Russian servicemen demonstrated the launch of a 3D6 smoke munition from the 902 "Tucha" system from a T-80BVM tank; the 81-mm smoke munition is part of the standard equipment. But in this case, the launcher has been rearranged. It is assumed that the tank, having approached the enemy closely, will be able to smoke the enemy trenches, which will force him to retreat or will interfere with firing at the tank. Smoke munitions are fired at a distance of 10 to 350 meters, after falling to the ground they emit dark smoke. The smoke screen lasts up to 1.5 minutes, its length reaches 30 meters and the height up to 10 meters, depending on the wind and air temperature.
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New footage of the work of engineering units of the Russian army, creating river crossings. The video shows the work of the Russian heavy mechanized bridge TMM-3M2 based on the chassis of the KAMAZ-53501 truck. Technical information about the TMM-3M2 in the link to the video in the comments to the video. The heavy mechanized bridge TMM-3M2 was developed by the Russian company "Galichsky Avtokranovy Zavod" and was first shown in 2016.
The video shows the use of the Bishop transport platform by the Russian army to evacuate the wounded, the location of the shooting is not reported. The remotely controlled robotic platform Bishop is designed to evacuate the wounded and transport cargo. The platform has an inclined retractable ramp that allows a soldier to be loaded using a winch. The Bishop robotic platform has a night vision camera. The Bishop wheeled drone is equipped with a 9 hp internal combustion engine and develops a speed of up to 50 km / h, with a cruising range of 40 km. The robot can operate at a distance of up to 3 km and carry a load of up to 300 kg.
The new Russian FPV drone "Prince Vandal Novgorodsky" controlled by a fiber optic cable was shown up close for the first time. The video clearly shows the entire structure of the drone, from the very beginning of use, the drone has never been shown so close. The FPV drone "Prince Vandal Novgorodsky" was developed by the Novgorod Scientific and Production Center "Ushkuynik", but its characteristics have not yet been made public, the price is also unknown. The abbreviated name of the drone is "KVN". Of the features of using the drone, it is forbidden to take off sharply, turn strongly and fly backwards. It is advisable to fly in a straight line. This drone is used by the "Veterans" brigade, a volunteer corps. The drone "Prince Vandal Novgorodsky" has a reel with a fiber optic cable, allowing it to be used at a distance of presumably up to 20 km. Most likely, the cable reel can be changed to increase the flight range to 40 km, they are already used on Ukrainian drones. Accordingly, the flight time and warhead will be significantly shorter. In this version, the FPV drone "Vandal" is equipped with an enhanced cumulative munition PG-9S. The carrying capacity of the FPV drone "Prince Vandal Novgorodsky" is up to 6 kg.
An episode of the work of the rare Russian ZRPK 2K22M "Tunguska-M". The video shows two versions at once, the Tunguska-M air defense system and the Tunguska-M1 air defense system. The Tunguska air defense system is also used by the Ukrainian army.
Russian servicemen have equipped a Soviet-made BMP-1 with a homemade "Tsar-mangal" protection. In this case, instead of bars, hedgehogs made of wire are welded to the sides of the BMP-1, and the front of the combat vehicle is protected by hanging steel cables. According to some, steel hedgehogs more effectively protect the combat vehicle from drones.
The Russian military group was inspected by Defense Minister Andrey Belousov. During the inspection, the minister was shown Russian military robotic equipment; it is worth noting that many of the equipment are still being produced in small batches. The video shows various remotely controlled robotic platforms, mining robots, transport drones and other equipment. The video also shows a tracked all-terrain vehicle based on the UAZ-469 and a T-80BVM tank with drone protection in the form of steel cables; we showed this tank earlier.
The widely known 122-mm Russian self-propelled artillery unit 2S1 "Gvozdika" was equipped with homemade protection elements. The video is short, but it shows that the turret of the SAU "Gvozdika" is protected from drones by a circular lattice dome, the sides of the howitzer are covered with hinged protective sheets. The frontal lower armor plate of the self-propelled artillery unit 2S1 "Gvozdika" is covered with chains, which also protects drones. The protection was made by the military personnel themselves.
Footage of the conversion of the Russian T-72B3 tank into a transport APC with enhanced protection against drones. The APC will be designed to carry 6 paratroopers, the tank's turret has been removed and a capsule has been installed instead. The reasons for creating such equipment are that the Russian army, including the Ukrainian one, currently has no armored vehicles that can protect against drones. A serviceman from the repair unit explains how the protection of the Russian heavy transport APC with the "Tsar Mangal" protection is arranged.
More anti-drone cartridges are shown in Russia. In this case, 7.62x39 mm cartridges are shown, they are used on a self-loading carbine designed by Sergei Simonov. The cartridge uses a 3D-printed bullet loaded with shot. It is reported that anti-drone cartridges are currently undergoing testing, who will make them is currently unknown. Presumably, this will already be factory production.
A Russian serviceman from the Airborne Forces repair and evacuation group told how a captured M113 armored personnel carrier of the Ukrainian army was restored. The M113 armored personnel carrier was developed in the United States in 1959 and was produced until 2007. Despite its age, various modifications of the M113 armored personnel carrier are still used by many armies around the world. Now Russia has received many Ukrainian M113 armored personnel carriers, they are restored, used by some units and tested at training grounds.
Rare footage of the flight and explosion of a Russian cruise missile Kh-22 in the Lipetsk region of Russia has been published. The video, filmed on February 1, shows the force of the Kh-22 missile explosion and the crater that forms after the explosion. Presumably, the Kh-22 missile was launched from a Tu-22M3 aircraft and its engine failed. Kh-22 missiles were accepted into service by the USSR in 1971. In 2000, Ukraine returned 386 Kh-22 cruise missiles to Russia as a debt write-off. After that, Russia modernized the missiles almost to the level of Kh-32 missiles. By 2022, Russia had at least 400 Kh-22 missiles. It is believed that even now, the Kh-22 missile can overcome the Aegis air defense system. You can evaluate the characteristics of some types of Kh-22 missiles in the table. The missile has a liquid rocket engine R-201-300 and inertial guidance with subsequent final active radar homing on the target. New modifications of the Kh-22 missiles have a flight range of up to 600 kilometers, at a speed of up to 5600 kilometers per hour, at an altitude of up to 27 km, the mass of the warhead is 1000 kg. Deviation from the target is about 30 meters. The cost of the Kh-22 missile is about a million dollars.
Russian military personnel showed footage of the launch and landing of the new Russian reconnaissance UAV "Merlin-VR". The UAV "Merlin-VR" appeared in the Russian troops recently, technical information about it in the link to the video in the comments to the video. Currently, the UAV "Merlin-VR" is used mainly to adjust the work of Russian artillery and aviation.
Uralvagonzavod has shown new footage of the Russian T-90M Proryv tank equipped with the Arena-M active protection system. According to media reports, the system provides multi-level protection, including against drone attacks. It is worth noting that it is unknown how the protection against drones is implemented. Perhaps the optical sensors or radiation modules installed around the perimeter of the turret record drones, among other things. How the Arena-M protection works on the tank is shown in the link to the video in the comments to the video. It is noted that T-90M Proryv tanks with the Arena-M active protection system will soon be delivered to the Russian troops.
Russia's fifth-generation Su-57E fighter jet has arrived in India to participate in the Aero India 2025 air show. The Su-57E will be showcased at the international aerospace exhibition to be held from February 10 to 14 at the Yelahanka Indian Air Force Base. India is a long-standing strategic partner that operates a significant amount of Russian equipment. Rosoboronexport will offer India the supply of Su-57s, as well as the organization of their production in India and assistance in developing its own fifth-generation fighter jet.
Russian sappers demonstrated the disposal of damaged 122 mm Grad MLRS rockets; 200 gram TNT blocks were used to destroy the rockets. The rockets were destroyed in one of the forest belts; you can see the colossal explosion on the video. The number of rockets destroyed is not reported.
Footage of the latest versions of Russian protection of Russian armored vehicles from drones. The video shows the Russian T-80BVM tank, the BMP-2M with the Berezhok combat module and the rare BREM-80U, created on the basis of the T-80U tank. It is worth noting that the protection of armored vehicles is constantly changing, there is no final version and most likely there will not be one in the near future. Details in the video.
Russian FPV drones "Boomerang", which were shown 2 years ago, began to be equipped with modules for automatic targeting. Little is known about the FPV drones "Boomerang", but they are produced by order of the Russian Ministry of Defense, they are also copied by other drone manufacturers. Drones are actively used by troops. The FPV drone "Boomerang" has an automatic target acquisition function, which helps to guarantee the target's destruction, even if communication with the operator is lost, under the influence of electronic warfare. This solution allows you to guarantee the target's destruction, but the system cannot identify the least protected parts of the target. The flight range of the kamikaze drone "Boomerang" depends on the weight, battery and combat load, presumably about 10 km. The drone is high-speed, the flight speed is up to 200 km / h, the flight time is no more than 20 minutes. According to old data, the element base of the drone is imported, the price is unknown.
The Russian army has begun protecting roads with anti-drone nets. In the video, Russian units of the 3rd Army Engineering Corps are installing anti-drone nets along roads, the maximum length of such a corridor is currently 2 kilometers. The nets are quite effective in protecting against drones, but they need to be constantly updated. The second part of the video, a Russian project by the company "Mechanical Protection Systems", to protect buildings from drones with nets.
The first footage of the launch of the Russian jet drone "Solist" has been published. It is a hybrid of a drone and a guided munition. The "Solist" complex is a disposable carrier with first-person control, like FPV drones. They are manufactured by the KEMZ concern, and the implementation is carried out by the ANO "Center Rivir". The launch is carried out from a transport and launch container. The drone allows you to attack targets and armored vehicles from above. You could say that this is an analogue of the American Javelin ATGM, only made as a drone. In the future, the Solist drone can replace mortars and ATGMs in the troops. The flight range of the Solist drone reaches 10 km, which exceeds the capabilities of most ATGMs. Ammunition from the RPG-7 and SPG-9, including cumulative, fragmentation and thermobaric charges, is used as a combat load. Serial production of drones will begin in mid-2025. The weight of the drone "Soloist" is up to 20 kg, the length is 1200 mm, the flight altitude is up to 2 km, the speed is up to 500 km/h. The price of the drone is unknown.
