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In 2022, the ZVO tank army will be strengthened by the self-propelled division "Coalition-SV"
Several dozen units of the interspecific artillery complex "Coalition-SV" will enter service with the Guards Tank Army of the Western Military District in 2022. This was reported by the press service of the ZVO.
This year, the development of a new version of the Pantsir anti-aircraft complex is being completed
In 2022, the development of anti-aircraft complexes "Derivation-air defense" and "Pantsir-SM-SV" should be completed, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.
Big mistake: why the "tank" ZSU-37-2 "Yenisei" did not go into production
In the late 50s, work began on a new anti-aircraft self-propelled gun in the Soviet Union. It received the designation ZSU-37-2 "Yenisei" or Object 119. At the same time, the design of the ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" was carried out. It was planned that the former would enter service with tank formations and units, and the latter with motorized rifle troops with lighter combat vehicles.
The State Military Industry of Belarus announced the creation of the Laguna combat fire control complex
The Laguna combat fire control complex was created and handed over to the customer, the State Military-Industrial Committee (GVPC) of Belarus reported.
BTR-80 with "Cornet" became formidable tank killers in Algeria
The Algerian Army has carried out a massive modernization of the Russian-made BTR-80 in service.
Wheeled combat vehicles as additional weapons received one of the world's most powerful anti-tank missile systems "Kornet", capable of destroying all available foreign tanks.
The Strategic Missile Forces will increase the number of drones to protect intercontinental ballistic missiles
The Strategic Missile Forces (Strategic Missile Forces) plan to further equip the regiments with unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane and copter type, the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on Thursday.
In 2022, the troops will begin to supply air defense systems "Gibka-S"
This year, for the first time, platoon sets of the Gibka-S ultra-short-range mobile anti-aircraft missile system will begin to arrive in the troops. This was reported in the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
In 2022, new reconnaissance vehicles will be put into service in the RCBZ troops
A new instrument complex has been developed for the machine, which allows increasing the speed and range of reconnaissance by 1.5-2 times
The latest RHM-9 radiation, chemical and biological reconnaissance vehicles based on the Typhoon-K car will be put into service with the RCBZ troops in 2022. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The Indonesian Marines are not going to abandon the rare BRDM-1
BRDM-1s continue to be operated in the Indonesian Marine Corps. These armored four-wheel drive reconnaissance and patrol vehicles, which also had the designation BTR-40P (floating), were delivered in the early 60s.
More than one thousand servicemen of the Central Military District underwent mountain training in 2021
More than one thousand servicemen of the special forces units of the mountain motorized rifle brigade and the mountain battalion of the 201st military base stationed in Tajikistan underwent mountain training in 2021, the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) reported.
Various combat vehicles will be created on the Boomerang platform
The wheeled interspecific unified platform "Boomerang" can become the base for the creation of other military and special equipment. This was announced by the general director of the Military-Industrial Company Alexander Krasovitsky.
State tests of the "Athlete" armored car have been completed
The new armored car "Athlete" has successfully passed state tests. After the relevant documents are processed, it will be mass-produced for the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. This was announced by the general director of the "Military-Industrial Company" Alexander Krasovitsky.
The Baltic Fleet Army Corps will be reinforced with more than 40 T-72B3M tanks in 2021
Last year, the army corps of the Baltic Fleet received more than 40 modern T-72B3M tanks and about 1 thousand sets of "Ratnik" equipment, the press service of the Western Military District (ZVO) reported on Sunday.
The military reported on the round-the-clock monitoring of the strait zones by calculations of the Bastion missile complex on the Kuril island of Matua
Calculations of the Bastion anti-ship missile system, which are on duty on Matua Island (Kuril Islands), monitor the water area and strait zones around the clock, the Pacific Fleet said on Saturday.
In the USA, Russian tanks were not among the three most powerful in the world
19FortyFive named M1 Abrams, K2 Black Panther and Leopard 2 tanks the most powerful in the world
The list of the three most powerful tanks in the world, published by the American publication 19FortyFive, did not include Russian ones.
It became known which tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and self-propelled guns in 2021 received the troops of the ZVO
In the outgoing year, units and formations of the Western Military District received 1,400 units of modern weapons and military equipment. This is reported by the press service of the ZVO.
The Ministry of Defense has taken on the supply of the latest machines "Covenant-D" for the airborne forces, the source said
The Russian Defense Ministry has taken on the supply of the latest Zavet-D artillery fire control vehicles for Airborne troops, an informed source told RIA Novosti.
A complex of command fire control vehicles for towed and rocket artillery has been developed in Belarus
The complex of command fire control vehicles for towed and rocket artillery was developed and manufactured in cooperation by a number of enterprises included in the system of the State Military Industry of the Republic of Belarus.
Alexander Vucic announced Serbia's plans to purchase new aircraft and air defense systems
Until now, Belgrade has mainly purchased defensive weapons from Russia, as well as used military equipment. In the future, the possibility of buying new aircraft and air defense systems is being considered.
More than 50 units of rocket and artillery weapons were received by the Central Military District troops in 2021
More than 50 units of rocket and artillery weapons were delivered in 2021 to formations and military units stationed on the territory of the Central Military District (CVO).
