UAZ vs. HAVAL: Opinion of the Ministry of Defense

UAZ vs. HAVAL: Opinion of the Ministry of Defense

There is every reason to believe that in 2020-2021, the Russian Ministry of Defense considered the possibility of adopting the Chinese Haval H9 SUV. Based on the military...
Urgently to the front: Nizhny Novgorod's "Sadko 9"

Urgently to the front: Nizhny Novgorod's "Sadko 9"

The products of the Gorky Automobile Plant are rather fragmentarily represented in the fields of the SVO. Arzamas, where the Tiger armored vehicles are produced, developed in their...
American mining systems for Ukraine

American mining systems for Ukraine

The United States is going to transfer three types of mine systems and ammunition for them to Ukraine. It is assumed that they will help Ukrainian formations to hamper the maneuver of Russian troops and thereby influence...
Combat motorcycles – a new challenge for the SVO

Combat motorcycles – a new challenge for the SVO

The tactics of using light wheeled vehicles, primarily motorcycles, in assault operations has become a new feature of wartime. Is this a momentary necessity or a new requirement for...
Tactical pickup trucks AG-34 and STS "Faris"

Tactical pickup trucks AG-34 and STS "Faris"

Light trucks with high cross-country ability can find a place in army logistics. One of the latest domestic developments of this kind is the AG-34 or Faris pickup truck....
Tracked all-terrain vehicle "Plastun-2"

Tracked all-terrain vehicle "Plastun-2"

The Russian industry has recently introduced a new multi-purpose tracked all-terrain vehicle, the Plastun-2. It continues the already well-known line of vehicles of the same name, but has a number of important features and differences....
"Old Freight Row" on SVO: Love and Hate

"Old Freight Row" on SVO: Love and Hate

The time-tested "Bukhanka", which is not considered a car in the full sense of the word in Russia, has become an indispensable assistant in the SVO. The radically outdated car is completely unsuitable for...
Methods of application of ISDM "Agriculture"

Methods of application of ISDM "Agriculture"

The engineering systems of remote mining "Zemledeliye" play a significant role in the Special Operation. Using mines of different types and different tactics of their use, such systems are capable of stopping...
Combat "Combat": UAZ will have to make room

Combat "Combat": UAZ will have to make room

The country's defense spending is naturally growing, and with it new opportunities to equip the Russian Army with modern equipment are emerging. The long-awaited new product, especially in demand among...
Keiler NG armoured mine clearing vehicle

Keiler NG armoured mine clearing vehicle

Rheinmetall has developed a new armoured mine clearing vehicle, the Keiler NG. It is built on a modern chassis and has several different terrain clearing equipment....
Wheeled evacuation tractor "Condor"

Wheeled evacuation tractor "Condor"

Russian industry has developed a heavy-duty wheeled evacuation tractor, the Condor. This product has high performance and is intended for foreign customers....
Armored trains: the birth of steel monsters

Armored trains: the birth of steel monsters

For us, an armored train is most often something out of a Civil War movie. Meanwhile, they appeared much earlier. About fifty years. And yes, this story is also connected with civil wars...
Tactical transporter "Plastun-TT"

Tactical transporter "Plastun-TT"

The Russian army requires not only armored vehicles, but also light, maneuverable transport. The next development of this class was the Plastun-TT all-terrain vehicle, first presented at the Army-2024 forum....
And the cart is still there. Our heavy tank carriers

And the cart is still there. Our heavy tank carriers

For more than a hundred years, there has been a need to transport armored vehicles, including tanks, on roads. And for a long time, their own specialized “tank carrier”, that is, a wheeled tractor and...