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It seems that Germany has decided to compete with itself. The European country is involved in two projects to develop a new European tank.
A few days ago, it was reported that the USA would supply Ukraine with depleted uranium shells. This has now been confirmed officially.
The FV107 Scimitar is an armoured tracked combat reconnaissance vehicle. It is used by the British Army. The production of the vehicle was done by Alvis company. Externally FV107 Scimitar is very similar to the FV101 Scorpion. The main difference of the vehicle is the presence of high-speed 30 mm gun L21 RARDEN.
Polish company Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa SA has unveiled the US M142 HIMARS high-mobility artillery rocket system on a new chassis. The demonstration took place at the MSPO-2023 exhibition.
The United Kingdom hopes to bring the Challneger 3 tank into service at an accelerated pace. If all goes according to plan, the vehicle will be ready in two years.
Poland has started receiving South Korean K2 Black Panther tanks. At the same time, the European country intends to establish production of combat vehicles on its territory in a few years.
In late spring 2022, Russian media reported the first use of the TOS-2 "Tosochka" heavy flamethrower system in Ukraine. Almost a year and a half later, they again wrote about the use of the system, and again did not provide any evidence.
The Turkish Army is beginning to arm itself with domestically produced Firtina II self-propelled howitzers. The first artillery units have already been handed over to the military.
The US State Department has approved the sale of nearly two hundred Stryker armoured personnel carriers in several modifications to Bulgaria. The potential deal will be approved by the US Congress within a month.
This year, the Ukrainian Armed Forces received British depleted uranium shells for Challenger 2 tanks. The United States will soon deliver the same ammunition.
Belgian YPR-765 infantry fighting vehicles in PRI (Pantser Rups Infanterie) modification have been spotted in service with the Ukrainian army.
Ukrainian crews have undergone a training programme in Germany on the use of US M1 Abrams tanks.
Germany has updated the list of military aid for Ukraine. The new package includes drones, tractors, ammunition, tanks and one radar station.
The US publication Forbes has calculated how many Leopard 2 tanks Ukraine lost on the battlefield during the 13 weeks of the counter-offensive.
The Republic of Korea has approved the purchase of the fourth batch of K2 Black Panther main battle tanks. The combat vehicles are likely to have significant improvements.
