Vehicles from the Military Industrial Company including the Strela, VPK-233136 Tigr Buggy, and a medical variant of the Tigr-M. 8/ t.me/infantmilitari…
The Baltic Machine-building Company’s Drozd amphibious vehicle. 9/ t.me/infantmilitari…
A new air defense system based on a Tigr-M chassis, possibly a modified Gibka-S. 10/ t.me/infantmilitari…
One of the new products demonstrated by Kalashnikov was the modular SMART gun based on the MP-155 Ultima shotgun. 13/ kalashnikov.media/video/weapons/…
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/
Photo: Андрей Союстов vk.com/milinfolive?z=…
A computer generated video of the SKKSh-586 air defense chassis developed by the Mytishchi Machine-Building Plant. 16/ instagram.com/p/CEJBylxILjU/…
Kalashnikov also released a video of the Vikhr-1 ATGM with a range of 10km and the Strela anti-aircraft missile. 17/ kalashnikov.media/video/kalashni…
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/ vk.com/milinfolive?w=…
Interestingly, Kalashnikov's presentation didn't include any of its loitering munitions like the KUB-BLA or ZALA Lantset 1 and 3. 19/
Photo of the Hermes 100km range ATGM at the Army 2020 expo and photos released by KBP Tula. 21/ instagram.com/p/CEMjUwaHvAs/…
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/ saidpvo.livejournal.com/978055.html
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/
And the fact sheet and photos of the Hermes 100km range ATGM. 26/ t.me/bmpd_cast/3010
The Military Industrial Company’s Strela amphibious vehicle variant. 27/ t.me/infantmilitari…
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/ t.me/infantmilitari…
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/ militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=…
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/ militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=…
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/ militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=…
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/ militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=…
Photos of the air defense variant of the Typhoon-VDV, the Typhoon-PVO. 33/ t.me/infantmilitari…
Photos of the Barkhan tricycle from the Degtyaryov Plant. 34/ t.me/infantmilitari…
Photos of the K-17 Bumerang infantry fighting vehicle. 35/
Photos: Pavel Aksenov t.me/bmpd_cast/3025
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/ vk.com/mil?w=wall-133…
If you were wondering how large the Okhotnik UCAV is. 46/
Another screenshot of the Okhotnik UCAV behind Sergei Shoigu. 47/
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/ ria.ru/20200823/minob…
The Orion UCAV's command and control stations. 50/
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 51/
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/ t.me/vestnikpvo/1807
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/ vk.com/milinfolive?w=…
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 73/
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/ militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=…
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/ militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=…
NPO Splav's Director General Alexander Smirnov said that the TOS-2 MLRS will begin experimental military service next year. 80/ militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=…
Yuri Borisov confirmed that the Russian Air Force would receive the first "serial" Su-57 fighter this year. 86/ militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=…
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/ ria.ru/20200824/s500-…
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/ tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/9…
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/ vk.com/milinfolive?z=…
United Engine Corporation delivered the pilot batch of NK-32 engines for the Tu-160M strategic bomber. 93/ tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/9…
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/ vk.com/milinfolive?w=…
Algerian Land Forces Commander Ammar Atamnia discussed military-technical cooperation with Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin today. 97/ militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=…
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/ vk.com/milinfolive?w=…
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/ vk.com/milinfolive?w=…
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/ t.me/aviadispet4er/…
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/ militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=…
Uralvagonzavod's press service said that a serial batch of Armata tanks will be delivered to the Russian MoD in the near future. 106/ militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=…
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/ saidpvo.livejournal.com/979205.html
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/ saidpvo.livejournal.com/979205.html
Photos of the Sirius UCAV. It has a payload of 450 kg, so it can't carry the common Russian 500 kg bombs. 110/ saidpvo.livejournal.com/979205.html
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/ saidpvo.livejournal.com/979205.html
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/ saidpvo.livejournal.com/979205.html
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/ militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=…
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/ militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=…
Photos of Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan with Tactical Missiles Corporation's Boris Obnosov looking at KTRV's exhibits at Army 2020. 118/ vk.com/feed?w=wall-16…
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/ t.me/new_militaryco…
The Berkut aerial demonstration team performing in their Mi-28 helicopters. 120/ t.me/wingsofwar/8257
Photos of the Federal-M MRAP based on a Ural-4320 chassis designed for the Russian military police. 123/ t.me/anna_news/7297
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/ otvaga2004.mybb.ru/viewtopic.php?…
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/ instagram.com/p/CEUDzQ0CsOk/…
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/ tvzvezda.ru/news/opk/conte…
More photos of the SKKSh-586 chassis for air defense systems. 129/
Photos: Vitaly Kuzmin instagram.com/p/CETftTrHCtL/…
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/ saidpvo.livejournal.com/978578.html
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/ tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/9…
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/ t.me/infantmilitari…
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/ vk.com/milinfolive?w=…
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/ tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/9…
Slyusar also said that Su-30SM2 fighters will be delivered to both the Russian Air Force and Naval Aviation. 135/ militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=…
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/ militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=…
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/ militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=…
Yury Slyusar said that the MoD would receive its first two Il-112V light transport aircraft next year. 138/ militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=…
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/ militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=…
Russian Helicopters' Andrei Boginsky said they signed a contract with the Russian MoD for two Mi-38T helicopters. 140/ tvzvezda.ru/news/opk/conte…
Another photo of the Su-57 fighter during the aerial demonstration at the Army 2020 defense expo. 147/ instagram.com/p/CEXEcqvIV2t/…
More photos of Remdizel's Typhoon-VDV K-4386 with a 32V01 turret with a 30mm cannon. 148/ tvzvezda.ru/photo-gallery/…
The 2S14 Drok 82mm self-propelled mortar based on a K-4386 Typhoon-VDV chassis. 149/
Photo: Василий Изъюров / «Техника и вооружение» vk.com/milinfolive?w=…
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/ bmpd.livejournal.com/4124078.html
An aircraft industry source tells TASS, that the Russian MoD has proposed employing the Okhotnik UCAV as a long-rang interceptor. 151/ tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/9…
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/ instagram.com/tv/CEYePMYIa2W…
Video of the amphibious variant of the Military Industrial Company’s Strela light armored vehicle. 155/ instagram.com/p/CEZTLLcCd6C/…
Photos of the modernized BMP-1AM Basurmanin IFV with the same turret as the BTR-82 and a 2A72 30mm cannon. 156/
Photos: Vitaly Kuzmin instagram.com/p/CEZdkIqHzB0/…
One of KP Priboy's exhibits at Army 2020, the Priboy Tactical 19-03 headset. Not sure who makes the mask. 157/
Photos: Кирилл Каллиников vk.com/milinfolive?w=…
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/ vk.com/milinfolive?w=…
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/ iz.ru/677597/nikolai…
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/ instagram.com/p/CEbs4mchvch/…
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/ instagram.com/tv/CEUzqgMIZYd…
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/ vk.com/milinfolive?z=…
Photos from the Lobaev Arms exhibit at Army 2020, including Sergei Shoigu inspecting the SVLK-14S sniper rifle chambered in .408 Cheytac. 168/ instagram.com/p/CEbQCrBp2LM/…
Photos of the Su-57 fighter during the Army 2020 aerial demonstration. 169/
Photos: Александр Вильф vk.com/milinfolive?w=…
Video of Remdizel’s K-4386 Typhoon-VDV MRAP with a 32V01 turret with a 30mm cannon. 170/ instagram.com/tv/CEeFl2KCti6…
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/ tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/9…
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/ vk.com/milinfolive?w=…
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/ vk.com/milinfolive?w=…
Photos of the ground equipment static display at Army 2020. Note the size of the T-15 Armata IFV compared to everything else. 174/
Photos: Григорий Сысоев vk.com/milinfolive?w=…
The 3 BMP-3: the first with the Syria-inspired RPG screens, the BMP-3F, and the BMP-3 Manul. 175/
Photos: Михаил Воскресенский vk.com/milinfolive?w=…
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 vk.com/milinfolive?w=…
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“When North Korean troops first appeared on the battlefield last month, Ukrainian soldiers were stunned by how they moved in large groups and did not even attempt to hide from Ukrainian drones. Many were easily killed in those initial waves, but in ensuing battles, the new arrivals proved to be combat-ready, physically fit and skilled marksmen, the Ukrainians said…
But the North Koreans also fought fiercely and aggressively, demonstrating advanced war tactics…
Some North Korean troops, the documents said, repeatedly rushed to rescue their fellow wounded soldiers despite the risks of enemy attacks, causing further casualties.” washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/…
@siobhan_ogrady @serhiikorolchuk @EdR4m
"Used in infantry attacks and largely unsupported by armored vehicles or artillery, the North Koreans have appeared in videos shot from Ukrainian drones—cut down as they trek across barren fields. Ukrainian soldiers say they have been impressed by the North Koreans’ willingness to press forward even as their comrades perish alongside them...
North Korean troops have also chosen death over capture, Ukrainian soldiers say, carrying a grenade with which to blow themselves up or, in rare cases, a shiv with which to cut their arteries. One North Korean detained by Ukrainians was taken alive before but, heavily wounded, he died during transportation, according to Ukrainian officials.
'Their motivation is at a high level,' said Green. 'Their physical training is at a high level, and their readiness to die is the same.'"
@JaneLytv @DaslYoon wsj.com/world/inside-a…
"The North Korean soldiers fighting for Moscow in Russia’s Kursk region are assigned their own patches of land to assault. Unlike their Russian counterparts, they advance with almost no armored vehicles in support.
When they attack, they do not pause to regroup or retreat, as the Russians often do when they start taking heavy losses, Ukrainian soldiers and American officials say. Instead, they move under heavy fire across fields strewed with mines and will send in a wave of 40 or more troops.
If they seize a position, they do not try to secure it. They leave that to Russian reinforcements, while they drop back and prepare for another assault...
[North Korean] Reinforcements are expected 'within the next two months,' according to one senior U.S. defense official...
The North Korean forces deployed to Ukraine included around 500 officers and at least three generals, according to Ukrainian military intelligence.
The generals are posted at Russian command and control headquarters, U.S. defense officials said, and that is where the objectives are decided.
The commanders decide when they need artillery and how long to wait before ground forces maneuver, a senior U.S. defense official said. They synchronize with the troops in the field, so that the troops are not talking to their Russian counterparts, to try to reduce miscommunication.
Ukrainian soldiers fighting in Kursk said the North Korean tactics were costly but effective.
'The Koreans are starting to push the front lines, targeting less defended areas and wearing out our troops that way,' said Oleksii, the platoon commander...
Ukrainian soldiers said the North Koreans should not be underestimated.
'They are being tested, really tested,' said Andrii, the drone commander. They did not have combat experience, he said, but 'now they are here, gaining it, and they are becoming very strong.'”
@MarcSantoraNYT @helenecooper nytimes.com/2025/01/22/wor…
A number of Russian channels say that Ukraine has began an offensive operation from near Sudzha towards Bolshoye Soldatskoye in Kursk oblast with armored vehicles. They say Ukrainian EW has been effective against their UAVs and that Ukrainian units cleared mines overnight. t.me/rusich_army/19… t.me/razvedosaa/122… t.me/RVvoenkor/83908 t.me/milinfolive/13…
Some Russian channels have been warning recently of a Ukrainian build up near Kursk and a potential offensive. Romanov warned that Ukraine would strike before January 7th. 2/ t.me/romanov_92/457…
One channel says Ukrainian forces are attacking in the direction of Leonidovo, Pushkarnoe, and Bolshoye Soldatskoye, and using IMR engineering vehicles to clear mines. 3/ t.me/rusich_army/19…
Video of an armored column with at least 8 tanks and armored vehicles from the Russian VDV's 51st Airborne Regiment assaulting Snagost in Kursk oblast. It appears Russia was able to get the armored force across the Seym River, despite Ukrainian strikes on the bridges. @Deepstate_UA says the situation has worsened on Ukraine's left flank in Kursk oblast.
"Iran has sent short-range ballistic missiles to Russia, a move that will give Moscow another potent military tool to use in the war against Ukraine and follows stern Western warnings not to provide those arms to Moscow, according to U.S. and European officials." @wstrobel @mgordonwsj @laurnorman wsj.com/world/u-s-tell…
"A U.S. official confirmed the missiles 'have finally been delivered'...
The shipment involves a couple of hundred short-range ballistic missiles, according to Western officials. Iran has a variety of such weapons, with a range stretching up to around 500 miles.
'This is not the end,' a senior European official said, noting that Iran is expected to keep weapons flowing into Russia"
.@AlbertoNardelli and @nat_droz also report that Iran has sent ballistic missiles to Russia. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…