Engineering troops and transport 2024, November

The armored car IVECO "Puma" is a light armored personnel carrier with a 4x4 wheel arrangement. This car, like all cars of the family to which it belongs, was created on the initiative of Consorzio Iveco / Oto Melara. According to the plans of the command of the Italian army, the launched heavy armored vehicles

If we talk about the cars of the domestic automobile enterprise GAZ, then the majority of Russians will remember the Volga or GAZelle. However, this plant is famous for the production of numerous military and dual-use equipment. This article will focus on those cars of the GAZ plant

Photo by Vitaly Kuzmin. At first glance, at the current exhibition Technologies in Mechanical Engineering-2012 there are quite a few new products. I mean, samples shown in public for the first time. For example, the modernized T-90MS was shown at REA-2011 in Nizhny Tagil, the KAMAZ-63968 Typhoon was shown in

On June 7, 2012, information appeared on the Internet resource "sakhalinmedia.ru" that the Sakhalin OMON, which is on a business trip to the North Caucasus, received one copy of the armored vehicle "Bulat". The fact of the transfer of new equipment was noted in the press release of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation of the Sakhalin Region, where

The Ukrainian enterprise AvtoKrAZ, located in Kremenchug, together with the Indian company SLDSL, located in the city of Kapnur, has created a new armored vehicle of the KrAZ-01-1-11 / SLDSL multipurpose armored transporter type. The machine is built according to the MRAP standard, in India the machine will

Every car owner tries to take care of his car in order to extend its life. To do this, you need to listen to the advice given by manufacturers of car covers, engine oils, fuel, anti-corrosion compounds. But it's one thing to take care of a civilian car and completely

Since 2006, the Pentagon has been running the JLTV (Joint Light Tactical Vehicle) program, which aims to replace old HMMWV army vehicles. The lack of native booking and a number of other shortcomings forced the US military to initiate the development of a new

The Day of the Military Motorist was marked in the Russian Federation in a very interesting way: at the test site near Moscow (Bronnitsy), regular tests of special equipment, planned for purchase by the RF Armed Forces, took place. The first car to enter the obstacle course was the LSHA "Scorpion". Note that when passing

A regiment of light all-terrain vehicles has arrived. Polaris Defense introduces the MRZR ™ family of ultralight tactical vehicles. Notably, these vehicles were designed and engineered from scratch by order of the Minister of Defense, and the MRZR is available in two variants, for 2 and 4 people

During its short existence, Nazi Germany managed to show the world what is commonly called the "gloomy Teutonic genius". In addition to advanced systems for the direct destruction of their own kind, German engineers have created many other designs. Military equipment deserves special attention

The transport-tracked all-terrain vehicle TGM 3T is intended for high-speed maneuvering movement (movement of personnel) over rough terrain and on unequipped roads. Belarusian enterprise "Minoton-Service" specializing in the design, creation and

The history of the creation of this vehicle begins with the agreements between the Russian Ministry of Defense, the KAMAZ company and the Italian IVECO on the possibilities of operating an armored army vehicle manufactured by IVECO in the units of the Russian Armed Forces, signed in 2008. In 2009, KAMAZ purchases for

The Ural-63095 armored vehicle is designed to carry out tasks of transporting people (personnel), cargo for various purposes and towing trailed solutions on various types of roads and off-road. The military purpose of the Ural-63095 armored vehicles is the transportation of personnel or cargo to the zone

Somehow it so happened that Russia is ranked among the northern countries and is constantly compared with other countries that lie in approximately the same latitudes. Comparisons are often made in terms of the operation of military equipment. And one of the countries with which this kind of comparison takes place with a certain share

Before WW2 in Germany, Porsche and Henschel und Sohn were engaged in the creation of heavy tanks, but no concrete results were achieved, although Porsche had some success. In the spring of 1941, the "Tigerprogram" program was adopted to create a heavy tank by the middle of 1942

Most people know the famous Czech Skoda brand as a benchmark for quality passenger cars. In particular, the enterprise that produced those same passenger cars was for many years considered the best in quality in the entire space of the so-called "socialist camp". However, not everyone knows that there were

Fennek is a joint German-Dutch BRM program for the development and production of a highly mobile, airborne, autonomous combat reconnaissance vehicle. 612 vehicles are produced in Germany and the Netherlands. In Germany, the main manufacturer is Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH &

DETROIT ARSENAL US Army Base, Warren, Michigan (April 26, 2012) - The Army unveiled its latest concept car this week, designed to not only significantly improve fuel economy, but also be able to generate and power soldiers in harsh environments

The main purpose of the "Tiger-M" MKTK REI PP is to conduct radio reconnaissance, detect radio emission sources, set up radio suppression and interference of radio electronic devices. Additional opportunities are jamming or imitation of the operation of radio electronic devices during field tests of various weapons and equipment. All possibilities

Supacat's All-Terrain Mobility Platform (ATMP) is a versatile light vehicle used by airborne and airborne battalions. Developed in the 1980s, the ATMP 6x6 was Supacat's first product. Six-wheeled

A new chapter in the history of British military vehicle manufacturer TMV begins with DVD 2010, where the company showcased an open six-wheeled, four-wheel drive military reconnaissance vehicle for special forces. This presentation went through just twelve

The last few years have been marked by the fact that new types of armored vehicles are being created in our country for the army and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. There is a constant debate around this positive trend, and every news only adds fuel to their fire. The Punisher theme has become a typical representative of armored cars that have become

"Improvised Explosive Device" (in translation - homemade explosive devices) have recently become the main source of loss of personnel of peacekeeping units and forces of "restoration of democracy" in the Middle East. The main purpose of the Improvised Explosive

ERE Logistics, a Canadian company based in Calgary, which has not previously practiced on such products, has mastered the production of heavy mechanized bridges. These bridges are designed for both military and civilian use. ERE Logistics President Richard Richter for a long time

Railways are often called steel highways or steel arteries. But many, sitting in a comfortable compartment carriage or in the SV, do not think about the fact that the construction, maintenance of these highways in proper technical condition is inextricably linked with the Railways

Since the beginning of space exploration, developers have had to solve the issue of returning astronauts from space to Earth, scientific, photographic, meteorological and other data. For these purposes, special descent vehicles were developed. Each device had its own size

An armored vehicle, first of all, is designed to evacuate various lightly armored vehicles and vehicles from the battlefield under continuous enemy fire, to provide assistance to faulty vehicles for repair and maintenance in various conditions. The car was created at Kurganmashzavod, the designers took into account

Famous for its unique amphibious vehicles, Gibbs Technologies presented two new car models to the public. Recently it became known that the once New Zealand, and later British company moved to Detroit and now bears the name Gibbs Amphibians, nevertheless, continuing

The Clandestine Extended Range Vehicle (CERV) is a lightweight diesel-electric hybrid vehicle with a top speed of 130 km / h. It is designed for special operations reconnaissance, support and

The safety of the transport of military and civilian contingents in countries with an unstable situation has become a rather acute issue after the frequent attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan on the personnel of the peacekeeping forces and the civilian population. The use of high-explosive mines has become a serious threat to

An amazing machine that took a direct part in the localization of the Chernobyl disaster is a highly protected vehicle "Ladoga". The design and creation of this machine was carried out by KB-3 of the Leningrad plant named after V.I. Kirov. The plant receives the project assignment for a highly protected machine in

We should start with a rather unusual name for the complex, which almost does not reflect its purpose, and even more so its characteristics. For biologists, "infauna" means different animal organisms that live in the bottom sediments of lakes, rivers and ponds. One can only assume that choosing

Minefields. A very simple and very effective means of protecting your positions from enemy attacks. Of course, they are not an absolute deterrent, but fighting them takes a lot of time and effort. The very first way to create passages in minefields appeared shortly after mines and consisted of

The main purpose is reconnaissance of terrain, water obstacles and routes for the movement of troops. It has been in service since 80. The units and assemblies of the BMP-1 are taken as a basis. Installed equipment: - wide coverage mine detector; - echo sounder; - compass PAB-2A; - equipment for navigation TNA-3; - device

According to some estimates, around 100 million mines were laid around the world. Each year, some of them are manually cleared at great risk. To solve this problem, the German company FFG has developed a mine clearance machine that can quickly, safely and at low cost defuse mines

The Vietnam War exposed many of the shortcomings of the off-road vehicle that was in service with the American army at the time. Low cross-country ability and carrying capacity, weak protection against bullets and fragments of mines and shells - this is not a complete list of what was revealed in AM General M151, the heir

From an all-terrain vehicle designed for the recreation of the elite of the Emirates, the tracked all-terrain vehicle turns into a desert special operations warrior. When conflicts are fought in remote rugged and desert territories, mobility becomes a serious problem for military planners. Convoy movements

Closed Joint Stock Company "Protection Group - YUTTA" specializes in the development, manufacture and implementation of nonlinear radars (NL) for various purposes, means of remote detection of components of explosive devices (EW), complexes for identifying technical channels of information leakage

South African troops received a new Casspir anti-mine complex, which differs from previous versions in that it uses elements of the Russian "Ural". The Casspir model itself has been successfully used by South Africans in numerous military for 30 years

In early June, an exhibition of the latest developments in the field of military equipment was held in Bronnitsy on the basis of the Research and Testing Center of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. The most attention was attracted by armored vehicles of the Typhoon family, presented in the amount of three copies - two bonnet "Ural" and