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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.
"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".
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.
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.
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.
During the maneuvers of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Federation, an offensive operation was carried out with the participation of 3 thousand military personnel near the borders with Norway and Finland
The Russian Northern Fleet conducted maneuvers in the Kola Arctic, near the borders with Norway and Finland, with the participation of more than 3 thousand servicemen and about 500 units of military equipment.
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.
A new tank training ground has been opened in Buryatia
The ceremony was attended by the deputy commander of the VVO association, Major General Igor Timofeev and Deputy Chairman of the Government of Buryatia on security issues Pyotr Mordovskoy
A new tank training ground has been opened in the village of Sosnovy Bor in Buryatia. This was reported to journalists on Tuesday in the press service of the republican government.
The Terminator BMPT supported the offensive at the Zapad-2021 exercise
The Terminator tank support combat vehicles were used during combat training operations at the Zapad-2021 strategic exercises of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.
According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the BMPT operated as part of mobile tactical groups during the transition to offensive actions of the motorized rifle division and the tank brigade of the coalition group.
An army truck "with a secret"was shown in Russia
An army truck" with a secret " was shown in Russia. The special car "Vityaz-2" is distinguished by an armored module, which is located behind a canvas awning. The model 432009-73 was presented within the framework of the Army-2021 forum, "Rossiyskaya Gazeta reports.
BMP-3 with the Epoch combat module was lit up at the Zapad-2021 exercises
The latest B-19 combat vehicle with the Epoch combat module came into view at the Zapad-2021 exercise. This time in the photo you can see three such IFVs at once, that is, a whole platoon.
The latest B-19 BMP with the Epoch module took part in the Zapad-2021 exercise
During the Zapad-2021 exercise at the Mulino training ground ( Nizhny Novgorod Region), the latest B-19 infantry fighting vehicles with the Epoch combat module provided fire support to the defending units. This was announced by the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Rostec: the Octopus-SDM1 light tank was dropped from the tower to test its strength
The modernized self-propelled anti-tank gun "Octopus-SDM1"was dropped from the tower to test the ability of the machine to withstand overload during parachute landing, Rostec told RIA Novosti.
The BMP B-19 with the Epoch module and the Bulat complex was first used at the Zapad-2021 exercises
For the first time during the drawing of the main stage of the joint strategic exercises "West-2021" at the Mulino training ground in the Nizhny Novgorod region, the latest B-19 infantry fighting vehicles with the Epoch combat module were used to provide fire support to the defending units.
The Agriculture complex and the Solntsepek system were used together for the first time at the Zapad exercises
The heavy flamethrower system TOS-1A "Solntsepek" is designed for fire support of infantry and tanks, destruction of enemy manpower. The complex "Agriculture" is built on the principle of multiple launch rocket systems.
Engineering troops blew up a multi-row fire shaft 1.5 km away at the Zapad-2021 exercise
Engineering troops undermined a multi-row fire shaft with a length of 1.5 kilometers, disrupting the approach of the reserves of the conditional enemy during the episode of the Zapad-2021 exercise at the Nizhny Novgorod Mulino training ground.
The Pacer and Outpost attack drones were used for the first time at the Zapad-2021 exercises
The Terminator tank support combat vehicles and the Pacer and Outpost attack drones at the Zapad-2021 exercises supported the offensive of the motorized rifle division and tank brigade of Russia and units of Armenia and Belarus with fire and air strikes.
The US was surprised by the modification of an outdated Russian tank
The authors of the Defense Blog portal were surprised by the new modification of the outdated Russian T-62 tank. The publication emphasizes that the medium tank, adopted in 1961, is still in service.
The joint offensive of the T-80UE-1 and BMD-4M was shown on video
For the first time, the T-80UE-1 conducts joint training operations with the BMD-4M at the Zapad-2021 strategic exercises.
The paratroopers have their own T-72B3, but it was decided to work out tasks with gas turbine main battle tanks during these maneuvers.