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A large-scale exhibition of military equipment and weapons "Army-2021"has opened at the Tolmachevo military airfield near Novosibirsk. Anyone can examine in detail the most advanced models of small arms and army vehicles. In particular, for the first time, the newest sanitary armored car "Lens"is presented at the Novosibirsk site.

General Director of Omsktransmash Igor Lobov noted that the TOS-1A remains relevant on the battlefield

Omsktransmash (part of the Uralvagonzavod concern of the Rostec State Corporation) is modernizing the TOS-1A Solntsepek heavy flamethrower system. This was announced to TASS during the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021" by the general director of the enterprise Igor Lobov.

The T-14 main battle tanks based on the Armata heavy unified platform have been participating in the Army International military-technical forum since 2017. The first shows naturally caused a real stir among both Russian and foreign specialists, as well as among ordinary visitors to the exhibition.

The projects are being implemented, including for third countries, Rosoboronexport noted

Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec) is implementing projects with Turkish partners in the field of creating equipment for the ground forces. This was reported to TASS by the company's press service on Thursday during the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021".

Prototypes of a self-propelled mortar are at the final stage of preliminary tests

The first batch of the latest 82-mm self-propelled mortars 2S41 "Drok" will be delivered for trial operation in 2022. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the Uralvagonzavod concern (UVZ, part of the Rostec state Corporation) during the military-technical forum "Army-2021".

A new car for special forces K-4386 FOR-SpN was shown from the inside. The corresponding frames are published by Zvezda on YouTube.

Uralvagonzavod Concern (UVZ, part of the Rostec state Corporation) plans to modernize the T-80BVM tanks. The car will increase the main characteristics, including firepower and mobility, - reports TASS with reference to the press service of the UVZ.

Russia has delivered Terminator tank support combat vehicles to one of the African countries, Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation of the Russian Federation, told reporters on Wednesday during the Army-2021 forum.

Russia exported $ 2.5 billion worth of land equipment and weapons in 2020, Dmitry Shugaev, head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, told reporters.

Shvabe Holding and Uralvagonzavod Concern have signed a cooperation agreement, the press service of the holding reports.

The new armored car for special forces K-4386-ZA-SpN, designed for special purpose units, is based on the already well-known landing armored car "Typhoon-airborne", but has a number of differences. Marat Rizvanov, a representative of the developer company Remdiesel JSC, told about this in an interview with RG.

The International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021" is being held near Moscow from August 22 to 28, and the exposition of Belarus is one of the brightest.

At the "Army-2021" you can see the best samples of Belarusian military equipment. Various means of communication, military telecommunications, radar equipment, unmanned aerial vehicles are widely represented. Specialists are interested in electronic warfare systems, including those designed to combat drones.

Most of the modules have been independently tested

The Uralvagonzavod Concern (UVZ, part of the Rostec State Corporation) has developed a series of remotely controlled combat modules (DUBM) designed to equip ships of the Navy. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the UVZ during the International military-Technical Forum "Army-2021".

A new armored personnel carrier is planned to be created on the basis of the BTR-82A. At the same time, the components and assemblies of the "Athlete"armored car will be used.

The RHM-9 radiation, chemical and biological reconnaissance vehicle is being openly demonstrated for the first time at the seventh International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021".

Earlier it was reported that in 2018, this specialized armored car was presented in a closed static exhibition of a large-scale weapons exhibition held in the Moscow region.

The Strela KBM MIC SUV presented at the Army-2021 forum was created by students and graduates of Bauman Moscow State Technical University together with specialists of the Military-Industrial Company. In the future, the civilian Strela can get a seven-seat version and an automatic rifle, said Nikita Lozhkin, head of the calculation department of the Youth Design Bureau of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University, in an interview with RG.

If there was a rating of tanks-losers, then the Ukrainian BM "Oplot" would surely take the first place in it. His entire short career is accompanied by failures and scandals.

The Thai military refused further purchases of such equipment. The contract concluded with Ukraine was constantly under threat of failure, and all 49 cars were received much later than planned.

The holding company "High-precision complexes" (Rostec State Corporation) presented at the military-technical forum "Army-2021" a version of the BT-3F armored personnel carrier adapted for operations in the Far North, according to a press release from Rostec.

The new multi-purpose armored floating vehicle (MBPM) rolled off the assembly line just ten days before the start of the Army-2021 forum.

Nevertheless, it has already been tested both afloat and during mileage tests, Sergey Suvorov, head of the media and advertising department of the Military-Industrial Company, said in an interview with RG.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation within the framework of the Army-2021 forum signed a contract for the supply of the latest self-propelled artillery systems "Coalition-SV" to the Armed Forces, the ministry told reporters.