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An air defense robot is planned to be created on the basis of the Uran-9 strike robotic complex, which is entering service with the Russian army, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti.

In the Primorsky Territory, a joint Russian-Lao exercise "Laros-2021"is being held on the territory of the Sergeyevsky training ground of the combined Arms Army of the Eastern Military District (VVO).

At the Mulino training ground, servicemen of the separate engineer-sapper regiment of the 6th Combined Arms Army of the Western Military District (ZVO) for the first time used the Uran-6 robotic complex. He was involved in a tactical exercise at a special training ground designed to train the actions of troops in urban conditions.

The LCD-360MC "Neptune" anti-ship missile system "has become even cooler," says the Ukrainian information and consulting agency Defense Express.

The production of Belarusian armored cars "Kaiman" at the 140th repair plant in the city of Borisov began six years ago. These vehicles are designed for conducting reconnaissance, escorting convoys and performing a large list of other special tasks.

As it became known to the Indian resource The Print, the command of the Indian Land Forces is considering the possibility of purchasing up to 40 tracked self-propelled howitzers K-9 VAJRA-T for use in mountainous areas in the border areas with China.

The volume of Russia's secret exports increased by 61% in January—June 2021, to $27 billion. Exports of defense industry, aircraft and shipbuilding products increased by 31%, to $4.7 billion, Vedomosti reports. The largest importer of these products was the Czech Republic, which was included in the list of countries unfriendly to Russia.

The Vityaz machine-building company, part of the Uralvagonzavod concern of the Rostec State Corporation, has handed over a batch of DT-10PM two-link tracked conveyors to the Russian Defense Ministry. By the end of the year, the company will fulfill 2 more contracts.

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, 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.

The new version of the anti-ship complex uses the Tatra T815 as a standard chassis. The prototypes were placed on the basis of KrAZ cars.

The first Armata tanks will be handed over to the Russian army this year. On August 10, the Interfax news agency reported that Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexey Krivoruchko announced the transfer of 20 combat vehicles to the armed forces by the end of 2021.

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.

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.

The Russian army will receive a batch of new T-14 Armata tanks this year, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexey Krivoruchko said.

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.

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 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 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 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.