See through armor and use artificial intelligence: Israeli Merkava Barak tank
They definitely didn’t skimp on electronics, introducing a lot of improvements, ranging from “artificial intelligence” to the IronVision complex, which makes it possible to “see through armor”...
Evolution of domestic self-propelled ATGM platforms
An obvious way to improve the combat qualities of an ATGM is to place it on a self-propelled platform. In our country, a large number of such combat vehicles were developed in the past, and their evolution...
Sometimes they hit right through: shelling of the T-54 with cumulative shells from “Gvozdika”, “Malyutka” and the T-72 tank
Now it’s the turn to tell and show what terrible consequences for the T-54/55 tank occur when encountering 122-mm Gvozdika cumulative ammunition, Malyutka missiles and 125-mm finned...
The current Abrams is everything: the Americans have refused to further modernize their tanks
The program to improve combat performance was unexpectedly curtailed in favor of the development of a new vehicle. Among the reasons: a special military operation in Ukraine, as well as an exorbitant increase in mass...
Stryker armored vehicles in Ukraine. First losses and predictable future
The Kiev regime received armored vehicles of the Stryker family from the United States. This equipment was cherished for a long time and kept in the rear, but was still sent into battle - and now it joins the list of Ukrainian losses...
Deliveries of foreign tanks to Ukraine and their prospects
Foreign countries have already transferred a large number of tanks to the Kyiv regime and are ready to continue supplying them. However, opportunities of this kind are constantly decreasing and various risks are arising....
Light at the end of the tunnel: domestic tank engines
The need to develop a new engine for the Russian tank is long overdue. The potential of the extensive B-2 family has practically exhausted itself - further modernization is impossible without a fundamental...
Production of T-80 tanks from scratch: a very interesting statement
The production of “eighties”, which was completely curtailed in the nineties, is planned to be revived...
Abrams with uranium in ammunition will soon arrive in Ukraine: you shouldn’t expect anything else
Having undergone modernization and major overhaul, these vehicles will carry armor-piercing shells made of an alloy based on depleted uranium in ammunition to combat Russian armored vehicles...
Shooting from tanks from closed positions: it's good when you have a smartphone and a drone
Times are changing, and long-forgotten old things are becoming relevant again, especially when you have a smartphone at hand and a drone is flying in the sky...
Much belatedly: the Russian Army switches to wheels
They are only now thinking seriously about the Ground Forces. Unfortunately, before the start of the special operation, the ground forces of the Russian Army were assigned a far from primary role. The realization of the mistake came with...
ZU-23-2 on an armored car: a combat module for combating UAVs
The Russian industry is developing a new small-caliber artillery system to combat UAVs. Its key elements will be a remotely controlled weapon station and a projectile with...
BTR-22 or BTR-82A (improved)
One of the most interesting novelties of the Army-2023 forum was the armored personnel carrier BTR-82A (advanced) or BTR-22. It is made on the basis of a serial combat vehicle and modified taking into account the experience ...
Requiem for active tank protection systems
The experience of a special military operation in Ukraine showed one remarkable property - there are no active protection systems for armored vehicles on the battlefield at all. Seemed yesterday as a panacea for ...
The deceptive sun of the desert: you shoot at the target, but you fall into a mirage
Mirages significantly affect the accuracy of shooting from tanks with the help of optical sights...
The OMFV program is a promising infantry fighting vehicle for the US Army
The US military is again trying to create a promising BMP to replace the M2 Bradley cash machines. The OMFV program has already passed the first stages and is gradually approaching the construction of full-fledged...
Cumulative effect of Academician Lavrentiev
The effect of cumulation for penetrating the armor of the Tiger tank is one of the priority topics of the future academician Mikhail Alekseevich Lavrentiev during the Great Patriotic War. So the famous is born in Ufa...
BMP FV510 Warrior for Ukraine: deliveries are canceled
Rumors have resurfaced about the delivery of British FV510 Warrior infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. However, there is no official confirmation of such information or convincing evidence yet ....
Already got to the exhibition: tanks with anti-drone visors at the Army-2023 forum
The structures, once considered a terrible handicraft, have become almost the only means of protecting combat vehicles from attacks from above...
Heavy self-propelled ATGMs: the end of history
The experience of the combat use of self-propelled anti-tank systems during the special operation showed, figuratively speaking, not the best suitability for this theater of operations. The concept of a heavy tracked carrier ...
Predictable result: loss of Ukrainian BMP M2A2 Bradley
This year, the US donated a large number of M2 Bradley IFVs to the Kyiv regime. This technique was repeatedly thrown into battle, and it suffered serious losses that threatened the state and prospects of the entire park....
Reflection on the special operation: armored vehicles at "Army-2023"
The events in Ukraine made it necessary to seriously reconsider approaches to the design of military equipment. Expensive, complex and small-scale expectedly transformed into a unified, affordable and mass ....
Ukrainian "Abrams": clearly not the junk they counted on
The closer the hour of dispatch, the more versions about which particular modification of the Abrams will be in the hands of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is possible that the tanks will differ significantly from the standard M1A1 variant announced by...
The development of the BT-3F armored personnel carrier is nearing completion
The development work on the creation of the floating armored personnel carrier BT-3F is nearing completion. Based on the results of current events, this car will be able to go into series and find its buyer ....