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16 Dec, 9 tweets, 3 min read
13th MD in Orenburg deployed another Avangard missile system w/ hypersonic glide winged vehicle. Support equipment, incl. transporter, looks rather oldschool.

#hyperhype
Might be safe to say that now to there are at least three nuclear-armed HGVs on alert, with at least four silo launchers.
Important: Avangard is fully covered by New START, so our American partners knew about this deployment earlier than the Russian public.
Also, the video shows the loading of the missile booster itself, the HGV payload is mated separately.
Just in case: this is what's missing from the Avangard system in the loading footage released today.

nevskii-bastion.ru/strela-rn/
This is how the whole thing looks like.

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12 Dec
Vladimir Monomakh Borei SSBN carried out a 4xBulava salvo today. Pacific Fleet delivered after all!

tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/1…
Have a nice day™.
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11 Dec
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27 Nov
Some end-of-year data from the Russian Air-Space Forces:
- 4 S-400 rgts delivered
- 5 space launches from Plesetsk
- 7 spacecraft deployed to orbit (comms, navigation, "military purpose")
- EKS passed all tests, proved its effectiveness, will be enhanced in 2021

1/
- Early Warning detected 60+ ballistic missile and space rocket launches
- Space Control monitors 1200+ space objects
- 500k+ spacecraft control sessions
- Air Defense detected and tracked 1.5 mln+ aircraft, ~3600 foreign military aircraft, 1300+ recon airplanes

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- AD fighters carried out 170+ sorties
- AD exercises included shooting at MLRS rockets and UAVs
- Training included AD cover for troops in transit
- 2021: S-500 mobile air and missile defense system development to be completed.
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23 Nov
Some RVSN-news.

1) Plan is to reach 81% modern equipment this year (2019 - 76%), which will increase "nuclear deterrence missions capability"

2) Best units this year - 39 GMD (road-mobile, Yars/Yars-S), 62 MD (silo, Voyevoda, Sarmat planned)

structure.mil.ru/structure/forc…

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Because of new missiles entering service, SRF Military Academy has several new categories, with focus on silo-based systems:
- "Operation of control systems and testing and launching equipment for strategic missiles"
- "Application and operation of automated control systems"

2/
Looks rather Sarmat and Avangard specific.

And more - "Management of tests of weapons, military equipment at the test ranges of systems". This one sounds strange even in Russian, probably has something to do with test launches from deployment areas rather than test ranges.

3/
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9 Nov
The word is Putin will kick-off a traditional week of military-themed meetings today.

(h/t @dimsmirnov175 )
First Putin 'military meeting' this week will be on the nuclear triad, later today.

Here we go, Putin talking to military and industry about nuclear triad: kremlin.ru/events/preside…

Usual talking points, but this one is extremely important: "...our American partners have been given our proposals on the development of a new "security equation."

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25 Sep
Massive "coalition" missile strike at #Kavkaz2020: ria.ru/20200925/iskan…

3 aeroballistic+2 cruise (both Iskander-M)+3 Tochka-U (Belarus?).

Stay tuned for details and footage.
Only this crazy video of Iskander, Tochka and assorted MLRS launches so far:

#Kavkaz2020
Official release: function.mil.ru/news_page/coun…

2 Iskander-M battalions
1 Tochka-U battalion
1 Tornado-S battalion
8 MLRS battalions
9 howitzer battalions
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