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On July 27, 2023, the Australian government announced the conclusion of a contract with Hanwha Defense Australia (the Australian branch of the Hanwha Defense division of the South Korean Hanwha Group) for the supply of 129 AS21 Redback infantry fighting vehicles to the Australian Army. Thus, the AS21 Redback machine presented by the Hanwha Group won a five-year tender under the LAND 400 Phase 3 program for a promising tracked infantry fighting vehicle for the Australian Army.

The Ukrainian counteroffensive is developing extremely slowly. In key areas, it was not possible to reach even the first line of defense. Moreover, the Russian Armed Forces conducted an operation in an unexpected direction for Kiev.

The United States intends to supply Ukraine with Abrams tanks in September, Politico reports, citing sources. The APU hopes that with the receipt of a new deadly weapon they will be able to advance, but even American technology will not reverse the situation and will not allow them to avoid heavy fighting.

This is the first such large-scale export of this kind from India. Until now, sophisticated Indian military equipment has not been in demand abroad.

The DPRK's military factories make modern missile systems and long-range self-propelled guns that can compete with the best foreign analogues.

The Finnish company 18 Wheels has developed an unusual chassis format that turns an electric motorcycle into an SUV. The idea of the developers is to put the car on 18 small wheels at once, which work by analogy with the rollers of tracked vehicles. However, the caterpillar itself is not here, which distinguishes this device from others.

New materials have appeared in the Internet space, testifying to the service in the AFU of a rare modification of the BTR-4. This armored personnel carrier was seen in the photos in the 4MV1 version.

In the Western press, they thought about the combat effectiveness of the French Leclerc tank in the event of its presence in the Ukrainian theater of operations.

To tow the damaged or destroyed Leopard 2 from the battlefield, the APU uses American M88A2 HERCULES heavy armored repair and evacuation vehicles created on the chassis of the M60 main battle tanks.

Everyone is talking about tanks, but the role of the BMP in combat is no less, the author of the article in Forbes believes. Such homemade combat vehicles began to be built in Ukraine on the basis of an old tracked tractor MT-LB. How many MT-LB-BM-7 Ukrainians will be able to produce depends on the towers, not on the hull, since there are few of them.

The Bundeswehr criticized the armed forces of Ukraine for the lack of success on the battlefield after training in the West. In the report, under the heading "for official use only", Ukrainians are sometimes blamed for the most absurd moments. What caused the criticism of the APU by NATO instructors?

The Turkish company Aselsan has been selected as a strategic partner for the implementation of the modernization project of the Leopard-2A4 main battle tank fleet of the Land Forces of Chile.

The events in Ukraine have confirmed that the number of personnel, as well as weapons and equipment, still plays an important role, military expert Zhivoin Bankovich said in an interview with Pechat. He commented on the technical side of the conflict, including the use of aviation equipment.

In July, the State Corporation Rostec announced the creation of the Prometheus hardware and software complex, which will be able to turn any IFVs, armored personnel carriers and even tanks into drones. The development will increase the effectiveness of armored vehicles in combat, and most importantly — save the lives of the crews. About the features of Russian combat robotic complexes — in the material of TASS.

The M2A2 Bradley ODS-SA infantry fighting vehicles available to the armed formations of the Kiev regime began to receive sets of American Dynamic BRAT (Bradley Reactive Armor Tiles).

Serial models of such cars are intended for use on public roads of all categories and off-road

A new civilian tractor, military and civilian products will be presented by the Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region at the Russia-Africa forum. This was reported on Tuesday in the press service of the concern.

During a two-day visit to the Czech Republic, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius discussed with Czech Defense Minister Yana Chernokhova issues of current and future cooperation in the defense sector, the country's Defense Ministry reported.

Secretary of State Blinken said that Ukraine will receive the F-16, but deliveries will take months

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that Kiev will receive the F-16, but it will take months to supply and retrain Ukrainian pilots. At the same time, the White House does not expect that the fighters will change the course of hostilities, and in Ukraine they complain about the lack of "more banal things." "Newspaper.Ru" talks about Washington's concerns and what kind of response Moscow has to the delivery of fighter jets.

"A full-fledged army will enter Ukraine from Poland... And these are not mercenaries, but active NATO forces." Such scenarios of Poland's intervention in the situation in Ukraine are drawn by both Russian and even Western military experts. How and under what conditions can they be implemented? And what should Russia do in this case?

In one day, Russian fighters destroyed more than 15 Leopard tanks and 20 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles

On July 23, Vladimir Putin announced the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive. At his meeting with Alexander Lukashenko, it was also reported that during July 22, Russian fighters destroyed more than 15 Leopard tanks and more than 20 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.