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The M1117 is an American light armoured vehicle designed for urban and terrain operations. It is designed to protect crew and infantry from small fire and explosive threats. The M1117 is highly manoeuvrable and mobile due to its wheelbase and powerful engine. It can be armed with a variety of weapons, including machine guns and grenade launchers. The M1117 is widely used in the armies of many countries due to its reliability and adaptability to different combat conditions.
In the summer of 2023, Bulgaria announced that it was going to send Ukraine a large batch of old armoured personnel carriers. Now there is information that they are already in Ukraine.
Ukrainian defence forces destroyed the latest Palantyn electronic warfare system in the Zaporizhzhia sector.
The JLTV is a series of American high-mobility armoured vehicles. It was created to replace the HMMWVs, which have been in service with the US Army since the 1980s. The programme to create the vehicles was launched in the early 2000s. JLTVs are available in several modifications and for different missions.
The Brazilian army has announced a tender for the purchase of 36 155 mm wheeled self-propelled artillery systems, but has not yet chosen which ones.
The Bulgarian Ministry of Defence has begun preparations to supply 110 Soviet BTR-60 armoured personnel carriers to Ukraine.
The Indonesian state-owned company PT Pindad has delivered the latest Harimau medium tanks, which were developed jointly with Turkey's FNSS.
The Bundeswehr has signed a contract with German company Rheinmetall to install the Skyranger 30 mobile air defence system on Boxer armoured vehicles.
Raytheon has completed testing of a new long-range AMRAAM-ER missile for the NASAMS air defence system.
The UK government will spend £245 million (approximately €286 million) in 2025 to purchase the artillery shells Ukraine needs.
The Indian army is postponing the delivery of its Arjun Mk1A main battle tanks because of the German company MTU, which has overdue the production of engines.
Ukraine will receive 36 additional 155 mm artillery pieces from Germany in the coming years.
The Command of the Logistics Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has published a video showing Ukrainian specialists repairing American M777 howitzers.
The Spanish Armed Forces want to start a comprehensive upgrade of 200 Leopard 2E tanks, which have been in service for more than 15 years. However, the military currently has neither a modernisation plan nor funds.
The @russianocontext Telegram channel published a 7-minute video from the Russian occupier's wearable camera, in which the tank column, in which he tried to advance on the positions of Ukrainian forces, came under fire, probably from cluster munitions. After the explosions, the occupier hides in a shelter and cannot understand who is shooting and where. He also repeats several times that everything did not go according to plan, that it was necessary to withdraw the tanks from under attack. It is also stated that an occupier with the call sign Vuho was wounded. You can also hear about the broken radio station, which does not allow calling for help or evacuation.
