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The latest MZKT-7415 tractors were spotted at the Allied Determination exercises
In the joint Russian-Belarusian operational exercises "Allied Resolve-2022", units equipped with multi-axle wheeled tractors played a significant role in the relocation of the military equipment involved to the landfills.
Artillery crews of the Southern Military District destroyed a conditional enemy during an exercise in the mountains of Abkhazia
Fifteen hundred military personnel are involved in the bilateral tactical exercise
Military personnel of artillery units of the Russian military base of the Southern Military District (SE) in Abkhazia conducted firing from modernized ACS "Acacia" as part of a planned bilateral tactical exercise, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.
T-72B3 crews and EW specialists destroyed a simulated enemy near Orenburg
Tank units and electronic warfare (EW) specialists of the Central Military District successfully conducted a joint operation at a training ground in the Orenburg region.
The new combat module for the BMP-1 was armed with a 30-mm cannon and a grenade launcher
The Iranian armed forces continue to operate more than two hundred BMP-1s. Some of this equipment was supplied by the Soviet Union back in the 70s, other samples were captured during the eight-year war with Saddam's Iraq.
The gunners of the Northern Fleet destroyed conventional tanks with direct fire
The servicemen of a separate motorized rifle brigade of the army corps of the Northern Fleet destroyed the tanks of the conditional enemy with direct fire. They fired MT-12 Rapier anti-tank guns of 100 mm caliber and 2S3M Acacia self-propelled howitzers of 152 mm caliber.
A batch of T-72 tanks and infantry fighting vehicles has arrived in Iraq
At the end of last week, a cargo ship arrived at the port of Umm Qasr, delivering military equipment for the Iraqi army. According to the Ministry of Defense of this country, we are talking about the former Bulgarian T-72 and BMP-1.
Floating tank "Octopus" will be able to remotely aim at the target
The upgraded light tank "Octopus" received a unique fire control system
The self-propelled anti-tank gun "Octopus-SDM1", which is considered a light tank, received a unique fire control system. The commander of the floating machine will be able to remotely aim the gun at the target. Sergey Kotelevsky, the head of the Kurganmashzavod R&D department, told about this on the air of the Military Acceptance program on the Zvezda TV channel.
Iraq may buy another batch of Russian tanks
The Iraqi Armed Forces are considering the possibility of acquiring Russian T-90 tanks.
This was reported by the American Defense News portal with reference to the head of the NAMEA Group consulting company, former adviser to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Defense of Iraq Norman Ricklefs.
The US Army now has its own program to combat climate change
Last week, the US Army presented its own strategy for achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. It is worth clarifying that it is not only about eliminating greenhouse gas emissions, but also about adapting "infrastructure and the natural environment to the risks of climate change."
The military in the south of Russia conducted tactical exercises with transport-assault and attack helicopters
More than 30 Mi-8AMTSh transport and assault helicopters are involved in bilateral company tactical exercises in the south of Russia, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.
Exercises of rocket artillery and unmanned aircraft have started in the Chelyabinsk region
They involve more than 150 pieces of equipment and over 500 military personnel
Complex exercises of calculations of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) "Hurricane" and unmanned aircraft started at the training ground of the Central Military District (CVO) in the Chelyabinsk region. This is stated in a message distributed on Monday by the press service of the district.
Combat helicopters and S-300 air defense are involved in the exercise of the Russian military in Tajikistan
The Russian military base has begun exercises in Tajikistan, which involve combat helicopters and the S-300PS long-range air defense system, the Central Military District (CVO) said on Monday.
The Russian military at the exercise in Tajikistan worked out the reflection of the attack of a conditional enemy on a field camp
The Russian military base in Tajikistan held a night tactical exercise at the Lyaur mountain range, which involved motorized infantry, armored vehicles and mortars, the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Friday.
"Black Widow" among kangaroos
Australia chooses a new BMP — the South Korean Redback ("Black Widow") and the German Lynx ("Lynx") in the KF-41 modification compete in the final of the competition. A new video published by Hanwha Defense shows the highlights of the Black Widow tests, and also indicates that this BMP has successfully passed tests within the framework of the LAND 400 Phase 3 tender. The Australian Defense Ministry will announce the winner soon.
The new version of the amphibious complex "Octopus" has a unique fire control system
Sergey Kotelevsky, Head of the Kurganmashzavod R&D Department, said that the new version of the Octopus amphibious vehicle is radically different from its first generation
The updated version of the airborne self-propelled anti-tank gun "Octopus" based on the latest BMD-4 has a unique fire control system. This was announced on Sunday on the air of the program "Military Acceptance" on the Zvezda TV channel by Sergey Kotelevsky, head of the Kurganmashzavod R&D Department.
Conducting maneuverable defense was practiced by the military at the exercises of Belarus and Russia
Conducting maneuverable defense by mechanized units with the support of artillery and aviation was practiced by the military at the joint exercises of Belarus and Russia "Allied Resolve-2022", the Belarusian Ministry of Defense reported on Saturday.
For the first time, modernized T-64 tanks were used in Ukraine
The Ukrainian military used the upgraded T-64BM2 tanks for the first time in the exercises
The Armed Forces of Ukraine conducted exercises at a training ground in the Kharkiv region. During the maneuvers, the military used for the first time an upgraded version of the Soviet T-64 tank. This is reported by Defense Express.
About 1.5 thousand Russian servicemen are conducting exercises in the mountains of Abkhazia
Battalion tactical groups of the military base of the Southern Military District in Abkhazia arrived at the Tsabal mountain range to participate in a planned live firing exercise, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.
Video: armored bulldozer pushed Merkava tank off a cliff
The Israel Defense Forces are currently armed with modern Merkava Mk tanks.4, equipped, among other things, with active protection complexes.
Machines of earlier versions are no longer in use. According to reference publications, more than six hundred Merkava Mk.3 are in storage, the rest can be seen only in museums, at sites of decommissioned equipment and at landfills where various training tasks are being worked out on them.
A photo of a rare railway version of the BRDM-1 has appeared
Launched in 1957, the Soviet armored reconnaissance patrol vehicle BRDM-1 had several modifications. For example, in the very original version, it was made without an armored hull roof.
