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Thread on the Army 2020 defense expo starting with a video of Uralvagonzavod’s T-90MS tank arriving at the expo.
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The Typhoon-VDV K-4386 with a 32V01 turret with a 30mm cannon. 2/
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Patrul and Buran MRAPs. 5/
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Vehicles from the Military Industrial Company including the Strela, VPK-233136 Tigr Buggy, and a medical variant of the Tigr-M. 8/
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The Baltic Machine-building Company’s Drozd amphibious vehicle. 9/
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A new air defense system based on a Tigr-M chassis, possibly a modified Gibka-S. 10/
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Ural-5323 and K-53958 tractors. 11/
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Remdizel’s MGTT-LB modernization of the MT-LB. 12/
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One of the new products demonstrated by Kalashnikov was the modular SMART gun based on the MP-155 Ultima shotgun. 13/
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And Kalashnikov's Khaska 10 LCAC on display. 14/
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The SKKSh-586 vehicle developed by Kalashnikov's Mytishchi Machine-Building Plant, which is presumably designed as a wheeled chassis variant for the Tor-M2 air defense systems to replace the Belarusian MZKT-6922. 15/
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A computer generated video of the SKKSh-586 air defense chassis developed by the Mytishchi Machine-Building Plant. 16/
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Kalashnikov also released a video of the Vikhr-1 ATGM with a range of 10km and the Strela anti-aircraft missile. 17/
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A better look at the upgraded BTR-82AT. It was first displayed last year with the RPG screen, but its turret is now equipped with new optics and ATGMs (look like Konkurs). 18/
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Interestingly, Kalashnikov's presentation didn't include any of its loitering munitions like the KUB-BLA or ZALA Lantset 1 and 3. 19/
Photos of the Tigr Buggy with a top mounted Kord HMG and passenger side PKM. 20/
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Photo of the Hermes 100km range ATGM at the Army 2020 expo and photos released by KBP Tula. 21/
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Two photos of the new 51P6E2 TEL on a BAZ 10x10 chassis for the Abakan missile defense system from @saidpvo. As @GuyPlopsky points out, the radar and missile canisters resemble the S-300V's 9A84 transporter-loader's radar and 9M82-series missile. 22/
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There was previously a plan to develop the S-300VMK on a BAZ-69096 10x10 chassis (the 51P6E2 is likely a development of that). This 10x10 chassis may also prove to be the TEL for the S-500 (instead of the MZKT-792911) and possibly for the S-400 to carry its 40N6 missile. 23/ ImageImage
Photos from @CentreAST showing the 5P16E2 TEL. The fact sheet confirms that both missiles are 9M82MDE. 25/
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And the fact sheet and photos of the Hermes 100km range ATGM. 26/
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The Military Industrial Company’s Strela amphibious vehicle variant. 27/
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Photos of the BMP-3 Manul, which look’s more like the Kurganets-25 than a normal BMP-3. Looks like it has an Epokha turret with 4 Kornet ATGM and add-on side armor. 28/
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Mikheev said he expects Russia to receive $7 billion from Su-35 export orders over the medium-term. According to KnAAZ's production schedule, it seems Egypt will receive 30 fighters this year and next and dozens of Su-35 likely to Algeria after that. 29/
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Additionally, Manturov said they have received preliminary applications for the Armata, Mikheev said contracts for air defense and helos are being prepared with sub-Saharan countries, and that ROE would maintain the same volume of arms exports in 2020. 30/
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FSVTS' Maria Vorobyova said that Russia has completed its deliveries of the S-400 to China, including missiles (presumably including the long-rang 40N6E). 31/
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FSVTS' Maria Vorobyova also said that she expected the 1st S-400 would be delivered to India by the end of 2021. Shugaev said that a new helicopter contract with Belarus will be signed, as well as contracts for aviation weapons with CSTO members. 32/
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Photos of the air defense variant of the Typhoon-VDV, the Typhoon-PVO. 33/
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Photos of the Barkhan tricycle from the Degtyaryov Plant. 34/
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Photos of the K-17 Bumerang infantry fighting vehicle. 35/
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Comparison shot of the K-17 Bumerang and BTR-82AT. Note how much taller the Bumerang is. 36/
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Video of the new AK-19 rifle, 5.56x45mm version of the AK-12. 37/
Video of Kalashnikov's MP-155 Ultima smart gun. 38/
Photos of the Antey-4000 and Viking air defense system, an export variant of the Buk-M3. 39/
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The Tor-M2E, BMPT, and Kornet-D on a Typhoon-K chassis. 40/
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BMP-2M with a Berezhok turret and RPG screens. 41/
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Photos of the aerial demonstration with a Su-57 and MiG-35 fighter. 42/
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The MiG-35, Mi-28NE, Mi-26T2V, and Mi-38T helicopter. 43/
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Sergei Shoigu along with Deputy Defense Minister Alexey Krivoruchko, OAK President Yury Slyusar, and VKS commander Sergei Surovikin, inspected the Su-57, Altius and Okhotnik UCAVs, Ka-52K, and Mi-28NM helicopter. 44/
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If you were wondering how large the Okhotnik UCAV is. 46/
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Another screenshot of the Okhotnik UCAV behind Sergei Shoigu. 47/
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Video from the Army 2020 defense expo, including Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspecting the aviation salon. 48/
Kronstadt's Lead Designer Nikolai Dolzhenkov said they have signed the first contract with the MoD for serial deliveries of the Orion UCAV. The 1st Orion UCAVs began experimental operation with the Russian military in April. 49/
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More information on the Orion UCAV:
Payload: 200 kg
Flight radius: 250km
Flight duration: 24 hours
Cruising speed: 120 km/h
Altitude: 7,500 meters
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Screenshots of the Okhotnik UCAV. 52/
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Photos of the Buk-M3 air defense system. 54/
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Photo of the Orion-E UCAV. 55/
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More photos of the modernized BTR-82AT. 56/
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More photos of the modernized BTR-82AT. 57/
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A T-80BVM tank with side-mounted soft armor. 58/
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More photos of the T-80BVM tank with soft armor. 59/
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Photos of the Military Industrial Company’s Strela light armored vehicle. 60/
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The T-90M tank. 61/
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The Military Industrial Company’s Tigr Buggy with a Kord and 3 PKM machine guns. 62/
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Two more photos of the Military Industrial Company’s Tigr Buggy. 63/
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Photos of the Hermes 100km range ATGM. 64/
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Photos of the Drozd amphibious vehicle. 65/
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More photos of the Drozd amphibious vehicle. 66/
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Photo of the Antey-4000 air defense system. 67/
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United Aircraft Corporation signed a contract with Armenia to modernize 4 of its Su-25 attack aircraft. 68/
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Photos of the Grom, Sirius, and Orion UCAVs from the Kronstadt Group. Although it seems some of the munitions are standard Russian aerial bombs, others appear to be smaller missiles that might be UCAV specific (possibly like the MAM-L). 69/
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More photos of the Grom and Sirius UCAVs from the Kronstadt Group. Munitions include the KAB-500, KAB-250-LG-E and Izdelie 85. 70/
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Details for the Grom UCAV:
It can carry 100, 250, and 500 kg bombs
Wingspan 10 m
Height 3.8 m
Length 13.8 m
Maximum take-off weight 7,000 kg
Maximum payload 2,000 kg
Maximum speed 1,000 km/h
Cruising speed 800 km/h
Maximum flight altitude 12,000 m
Combat radius 700 km
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The UAZ-23632-148-64 Pickup. 74/
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More photos of the K-17 Bumerang. 75/
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Photos of the 2S38 Derivatsiya-PVO 57mm air defense system. 76/
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The Helios UAV from the Kronstadt Group. 77/
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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said the MoD plans on signing 39 contracts worth 1.160 trillion rubles at the Army 2020 expo. He noted that the MoD now signs large contracts instead of multiple smaller contracts for procurement. 78/
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United Aircraft Corporation's Yuri Slyusar said serial deliveries of the Su-34M is expected to begin next year. Interfax's sources say that the contract will be for 76 Su-34M attack aircraft. 79/
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NPO Splav's Director General Alexander Smirnov said that the TOS-2 MLRS will begin experimental military service next year. 80/
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Photos of the Mi-171Sh Storm helicopter from the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant. 81/
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Russian Helicopters announced that it has begun serial production of the Mi-35P helicopter. 82/
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More photos of the Mi-171Sh Storm helicopter. 83/
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Remdizel's modernized MT-LB, the MGTT-LB, T-90M tank, T-80BVM tank, and the Buk-M3 air defense system. 84/
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The Buk-M3, the Viking and its 9М317МЕ missile, and the Tor-M2E and its 9М338КE missiles. 85/
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Yuri Borisov confirmed that the Russian Air Force would receive the first "serial" Su-57 fighter this year. 86/
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Borisov said that state tests of a simplified version of the S-500 have begun and they are purchasing components for serial production. But some parts of the S-500 are farther along than others (some of its radar supposedly passed tests in 2019). 87/
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Meanwhile, Russo-Belarusian defense cooperation continues. The Belarusian MoD announced a contract for 2 battalion sets of BTR-82A vehicles, 4 Mi-35M helicopters, and a contract with Almaz-Antey for new air defense systems from 2021-2025. 88/
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The Mi-35M helicopter is a modernized version of the Mi-24 Hind attack helicopter that the Belarusian Armed Forces used to chase away balloons yesterday. 89/
Kalashnikov is demonstrating AK-12 rifles with some slight changes to previously issued rifles. They have a new butt-stock, pistol grip, and trigger guard. 90/
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A map of the aircraft on display at Army 2020. 92/
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United Engine Corporation delivered the pilot batch of NK-32 engines for the Tu-160M strategic bomber. 93/
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Some details of those new UCAV-specific munitions. The FAB-100 and UPAB-100 have the warhead of a BM-27 Uragan MLRS rocket and the UPAB-50 has a Grad MLRS rocket's warhead. All three can be used against infantry, light armored vehicles, and tanks. 94/
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Video of the Drozd amphibious vehicle. 95/
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Algerian Land Forces Commander Ammar Atamnia discussed military-technical cooperation with Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin today. 97/
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Video of the upgraded version of the AK-12 rifle. 98/
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Photos of the Orion UCAV and its munitions. There is a line of 50 kg munitions like the KAB-50, FAB-50, and UPAB-50. The 3rd photo has the X-50, which appears to be a 50 kg PGM and KAB-25(?), which resembles Turkish MAM-L UCAV munitions (same weight). 100/
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The Sirius UCAV with OFAB-250-270 HE/Frag, RBK-500U OAB-25PT cluster bomb, and ODAB-500PMV fuel-air explosive bomb. The Grom UCAV with the Izdeliye 85, KAB-250LG guided aerial bomb, and a KAB-500. 101/
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More photos of the Mi-171Sh Storm helicopter. 102/
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Close up of the armaments. 4 Ataka ATGMs, B-8V-20 rocket pods for S-8 rockets, a 23mm cannon pod, bombs, and an interesting mount for two Kord heavy machine guns. 103/
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Almaz-Antey signed a contract with Belarus to supply spare parts and other components for Tor-M2K air defense systems, and to repair Belarus' S-300's missiles. 105/
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Uralvagonzavod's press service said that a serial batch of Armata tanks will be delivered to the Russian MoD in the near future. 106/
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Photos of the Orion UCAV and the Kronstadt Group's lead designer, Nikolay Dolzhenkov. Also the its 50kg munitions equipped with a Grad MLRS warhead. 107/
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Those include versions of the KAB-50 and UPAB-50 munitions for the Orion UCAV. 108/
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Other munitions for the Orion UCAV: the FAB-50 high explosive bomb, X-50, and KAB-20 21 kg bomb that resembles the Turkish MAM-L. 109/
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Photos of the Sirius UCAV. It has a payload of 450 kg, so it can't carry the common Russian 500 kg bombs. 110/
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Some of the Orion UCAV's munitions, including the KAB-100 and FAB-100, which both have the warhead from an Uragan MLRS rocket. The FAB-500-M-62 bomb weighs 528 kg, which is heavier than its stated payload. 111/
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The Grom UCAV with a combat radius of 700km, a max speed of 1,000 km/h, cruising speed of 650-800 km/h, and a payload of between 1,000-2,000 kg. 112/
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The Grom UCAV with Izdeliye 85, KAB-250-LG-E, KAB-500S-E, and X-38MLE munitions. 113/
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The Kronstadt Group's Vladimir Voronov said that the Grom UCAV is designed to be used alongside manned aircraft, in particular in the first echelon against IADS where it will destroy air defense and radar systems to spare manned aircraft. 114/
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The Grom has 4 hardpoints for carrying munitions, two inside the fuselage and two on the wings. Voronov said the Sirius UCAV is an upgrade of the Orion but with a greater payload and range (and many common parts). It will be equipped with sat comms. 115/
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And the Helios UCAV. 116/
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The Su-57 fighter portion of the Army 2020 aerial demonstration. 117/
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Photos of Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan with Tactical Missiles Corporation's Boris Obnosov looking at KTRV's exhibits at Army 2020. 118/
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New video from ZALA AERO showing a Russian SOF team supported by ZALA 421-16E2 and ZALA 421-16E UAVs to locate an enemy force before calling in 3 KUB-BLA loitering munitions and engaging the OPFOR with snipers. 119/
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The Berkut aerial demonstration team performing in their Mi-28 helicopters. 120/
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The Russian Knights aerial demonstration team. 121/
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Russian Helicopters’ exhibits and helicopters on display at Army 2020. 122/
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Photos of the Federal-M MRAP based on a Ural-4320 chassis designed for the Russian military police. 123/
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Photos of the Rat C-UAS vehicle designed to detect and classify UAVs. It can also defeat UAVs with radio-electronic suppression and physically destroy UAVs with its laser. 124/
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Video of the Rat C-UAS vehicle based on a KAMAZ SBA-70K2 vehicle. It can both suppress a UAV’s signals and destroy it with its laser. 126/
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One more video of the Rat C-UAS vehicle based on a KAMAZ SBA-70K2 vehicle. It can both suppress a UAV’s signals and destroy it with its laser. 127/
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More photos of the Rat C-UAS system. 128/
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More photos of the SKKSh-586 chassis for air defense systems. 129/
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More photos of the 98R6E Abakan non-strategic missile defense system and 51P6E2 TELAR with a BAZ 10x10 chassis (possibly a BAZ-6909.60) equipped with 2 9M82MDE missiles (also used by the Antey-4000). The same BAZ chassis might be used for the S-500. 130/
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The Russian MoD signed a new contract with Admiralty Shipyards for Project 636.3 and Project 677 diesel-electric submarines, and a contract with the Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center to repair Northern Fleet Project 971 nuclear-powered attack submarines. 131/
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Seems the amphibious BMMP vehicle proposal for the naval infantry from the Bauman Moscow State Technical Technical University hasn’t gone very far over past few years. 132/
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Photo of the control station for the Rat C-UAS system. The system can detect UAVs at a range of 3.5km and suppress their satellite and communications signals at 2.5km. 133/
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United Aircraft Corporation's Yury Slyusar said he expects a large order from the Russian MoD for the Okhotnik UCAV once it begins serial production, which is scheduled for 2024. 134/
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Slyusar also said that Su-30SM2 fighters will be delivered to both the Russian Air Force and Naval Aviation. 135/
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The Russian MoD signed contracts with the United Aircraft Corporation for Su-34 (presumably Su-34M), Su-35, Su-30SM2, Yak-130, Il-112V, and Il-76MD-90A aircraft today at the Army 2020 expo. 136/
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The MoD also signed contracts for the servicing of Il-18, Il-62, Il-96, An-2, An-12, An-22, An -26, An-30, An-72, An-140 and An-148 aircraft from 2020-2022. 137/
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Yury Slyusar said that the MoD would receive its first two Il-112V light transport aircraft next year. 138/
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Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko announced that the MoD has signed a contract for Oniks cruise missiles and another to restore USET-80 torpedoes. 139/
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Russian Helicopters' Andrei Boginsky said they signed a contract with the Russian MoD for two Mi-38T helicopters. 140/
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Photos of the Drozd amphibious vehicle. 141/
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The MiG-31K with a Kinzhal missile. 142/
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The 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV 152mm howitzer. 143/
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Kronstadt Group's Nikolai Dolzhenkov said that they have signed a contract for serial deliveries of the Orion UCAV with the MoD. 144/
Also BMPD's reports on the Grom and Helios UAVs
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Photos of the Su-57 fighter that took part in yesterday's aerial demonstration. 145/
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And photos of the MiG-35 fighter during yesterday's aerial demonstration. 146/
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Another photo of the Su-57 fighter during the aerial demonstration at the Army 2020 defense expo. 147/
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More photos of Remdizel's Typhoon-VDV K-4386 with a 32V01 turret with a 30mm cannon. 148/
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The 2S14 Drok 82mm self-propelled mortar based on a K-4386 Typhoon-VDV chassis. 149/
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The Burevestnik Central Research Institute displayed a pamphlet of the AU-220M 2A91 57mm cannon designed for Russian Navy ships. The same cannon is mounted on the Derivatsiya-PVO air defense vehicle. 150/
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An aircraft industry source tells TASS, that the Russian MoD has proposed employing the Okhotnik UCAV as a long-rang interceptor. 151/
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Video of Kalashnikov’s new RPL-20 5.45x39mm light machine gun. It comes with a 100 round pouch and with removable barrels of different lengths. 152/
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Photos of the Belarusian MZKT Volat-490101 armored vehicle. 154/
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Video of the amphibious variant of the Military Industrial Company’s Strela light armored vehicle. 155/
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Photos of the modernized BMP-1AM Basurmanin IFV with the same turret as the BTR-82 and a 2A72 30mm cannon. 156/
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One of KP Priboy's exhibits at Army 2020, the Priboy Tactical 19-03 headset. Not sure who makes the mask. 157/
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Photos of the BMP-3 Manul IFV. 158/
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One of the more interesting exhibits is the PTKM-1R anti-tank mine, which has gone into serial production. It can detect a tank from 150-250 meters with a thermal imager; the munition is then launched into the air and shoots a penetrator at the roof. 159/
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According to this graphic, the munition flies up to 30 meters in the air and can strike a tank at a range of ~50 meters. Izvestia reported that it weighs 20 kg, and can be left for 10 days before it self-destructs and uses thermal and seismic sensors. 160/
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Video of Kalashnikov’s Special Projects Center which consists of former Russian and Belarusian SOF. The Center helps develop new small arms, UAVs, vehicles, boats, and other equipment and trains customers. The video shows SSO and other Russia units. 161/
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Video of Russian SOF or Kalashnikov instructors breaching a door. 162/
Kalashnikov is also demonstrating its new 9mm sub machine gun, the PPK-20, at the Army 2020 expo. 163/
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Interesting new C-UAS gun, the LPD-800, that looks like a G36. 164/
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The Military Industrial Company’s Atlet MRAP. 165/
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A look at some of the new PGMs for the Tornado-G and Tornado-S MLRS, including the 300mm 9М544 missile, with NPO Splav's Alexander Smirnov. 166/
The Buckler-K-R ballistic shield from NPP KLASS with SVD Dragunov and AKM bullet strikes. 167/
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Photos from the Lobaev Arms exhibit at Army 2020, including Sergei Shoigu inspecting the SVLK-14S sniper rifle chambered in .408 Cheytac. 168/
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Photos of the Su-57 fighter during the Army 2020 aerial demonstration. 169/
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Video of Remdizel’s K-4386 Typhoon-VDV MRAP with a 32V01 turret with a 30mm cannon. 170/
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An OPK source tells TASS that the two most recently laid down Project 885-M Yasen-M nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines, the Voronezh and Vladivostok, will receive the 4k + km range Kalibr-M cruise missile. 171/
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Another interesting new vehicle, the multipurpose airborne vehicle (MAA), that comes in two variants. Pictured is the MAA-OP fire support variant that comes with a Kornet ATGM and additional missiles in the rear, a passenger-side PKM, and a Kord HMG. 172/
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And the MAA-M version with a 2B11 120mm mortar and room for 24 120mm mortar rounds. It weighs 1200 kg, and would be an obvious asset for the VDV's new helicopter-borne air assault force. 173/
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Photos of the ground equipment static display at Army 2020. Note the size of the T-15 Armata IFV compared to everything else. 174/
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The 3 BMP-3: the first with the Syria-inspired RPG screens, the BMP-3F, and the BMP-3 Manul. 175/
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Inflatable Pantsir-S1 on a MAN SX45 chassis on display at Army 2020. Not sure the UAE has enough real Pantsirs left to justify buying inflatable ones at this point. 176/
Photos: Илья Питалев
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Looks like Sergei Shoigu is being replaced. Putin has nominated Andrei Belousov as the next Minister of Defense.
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Shoigu will be replacing Nikolai Patrushev as Secretary of the Security Council. 2/

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When we evaluate how weapons perform, it is important to note the conditions in which they operate. Abrams were committed into the fight this winter at a time when Ukraine had a lack of infantry as well as mines, ATGMs, air defense, and artillery ammunition. This may seem bizarre from the outside, but Ukraine often employs tanks in a manner to compensate for a lack of infantry or ammunition for other systems because those are the conditions they face.
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Video from Madyar showing them being dropped from UAVs. 2/
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