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Network-centric wars. In the Russian Federation conducted exercises on a new type of combat
The Russian military for the first time reported on the conduct of network-centric exercises, during which self-propelled artillery installations (ACS) "Msta" were used, equipped with the equipment of a unified control system, RIA Novosti reports.
Video: equipment from Russia showed its capabilities at the exercises in Algeria
Russian-made military equipment demonstrated its power at the exercises of the Algerian army.
During the training operations, both the latest models and those that have been used for a long time in the land forces of this state were used. For example, the BTR-60 PB armored personnel carriers developed in the 60s, which confidently hit targets with their 14.5-mm KPVT machine guns.
SV Italy will receive 86 BM Centauro II
On December 30, 2020, the head of the Armaments Department, Lieutenant General Paolo Giovannini, announced the order for the Italian land Forces of the second batch of 86 Centauro II armored vehicles (BM).
wPolityce (Poland): the war is getting closer. Russian weapons for Belarus
The author writes with concern about the integration of the armed forces of Russia and Belarus. Minsk plans to buy S-400 and new air defense systems, Russian helicopters and aircraft. Belarus does not have money for the S-400,but the complexes may appear there in the event of the creation of a Russian base. Poland is very concerned about this fact.
The Chinese are our elementary method of obtaining fuel from ordinary air
Chinese scientists have developed a technology for producing methanol from carbon dioxide, which allows you to extract fuel from the atmosphere without any energy costs. This is a passive system that only needs a water source and an open space to work. The main secret is to use the daily temperature fluctuations on Earth, when the heat of the day replaces the cold of the night.
Images of the first destroyed Azerbaijani T-90S have appeared on the Internet
During the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Azerbaijani army used one hundred T-90S main battle tanks. Until recently, there was no accurate data on the number of lost combat vehicles of this type. At the very beginning of the fighting, the Armenian side managed to capture two such tanks.
Russian and Western military-industrial companies face growing competition
In the next ten years, companies of growing military-industrial powers will increasingly compete with Russian and Western companies that previously contributed to their development, experts from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) write in an article for the American edition of Defense News.
Russia will replace natural gas with the fuel of the future
Russia can become a major global producer and exporter of hydrogen – one of the most environmentally friendly sources of energy. Nobel laureate Rae Kwon Chung is sure of this. What is his forecast based on, what is happening in the hydrogen fuel market today, and under what conditions is Russia's hydrogen breakthrough really possible?
The British can join the creation of a new generation of European tank
The UK is considering participating in a program to develop a new generation tank that will replace such vehicles as the Leclerc and Leopard 2.
Why does Russia have many different models of tanks in service?
In 2020, the Russian Armed Forces received 300 new and upgraded tanks. The "model range" has not changed much – it is already well-known T-72B3 and T-90M "Breakthrough", produced in one line, T-80BVM tanks with a gas turbine engine, the last batch of which came to the troops this year. Deliveries of the T-14 Armata are expected in 2021.
"Pumped up" car. Military expert spoke about the BMPT " Terminator"
A German magazine praised the Russian tank support vehicle "Terminator", calling it a "tank on steroids". On the air of Sputnik radio, the site's editor-in-chief MilitaryRussia.ru Dmitry Kornev noted that the BMPT is really admirable.
China's AFT-10 ATGM will burn Indian T-72M1 and T-90S at a distance of 10 km
The Chinese ground forces, which are on the line of confrontation in the Ladakh Valley, have prepared a very unpleasant surprise for the Indian T-72M1 and T-90S. We are talking about the AFT-10 long-range anti-tank complex (export designation HJ-10).
The plant named after V. A. Malyshev received 125-mm guns of Soviet production under the guise of " new Ukrainian"
Pre-trial investigation established that officials of GP "Design Bureau "Artillery armament" appropriated funds of the State enterprise "Plant them. V. A. Malysheva" in especially large sizes while supply last tank guns of 125 mm Soviet production under the guise of new barrels production enterprise "KB "AO" (model KBA-3).
About 20 units of military equipment entered service at the Russian military base in Tajikistan in 2020
About 20 new and modernized units of military and special equipment entered service at the 201st Russian military base in Tajikistan in 2020.
"Now not like the Muscovites": the Ukrainian army went all-in
Ukraine still leaves no hope to join NATO — the country's defense Ministry has transferred military rank codes military ranks of the Alliance. In Kiev, they stressed that this is another step away from the" outdated "Soviet army system and with each reform, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are becoming more" European "and"progressive". It doesn't really change much.
"Solntsepek" received digital navigation and communication equipment
Heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A "Solntsepek" were overhauled and modernized, received new modern equipment, including navigation and communication equipment. The state defense order was fulfilled by the Omsk Transport Engineering Plant, part of the Uralvagonzavod concern, the press service of Rostec State Corporation reported.
The Strategic Missile Forces received about 70 combat anti-sabotage vehicles "Typhoon-M"
Since 2012, the formations of the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) have received about 70 combat anti-sabotage vehicles BPDM "Typhoon-M". In 2021, the supply of this equipment will continue.
More than 600 units of engineering equipment were delivered in 2020 to the formations and military units of the engineering troops
In 2020, 639 units of engineering equipment, as well as more than 195 thousand sets of engineering equipment and engineering ammunition were delivered to the formations and military units of the engineering troops.
Chinese VT-4 tanks first used in combat
The Nigerian army has launched a large-scale operation in the north-east of the country against the militants of the terrorist organization Boko Haram (banned in the Russian Federation). The action, dubbed "Tura Takai Bango", involves the latest weapons acquired by Nigeria in China: VT-4 tanks, ST-1 wheeled tanks and 105-mm SH-5 self-propelled guns.
Divisions of the Strategic Missile Forces will be equipped with anti-sabotage vehicles " Typhoon-M"
In the coming year, regiments and divisions of the Strategic Missile Forces will continue to provide new special equipment, including modern anti-sabotage vehicles.