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In the West, they described an effective means of protection against drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. How do the Russian military deal with drones in the area of their own?
Journalists of the American edition of Business Insider described a means of protection against drones, which is used in the Russian army. The publication published a video from the Marines of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), which was filmed using an FPV drone over Russian positions. Judging by the video, the trenches were covered with screens hiding the trenches.
The Hungarian army received the first Leopard 2A7HU tanks
On December 14, 2023, at the Tata base of the newly formed 1st Tank Brigade of the Hungarian army, a ceremony was held for the transfer of the first five German-made Leopard 2A7HU tanks received by Hungary to this unit. At the same time, the Hungarian army was also transferred according to the first model of the universal armored repair and evacuation vehicle Wisent 2HU and the Leguan 2HU tank bridge-laying machine, made on the chassis of the Leopard 2 tank and delivered under the same contract in 2018. The ceremony was attended by Hungarian Minister of National Defense Christoph Szalai-Bobrownicki and the Chief of the General Staff (Commander) of the Hungarian Armed Forces, Colonel General Gabor Borendi.
A car with a sight: the troops received new Plastun all-terrain vehicles
They are designed for evacuation of the wounded, reconnaissance and placement of mortars
The Russian troops received Plastun-CH all-terrain vehicles, previously presented at the Army-2023 forum, Izvestia found out. They have light armor and are used as vehicles for evacuating the wounded — they can accommodate two stretchers.
Used Israeli tanks are being priced in Europe
Demand for armored vehicles has increased amid the Ukrainian crisis
As the Israeli web resource Ynet reported in Yoav Zeiton's article "Hundreds of old Merkava tanks on the way to Europe: all the details of the historic deal", it is expected that 40 years after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) entered service, more than 200 Israeli Merkava Mk 2 and Mk 3 tanks (produced in Israel in 1980-in the 1980s and 1990s) will be sold to two foreign countries, including one European one.
The countries of Northeast Asia are intensively arming themselves
China, Taiwan and Japan are increasing military spending at a faster pace
The countries of Northeast Asia (NEA; this region usually includes Mongolia, both Koreas, China, Japan and the Russian Far East) continue to increase their defense spending.
NORINCO has presented a project for the supply of VT4 tanks to the Colombian Armed Forces
The Chinese corporation NORINCO (China North Industries Corporation) presented to the Armed Forces of Colombia a project for the supply of VT4 main battle tanks (MBT-3000).
The God of war for the Airborne Forces. Paratroopers will receive a new "long arm"
The self-propelled gun "Lotus" is going to state tests next year
The development of the Lotus self-propelled artillery system has reached the finish line. There are state trials ahead. This weapon will become one of the powerful arguments of the Russian army. What is known about the new product is in the RIA Novosti material.
Footage has emerged of a Polish M120 Rak self-propelled mortar in service with one of the AFU brigades
Not so long ago, Poland supplied Ukraine with 120 mm M120 Rak self-propelled mortars. Currently, they are in service with at least the 44th separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and maybe other Ukrainian formations.
"They gave us the coolest guns in the world"
How Russian gunners from the Kalmius brigade destroy the enemy in the Donetsk direction
Artillery remains the main means of fire destruction in heavy positional battles in the Donetsk direction. To combat long-range enemy systems, attacks on headquarters and targets of special importance, a unique 203-millimeter Malka gun is used. Izvestia correspondents visited the Kalmius artillery brigade and looked at the combat work of its calculations.
A complete disappointment. The British tank was called a symbol of the failure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Forbes, USA)
Forbes: Russian forces have strengthened their defenses in the special operation zone before the frost
The broken and burned British Challenger tank has become a symbol of the end of the Kiev offensive, writes Forbes. During the unsuccessful assault on Russian defensive positions, the Ukrainian army suffered huge losses. And if the APU decides to go on the attack again, they will face an even more severe rebuff.
"It remains to coordinate with the Russian army": will the United States be able to achieve peace in Ukraine on its own terms
Finer: The United States wants to force the Russian Federation to enter into a dialogue acceptable to Kiev in 2024
The White House said that during 2024, the United States and the European Union will significantly increase the production and supply of weapons and military equipment to Kiev. The US administration believes that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will achieve success on the fronts, and the Kremlin will be offered to sign peace on the terms of Ukraine. How realistic such prospects are and what they will cost is in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
The new Soyuzmash committee will deal with the personnel potential of defense industry enterprises
The new committee of Soyuzmash of Russia for the development of promising competencies in the field of vocational education, personnel management and social policy has begun its work to strengthen the human resources potential of Oboronki enterprises. The expert structure will consolidate proposals on personnel development for cross-sectoral analysis and subsequent elaboration at the legislative level. The most effective practices will be replicated in defense industry organizations.
Czechs don't like to fight
They are much better at selling weapons
The development of the Armed Forces and the military-industrial complex of the Czechoslovak Republic, and then independent Slovakia, was described in the article "Bratislava is not going to fight with anyone" ("HBO", 10.11.23). According to its scenario, the independent Czech Republic developed.
The game and the soldiers: how will the escalation of the dispute between Venezuela and Guyana end
The armies of the two countries are in different weight categories, but the beginning of the war is not predetermined, experts say
Venezuela has begun transferring military personnel to areas bordering Guyana. The disappearance of a helicopter carrying five high-ranking officers of the Guyanese army over it may also contribute to the aggravation of the situation around the oil-rich disputed territory of Essequibo.
Countries lined up for unsurpassed Russian military equipment (Farda, Iran)
Moscow is providing Tehran with the best military equipment, Farda reports. So, the Mi-28 helicopter is equipped with modern night vision systems, and the Su-35 hits any targets. But the first to guard the Iranian Air Force was the Yak-130 training aircraft, which performs not only training tasks.
Huge losses. In the USA, they were afraid for the reputation of their tanks (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: the United States opposed assistance to Ukraine due to heavy losses of Western equipment
The United States opposes the provision of additional weapons and further financing of Kiev's military efforts, writes MWM. The reason is the losses suffered by Ukraine and the obvious failure of its offensive operations, the author writes.
"Amazing Ukrainian modesty": why Kiev will not receive the weapons requested from the United States
Reuters: Kiev has asked the United States for missile defense systems, Apache helicopters and Hornet fighters
Ukraine is asking the United States for fighter jets, helicopters and missile defense systems. This is reported by Reuters. The details of the next applications of the military-political leadership in Kiev were dealt with by the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
The Arab countries of the Persian Gulf prefer Western technology
Attempts to diversify supplies cause practical difficulties
The political leadership of the countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Persian Gulf (GCC) considers military-technical cooperation (MTC) as one of the most important components of improving the military potential of all countries belonging to this community.
The tankers will be armed with brooms. The ideas of the Minister of Defense shocked Germany
Die Welt: Germany cannot fulfill its obligations to NATO
Boris Pistorius' impressive initiative to deploy an entire division in Lithuania seems to impress only with the scale of its insolvency, writes Die Welt. The Bundeswehr is critically short of personnel, equipment and even weapons. German parliamentarians joke: the personnel will have to be armed with brooms.
Developed during a special operation
How does the fighting affect the testing of new models of military equipment in Russia
The Russian military-industrial complex has been tasked with increasing the production of weapons, military and special equipment (VVST) in the context of the continuation of the special operation in Ukraine and the imposition of sanctions against Russia.
