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Information about the serial production of new T-80 family tanks was received with approval by many military and civilian experts.

The Israeli Defense Ministry has officially presented the new Merkava Barak MBT, which is positioned as a "fifth generation tank".

During the remote strikes on the positions of the Armenian troops in Karabakh, the Azerbaijani troops used the Pakistani-made KRL-122 MLRS and the Belarusian B-200 Polonaise.

The network has published footage showing Ukrainian-made BMP-1U "Shkval" armed with Russian units.

The armies of Australia and New Zealand are intended for external use

Geographically remote from all the major centers of civilization, Australia and New Zealand are full-fledged constituent parts of the Anglo-Saxon world.

The experience of a Special military operation has demonstrated that powerful guided missile weapons will not be superfluous for armored vehicles, which should transport motorized infantry, paratroopers and marines.

The tanker's Day was marked with hot news from the industry and from the special operation zone

In parallel with the production of the next generation T-14 "Armata" tanks, the Russian Defense Industrial Complex (MIC) is solving the tasks of increasing the production of the previous generation T-90M "Breakthrough" machine and resuming the assembly of T-80BVM gas turbine tanks. New information about these directions came on the eve and during the celebration of the Tanker's Day, celebrated in our country annually on September 10.

Washington is preparing to send a large batch of modern tanks to the island

The next step towards tightening the confrontation between the United States and China will be the upcoming delivery of M1 Abrams main battle tanks (MBT) to the so-called Republic of China (ROC), as the ruling regime in Taiwan calls itself.

The forty-second separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine received ersatz equipment based on MT-LBu with reinforced armor protection and machine gun armament.

To move on to the next stage, the enemy needs to get to the places where the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are now

On September 15, the armed forces of the Russian Federation continued to repel attacks in the Donetsk direction. During the day, more than 270 servicemen and 12 units of military equipment were missing from the VFU here. Experts believe that the enemy is trying to prepare their positions for normal wintering. At the same time, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the Navy will receive 12 ships by the end of the year, including surface and underwater ones.

On September 13, 2023, BAE Systems Corporation signed a contract worth 5 billion Swedish kronor (419 million euros) with the Swedish defense procurement agency Försvarets materielverk (FMV) for the supply of 48 self-propelled howitzers Archer 155-mm/52 caliber for the Swedish army, which will be made on a wheeled automobile chassis RMMV HX2 (8x8) manufactured by a German company Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicle (RMMV). The production of Archer self-propelled howitzers will be carried out by the Swedish branch of BAE Systems (BAE Systems Bofors) with the start of deliveries in 2025.

The Russian military again struck at the Kharkov armored plant. There, according to the Ministry of Defense, the enemy repaired tanks damaged during the fighting. What is the complexity of the destruction of this object and why is it so important to eliminate it?

Kiev is concerned about the lack of weapons, Yahoo Japan writes. With the end of the Cold War, NATO countries have reduced the production of tanks and are now taking used cars out of warehouses. The author tried to predict what kind of used armored vehicles can be provided to Ukraine.

Germany has updated the list of military assistance that the government has provided to Kiev or plans to provide in the future

Over the past week, Germany has delivered to Ukraine 20 Marder infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) with ammunition, 20 RQ-35 Heidrun reconnaissance drones and 2 Wisent 1 armored vehicles used to mine the territory. This follows from the updated list of military assistance that the German government has provided to Kiev or plans to provide in the future.

WP: if the US stops supporting Ukraine, Europe will not be able to fill the gap

If the US refuses to support Ukraine, Europe will not be able to fill the gap, WP writes. Despite all the talk, mostly the countries of the continent supply Kiev with old Soviet weapons, and they give money on credit. Another obstacle will be political differences.

Now more than 4,000 military personnel from 14 countries* are taking part in the Sabre Junction 23 exercises in Germany. The topic of the exercise: "Conducting a stabilization operation in the area of responsibility."

How much has Berlin already spent on supporting Ukraine and why Annalena Berbock was worried about corruption in the country

The next visit of German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock to Kiev is designed to balance the restrained position of Germany on the issue of approving the supply of Taurus cruise missiles to Kiev, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe.

The total volume of arms exports by the Czech Republic in 2022 doubled compared to 2021, almost half went to Ukraine, said Jiri Gineka, president of the Association of Defense Industry Enterprises of the Republic.

As demonstrated by the fighting in the zone of a special military operation, the quality of British Challenger 2 tanks, two units of which were destroyed by Russian ATGM "Cornet", leaves much to be desired.

Both on the front line and behind it, in the rear, false targets are of particular importance – high-quality mock-ups imitating tanks, artillery guns, rocket launchers, armored vehicles. The use of such false targets disorients the enemy and forces him to waste his ammunition, including expensive missiles.