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A light tank based on the self-propelled gun "Gvozdika" is being created in Serbia
A prototype of a light tank with a new turret and armament was photographed in Serbia. The Belgrade company DLS Special Systems installed the Soviet MT-12 Rapira anti-tank gun in the car on the basis of the world's first floating self-propelled gun "Gvozdika".
The Taliban showed trophies from the Kabul airport
The United States analyzes photos and videos taken by the Taliban movement (banned in the Russian Federation) at the Kabul airport. They show captured military aircraft, helicopters, cars and other trophies.
The German Leopard 2A7 + tank has become less fast
The modernized German Leopard 2A7+ significantly gained weight and lost mobility.
One of these tanks was recently demonstrated at an exhibition in Hungary. A shield with fairly detailed technical characteristics was installed next to it. In particular, the specified weight is 67.5 tons. If we recall the 55-ton Leopard 2A4 released in the second half of the 80s, the weight gain was more than 12,000 kg.
T-72B3 tanks of the 2016 model in the Crimea
At the exhibition of military equipment "Army-2021" in Simferopol and Sevastopol , new T-72B3M tanks, recently entered service with the tank battalion of the 126th Coastal Defense Brigade of the 22nd Army Corps of the Black Sea Fleet, are shown for the first time.
BMPT, nicknamed "Death Combines", is an ideal weapon against the Basmachi
The BMPT was nicknamed the "Combine of Death"for its versatility even before it was put into service. Indeed, the crew of this armored vehicle, consisting of five people, can bring down a steel rain on the enemy from 30-mm shells of 2A42 cannons, two 30-mm automatic grenade launchers AG-17 at once, as well as guided missiles "Attack" with various types of combat units . It was reported that up to four targets can be attacked simultaneously. The modern fire control system allows you to use this weapon at any time of the day.
Planes, armored cars and air defense: what the Americans left at the Kabul airport
The American army left huge trophies at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. We are talking about dozens of units of armored vehicles, various aircraft and anti-aircraft systems.
The Venezuelan armed Forces restored M-14A1 howitzers and AMX-13C90 light tanks
The Minister of Defense of Venezuela, General-in-Chief Vladimir Padrino Lopez, visited the 11th Armored Brigade (Fort Mara, Zulia State), where he got acquainted with the results of the work carried out on the modernization of 155/23-mm M-14A1 howitzers and the repair of AMX-13C90 light tanks.
Pictures of an abandoned American C-130 in Afghanistan have appeared
The first pictures of abandoned American planes that were inherited by representatives of the Taliban appeared (movement is prohibited in Russia). Business Insider published photos of cargo planes of the Afghan Air Force at the Kabul airport on Tuesday, August 31.
In the Nizhny Novgorod region, massive mining was used for the first time during the exercise
Specialists of the engineering troops of the Western Military District (ZVO) for the first time used massive mining during a special exercise in the Nizhny Novgorod region.
The newest armored car for special forces K-4386 was armed with a "Cord, ATGM and "Tray"
The Russian armored car K-4386 (4x4) in the special forces version of the Z-SpN was shown for the first time at the International military-Technical Forum "Army-2021"
A military-patriotic park has opened in Kaliningrad
It was created on the basis of a separate repair and restoration battalion of the Baltic Fleet.
The idea of creating such a park was born a year ago. The sectors united by a single concept include a platform for displaying equipment, an alley of cars, an exhibition of weapons samples and a battalion club.
Russia has strengthened Belarus with modernized "Acacias"
JSC " Uraltransmash "(part of the concern "Uralvagonzavod" is part of Rostec) has completed the delivery of modernized self-propelled howitzers 2S3M "Acacia" to Belarus, the press service of the enterprise reported.
The latest version of the BMP-3 with the "Epoch" module is seen at the landfill
The latest military equipment was used at the special exercises of the logistics support units of the Western Military District that were completed in the Nizhny Novgorod Region. In particular, in the photo materials published by the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, you can see the latest modification of the BMP-3 with the Epoch combat module.
The modernized Ukrainian T-72UA1 was unsuccessfully used in combat
The first attempt of the Ethiopian army to use the T-72UA1 tank modernized in Ukraine in battles ended in failure. One of these combat vehicles in good condition was captured recently by the militants of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray.
The marines of the Baltic Fleet hit the "enemy" in the sea 6 km from the shore
In the Kaliningrad region, the marines of the Baltic Fleet repelled the attack of a simulated enemy from the sea in conditions as close to combat as possible.
What equipment, except for TOS-1A and T-80BVM, was shown by Omsktransmash at Army-2021
Omsk Plant of Transport Engineering (as part of JSC Concern Uralvagonzavod is part of the Rostec State Corporation) took part in the International military-Technical Forum "Army-2021".
The latest RCB-reconnaissance armored cars RHM-8 and RHM-9 were shown for the first time at the Army
As part of the exhibition program of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021", the latest radiation, chemical and biological reconnaissance vehicles RHM-8 on the basis of "Tiger" and RHM-9 on the basis of "Typhoon-K"were demonstrated.
In Poland, they told about the problems of the Russian "Armata"
The delay in the receipt by the Russian army of the first T-14 Armata tanks may " indicate a number of problems in the design," the Defence24 portal reports.
Russia and India are consulting on the modernization of T-90S "Bhishma"tanks
A number of upgraded systems for Indian T-90S tanks have passed preliminary tests
Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec State Corporation) is consulting with India on the modernization of Indian T-90S Bhishma main battle tanks (MBT). This was announced to TASS on Friday during the international military-technical forum "Army-2021" by Alexander Mikheev, Director General of Rosoboronexport.
Production of the latest guns "Phlox" and "Magnolia" may begin in 2022 or 2023
It will begin after the completion of state tests, if there is an appropriate decision of the state customer, the Uralvagonzavod concern reported
The production of the latest self-propelled mortar "Phlox" and the self-propelled artillery gun "Magnolia" can be launched in late 2022-early 2023, the press service of the concern "Uralvagonzavod" (UVZ, part of the state corporation "Rostec") told TASS at the international military-technical forum "Army-2021".