The influence of tracks on the quality of tank radio communication
On the influence of rubber-metal hinged tracks that create electrostatic interference...
BMP-3: Good Tank, Bad BMP
The BMP-3 is currently the newest infantry fighting vehicle in service with the Russian Armed Forces. It is actively used in the current conflict in the west of our country, and is often praised. But it...
Two-headed light tank M1 Combat Car
In the 1s, the US Army began developing tanks for cavalry units. One of the first in this class was the MXNUMX Light Tank, also known as the Combat Vehicle...
China Develops New Armored Vehicles for Marines
China is developing a new tracked platform for the Marine Corps. It could become the basis for a whole family of vehicles, and two similar models have already been successfully tested....
European tank fleet, current state
European NATO countries and Canada have thousands of tanks of various types, in many modifications and in various technical conditions. The largest armored forces are in Turkey and Greece...
Modernized T-72B3 with a hybrid of "Kontakt-5" and "Relikt" - what are you?
Let's figure out why such a hybrid of two dynamic protection systems was created....
American medium tank M2 Medium Tank
In the late 2s, the MXNUMX medium tank was developed in the United States. It was not built in large numbers and did not participate in battles, but it had a significant impact on the further development of American tank building....
BMD made of fiberglass and ceramics - this was also proposed in the USSR
Fiberglass and ceramic armor for airborne combat vehicles and more...
The Type 63 tracked armored personnel carrier is the workhorse of the PLA Ground Forces
The Type 63 family of armored personnel carriers and vehicles based on them were the "workhorses" of the Chinese army, were actively exported and fought in many local conflicts...
Stryker DVH. Additional mine protection for serial vehicle
In the USA, the modernization of the Stryker family of armored vehicles continues according to DVH projects. Due to a number of new units, the operational characteristics of the equipment are improved, and its survivability is also increased....
Aluminum armor is not concrete, you can't reinforce it
About aluminum armor for light combat vehicles, reinforced from the inside with steel wire, which received a "fail" from testers....
Turkish Army orders Pars Alpha armored vehicles
The Turkish army has ordered the construction and delivery of the first batch of Pars Alpha armored vehicles from FNSS. More contracts may be issued in the future, with a total of 2 units to be built...
New LuWa fire support vehicles for the Bundeswehr
A new generation of combat fire support vehicles is being developed in Germany. It is proposed to build this equipment on a new tracked chassis and equip it with small-caliber guns or mortars....
Radioactivity of Abrams tank armor is not such a myth
How safe is the armor in terms of radioactivity and whether it can significantly irradiate the crew, we will discuss in this article, based on data on the M1A1 with Heavy Armor armor....
Royal Tank Museum in Amman
The Royal Jordanian Tank Museum is a national museum with international standards and is considered the first dedicated tank museum in the region. It exhibits over 150 tanks of...
How the USSR Studied Leopard 2 Rollers: A Study of Load-Bearing Capacity
The Soviet researchers studied the road wheels, as the basis of the design and operational characteristics of the chassis of the German vehicle, in full, comparing them with domestic products by...
Using the example of "Kontakt-1": even if dynamic protection saves from a shell, the tank may still become ill
The dynamic protection "Kontakt-1" ("Contact") counteracts cumulative ammunition with single-block warheads quite well, significantly reducing their armor penetration characteristics. However...
Latvia orders ASCOD IFV
The Latvian Ministry of Defence is purchasing ASCOD infantry fighting vehicles. A contract for the supply of several dozen Spanish-assembled vehicles was signed at the end of January....
According to state tests: how much does the Kontakt-1 DZ increase tank protection without speculation and inventions
It is no secret that the Kontakt add-on dynamic protection increases the carrier's resistance to cumulative ammunition. We will discuss in this article how significant this increase is...
Light / Medium Tank Type 89 (Type 89 Medium Tank I-Go). Obsolete from birth
A tank that appeared in the late 20s, entered service in the early 30s, and immediately became obsolete. It was created for a war that has passed. During this time, the requirements for tanks have changed, and now we need...
The largest modernization of combat equipment in the US Army
The US continues to develop the XM30 advanced infantry fighting vehicle. The promising program is gradually moving forward, but its real results will not appear for several years....
Light / Medium Tank Type 89 (Type 89 Medium Tank I-Go)
The Type 89 tank is probably the most discussed tank by the name of the tank itself and its modifications. There are several Western versions of the names of the tank and its modifications. In Japan, too, now...
VAB Mk 3 Armored Personnel Carriers for Ukraine
France has transferred the first batch of VAB Mk 3 wheeled armored personnel carriers to Ukraine. In the near future, this equipment will join the fleet of active units and be sent to the front....
"Mad Max" from "Tiger": how not to get carried away with armoring
What will happen to the well-deserved Tiger-M armored vehicle if it is equipped with a set of additional armor weighing more than a ton? The answer to this question was found by specialists from the specialized 21st Research Institute of Military Aviation of the Russian Defense Ministry...