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@RALee85
Aug 21, 2021 • 36 tweets • 21 min read • Read on X
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Thread on the Army 2021 Defense Expo. Rosoboronexport said that 35 foreign delegations will attend the expo. The T-90MS and T-14 Armata tanks, Su-57 fighter, and Antey-4000 air defense system will be displayed among other weapon systems.
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Left, the 98R6E Abakan non-strategic missile defense system's 51P6E2 TELAR with a BAZ 10x10 chassis. Right, the S-500's 98L6AE "Yenisei-E" radar. 3/
Pantsir-S1M air defense system. 4/
Sosna SHORAD on a BTR-82A chassis. 5/
Remdizel is displaying a new MRAP specifically designed for Russian spetsnaz/SOF, the K-386 ZA-SpN. It weighs 12 tons, has a thermal imager, and can be equipped with different combat modules (seen here with a Kornet ATGM). 6/
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Kalashnikov is showing off the S-8L precision-guided missile, apparently a modernized version of the S-8 rocket. The S-8L has a range of 6km and can be launched from existing B8V20 and B8M1 rocket pods for helicopters or fixed-wing aircraft. 7/
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Video of the Planshet-M-IR system for controlling artillery fire, in particular Krasnopol-M2 and Kitilov-2M PGM artillery rounds, equipped in an Atlet vehicle. 8/
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Video of the Planshet-M-IR artillery C2 system in a VPK Atlet vehicle. 9/
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Minpromtorg's Denis Manturov said the ZALA Aero KUB-BLA loitering munition is in its final stage of testing and said their was a naval variant in development (we've seen SSO test Lancet-3 loitering munitions from fast attack boats). 10/
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Manturov said the first new build Tu-160M strategic bomber would begin flight tests next year. 11/
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Manturov said serial deliveries of the Altius UCAV to the Russian military will begin this year and that a large contract for serial production of the Okhotnik UCAV will likely be concluded next year. 12/
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Photos of the export variant Izdeliye 305E ATGM for Mi-28NM and Ka-52M helicopters, which has a "guaranteed" range of 14.5km, though the domestic model reportedly could have a max range of 100km. 13/
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More photos from @saidpvo of the Uran-9 UGV, BMPT-72 tank support combat vehicle, T-90MS tank, and T-14 Armata tank. 14/
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Photos of the Grom UCAV. 15/
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Thread with more photos of the Izdeliye 305 missile. 17/
Kalashnikov is working to adapt the Vikhr-1 ATGM to UCAVs developed by Kronstadt. The Vikhr-1 has a 10km range but they are working to expand that to 12km. 18/
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Photo of Remdizel’s modified KamAZ-5350 with a new armored cab, the K-5350-K1 Mustang-M. 19/
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There are a number of very cuddly mascots showing off Russia’s weapon systems at the Army 2021 defense expo. Not sure why the elephant is so impressed by a D-30 howitzer. 20/
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Video of the BT-3F amphibious vehicle by Kurganmashzavod. BT-3F are currently in service with the Indonesian Marine Corps. I suppose the Arctic camo tells us something about who this is being marketed to. 22/
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Video from the Army 2021 defense expo and Kalashnikov's exhibit. 23/
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Rostec released a video of the TOS-2 Tosochka thermobaric MLRS. Previously, we’ve only seen them in action briefly at Kavkaz 2020 and one of two other exercises. 24/
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And video of the new Zemledeliye mine-laying system, which was demonstrated recently during an exercise at the Mulino training area. 25/
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Photos of equipment from Kalashnikov's Grupa 99. 27/
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More from Kalashnikov's exhibition, including the KUB-BLA and Lancet-3 loitering munitions. 28/
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Photos of the new precision-guided S-8L missile, the new PPK-20 submachine gun, and the AK-12. 29/
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From top to bottom:
-AK-12 5.45x39
-AK-15 7.62x39
-AK-19 5.56x45
-AK308 7.62x51 + Infratec night vision scope.
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An MoD source tells TASS that the MoD will sign several dozen contracts at Army 2021 for new weapons and equipment, including the Inokhodets UCAV, Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missile, a new reconnaissance ship, and two communications ships. 31/
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Kalashnikov is prepping the 5.45 mm RPL-20 machine gun for preliminary trials. 32/
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The RKhBZ RKhM-9 vehicle based on the Typhoon-K MRAP chassis. 33/
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Rostec First Deputy Director Vladimir Artyakov said Uravagonzavod has delivered an experimental batch of T-14 Armata tanks to the MoD as well as T-90M. 35/
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Jan 19
“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.”
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"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.'"
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"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.'”
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Jan 14
Ukrainian Air Force technicians who service MiG-29 fighters say that they are being transferred to serve as infantry.
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150 aviation technicians were sent to the 152nd Jaeger Brigade in October-November and were ultimately attached to a different brigade. 3/
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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.
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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/
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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/
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Russian channels say that Ukrainian UAVs targeted the ammunition depot in Tikhoretsk, Krasnodar Krai.




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Video of an explosion. 2/
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Sep 10, 2024
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.


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More likely that the advance was from Korenevo.
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"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
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"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"
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