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The tower from the BTR-80 was installed on Ratel from South Africa
The Rwandan Defense Forces operate a rare modification of the South African Ratel armored personnel carrier.
The combat vehicle, instead of a turret with a 20-mm GI-2 cannon, has a BPU-1 combat module from the BTR-80, armed with a Soviet large-caliber KPVT 14.5 mm and 7.62 mm PKT machine gun.
In Ukraine, they explained why it is not worth putting a 120-mm gun on the T-64
In Ukraine, during the discussion of plans to modernize the existing fleet of T-64 tanks, the question of the possible installation of 120-mm "NATO guns"on combat vehicles was raised.
As the Defense Express portal notes, the lack of own production of 125-mm shells for the guns currently in service speaks in favor of this decision.
Only in Russia, high-explosive guided missiles were created for tanks
Usually, when they talk about the guided armament of Russian main battle tanks, they first of all mention missiles with cumulative warheads capable of destroying enemy equipment at a distance of 5000 meters.
Russian flamethrowers destroyed "militants" who took refuge in caves during exercises in Tajikistan
The firing was carried out from flamethrowers with various types of ammunition, both single shots and volleys of flamethrower compartments
Russian servicemen of radiation, chemical and biological protection destroyed conditional militants with Bumblebee rocket-propelled infantry flamethrowers during a joint exercise of representatives of the Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan at the Kharb-Maydon training ground in Tajikistan.
The Turkish company Katmerciler has signed a contract for the supply of BBM "Khizir" to the Armed Forces of Kenya
The Turkish company Katmerciler has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense of Kenya for the supply of tactical armored vehicles "Hizir" (Hizir) with a 4x4 wheel formula.
Uralvagonzavod Rostec fulfilled the state defense order for the supply of T-90M "Breakthrough"tanks to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Uralvagonzavod (part of the UVZ Concern is part of the Rostec State Corporation) has fulfilled its contractual obligations to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The exercise with the participation of 2 thousand servicemen started in Siberia, the Volga region and the Urals-Central Military District
The exercise of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops of the Central Military District (CVO) began at the training grounds of the Altai Territory, as well as the Sverdlovsk and Samara regions, the press service of the CVO reported on Tuesday.
NI called the T-90 one of the best modern tanks
The modified T-90S tank has become one of the most successful export products of the Russian military-industrial complex and, perhaps, remains the most commercially successful tank of its time. This opinion was expressed by the columnist of The National Interest, Mark Episkopos.
"Black Widow" competes with "Lynx"
The German and Korean IFVs came together in a fight within the framework of the Project Land 400 Phase 3 program. The Australian Ministry of Defense showed fire tests of Redback and Lynx combat vehicles.
The newest Belarusian armored personnel carrier Volat V2 will be shown at the Army-2021 forum
The development of the Minsk Wheeled Tractor Plant - Volat V2 - was first demonstrated at the end of June at the 10th International Exhibition of Weapons and Military Equipment MILEX-2021 held in Minsk.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation received more than 200 units of weapons and equipment in the first half of the year
The Russian Armed Forces received more than 200 units of weapons and military equipment in the first half of 2021. This was announced on Tuesday, August 10, by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during the single day of acceptance of military products.
Deliveries of the Armata tank to the Russian army begin
The Russian army will receive a batch of new T-14 Armata tanks this year, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexey Krivoruchko said.
How the Chinese Type 59 tank turned into the Al-Zubair 2
The Sudanese ground forces are armed with Soviet, American and Chinese-made tanks, most of which are considered obsolete. In the first decade of the XXI century, attempts were made to start producing their own samples.
It became known how many T-14 tanks on the basis of "Armata" the Russian army will receive this year
The first 20 T-14 tanks based on the Armata heavy tracked platform will be handed over to the Armed Forces by the end of the year. Earlier, the army received T-90M "Breakthrough" combat vehicles.
The power plant for a 19-seat hydrogen aircraft was tested on a truck
The British-American company ZeroAvia tested the 600-kilowatt ZA-600 power plant on the M977 HEMTT heavy military truck. It is intended for a 19-seat hydrogen aircraft, which ZeroAvia is developing on the basis of the Dornier 228.
Russian motorized infantry conducted firing from Chinese tanks in preparation for the exercises
The shooting was conducted at targets simulating artillery guns and armored objects of a simulated enemy at various distances
Russian servicemen conducted firing from tanks and armored vehicles of the ground forces of the People's Liberation Army of China in preparation for joint exercises.
Central Military District: a military exercise with the participation of more than a thousand gunners started in Siberia
More than 1 thousand servicemen of the missile forces and artillery of the combined arms association of the Central Military District will take part in the exercises that started at the training ground in the Kemerovo region, the press service of the Central Military District reported on Monday.
The Russian BTR-82AT was made more protected and vigilant
The motorized rifle troops of the Russian army began to receive modernized armored personnel carriers BTR-82AT, which have an increased level of protection and the latest surveillance equipment.
For the first time, such a machine was demonstrated by the "Military-Industrial Company" at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2019". The armored personnel carrier received additional reflective screens made of armored steel and special anti-accumulation grilles.
Russian equipment repelled a conditional attack by militants from Afghanistan
"Typhoon-K", BTR-82 and Mi-35M were involved in the joint exercises "South-2021" of the military of Uzbekistan and Russia in the area of the border with Afghanistan.
According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the joint group has worked out a special operation to prevent the possible crossing of the state border by illegal armed groups.
The 70-ton Abrams with a powerful 140-mm gun was the answer to the Molot tank
In the early 90s in the United States, having received information about the creation of a new generation of Soviet tanks (for example, about the promising "Hammer"), they began working on a radical modernization of their "Abrams".
