The Iranian Defense Ministry announced the delivery of a domestically produced utility vehicle, the Aras-2.
The maker of the Aras-2 officially began deliveries on 13AUG2019. It can also carry heavy weapons.
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Russia’s T-72B3 has been around for a while, but this new version is missing something; the crew!
According to TASS, tank maker Uralvagonzavod has been busy building hundreds of robot tanks based on the T-72B3. Some robot tanks will carry traditional boom-sticks, while others will be armed IFVs.
No further details reported.
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“The KBP [Instrument Design Bureau] is upgrading BMD-2 combat vehicles. During their overhaul, they are being equipped with the Bereg combat module unofficially dubbed ‘mini-Berezhok.’…. …The module features a gunner’s sight combined with a stabilized field of view, an automatic target tracker and two stabilizer computers.”-unnamed source to TASS
The BMD-2M module features a one-seat turret, removing the commander’s seat and sight. The fire control system is standardized with the similar systems of the Bakhcha and Berezhok combat modules.
The upgrades are part of a wider airborne vehicle modernization program announced in December 2018.
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“For the first time in the world, a Tu-2 bomber will be reconstructed to its operational condition on the premises of the Novosibirsk State Technical University. The reconstruction work will be carried out by Aviarestavratsiya. This work will take three years.”-Science and Higher Education Ministry
The Tupolev 2 bomber of World War Two fame is being brought back to life in Russia.
A Tupolev TU 2 WWII Soviet front line bomber (NATO reporting name Bat) on static display at Monino Museum, Russia. TASS photo by Marina Lystseva.
According to TASS, the resurrection was supposed to start on 21AUG2019. The specific plane to be restored to flying condition had a long history, first flying with the Soviet forces during World War Two, then flying with Chinese forces until the 1980s(!), and then ending up in the United States in the hands of the War Eagles Air Museum in New Mexico (read a description of the plane and how the Chinese used it, here).
War Eagles Air Museum, before restoration. Photo via David and Paula Barnett.
War Eagles Air Museum, after restoration.
The U.S. museum restored the Tu-2 to the point it could be used as a static display. In 2019, the Russia based Aviarestavratsiya (air restoration)/Winged Victory Memorial supposedly acquired the plane and will bring it back to Russia: “This is not a plane that was shot down or was broken. We have not yet studied its series numbers and have not yet tracked its exact history. The plane will be studied and analyzed in detail. Each element will be reconstructed or restored.”-Boris Osyatinsky, Aviarestavratsiya/Winged Victory Memorial
However, as of 2022 the War Eagles Air Museum in New Mexico still lists the Bat as part of their displays.
By the way, China still has several Tu-2 bombers on display:
Photo via Military Museum of the Chinese People’s Revolution.
Photo via Military Museum of the Chinese People’s Revolution.
For kit builders there are several brands to choose from:
The ‘Bat’ served with many countries in many wars.
The old East German VEB-Plastikart (now known as adp Master Modelle) kit.
More info: https://alchetron.com/Tupolev-Tu-2
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Virginia Air National Guard photo by First Lieutenant Andrew Layton, 17AUG2019.
Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training 2019 began 16AUG2019, and ends on the 29th (that’s according to the military info, but the facebook page says 19-26). It involves National Guard, Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Army, Army Reserve and Navy Reserve personnel conducting ‘free’ (taxpayer expense) to the public medical care in Wise County, Virginia.
Virginia Air National Guard photo by First Lieutenant Andrew Layton, 17AUG2019.
Military personnel will provide medical, dental, optometry and even pet care! So much for ObamaCare-ACA, these Appalachian Care/Appalachian Mountain IRT operations began under President Obama precisely because Obama knew people were not covered under the Affordable Care Act. Official video report from 2014:
Since 2014 the Appalachian Care/Appalachian Mountain Individual Readiness Training ops have been taking place at various locations across the Appalachian Mountain region.
Communities interested in hosting an IRT mission can contact one of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense by going to https://irt.defense.gov
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The Tiger-1 in these pics is not a real Tiger-1 tank (Panzerkampfwagen-6E), it’s a 1:1 scale model weighing 2.7 metric tons.
It was built by Tarnen and Täuschen for the Munster Tank Museum. The museum was losing the real Tiger tank that had been on temporary loan since 2013, but proved to be such an attraction that museum officials knew they had to have a Tiger on permanent display.
A computer was used to create 800-thousand ‘symbols’ to help create the giant model kit’s instructions for construction.
Main-gun barrel attached to steel frame-work of tank body.
Apparently there are only six real Tiger-1s left in the world. The 1:1 scale model is made from steel, wood, resin, fiberglass, and of course plastic. Tarnen and Täuschen’s regular job is making life size models of weapons for use in training of German military personnel.
Mario Gurek prepares the fiberglass mold for the main-gun’s muzzle brake.
Transporting the nearly complete tank to its new home.
REPAIRING 1/1 SCALE T-38 TALON AND A REDUCED SCALE B-2 BOMBER
It’s pronounced Cav-all-ry, not calvary (calvary is the name of the hill where supposedly somebody named Jesus of Nazareth was executed), and today’s German army still trains up old fashioned horse riders.
Video with soothing music in which male and female German mountain-soldiers (Gebirgsjäger) profess that their blond-haired horses are their comrades:
Video with more upbeat music showing Mountain troops having fun riding their horses (Pferde) through Alpine villages:
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In June 2019, Germany began test-firing its new MG6 minigun from its H145M special forces helicopters.
Bundeswehr video of H145M armed with MG6 minigun, posted in August 2020:
Night-fire of minigun: 
HI-TECH FAIL: NATO GERMANY PROVES MULES STILL RULE MOUNTAIN WARFARE
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C-ERFP stands for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Enhanced Response Force Package (ERFP). It happened in Illinois at the end of July 2019. Did you hear about it?
The Illinois National Guard’s CERFP unit is responsible for Search and Extraction, Decontamination, and Medical Treatment of victims of human-made or natural disasters.
They conducted CERFP training at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, 26JUL2019, focusing on rescuing people from a collapsed building. Ooh, looks like that one lost its head as well as its clothes!
Here’s video of how they’ll rescue your sorry butt during a disaster in a ‘contaminated’ area:
RESCUING DOGS, AND DOGS WHO’LL RESCUE YOU!
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Fast spreading forest fire forced the Alaska National Guard to rescue 26 people and two dogs from a recreation lodge on 23JUL2019.
On 19JUL2019, Kentucky Air National Guard’s Master Sergeant Rudy Parsons checks out para-rescue dog Callie after a skydive. She’s carried in a bag strapped to his front. According to the press release, Callie is the only para-rescue dog in the U.S. Department of Defense.
Kentucky National Guard’s Callie the rescue dog taking part in Patriot North disaster training in Wisconsin, 17JUL2019.
KENTUCKY DOG CALLIE TRAINS TO RESCUE ALASKANS FROM A HC-130J!
Official video report, from February 2019, about Callie the first U.S. para-rescue dog who can jump out of a perfectly good airplane:
On 07JUL2019, a woman and her dog were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard, after a small landslide caused her and one of her three dogs to fall, at Lake Michigan.
Video of Lake Michigan rescue:
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Official video of California National Guard’s efforts to help the pets of the victims of the 2018 Camp Fire:
Dramatic U.S. Coast Guard video of dog (and people) rescue after Hurricane Florence, in South Carolina (just one of dozens of similar rescues):
FEMA search & rescue after Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
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From March 2013, this FEMA search & rescue dog is about to take a trip on a C-17 during Patriot Hook, at Los Alamitos Army Airfield.
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