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The Russian defense Ministry has received a new batch of T-90M tanks (the latest modification of the t-90 main battle tank), the Ministry said on Thursday.

The Armenian defense Ministry purchased WM-80 multiple launch rocket systems from the people's Republic of China in the late 1990s.

The modernized pontoon-bridge fleet based on KAMAZ vehicles entered service with the engineer-sapper regiment of the 41st combined arms army of the Central military district.

A large batch of restored military equipment has been handed over to the Iraqi army. At the solemn events, representatives of the high command were shown cars of various classes, including Humvee SUVs.

The newspaper of the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation "Krasnaya Zvezda" published interesting material by Yuri Rossolov "Kamchatka Bastion" hits without a miss.

self-Propelled artillery installation "Lotus" passed acceptance tests

Russia is starting preliminary testing of the Lotus self-propelled artillery system developed for the airborne forces. The vehicle was created on the chassis of the BMD-4 combat vehicle. «Newspaper.Ru "- about the features of the new "self-propelled gun".

The "Solntsepek" systems were actively used by the warring parties during the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. It is known that both the Azerbaijani army (18 launchers) and Armenian units (an unspecified number) had such weapons.

what you should pay attention to at the" defense " meetings with the President

On November 10, 2020, Vladimir Putin opened the traditional annual meeting with the heads of the Military-industrial complex and the Armed forces. Such meetings have already become a tradition, but this time the agenda was very acute problems that need to be urgently addressed.

Russian short-range air defense systems are reliable only if they are properly operated

According to the results of the six-week war between Armenia and Azerbaijan, military experts almost unanimously declare the end of the era of armored vehicles.

Belarusian defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said that the Republic plans to purchase four su-30SM aircraft and four Mi-35 helicopters next year.

Forbes: the US worked out fire missions on the Black sea from Romania

The US ground forces, with the help of military transport aircraft, transferred multiple launch rocket systems to Romania, where they worked out several firing tasks at one of the ranges. According to American journalists, such actions pose a serious and unpredictable threat to Russian troops in Crimea. The actions of the us military were analyzed by the observer of the newspaper.Ru " Mikhail Khodarenok.

preparations for the West-2021 military maneuvers have Begun.

Minister of defense of the Republic of Belarus Viktor Khrenin officially stated that the exercises to be held next year at five training grounds with the participation of the armed forces of the two States will be one of the largest and will surpass the scope of the "Slavic brotherhood" exercises that took place recently.

Heavy flamethrower systems (CBT) "Pinocchio" and "Solntsepek" thoroughly updated. Combat vehicles will increase not only firepower, but also security, as well as connect them to the"military Internet".

Russian armored vehicles of various classes are traditionally very popular in Algeria. For example, the ground forces have one of the world's largest fleets of t-90S main battle tanks.

in 2020, parachuting and paratroopers did a lot for the first time

Our airborne forces were the first in world history to perform a group high-altitude jump from 10 thousand meters from the Il-76 military transport aircraft at a flight speed of up to 350 km/h. The jump was made in the area of the Franz Josef Land archipelago on drifting ice. Another evidence of our country's active consolidation in the Arctic.

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.