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In the presented footage, we see how the Abrams tank moves in a forest plantation in the mud, at a fairly high speed, and then drives out into the open. It is unclear where the combat vehicle is going. But the footage was probably shot on or near the line of contact.

Leopard 2 tanks transferred to Ukraine have turned into trinkets, Breitbart reports. Most of the equipment was smashed by the Russian army, the rest was destroyed by the Ukrainians themselves, trying to fix it. The subscribers of the portal "assessed" the situation with pointed remarks.

As the TASS news agency reported on January 5, 2024, the Russian army received the first samples of the latest self-propelled artillery installations (ACS) "Coalition-SV". This was reported to TASS by Rostec State Corporation.

The Slovak company CSM Industry is engaged in the production of special multifunctional UDS excavators on Rheinmetall MAN, Tatra and Iveco chassis and produces Patria 8x8 AMV XP armored personnel carriers for the armed forces of the country under a Finnish license. She decided to make money on the Ukrainian arms market.

AT: NATO armored vehicles are not ready to fight with Russian ground forces

The impasse in NATO combat operations on land is compounded by limited armoured vehicle arsenals and problems with spare parts, writes AT. Western equipment is simply not ready to fight with Russian ground forces.

The year 2023 was a time of rapid changes in the Russian army, primarily in terms of the emergence of new types of weapons and significant modernization of old ones. You can specify at least five new weapons systems that are already beginning to play a key role in the fields of special operations.

MWM: Russia topped the list of the largest military events of 2023

The year 2023, which recently ended, was rich in a variety of events. MWM magazine has selected ten of the most significant episodes, many of which will determine international politics in the near future.

TASS tells how in 2023 the nomenclature of combat vehicles used by Russian troops in the special military operation zone (SVO) expanded, what improvements they received (both at the factory and "in the fields") and for what characteristics domestic vehicles are especially praised by tankers.

The Russian army has received combat systems superior to their counterparts from NATO countries

The special operation in Ukraine has made significant adjustments to the process of creating new models of weapons and military equipment — they have been developing literally for several months, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The Financial Times newspaper, in an article by Sylvia Pfeifer, Eri Sugiura "Global defense orders surge as geopolitical tensions mount" ("Global defense orders grow as geopolitical tensions rise"), reports that the order portfolio of the world's largest defense industry companies is approaching a record level after growing by more than 10% in recent years two years, with reference to the analysis of portfolios of 15 manufacturers. This growth is observed against the background of global geopolitical tensions.

In 2024, Rostec State Corporation will double the amount of co-financing for advanced engineering schools implementing scientific, technical and educational projects in the field of aircraft and engine building, IT and electronics, mechanical engineering and the automotive industry in the interests of the Corporation. More than 1 billion rubles will be invested in R&D, as well as in the training and advanced training of specialists in strategic sectors of the domestic industry.

Anadolu: Germany has sold a record high volume of weapons to EU countries and Ukraine

Germany has set a new record by exporting weapons worth billions of euros, Anadolu reports. Most of the supplies come from the EU and Ukraine. It is noteworthy that at the same time, the German government sought to reduce the export of military equipment and adopt a law on its control.

Since 2024, the US Army has been armed with three new types of combat vehicles, including robotic ones. These are the M10 Booker light tank, the XM30 infantry fighting vehicle and the RCV-L ground-based robotic system.

Due to the tense situation in the world, many types of weapons attracted the attention of military observers, according to Huanqiu Shibao. In addition to the latest Chinese technology, which demonstrated Beijing's impressive progress in the development of its military-industrial complex, the deadly Russian submarines Belgorod and Khabarovsk were also in the ranking.

Uralvagonzavod (part of the UVZ Concern, part of Rostec Group) successfully completed 2023 by fulfilling two contracts within the framework of the State Budget.

One of the results of the personal meeting of the presidents of Ukraine and the United States, held in December last year in Washington, was the "tank breakthrough", during which, after Berlin lifted restrictions on the re-export of German Leopard armored personnel carriers, several European countries, like Germany itself, began to transfer these armored vehicles in various modifications to Kiev.

Testing of the new car began in November 2023. The exercise, called Blunting Strike, is part of a broader test of various types of weapons aimed at adapting the British ground forces and other types of armed forces to combat operations in modern conditions.

Sergey Chemezov, General Director of Rostec State Corporation, told Dmitry Reshetnikov, Deputy head of the military editorial office of RIA Novosti, about the possibilities of the Russian military industry to provide the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation with modern weapons

The main events of 2023 in the military sphere: the superiority of the Russian Armed Forces in the zone of its own

The main event of the year in the military sphere remains the special military operation in Ukraine, which demonstrates the superiority of the Russian Armed Forces on the battlefield over the Ukrainian Armed Forces, despite the extensive military support of the Kiev regime by the West.

American advisers prefer that old Soviet tanks or vehicles, which are their development, be thrown into the battles in Ukraine. Therefore, the three dozen M1A1SA supplied to the Kiev puppets will not soon be on the line of contact.