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Russia’s JSC Remdizel is expanding its family of Taifun-K mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles, Designer General of the company Igor Zarakhovich told the TASS news agency. According to him, Remdizel now trials more than ten modifications of the Taifun-K vehicles. “As of October 2020, we produce nine variants of the Taifun-K, including those for export, and more than ten modifications are completing their tests,” said Zarakhovich.
Taifun K-63968 (Picture source : Vitaly Kuzmin)
The enterprise tests four variants (including armed ones) of K-53949 Taifun-K 4×4 vehicles, some modifications of the K-63968 6×6 system, and the K-4386 Taifun-VDV 4×4 protected vehicle with a combat station armed with a 30mm cannon, said Zarakhovich.
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There is only one thing Steven Seagal loves more than kicking butt on camera, Vladimir Putin, and shooting guns, and that’s armored vehicles. As he puts it, it’s something he’s been into since he was just a child, so he’s now living out a life-long dream. 1 photo
Steven Seagal, the ‘80s and ‘90s action movie star, may be long past his Hollywood prime, but he’s still very much around. These days, he’s in Abu Dhabi, attending the 2021 edition of the International Defense Exhibition, also known as IDEX 2021. He’s there in an official capacity as the brand ambassador for the UAE-based Streit Group.
"This is a very important step that demonstrates a precedent," Khaled Al Zaabi, chief commercial officer at Nimr, told me. "We've never had such industrial military collaboration (in the region) so this definitely cements us as a major global player."
State police: Capitol protest that didn t happen cost $125K in OT
Dave Altimari, CTMirror.org
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Hundreds of law enforcement members from a multitude of agencies were on hand to prevent any trouble for a planned protest in support of President Trump, which failed to materialize at the capitol building in Hartford, Conn., on Sunday Jan. 17, 2020.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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State police are out in force to protect the Capitol from a planned Trump election protest in Hartford, Conn. on Sunday, January 17, 2021.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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The Connecticut State Police spent about $125,000 in overtime to make sure the state Capitol was protected on Jan. 17, when law enforcement gathered for a protest that never happened.
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Tanks, armoured personnel carriers and self-propelled artillery sees action in Nigerian counterinsurgency operation.
After a period of crew training and familiarisation lasting several months, the Nigerian Army has deployed newly acquired Chinese-built armoured vehicles and self-propelled artillery in a COIN operation dubbed Operation
Tura Takaibango in the northeastern state of Yobe.
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