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Since 2015 will be supplied to the Armed Forces vehicles "Ural- 4320VV "

Vehicle "Ural- 4320VV " Heavily armored , designed by order of Interior Forces , in 2015 will come in the Russian Defense Ministry .

"We have decided that the new generation machine " Ural- 4320VV "developed at the Ural Automobile Plant in the so -called presidential series will also be procured by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation ", - said director general adviser Military Industrial Company Sergey Beketov at the International Salon " Comprehensive Security 2014 " , held in Moscow .

Bulk delivery to the Armed Forces vehicles with heavy armor and mine protection will begin in 2015 . Formerly a leading automobile design engineer "Ural" Viktor Surkov said that hull of the machine has the sixth class protection from the front , sides and top - fifth grade .

If necessary, the crew can lock from the inside and the fire of the loopholes , as well as from the upper two bays . Already made the first batch of eight machines for Russian Interior Ministry troops . Cost of one unit - about 10 million rubles .

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Main technical characteristics of the vehicle "Ural- 4320VV "
Axels - 6 × 6
Cargo weight, kg - 3000
Gross weight , kg - 17300
The distribution of the total mass , kg :
• Front axle - 5300 (6500)
• bogie - 12000
Trailer weight , kg - 11500
Maximum speed, km / h - 90
Engine: JAMZ -6565 ( JMZ -536 ) , diesel,
• Rated power , kW ( hp) - 198 (270 )
Transmission - Manual transmission , two-speed transfer case with center locking differential , middle and rear axles with differential blocking . Units are equipped with sealing.
Service brake system - Dual with pneumohydraulic or pneumatic
Hull of - Minivan , armored with two side doors in the control module , with a side door habitable compartment on the right side and two hinged doors located at the rear.
• seats ( including the driver ) - not less than 15
Body armor - GOST R 50963-96 :
• perimeter and roof - Class 5 ;
• ( front and glazing - Grade 6 );
• the engine compartment - Class 3 ;
• windshield - Class 6 ;
• protection from undermining underneath - 2 kg.
Tires - 425/85 R21 KAMA 1260, KAMA -1260 -1 , 390/95 R20 Kama -Ural, 14.00-20 OI-25 with adjustable pressure
Fuel tank capacity , l - 200 200
Fuel consumption at a speed of 60 km / h , l/100 km - 34.5
Cruising on the reference fuel consumption at a speed of 60 km / h , km - 1100
Ground clearance, mm - 400
Turning radius for buffer m - 11.4
Overcoming obstacles :
• Raise % - 60
Overall dimensions - 8500 x 2550 x 3100

 

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KRET developed collimator indicator for the Mi-35M

Research and Production Complex "ELARA" Ilienko name, part of KRET, shown at an exhibition HeliRussia-2014 its promising development - Helicopter LED collimator ILS-28 Series 2. Today is one of two prototypes made is already being tested on attack helicopters Mi-24PN.

 

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Russian Newest Verba Shoulder-Fired Missiles

MOSCOW, May 30 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Airborne Forces have started receiving the newest Verba man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) equipped with an automated fire control system that has no foreign rival, military spokesman Yevgeny Meshkov said Friday.

"The surface to air-missile regiment of the Ivankvsky Airborne Forces division is the first to have started receiving and studying the modern system of air defense battle," Meshkov said.

The systems automatically provide information on the air environment, fix the target and command a strike against the target within several seconds. "This gives time to an AA sniper armed with the Verba MANPADS to prepare for the meeting and hit the target beforehand," he said.

These systems exclude the human factor, while saving ammunition and increasing the effectiveness of air-defense sub-elements. "An automated control system over the battle allows finding an air target, defining its characteristics and sharing targets between AA snipers and fire means, taking into consideration their location," Meshkov said.

A commander of the SAM regiment, Col. Andrei Musiyenko said modern air defense battles are highly mobile and dynamic confrontations with the usage of aerial warfare weapons, demanding modern armament and operational control.

"Until now, the control over air defense battle in Airborne Forces divisions was not automated and the time elapsed following the major commander finding the target and ordering an AA sniper to launch the missile took from 3 to 5 minutes," he said.

The process has become more than 10 times faster with the new systems.

 

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Russia May Begin Constructing Advanced Military Drones in 2014 – Defense Ministry

KAZAN, May 29 (RIA Novosti) – Russia may begin to develop advanced unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UAV) with longer flight endurance in 2014, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov told reporters Thursday.

"We are ready to consider starting a development work this year with plans to complete it and move on to the official tests or experimental military use of future devices in 2017," Borisov said.

The project is being developed by the Ministry of Defense together with the Kazan-based Sokol company, recently renamed after prominent Russian aircraft designer Mikhail Simonov. The deputy minister noted that the company had listened to critical comments, and in the past year and a half the program was revised and positive changes are already noticeable.

"I am convinced that all of the components for the future project and the results of the research work, which is almost finished, may allow us to start the development with minimal risk. We have already decided that we will start our work this year," Borisov stated.

The deputy defense minister stressed that reconnaissance and assault drones are in high demand today, and that the Russian Ministry of Defense pays special attention to this area.

In the future, UAVs will be able to solve strategic military problems due to their stealth and greater combat stability compared to manned aircraft, Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force Lt. Gen. Viktor Bondarev said.

The Russian Defense Ministry said on May 20 that it would spend some $9.2 billion on UAVs in the period to 2020, and that defense experts would train the country’s soldiers to operate those drones.

 

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In Russia opens laboratory of combat robots.
Create a combat robotics laboratory in Russia completed, the new structure has started to work, told Itar-Tass on Friday, May 30, Deputy Chairman of the Military Industrial Commission (MIC) of the Government of the Russian Federation Oleg Bochkarev.

 

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In Altai region is building a radar station

To date, work on the assembly made of metal radar , as well as construction of all necessary infrastructure. Construction and installation work on the construction of the fire station , storage area and installation of the product , pumping stations , water storage tanks for fire, the outer and inner contours of fencing, warehouse military equipment , guardhouse .
Work on the construction of objects are performed in accordance with the schedule . Under the contract station construction is scheduled for completion in 2015.

 

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Russian Air Force Unveils Arms Procurement Plan

MOSCOW, June 2 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s Air Force is set to receive new aircraft and anti-missile defense systems, as well as to stage large-scale drills by the end of 2014, a Russian Defense Ministry’s Air Force spokesman said.

“By the end of the year, the Air Force is to procure planes, helicopters, modern radar stations… It is also being reequipped with high-end S-400 surface-to-air missiles and Pantsir-S short-range air defense systems,” said Colonel Igor Klimov.

According to Col. Klimov, the Russian Air Force will upgrade its fleet with brand-new Sukhoi Su-34 bombers, multipurpose Su-30SM and Su-35S fighter jets, Yakovlev Yak-130 advanced trainers/light fighters, transport Ilyushin Il-76MD-90 planes, passenger Antonov An-148-100 and Tupolev Tu-214 aircraft, as well as with Kamov Ka-52 and Mil Mi-28N attack helicopters, Mi-8AMTSh Terminator assault-transport helicopters, Mi-35 combat helicopters and Ka-226 utility choppers.

The Air Force spokesman didn’t comment on the exact numbers of military hardware that will enter service by the turn of the year. He said military units across the country will be outfitted with cutting-edge radar stations like Nebo-M, Nebo-UM, Sopka-2, in addition to advanced all-altitude detectors and two types of low-altitude stations, Podlyot and Kasta 2-2.

In September, Russia is to stage a massive strategic exercise codenamed Vostok-2014. Col. Klimov told the media Monday the Air Force command would put emphasis on coordinated strategic and tactical cooperation of units involved in military missions.

 

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Russia to Test Two Bulava Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles This Autumn
MOSCOW, June 2 (RIA Novosti) – Russia will hold two test launches of the Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile by the end of the year, including one from the Borey-class submarine, the Russian Defense Ministry said Monday.

“There will be two launches this autumn – the first one will be held in September, from the Vladimir Monomakh submarine as part of its trials, the second [launch] is due in November,” Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov said.

The rest of the Bulava test launches are scheduled for 2015. The missiles will be launched by Northern Fleet and Pacific Fleet submarines.

Bulava is Russia's cutting-edge intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Equipped with 10 warheads with a 9,000-kilometer range, it is even capable of withstanding nuclear attack.

Test launches of the Bulava have been experiencing some problems. Last September during state trials of the Aleksander Nevsky nuclear-powered submarine a Bulava rocket experienced a malfunction. Following this incident Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu ordered to hold five additional launches of Bulava missiles.

 

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Air Force received another modernized Tu-22M3

In the Air Force of Russia received another modernized long-range bomber Tu-22M3, said on Wednesday, June 4, ITAR-TASS quoted Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu, who visits Kazan aircraft building enterprises. Aircraft undergoing repairs at the Kazan Aircraft Production Association named after SP Gorbunov.
Shoigu said that the Defense Ministry expects to receive before the end of 2014 at least ten Tu-22M3 under fleet modernization program of long-range aviation. "We hope this year to get the full volume - all ten aircraft, and from 2015-2016's go on schedule 12 aircraft per year," - said the Minister.
Furthermore, Shoigu said that the level of serviceability of long-range aircraft must be at least 80 percent by 2017. "I must say that today's visit to workshops I was pleasantly surprised, we were absolutely satisfy those rates, which we leave the aircraft Tu-22M3, we are absolutely satisfied with the many machines today are both in workshops and that schedule, which today is," - the minister said.
In 2012, the Russian Ministry of Defense ordered the modernization of 30 Tu-22M3 bombers. Currently in service in Russia, according to various estimates, there are 93 to 150 long-range bombers Tu-22M different versions.

 

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In Samara wiil develope engines for Russian strategic bombers PAK DA.
Samara JSC "Kuznetsov" will develop the engine for the prospective Russian strategic bomber. It is reported by state publication "Volga Commune" - the official newspaper of the Samara region.
The newspaper quoted the executive director of "Kuznetsov" Nicholas Yakushin present on June 6 meeting of the governor of the Samara region Nikolai Merkoushkin with public opinion leaders - representatives of business and politics, cultural workers and the social sphere, ITAR-TASS reported.
"Not so long ago," Kuznetsov "won the tender to develop engines for the PAK DA (promising aviation complex long-range aviation) - Jakushin said during the meeting. - It is a guarantee of financing and production loading more than 20 years of further work ", - he explained.
The Executive Director General underlined that "we have not only stopped the process of degradation, but also began a revival of design bureau."
JSC "Kuznetsov" is a developer and manufacturer of bombers Tu-95 and Tu-160. Among the priority tasks of the industrial complex - the restoration of NK-32 second phase for the strategic bomber Tu-160. Modernization of aircraft is provided according to the state armaments program.
Due to the necessity manufacture the initial batch of NK-32 in 2016, the plant continues intensive reconstruction of of capital assets and infrastructure, providing technical reequipment. Only in the federal program to update the production plan to allocate 8 billion rubles. About the same amount of equity proposes to develop enterprise United Engine Corporation, which includes of "Smith".
В Самаре разработают двигатель для российского стратегического бомбардировщика ПАК ДА

 

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Russia Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) Concept Co

 

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Southern military district received 3 Su-34, the Eastern military district -3 Su-30SM.
VDV received 8 BTR-MDM "Rakushka-M" for tests.

 

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Russian Corvette Successfully Tests Missile in Baltic Sea

MOSCOW, June 11 (RIA Novosti) – A Russian anti-aircraft missile corvette has engaged and successfully destroyed a sea target imitating an enemy warship in the Baltic Sea, Captain Vladimir Matveyev of the Russian Baltic Fleet said Wednesday.

“The corvette launched a rocket that successfully hit the designated sea target located a certain distance away from it. The firing involved the ‘enemy’ using radar jammers which made the task more difficult,” Capt. Matveyev said.

Russia’s brand new corvette, the Soobrazitelny (Quickwitted), ran the test as part of joint war games involving the Russian Air Force and the Airborne Forces under the command of Russia’s Western Military District.

The drills coincided with NATO military alliance’s European exercises Saber Strike 2014 and Baltops 2014.

According to Capt. Matveyev, the Soobrazitelny corvette fired the sea-based Redut missile at the target. The shipping lane in the area was blocked for the time of the exercises to avoid civil casualties.

“The firing range was blocked with ten vessels and logistics ships,” the Baltic Fleet’s press officer said.

The Soobrazitelny corvette of the Steregushchy (Vigilant) class was handed over to the Baltic Fleet in October 2011. It is the newest class of corvettes in the Russian Navy.

 

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@BDforever This is what we talked AESA used by mig-35, with about 652 T/R