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Currently, much is being said about the equipment created for operations in the Arctic. It is reported that it is the high efficiency of gas turbines in low temperatures compared to diesel engines that forced the return of the famous "flying tanks" T-80 to the troops.

The impact of a guided anti-tank missile on an American-made armored car in northern Iraq led to fatal consequences. Five people inside were killed and seven others were injured. It is assumed that the complex "Competition" or "Cornet" was used.

Modern infantry fighting vehicles continue to arrive in the formations of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. As part of the state defense order, in the near future, manufacturing enterprises will transfer the next batch of BMP-3 to the SV units.

The head of the holding "Technodinamika" Igor Nasenkov said that according to the results of the tests, a decision will be made on putting it into service

The Tosochka heavy flamethrower system TOS-2 will complete state tests by the end of 2021. This was announced on Friday by the head of the holding company "Technodinamika" of the state Corporation "Rostec" Igor Nasenkov during the SPIEF-2021.

It is pointless to compare the power of the Armed Forces of Russia and Ukraine, since they are "completely different leagues". On Friday, June 4, military expert Dmitry Boltenkov told Izvestia.

In Russia, a munition has been created that "blinds" the guidance systems of high-precision weapons of the enemy. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Alexey Leonkov spoke about the principle of operation and the features of the development.

The Soviet T-72 tank in the 90s was one of the most common modern tanks in the world. Therefore, it is not surprising that proposals for their further modernization have begun to appear in many countries.

In Ukraine, they said that they managed to localize the Soviet 23-mm twin anti-aircraft gun ZU-23-2. According to the "Ukrainian Militaristic Portal", the first sample is currently located at the Rivne test site, where it is checked by specialists of the State Research Institute for Testing and Certification of Weapons and Military Equipment.

The calculations of mobile ground missile systems of the easternmost - Irkutsk missile compound-have begun to carry out combat duty as part of the exercise that has begun in the Strategic Missile Forces, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday.

The T-16 tractor, created on the heavy interspecific unified Armata platform, is less well-known than its "close relative" - the T-14 tank, which annually participates in parades.

Soldiers of the Serbian army are actively preparing for their eighth participation in the tank biathlon competition, held as part of the International War Games at the Alabino training ground near Moscow.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has published a recording of the firing of a new self-propelled artillery installation "Bogdana". The author boasts that the artillery system is made on domestic equipment from Ukrainian metal, and the caliber of the gun meets NATO standards. See the video of the tests in the article.

In Ukraine, they tried to create a 125-mm gun of increased power 50L "Vityaz", which, according to some propagandists from Nezalezhnaya, was supposed to compete with the gun of the T-14 tank on the Armata platform.

China has a new anti-aircraft missile and gun system (ZRPC) in service. May 31 portal globaltimes.cn he reported that the company China South Industries Group (CSGC) has handed over the first self-propelled air defense systems of a new type to the army.

The latest uninhabited combat module "Epoch" in the near future may become the main one for Russian infantry fighting vehicles of three generations. Moreover, this product is already being installed on promising IFVs on the Kurganets-25 medium platform, and is also being tested on the BMP-3.

Now it sounds like a fantasy, but relatively recently in Ukraine, the 140-mm, as it was called in advertising materials, "super-powerful" tank gun 55L "Bagheera"was tested.

Specialists of Uralvagonzavod have started creating the first prototypes of the Shturm robotic complex, RIA Novosti reports, citing sources in the military-industrial complex.

Units of the Libyan National Army (LNA) demonstrated their most modern tanks at a recent exercise. They are upgraded T-62MV, equipped with dynamic protection or, as it is also called in the West, "reactive armor", which removes the effectiveness of cumulative ammunition.

The Ukrainian perspective "self-propelled gun" has started fire tests. May 27, portal defence-ua.com he reported that the Bogdana self-propelled gun had already fired more than 50 shots at the Shiroky Lan training ground.

In Russia, they began to create the first prototypes of the heavy shock robotic complex "Shturm", designed for combat in the city. On the air of Sputnik radio, retired Colonel Viktor Litovkin noted the capabilities of the combat vehicle.