Modernized individual food rations for soldiers have been delivered to units of the Russian troops for testing. The main changes in army dry rations are the improved range, the products in the individual food rations for soldiers have become more caloric, and soft plastic packaging has been introduced. Plastic has been introduced to enable the airdrop of dry rations from drones.
The main innovation is that the new dry ration includes a flameless portable chemical heater RPB-A. The flameless food heater RPB-A reduces the risk of detection of soldiers by drones equipped with thermal imagers. The portable chemical heater RPB-A works like this. To heat up food, first open the package and place a sealed bag of food in it. Then add about 100 g of water to the bag and close the bag with adhesive tape. The chemical reaction begins immediately, after 5 minutes the bag of food heats up to about 60-65 ° C. New food rations will be issued to military personnel who perform various tasks in places where it is difficult to organize hot meals.
Another episode from the Russian film "Rembat", which tells about the work of servicemen of the repair units of the Russian army. You can find the full video online. In the 3rd episode of the "Rembat" project, an episode of replacing the barrel of the Russian 152-mm self-propelled howitzer 2S3 "Acacia" is shown, these SPGs are also used by the Ukrainian army. The SPG "Acacia" was delivered to the repair units completely serviceable, except for a tiny, non-through damage to the base of the barrel. Despite the seemingly minor malfunction, the damage cannot be welded and the SPG will have its barrel replaced.
Three pairs of test parachutists of the Russian Ministry of Defense set a world record by jumping from a height of 10,120 meters using the Tandem-400 parachute systems developed by Rostec. The parachutists jumped from an An-72 aircraft, which was flying at a speed of 350 km/h. The temperature outside was minus 57 degrees Celsius, the testers spent 30 minutes in the air and successfully landed in a previously established square. The Tandem-400 parachute systems allow parachutists with no parachute training to parachute with an instructor, or are used to deliver cargo. The Tandem-400 parachute can also be used by the military, for example, to parachute a serviceman with an 82-mm mortar, which has already been done before. High-altitude parachuting allows parachuting in areas where groups with MANPADS are actively operating. The Tandem-400 tandem parachute system weighs 25 kg and can withstand a load of up to 225 kg.
Footage of the targeting system of the Russian tracked robotic platform "Veles" in action. The ground drone "Veles" was developed by the design and production company "Novy Rubezh" from the city of Maykop. Earlier, we published spectacular footage of the ground drone-kamikaze "Mole", as it turned out now, this is also their product, it is already actively used by the Russian army. Currently, the robotic complex "Veles" is undergoing tests, the developers are testing automatic target recognition and tracking. Some samples have been transferred to the troops. The robot "Veles" can be equipped with PKM and PKT machine guns, an AGS-17 grenade launcher and an ATGM, and it can be equipped with a machine gun and an ATGM at the same time. Depending on the configuration, the robot "Veles" can also be used to deliver ammunition, provisions, evacuate the wounded. Installation and mine clearing. The robot is equipped with two cameras and a thermal imager. The robot is controlled by the operator using a joystick and an FPV helmet. "Robot Veles" has a good load capacity - up to 400 kilograms and develops a speed of up to 12 km / h. Other technical data and price are still unknown.
Footage of the launch of the Syrian ballistic missile "Tochka-U", made in the Soviet Union. The Tochka-U missile system is rarely shown, it was previously actively used by the Ukrainian army, it is also in service with the Republic of Belarus and 5 other countries. In Russia, the Tochka-U OTRK was replaced by the Iskander-M missile system, the video shows the Algerian version of the Iskander-E on the MZKT-7930 chassis. It is worth noting that Russia has about 50 Tochka-U OTRKs, but apparently there are no missiles for them, since their use has never been shown. The modernized missile system was named "Tochka-U" and was developed by the Kolomna Machine-Building Design Bureau. The USSR troops received it in 1989. The Tochka-U operational-tactical missile system is equipped with a single-stage solid-fuel missile 9M79M and 9M79-1, which have an inertial guidance system. The missile is equipped with a cluster, high-explosive fragmentation or nuclear warhead, up to 100 kilotons in TNT equivalent. The warhead of the missile weighs 482 kg. The flight range of the Tochka-U missiles is up to 120 km, the speed of the missiles is up to 1100 m / s. During the IDEX-93 tests, the accuracy of the Tochka-U missiles was from 5 to 50 meters. The Tochka-U missile system is mounted on the BAZ 5921 chassis and is serviced by 3 operators. The service life of the Tochka-U is at least 10 years, including 3 years in field conditions.
As part of the missile firing exercises in the Mediterranean Sea, clear footage of the launch of the Russian hypersonic anti-ship missile Zircon was shown for the first time. The 3M22 Zircon missile was launched from the Project 22350 frigate Admiral Gorshkov. The range of the Zircon missile is estimated at 500 km at low altitude and up to 1000 km along a semi-ballistic trajectory. The flight speed is up to 11,025 km/h, and the missile slows down when approaching the target. Unlike the Kinzhal missiles, the Zircon missile can maintain hypersonic speed constantly. The Zircon missile has a stealth coating and maneuvers, the flight takes place on the cruising section at an altitude of 30 - 40 km. The warhead of the missile weighs about 300-400 kg. There are currently no analogues to the missile, except for the American X-51 missile, but it is still being developed and its flight speed is up to 8400 km/h. The expected price of the Zircon missile is about 10 million dollars.
Footage of the Russian engineering vehicle IMR-2 mine clearing machine in action in the Kursk region of Russia. The IMR-2 mine clearing machine is designed to create column routes in difficult-to-pass areas for the advancement of troops, as well as to create passages in minefields. The Soviet army began using the IMR-2 mine clearing machine in 1980, and it is also used by other countries. The IMR-2 has proven to be highly effective and has been upgraded several times. It was also used to eliminate the consequences of the Chernobyl accident, as it has good radiation protection. The IMR-2 is based on the T-72 tank and can be equipped with bulldozer equipment, a telescopic boom with a grab-manipulator, a mine trawl, and mine clearing units. The IMR-2 can be equipped with an anti-nuclear protection system, a chemical reconnaissance device, an automatic fire extinguishing system, and it can move underwater. It is armed with a 7.62 mm PKT machine gun. The IMR-2 weighs 44.5 tons and is equipped with an 840 hp engine, allowing it to reach speeds of up to 59 km/h. The range on the highway is 500 km. The IMR-2 is controlled by two people.
Official footage from the Ministry of Defense showing Russian FAB-250 bombs exploding. Three FAB-250 bombs with UMPK modules were dropped on a temporary deployment point for units of the Ukrainian National Guard in the town of Pravdovka. The bombs were presumably dropped by a Su-34 aircraft. FAB-250 M-62 high-explosive bombs were adopted by the USSR in 1962. The bomb weighs 227 kilograms and contains 100 kilograms of explosives. When dropped from an aircraft at a speed of 800-900 km/h and an altitude of 10,000 meters, the FAB-250 M-62 bomb with the UMPK module flies about 80 km. The radius of destruction of the FAB-250 M-62 bomb is up to 116 meters, the deviation from the target is up to 10 meters.
How a river crossing is created, the pontoon park PPS 84 of Russia in the Kursk region. Servicemen of the engineering troops of Russia conducted exercises in the Kursk region, on the creation of a pontoon crossing across the river. Servicemen from start to finish showed how a pontoon crossing is created. When creating a crossing across the river, the Russian pontoon park PPS-84 is used. Each link of the crossing can withstand a weight of up to 22.5 tons, and in a coupling this figure increases proportionally to the number of links. From the links it is possible to create a river ferry up to 360 tons, the assembly time of which is 25 minutes.
Russian military column in Syria with Tochka-U ballistic missiles. The video was filmed in Syria, in the area of the city of Ain Issa, the Kurdish zone, the area of the Sarrin air base. The Russian column also consisted of armored vehicles "Tiger", "Typhoon-K", "Spartak", 152-mm howitzers Msta-B, information about the equipment is on the channel.
In Russia, a robotic platform "Venom-Totem" was developed for evacuating the wounded, as well as delivering supplies and ammunition to the military. The robotic platform "Venom-Totem" was created in Novosibirsk by the ROBCOM company. Initially, the unmanned platform "Venom-Totem" was developed for evacuating victims from emergency zones, but recently it has also been used by the troops. It is planned to transfer 50 more units to the troops in the near future. The "Venom-Totem" platform has an electric drive and is controlled remotely, it is capable of carrying a load of up to 500 kg. The platform speed is up to 5 km / h, the operating range is up to 200 meters. In the future, it is planned to create platforms that will be able to automatically load the bodies of the dead and remove them.
The first footage of the Russian Su-57 aircraft with a flat nozzle on its engines. The footage shows that the test Su-57 is equipped with only one new AL-51F1 engine with a flat nozzle, the second engine is the standard AL-41F1 power plant. The new Su-57 nozzle has four independently controlled flaps, two of which are designed for use in subsonic mode and two for supersonic flight. The flat nozzle is also installed on the US F-22, but it has only one thrust vector, while the Su-57 has a nozzle with an all-aspect thrust vector, which provides better maneuverability and better control of the aircraft. The design of the new nozzle allows for better cooling of the exhaust gases. This, in turn, reduces the infrared signature of the aircraft in the rear projection. It is worth noting that the "Flat" nozzle will reduce the thrust of the Su-57 to some extent, but it will improve the stealth characteristics from the rear projection of the aircraft. Currently, the Su-57 aircraft uses the first-stage AL-41F1 "Product 117" engine; Su-57s with second-stage AL-51F1 "Product 30" engines should be installed from 2025. The AL-51F1 has several non-afterburning modes, in which the fighter will operate at high supersonic speeds and will be less visible in the infrared range. An improved version of the fighter should be designated Su-57M. According to experts, the new engine will provide the Su-57 with the highest level of thrust among all fighters in the world currently in use.
The first footage of the new augmented reality flight helmet for pilots of Russian fifth-generation Su-57 fighters. The new helmet significantly simplifies the control of the Su-57 aircraft's weapons. When using missiles with an infrared homing head, the pilot sees when the target is captured: the aiming mark changes from a cross to a circle. The missile is automatically aimed at the target in the direction of the pilot's gaze, which makes the use of weapons even more accurate and intuitive. The helmet-mounted display system allows you to display an image of any complexity on the protective visor. The new AR helmet not only projects a digital image during combat operations, but also transmits the pilot's actions to the command center. Sensors showing blood pressure, pulse and the pilot's condition can be installed on the pilot's helmet. The helmet weighs less than two kilograms, the slots on the helmet are designed to distribute air flows during the pilot's ejection, so that the helmet does not crack.
Servicemen of one of the Russian units showed an unusual homemade tracked assault vehicle, created on the basis of the medium artillery tractor ATS-59G. The military tractor was equipped with protection from drones, such as "Tsar-mangal", unlike the classic protection, here there are rubber screens. To make a semblance of an armored personnel carrier, it was necessary to additionally armor the six-seater cabin. The stern of the ATS-59G was covered with chains.
The artillery tractor ATS-59G was adopted by the USSR in 1970. Initially, the machine was developed for towing heavy guns. The mass of the ATS-59G tractor is almost fourteen tons. Engine power is 300 horsepower. Maximum speed on the highway is 45 kilometers per hour. Cruising range on fuel: 350 - 500 kilometers. The ATS-59G military tractor is capable of transporting three tons of cargo or twelve soldiers.
The Russian army is gradually being replenished with robotic platforms for various purposes, they are already being actively used, but their production volumes are still small. Rostec presented the robotic tracked complex "Caracal", produced by "Kurganmashzavod", it was first shown in the summer. The "Caracal" robot belongs to the light class of robotic complexes. The "Caracal" robot is designed to solve various problems on the battlefield, depending on the module installed on it. In one version, the "Caracal" platform can be equipped with a missile system, most likely, small arms can also be installed on it. It can also be used as a vehicle for delivering goods or evacuating the wounded. The standard equipment on board the complex includes a thermal imager, several cameras, a navigation system and a radio transmitter with increased protection against interference. The control range of the "Caracal" platform is up to 2 kilometers, the speed is up to 15 km / h, the carrying capacity is up to 500 kilograms, the cruising range is about 150 kilometers.
Footage of Russia's first military tracked drone "Depesha", controlled via fiber optic cable. The first samples are being tested in the troops. The robotic platform "Depesha" is produced on a wheeled and tracked chassis. The ground drone "Depesha" is controlled using a joystick, VR glasses, a monitor or fiber optic cable. The robot is equipped with the Russian hardware and software complex "Prometheus", it allows robotization of any equipment. The tracked version of the robot "Depesha" can work as a miner or scout, and weapons systems can also be installed. The wheeled robot "Depesha" is equipped with a stretcher for evacuating the wounded or a platform for transporting various goods. The manufacturer does not report the operating range of the robot "Depesha" with fiber optic cable control, judging by the reel, it can presumably be 100 kilometers or more. The tracked version of the Depesha drone can carry up to 100 kilograms of cargo and develops a speed of up to 15 kilometers per hour, the wheeled version up to 30 kilometers per hour, other data has not yet been reported.
The Russian army began to use rare 122 mm D-74 guns. One of the D-74 guns was spotted with the 238th Guards Artillery Brigade. Serial production of D-74 guns began in the USSR in 1956. Presumably, D-74 guns were produced until the mid-sixties. D-74 were exported and were in service with almost two dozen countries. In the 60-90s, they were actively used in various local conflicts. At the same time, serial production was established in China under the designation Type 60.
The use of D-74 guns in the Soviet army ended no later than the eighties. The Russian army also actively uses D-30 artillery guns, but D-74 guns have a longer range, their firing range is up to 23,900 meters. The D-74 uses separate cartridge loading ammunition. The weight of the D-74 gun is 5,500 kg, the aimed rate of fire is up to 7 rounds per minute, the gun is serviced by up to 10 people, the transition time from the traveling to the combat position is up to 2.5 minutes.
Footage of Russian servicemen training on Chinese-made Desertcross 1000-3 buggies, which we previously covered. Desertcross 1000-3 all-terrain vehicles weigh 1,050 kg and have a load capacity of 550 kg. Servicemen learn to ride all-terrain vehicles on difficult road sections, master first aid techniques, and evacuate the wounded.
The first footage of the launch of the Russian reconnaissance UAV "Merlin-VR" has been published. The drone "Merlin-VR" was developed by the Smolensk Research Institute of Modern Telecommunication Technologies, based on the UAV "Merlin-21BM". The UAV "Merlin-VR" is one of the largest UAVs of the Russian army, its wingspan reaches 5 meters. The UAV can fly in automatic and semi-automatic modes, the flight time is up to ten hours. The drone's payload is 6.5 kg, it is capable of carrying various reconnaissance equipment and adjusting artillery. The drone's camera operates in the visible and infrared ranges at a distance of up to 30 km. The UAV uses a hybrid engine and can rise to an altitude of up to 5 kilometers.
Russian long-range aviation received modernized aircraft. The modernized aircraft received improved navigation systems and modern on-board equipment in 2024. The main representative of Russian long-range aviation for many years has been the Tu-95MS, these are aircraft carriers of the Kh-55 and Kh-555 cruise missiles. In the 2010s, a program was launched in Russia to modernize Tu-95MS aircraft to the Tu-95MSM level. The Russian supersonic long-range bomber-missile carrier Tu-22M3 is also being modernized to the Tu-22M3M level. The Tu-22M3M received a new set of equipment and a modern cockpit, the aft artillery mount was replaced with an electronic warfare system, and the weapons system was radically updated. The Tu-22M3M can use the new Kh-32 cruise missiles and other weapons. Under the modernization program, the Kazan Aviation Plant plans to modernize 20 Tu-22M3 aircraft. In 2015, Russia began a program to resume production of the Tu-160 strategic bomber. The Russian Air Force has already received the first new Tu-160 strategic bombers over the past couple of years, and in December 2024 it was announced that long-range aviation would receive four Tu-160M aircraft in 2025.
