Armored vehicles 2024, November

In the context of the Armata project, the possible use of new weapons is sometimes mentioned. In particular, there was an assumption according to which the new Russian tank should receive a 152 mm gun. Nevertheless, it is already known that the Armata will receive a 125 mm gun. Should

One of the modern reasons for the pride of the Chinese defense industry is the Type 99 main tank. At the moment, this combat vehicle represents the highest achievement of Chinese tank builders and combines all the latest developments in this area. Chinese military and industrialists

From 1966 to 1983, the Soviet defense industry built and handed over to a number of customers, primarily our army, about 20 thousand BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles. Then this technique in the series was replaced by a newer BMP-2, which had known advantages in the field of weapons. However, in the future, a new

Since the mid-nineties, there have been no light tanks in the US Army. However, new challenges and threats forced the command to introduce such equipment into the plans for the development of troops. The development of a promising light tank to reinforce infantry and airborne units is carried out as part of the Mobile Protected program

35 years ago, the Israeli armed forces, the IDF, were the first in the world to use tanks equipped with mounted explosive reactive armor (ERA) systems in combat

At the end of February, at the international exhibition of armored vehicles International Armored Vehicles, the German company FFG Flensburger Fahrzeugbau presented a new tracked armored personnel carrier G5. This company is a former tank repair plant of the People's Army of the GDR and specializes in the production and

BRDM-2In the early 1960s, the Soviet Union began work on the creation of a new "steel" reconnaissance aircraft to replace the already obsolete armored reconnaissance vehicle BRDM, which was in service with the reconnaissance units of the Soviet army. In 1962, the Gorkovsky Design Bureau

After the Eurosatory exhibition, Renault organized a demonstration day at the gendarmerie training ground. This was the first opportunity to watch Higard, VAB MkIII and BMX-01 (from left to right) undergo testing. "Discontinued" - Sentence handed down on February 24, 2014 by the Secretary of Defense

Before the outbreak of World War II and already in its years, a large number of various wheeled armored vehicles were created in Great Britain. Moreover, they were produced in very large batches. So only Humber presented three variants of wheeled armored vehicles, all of them were produced

Israel is considered a great tank power: the IDF's tank fleet is one of the largest in the world - it is armed with from 4 to 5 thousand tanks, the Merkava tank built at Israeli tank factories, according to many experts, is the world's best main battle tank

The tank era, which began a hundred years ago on the fields of World War I, today seems to be close to its end. "The Israeli Defense Ministry decided not to continue work on the creation of the Merkava Mark V tank, and at this stage, the Merkava Mark IV will remain the last tank

Experienced heavy tank "237" / IS-1. On its basis, the IS-2 will later be created. Photo Wikimedia Commons Throughout the Great Patriotic War, the most important component of the armored forces of the Red Army were heavy tanks of various types. The most successful and perfect example of this class follows

A pair of armored personnel carriers in the early years of service. One of the vehicles is equipped with a frontal shield. Photo Tanks-encyclopedia.com Any launch of a space rocket is associated with some risks to people and technology, which is why it is necessary to take appropriate measures. Already in the sixties, NASA created a complex

A model of a combat vehicle by Leonardo da Vinci. The roof is raised for clarity. Photo: Wikimedia Commons It is customary to start the history of armored combat vehicles of the "tank" type from ancient times, recalling various military means (up to war elephants). At different times to strengthen the army

Competition for competition The armored fleet of the US Ground Forces, despite the considerable age of many vehicles, has good potential for modernization, which, in particular, was shown by the recent installation of the Trophy active protection complex on Abrams and plans to equip it with combat infantry fighting vehicles. However, the Americans with their

Model of the TV-1 tank. The characteristic bow of the vessel housed the reactor In the fifties, against the background of the rapid development of science and technology, the most daring ideas were proposed. So, in the United States, several projects of promising tanks with a power plant based on a nuclear reactor were proposed and worked out at the level of theory. None

Parade with the participation of CV-33 tankettes from the 1st tank company, early 1930s. In the frame, almost the entire fleet of such machines Almost all European states in the interwar period were engaged in the construction of their own armored forces. Not all of them had the required production capacity, which is why

Exhibition sample of ATGM HJ-12. Photo Armyrecognition.com To date, several countries have developed anti-tank missile systems, the so-called. third generation - systems that use the principle of "fire and forget". Several years ago, China presented its development of this kind. ATGM HJ-12

It's not that The history of the development of the famous American BMP M2 is full of surprises and metamorphoses, which can be found in the well-known comedy "The Pentagon Wars". Recall that work on the creation of a new BMP for the US Army began in 1964 and ended only in 1981

New equipment in the NBTZ workshop Almost the main way to update the Ukrainian army's fleet of equipment is now the repair and modernization of old armored vehicles produced in the days of the USSR. The other day, the industry once again handed over to the army a batch of converted reconnaissance and patrol vehicles BRDM-2L1

T-18 / MC-1 - the first Soviet tank. Photo: Alan Wilson (Wikimedia Commons) The first armored vehicles appeared in the Red Army during the Civil War. Subsequently, the development of this direction continued and led to the emergence of full-fledged mechanized troops. In order to increase

In most armies of the world, BMP and MBT are the main elements of ground mobile warfare. To remain effective, these types of armored combat vehicles must be upgraded to meet challenges such as changing threats, obsolescence of subsystems and the emergence of a new one

Sickle and Hammer The Second World War clearly showed that in the field of tank building, almost no one could compare with the USSR, including the gloomy genius of the Third Reich. This status had to be maintained, and in addition, at a given X hour, the Soviet Army had to be ready to make a throw to the English Channel. the USSR

The last pre-war tanks of the KhPZ. Far left - serial BT-7, right - two versions of T-34 In the history of the Red Army, the thirties remained a period of active construction and development in all areas. Particular attention during this period was paid to the creation of mechanized / armored vehicles. All measures taken

The appearance of the new Russian main tank T-14 on the basis of the unified Armata platform made a splash. This machine has become the subject of a lot of discussions, including in domestic and foreign media. Not so long ago, thanks to the German press, we were surprised - a

According to paragraph 170 of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany, which was defeated in the First World War, was prohibited from owning and building tanks. But already in the mid-1920s, strange machines appeared on the secret exercises of the Reichswehr, painted with spots of camouflage and outwardly resembling French tanks

On October 29, a solemn ceremony was held in Munich for the delivery of the first modernized Leopard 2A7V main battle tank. Now Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall will have to upgrade two hundred tanks of various modifications, which will result in a significant increase

The M18 Hellcat is an American 76-mm self-propelled artillery unit of the tank destroyer class of the Second World War. The light tank destroyer, unlike many self-propelled guns of its time, was built not on the basis of an existing tank, but on a chassis specially created for it. During its

Chemical tank HT-18. The TDP-3 device is installed on the "tail" beam. chemical armored vehicles capable of contaminating and degassing areas or installing smoke screens. Soon, the so-called. removable tank smoke device TDP-3

The light escort tank FCM 36 is a French infantry tank of the 1930s, light in weight. Full French name of the vehicle: Char léger d'accompagnement FCM 36. In many ways, the progressive tank of the pre-war period did not become widespread. In France in 1938-1939, only 100 were collected

From the very beginning of the dawn of the era of tank building, France was a country that went its own way in this area. Many original projects were created here, some of which were embodied in metal and even mass-produced, and some were never built, leaving behind

In recent years, various so-called projects have been proposed in different countries. tank support combat vehicles / fire support combat vehicles. So far, it is impossible to talk about the existence of a certain classical concept of such a technique, and therefore the new samples are noticeably different from each other. First of all

One of the first T43 tanks. Photo from the book "Firepower: A History of the American Heavy Tank" After World War II, the United States continued to develop promising heavy tanks, but the first projects of this kind were unsuccessful. Since 1948, work was underway on the T43 project, and after a few

Tank Abrams modification M1A2 SEP v.2 The US Army plans to keep the main battle tanks M1A2 Abrams in service for the foreseeable future, but such equipment will have to undergo repairs and upgrades. Work has already begun on updating armored vehicles in accordance with the modern project M1A2C (aka M1A2

Serial tank Pz 68 - the basis for the target vehicle So, to train operators of anti-tank missile systems, targets in the form of tanks are needed, incl. movable. V

Serial armored car of the KS-18 type. Photo Kolesa.ru In 1930-32, Soviet organizations and enterprises dealt with the subject of chemical armored vehicles. The experimental design and test bureau of the Red Army Mechanization and Motorization Department and the Kompressor plant (Moscow) together created immediately

Otaman-3 at last year's exhibition Reportedly, the first stages have already been carried out, which ended with success. Now the car will face new checks, according to the results of which it will be decided

Demonstrator of NGP EGS technologies. Photo Alternathistory.comIn the early nineties in Germany launched the project Neue Gepanzerte Plattform or NGP ("New armored platform"). His goal was to create a whole family of promising armored combat vehicles of different classes for the future

An assessment of the combat qualities and results of the operation of US armored vehicles in the war against Iraq is set out according to foreign sources. Shortly after the conclusion of Operation Desert Storm in 1991, the US government commissioned the General Accounting Office to conduct a performance review

Landsverk L-180 and its modifications Previous projects of armored vehicles, developed in Sweden, clearly showed the inconsistency of existing ideas. The two-axle chassis of trucks simply could not cope with the new load and did not provide sufficient performance. Therefore, already in 1931, the company