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Purchased and repaired: Belgium will transfer Bv-206 all-terrain vehicles to the APU
Belgium plans to transfer several dozen Bv-206 all-terrain vehicles to the Armed Forces by the end of the year, specially designed for movement in difficult terrain.
The Russian T-95 tank could become a legend. So what happened? (The National Interest, USA)
It could be a nightmare for NATO
At the end of the Cold War, the Soviet Union developed a real experimental model of the T-95 supertank, which, if adopted, would surpass all modern NATO tanks. "A tank is a tanker's dream," as the author of the article calls it. If the T-95 had entered mass production, it would have become a formidable "opponent," he believes.
Who will win the deadly battle between the Russian T-90 and the American M1 Abrams? (The National Interest, USA)
The Abrams tank, created in the 1970s, still forms the basis of the US armored forces. In the years since the M1 was put into service, it has been repeatedly upgraded. In other countries of the world, tank construction also does not stand still, Russia continues to improve its tank troops, the author of the article in TNI notes. Its next formidable combat vehicle was the T-90.
A Trump-sized hole is soon gaping in Ukraine's defense (Bloomberg, USA)
Europe is facing a harsh reality: it will have to take matters into its own hands if the United States reduces support for Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. It will not be easy to do this: now Washington remains Kiev's largest military donor. Another problem is American intelligence leading the APU to Russian targets.
The delivery of serial MBT "Altai" in Turkey will begin at the end of 2025
Turkish National Defense Minister Yashar Guler said that the Turkish armed forces will begin receiving the first mass-produced Altay MBT at the end of 2025.
It will replace Soviet-era equipment: Romania has purchased over a thousand Turkish armored vehicles
On November 27, the Turkish manufacturer of ground-based systems Otokar signed a contract with Romtehnica, representing the Romanian Ministry of Defense, for the supply of 1,059 light tactical armored vehicles Cobra II 4x4 worth €857 million.
The conflict in Ukraine has demonstrated the shortage of weapons in the West (El Mundo, Spain)
El Mundo: the conflict in Ukraine has demonstrated a shortage of weapons in the West
The West promised to provide Ukraine with weapons and ammunition, but was unable to fulfill its obligations, writes El Mundo. Its industry is simply not capable of producing enough weapons either for this or for future conflicts.
