It's time to stop admiring Western armored vehicles
A new trend is emerging in Russia – to extol Western models of military equipment, citing the experience of the SVO and the results of testing captured vehicles. This is another excess in the pursuit of public attention...
BMP-3 vs. Bradley: How Not to Make Fakes
The BMP-3 is inferior to the American Bredley in all respects, the gun misses, and the landing force is simply doomed to death. This is approximately the picture that was painted in oil, in general, quite primitive...
What happens if you fill dynamic protection blocks with sand
About how much worse such “improvisation” will be compared to the standard filling of containers with thrown plates of explosives....
BMP and BMD are evolving into a single product
Common sense has prevailed – the Russian military-industrial complex is preparing for the appearance of a new vehicle that combines the advantages of infantry fighting vehicles and airborne troops. The High-Precision Weapons holding announced that...
"Red eyes" T-90, what are you protecting against?
About the purpose of infrared floodlights "Shtory"...
Patria FAMOUS Prospective Armored Platform
Finnish Patria Group has developed a multi-purpose armored platform FAMOUS. It is proposed to use it as a basis for creating vehicles of various types to replace obsolete equipment....
Two projects: Italy plans to modernize VBM Freccia armored vehicles
The Italian industry is preparing the modernization of the VBM Frerccia infantry fighting vehicle. Due to changing requirements, two upgrade projects with different features and objectives are being proposed....
In the SVO, the previous tactical and technical characteristics of armored vehicles have faded into the background
At the current stage of the special military operation, another paradoxical situation has arisen - under the pressure of various threats, armored vehicles are rapidly becoming simpler. Sometimes this leads to...
The landing party almost hugging the crew in the BMP-3: were there any advantages?
On the advantages of the BMP-3 layout in terms of accommodating troops and more...
If the EDZ for "Contact-1" was not delivered: plexiglass instead of explosives
On the option of creating homemade elements of dynamic protection of non-explosive action...
Production and commercial success of the Patria 6x6 armored vehicles
Several years ago, Finland introduced the promising Patria 6x6 wheeled platform to the international market. It managed to interest a number of customers, and at least 200 have been built to date...
American M1117 ASV armored vehicles in Ukraine
Among other military aid, the United States has given Ukraine M1117 ASV armored vehicles. For a long time, such equipment did not appear on the front lines, and the first attempts at combat use led to...
Russian Army Needs New ARV
Statistics on the breakdown of combat equipment in the SVO clearly indicate a chronic shortage of evacuation equipment, primarily from the front line. The army needs not only quantitative reinforcement...
Lynx KF41 IFV in Hungary
The Hungarian ground forces are receiving and mastering the latest Lynx KF41 combat vehicles of German design. The first battalion with such equipment will soon reach initial operational readiness....
Calidus Wahash family of armored vehicles from the UAE
UAE-based Calidus LLC continues to develop the promising Wahash family of armored vehicles. To date, it has unveiled the base platform, as well as several armored vehicles of various...
Uzbek plant "Havztez" presents the "Arslan" family of armored personnel carriers
Uzbekistan's industry is taking its first steps in developing armored vehicles. Last year, it first presented the Arslon armored personnel carrier, and now it is talking about a unified family of vehicles....
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...