Research Institute of Steel presented a new Russian modernized titanium armor helmet "Bars-M". The armor helmet has become the development of the line of titanium helmets "Bars" and was made to the requests of customers from the Russian army. The development differs from its predecessors in a new, more ergonomic form factor, now the helmet provides the ability to install low-profile active headphones. It was quite difficult to implement a special combined structure of the visor glass, now it can withstand two shots from a 9-mm Stechkin automatic pistol at temperatures ranging from -40 ° C to + 40 ° C. Helmet protection class Br2 - protection from a lead bullet 9x21 mm, visor protection class - Br1. The mass of the helmet assembled with a visor is 3.4 kg. Price not reported
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Russian T-80BVM tanks have been given enhanced protection against drones. The Russian tank plant Omsktransmash has shown the process of upgrading Russian tanks taken out of storage and upgrading them to the T-80BVM version. The video shows additional enhancement of the T-80BVM tank's protection. The plant has heard the wishes of tank crews, and in addition to the standard protection against drones, in the form of a "barbecue" and gratings, protection has been added to the engine-transmission compartment. The engine-transmission compartment of the tank and its rear part are equipped with additional protection, this was the weak point of the tank, it is worth noting that many tanks do not have protection. The video shows additional gratings and layers of reinforced rubber. The tanks also have continuous protection for the guide wheels. A batch of T-80BVM tanks with the new anti-drone protection has already been transferred to the troops.
The Russian Army has received a new batch of upgraded 120-mm 2S12A Sani mobile mortar systems. The 2S12A Sani systems include a Ural transport vehicle and a 2B11 mortar. The mortar is unloaded from the vehicle using an electric winch. The upgraded Sani mortar system features improved materials, a sight, increased maneuverability, and improved ammunition. The mortar can fire KM-8 Gran' guided munitions. The upgraded 2B11 mortar plate allows for all-round fire. The maximum firing range of the 2S12 Sani system is 9,000 meters, and the sighting range is 7,100 meters. The sighting rate is up to 10 rounds per minute, the mortar crew is 5 people, and the deployment time is 2 minutes.
Testing of the Russian Army's kamikaze drone KUB. Footage of testing the Russian loitering munition "KUB" by ZALA AERO. Technical information about it is in the link to the video in the comments to the video. Drone "KUB" "KUB" has been actively used since 2022, it was presented in 2019. The new high-explosive fragmentation warhead of the drone "KUB" uses an explosive substance octogen, also known as HMX or OKFOL, which is 1.7 times more powerful than trinitrotoluene. The drone is launched from a catapult and can self-destruct after falling if you approach it. The weight of the drone is from 10 to 15 kg, the price of the drone "KUB" is still unknown.
Review of Russian mechanics of the FV103 Spartan armored personnel carrier of Ukraine. Russian mechanics restored the Ukrainian FV103 Spartan armored personnel carrier of British manufacture. The FV103 armored personnel carrier was adopted by the British army in 1978, in 2007 it began to be decommissioned and later transferred to the Ukrainian army. Technical information about the FV103 is on the channel. The FV103 crew is 3 people, it is capable of transporting up to four soldiers. The FV103 armored personnel carrier was abandoned by Ukrainian units in the Artemovsk direction, after which it was evacuated by Russian repair units. Details in the video.
The Irkutsk Aviation Plant has manufactured and delivered new upgraded Su-30SM2 aircraft to the Russian Defense Ministry. Russian Su-30SM2 fighters are equipped with an improved set of onboard radio-electronic equipment. The aircraft upgrade has increased the detection and identification range of air targets. The fighter has also received new high-precision weapons for destroying air, land and sea targets at a range of several hundred kilometers. The technical characteristics of the upgraded Su-30SM2 have not been disclosed.
The prototype of the Russian modernized combat training aircraft Yak-130M was shown at the 2024 forum. The main goal of the modernization is to expand the combat capabilities of the aircraft. The new Yak-130M will become a full-fledged light attack aircraft. Technical specifications in the links to the video in the comments to the video. The Yak-130M aircraft is equipped with systems that significantly increase its capabilities: the BRLS-130R onboard radar station, the SOLT-130K optical-laser thermal television system, the President-S130 onboard defense system, and the KSS-130 communications system. New systems and air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles will ensure the use of the Yak-130M aircraft for training and combat purposes around the clock and in difficult weather conditions.
At the Army-2024 forum, the Russian robotic tracked chassis MTS-15 "Clover" with a 122-mm howitzer D-30 was shown. The towed howitzer D-30, adopted into service in 1960, has now become self-propelled thanks to the robotic platform. It is now known that the Russian howitzer D-30 on the chassis MTS-15 "Clover" can be controlled at a distance of up to 500 meters. The howitzer "Clover" is reloaded by an automated loading system, cassettes designed for four shots, perhaps over time there will be more. The ability to control the howitzer MTS-15 "Clover" remotely allows you to protect personnel in the face of a large number of drones. The time to transfer the howitzer D-30 "Clover" from the marching position is 30 seconds. The maximum firing range is 15,300 m. The chassis load capacity is 15,000 kg. Maximum speed – 12 km/h. Fuel range 120-400 km.
Footage from one of the Russian mini-labs for repairing and upgrading FPV drones. The lab works around the clock and is engaged in: 3D printing, restoration, programming and upgrading FPV drones. Each military engineer services about eight drones daily. Details in the video
We publish another version of the homemade protection "Tsar-mangal" installed on the Russian tank T-72B3M. This type of protection most effectively protects the tank from FPV drones, but limits the crew's view and allows the tank to be used only as a self-propelled artillery unit. At the moment, no one in the world has come up with effective protection from FPV drones. Usually, such tanks are used as lead vehicles in a column of tanks, and the lack of visibility is compensated for by information received from drones. Tanks with such protection are also equipped with anti-mine trawls, but in this case it is not there. In addition to the homemade metal structure, the T-72B3M tank is equipped with dynamic protection "Contact-5" and "Contact-1".
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Looks like Russians have installed Chelnok tube(10KW peak power) into their Su-30SM2 and they're claiming almost similar range to Irbis-E. They've also installed R-37M(a 300kms missile) with SM2 as well. Su-35S uses two 10KW Chelnok tubes to hit 20KW peak power. AL-41F-1S engines still haven't been installed hence no Irbis for Su-30SM2 as of now.
So, my question is that until Uttam MK3 is ready for mass-production and as we're upgrading only 80-100 fighters in the first tranche, should we also upgrade our remaining Flankers with this same 10KW Chelnok tube? It will increase the current detection/tracking range by twice over now and maybe integrate R-37M with our MKIs?
MKI with this upgraded Bars-M radar and R-37M combo would prove quite formidable against all enemy fighters maybe sans J-20! What say?
Looks like Russians have installed Chelnok tube(10KW peak power) into their Su-30SM2 and they're claiming almost similar range to Irbis-E. They've also installed R-37M(a 300kms missile) with SM2 as well. Su-35S uses two 10KW Chelnok tubes to hit 20KW peak power. AL-41F-1S engines still haven't been installed hence no Irbis for Su-30SM2 as of now.
So, my question is that until Uttam MK3 is ready for mass-production and as we're upgrading only 80-100 fighters in the first tranche, should we also upgrade our remaining Flankers with this same 10KW Chelnok tube? It will increase the current detection/tracking range by twice over now and maybe integrate R-37M with our MKIs?
MKI with this upgraded Bars-M radar and R-37M combo would prove quite formidable against all enemy fighters maybe sans J-20! What say?
I believe the one meant for Bars is 7 kW, it's been used on Bars-R. I'm not aware of a 10 kW upgrade, although the Irbis-E carries it.
We should just stick with processor and software updates on our MKIs for now instead of finding new ways to pay the Russians more money via the MKI program. There are risks associated with new tech too.
In any case, this upgrade will only give 10-15% greater tracking range.
Post Balakot, we acquired R-37s and they have already been integrated with Su-30MKIs
Even with 7KW TWT?? Still I think upgrading to 10KW TWT like Su-30SM2 for remaining fleet would be quite productive.
The Russian Sukhoi Design Bureau has shown a new S-76 transport UAV. The new unmanned transport system outside of airfields, the S-76, takes off and lands vertically. A full-fledged flight model was presented at the Army-2024 exhibition. There is no talk of military use yet. The S-76 cargo UAV will deliver cargo over a distance of up to 500 km. The UAV does not require specially prepared sites or airfield infrastructure. Takeoff, flight along the route and landing are performed completely automatically, without the direct participation of the operator. The S-76 UAV complex exists in two versions, a small UAV and a large one. The small UAV is designed to deliver cargo weighing up to 50 kg over a distance of up to 400 km. The S-76 transport UAV, a large version, will be able to carry cargo weighing up to 300 kg, the maximum flight range will be about 1000 km, at altitudes of up to 4 km, with a maximum speed of 180 km / h. The S-76 project will allow the deployment of automated unmanned transport systems in Russia, which will make it possible to carry out air cargo transportation much more economically and with minimal human involvement.
The head of the Chechen Republic of Russia, Ramzan Kadyrov, showed the American-made Tesla Cybertruck electric car. According to Ramzan Kadyrov, he received the Tesla Cybertruck electric car as a gift from American billionaire Elon Musk. According to the latest information, Elon Musk said that he did not make this gift. The Cybertruck electric pickup truck was modified in Chechnya, a large-caliber 12.7 mm NSVT machine gun was installed on it, the car will be transferred to the troops. Ramzan Kadyrov tested the car and was convinced of its power and reliability. He noted that the Cybertruck car is very suitable for the name "cyberbeast", as it resembles an invulnerable and high-speed animal. According to him, the car is capable of overcoming obstacles, it is very fast and maneuverable, in addition, the car is very comfortable and easy to operate. The carrying capacity of the Cybertruck is about 1.6 tons, on one charge the pickup truck can travel up to 800 kilometers. Production of the Tesla Cybertruck electric vehicle began in July 2023. Tesla Cybertruck can be purchased in Russia for 18 million rubles or 200 thousand dollars.
Marines and sailors of the Northern Fleet of Russia conducted exercises to liberate the seaport of Dudinka, captured by a simulated enemy. According to the scenario of the exercises, the enemy mined the port. The video shows the landing of troops from the large landing ship "Alexander Otrakovsky" of Project 775. From the tween deck of the large landing ship, the floating two-link tracked transporter "Vityaz" and the mine clearing vehicles UR-77 "Meteorite" landed. During the exercises, a deck helicopter Ka-27, high-speed boats, and artillery of the large anti-submarine ship "Vice-Admiral Kulakov" were used. A unit for combating underwater sabotage forces and means covertly landed on the territory of the facility, demined it and liberated the captured administrative building.
Close-up shots of the assembly of the Russian universal air gliding and correction module for FAB bombs. UMPK modules make it possible to turn cheap Russian FAB aerial bombs into high-precision weapons and reduce the risk of hitting the Su-34 aircraft with air defense systems. In this case, UMPK modules are installed on Russian FAB-250 and FAB-500 aerial bombs; FAB-1500 and FAB-3000 bombs were not shown. The FAB-500 with UMPK is capable of destroying powerful fortifications against which 152 mm artillery is powerless. Currently, the Su-34 is the carrier of FAB bombs; in the future, bombs with UMPK will be able to be placed on any multifunctional aircraft in Russia. A set of stabilizers and a satellite navigation system make it possible to use the FAB-250/500 with an accuracy of several meters; the UMPK can be configured so that the aerial bomb hits the target at a certain angle and from a certain direction. The approximate number of times FAB bombs are used by Russian aviation has become clear. At just one airfield, technicians assemble 50 to 100 UMPK kits per day. FAB bombs with UMPK modules have now become the main and cheap weapon of the Russian Su-34 frontline bomber. According to pilots, the onboard computer software of the Su-34 was modified to use the UMPK modules.
Russian Lancet-E drones have received permission for export, a representative of Rosoboronexport reported. The Lancet-E drone has received an advertising passport, that is, the possibility of sales abroad. The Lancet-E complex is an export analogue of the Lancet kamikaze drone. The Lancet-E complex includes a Z-16-E reconnaissance drone and two Lancet loitering munitions, designated as the Product 51-E and Product 52-E drones with different characteristics. There is also a Lancet-53 drone and a Lancet-55 drone called Product 55, more details about it are in the link to the video in the comments to the video. The Lancet-51 kamikaze drone has been modernized by adding a thermal imager and increasing its flight range to 80 km. Technical characteristics of the drone on the screen. The takeoff weight of the Lancet-51 drone is 12 kg, the mass of the warhead is 5 kg, it has been increased slightly, but by how much is unknown. The drone has optical-electronic and automatic guidance since 2023. The drone is equipped with an infrared camera, a laser target designator, a gas analyzer (to destroy large non-electric drones) and a radiometer to search for a target. Reportedly, the drone does not use GPS and determines coordinates from various sources and objects, electronic maps of the area may be used. The drone's software effectively counteracts electronic warfare. The Lancet-51 drone has an electric engine and allows it to reach speeds from 110 km / h to 300 km / h, with a flight time of up to 60 minutes. The price of the Lancet-51 and Lancet-52 drones is 35-40 thousand dollars. The predecessor of the Lancet drone is the kamikaze drone "Cube".
The Russian troops in the Kursk region received the Molniya-1 strike UAVs. Footage of the launch of the Russian Molniya-1 UAV and an interview with the operator of this drone. The Molniya-1 FPV drone of the aircraft type is considered cheap, but its price is still unknown, technical information about the drone is in the link to the video in the comments to the video.