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In Russia, trains were tested for special operations
The Russian Defense Ministry has tested special trains. Trains with residential cars and workshops are designed to eliminate the consequences of natural disasters, as well as support combat operations. They will allow carrying out work in a sparsely populated area, Izvestia reports, citing sources in the defense department.
The T-14 Armata tanks received a modified undercarriage and a paired 7.62 mm machine gun
The International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021" has become a landmark event for the Russian armed forces and the domestic defense industry. As always, a large number of different novelties were presented at it.
In Turkey, Russian drones were evaluated
Russia, having brought the Platform-M robotic complexes to the battlefield for the first time, demonstrated its technological power. Thus, the Turkish newspaper Hürriyet assessed the use of drones during the Zapad-2021 exercises.
Sources: on the basis of the unified Armata platform, a heavy rapid-firing self-propelled gun will be created
On the basis of the unified Armata platform, the Uralvagonzavod concern is developing a heavy rapid-fire self-propelled artillery installation (ACS) of 152 mm caliber, two sources in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti. Russia needs a new self-propelled gun for superiority over a technically comparable enemy.
In Britain, a modified Challenger 3 tank was presented
Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) has presented a demonstration sample of the modified Challenger 3 tank at the DSEI-2021 defense exhibition in Britain. The tank received an updated fire control system, improved security and mobility, according to Defense Blog.
The Russian base in Tajikistan against the background of the situation in Afghanistan will be strengthened with modernized T-72B3M tanks
The 201st Russian military base stationed in Tajikistan will receive upgraded T-72B3M tanks with improved maneuverability and crew protection.
T-80UD tanks were shot in Russia
Russian T-80UD tanks and BTR-70 armored personnel carriers imitated a likely enemy at the Zapad-2021 strategic exercises. The decommissioned equipment was shot by tankers and soldiers of motorized rifle units, reports Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
Borisov: we will talk about the export of S-500 only after the Russian army is saturated with them
India may become the first buyer of the latest Russian S-500 anti-aircraft missile system, but we will talk about deliveries only after the Russian army is saturated with these complexes, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told reporters on Thursday.
Rheinmetall demonstrated the Mission Master XT DOOM with Brimstone missiles
Rheinmetall demonstrated at the DSEI exhibition in London a remote-controlled machine "Mission Master XT" version of fire support (Mission Master XT - Fire Support), developed in cooperation with the MBDA group.
A Soviet cannon was crossed with an American howitzer in Vietnam
Developed in the 40s, the Soviet S-60 anti-aircraft artillery system is still in service with almost three dozen countries around the world. These systems are also actively used in the air defense units of the Vietnamese People's Army.
"Wheeled tank" based on the Belarusian V2 "Volat". And why not
The Belarusian V2 Volat armored personnel carrier created in Minsk can become a platform for creating a variety of combat and auxiliary equipment. Including self-propelled artillery installations or fire support vehicles, or as they are also called "wheeled tanks".
Gunners of Russia and Belarus delivered a massive fire strike in the Brest region during the West-2021 exercise, more than 200 targets were hit
The barrel artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and Belarus destroyed the strongholds and critical objects of the conditional enemy on the territory of the Obuz-Lesnovsky combined arms range during the active phase of the joint strategic exercise of the armed forces of the two countries "West-2021", the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday.
More than 400 cadets have mastered underwater driving of armored vehicles at the training ground in Transbaikalia
More than 400 cadets of the district training center for the training of junior specialists of motorized rifle and tank troops of the Eastern Military District (VVO) have mastered underwater driving of tanks and infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) at the Peschanka training ground in the Trans-Baikal Territory, the press service of the district reports.
In Russia, they noticed a BMP-3 with new weapons
During the exercise" West-2021 " in Russia, a new B-19 combat vehicle was noticed. The design is a combat module "Epoch" on the chassis of an infantry fighting vehicle BMP-3. The car received the main gun of 57 mm caliber. This is reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
Decommissioned T-80UD and BTR-70 tanks became targets at the Zapad-2021 exercises
The latest samples of Russian military equipment were tested for the first time at the joint strategic exercise "West-2021". For example, the conditional enemy was smashed by infantry fighting vehicles B-19-modernized BMP-3 with an uninhabited rocket-gun module "Epoch". Previously, they were not officially demonstrated.
EW specialists of the Central Military District protected tanks from mines with controlled interference at exercises near Chelyabinsk
Almost 2.5 thousand military personnel were involved in practical actions
Specialists of the electronic warfare units of the Guards Tank Division of the Central Military District protected the columns of tank regiments from mine-explosive barriers with the help of electronic warfare systems during a practical episode of bilateral exercises of tank regiments in the Chelyabinsk region. This is stated in a message distributed on Wednesday by the press service of the district.
Improved "Strela-10MN" and "Tunguska-M1" were seen at the Mulino training ground
Various air defense systems were used at the Mulino training ground (Nizhny Novgorod Region) during the main stage of the joint strategic exercise of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus "West-2021".
The Europeans agreed to create an unmanned "tank"
Milrem Robotics and Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace will create a robotic machine that can meet many requirements. Earlier, it became known about the test of a demonstrator of a tracked drone.
A new version of the Humvee SUV is presented
The American company AM General has introduced a new version of the Humvee army SUV. The upgraded Humvee NXT 360 tactical vehicle was presented at the DSEI-2021 defense exhibition in London. This is reported by the Army Recognition portal.
Powerful landing support. Military expert on the BMD-4M landing
During the Zapad-2021 exercise, a battalion was parachuted for the first time using the latest BMD-4M amphibious assault vehicles, the Defense Ministry reported. Military expert Viktor Litovkin on the air of Sputnik radio spoke about the unique qualities of this machine.
