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After a series of delays, production of new armored personnel carriers began in Spain. December 28, portal janes.com He reported that General Dynamics has announced the start of serial assembly of Dragón machines.

Rostec is considering the possibility of creating a new wheeled tank based on the Octopus-SDM1 light tracked tank, which will be in demand in Africa and the Middle East, Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the armament complex of the state corporation, told RIA Novosti in an interview.

At the beginning of 2022, tests of the light floating tank "Octopus-SDM1" will be completed. The preparation of production for the serial production of armored vehicles has already begun.

The Ministry of Defense of Belarus announced a new joint patrol by combat aircraft of Belarus and Russia of the borders of the Union State.

At the recent training camps for junior specialists of the Kyrgyz army, among the samples of military equipment presented, the BMP-2D, previously used in parts of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan, was noticed.

General Salyukov: the adoption of the BMP B-19 is planned for the near future

The Russian military will receive a new infantry fighting vehicle (BMP). Tests of the BMP B-19 with the Epoch combat module will be completed in the near future. The commander-in-chief of the Ground Forces, Army General Oleg Salyukov, told about the adoption of the machine into service in an interview with the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.

In Indonesia, a mysterious object was discovered that caused a lot of noise. Recall that some time ago, an unidentified floating tank approached one of the drilling platforms located in the coastal waters.

Russia has offered India to develop a new Indian main battle tank based on the universal Armata platform, the press secretary of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) of Russia, Valeria Reshetnikova, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The Inspectorate for Armaments of the Polish Ministry of Defense announced the transfer to the Polish Armed Forces of the last batch of self-propelled short-range anti-aircraft missile systems "Poprad".

The self-propelled anti-tank complex "Sturm-S", which was in service with the Soviet Army, was developed in the 70s and currently no longer fully meets modern requirements.

Therefore, in 2012, Russian designers created an upgraded version of the Sturm-SM, which received thermal imaging sights and more advanced long-range missiles with tandem cumulative and high-explosive fragmentation warheads.

The new infantry fighting vehicle (BMP) B-19 will soon complete tests and enter service with the Russian army, said the commander-in-chief of the Ground Forces Oleg Salyukov.

The Uran-9 strike robot has completed state tests, and several more robotic complexes are being developed for the Russian army, the commander-in-chief of the Ground Forces Oleg Salyukov said on Monday.

During the storming of the Chechen capital on December 31, 1994, 2S6 "Tunguska" anti-aircraft missile gun systems were in the columns of Russian troops. In total, different sources mention two dozen ZRPC.

A new T-14 Armata tank is being put into mass production in Russia.

"Among the main, I would say powerful or breakthrough projects for the supply of the Ministry of Defense, we can mention our new T-14 tank, which everyone in the world is already talking about, we are launching it into mass production," Vladimir Artyakov, Deputy General Director of Rostec, said on the Rossiya 24 TV channel.

The militants of the Taliban movement (recognized as terrorist and banned in the Russian Federation) armed themselves with an unusual version of the BM-21 Grad. The launcher, which has forty guides, is installed on the American Navistar International 7000 MV.

The tests should end in 2022, the NPO Elektromashina reported

The power supply kit for the BMP-3, necessary for the modernization of armored vehicles, has reached the stage of preliminary tests, they should end in 2022. This was reported to TASS on Monday in the press service of JSC NPO Elektromashina, which developed the kit.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation will soon receive a new batch of T-72B3M. The tanks were overhauled at Uralvagonzavod, which is part of the UVZ Concern (Rostec State Corporation).

According to the press service of the enterprise, the military equipment has passed comprehensive tests and was accepted by the customer according to the terms of the contract.

All you need to know about the Russian T-14 tank is that it cannot be stopped. So begins the review of "Armata" in The National Interest. The car harmoniously combines wide impact capabilities, powerful protection and high technology.

Defense Express: tests of the Sturm-SM self-propelled ATGM are planned to be completed in 2022

The State Kiev Design Bureau (GKKB) "Luch" plans to complete state tests of the self-propelled anti-tank missile system (ATGM) "Sturm-SM" in 2022. This was announced by the head of the Ukrainian enterprise Oleg Korostelev in an interview with Defense Express.

Defense Blog: Ukrainian military used Javelin against targets protected by bars

The Ukrainian military conducted exercises using FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missile systems manufactured by the United States. During the maneuvers, the military hit targets protected by lattice screens. In the Defense Blog publication, the shooting was called a "big surprise" for Russia.