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Brace yourselves, @mod_russia Final Board Meeting ("Итоговая коллегия") today.

Highly likely that crashed Su-57 was indeed a first serial aircraft, and could have been one of the major deliverable to brag about. Hope it will be discussed anyway.
Putin: 82% modern equipment in the nuclear triad.

tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/7…
Deliveries of #Avangard strategic hypersonic missile system started, first regiments to begin battle duty this week.

#hyperhype
First Borei-A SSBN "Knyaz Vladimir" completed trials.
Putin: Russia ready to work on new arms control agreements, but as this process not started yet, we will continue to strengthen our nuclear forces - Yars, Avangard, Borei-A, as well as work on future missile systems capable of deterring aggression against Russia and our allies.
Putin: robotized and unmanned systems dramatically increase capabilites of units; every service receives equipment based on digital technologies and artificial intelligence.
Readout of remarks by Putin at MoD Board (in Russian) available: kremlin.ru/events/preside…

Arms Control crisis received a separate paragraph, with explicit mentions of #INF Treaty, #OpenSkies Treaty and #NewSTART.
Putin: Ground-launched Tsirkon hypersonic missile under development.

tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/7…
Shoigu on deliveries of SNF over 2020:
22 Yars and Avangard
2nd Borei-A "Knyaz Oleg"
6 modernized Tu-95MS

tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/7…
Airspace Forces (VKS): Su-57 may become a carrier for Kinzhal hypersonic missile "after 2030".

3 regiments to be re-armed with 5th gen fighter by 2028, system to include "Okhotnik" heavy UCAV as its essential part.

#hyperhype

militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=…
Shoigu: US nuclear-capable aircraft planned to be ready for nuclear missions in 24h, rather than existing "10 days". Not sure what he might be referring to.

tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/7…
Putin: Russia is in a unique situation being ahead of everyone with hypersonic weapons, esoecially intercontinental, as USSR was always chasing the US (atomic bomb, strategic aviation, ICBMs).

#hyperhype

tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/7…
Full Putin quote on Tsirkon is more interesting, other beasts there as well: ongoing works according to the plans on Sarmat ICBM, sea- and land-based Tsirkon hypersonic missile, Poseidon intercontinental UUV and Burevestnik global-range cruise missile.

militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=…
MOAR Sarmat:
tests to be completed in 2021
35 000 km range with sub-orbital flight
20(!) msl rgts to be re-armed by 2027
100% SRF with new weapons by 2024

militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=…
Readout of remarks by Shoigu: function.mil.ru/news_page/coun…

Apart from what I've already covered:

Peresvet battle lasers co-deployed with 5 (five) SRF divisions
5 strategic bombers delivered in 2019

4th EKS "Cupol" spacecraft to be launched in 2020.
Vedomosti (@isafronov): land-based Tsirkon is the "intermediate-range hypersonic missile" announced as a counter-measure after US #INF withdrawal, and it will be using same launchers as land-based Kalibr-ish GLCM.

Also, next-gen HGV 15Yu74 R&D ongoing.

vedomosti.ru/politics/artic…
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Dmitry Stefanovich
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Another "Anniversary Interview" by SRF commander Karakayev:

redstar.ru/yadernyj-shhit…

Stay tuned for a thread.

#RVSN60 #stratdela #hyperhype

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Lots of stuff said elsewhere over last few weeks, or even earlier.
5 ICBM launches in 2019 (3xPL, 2xKY),6 planned for 2020 (5xPL, 1x??).
KY test range modernization completed in 2019: new set of measuring and comms equipment, real-time information for Central Command Post.

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#NewSTART mentioned A LOT:
- ceilings as the only numbers that can be disclosed on SRF (~60% of delivery vehicles and warheads).
- ~70% of 18 annual inspections by the US are on SRF objects
- expressed hope that "common sense" will prevail with regard to US stance on extension
3/
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Dmitry Stefanovich
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SRF Commander Karakayev wrote a piece for "Military Thought" journal about, well, "Strategic Rocket Forces of the Modern Russia": vm.ric.mil.ru/Stati/item/229…

Some takeaways in a THREAD:
- 3 armies, 12 divisions (4 silo+8 mobile, incl. Yurya)
- ~5000 people on duty at peacetime, 1/3 on battle posts
- about 400 ICBMs total (again!)
- ~95% of missiles ready to launch daily
- RU reacted to US withdrawal from ABMT and enhancing MD capabilites...

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...by continuously modernizing battle payloads and developing new, more refined, missile systems
- "almost all" ICBMs in service have MD penetration aids
- Avangard missile system development complete, gliding winged vehicle is a fundamentally new payload type

3/
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Dmitry Stefanovich
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Some thoughts on RS-26 as alleged designator for Avangard missile system with gliding winged reentry vehicle. (source of claim: ).

#hyperhype

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What we know?

1) Avangard is being introduced into #NewSTART because its booster is basically an ICBM: UR-100NUTTKh/RS-18X/SS-19 Mod...
2) It was mentioned as SS-19 Mod-X-4 in US NPR 2018
3) RS-26 is/was a designator for Rubezh "light" ICBM prototype within NewSTART process

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4) AFAIK there were some references in Russian media and tender documentation, etc. using expressions like "Rubezh-Avangard missile system". Personal theory: it was an umbrella R&D name with emphasis on using more or less existing tech for missile defense penetration...

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The CSPAN feed is just showing people gathering for round two of today’s hearings, and I’m struck by the different body language.
Swalwell was apparently telling a joke that cracked him up (very relaxed)
Nunes looked like he went out to his car & found it surrounded by cow pies.
Pretty sure the R counsel did in fact spend the weekend with something high proof. Possibly more than one bottle of it.

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Because it’s not legal?
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Some of them are companies that would stand to make MAJOR $ Profits for forcing this crap on everyone and some of them, like Shell, are literally in cahoots with #Russia regarding #ClimateChange.

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