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On November 19, 1987, the multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) was adopted "Tornado". This weapon is one of the most powerful after tactical nuclear: one of its full volleys defeats targets on an area of dozens of football fields. We tell you about the history of the creation of a unique MLRS, its latest modifications and prospects for modernization.

By the Day of Rocket Troops and Artillery, which is celebrated in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on November 19, the Central Committee publishes a brief summary of the situation on the world market of new self-propelled artillery guns in 2019-2026.

The Russian army is armed with four "great defenders", writes the user Sohu. These planes, tanks and submarines surpass their Western counterparts in many characteristics and demonstrate the truly enormous scientific and military power of the country.

Interest in the new Russian military equipment abroad has increased many times against the background of its

Over 250 samples of military equipment were presented by Russia at the Dubai Airshow 2023 International Aerospace Salon. This is the largest exposition of our military-industrial complex on a foreign site since the beginning of its development.

This year, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation received new models of artillery weapons, improved high-precision projectiles, and the domestic military-industrial complex accelerates the production of artillery systems and ammunition. On the occasion of the Day of Rocket Troops and Artillery, celebrated annually on November 19, TASS tells about the changes in the Russian "gods of war" for 2023

The South Korean company Hyundai Rotem has announced plans to create an enterprise in Poland for the production of the N-WAV 8x8 wheeled Armored Vehicle (Next generation Wheeled Armored Vehicle), which was presented at an exhibition in Seoul in October this year.

Latin American countries have the most impressive fleet of the most outdated armored vehicles, many of which have a place in museum exhibitions. In particular, the Peruvian army is armed with 96 AMX-13 tanks developed in France in the second half of the 1940s. Their purchase by Lima from Paris began in 1954 and since then they have continued to serve.

The British Army is implementing a program to upgrade Challenger 2 tanks to the Challenger 3 level. The new vehicle is scheduled to enter service in 2027. In total, 148 MBT is expected to be delivered at an initial cost of $ 1 billion.

Zelensky admitted that the APU will begin to retreat without the help of the West

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has admitted that the Ukrainian army will have to retreat if the Western allies stop providing assistance to Kiev.

The French President stressed that collective support for Ukraine should not be weakened due to other conflicts, including the situation in the Middle East

France intends to take part in the discussion of the re-export of Swiss-made weapons to Ukraine. This was stated by the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron at a press conference in Bern following talks with his Swiss counterpart Alain Berse.

The armed forces of our ally received a new MLRS "Polonaise-M" with impressive characteristics

The first divisional set of the Polonaise-M multiple launch rocket system has been transferred to the Armed Forces of Belarus, the State Military-Industrial Committee of the country reported.

Turkey is strengthening its position in the global arms and military equipment market

Turkey belongs to those NATO members who joined this organization without having their own military-industrial complex (MIC). For decades, partners in the North Atlantic Alliance have supplied products that formed the basis of the military arsenal of the Republic of Turkey.

The Russian defense industry modifies weapons based on its experience

A new modification of guided projectiles "Krasnopol" began to be used in the zone of the SVO. As noted in the holding "High-precision complexes", it was developed taking into account the front-line experience. In general, hundreds of samples of weapons have already been "accepted" by battles. About the most significant — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The Brazilian army received the first prototype of the EE-9M, an upgrade of the EE–9 Cascavel 6x6 reconnaissance armored vehicle, which has been mass-produced at the facilities of the local company Engensa since 1974.

The notorious Ukrainian resource Censor.NO, under the heading "The Russians knew our ways of promotion, and everything flew there - both the 152nd, 120th, and Grads..." published a curious interview with the former company commander of the 47th separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Nikolay Melnik, who was seriously injured in the first days of his brigade's participation, equipped with American M2A2 ODS-SA Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, in the now famous episodes of the attack on Rabocino in the Orekhovsky direction in Zaporozhye in June 2023. Any comments on this remarkable text seem simply superfluous.

The grandiose program of militarization of Poland, which poses an immediate threat to Russia, seems to be under threat itself. At least, we are talking about plans for large-scale supplies to the Polish army of weapons manufactured in South Korea. Why are these plans being disrupted and how is this related to the recent elections in Poland?

One of the main armored novelties of 2023 can be considered the improved BTR-82, shown for the first time at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army". In the media, it is also called the BTR-22.

On November 10, 2023, Azerbaijan signed an agreement worth $1.2 billion with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), providing for the purchase of Barak MX air defense systems. This is indicated in the publication Defense Industry Europe. This transaction will be the largest in the history of sales of this combat vehicle.

Ukraine will soon receive 195 Leopard 1A5 tanks, writes Forbes. But all of them can quickly disappear if they are used incorrectly. They have very thin armor, and they can't just be driven head-on into minefields. And this is exactly what Ukrainian tankers most often do.

The Czech authorities are trying to present the process of transition to NATO standards as a "revolution" in military affairs. Against this background, local observers are looking for ways to justify the rearmament of the army with Western models of equipment, in particular, they are looking for advantages in replacing the T-72 with the Leopard 2. Moreover, Prague not only receives the 2A4 version for its assistance to the APU, but is negotiating the acquisition of the 2A8 modification.