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London may completely abandon the operation of Ajax armored vehicles of the new generation

The Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom may completely abandon the operation of Ajax armored vehicles of the new generation, produced by a subsidiary of the American company General Dynamics. This was announced on Tuesday by the deputy head of the Defense Department of the United Kingdom, Jeremy Queen, who is responsible for military procurement issues.

Sudan has created its own version of the Grad multiple launch rocket system. The lightweight version, designated Taka-2, is mounted on the platform of the Unimog all-terrain vehicle.

Motorized rifle units of the 201st military base in Tajikistan will receive 17 modern infantry fighting vehicles BMP-2M. This was announced by the commander of the troops of the Central Military District (CVO) Alexander Lapin.

On July 14, the US Defense Ministry announced the signing of an agreement by the Command for concluding contracts of the US Army with Lockheed Martin Missile Fire Controls for the supply of M142 HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) launchers for the US Armed Forces and a foreign customer and ensuring their support.

Exercises have begun in the Teikovo Missile Division of the Strategic Missile Forces, during which the Yars strategic complexes will pass along the combat patrol routes in the Ivanovo Region.

As reported by Armyrecognition.com with reference to Bangladeshi resources, the Bangladesh peacekeeping contingent participating in the United Nations Multidisciplinary Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) received 31 MRAP-class MaxxPro BBM from the US Armed Forces.

In Tajikistan, the border with Afghanistan is protected by samples of military equipment received from several states. Among them there are rare copies that have recently been upgraded.

At the end of last week, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan visited the base of one of the border detachments of the Panj district of the Khatlon region, where he met with servicemen of the army and border troops, got acquainted with their equipment. This was reported by the press service of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The United States called the main obstacles to the development of weapons in Russia. This was written by experts of the American research corporation RAND in their report.

The joint military exercise of the Russian Federation and Uzbekistan will be held in the area bordering Afghanistan from July 30 to August 10, the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Tuesday.

Old Soviet T-55 tanks continue to be used in Syria. During the recent clashes in Southern Idlib, representatives of illegal armed groups managed to destroy one such combat vehicle.

Greece intends to transfer to Egypt the BMP-1s that were in service with it. At the International Defense Exhibition DEFEA 2021 held in Athens in May, a sample of an infantry fighting vehicle that was repaired at one of the local enterprises was presented.

In the Leningrad Region, servicemen of the Keletsko-Berlin Artillery Brigade of the Combined Arms Army of the Western Military District (ZVO) began live firing from closed firing positions at targets simulating enemy fortifications and armored structures.

The Ukrainian state enterprise "Ukroboronservice", which is part of the state concern" Ukroboronprom", has not yet fulfilled the contract concluded in 2014 for the supply of 50 modernized T-64BV-1 tanks by the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The US Marine Corps is approaching the final of the Advanced reconnaissance vehicle (advanced reconnaissance vehicle) or ARV program. July 19, portal armyrecognition.com he reported that contracts for the creation of prototypes of combat vehicles have been signed with Textron and General Dynamics companies.

Workers of the Malyshev Kharkiv plant, which is part of Ukroboronprom, hid the inscription "Glory to Ukraine"under the frontal armor of the demonstration sample of the Oplot tank. The Telegram channel "Military Informant"drew attention to the pictures that appeared on the network.

The light floating tank "Octopus-SDM1" was tested in the Black Sea.

This is the first stage of testing the machine in marine conditions, the Rostec state Corporation reported. The tank confirmed the possibility of transportation by large landing ships, as well as its own high water-carrying qualities.

The Lithuanian Defense Ministry announced the delivery of Spike LR anti-tank guided missiles intended for Vilkas infantry fighting vehicles of the country's Armed Forces, which was completed at the end of June.

The light floating tank "Octopus-SDM1" has successfully passed the first stage of testing in the Black Sea. On the air of Sputnik radio, a military expert, retired Colonel Viktor Litovkin, told about the car.

In Ukraine, in parallel with the modernization of the T-64 under the "Crab" program, which is engaged in the " Kharkiv Design Bureau of Mechanical Engineering named after Morozov" (KKBM), work is also underway on the remotorization of such tanks.

The gamer posted a secret document on the network with the characteristics of the British Challenger 2 tank. This is written by the UK Defense Journal.