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The GAZ-3344-20 "Aleut" two-link tracked floating snowmobiles of high cross-country capability were put into service with the tank formation of the Eastern Military District. This is reported by the press service of the VVO.

Kiev announced the readiness of the United States to supply Ukraine with lethal weapons

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said that a new day is beginning in relations between Kiev and Washington. So he commented on the readiness of the United States to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons. Moscow took Kiev's enthusiasm with skepticism, recalling that earlier the United States exported decommissioned equipment to Ukraine, which is cheaper to export than to dispose of.

The Russian-made T-80U continues to be actively used in the land forces of South Korea. In a recently released video, armored vehicles conducted training duels with K1E1 manufactured by the military industry of this state.

Dmitry Litovkin-about new artillery reconnaissance complexes and modern trends in the development of the armed forces

The new 1B75 "Penicillin" intelligence complex has entered service. The system is able to record acoustic and thermal signals from shots and bursts of artillery shells, giving out the exact coordinates of the location of enemy guns. Data about them is plotted on an electronic map, after which our guns deliver an accurate blow to the enemy.

Russia will present its latest developments - aircraft equipment, air defense systems, armored vehicles, and ammunition-at the international exhibition in India. The largest international aerospace and defense industry air show, Aero India 2021, starts on February 3 in Bangalore.

State tests of "Zircons" will be completed in 2021

On Friday, the Ministry of Defense held a Single day of acceptance of military equipment. About what weapons, military and special equipment entered the troops in 2020 and what weapons the army and navy expect in the near future, says "Газета.Ru".

Saudi Arabia can buy weapons from Russia due to the failure of the United States

Saudi Arabia plans to buy the S-400 Triumph air defense system, Su-35 fighter jets and other weapons from Russia after the US temporarily banned the sale of weapons to the kingdom, writes the American edition of The National Interest. At the same time, the publication admits that the plans of Riyadh are already facing stiff resistance from Washington.

The US Army has announced the preparation of an upgraded M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams tank for artillery tests at the Fort Hood test site in Texas. The new version is heavier than the previous ones, which casts doubt on its use-especially in Europe.

T-55 and ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" of the Peruvian army were deployed to cover the border with Ecuador. The relocation of equipment is explained by the increase in the number of migrants from Venezuela.

Judging by the published photos, medium tanks are transported on trawls, while lighter self-propelled units move independently.

Soviet infantry fighting vehicles BMP-1 and BMP-2 are in service with many African countries.

Some of this equipment was supplied to the army of this continent by the Soviet Union, the other was received after the collapse of the USSR. Moreover, the supplies were carried out both from the CIS and from those countries that were part of the Warsaw Pact organization.

Specialists of the US Army have completed tests of promising unified assault bridge-laying JAB, the development of which was carried out since the beginning of the 2010s. According to Defense News, the tests of the bridge-laying machines were completed at the end of 2020. Based on the results of the inspections, it is planned to make improvements to the design of cars and bridge structures. In 2022, the US Army expects to receive the first JAB bridge pavers.

A brigade armed with the latest Buk-M3 and Buk-M2 anti-aircraft missile systems will appear in the Southern Military District. It is expected that the unit will become part of one of the combined arms armies. The Buk-M3 air defense system has already received the name "anti-aircraft submachine guns"in the troops. They are able to detect and shoot down targets at a range of up to 70 km and repel massive attacks by cruise missiles. According to experts, the brigade will become a mobile reserve. The connection will protect not only the sky of the south of Russia — if necessary, it can be quickly transferred to the Crimea or to the western direction.

On January 22, 2021, the 82nd Infantry Regiment "Torino" (82° Reggimento Fanteria "Torino") of the mechanized brigade" Pinerolo "(Brigata meccanizzata" Pinerolo") of the Italian Army, stationed in Barletta, demonstrated for the first time the first light armored vehicles of the Italian army, the LMV 2.

Well-known military expert Viktor Murakhovsky in the article " Mogem? We can't, but we can! " in its telegram channel reports that in May 2018, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation approved a document "On the procedure for introducing thermal imaging cameras of domestic production in the sighting complexes of T-72BZM, T-80BVM...". The same problem was solved for other thermal imaging devices used in domestic military equipment.

More than 20 units of modern weapons and special military equipment will be received in 2021 by the units of the Guards Tank Division of the Central Military District, stationed in the Chelyabinsk and Sverdlovsk regions.

The special purpose brigade of the Central Military District, stationed in the Samara region, will receive a batch of upgraded Tiger-M armored vehicles in 2021 (in total, more than 15 units).

In China, light floating tanks of the Type 63A (ZTZ-63A) are gradually being abandoned. Currently, they are operated only in the battalions of four formations and, according to various estimates, their number is unlikely to exceed a hundred pieces.

Adoption of the latest Bradley BMP in the United States is postponed for a year

The latest version of the M2A4 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle of the US Army will not enter service on time. During the tests, it turned out that toxic gases are formed in the BMP tower, which are dangerous for the health of the military. Experts are trying to eliminate the identified shortcomings, and the car itself will go to the troops in at least a year.

The Russian Ministry of Defense has shown the first footage showing the mass landing of units of the Ivanovo Airborne unit with BMD-4M combat vehicles.

More than 20 units of modern weapons and special military equipment will be received in 2021 by the units of the Guards Tank Division of the Central Military District (CVO), stationed in the Chelyabinsk and Sverdlovsk regions, the press service of the CVO reported on Monday.