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Elbit Systems will supply 120 mm mortars to the Estonian Armed Forces
The Estonian Defense Investment Center (ECDI – Estonian Centre for Defense Investment) has signed a contract with the Israeli company Elbit Systems for the supply of 120 mm mortars to the Estonian Armed Forces.
The marines of the Baltic Fleet were armed with new AK-12 submachine guns
The marines of the Baltic Fleet have received new AK-12 Kalashnikov assault rifles, the press service of the Baltic Fleet reported on Wednesday.
Bangladesh Ground Forces became the first export customer of Chinese VT5 light tanks
The Bangladesh Army has become the first export customer of the latest VT5 light tanks of the Chinese corporation NORINCO (China North Industries Corporation), which will replace the existing fleet of obsolete Type-62.
Two generations: Veteran tanks PT-76 and BMP-3F serve together in Indonesia
The Marine Corps of the Indonesian Navy simultaneously operates PT-76 light tanks and modern BMP-3F. There is no such thing in any other armed forces of the world.
According to the available reference data, the first 55 units remained, the second - more than fifty. According to the photos published on the Web, you can understand how much the "troika" is more than the "seventy-sixth".
The legendary Soviet T-62 will turn into the BMPT-62
The operation of several thousand T-55 and T-62 tanks continues in the world. Somewhere they are planned to be replaced with more modern combat vehicles, somewhere they are being upgraded and left in service, and somewhere they are being converted into equipment of a completely different purpose.
Correspondent (Ukraine): US intends to send weapons to Ukraine - CNN
The Biden administration intends to send Javelin anti-tank systems, mortars, portable Stinger air defense systems and Mi-17 helicopters purchased from Russia to Ukraine, CNN found out. American military advisers can also go to Ukraine.
The Arctic DT-APC is shown
In Russia, new images of a two-link armored personnel carrier DT-BTR for the Arctic were shown. His images were published in the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.
An improved version of the M-80 BMP was shown in Serbia
During the exercises of the Serbian army held last week, the country's President Aleksandar Vucic was shown the latest military equipment and weapons.
According to the country's defense ministry, we are talking about more than sixty samples that are planned to equip parts of the ground forces.
Details for Russian "Boomerangs" will be printed on a 3D printer
Russian wheeled vehicles on the unified combat platform "Boomerang" will receive parts printed on a 3D printer. The production of complex parts for promising armored personnel carriers has already been mastered. This was reported on Instagram by the Military-Industrial Company.
"Object 167T": what was the world's first tank with a gas turbine engine
In the 50s and 60s, the militarily leading powers were actively engaged in the creation of gas turbine engines for armored vehicles. Work in this direction was also carried out in Nizhny Tagil, in the design bureau of the famous Uralvagonzavod.
"Abrams" in the first person
"Silver lions" in sandy coloring: from Germany to Estonia in the place of the commander of the main battle tank of the US Army
This video, taken from the commander's workplace at the training grounds in Germany and Estonia, shows the work of the crew of the tank of the currently main modification M1A2 SEP V2, belonging to the 1st battalion "Silver Lions" of the 68th armored Regiment. The crew practices landing in a tank, charging and firing from a gun and a machine gun, maneuvering, as well as using smoke grenades to set up a curtain during retreat.
The K9 self-propelled gun will displace American and Soviet guns in the Egyptian army
The production of South Korean K9 Thunder self-propelled artillery units will be organized in Egypt. The agreement on this is planned to be signed at the International Defense Industry Exhibition EDEX-2021, which will begin its work in Cairo on November 29.
There are no specific details about the deal yet, but it is expected that these combat vehicles will replace some of the outdated artillery systems.
State tests of the newest T-14 Armata tanks are planned to be completed in 2022
The T-14 tank is designed as the main tank of the Russian ground forces
State tests of the latest Russian T-14 tanks on the Armata platform are scheduled to be completed next year. This was announced by the acting head of the Main Armored Vehicle Directorate (GABTU) of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Alexander Shestakov.
A Soviet Hammer tank would turn Abrams into piles of burnt scrap metal
In the second half of the 80s, the USSR was going to make a real revolution in the world tank building - the first prototype of the Object-477 "Hammer" tank was made in Kharkov.
Tests of the T-14 Armata tank should be completed in 2022
State tests of the latest Russian armored vehicles on the Armata platform are planned to be completed next year. This was announced by the acting head of the Main Armored Vehicle Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Alexander Shestakov.
A new photo of a tracked DT-APC has appeared
For combined arms formations operating in the Arctic, the domestic industry has successfully created a new fleet of military equipment optimized for this harsh region. In particular, according to the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda", a tracked transporter DT-BTR is currently on the way.
They are preparing in earnest: the US has released targets of the S-300PS and the "hybrid" T-72
In the state of Alabama (USA), transportation of models of the S-300 complex and the T-72 tank was noticed on one of the highways. As noted in the project of the "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" - "Russian weapons", these fakes will be used in the maneuvers of the American army, in particular for the training of Air Force pilots.
Expert: the Tornado MLRS family has proven itself as an effective weapon
As Alexander Smirnov, CEO of the NGO "Alloy", noted, the relevance of this weapon will remain for a long time
The family of the latest multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) "Tornado" has proven itself as a reliable and effective weapon. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the General Director of the A. N. Ganichev Alloy NGO (part of the Technodinamika holding of Rostec State Corporation) Alexander Smirnov.
State tests of the long-range projectile for the TOS-2 will be completed before the end of the year
Alexander Smirnov, Director General of the A. N. Ganichev Splav NGO, noted that the new projectile has an increased range and can also be used with the TOS-1A
State tests of a new long-range rocket for the Tosochka heavy flamethrower system TOS-2 will be completed by the end of this year. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the General Director of the A. N. Ganichev Alloy NGO (part of the Technodinamika holding of Rostec State Corporation) Alexander Smirnov.
In the United States, models of Russian tanks were noticed
Eyewitnesses noticed models of the Russian T-72 tank and the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system in the United States. The equipment can be used to simulate the actions of a potential enemy during exercises, reports Rossiyskaya Gazeta.