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In 1969, during the border conflict over the island of Damansky, the Soviet side very successfully used the new BM-21 Grad MLRS. The Chinese military was very impressed with the power of the new weapon. When a captured BM-21 fell into their hands ten years later, they immediately copied it and began to improve it in stages.

A new column of Ukrainian armored vehicles has been spotted near Mariupol.

Interestingly, most of the samples in it were previously intended for export, but after the events of 2014, they appeared in the units of the National Guard of Ukraine.

Armored vehicles "Typhoon-K" entered service with the intelligence unit of the Eastern Military District (VVO), stationed in the Republic of Buryatia.

The exercise with the participation of servicemen of the Ural tank division started at the training grounds of the Chelyabinsk and Sverdlovsk regions, the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Wednesday.

From time to time, ad sites, car sites, and specialized resources post messages about the sale of armored cars and other decommissioned military equipment - up to tanks. "Popular Mechanics" has prepared an overview of what can be freely purchased and used without fear of prosecution by the law.

In order to ensure advanced training of specialists, modern models of weapons and military equipment are delivered to the universities of the Land Forces as a matter of priority.

In accordance with the training plan of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, control checks are conducted in the military administration bodies, formations and military units. During April, 4,048 exercises of various scales, including 812 bilateral ones, will be held at 101 training grounds and 520 objects of the training and material base. This was announced on April 13 by the Russian Defense Ministry.

As part of the control check for the winter training period, the unit of the Primorsky marine corps of the Pacific Fleet was alerted, the head of the information support department of the VVO press service for the Pacific Fleet, Captain second rank Nikolay Voskresensky, told RG.

In recent years, the Ukrainian military industry has mainly been engaged in the repair and modernization of old Soviet equipment.

In Serbia, while following one of the highways, the self-propelled anti-aircraft missile and gun system "Pantsir-S1"lay on its side.

Photos of the ZRPC that was involved in the accident have already appeared on the network. It can be seen that the combat vehicle was slightly damaged and can be returned to service quickly enough. At the same time, it is not yet known exactly why everything happened, and whether there are any victims.

In June of this year, the Russian military will conduct experimental exercises using the Terminator-2 tank support combat vehicle at the Chebarkul training ground. The tactics of their use together with tank units and in separate directions will be tested.

Starting from September 1, 2020, the Kazan Higher Tank Command of the Order of Zhukov Red Banner School conducts introductory classes with cadets on the study of the new-generation domestic tank T-14 "Armata".

At the exercises in the Orenburg region, the military tested the Msta-S self-propelled artillery howitzers, the Central Military District publishes the footage.

Anti-aircraft self-propelled guns ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" in Ukraine were considered obsolete and they were removed from service. To cover the combined arms and tank brigades, the 2S6 "Tunguska"was intended.

The weapons are capable of fighting both air opponents, ground armored targets, and long-term firing points, said Kirill Kulakov, head of the Kazan Higher Tank Command School.

Land formations and units of the Far Eastern Military District (Far Eastern Military District) are reinforced with modern T-80BVM tanks. These combat vehicles, in particular, first entered service with the motorized rifle division stationed in the Khabarovsk Territory. Several dozen T-80BVMS were delivered to its garrisons by rail. The Far East prepared for the reception of equipment in advance - in the parks they equipped places for storing and servicing new tanks.

The United States intends to compete with Russia for the Arctic. April 6, portal defensenews.com He reported that the US Army announced a CATV tender for the purchase of Arctic all-terrain vehicles.

The Ka-52 Alligator reconnaissance and attack helicopters will be deployed to Abkhazia for planned tactical exercises. According to the head of the press service of the Southern Military District, Colonel Vadim Astafyev, the Alligators will provide air support to the motorized rifle units of the Russian military base of the Southern Military District during the maneuvers.

A video has appeared on the Internet, which captures the moment of the explosion of an American Humvee from a close distance.

In the explanation to the video posted on YouTube, it says that the shooting was made in 2005, but the video was made public only recently.

During the upcoming exercises, the Thai Navy Marine Corps will test the first batch of Israeli-developed guns received last year, which are assembled at the facilities of the local defense industry.