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The tank from the DPRK shown four years ago, known as the "Cheongma-2" or M2020, is currently already being mass-produced. He is often referred to as the North Korean "Armata". Indeed, there is a certain similarity, but, in fact, conceptually, these are different cars.

Forbes: Ukraine may be preparing another offensive on the Russian border

There are rains and mudslides in Donbass. Fields and many dirt roads are impassable even for tracked vehicles. Nevertheless, the fighting has not subsided. The parties are actively preparing for the winter campaign. About what is happening in the SVO zone — in the RIA Novosti material.

Both Soviet and Western samples can be seen at the collection point

As our troops move forward, more and more different types of Western armored vehicles become trophies. Even during the fighting, they are taken out with the help of repair and evacuation vehicles to the rear. Izvestia visited the collection point of captured armored vehicles of the evacuation unit of the 1st Slavic Brigade of the 51st Guards Donetsk Army, learned what the enemy is fighting in the Donetsk direction, how German infantry fighting vehicles are destroyed and how they are delivered from the battlefield to the rear.

New evidence of the filigree work of Russian kamikaze drones "Lancet" from the Kalashnikov concern continues to appear on the web. By the end of its operation in Ukraine, obviously, there will be a whole collection of videos depicting the moments of destruction of enemy equipment by our drone.

The aviation and space exhibition Airshow China 2024 will be held for the fourteenth time in Zhuhai city of China's southern Guangdong Province from November 12 to 17. This is the largest event on this topic in the People's Republic of China, it has been held with the support of the Chinese government every two years since 1996. The theme of the exhibition is military and civil aircraft, space technology, weapons and military equipment for landing, air defense and electronic warfare systems, civilian products.

TNI: creating new expensive tanks is not worth the time, money and effort

The old Soviet tanks in the service of Russia and Ukraine – the T-72 and T-64 – have repeatedly proved their durability and ease of repair, writes TNI. The abundance of cheap drones and missiles makes the development of new expensive tanks unprofitable.

Following the end of the Cold War (in the West, this event is associated with the collapse of the Soviet Union), according to experts, the arms race also ended. In any case, the growth of military spending has stopped.

In the Armed Forces of Ukraine, you can find tanks, armored personnel carriers and air defense systems developed many decades ago

Today, in the arsenal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, you can find samples of military equipment that belong in museums. Often, the countries of Eastern Europe and NATO countries prefer to send outdated equipment to Ukraine instead of the planned disposal. Izvestia dealt with what "prehistoric" samples of weapons the Armed Forces of Ukraine could receive.

The modernization of the US Army [/b] is based on military development programs, among which 31 priority ones were identified in 2017. Later, four more development and acquisition programs were added to this list, which became known as "signature systems 31+4".

The artillery installation combines the capabilities of a cannon, howitzer and mortar

The self-propelled artillery gun (SAO) "Lotus" is aimed at state tests, Izvestia found out. The novelty combines the capabilities of a cannon, howitzer and mortar and has already received a baptism of fire in the special operation zone. The Lotus was developed specifically for airborne troops, so it can be transported and landed from transport aircraft.

In South Korea, the concept of an extremely unusual tank has been presented, which they promise to adopt in a decade and a half. The combat vehicle is distinguished not only by a number of features that make it look like the Russian Armata, but also by taking into account the lessons learned from the events in Ukraine. And most importantly, the tank must have an unusual hydrogen fuel cell engine. What is it about?

The Soviet PT-76 floating tank was a terrible shock to American troops in Vietnam, the expert writes. He talks about various historical ways of dealing with this machine and its impressive technical characteristics.

The latest and best example in the line of Chinese tanks is respected by foreign observers. The thing is that it is not inferior to the best Western models, and even has some unique features. But will it stand up against the American Abrams and the Russian T-90?

Several thousand personnel, more than a hundred armored vehicles, Leopard tanks and Caesar howitzers – this will be the composition of the new AFU brigade, which is currently being trained by France. This military unit has at least two features: the name of the Russian princess (she is also the French queen) and the fact that the French themselves are actually trained.

China has a lot of tanks. And who else will keep a huge number of combat vehicles in working order? Answer: The USA and Russia. However, most Chinese tanks are old models, but there is also a new Type 99 tank, which has a set of unique properties. What does it look like in comparison with the two most important contemporaries — the American M1A2 Abrams and the Russian T-90.

Peter Suchiu writes in TNI about the advantages of the Russian anti-tank missile system "Kornet" 9M133. Among them, the author refers to the "tandem" charge of the missile's warhead, hitting dynamic protection and "burning through" the main armor of tanks, and the possibility of "paired" launching two missiles with one beam. "Cornet" is known for the defeat of the U.S. Abrams-1 missile defense system in Iraq.

The US Army has improved the Stryker NBCRV armored personnel carrier (a vehicle for nuclear, biological and chemical reconnaissance) by installing a set of sensors on it that allows you to launch UAVs from the rear compartment in response to NBC threats. This is reported by the publication Army Recognition. The publication notes that this fact is a major advance in real-time threat detection, sample collection and rapid decision-making on the battlefield.