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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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Details for the latest wheeled armored vehicles "Boomerang" began to be made on a 3D printer
This makes it possible to significantly reduce the cost of manufacturing prototypes of equipment, said the general director of the Military-Industrial Company Alexander Krasovitsky
The most complex parts for the newest wheeled armored platform "Boomerang" began to be produced on a 3D printer. This was reported to TASS by the Director General of the Military Industrial Company (MIC) Alexander Krasovitsky.
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.
In the USA, M1 Abrams was called the ideal T-72 destroyer
The American M1 Abrams has been the world's king among tanks for more than 35 years, writes Popular Mechanics magazine.
Rosoboronexport is ready to consider air defense supplies for Serbia as soon as possible
Rosoboronexport is ready to consider Serbia's applications for the supply of air defense systems in the shortest possible time, Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheev told RIA Novosti at the end of the Dubai Airshow 2021.
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.
Rosoboronexport is negotiating in the Middle East on the sale of T-90MS tanks
Rosoboronexport has been negotiating with foreign customers in the Middle East throughout the year on the sale of Russian armored vehicles, including T-90MS tanks, Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheev told RIA Novosti at the end of the Dubai Airshow 2021.
The power of the Russian artillery will be strengthened by the latest self-propelled guns "Coalition-SV"
The experimental military operation of the interspecific artillery complex "Coalition-SV" is at the final stage. This was announced in an interview with the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda" by the head of the missile forces and artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Mikhail Matveevsky.
Mock-ups of S-300 and T-72 are seen on the highway in the USA
Mock-ups of the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system and the T-72 tank have been spotted on a highway in the US state of Alabama. It is assumed that they will be used to designate the equipment of a likely enemy during the exercises of the US Air Force.
Arquus has completed the delivery of 300 VLRA 2 light tactical vehicles to the Moroccan Armed Forces
The French company Arquus (part of the Volvo Group) has completed the delivery of 300 VLRA 2 light tactical vehicles (Vehicule Leger de Reconnaissance et d'Appui) to the Moroccan Armed Forces under a contract signed at the end of last year.
The Brazilian Defense Ministry plans to transfer the decommissioned EE-11 Uruta armored personnel carrier to Uruguay
The Brazilian Ministry of Defense plans to transfer to Uruguay the decommissioned wheeled armored personnel carriers EE-11 "Urutu", which are being replaced as planned by the new VBTP-MR "Guarani".
Morocco is not going to abandon the T-72B after receiving Abrams
The operation of the T-72B continues in the land forces of the Royal Moroccan Army. Despite receiving 222 American-made M1A1SA Abrams tanks, the command is not going to abandon Soviet vehicles - they have proven themselves to be simple and reliable.
The source told about the completion of the tests of the UMP "Tick", capable of single-handedly thwarting the attack
Factory tests of the newest universal minelayer (UMZ) on a tracked chassis, created as part of the experimental design work "Tick" and capable of disrupting the offensive of enemy units alone, have been completed in the Russian Federation, sources in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti.