Keyword: Alexey Tarasov
The challenges of last-mile logistics
The methods and means of conducting combat operations have changed significantly over the past...
Countering the drone threat to heavy armour
The mass employment of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in armed conflicts over the past...
Is the future of engineering vehicles unmanned?
Military engineering has been a crucial element of land warfare for hundreds of years,...
Russia poised to expand thermobaric artillery inventory
On 13 November 2025, Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) delivered a batch of TOS-1A Solntsepyok thermobaric multiple...
MGCS status update
Launched in 2017, the Franco-German Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) programme aims to deliver...
Russian industry continues development of key land...
Despite ongoing challenges, the Russian military-industrial complex continues to make progress across numerous defence...


![The challenges of last-mile logistics An unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), part of the Autonomous Last Mile suite of ground vehicles, undergoing testing at Camp Grayling, Michigan, on 28 August 2019. [US Army]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/unmanned-last-mile-Kopie-324x160.jpg)
![Countering the drone threat to heavy armour An upgraded BREM-1M armoured recovery vehicle, featuring a new explosive reactive armour (ERA) layout, anti-drone protection, and electronic warfare jammers. Note the towing coupler attached to the dozer blade, which allows the crew to recover damaged vehicles without leaving their own vehicle. [Alexey Tarasov]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Brem-1M-upgraded-Kopie-324x160.jpg)
![Is the future of engineering vehicles unmanned? UBIM (Universal Armoured Engineering Vehicle) is an engineering vehicle produced by Uralvagonzavod. The UBIM combines the functions of an armoured recovery vehicle (ARV), an armoured engineering vehicle (AEV), and a mine-clearing vehicle. [Alexey Tarasov]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/UBIM-Army-2023-Kopie-324x160.jpg)
![Russia poised to expand thermobaric artillery inventory A TOS-1A during acceptance trials. [UVZ]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_2510-324x160.jpg)
![MGCS status update The KNDS EMBT-ADT 140 technology demonstrator on display at the Eurosatory 2024 exhibition. This model featured the 140 mm configuration of the ASCALON gun. [Mark Cazalet]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/EMBT-EDT-140_Mark-Cazalet-Kopie-324x160.jpg)
![Russian industry continues development of key land warfare systems The T-90M MBT equipped with Arena-M APS, during trials. [UVZ]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/T-90-with-Arena-M-324x160.jpg)