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Philippines Ground Forces to buy 90 GAZ "Sadko NEXT" vehicles"
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines has published a" Notice of Order "(NOA – Notice of Award) for the supply of 90 light trucks GAZ" Sadko NEXT " produced by the Gorky Automobile Plant (GAZ Group, Nizhny Novgorod).
The Ministry of Defense handed over the first batch of modernized self-propelled guns " Acacia"
The first batch of upgraded 2S3M "Acacia" self-propelled artillery units has been handed over to the Russian Defense Ministry.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine received Oncilla armored vehicles
As reported by the Ukrainian media, on May 12, 2021, on the territory of the enterprise of the Ukrainian LLC "Scientific and Production Company" VK Sistema " in Vasylkiv (Kiev region) the transfer of a batch of nine Oncilla 4X4 L2014-UD wheeled armored vehicles assembled by the NPK to the armed forces of Ukraine took place "VK Sistema " from machine kits made by the Polish company Mista Sp. zoo.
American "wheeled tanks" M1128 based on Stryker will be removed from service
The M1128 combat vehicles in service with the US ground forces, created on the platform of the Stryker armored personnel carriers, are going to be completely written off by the end of next year.
Judging by the reports that appeared on the Network, despite many years of operation in specialized brigades, they did not manage to solve a number of design problems, for example, with an automated gun loading system. It not only has a relatively small ammunition supply (only 18 shells), but also constantly fails.
BMD-2M with the Bereg combat squad will significantly increase the capabilities of the airborne forces
At the military parade in Tula on May 9, the BMD-2M with a single combat compartment "Bereg"was first demonstrated.
From the original versions, they differ in the installation of a new, more massive-looking sight with a laser rangefinder, a thermal imaging channel and an automatic target tracking system.
Rheinmetall has introduced a new generation of NH3 tactical military trucks
One of the oldest German concerns-manufacturers of military equipment Rheinmetall (founded in 1889-ed. TechCult.ru) introduced a new version of the NH – NH3 tactical military truck.
More than 80 units of military equipment have been delivered to the Central Military District since the beginning of the year
More than 80 units of weapons and military equipment have been received by the troops of the Central Military District (CVO) since the beginning of this year.
The only instance: the armored car "Holder" was shown in the LPR
The fighters of the People's Militia of the self-proclaimed LPR reanimated the existing single copy of the vehicle for providing crossings (MOP) "Holder".
She took part in the parade dedicated to the 76th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
"Shilki" and "Slingshot" cover the Angolan army from air attacks
The ZSU-23-4 anti-aircraft self-propelled gun, despite its venerable age, is still in service with the armies of more than three dozen countries.
For example, they are armed with air defense units of the Angolan ground forces. There are about 50 pieces in total.
Why the US Army's Abrams remains one of the most dangerous tanks in the world
Despite the fact that the production of American Abrams tanks began in 1980, they still remain one of the most dangerous opponents. The fact is that these combat vehicles are constantly being improved. For example, in the publication "Armor is strong and tanks are fast... about the prospects for creating new combat tanks in the United States", published in the 5th issue of the magazine "Army Collection" for 2021, it is reported that more than 20 major upgrades have been carried out over 40 years.
The remote mine-clearing vehicle "Foliage" will be presented at the forum " Army-2021"
The Listva remote mine-clearing vehicle will be presented at the Army-2021 International Military-Technical Forum.
The security and intelligence units of the Strategic Missile Forces are trained on simulators " Typhoon-M"
The Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) receive a unique simulator designed to train the personnel of the security and intelligence units.
Milrem Robotics promotes Themis DOOM to the Australian market
Estonian company Milrem Robotics has announced the signing of a distribution and maintenance agreement with the Australian company XTEK Ltd., as well as the delivery of the first ground-based remote-controlled machine THeMIS.
The T-34-85 modified in Syria took part in the parade at the Khmeimim base
84 units of ground combat equipment took part in the parade dedicated to the 76th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, held at the Russian air base Khmeimim in Syria. Among them was a T-34-85.
The latest Russian artillery was shown on video
At the Victory parade in Nizhny Novgorod, the latest artillery systems developed by the local Central Research Institute "Burevestnik"were presented. This is their first public demonstration - the artillery installations have not yet been adopted and are being tested. A video of the parade rehearsal appeared online.
A small overview of the Victory Day parades in the regions
Social network user livejournal.com altyn73 has prepared an overview of the Victory Day parades in the regions held on May 9, 2021..
Victory Parade in Ulan-Ude
A military parade dedicated to the 76th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War was held in the capital of the Republic of Buryatia. For the first time in history, the parade was attended by members of the Armed Forces of Mongolia.
Russian "Vityaz" called a powerful geopolitical weapon in Japan
Japanese media have become interested in Russian Arctic military equipment based on the DT-30 Vityaz all-terrain vehicle. According to experts, these are not only powerful machines, but also a means to achieve geopolitical goals.
Tracked version of the new armored reconnaissance aircraft will be shown at the parade in Tula
At the rehearsal of the military parade in Tula, along with the already known samples, new military equipment was presented. For example, a tracked version of the mobile point of reconnaissance and target designation for the PRP-5 rocket and artillery systems.
Turkey strengthens "tank independence"»
The failures with the Altay tank only encourage Turkey to reduce its dependence on imported military technologies. Yesterday, May 3, portal defenceturk.net he reported that the company Aselsan has started testing a new tank fire control system VOLKAN-M.