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Against the background of the situation in Afghanistan, Russia handed over 12 reconnaissance vehicles and small arms to Tajikistan
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has handed over a batch of combat reconnaissance vehicles (BRDM) to the armed forces of Tajikistan, the Russian military department reported on Saturday.
About 100 units of armored weapons have been received by the Central Military District troops since the beginning of the year
About 100 units of armored weapons have been delivered to the troops of the Central Military District since the beginning of the year, Colonel Hanif Beglov, the head of the armored service of the Central Military District, said on the eve of the Tanker's Day.
Poland has launched large-scale military exercises simultaneously with the Belarusian-Russian "West-2021"
Poland has launched large-scale military exercises simultaneously with the Belarusian - Russian exercises "West-2021". The official start of the "Lynx 21" exercises was given on Friday at the training ground in Novaya Demba in the east of the country by Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak.
ATGM "Chrysanthemum-S" with supersonic missiles - the perfect tank killer
The anti-tank missile system "Chrysanthemum-S" still attracts the attention of foreign and Russian specialists. It is armed with fifteen unique supersonic missiles that can destroy any modern tank day and night, in any weather, at a distance of 6000 meters.
The United States will begin supplying M-109A6 "Paladin" self-propelled howitzers to Taiwan in 2023
According to the Taiwan News resource, the United States will supply Taiwan with the first 155-mm tracked self-propelled howitzers M-109A6 "Paladin" in 2023.
Designer Vladimir Budaev: tests of the light tank "Octopus" will be completed in 2021-2022
State tests of the modernized self-propelled anti-tank gun "Sprut-SDM1" will be completed at the end of this or early next year, now they are 80% completed, the deputy chief designer of the Volgograd Tractor Plant (as part of KMZ, it is part of the "High-precision complexes" of the Rostec state Corporation)told RIA Novosti Vladimir Budaev.
The Russian base in Tajikistan will receive 30 tanks by the end of 2021
The Russian military base in Tajikistan will be strengthened by the end of the year with thirty modern tanks. This was reported to RIA Novosti by the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) on Friday, September 10.
The developer told about the tests of the floating self-propelled gun "Octopus"
The modernized self-propelled anti-tank gun "Sprut-SDM1"is undergoing state tests in Russia. They should be completed at the end of this year or the beginning of next year.
A radical version of the modernization of the BMP-1 was presented in Poland
The Polish Army currently continues to operate more than 1,200 BWP-1 infantry fighting vehicles, which are local clones of the old Soviet BMP-1.
It is believed that this technique, created in the first half of the 60s, is outdated and does not meet modern requirements. It has weak armor protection, simple sights.
An Iranian UAV is suspected of destroying a Ukrainian tank in Ethiopia
The forces of the rebel Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray (PFOT) operating against the troops of the Ethiopian Federal Government lost a T-72B tank. The combat vehicle is completely disabled.
As a result of an internal explosion of ammunition, the tower separated from the hull, several support rollers broke off from each side, the engine turned into debris.
A new BMP was introduced in Belarus
A new version of the MZKT-690003 armored personnel carrier has been introduced in Belarus. The vehicle, also known as Volat V2, received an uninhabited combat module with a 30 mm caliber gun, which turned it into a full-fledged infantry fighting vehicle (BMP). This is reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
The Russian military repelled the attack of "militants" at the exercises at the base in Tajikistan
The Russian servicemen used the calculation of the Tachyon drone, which helped to control the capture groups and fire cover, which made it possible to neutralize the conditional saboteurs at the captured checkpoint in the shortest possible time.
Ukrainian armored car caught fire during tests
The Ukrainian armored car "Dozor-B" caught fire during factory tests. The fire on the prototype of the car occurred during the inspection of fire-fighting equipment. This may delay the process of adopting the machine for service, " Defense News reports.
The newest Chinese self-propelled gun will receive an armored assistant
The Chinese 155-mm self-propelled artillery system, which is a deep modification of the PLZ-05 produced since 2005, has received a number of significant improvements.
Thus, the undercarriage has become longer by one support roller from each side, the engine power has increased, which now amounts to at least 1000 hp.
In Poland, the Soviet BMP was modernized
A modernized Soviet infantry fighting vehicle BMP was presented at the international defense exhibition MSPO-2021 in Poland. The company WZM S. A. demonstrated a new version of the machine with an upgraded body and tower, according to the Defense 24 portal.
Synchronous maneuvers of T-90S tanks in the desert were shown on video
The South-Western command of the Indian Army has released video footage of maneuvers with the mass participation of the main battle tanks T-90S Bhishma.
At the beginning of the video, combat vehicles, raising clouds of dust, make a simultaneous turn of almost 180 degrees on command. Then the synchronous reverse movement of an entire tank unit is demonstrated.
The military is conducting an exercise in the Kuril Islands with live firing of tanks and artillery
More than 500 Russian servicemen, tanks and artillery are involved in the exercise, which began on the Kuril Islands, the Eastern Military District (VVO) said on Wednesday.
The troops of the Central Military District for the first time received armored vehicles"Typhoon"
Military personnel of units in the Novosibirsk and Samara regions have begun to master new equipment
The troops of the Central Military District (CVO), stationed in the Novosibirsk and Samara regions, received eight Typhoonenok armored vehicles for the first time. This is stated in a message distributed on Wednesday by the press service of the district.
The first T-90M with "over-the-horizon vision" will be tested at exercises
In the near future, a modification of the T-90M tank with a retractable optoelectronic module will be tested at military exercises. It is an observation device with a thermal imager, a TV channel and a laser rangefinder on a three-meter telescopic mast, the module allows the tank crew to monitor the situation and find targets without detecting themselves - for example, from behind a one-story house or from a trench.
Will China show an analog of the "Armata" or a more powerful tank at the exhibition in Zhuhai
On September 28, 2021, an aerospace salon opens in Zhuhai, where the Chinese military industry will present previously unknown samples of military equipment, including those intended for the ground forces.























