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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.

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.

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.

MLRS BM-21 "Grad" is in service with the armies of more than 30 countries of the world and is the most massive combat system of this class. It is designed to destroy and suppress the enemy's manpower and military equipment in areas of concentration, artillery and mortar batteries, fortifications, strong points and nodes of enemy resistance.

In the coming year, regiments and divisions of the Strategic Missile Forces will continue to provide new special equipment, including modern anti-sabotage vehicles.

Almost the entire arsenal of the Russian military-weapons and equipment-is designed for temperatures from minus 50 to plus 50 degrees. If the heat is still more or less clear, then fighting in the extreme cold entails serious changes in tactics and strategy. About how this is taken into account by the statutes and the command, — in the material of RIA Novosti.

In 2021, state tests of the airmobile floating tank "Sprut-SDM1", intended for the Airborne Troops of Russia, will continue.

Combat tank support vehicles (BMPT) "Terminator" and a batch of upgraded T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks will be delivered to the First Tank Army of the Western Military District (ZVO) this year, said the commander of the association, Lieutenant General Sergei Kisel.

They have an increased launch range of unguided rockets

Heavy flamethrower systems TOS-2 "Tosochka" arrived in the mobile units of the troops of radiation, chemical and biological protection of the Central Military District (CVO) in the Saratov region. This was reported on Wednesday by the press service of the CVO.

The formation will be involved in the Russian-Belarusian strategic maneuvers "West-2021"

Eighteen units of the Coalition-SV artillery complex will first enter service with the Taman Motorized Rifle Division in 2021, the Western Military District (ZVO) said on Tuesday.

What weapons will the United States adopt in 2021?]

In 2021, the US military budget will amount to $740.5 billion, of which $705.4 billion will be allocated directly to the Ministry of Defense. "Newspaper.Ru " analyzed what types of weapons and military equipment will be purchased by Washington in 2021 and what will be given special attention.

Armored vehicles of the new generation on the Armata heavy tracked platform are expected to start mass-producing in the Russian Armed Forces this year.

Modern anti-tank missile systems (ATGMs) "Chrysanthemum-S" will enter service with the Taman Division of the Western Military District in 2021, the press service of the ZVO reported.

In 2020, the engineering units of the Strategic Missile Forces continued to be equipped with special equipment. Wheeled road vehicles were delivered to missile formations located from the Tver to Irkutsk regions.

The development of energy weapons in the United States and China is worth paying attention to

In leading foreign countries, along with the development of traditional means of armed struggle, weapons based on new physical principles, in particular energy weapons, are being actively developed. It is designed to destroy or disable weapons, military and special equipment by exposing them to powerful directed laser radiation.

Soviet 14.5 mm KPV machine guns continue to be in service in many countries around the world. There are options for infantry units, anti-aircraft and for equipping armored vehicles. The latter, such as in North Korea, are installed on tanks of various modifications, including local clones of the T-62.

The RRS continues to supply engineering weapons to improve the maneuverability and survivability of mobile – based combat missile systems, including the Listva remote mine clearance vehicle (MDR) and the Engineering support and camouflage vehicle (MIOM).

The Ministry of Defense told about the delivery of Russian armored vehicles to the CAR

The CAR received a batch of armored reconnaissance and patrol vehicles from Russia, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Shortly before that, it became known that an additional 300 military instructors were sent there. This is happening against the backdrop of an escalating internal conflict in the African Republic.

The US Army has received the first two prototypes of light combat vehicles of the "revolutionary" family of ground-based drones Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV), writes The Drive.

Vladimir Putin proposed declaring 2021 the Year of science and technology. This initiative is not accidental-despite Western sanctions and the pandemic, the innovative economy is increasingly coming to the forefront in Russia. What are the main scientific and technological successes achieved by domestic scientists and industry in the past year?