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Turkish combat modules were tested on Ukrainian armored vehicles
The Kozak-2M1 armored vehicles and the Cornet armored personnel carrier are planned to be equipped with remotely controlled combat modules of the Turkish company Aselsan.
According to the "Ukrainian Military Portal", the first one has a SARP Dual with a 12.7 mm large-caliber NSVT "Utes" and a 7.62 PKT machine gun with a laser rangefinder, day and night sights, special sensors.
Poland buys hundreds of American MRAPs
The Polish army will receive specialized American armored vehicles. Yesterday, November 12, the portal defensenews.com He reported that 300 used Cougar cars were purchased for the needs of the Polish ground forces.
The electric Hummer will have a military version
General Motors plans to create a prototype of a light reconnaissance military vehicle next year based on its Hummer electric pickup truck. According to CNBC, the company is modifying the frame, motors and batteries of the Hummer to meet the requirements of the military.
Serial deliveries of Armata tanks to the Russian army are included in the new state armament program
The new state armament program for 2024-2033 assumes serial deliveries of Armata tanks to the Russian military, Mikhail Osyko, a member of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) of Russia, told Interfax.
Study: Russia is one of the three countries with the largest armored vehicle fleets
According to a study by Defense IQ, China and the USA are also in the top 3
Russia is one of the three countries with the world's largest fleets of armored vehicles. This is stated in the study of the world market of armored vehicles by the analytical company Defense IQ, available to TASS.
Commander of the Central Military District: in 2022, the BMPT battalion will be involved in the exercises
Terminator tank support combat vehicles (BMPT) in the amount of nine units will be delivered to the 90th Guards Tank Division of the Central Military District from December 1, 2021. This information was announced by the press service of the Central Military District, referring to the commander of the district troops, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin.
In 2021, the military conducted about 250 shootings at a Russian base in Tajikistan
Motorized rifle and tank units of the 201st military base of the Russian Federation in Tajikistan conducted more than two hundred live firings in 2021, the Central Military District (CVO) reported.
Terminator-2: the Russian army will be replenished with new equipment
A batch of tank support combat vehicles, unofficially named after the famous American blockbuster "Terminator-2", is about to enter service. According to representatives of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, it has successfully passed the tests.
Delivery dates of "Tosochek" are named
By the end of the year, the Russian military will receive the first heavy flamethrower systems TOS-2 "Tosochka". The delivery dates were announced by the general director of the scientific and production association (NGO) "Alloy" Alexander Smirnov in an interview with Interfax.
The Czech Republic has not chosen a new BMP
The Czech Republic remains with the Soviet infantry fighting vehicles. Yesterday, November 10, the portal janes.com He reported that all three applicants in the tender for the replacement of the BMP-2 (BVP-2) did not satisfy the requirements of the Czech Ministry of Defense.
Poland will arm itself with armored cars used by the USA
Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak said that the Polish military will arm themselves with American-made armored cars. In 2022, the USA will transfer 300 used Cougar cars. Defence24 writes about this.
In Ukraine, they saw a threat in Russian "Terminators"
In the Russian tank support combat vehicles (BMPT), the Terminator was seen as a threat. The Ukrainian information and consulting agency Defense Express commented on reports about the introduction of a company of BMPT into the staff of one of the regiments of the 90th tank Division.
Ukrainian plans to bring back into operation the "last tank of the USSR"- T-80UD failed
By the time the punitive operation in the Donbas began, the Ukrainian army had 25 T-80UD, nicknamed "the last serial tanks of the USSR." Moreover, most of the once formidable combat vehicles were in a non-combatant state.
Fire raid mode - new Msta-S howitzer
The Uraltransmash enterprise of the Uralvagonzavod concern, as part of the fulfillment of the state defense order, manufactured and supplied the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation with new 2S19M2 Msta-S self-propelled howitzers.
Specialists of the RCHB protection of the Southern Federal District will receive 60 units. the latest technology until the end of the year
The troops of the radiation, chemical and biological (RHB) protection of the Southern Military District (SE) will receive 60 units by the end of the year. new and promising samples of special equipment.
Taiwan upgrades M60 tanks
It's too early to write off the old American M60 tanks. November 9, portal armyrecognition.com He announced that the Taiwan National Institute of Science and Technology of Zhong Shan (NCSIST) will begin partial modernization of the M60A3 MBT from next year.
Deliveries of the new generation Tosochka heavy flamethrower system to the troops will begin before the end of the year
The first deliveries of the Tosochka heavy flamethrower system TOS-2 will take place this year, Alexander Smirnov, CEO of NPO Splav, told Interfax.
An armored car similar to the Belarusian "Cayman" was spotted in Sudan
An armored car similar to the Belarusian "Cayman" was demonstrated at a recent arms exhibition in Sudan. Interestingly, it was on a par with other samples of military equipment of local enterprises.
After the tests, the first nine Terminator BMPT will be adopted by the 90th Tank Division of the Central Military District
According to the results of successful tests, the first batch of nine Terminator BMPT will become part of the 90th Guards Tank Division of the Central Military District, whose units are stationed in the Sverdlovsk and Chelyabinsk regions, from December 1 this year.
Object 780 is a project of the original tank of the 70s from Chelyabinsk
In the early 70s, a very interesting tank was designed in the USSR, even by modern standards. We are talking about the Chelyabinsk main combat Facility 780.