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In Ukraine, they remembered their long-standing development-a version of the Soviet T-80UD tank, designated "Object 478DU". Photos of this almost forgotten by everyone, released in a single copy of the combat vehicle appeared on the Network.

It was assembled in the first half of the 90s. The fact is that the support rollers for the equipment produced in Kharkiv were supplied from Russia, so the developers made an attempt to replace them with those that were previously used on the T-64, the production of which stopped back in 1987. As you know, they have smaller sizes and do not have special rubber used in bandages, which has become a shortage in Ukraine

Russia already has the research and production potential to create a new generation main battle tank (MBT). In particular, it will be distinguished from existing models by increased survivability due to air defense and upper hemisphere protection, as well as control using voice commands.

Kyle Mizokami, a military observer of the Popular Mechanics publication, called the Arena-M active protection complex (KAZ) installed on the T-72B3 tank" Cool military technology". According to him, the system allows you to leave vehicles that have been in service for many years in the ranks, without hanging additional armor on them.

During the X International Exhibition of Weapons and Military Equipment "MILEX-2021", a new product of the weapons forum – the "Whistle" robotic complex was presented at the stand of the Belspetsvneshtechnika State Technical University.

More than 10 modern armored personnel carriers with improved combat and driving characteristics of the BTR-82A entered service with the newly formed [503rd] Motorized Rifle Regiment [19th Motorized Rifle Division]of the 58th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District in Ingushetia.

More than 30 years ago, an attempt was made to create a ZA-35 anti-aircraft self-propelled gun on the basis of the Soviet T-72 tank. It is interesting that such work was carried out by specialists of the Republic of South Africa.

In the Moscow region, at the Alabino training ground, servicemen of the Taman Motorized Rifle Division of the Guards Tank Red Banner Army of the Western Military District (ZVO) worked out actions to destroy low-flying air targets from 12.7-mm large-caliber machine guns "Cord".

Five tactical exercises with motorized rifle, tank, artillery, reconnaissance units and calculations of S-300PS anti-aircraft missile systems of the 201st Russian military base stationed in the Republic of Tajikistan took place last week as part of the combat training cycle in the summer period. In total, about 3 thousand servicemen were involved in the exercises.

Usually, when they talk about modern Russian self-propelled anti-tank complexes, they usually recall the ATGM "Chrysanthemum". However, there is another combat vehicle in the Russian army, unfortunately, less well-known, also made on the basis of the BMP-3, and it is also designed to destroy armored vehicles.

Russian combat vehicles supporting Terminator tanks seem to be becoming one of the most popular models of military equipment in Algeria. Photos and videos with them have recently been published in large quantities on the Web.

Two years ago, it became known about the creation of the KF-1 tank in Iraq, known as Al-Kafeel and also had the unofficial nickname "Super T-55".

However, judging by the released video footage, the Chinese Type 69, acquired back in the 80s, during the war with neighboring Iran, was taken as the basis for it. This car had a lot in common with the "fifty-fifth", but was not a complete clone of it. For example, it had a new sighting system with a laser rangefinder.

Specialists of the German defense concern Rheinmetall have developed a compact pocket flash-bang grenade Spectac the size of a business card box. For the first time, this type of weapon was equipped with soldiers of the elite British special forces SAS in the 70s.

When Prince Albert II of Monaco visited Antarctica in 2009, he was unpleasantly surprised that people move around one of the cleanest corners of the world by transport with "dirty" internal combustion engines. He turned to the Venturi company with an order for the development of an environmentally friendly all-terrain vehicle with electric traction. Since then, two trial models have been released, and the final third is now being prepared for shipment to Antarctica.

More than 10 BTR-82A entered service with the newly formed motorized rifle regiment of the 58th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District in Ingushetia.

ARTEC GmbH, a joint venture of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall, announced the transfer to the customer of the last of the Boxer BBM ordered for the German Armed Forces with an 8x8 wheel formula.

At the 10th International Exhibition of Weapons and Military Equipment MILEX-2021, held last week in Minsk, several modifications of the Kaiman armored vehicles created at the 140th repair plant were presented.

The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has started flight tests of an armed version of the C295 transport vehicle. According to Aviacionline, the aircraft carries eight laser-guided missiles and two aerial bombs.

German Puma BMP will become the most high-tech in the world. June 29, portal defenseworld.net he reported that the Bundeswehr had ordered Rheinmetall to modernize the first batch of these machines.

The Turkish company BMC has signed a contract for the supply of 46 new armored vehicles with reinforced mine protection "Bricks" with a 4x4 wheel formula to Tunisia, Anadolu agency reports.

The latest two-link DT-BTR, created for the natural and climatic conditions of the Arctic, Siberia and the Far East, was shown for the first time in the program" Sentinel " on the First Channel of Russian television.