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Russian specialists have started the final stage of firing tests of the new self-propelled missile system "Kornet-D1" on the chassis of the BMD-4M combat vehicle. It is designed for Airborne troops.

The tank repair plants of Ukraine that remained without state orders in the 90s, competing with each other, began to offer foreign countries their options for the modernization of the T-72.

A large number of different versions have been developed, including quite unusual ones. For example, you can recall the layout of the so-called T-72-120, first shown in 1999.

The shooting was carried out from Hyacinth cannons at large targets imitating the enemy's military equipment

Gunners of the Army Corps of the Baltic Fleet (BF) in the Kaliningrad region, during exercises at one of the ranges, conducted live firing from 152-mm Hyacinth guns at a range of more than 20 km. This was reported by the press service of the BF.

Calculations of ACS "Acacia" and MLRS "Grad" destroyed a conditional enemy during exercises in the Urals

The gunners of the Central Military District (CVO) destroyed the targets of a conditional enemy during exercises in the Chelyabinsk region. The military used 2S3 "Acacia" howitzers and BM-21 "Grad" multiple rocket launchers (MLRS). This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the district.

The United Kingdom on Thursday begins to transfer military personnel to Estonia, as well as tanks and other armored vehicles, the British Ministry of Defense reports.

On February 17, 1979, the war between China and Vietnam began. As part of the two hundred thousandth PLA group that invaded the SRV, there were approximately five hundred tanks. Basically - light Type 62, optimized for action in mountainous terrain.

Egyptian defense columnist Mahmoud Gamal posted photos on Twitter showing the adviser to the President of Burundi inspecting a Fahd-300 armored personnel carrier with an Egyptian-made 4x4 wheel formula during his last visit to the Kader factory.

The State Department has agreed to sell 250 Abrams tanks to Poland.

This was announced on Twitter by the Minister of Defense of the Republic Mariusz Blaszczak. "This is very important news for the security of Poland. The State Department has agreed to sell 250 Abrams tanks in the most modern version of the M1A2 SEPv3," he wrote.

The Bulgarian government has approved the project of updating the T-72 tanks. February 17, portal sofiaglobe.com He informed that the modernization will take place within the framework of a contract with Terem signed back in 2020.

Developed during the Great Patriotic War, the 14.5-mm ZPU-2 machine gun was installed at various times on various models of equipment. For example, back in the 50s, modifications of wheeled BTR-40, BTR-152 and tracked BTR-50 were equipped with such weapons.

Soviet T-55 medium tanks took part in numerous military conflicts, one of which was the Iran-Iraq war that lasted eight years.

Interestingly, these combat vehicles were in the ground forces of the armed forces of both countries. True, if they made up the majority of the available fleet from the Iraqis, then the Iranians under the Shah bought a relatively small number of "fifty-fifths" in the Soviet Union, focusing on equipment manufactured in Great Britain and the United States.

Outdated military equipment will still serve as robots. On February 18, the press service of the Turkish company FNSS showed a video with tests of robotic combat vehicles created on the basis of the M113 BMP.

Poland has passed the last hurdle before buying new American tanks. On February 18, the press service of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the US Department of Defense announced the receipt of a certificate for the sale of M1A2 Abrams SEPv3 tanks to Poland.

Incidents with military equipment continue in the Ukrainian army. Video footage taken recently in Kharkiv appeared on the Web. A small column of military equipment was moving along one of the city's highways, consisting of KrAZ-6446 three-axle tractors carrying light armored vehicles on trawls.

Rheinmetall introduced the Lynx 120 light tank

Rheinmetall has introduced a new model from the Lynx family of armored vehicles. The Lynx 120 combat vehicle received a smoothbore tank gun. This is stated in a message on the company's website.

Tankers and gunners of the motorized rifle unit of the 49th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District took part in a bilateral exercise at the Nikolo-Alexandrovsky training ground in the Stavropol Territory, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.

Gunners of the 49th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District conducted exercises using modern reconnaissance equipment at the Molkino combined arms training ground in the Krasnodar Territory, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.

The US military deployed the M-LIDS system at the Polish airport

The United States has transferred new equipment to combat unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Poland. Radars, air defense systems (air defense) and a system of protection against drones were noticed at the airport of the city of Zamosc, Defense Express reports.

As part of the planned rotation of the withdrawal of forces of the Western Military District, the 27th Motorized Rifle Brigade was withdrawn from Moscow to the Belgorod Region. In one locality, the name of which is familiar to all researchers of the Battle of the Kursk Bulge [Kastornaya], among other things, more than 20 T-90M tanks were transferred.

19FortyFive was horrified by the capabilities of Russian flamethrowers.

Portal 19FortyFive dedicated an article to the heavy flamethrower system "Pinocchio". The author notes that, perhaps, this is Russia's most powerful weapon that does not use nuclear technology. TOS-1 and variants of this weapon can cause incredible damage. So, one installation is capable of setting fire to an area about the size of two football fields.