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The Soviet T-72 tank in the 90s was one of the most common modern tanks in the world. Therefore, it is not surprising that proposals for their further modernization have begun to appear in many countries.

In Ukraine, they said that they managed to localize the Soviet 23-mm twin anti-aircraft gun ZU-23-2. According to the "Ukrainian Militaristic Portal", the first sample is currently located at the Rivne test site, where it is checked by specialists of the State Research Institute for Testing and Certification of Weapons and Military Equipment.

The calculations of mobile ground missile systems of the easternmost - Irkutsk missile compound-have begun to carry out combat duty as part of the exercise that has begun in the Strategic Missile Forces, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has published a recording of the firing of a new self-propelled artillery installation "Bogdana". The author boasts that the artillery system is made on domestic equipment from Ukrainian metal, and the caliber of the gun meets NATO standards. See the video of the tests in the article.

In Ukraine, they tried to create a 125-mm gun of increased power 50L "Vityaz", which, according to some propagandists from Nezalezhnaya, was supposed to compete with the gun of the T-14 tank on the Armata platform.

Soldiers of the Serbian army are actively preparing for their eighth participation in the tank biathlon competition, held as part of the International War Games at the Alabino training ground near Moscow.

The latest uninhabited combat module "Epoch" in the near future may become the main one for Russian infantry fighting vehicles of three generations. Moreover, this product is already being installed on promising IFVs on the Kurganets-25 medium platform, and is also being tested on the BMP-3.

China has a new anti-aircraft missile and gun system (ZRPC) in service. May 31 portal globaltimes.cn he reported that the company China South Industries Group (CSGC) has handed over the first self-propelled air defense systems of a new type to the army.

Now it sounds like a fantasy, but relatively recently in Ukraine, the 140-mm, as it was called in advertising materials, "super-powerful" tank gun 55L "Bagheera"was tested.

Units of the Libyan National Army (LNA) demonstrated their most modern tanks at a recent exercise. They are upgraded T-62MV, equipped with dynamic protection or, as it is also called in the West, "reactive armor", which removes the effectiveness of cumulative ammunition.

Specialists of Uralvagonzavod have started creating the first prototypes of the Shturm robotic complex, RIA Novosti reports, citing sources in the military-industrial complex.

The Ukrainian perspective "self-propelled gun" has started fire tests. May 27, portal defence-ua.com he reported that the Bogdana self-propelled gun had already fired more than 50 shots at the Shiroky Lan training ground.

In Russia, they began to create the first prototypes of the heavy shock robotic complex "Shturm", designed for combat in the city. On the air of Sputnik radio, retired Colonel Viktor Litovkin noted the capabilities of the combat vehicle.

During the all-Army competition for field training among the units of the military air defense named after Colonel General B. I. Dukhov, anti-aircraft gunners jointly hit high-speed air targets.

At the exercises in Algeria, the T-72s, modernized with the help of Russia, were demonstrated.

Currently, the army of this North African state, along with modern T-90SA, continues to operate more than 300 combat vehicles of this model. They have proven themselves as simple and reliable tanks.

Military experts note that after a long fascination with wheeled armored vehicles, there is again a significant interest in tracked IFVs in the world. Currently, several countries hold tenders for the selection of such equipment.

Since the beginning of the year, the troops of the Western Military District (ZVO) have received about 300 units of military and special equipment under the state defense order, said the commander of the troops of the ZVO, Colonel-General Alexander Zhuravlev.

Rare examples of military equipment for Libya can now be seen during the preparation of the military parade of the formations of the Libyan National Army (LNA) of Field Marshal Haftar.

Rehearsals for the ceremony are being held at the Benin air base near Benghazi. It seems that the LNA command has concentrated most of its available forces on this military facility.

A tracked version of the PRP-5 mobile reconnaissance point has been created for the Russian Army. If earlier we saw the version on the chassis of the BTR-82 armored personnel carrier, now the platform was the BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle, which has proven itself over many years of operation. "Troika" is already quite well known in the military, it has excellent mobility, can swim through water obstacles.

More than 50 units of the second-generation anti-tank missile systems "Fagot" entered service with the motorized rifle unit of the Southern Military District (SE), stationed in the Stavropol Territory.