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During the main stage of the strategic exercises "West-2021" at the Mulino training ground in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, watched by Russian President Vladimir Putin, a B-19 infantry fighting vehicle with an Epoch combat module was shown, which turned out to be an "imperceptible revolution," writes the Polish edition of Defence24.

The American company Square One Systems Design has tested a prototype of the MHU-TSX robotic charging system. It should help to install heavy hypersonic weapons on bombers.

Almaz-Antey is working on a hybrid car with the working name E-NEVA: it will use hydrogen and electricity as fuel. Unlike electric cars, hydrogen provides more mileage and lower CO2 emissions

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and South Korean President Moon Jae-in at a meeting in New York expressed deep concern about North Korea's recent missile tests, the British Prime Minister's office said.

About 5.5 thousand military personnel and more than 1.2 thousand units of weapons and special equipment are involved in the practical exercises

The military personnel will use more than 70 artillery and missile systems to work out tasks to combat illegal armed groups at the anti-terrorist exercises of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member countries "Peace Mission-2021", which are being held in the Orenburg Region. This is stated in a message distributed on Tuesday by the press service of the Central Military District.

The Russian complex of active protection (KAZ) of armored vehicles "Arena-M" can repel an attack from any direction. The system received a modern radar and maneuverable ammunition for destroying an attacking projectile. The features of the complex were revealed by the head of the development and design department of the Kolomna KBM, Vladimir Kharkiv, on the air of the Zvezda TV channel.

The Boeing Corporation presented the appearance of the LRAAM air — to-air missile. It has a two-stage design and can hit air targets at a very long range.

The maneuvers take place against the background of the Rapid Trident exercises in Ukraine with the participation of NATO forces

Russian ships on exercises in the Black Sea destroyed a submarine of a conditional enemy, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) reported on Tuesday.

Bulgaria currently remains the only state in NATO whose army continues to operate the Soviet tactical missile system 9K79 "Tochka".

This month, live firing was conducted at the Shabla training ground for two days. According to the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense, a division of the 4th Artillery Regiment equipped with such weapons took part in them. The rocket successfully launched from the launcher and hit the target.

During the exercise" West-2021", the Russian army worked out the possibility of a nuclear strike on NATO troops in Poland, writes Defense Blog, citing an unnamed source.

Anti-aircraft missiles on submarines of the Russian Navy are able to change the situation at sea by the very fact of their appearance, according to professors Denis and Evgeny Losev of the VUNC of the Navy. Their article about promising air defense systems for submarines was published by the Arsenal of the Fatherland.

On Tuesday, September 21, the air defense units covering the capital's sky were put on alert. Although the alarm was a training signal, the soldiers and officers had to act without discounts on conventions. If an enemy missile or an intruder aircraft had happened to fly up to Moscow at that time, they would not have had a chance to evade defeat.

JSC "Concern of East Kazakhstan Region "Almaz-Antey", specializing in air defense systems (air defense), will receive 100% of the shares of the "Voskresensky Aggregate Plant", which is engaged in the assembly and equipment of missiles, follows from the decree of the President of the Russian Federation.

On Wednesday, September 15, North Korea tested a railway mobile missile system. The rocket that was launched during the tests may turn out to be a copy of the Russian Iskander missile system. This is the conclusion reached by the authors of the Ukrainian edition of Defense Express.

North Korea doubts the effectiveness of a submarine-launched ballistic missile tested by South Korea last week.

Foreign sources actively share their impressions about the past large-scale maneuvers "West-2021". Among the numerous samples of Russian military equipment, foreign observers, first of all, distinguish new products. So, in their opinion, the light wheeled 4x4 all-terrain vehicle "Sarmat-2" used by the units of the Russian Airborne Forces deserves attention.

The Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile and gun systems located on the Kerch Peninsula (eastern part of Crimea) have worked out the destruction of cruise missiles, the official representative of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation Alexey Rulev said.

The personnel of the artillery units of the separate Guards amphibious assault unit stationed in Ulan-Ude have begun to master the new virtual artillery range "Arterra", which was received by the unit this month.

The modernized Arena-M active protection complex of armored vehicles, which is planned to be equipped with Russian T-72 and T-90 tanks, is able to repel the attack of any anti-tank missile - both the Israeli Spike and the American Javelin. The complex provides protection of the machine from any direction - including in the upper hemisphere.

The Americans solemnly "christened" their promising self-propelled gun, created on the basis of the Paladin M109A7. September 19, portal defence-blog.com He reported that the howitzer being developed as part of the Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) project was named "Iron Thunder" (Iron Thunder).