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Israel main battle tank, Merkava

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The Merkava is the main battle tank of the Israel Defense Forces. Since the early 1980s, four main versions have been deployed. The "Merkava" name was derived from the IDF's development program name

Where is Russia's great car?

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By Kirill Bessonov on mnweekly.ru If you ask a Westerner his opinion about Russian cars you will most likely hear the following joke: Lada engineers suggested a new anti-theft device for their products - an enlarged logo plate. And these jokes usually date back to the Soviet era. Paradoxically, Russia has a proven track record of high-tech achievements in various other spheres. Russia's space program is out of this world (NASA has just extended the contract with Roskosmos to deliver crews and cargo to the ISS with Russian spacecraft); Russian weapons - from rifles to combat jets to submarines - are very popular on the international market, where Russia trails only the US in total volume of exports. This begs the question as to why a developed, high-tech nation cannot provide its citizens with decent cars - and then export them abroad. The Moscow News asked the press service of the Russia's biggest carmaker, OAO AvtoVAZ, for their comments. When asked why Russian cars are not po...

JEEP WRANGLER TJ RUBICON ‘07 PIPE VERSION

JEEP WRANGLER TJ RUBICON ‘07 PIPE VERSION Tanggal: 20 Dec 2006 Penulis: Rully Adam M Juru Foto: Zulhafid Jusuf SPEED JEEP Kompetisi memacu jip di atas gundukan tanah (baca: Sprint Offroad) memang tak sekerap ajang menerabas hutan (baca : Adventure Offroad). Gelarannya dalam setahun mungkin bisa dihitung dengan jari. Namun begitu, antusiasme para partisipan di kelas ini patut diacungi jempol. Pasalnya, keseriusan mereka dalam rancang bangun tunggangannya terbilang tak main-main. Sebut saja TB Adhi. Anak muda berusia 27 tahun ini bisa dibilang bintangnya sprint offroad. Bukan hanya prestasinya saja yang menjulang beberapa tahun belakangan ini. Namun kereta perang yang ditungganginya kerap memancing perhatian orang. Soalnya hasil racikan bengkel KS Nusa yang terletak di bilangan Jl. Pramuka, Jakarta Timur ini terbilang satu-satunya yang dibekali segala peranti hi-tech. Tak pelak, sejumlah medan dan lintasan yang dilahap Jeep berkelir biru ini rasanya mudah saja diterjang. Singkat kata, un...