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The gamer declassified the drawings of the tank for the sake of the authenticity of the game
The gamer posted a secret document on the network with the characteristics of the British Challenger 2 tank. This is written by the UK Defense Journal.
In the United States, they mocked Poland's purchase of M1 Abrams tanks
Poland's purchase of American M1 Abrams tanks, which entered service with the US Army in 1981, is a "rather remarkable turn of events", since these combat vehicles were originally created "to fight Soviet and Polish troops on the battlefields in Western Europe," writes Popular Mechanics magazine.
The military expert called the main advantage of the new tank " Octopus"
The light floating tank "Octopus-SDM1" has successfully passed the first stage of testing in the Black Sea. On the air of Sputnik radio, a military expert, retired Colonel Viktor Litovkin, told about the car.
The Ukrainian T-64BM2 tank had its turret raised
In Ukraine, in parallel with the modernization of the T-64 under the "Crab" program, which is engaged in the " Kharkiv Design Bureau of Mechanical Engineering named after Morozov" (KKBM), work is also underway on the remotorization of such tanks.
The Lithuanian Defense Ministry received all Spike LR ATGMs for the Boxer BBM"
The Lithuanian Defense Ministry announced the delivery of Spike LR anti-tank guided missiles intended for Vilkas infantry fighting vehicles of the country's Armed Forces, which was completed at the end of June.
Tests of the light tank "Octopus-SDM1" in the Black Sea were shown on video
The light floating tank "Octopus-SDM1" was tested in the Black Sea.
This is the first stage of testing the machine in marine conditions, the Rostec state Corporation reported. The tank confirmed the possibility of transportation by large landing ships, as well as its own high water-carrying qualities.
The Americans started assembling the first modernized long-range howitzers M109A7
The US Army has begun the final assembly of the first four upgraded M109A7 self-propelled howitzers with increased range. According to Janes, the military plans to use at least one of them during the Convergence project exercises in November.
Israel has introduced a new heavy armored personnel carrier
The Israel Defense Forces demonstrated a prototype of the Pereg heavy armored personnel carrier. The machine is made on the basis of the Merkava tank.
They tried to try on the Israeli Trophy active protection complex on the T-90
The Israeli company Rafael offered to equip Indian T-90 main battle tanks with active protection complexes (KAZ) Trophy.
A model of a combat vehicle upgraded in this way was presented in April 2018 in Chennai at the 10th international defense exhibition Defexpo.
Ukraine was left without a " Stronghold"
Ukrspetsexport has not yet received the Oplot-T tank, which should be shipped no later than June 30. The amount of the contract concluded with the state" Malyshev Plant " at the beginning of the year is almost 4.6 million US dollars.
Specialists of the RCB of protection of the Central Military District have improved the power supply system of the TDA-3 thermal smoke machine
The military personnel of the separate brigade of the Central Military District Protection of the Central Military District, stationed in the Sverdlovsk region, carried out a technical revision of the power supply system for the smoke intake of the TDA-3 smoke machine.
More than 10 thousand servicemen are involved in a comprehensive training on the combat readiness of the Central Military District troops
A comprehensive training on the combat readiness of troops has started in the Central Military District( CVO), more than 10 thousand servicemen are involved in it, the press service of the CVO reports on Wednesday.
The Australians announced the initial operational readiness of Hawkei light armored vehicles
The Australian Ministry of Defense has announced the initial operational readiness of Hawkei light armored vehicles. They should replace the Australian Army Land Rover SUVs with a four-by-four wheel formula. It is assumed that the Hawkei will reach full operational readiness by 2023.
Unsuccessful contract: how the T-64B1M tanks ended up in Africa
The main battle tanks of the T-64 during the Soviet era were operated only in the Soviet Army and were never exported.
After 1991, they remained in Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.
The Strategic Missile Forces in the Altai Territory made an extended march with the participation of the Yars PGRC
In the Altai Territory, during the round-the-clock large-scale exercises of the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN), Yars mobile ground missile systems (PGRK) performed intensive maneuver actions on combat patrol routes.
Croats have created a robot for radiation and chemical reconnaissance
The Croatian company DOK-ING has introduced an armored ground robot Komodo. It is designed for radiation, chemical and biological exploration and can operate at high temperatures, complete smoke and lack of oxygen. At the same time, Komodo is also suitable for ordinary engineering work.
Armored Zoo: Poland wants to adopt Abrams
The Polish military decided to adopt the third type of main battle tanks - Abrams of American production.
As the publication reports Gazeta.pl, negotiations are currently underway for the supply of two and a half hundred units. The transaction amount will be from 2.9 to 5.5 billion dollars.
Heavy caliber "Acacia" reliably covers the Caucasian borders of Russia
Military personnel of artillery units of the Russian military base of the Southern Military District (SE) in Abkhazia performed live firing exercises from modernized self-propelled artillery howitzers "Acacia".
The shooting of "Armata" at the tank was shown on video
In honor of the 85th anniversary of the 38th Research Institute of Armored Weapons and Equipment, journalists were shown how "Armata" shoots at a fellow strong Soviet T-64 tank. The Zvezda TV channel showed the process in all possible forms: from outside from different angles, in slow motion, from the Armata control room and from inside the target tank.
Poland wanted to buy up to 250 M1 Abrams tanks from the United States
The Polish Defense Ministry is negotiating with the American side about the possible purchase of up to 250 M1 Abrams tanks, Defense News writes, referring to the Polish press.























