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Improved T-72B3M tanks will help cover the Afghan direction
The Russian military base in Tajikistan will receive modern military equipment of the Uralvagonzavod Corporation by the end of the year. This is reported by the press service of the Central Military District, referring to the chief of staff of the 201st military base, Colonel Yevgeny Okhrimenko.
The deadlines for the completion of state tests of the T-14 Armata tank have been announced
The end of state tests of Russian T-14 Armata tanks will be completed in the first half of 2022. After that, the issue of starting mass production of conceptually new armored vehicles will be resolved.
More than 14 thousand military personnel of the Air Force took part in anti-terrorism exercises
The exercises involved almost 500 units of weapons, military and special equipment, including armored vehicles "Tiger" and "Typhoon"
TASS, October 25. The exercises of the units of the Eastern Military District (VVO), designed to counter terrorism, were held in 11 subjects of the Far East, more than 14 thousand military took part in them. This was reported on Monday by the press service of the VVO.
At the Partner 2021 exhibition, the Serbian Defense Industry presented various samples of new military equipment
At the Partner 2021 international exhibition in Belgrade, the Serbian Defense Industry presented various samples of new military equipment of national production.
Lithuania intends to increase spending on national defense
According to the Ministry of Defense of Lithuania, the government of the country has developed a draft state budget for 2022, according to which it is planned to increase spending on national defense by 128 million euros (7.1%) to 1.176 billion. euro ($1.367 billion).
Ukrainian tank "Oplot-M" arrived in the United States 8 years late
The United States received the Oplot-M tank, which Ukraine had been building for nine years.
The Ukrainian main battle tank T-84 "Oplot-M" was delivered to the USA. This is reported by The National Interest.
Tow trucks for Iskanders: REM-KS tractors will soon arrive in the ZVO
Tow trucks for Iskander complexes will be delivered to the tank army of the Western Military District by the end of 2021. This is reported by the press service of the ZVO.
We are talking about repair and evacuation vehicles REM-KS, created on the chassis of four-axle all-terrain vehicles of the Bryansk Automobile Plant.
Copies of Soviet T-54s were made up for M1A2 Abrams in China
Specialists of the People's Liberation Army of China have begun to remake their Type 59 tanks, which are being decommissioned, into samples similar to those of a likely enemy.
So, an imitation of the American M1A2 was seen at one of the polygons. Army craftsmen quite close to the original (especially in the frontal projection) decorated a clone of the Soviet T-54.
Finland buys additional K9 self-propelled howitzers in South Korea
As the Ministry of Defense of Finland reported on October 21, 2021, the country's Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen approved the purchase of five additional 155 mm/52 K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers in South Korea in 2021 and authorized the Department of Logistics of the Finnish Defense Forces to make an additional purchase of the next five such systems in 2022.
The Russian military base in Tajikistan will receive 30 T-72B3M tanks by the end of the year
Three dozen upgraded T-72B3M tanks will be received by the end of this year by units of the Russian 201st military base in Tajikistan. This was announced on Sunday by the chief of staff of the compound Yevgeny Okhrimenko.
Altay will go on a South Korean engine
Turkey managed to negotiate with South Korea on the supply of tank engines. October 23, portal armyrecognition.com He announced that Altay tanks will receive Doosan Infracore DV27K powerplants with a capacity of 1500 hp.
A cross between "Carnation" and "Vena - 2C34 "Hosta" is the rarest self-propelled gun in the Russian Army
The modern Russian 120-mm self-propelled gun 2S34 "Hosta" was first talked about 15 years ago. Some of the military experts then began to consider it a further modernization of the famous Soviet 2S1 self-propelled gun, which used the technical solutions of the modern 2S31 "Vienna".
In the USA, the modernization of the Russian T-90M was evaluated
An upgraded T-90M tank was demonstrated at the Army-2021 forum in August. A car with an over-the-horizon vision system was evaluated in the USA. The National Interest magazine noted the export prospects of the Russian tank.
In the USA, they told about the problems of the Turkish "Altai"
Turkish-Qatari company BMC Otomotiv is cutting staff. The problems of the manufacturer of the Turkish tank Altay ("Altai") were told in the USA. Financial problems may delay the development of the tank, according to Defense News.
Winner of American tanks: T-55 became a monument in India
In India, more and more old Soviet T-55s are becoming monuments. For example, last year a decommissioned combat vehicle was installed on a pedestal in the city of Alibag.
Recently it became known that another such "fifty-fifth" took pride of place on the campus of Kendrapara College. It is hoped that it will motivate students to serve in the armed forces of the country.
Repair and evacuation vehicles REM-KS will be put into service with the ZVO tank army
Repair and evacuation vehicles REM-KS will enter service in the Guards Tank Army of the Western Military District by the end of this year.
Will Armata from the DPRK be able to resist Abrams and Black Panther
The new tank from the DPRK, shown for the first time last year, is often compared to the T-14. Very often it is even called "Armata" in North Korean," however, if this combat vehicle is similar to a promising Russian tank, it is only externally. The main difference is an inhabited tower with a crew, the "fourteenth", as you know, has a driver, a gunner, an operator and a commander in the front of the hull, in a protected capsule.
Italians saddle "Centaurs"
The Italian army has begun full-fledged armament with new "wheeled tanks". October 19, portal armyrecognition.com He reported that the Cavalry School of the Italian Army had prepared the first crews for Centauro II vehicles.
Rare rocket launchers from North Korea spotted in Libya
Field Marshal Haftar's Libyan National Army conducted one of the largest tactical exercises. The 106th Infantry Brigade and the Air Force were involved in them. Among the demonstrated military equipment, quite rare samples were also noticed.
Through the smoke: the possibilities of a thermal imaging sight were shown on video
A serviceman of the Ukrainian army demonstrated the effectiveness of the tank's thermal imaging sight on his YouTube channel.
The thermal smoke equipment exposed a fairly dense smoke screen, and if nothing but the cloud itself was visible in the optical device, then during observation through the thermal imager, all nearby objects were guessed without much difficulty.