Russian Military Photos and Multimedia

vostok · Aug 12, 2017

Gomig-21 · Aug 12, 2017

T-55 said:
Joint Russian-Serbian-Belarusian tactical exercise "Slavonic Brotherhood-2017"(Republic of Belarus)

That is an outstanding photo! Typically they're jumping out of the aft doors or the cargo bay ramp, not the forward doors and those doors are like speed breaks the way they're open like that against the airflow. Great pic.

T-55 · Aug 13, 2017

Kamaz "Rocket Tractor"

T-55 · Aug 20, 2017

T-72B3 mod. 2016 walkaround

http://www.vitalykuzmin.net/Military/T-72B3-mod-2016-walkaround/i-xmnTgVh
Exercise(Voronezh Region)

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Baltic Fleet exercise

National Guard

T-55 · Aug 22, 2017

T-14

Bumerang

T-72B3 Obr.2016

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Penguin · Aug 22, 2017

vostok said:

Ilyushin Il-2: A-10 Thunderbolt avant la lettre ;-)

Hindustani78 · Aug 25, 2017

The international Army-2017 forum, one of this year’s major defense-related exhibitions, is underway in Moscow's Patriot park. On the first day of the forum, three clusters where it is held - the Patriot park, the Alabino training ground and the Kubinka airfield - were visited by more than 35,000 people. See the latest Russian military hardware on display at Army-2017 forum.

Taifun K-4386 armored vehicle

Mi-8 helicopter on display at the Army-2017 forum

Armored reconnaissance assault vehicles at the Patriot military park outside Moscow

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Mil Mi-28NE attack helicopter

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vostok · Aug 26, 2017

Lobaev Arms sniper rifles

Hindustani78 · Aug 27, 2017

https://sputniknews.com/military/201708261056813556-bumerang-amphibious-mode-details/

Visitors of the ARMY-2017 military show outside Moscow got their first detailed look at the Bumerang, Russia's new amphibious wheeled armored personnel carrier. Military officials and experts spoke to Izvestia about the technical requirements for the new vehicle, and how it's expected to integrate into Russia's Naval Infantry.

This week, patrons of the third ARMY-2017 International Military-Technical Forum got a unique opportunity to finally see Bumerang up close and in action. Previously seen only from a distance during parades on Red Square, the military show saw the new APC perform a dynamic exhibition, showing off its combat and maneuvering capabilities.

The Bumerang is capable of swimming independently for dozens of kilometers and hitting land-based targets from the water using its complement of onboard weapons. Furthermore, in accordance with the tactical and technical requirements for the vehicle demanded by the Russian Navy, the Bumerang must be fully compatible with Russia's latest high-speed hovercraft and landing ships.

Military experts expect the Bumerang to become a universal combat platform, capable of solving a wide range of military tasks. This is line with Russian armored vehicle makers' broader doctrine of modular vehicle design, designed with cross-compatibility, interchangeability, and wide configurability in mind. In the Navy, the Bumerang's missions will include amphibious troop landing, fire support and ground engagement.

Speaking to Russia's Izvestia newspaper, Admiral Vladimir Korolev, commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy, confirmed that developers have been presented with the technical characteristics for Bumerangs to be used by the Naval Infantry. The Navy expects the machine to be capable of independently overcoming not only small water obstacles, but have over-the-horizon landing and assault capability (i.e. the ability to swim from over 60 km from the coast). Furthermore, the Bumerang must be able to be deployed aboard Russia's fleet of landing hovercraft.

The Yevgeny Kocheshkov small landing hovercraft during a rehearsal of a Navy Day Parade in the Marine Canal of Baltiysk

Both in amphibious mode and from aboard landing craft, the Bumerang must also be able to fire using all of its onboard weapons systems against coastal targets.

"An amphibious version of the Bumerang APC is being tested," Alexander Krasovitsky, general director of the Military-Industrial Company, the developer of the vehicle, told Izvestia on the sidelines of ARMY-2017. "The exact form of the vehicle is still being finalized according to the customer's requirements, so it's too early to speak in more detail about its capabilities," Krasovitsky added.

Presently, Russia's Naval Infantry is fitted out with the BTR-82A, the latest version of the BTR-80 APC, and with the 2S31 Vena 120-mm amphibious self-propelled artillery system.

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BTR-82A armored personnel carriers during a training exercise

Vadim Kozyulin, military expert and professor at the Academy of Military Sciences, pointed out that the Navy's plans also include the construction of a series of new large Lavina amphibious assault ships. These ships will be able to deliver up to 60 light armored vehicles to shore, dropping them off either via their bow door, with the help of speedy smaller landers. With this in mind, it's only logical that the Bumerang be fully compatible with the Lavina.

Ultimately, the Naval Infantry version of the Bumerang is expected to provide the Navy not only with a reliable seaworthy transport, but an advanced combat platform with superior firepower capabilities over its predecessor.

The Bumerang is one of several new combat platforms developed by Russian armored vehicle companies over the last few years. The APC's front-engine design is meant to protect the vehicle's crew and complement of troops from enemy bullets, grenades, and improvised explosive devices. This arrangement also provides for a safer and more convenient exit from the vehicle via its rear door.

The Bumerang's amphibious capabilities are provided by its sealed armored hull design, together with two rear-mounted jet propellers placed behind the vehicle's wheels. They provide the 20-ton APC with a maximum speed of about 6.5 knots (at least 12 km/h) over the water.

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Rear view of the Bumerang, with its two waterjets visible.

Unlike its BTR-82A predecessor, the Bumerang does not have fixed weapons, but rather can be fitted with a variety of remote combat modules with weapons whose calibers range from 12.7 mm to 125 mm. Several configurations include the Kornet anti-tank missile system, with autocannons, heavy and light machine guns and turrets, and other arrangements available. This universality allows the Bumerang to be adaptable to the needs of any branch of the Russian military, including the Army, the National Guard and the Naval Infantry.
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The tradition of giving the North American Treaty Organization (NATO) reporting names to Russian warplanes goes back to the beginning of the Cold War. Sputnik looks into how other Russian military hardware is nicknamed by the alliance and in Russia.

Traditionally, any kind of weapon in Russia, including a tank, a pistol or an aircraft, is given an official alphabetic or alphanumeric designation.

But in everyday life, the country's designers and the military refer to Russian weaponry by official and unofficial nicknames, something that is also the case with NATO representatives.

In this vein, it is worth pointing to a systemic approach related to the nicknames of some kinds of weapons.

The most vivid example is the "flower" series of Soviet and Russian self-propelled cannons, howitzers and mortars: "Vasilyok" (Cornflower), "Gvozdika" (Carnation), "Akatsiya" (Acacia), "Pion" (Peony) and "Tyulpan" (Tulip).

The multiple launch rocket systems, capable of destroying a whole settlement in a minute, are traditionally named in honor of destructive natural phenomena: "Grad" (Hail), "Uragan" (Hurricane),"Smerch" (Twist) and "Tornado."

The names of rivers are typically given to Russian air defense systems, such as "Shilka," "Tunguska," "Dvina," "Neva," "Pechora" and "Angara."

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Tunguska self-propelled anti aircraft system

An array of Russian self-propelled and towed artillery systems also gets such nicknames, including "Msta," "Khosta" and "Kama."

Many types of Russian military hardware receive nicknames related to their individual characteristics. It suffices to mention the heaviest Russian intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) R-36M2 nicknamed "Voevoda" (Warchief).

This 'general of all ICBMs' is capable of delivering as many as 10 combat blocks with a capacity of up to a megaton each to the enemy's territory," according to RIA Novosti expert Andrey Kots.

"The attack helicopter Mi-28 'Night Hunter,' as you might guess, is specifically designed for operating in the dark. As for the high-speed missile torpedo "Shkval" (Squall), it is the absolute record holder in its class in terms of speed," he explained.

A Mil Mi-28-NE Havoc [Night Hunter] attack helicopter

According to him, the overwhelming majority of Soviet and Russian weapons were nicknamed in line with the "try to guess what it means" principle.

Certainly, it's hard to understand why the prototype automatic grenade launcher TKB-0134 was nicknamed "Kozlik" (Kid), not to mention the heavy flamethrower system TOS-1 "Buratino" (Pinocchio) and the "Gepard" (Cheetah)-class frigates.

Heavy flamethrower system TOS-1 "Buratino" during demonstration firing conducted at the 10th Russia Arms Expo international exhibition's opening

"Separately, we should mention the nicknames of various munitions, which were apparently coined by those with a poetic attitude of mind," Kots pointed out, citing the Grad system's 122 mm missile 9M22K "Ukrasheniye" (Decoration), a 240 mm missile MS-24 with a chemical warhead "Laska" (Сaress) and a 220 mm leaflet shell "Paragraf" (Paragraph).

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8U49 nuclear bomb "Natasha"

Also, it is worth mentioning the air target detection station "Fantasmagoria"(Phantasmagoria), the 30 mm air gun "Balerinka" (Small Ballerina) and the Soviet tactical atomic bomb "Natasha."

Mikoyan MiG-29 jet fighter aircraft

As far as NATO reporting names are concerned, "an ordinary Russia will certainly scratch his head trying to understand why the strategic Tu-160 bomber is called Blackjack by US media," according to Kots who also referred to the MiG-29 "Fulcrum" fighter and the Ka-25 "Hormone" antisubmarine helicopter.

But strange as it may seem, "NATO's code classification of aircraft and helicopters with the Russian Aerospace Forces is based on a very simple principle," Kots added.

© Sputnik/ Dmitriy Vinogradov
The Su-34 lands at Latakia airport, Syria. File photo

He explained that the first letters of NATO reporting names correspond to the type of Russian warplane or helicopter.

"For example, fighters get nicknames, which have the first letter F," Kots said citing the Su-27 "Flanker" fighter jet, the MiG-31 "Foxhound" supersonic interceptor aircraft and the Su-34 "Fullback" fighter-bomber.

This principle also pertains to Russian bombers, such as the Tu-95 "Bear," the Tu-22 "Blinder" and the Tu-22M "Backfire."

An Il-78 tanker aircraft, right, and a Tu-95 heavy bomber

The letter M (miscellaneous) in the NATO classification denotes all other types of Russian aircraft, including reconnaissance, training and long-range radar detection planes.

These include the Yak-130 "Mitten" trainer, the A-50 "Mainstay" airborne early warning and control aircraft and the Il-78 "Midas" aerial refueling tanker.

Russian transport aircraft nicknames start with the letter C (cargo). They include the Il-76 "Candid," the An-124 "Condor" and the An-12 "Cub."

The NATO reporting names for Russian helicopters include the first letter H (helicopter): the Mi-24 "Hind," the Mi-28 "Havoc" and the Mi-26 "Hoodlum."

"With many reporting names picked up by NATO rather aptly, one will certainly wonder why the Su-25 ground attack aircraft is nicknamed 'Frogfoot,'" Kots concluded.