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The main battle tank C1 Ariete of the Italian Land Forces will undergo a long-awaited modernization. This combat vehicle was developed back in the 80s, and mass production began in 1995.

It was noted that when creating it, the designers took the Leopard 2 as a basis, at the same time, it is somewhat inferior to the German model in terms of its tactical and technical characteristics. For example, the engine power of a 54-ton tank is 1300 hp. The maximum speed on the highway is 65 km / h. The fuel reserve is 550 km.

A video of the highlights of the military parade in Pyongyang in honor of the 73rd anniversary of the formation of the DPRK has appeared on the Network. The fashion show was modest, without ballistic missiles and aviation, but several interesting novelties were shown there.

Kuiper Systems, a subsidiary Amazon.com, in an appeal to the US Federal Communications Commission, sharply commented on the actions of SpaceX, accusing it of violating and ignoring general rules. This is written by Bloomberg.

The area of the missile firing was previously closed to civilian shipping and aviation flights

Calculations of the coastal missile systems (DBK) "Bal" and the destroyer "Fyodor Ushakov" destroyed groups of ships of the conditional enemy at a distance of more than 100 km from the coast in the Barents Sea during exercises in the Arctic. This was reported to journalists on Saturday in the press service of the Northern Fleet.

At the Zapad-2021 exercises, Platform-M shock robotic complexes armed with grenade launchers were used for the first time at military training grounds near Kaliningrad, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.

The Tesla Model S Plaid set a speed record among mass-produced electric cars on the Nurburgring highway. This is reported by The Verge.

The exercises involve the Orel missile cruiser and the Verkhoturye strategic nuclear submarine missile cruiser

The nuclear submarine missile cruiser "Eagle" and the nuclear submarine strategic missile cruiser "Verkhoturye" went to the Barents Sea for Arctic exercises.

A pair of duty fighters were lifted into the air from the Chkalovsk airfield at the command of the air defense forces on duty

The crews of Su-27 fighters of the Baltic Fleet naval aviation destroyed cruise missiles of a conditional enemy at the joint exercises of Russia and Belarus "West-2021". This was reported to journalists on Saturday in the press service of the Baltic Fleet.

The light special vehicle "Sarmat-2" is designed for the transportation of personnel up to 3 people, various loads on all types of roads and terrain, as well as the installation of weapons and military equipment - 12.7-mm machine guns "Cord", automatic grenade launchers AGS-17 "Flame".

The crews of the army aviation of the Leningrad Army of the Air Force and Air Defense used the technique of destroying armored vehicles of a conditional enemy from ambushes during the regrouping of troops at the Luzhsky training ground in the Leningrad region as part of the joint strategic exercise of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus "West-2021".

The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) was raised by 750 meters in preparation for the arrival of the Soyuz MS-19 manned spacecraft and the return of the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft to Earth, Roscosmos reported.

More than 240 modern and modernized tanks will be delivered to the units of the Land Forces of the Russian Federation this year. The relevant information is published on the website of the Ministry of Defense.

Units of the Baltic and Northern Fleets within the framework of the joint strategic exercise of the armed forces of Russia and Belarus "West-2021" have practiced conducting combat operations during the landing of a marine landing, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

The project was presented to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin

Roscosmos is considering the appearance of the terminal for the Vostochny cosmodrome, which was created by Crocus JSC (the general contractor for construction works). This was reported to TASS in the state corporation.

The military units and formations of the Guards Tank Army of the Eastern Federal District regularly receive new and modernized equipment.

The nuclear submarine "Eagle "fired an anti-ship cruise missile" Granit " in the Barents Sea, the press service of the Northern Fleet reported.

Successful firing by the Granit anti-ship complex took place during military exercises in the Barents Sea. This was reported on September 12 in the press service of the Northern Fleet.

3D printers have become a construction tool of the American army.On September 11, Popular Mechanics magazine reported that ICON has built the largest "printed" structure in North America — it became the National Guard barracks at the Camp Swift training Center in Bastrop, Texas.

The Research Institute of Steel conducted tests of the dynamic protection "Relict" installed in modern T-72B3, T-80BVM and T-90M "Breakthrough". Experts have found out whether it will work on the shot of a 12.7-by-108-millimeter bullet. The experiment was captured on a video published by the Zvezda TV channel.

The Russian airborne forces during the exercise "West-2021" for the first time used mounted fire from the BMD-4M to destroy the control points of enemy drones, the Defense Ministry reported.