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The Boxer 8x8 armored vehicle in Bridge Layer configuration will offer the same capabilities as the Leopard 2 Leguan Bridge Layer which is based on tank tracked chassis. Both can carry and deploy a 22 meter MLC50 bridge and also a 14-meter MLC100 bridge.
The overhaul and evacuation concept up to 2025 calls to create in the Arctic a maintenance and overhaul workshop in containers carried by cold-weather automobiles. Besides, R&D is nearing completion to create an overhaul and evacuation tracked two-section REM-GT vehicle on the undercarriage of DT-30PM prime mover and technical reconnaissance MTR-G vehicle on the undercarriage of two-section tracked GAS-3344-20 transporter.
The Northern fleet held a large-scale exercise in the Barents, Kara, and Laptev Seas near Novosibirsk Islands and Franz-Joseph Land Archipelago. Besides aircraft, warships and supply vessels, it engaged close to 800 hardware units, including 460 combat armored vehicles. The Defense Ministry demonstrated the hardware fit for Arctic operations, the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper writes.
On October 8, 2021, the U.S. Army released the Army Unified Network Plan, which is the critical enabler to establishing the Army’s Multi-Domain Operations capable force by 2028. The Unified Network enables Army formations, as part of the Joint Force, to operate in highly contested and congested operational environments with the speed and global range to achieve decision dominance and maintain overmatch. The plan shapes, synchronizes, integrates and governs Unified Network efforts and aligns the personnel, organizational structure and capabilities required to enable MDO at all echelons. The Office of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-6, explains.
Russian specialists are also designing a new 3-7 parachute to replace the 3-5 in 2023. It is characterized by a slower vertical speed of 6 m/sec (3-5 has 7.5-8.5 m/sec) and can carry a paratrooper of 160 kg.
Technodinamika Holding demonstrated the latest parachute designs of its enterprises at MAKS-2021 airshow. The companies include the Universal Design and Production Complex in Moscow, the Mechanical Plant in Solnechnogorsk, and the Research Institute of Parachute Manufacturing. They design new parachutes for the Aerospace, Airborne forces, commandos and rescuers, the Military-Industrial Courier writes.
Nexter Group is presenting part of its product catalogue at the IDET 2021 exhibition in Brno, Czech Republic, from 6 to 8 October 2021. A week after the Czech Ministry of Defence signed a contract for the purchase of 52 CAESAR 8x8 self-propelled howitzers, Nexter is exhibiting a sample of the CAESAR and an overview of its artillery ammunition range.
According to information published by the U.S. Army on September 30, 2021, 101st Airborne Division field artillery Soldiers have been testing modified Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) to serve as the prime mover and ammunition carrier for their M119A3 105mm Howitzers.
Chinese Defense Company NORINCO unveils, the VN22 at Zhuhai Air Show 2021, a new 6x6 wheeled armored vehicle that has a design similar to armored vehicles produced in Europe.
According to information released by the Russian press agency TASS on September 28, 2021, advanced Linza medical evacuation vehicles of the Russian army Western Military District have been tested during a special exercise in the Nizhny Novgorod Region in the Volga area, the Russian Defense Ministry’s press office said.
According to information published on the Twitter account of the Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Defense on September 29, 2021, the Acrob UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) will enter into service with the Turkish armed forces. The Acrob was developed by the Turkish company Elektroland Defense.
The U.S. Army is continuing to inform Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) network integration by evaluating emerging commercial radio technology that enables data exchange among Soldiers. Dan Lafontaine, DEVCOM C5ISR Center Public Affairs, reports.
At Zhuhai Airshow 2021, Chinese company Norinco unveils a new light 4x4 armored vehicle DonFeng Mengshi fitted with a Remote Weapon Station (RWS) armed with a 30mm automatic cannon.
A new solution compresses and offloads critical data from battlefield machines more efficiently, enabling faster AI processing and decision-making on the battlefield. U.S. Army DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory Public Affairs explains.
According to information published by the United States Army on August 31, 2021, U.S. soldiers from the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions have tested the new Infantry Squad Vehicle at Ft. Bragg.
According to recent pictures released on Internet, the Serbian Defense Company, DLS Special System (Dls Specijalni Sistemi D.O.O) company has developed a new light tank based on the tracked chassis of the Soviet-made 2S1 122mm tracked self-propelled howitzer that can be fitted with a 122mm or 105mm turret.
