media: North Macedonia secretly handed over four Su-25s to Ukraine
The planes have been in conservation since 2004, the MCD portal reported
North Macedonia secretly handed over to Ukraine four Su-25 aircraft, which had been in conservation since 2004. This was announced on Thursday by the North Macedonian information portal of the ICD .
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation handed over a batch of T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks and repair and evacuation vehicles
Uralvagonzavod has sent another batch of special equipment as part of the execution of the state defense order
A batch of upgraded new T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks and armored repair and evacuation vehicles BRAM-1M was delivered by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation "Uralvagonzavod" (UVZ, part of Rostec). This was announced on Thursday by the company.
BMD-4M amphibious assault vehicles and 2S9 "Nona-S" self-propelled guns: what kind of equipment is used by airborne units during a special military operation
In a special military operation, airborne units are active and highly competent. Paratroopers, of course, fly and jump with parachutes. But the main theater of their military operations is the earth. And on land they are in no way inferior to the classic motorized infantry.
"The paratroopers don't need a parachute anymore. This is now an extra item"
The ex-commander of the Airborne Forces, Colonel-General Georgy Shpak, spoke about the reform of the Airborne Troops
In Russia today marks the Day of Airborne Troops (airborne). Now they are in the stage of reform. "Newspaper.Ru" together with experts, I figured out what the airborne forces would look like in the future.
