Okay D_F, I know you & some of the other guys here like military hardware so this BBC piece caught my eye yesterday:

Russian WW2 parade: A tank-spotter’s guide

Russia will stage its biggest ever military parade on 9 May, to mark the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two.

A rehearsal in central Moscow has revealed some new hi-tech Russian armour for the first time, lifting a veil of military secrecy.

The most talked-about innovation is the Armata T-14 battle tank, described as a new-generation fighting machine to replace Soviet-era tanks. […]