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Several types of advanced Russian military equipment, from collimator sights for use with the Ratnik personal combat uniform to high-flying Su-35S fighter jets, will reportedly be shown off for the first time during the May 9 Victory Day Parade in central Moscow.

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Top Gun 2016: Russia's Super-Advanced Fighter Jet Enters Service This Year
Russian and foreign audiences will get their first chance to see Su-35S 4++ generation fighter jets at the May 9 Victory Day Parade on Moscow's Red Square, where collimator sights for use with the Russian Armed Forces'Ratnik personal combat uniform will also be unveiled, according to media reports.
The upcoming military march is dedicated to the 71th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War Two.



A collimator sight is designed to reduce the time required to aim at a target and to increase accuracy. It is a type of optical sight which allows the soldier looking into it to see an illuminated aiming point, aligned with the device the sight is attached to, regardless of eye position.

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The Ratnik infantry combat uniform is comprised of more than 40 components, including firearms, body armor, and optical communication and navigation devices, as well as life support and power supply systems.

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A soldier demonstrates the "Ratnik" Soldier Combat Equipment Set during a military exercise at Alabino range, Moscow Region
The Ratnik outfit is mainly designed for snipers, riflemen, drivers of armored vehicles and airborne combat vehicle gunners.

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Koalitsiya-SV self-propelled howitzers at a rehearsal of a military parade in Moscow to mark the 71st anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War

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Tanks A Lot: Russia's Advanced Armata T-14 'Already in Serial Production'
As for the Su-35S, it is a generation 4++ fighter which can carry air-to-air missiles, anti-ship and anti-submarine air-to-surface cruise missiles, and guided bombs.The plane's radar system can detect targets at distances of up to 400 kilometers, as well as track aerial targets and engage up to eight of them simultaneously.


Taking part in the parade will be a total of 128 pieces of military equipment, among them those which were for the first time showed during last year's Victory Day Parade in Moscow.

These include the T-14 Armata tank, the armed personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles Kurganets as well as the self-propelled gun Koalitsiya-SV.



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I'm going to attend Victory Day's Parade.

 

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that advancements of Russia’s military-industrial sphere is a national treasure.

"For decades, the success of the military-industrial complex has been the national pride of our country," Putin said during an awards ceremony of Hero of Labour medals to five Russian nationals.

Putin added that the country’s designers and engineers were offering unique technological solutions.

Missile complexes designed by Pavel Kamnev, who was also awarded the medal, are among such exceptional weapons, according to the Russian leader.



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Koncern "Kalashniv". Factory in Izhevsk which is producing the most famous and the best assault rifles in the world.

 

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Russia to form 3 new divisions to counter NATO buildup - Defense Minister
Published time: 4 May, 2016 09:04Edited time: 4 May, 2016 09:18

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Russia is to deploy two new divisions in the west and one in the south to counterbalance NATO's increased military presence near Russian borders, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced.
“The Defense Ministry is taking a number of measures to respond to the NATO military buildup at the Russian border,” Shoigu said on Wednesday. “Before the year's end two new divisions will be formed in the Western Military District and one in the Southern Military District.”

Earlier there were reports in the Russian media that three new divisions with 10,000 troops each may be deployed in Rostov-on-Don, the Smolensk Region and the Voronezh Region.

NATO has been sending additional forces to Poland, the Baltic States and elsewhere near Russian borders since 2014. It claimed that the deployments were necessary to build confidence of Eastern European members in the face of "Russian aggression."

The perceived aggression was exemplified by the example of Crimea, which seceded from Ukraine after a coup in Kiev. The former Ukrainian region voted in a referendum to join Russia, which was described as an illegal annexation through military force by the new government in Kiev and its foreign allies.

Moscow rejected the reasoning and said that the alliance was using the political crisis in Ukraine to justify its existence by playing the old Russia scaremongering card.

During a top-level meeting at the ministry, Shoigu also said that Russia has rapped-up military training and production of advanced military hardware in response to the NATO threat.
https://www.rt.com/news/341756-russia-divisions-nato-threat/

 

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MOSCOW, May 4. /TASS/. The world's first air-droppable air defense missile system is being created for the Russian Airborne Forces on the basis of the BMD-4M combat vehicle, a source in the Russian Defense Ministry told TASS on Wednesday.

"The work is underway on the on the creation of an air-droppable anti-aircraft missile defense system based on the BMD-4M airborne combat vehicle. The experimental design work is codenamed Ptitselov (Fowler)," the source said.

According to him, the system will be parachuted.

The Russian Airborne Forces currently have in service various modifications of the Strela-10 air defense missile system the basic model of which had been made operational in 1976.

The track-mounted Sadovnitsa BMD-4M combat vehicle is a version of the BMD-4 vehicle with a new body, engine, chassis and other units. It is equipped with the Bakhcha-U combat unit, which comprises two guns - one of 100-mm caliber and another - of 30-mm caliber, and a machine gun. Previously, a Russian Defense Ministry source told TASS that the BMD-4M vehicle, along with the BTR-MDM (Rakushka) armored personnel carrier entered service. According to other previous reports, under the existing contract the Russian Defense Ministry should receive within three years up to.
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The newest Kamov Ka-62 helicopter has conducted its first flight in Russia. It is equipped with a French-made engine. According to RFI, French manufacturers managed to bypass anti-Russian sanctions, stressing that the helicopter is for non-military purposes.

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Fly, Kamov, Fly! Russia’s Advanced Ka-62 Chopper Makes Maiden Flight
Despite its great importance, this event was not covered broadly in media, RFI reported. On April 28, the newest Ka-62 helicopter made its maiden flight.


The Ka-62 is equipped with the Ardiden 3G engine produced by French company Turbomeca.

"This is a very important event for our country," Alexander Mikheev, CEO of Russian Helicopters Corporation, underscored.

According to documents, the Ka-62 is a helicopter for civil purposes, which is expected to carry passengers to oil-drilling platforms in the sea. The non-military use of the helicopter let the French company bypass the anti-Russia sanction regime and deliver engines to Russia.

"This is a civil technology, for a civil helicopter," an industrial source told RFI.

International sanctions against Moscow were introduced by the US and European countries over the Ukrainian crisis. They include not only Russian banks and individuals, but also presume suspension of technical cooperation with Russia, including selling military-designed materials and details to Moscow.

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Kremlin: Western Firms Interested in Business With Russia Despite Sanctions
The sanctions sparked concerns in the sphere of aerospace cooperation between Paris and Moscow. The two countries had joint projects in the fields. The sanctions affected two, including cooperation on engines and cooperation in space. However, France has kept working with Russia.


According to analysts, as a result, sanctions have not significantly affected exports, which in 2015 reached €39 billion. Despite tensions between Russia and the West, Turbomeca has been delivering its motors for the Ka-62.



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Rehearsal for the Victory Parade.

 

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An air-droppable missile defense complex is being developed for Russia’s airborne forces to ensure that after landing, troops have the means to secure the skies and prevent inbound airstrikes. The system will be the first operating version of its kind in the world.
Russia’s airborne troops will soon have the means to effectively establish local no-fly zones with the help of a mobile crawler-mounted Ptitselov (Fowler) air defense complex, a hybrid of the well-known Pantsir-S1 (NATO designation SA-22 Greyhound) cannon-missile system mounted on an air-droppable BMD-4M armored vehicle.

The Pantsyr-S self-propelled anti air missile system at the ARMY 2015 International Military-Technical Forum. © Alexander Vilf / Sputnik
“The Russian Army is going to become the very first to obtain air-droppable SAM complexes,” Viktor Murakhovsky, a member of the advisory council of the Military-Industrial Commission, told TASS.

Until now, paratroopers could only defend themselves from air assault using close-range Igla and Verba MANPAD systems.

The Fowler complex will become a“long hand” for airborne troops, ready to engage targets at medium and high altitudes, Murakhovsky said.

The characteristics of Pantsir-S1 suggest it can engage targets at altitudes of 15 meters to 15km at a distance of up to 20km. The Pantsir-S1’s missiles intercept airborne objects traveling at speeds of up to 1,000 m/s (3,600 km/h), meaning it is capable of downing any aircraft, cruise missile or drone. The complex also effectively engages “smart” air bombs, and was specifically designed to take down assault helicopters using its two independently-operated 30mm cannons. Its radar spots targets at a distance of up to 36km.

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To make the Fowler complex more compact, the combat module of the Pantsir-S1 could hold fewer launch-ready missiles than its prototype, which holds 12 rockets.

Another remarkable feature of the Fowler is that its crew will be air-dropped inside the vehicle, as is already the case with all other Russian paratrooper vehicles.

Combat tracked amphibious vehicles BMD-4M © Vladimir Astapkovich / Sputnik
The BMD-4M armored airborne assault vehicle went into service a short while ago. It looks like a small tank armed with two cannons - one 100mm and the other 30mm calibre - and a machine gun. It has been fully tested for parachuting, so the principal task for engineers is to adopt the battle module of the Pantsir-S1 for problems that could emerge with the airdropping of the precise electronic and missile systems.

An Ilyushin Il-76 military cargo plane can take on board two BMD-4Ms and securely deliver them to a desired destination using the parachut.
https://www.rt.com/news/342072-fowler-airborne-air-defense/

 

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Russia's latest intercontinental ballistic missile, Sarmat, may render all current missile defense systems obsolescent, the Russian news network Zvezda reported.



The RS-28 Sarmat is the state-of-the-art heavy liquid-propelled intercontinental ballistic missile which is currently being developed for the Russian army.

It is designed to replace the old Soviet R-36M missiles Voevoda, codenamed 'Satan' by NATO, as the heavy silo-based component of Russia's nuclear deterrence. The RS-28 has been in development since 2009 and is scheduled to start replacing the old ICBMs in 2018.

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Launching an RS-20 Voyevoda (SS-18 Satan) intercontinental ballistic missile (File)
"In this sense, the Sarmat missile will not only become the R-36M's successor, but also to some extent it will determine in which direction nuclear deterrence in the world will develop," Zvezda said.

The broadcaster added that the RS-28 is capable of wiping out parts of the earth the size of Texas or France, and that its higher speed performance will enable it to speed past every missile defense system in existence.

Although there is very little information on the technical characteristics of the new missile, some sources said that the Sarmat is a two-stage missile with an estimated operational range of 10,000km and a mass of at least 100 tons, including a payload weighing from 4 tons up to 10 tons.

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Revealed: Russia's Ambitious New ICBM Early Warning System
The missile will be equipped with a MIRVed combination of a dozen heavy warheads, each individually steerable during reentry. MIRV is an acronym for a multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle.


Sarmat warheads will have an array of advanced antimissile countermeasures meant to penetrate the US ABM shield. Speculation is rife that they would have a conventional hypersonic version like the US's Advanced Hypersonic Weapon or the Chinese WU-14 and could be used as a precision intercontinental weapon in a non-nuclear conflict.

The Russian Defense Ministry plans to put the Sarmat into service in late 2018 and complete replacing the Voevoda with the RS-28 by 2020.



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Film about flamethrowers.

 

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The launch of the new Russian BMD missile. I think it is A-235, but not sure.

 

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New weapons in 2016

 

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New weapons in 2016

The new infrastructure for the ministry of defence is also important.