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Jul 12 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
New name for the Russian hypersonic weapons geeks: Zmeyevik. According to TASS sources, an anti-ship ballistic missile with HGV payload for the Navy coastal missile units, to strike large surface targets, somewhat like DF-21D or DF-26.

tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/1…

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Sources claim that the project has been under development for a while already.

"Zmeyevik" is a kind of serpentinite rock, as usual. But also this thing often found in bathrooms. And in moonshine makers:) ImageImageImage
On a sad note, nothing new about targeting for such weapons. Also traditionally.
Good report on Zmeyevik with some comments by me:

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Jul 14
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A thread on Zmeyevik, new RU hypersonic weapon reported by TASS earlier this week ().
Looks like it was under development for a while, although there were no tests mentioned or observed, which, does not mean that there were no tests at all.
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Making fast AShM is quite traditional for SU and RU school, and the ballistic missile is a good option (also, R-27K SLASBM). Still, given its range and speed one needs a serious ISR and targeting capabilities, and also terminal guidance.

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Maneuverable reentry vehicles (MaRV) and hypersonic glide vehicles (HGV) as a subtype of those make sense to be a primary payload type in this case, however there are obvious gaps in Russian ISR capabilities anyway.

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Jul 1
NASAMS air defense system might arrive in Ukraine. I've made a short comment to Vedomosti earlier this week (vedomosti.ru/politics/artic…), so in case someone might be interested, here are my thoughts:
A pretty serious weapon, bu better wait for information about the specific type.
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There were several generations, and, given other supplies for Ukraine from the West, it is eqully possible that the delivered one would be something mothballed from storage or, on the contrary, a sparkling latest modification fresh from the assembly line.

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The second variable is quantity - giventhe area of ​​Ukraine and the length of the "front", as well as Russia's strikes to the full depth, apparently, we will see some point defenses only, e.g. around "decision-making centers" or storage bases for Western weaponry.

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Jun 25
Lukashenko [wrongly] accuses NATO of flying aircraft with nukes near BY borders and asks for mirror actions.
Putin politely declines, mentions 200 tactical nukes with 257 certified aircraft in six NATO countries, promises deliveries of Iskander-M "in the nearest months".
It's getting curiosier and curiosier.

Putin mentions that Iskander-M is dual-capable and can launch both cruise and ballistic missiles...but also that BY Su-25s (!) can be "retrofitted accordingly" and their pilots can trained in RU.

t.me/dimsmirnov175/…
Turns out Lukashenko was using the right words for his concerns on NATO and nukes: "training flights of the nuclear-capable aircraft". But he indeed asked for retrofitting BY aircraft for nuclear missions...

t.me/dimsmirnov175/…
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Feb 18
Strategic deterrence forces exercis (Grom-2022?) tomorrow. Ballistic and cruise missile launches announced. Supreme commander-in-chief at the helm.
MoD release via TASS: tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/1…

Air-Space Forces, Southern MD, Strategic Rocket Forces, Northern Fleet, Black Sea Fleet.
My shopping list/guess for stuff that will be launched:
Kh-55, Kh-101/102, Kinzhal, Kalibr, Tsirkon, Iskander-M of all flavours, Yars (might be mod), Sirena-M.

Sarmat seems unlikely, as well as air/missile defense ops, but could be interesting.
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Feb 16
Provocative thought: simultaneous deployment of assorted and numerous units to the Western borders of Russia, and their movement back to bases afterwards has a value in itself. Training of full-spectrum support, identifying choke points and weak links, C3 on such scale.

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I presume that this value is much greater than that of "army games", and even exceeds what can be achieved during strategic exercises.

Moreover, it might be the first exercise of such scale managed from single center (incl. aerial command posts) employing modern equipment...

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...and the first involving all the post-2014 new and re-established units.

What I am trying to say: politics is not the only dimension of what we are witnessing.

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Feb 15
Backfire and Kinzhal to Syria.

Again.

Also new normal?

#hyperhype
Kinzhal ground operations.
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