Footage of a Russian homemade assault armored personnel carrier converted from a tank. The tank model could not be determined due to total protection from all sides. The tank's track is reportedly damaged. The tank is equipped with protection against Tsar-Mangal drones, one might say in the most extreme version. Several used drones are visible on the roof. The tank is equipped with a mine trawl and is surrounded by iron cables and rods along the entire perimeter. The roof is protected by unbraided steel cables with loose wire. There are also rubber-fabric screens.
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Work on the repair and modernization of the Russian heavy aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov of Project 1143 has been suspended. Representatives of shipbuilders and the Navy are assessing the feasibility of continuing the repair and returning the ship to the fleet. Let me remind you that the repair of the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov has been ongoing since 2017, the ship is already 40 years old. It is worth noting that the South Korean military has abandoned plans to build a classic aircraft carrier; it is planned to make a carrier of unmanned combat aircraft. Presumably, the decision to decommission the ship from the fleet may be made due to the obsolescence of the design, the high financial costs of continuing the work, as well as the realities of modern combat operations. Experts believe that aircraft carriers are a relic of the past and they will go away, just as battleships once went away. The future belongs to compact ships, carriers of UAVs. This was confirmed by the former commander of the Pacific Fleet Sergei Avakyants.
Footage of the launch of the updated Russian drone "Lancet-51", officially called "Product 51", by ZALA. The video shows the new launcher that we showed earlier. The updated drone "Lancet-51" is equipped with a new battery, camera and communications equipment. Presumably, it can now fly at a range of up to 100 km. The drones have a homing system for the target. The launch is carried out by servicemen of the 346th Guards Special Forces Brigade, the "South" group of troops. It is worth noting that the British Ministry of Defense called the Lancet drones one of the best combat systems.
Footage of the Russian plant producing Geranium-2 drones. The plant was built in 2023 in the Alabuga special economic zone. The plant in Yelabuga is constantly increasing production, presumably already producing from 30 to 50 thousand drones. Now the Geranium-2 drone has been modernized and its production is completely localized, with the Iranian UAV Shahed 136 it is connected only by the shape of the body. Engines, microelectronics, GLONASS / GPS correction modules, Kometa-M antennas, optical-electronic guidance sensors, fuselage, wiring are already being produced in Russia.
The main innovation in the new Geranium-2 drones is the optical guidance system, thanks to which the operator can control the drone. For this, SIM cards of mobile operators are used, in the future Russian satellite Internet. Drones can also exchange data, including with the Gerbera UAV. The Geranium-2 drone weighs 200 kilograms and is launched from a catapult using a solid-fuel booster to a range of up to 2,000 kilometers. The weight of the drone's warhead has already been increased to 90 kilograms, and the flight altitude is up to 4,000 meters. The drone is equipped with a 50 hp engine and reaches speeds of up to 180 km/h, with a flight duration of up to 12 hours. The price of the Geranium-2 drone is presumably from 20 to 50 thousand dollars. According to The Economist, in 2024, Russia produced 300 Geranium-2 UAVs. At the same time, Russia intends to increase the production of Geranium-2 to 500 units per day, the publication writes.
The main innovation in the new Geranium-2 drones is the optical guidance system, thanks to which the operator can control the drone. For this, SIM cards of mobile operators are used, in the future Russian satellite Internet. Drones can also exchange data, including with the Gerbera UAV. The Geranium-2 drone weighs 200 kilograms and is launched from a catapult using a solid-fuel booster to a range of up to 2,000 kilometers. The weight of the drone's warhead has already been increased to 90 kilograms, and the flight altitude is up to 4,000 meters. The drone is equipped with a 50 hp engine and reaches speeds of up to 180 km/h, with a flight duration of up to 12 hours. The price of the Geranium-2 drone is presumably from 20 to 50 thousand dollars. According to The Economist, in 2024, Russia produced 300 Geranium-2 UAVs. At the same time, Russia intends to increase the production of Geranium-2 to 500 units per day, the publication writes.
The Russian Navy has begun conducting the July Storm operational exercises. The July Storm military exercises are being conducted in the waters of the Pacific and Arctic Oceans, the Baltic and Caspian Seas. During the exercises, it is planned to test the readiness of the fleet and flotilla force groups to solve non-standard operational tasks, the integrated use of long-range precision weapons, unmanned systems, advanced and modern weapons and military equipment. Up to 150 warships and support vessels, 120 aircraft, 10 coastal missile systems, 950 units of military and special equipment are involved.
This fatty is wrong most of the time than he is right & he is hard core burger nationalist & anti vodka...... He once posted video of how to track Borei SSBN which uses a pump jet.......Video was taken down soon after as he was leaking classified information. You can still find it on internet though.
Many Americans i met still take them seriously still but of course they are no Soviet Union, those guys were on a different league.
For anyone interested in the "sanctioned" parts in Geran-2. Russia would of course be using Chinese clones of most of these:
Shahed-136 (GERAN-2) MS001
Thousands of electronic components, originally intended to improve lives and fuel development, are perversely repurposed by aggressors into instruments of violence. These weapons rely heavily on foreign-made components. Disrupting this supply chain is critical to impede their ability to fight...
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Footage of the Russian nuclear submarine Orel, Project 949A Antey, heading out to sea. The nuclear-powered missile submarine Orel of the Russian Northern Fleet headed to the Barents Sea as part of the July Storm exercises. Project 949A Antey is a series of Soviet and Russian third-generation nuclear missile submarines. Eleven submarines of this project were built between 1982 and 1996. Project 949A submarines were designed as hunters of aircraft carrier strike groups. With new hypersonic missiles, the boat can destroy an aircraft carrier and some of the escort ships with one salvo.
As part of the ongoing Russian exercises "July Storm", the Baltic Fleet demonstrated for the first time a new Russian sea drone. In the video you can see how the unmanned boat hits a target. The model of the sea drone is unknown. It is reported that the sea drone will be adopted by the fleet.
The new Russian Shturm project robotic assault tank and control vehicle have been spotted near Uralvagonzavod. The Shturm project consists of remotely controlled tanks and control vehicles developed on the basis of the T-72 and T-90 tank chassis. The Shturm project robotic tank is equipped with a shortened 125 or 152 mm gun designed for use in urban areas. The tank should be equipped with active protection and a bulldozer blade. There is no exact data on the project. Unmanned tanks and control vehicles are supposed to be made as autonomous as possible
As part of the recent Russian naval exercises "July Storm", we publish unique footage of the use of the Tor-M2KM air defense system on a Russian corvette. In the video, the Tor-M2KM air defense system is located on the deck of the Viktor Velikiy patrol ship of Project 22160. The ships of this project were initially built without air defense systems, but the installation of the Tor-M2KM air defense system improved the protection of these ships. The video shows how the Tor-M2KM air defense system shoots down an Kh-35 anti-ship missile. Construction of Project 22160 ships has been discontinued.
Residents of the city of Vilnius published footage of the flight of the Russian UAV "Gerbera", technical information about it is on the channel. Presumably, the UAV "Gerbera" was launched in the Republic of Belarus, after which it went off course. According to the Lithuanian authorities, this is not the first case. It is worth noting that, judging by the video, the air defense did not record the flight of the UAV "Gerbera".
Units of the 215th separate repair and restoration battalion of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army of Russia showed a homemade FPV interceptor drone armed with an AKS-74U assault rifle. The drone is already in use, the video shows tests. The main target of such interceptor drones are agricultural hexacopters, drones converted into bombers, called "Baba Yaga". Such drones are used by the Ukrainian and Russian armies. The interceptor drone can also be used to work on ground targets. To increase the operating time of the drone, the assault rifle on it is lightened, reloading is carried out on the ground.
Russian military personnel have revealed new details about the NRTK Kurier robotic systems. The NRTK Kurier tracked robots have been in use for several years, including in combat operations in Ukraine, and they were previously shown. Currently, the NRTK Kurier robots are being mass-produced.
Technical information about the NRTK Kurier tracked robots
Technical information about the NRTK Kurier tracked robots
Russian units received Ulan army buggy pickups, created on the chassis of the Niva SUV. Who makes it is not reported. The vehicle is equipped with a cargo compartment, the cargo can be placed on the hood. In the cabin of the all-terrain vehicle, you can see sockets and USB ports for charging various equipment. The Ulan front-line buggy is already used to deliver military personnel and ammunition, the first reviews are positive. Perhaps these vehicles will replace the Chinese buggies in the army, which we previously wrote about.
The Russian Center for Advanced Unmanned Technologies "Rubicon" has begun to form units with sea drones. We recently showed the declassified tests of sea drones during the "July Storm" exercises. Since there is practically nowhere to use sea drones now, it can be assumed that unmanned boats are being created to destroy maritime infrastructure, ports and ships located in them. According to Ukrainian experts, the Rubicon center can already organize group work of up to 400 sea drones. It is not yet clear what sea drones will be used, one of them looks like a modified sea drone "Orkan", it was shown earlier
That tiny boat reminded me of the "Stuart Little" movie! Where they raced with their remote controlled boats and Stuart Little steered a manned tiny ship .
Servicemen of the repair and restoration Russian battalion of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army, the West group of forces, showed the Shmel-1 tracked robotic platform. The remotely controlled ground drone is armed with four RPO-A Shmel infantry flamethrowers, single-use. The tracked drone has a factory design, but its model is not reported. The robot is designed to destroy enemy manpower, houses, fortifications and lightly armored vehicles. It is known that the drone can be controlled at a distance of up to 20 km. The firing range of the RPO Shmel-M is up to 1700 meters, it is in great demand in the troops.