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The Uralvagonzavod Concern (UVZ, Rostec) has started serial deliveries of new T-90M Proryv tanks to the Russian Defense Ministry, the UVZ press service told Interfax. Uralvagonzavod has started mass production and supply of T-90M tanks to the Russian Defense Ministry. These are long-term contracts for a large number of vehicles," said UVZ. On April 3, 2020, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the start of deliveries of T-90M "Proryv" tanks to the Russian army. On April 13, the press service of the Western Military District reported that the first T-90M was received by the Taman Division near Moscow. The T-90M, in particular, has a new combat turret module and a highly automated digital fire control system. It was reported that the tank is equipped with climate control. "The T90-M is the most advanced machine in the T-90 family. Its creation is a big step in the development of the Russian tank industry. In particular, the new model implements a complex of inter-ob...

  More than 800 units of modern tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and armoured personnel carriers will enter the units of the Ground Forces. By the end of this year, more than 800 units of armoured vehicles are planned to be delivered to the formations and military units of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. As part of the execution of the state defence order, enterprises of the military-industrial complex will transfer to the Russian Defense Ministry modern and modernized samples of armoured vehicles that have successfully proven themselves in operation in various climatic zones. The troops will receive more than 90 modern T-72B3, T-72B3M tanks, about 80 T-80BVM units, with a gas turbine power plant, a batch of T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks, some of which will be transferred by the manufacturer to the Kazan Higher Tank Command School for training future tank officers. In addition, more than 120 BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles, more than 280 upgraded...

T-14 export variant mockup at IDEX-2021 General Director - Chief Designer of the Ural Design Bureau of Transport Engineering Andrey Terlikov said that the cost of the tank is going to be reduced during its mass production Serial deliveries of the main battle tanks T-14 "Armata" to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation will begin in 2022. This was announced to journalists at the international arms exhibition IDEX-2021 by the General Director-Chief Designer of the Ural Design Bureau of Transport Engineering (UKBTM, part of the Uralvagonzavod Concern (UVZ) of the Rostec State Corporation") Andrey Terlikov. "From 2022, we will reach a steady serial supply of these machines," Terlikov said. According to him, UVZ has already signed serial supply contracts with the Russian Defense Ministry. "The state tests of "Armata" are underway, we expect their completion within the next year or two. By the end of 2021, one of the contracts is planned to...

"Technodinamika" Holding (the management company of JSC " NPK "Techmash" of Rostec State Corporation) at the international defence exhibition IDEX 2021 will present for the first time new tank shots - 125-mm round 3VBM23 ("Lead-2") and an experimental sample of a 125-mm round with an armour-piercing sub-calibre projectile of increased power ("Mango-M"). This was reported by the press service of "Technodinamika". "The ammunition is intended for firing at tanks equipped, among other things, with dynamic protection, self-propelled artillery installations and other armoured targets. They can be used for firing 125 mm smoothbore D-81 tank guns. The specialists of JSC "IMI named after V. V. Bakhirev" managed to significantly improve the tactical and technical characteristics of the products. In particular, the armour penetration of these round increased by more than 20% compared to standard samples. In contrast to the 3BBM...

The standard ammunition for the latest T-14 Armata tank, developed by Rosatom enterprises, will be ready by the time the installation batch of these machines is delivered to the Russian Armed Forces at the end of 2021, the developer of this machine, the general Designer of the Ural Design Bureau of Transport Engineering (UKBTM, part of the Uralvagonzavod concern, told reporters on Sunday) " Armata is presented abroad for the first time at the IDEX-2021 exhibition in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. As Terlikov stated, the Russian party should receive an installation batch of the latest tanks at the end of 2021." "A separate topic is ammunition. They set very high requirements for power and efficiency, and development is carried out by Rosatom enterprise. Rosatom is the elite of Russia's research and production complex. There is bound to be a success here. Serious enterprises are working, and a serious resource has been attracted. The development of...

At the largest International military-Technical salon IDEX 2021, which will be held in Abu Dhabi from February 21 to 25, Russia will present the latest models of weapons that have recently received an export permit. For the first time in this region, an infantry fighting vehicle based on a unified wheeled platform "Boomerang" will be presented. As well as the long-range anti-aircraft missile system "Antey-4000" and the latest medium-range anti-aircraft missile system "Viking". "Viking " an export version of the "Buk-M3" complex, recently entered service with the Russian Army. Compared to the well-known Buk-M2 complex, its firing range increased by one and a half times, reaching 65 kilometres. In addition, the number of simultaneously fired at targets increased by one and a half times - 6 for each self-propelled gun and the number of anti-aircraft guided missiles ready to launch in a firing position of two combat units increased from 8 t...

The Russian robotic complex "Udar" will be able to autonomously move around the battlefield, as well as interact with drones.  Bekkhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the weapons complex of the State Corporation Rostec, told TASS about it. The current prototype of the Udar robotic complex was created by the Signal VNII JSC, which is part of Rostec as part of High-Precision Complexes. "When developing the "Udar", the specialists of the enterprise tested the possibility of the robot's movement in autonomous mode. For this, the complex includes a motion planning subsystem based on sensors and meters. Based on the data obtained, the robot's movement route is formed, taking into account the terrain and tasks", - said Ozdoev. The press service of High-Precision Complexes noted that when creating combat robotics, VNII Signal uses a single principle of robotization, which involves equipping existing models of military equipment with a set of equipment.  ...

The first stage of the experiment on the use of a tank support combat vehicle (BMPT) "Terminator" ended at the training ground of the Guards Tank Division of the Central Military District (CVO) in the Chelyabinsk Region. It is noted that during the trial application, which started in December last year, the crews conducted a series of driving lessons, firepower and technical training.  The main efforts were aimed at studying the features of the controls and the weapons system of the BMPT. The second stage of the experiment to master the BMPT will be its use in the battle formations of tank subunits with firing in various tactical situations. A batch of eight BMPT "Terminator" was delivered to the Ural tank division in December 2020 for trial operation and development by military personnel. It was also reported that a batch of several  support  combat vehicles  for Terminator tanks and T-90 Proryv tanks will enter the Guards Tank Army of the Western Military District...

  MOSCOW, February 8.  / TASS /.  The Metka portable anti-aircraft missile system (MANPADS) and a modification of the Tornado-G multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) on the chassis of the DT family tractor are being developed in Russia.  This was stated by Major General Alexander Dudkin, head of the planning department for the provision of the Armed Forces with the main types of weapons, military equipment and other material resources of the Main Organizational and Mobilization Directorate of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces. "Among the promising weapon systems are the assault robotic complex "Shturm", the anti-aircraft artillery complex "Derivatsiya-PVO", the "Metka" MANPADS, the "Ptitselov" air defence system, the "Tornado-G on DT" MLRS. And this is not the whole list," Dudkin said in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper. Currently, a number of the latest weapons systems are being developed, adopted or test...

  The newest Russian T-14 "Armata" tank has received an export passport, in the near future the combat vehicle will be presented abroad for the first time, the press service of Rosoboronexport told RIA Novosti. Earlier, the general director of the ROE, Alexander Mikheev, announced consultations with foreign partners on the supply of the latest tanks.  The nearest foreign exhibition with the participation of Russian defence enterprises, including the developer of "Armata" concern "Uralvagonzavod", will be the arms salon IDEX-2021 (Abu Dhabi, UAE). "An advertising passport has been issued for the T-14 Armata tank, and in the near future you will see its foreign debut," the company said. The press service of the Russian special exporter also recalled that in 2020 the newest wheeled combat platform "Boomerang" was brought to the foreign market. Taken from: RIA News

In 2021, more than 20 units of modern weapons and special military equipment will be received by units of the Guards Tank Division of the Central Military District, stationed in the Chelyabinsk and Sverdlovsk regions. According to the press service of the Central Military District, deliveries will be completed by the end of the year. In 2021, a batch of 10 modernized BMP-2M infantry fighting vehicles will enter service with the motorized rifle units of the largest tank formation in the Central Military District.  Unlike the models of earlier modifications, the BMP-2M has an automatic fire control system that allows the commander and gunner to act as a single unit in the daytime and at night. The anti-tank divisions of the division will be armed with more than 10 Shturm-S self-propelled combat vehicles capable of destroying armoured vehicles, including those equipped with dynamic protection, as well as air targets and structures in all weather conditions. This year, the armament fle...