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The first full-time unit in the Russian Armed Forces equipped with Terminator tank support vehicles (BMPT) has been formed in the Central Military District (CVO), the commander of the CVO troops Alexander Lapin told reporters.

During a recent visit to the Uralvagonzavod by Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko, he and his accompanying officials, in addition to the T-14, were presented with a modern Russian T-90M "Breakthrough" tank.

The first full-time unit in the Russian army equipped with Terminator tank support vehicles (BMPT) appeared in the Central Military District, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, commander of the Central Military District, said, RIA Novosti writes.

Egyptian designers presented the Sinai 200 armored vehicle at the Egypt Defense Expo 2021 in Cairo. The new vehicle is based on the Soviet infantry fighting vehicle BMP-1. This is reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

As reported in the holding "Precision complexes", the basic model "Kornet-EM" is placed on two telescopic masts with four missiles each

The holding "Precision complexes" (part of state Corporation rostec) has adapted anti-tank missile system (ATGM) "Kornet-EM" for any type of chassis. This was announced to TASS by Sergey Mikhailov, Deputy General Director of the holding, during the EDEX 2021 international arms exhibition.

The engineering unit of the Central Military District, stationed in Bashkiria, received unique simulators that will allow military personnel to work on engineering equipment.

Servicemen of the 58th combined arms army of the South Ossetia in North Ossetia began the school year with classes on a modern mobile integrated simulator MKT-188A of the crew of the T-90A tank.

An updated commander's T-64BVK was demonstrated at the Kharkov Armored Plant. It is reported that this upgraded model of equipment has already been successfully tested. It is designed to control tank units and brigade-battalion level units.

For the first time, a full-time company of nine Terminator tank support combat vehicles has been formed in the Russian army. On the air of Sputnik radio, a military observer, retired Colonel Viktor Litovkin, commented on the event.

The appearance on the Web of a photo of a government tank destroyed in 2019 caused controversy among experts and those who are seriously interested in armored vehicles. The initial claims in authoritative sources that this is one of the modifications of the T-90 were rejected.

Russia will strengthen the Western strategic direction with self-propelled anti-tank missile systems (ATGMS) "Chrysanthemum-S", Izvestia reports, citing sources in the Ministry of Defense.

During the Iran-Iraq War, the tank forces of Iraq relied on Soviet-designed vehicles. Some samples of T-72 tanks were upgraded with the help of Chinese developments. Rossiyskaya Gazeta told about the modernization of Soviet tanks.

The Kiev State Design Bureau (GKKB) "Luch" has tested a new guided missile. The Ukrainian ammunition was tested on the platform of an American-made M113 armored personnel carrier (APC). This is reported by the Defense Blog.

The International Exhibition Egypt Defense Expo 2021 has started its work in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. At this largest weapons forum on the African continent, Uralvagonzavod (part of the UVZ Concern is part of the Rostec State Corporation) will introduce specialists and guests to its modern developments - the T-90MS main battle tank and the BMPT combat support vehicle. This is reported by the press service of the enterprise.

In October of this year, it became known that a sample of the Ukrainian main battle tank BM "Oplot" was delivered to the United States under a contract signed back in 2012. The machine, manufactured at the Kharkov plant of transport engineering named after the Soviet People's Commissar Malyshev, was purchased for careful study.

The latest armored ambulance vehicles "Lens" have been delivered to the medical units of the motorized rifle unit of the Amur Combined Arms Association of the VVO.

Mechanics-drivers of the Kantemirovsky tank division on the legendary tanks of the Great Patriotic War T-34 overcame more than one and a half thousand kilometers. About 40 servicemen and about ten historical vehicles participated in the classes at the tankodrome.

In the seven years since the conflict in the Donbas, the Ukrainian army has failed to make a leap in technical equipment, but its morale has grown due to propaganda and cleaning of the ranks, Konstantin Sivkov, Doctor of Military Sciences (Russia), told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.

During the Egyptian International Defense Industry Exhibition EDEX-2021, it became known about the possible joint production of the K2 Black Panther main battle tank with South Korea.

The Sinai 200 tracked armored vehicle was demonstrated for the first time at the Egypt Defense Expo 2021 International Exhibition in Cairo.

It is believed that it is an independently created version of the first-generation Soviet BMP by Egyptian designers. She has a characteristic tandem crew arrangement consisting of two people.