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Prospects for the development of artillery

Almost all classes of military equipment used in the current armed forces were born in the twentieth century. Only artillery appeared in the middle Ages. Now it is even difficult to determine exactly when and where it happened. At the same time, the importance of artillery does not decrease, only the concepts of its use change.

Military programs are slowed down by political decisions

In recent years, the Turkish defense industry has made impressive progress in development, as evidenced by the spectacular actions of Turkish-made unmanned aerial vehicles in Libya, Syria and Nagorno-Karabakh.

November 22 marks the 105th anniversary of the birth of design engineer Vladimir Rogozhin, Hero of Socialist Labor. He was the author of 150 scientific and technical articles and 188 inventions, and led the development of world-famous Soviet jet systems.

in Ukraine, the latest MLRS "Hurricane" was tested

Ukraine has introduced a new multiple launch rocket system "Bureviy" or "Hurricane". The Ministry of defense of the country is extremely interested in receiving this weapon, since it should replace the old Soviet MLRS of the same name that are in service with the APU. Military observer " Newspaper.Ru " Mikhail Khodarenok talks about the subtleties of the new Ukrainian development.

WZ-523 armored personnel Carriers were created in the first half of the 80s with an export orientation.

In the course of development, components and assemblies of mass-produced automotive equipment were widely used, for example, a 165-horsepower gasoline engine.

Mountain landing-assault division of Russian airborne troops, which is stationed in the southern military district, November 25, will receive six dozen combat vehicles BMD-4M and BTR-MDM "Rakushka", according to the Ministry of defense.

Rheinmetall continues to improve its combat robots. On November 20, the company published on its official YouTube channel new videos of the use of the mission Master ground-based Autonomous vehicle system in combat conditions.

Turkey is negotiating with South Korea on the Altai tank program

Ankara plans to solve the problem with engines, transmission and armor for its national tank program "Altai" through cooperation with South Korean companies. Earlier, Turkey wanted to cooperate with Germany and France, but the damaged relations between the allies put the purchase of necessary parts in question.

The team of the Chinese mission "Chang'e-4" published new photos of the surface of the back side of the moon, obtained by the lunar Rover "Yutu-2", including a circular panorama and a three-dimensional image of the surrounding area. To date, the lunar Rover has traveled several hundred meters on the surface of The earth's satellite and worked for almost two years, although initially its service life was estimated at three months, according to the website Space.com.

In the first half of November, the NATO command conducted a planned exercise of its response forces (NATO Response Force – NRF) in Lithuania under the name "Brilliant Jump – 2020". A special feature of this event, which is held annually by the Alliance, is the verification of the most combat-ready component of the NRF-the very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) – in terms of the efficiency of its deployment in a given area.

Tanks and armored personnel carriers of the Russian army can be equipped with ceramic armor. In terms of protective properties, armor plates made of synthetic corundum ceramics will be superior to their metal counterparts, and they weigh much less.

250 units of modern armored weapons and equipment were received by the Airborne troops during the school year.

According to the information support group of the Airborne troops, a meeting of the military Council was held in Moscow under the leadership of the commander of the airborne forces, Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov.the main topic of discussion was summing up the results of the academic year in the troops in 2020.

the Russian "Magnolia", according to military experts, is currently considered the most all-terrain self-propelled artillery in the world.

It is not afraid of difficult terrain, including swampy areas. She will feel confident in the snow of the Arctic.

Disclaimer. Robots are very reliable guys. The average Robert of a normal brand can work like hell for years without interruption, requiring only short breaks for maintenance and calibration checks.

On the day of rocket troops and artillery, units of the 150th motorized rifle division of the southern military district (SE) in the Rostov region mastered the upgraded 2s19m2 "Msta-S" self-propelled howitzers.

The first detailed photos of the interior of the VN1 armored personnel carrier produced by the Chinese Corporation Norinco, which is in service with the Royal Thai army. Earlier, Thailand signed two contracts with the Chinese state Corporation Norinco for the supply of 75 wheeled armored combat vehicles of the ZBL-08 family (export designation VN1), some of which have already been delivered to the Thai army.

The South of Russia will be protected by wheeled thermobaric flamethrowers. The southern military district (SE) will be the first to be re-equipped with the latest heavy flamethrower systems TOS-2 or Tosochka, sources in the Ministry of defense told Izvestia. Now the new cars are completing state tests.

After the lifting of wartime restrictions on the dissemination of information in Azerbaijan, videos and photographs taken during the fighting began to appear.

The Hungarian army received the first Leopard 2 tanks - they will replace the Soviet T-72 in the ground forces. According to the military, the transition to a new type of tank caused a lot of problems-starting with the fact that the Leopard does not fit into the hangars built for the T-72.

one of the longest - range guns in the world-the South African 155 mm G-5 - is seen in Libya. It was used during a recent exercise by field Marshal Khalifa Haftar's unit.

This gun-howitzer developed in the first half of the 80's has a number of interesting features. It is equipped with a two-axle chassis and is equipped with a 77 HP engine.