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[burritocannon]

i think this is more of a macro threat-in-being type "weapon" that does better just sitting home doing nothing. it seems to me the idea would be the prospect of infinite flight duration pressures defenders to make exorbitant investments into air defense coverage. you're getting practical effects out of the weapon as long as it's costing you less to build and maintain this credibility than the adversary is spending trying to counter its potential.
credibility is the big problem here though.

 

[Soldier30]

Signalers of the Russian 35th Combined Arms Army, Forces Group "East," have begun using SNARK-120R satellite communications stations. The SNARK-120R satellite stations are designed for the rapid establishment of broadband satellite communications in the field. The SNARK mobile communications systems are a completely Russian development. SNARK stations are manufactured by the Race Group of Companies in the Moscow Region.
The SNARK-120R portable satellite communications systems can be set up in 10 minutes and are also used in civilian applications.

 

[gelgoog]

The bombers and subs capable of launching similar conventional missiles are few in numbers and vulnerable to detection and countering by the enemy, plus they have to get closer to the target since no russian ALCM i can think of has that kind of range yet.

I think the Kh-BD ALCM is supposed to have like 6500 km range. Far enough. Kalibr-M when it enters service will be 4500km.

The problem is the bombers are huge and easy to track with reconnaissance satellite constellations.

The proliferation of ABM systems increasing the vulnerability of ICBMs and SLBMs to reach their targets in the numbers required for MAD.

Modern Russian ICBMs and SLBMs use quick ascent and depressed trajectory. Not that easy to intercept. Space based interceptors will likely fail, as will mid-course high altitude ones. Maybe the terminal ones can do it, but only until the Russians get manueverable warheads. Which they are working on.
Relying on terminal interception is expensive like hell anyway. You need a huge number of very expensive systems.

 

[Racek49]

I estimate that the drive is based on the further development of the high-temperature electrothermal reactors Topas or Yenisei, built about 40 years ago for the Legend reconnaissance satellites. It was assumed that a variant for a jet engine would be developed for them. However, the thermal power was only 150 kW, (electric less than 10 kW) which would probably be too little for the Burevestnik. The Russians had to increase the power by at least one order of magnitude and reduce the weight (Topas was around 1000 kg).
These reactors contained about 11 kg of highly enriched U 235 to 90%. Quite dangerous goods in the event of an unplanned landing, right? I would be quite interested to see how the Russians solved the safe landing in the wake of this test.
Otherwise, probably a very good engineering feat. Yes, the Russians can make reactors.

 

[pmc]

I think the Kh-BD ALCM is supposed to have like 6500 km range. Far enough. Kalibr-M when it enters service will be 4500km.

The problem is the bombers are huge and easy to track with reconnaissance satellite constellations.

I dont think it will make a difference. Any airbase with 5G fighters will have alot activity and getting destroyed on ground.
just look Ukraine air force with its minimal air activity and it Russia being generous with them to prolong the conflict.
Russia is to get even longer range hypersonic weopons for Tu-160M. Kh-95? item 506?. Putin always mention steps ahead of competition.
Tu-160M also will have faster turn around time and sensors perform better than AWACS. which will be force multiplier
They are expecting 5000km range with new engine for Su-57M and the S-70 drone further 1500km ahead of it. this base line range without weopons range. I have read once this Su-34 production complete Russia will be able to fire thousands stealthy cruise missiles in single takeoff.

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[Soldier30]

Episodes from past exercises of Russia's strategic nuclear forces. The video shows high-quality footage of the launch of a Russian R-29RMU2 Sineva nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile from the K-117 Bryansk nuclear-powered submarine in the Barents Sea. The K-117 Bryansk nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, the fifth ship of Project 667BDRM Delfin, was launched in 1988. The Bryansk submarine can dive to depths of 650 meters, at speeds up to 24 knots, and has an endurance of up to 90 days. The K-117 Bryansk submarine carries 16 R-29RMU2 Sineva missiles. The R-29RMU2 Sineva missiles have a range of 11,547 km and carry up to ten independently targetable warheads with a yield of 100 kt each.

 

[gpt]

I estimate that the drive is based on the further development of the high-temperature electrothermal reactors Topas or Yenisei, built about 40 years ago for the Legend reconnaissance satellites. It was assumed that a variant for a jet engine would be developed for them. However, the thermal power was only 150 kW, (electric less than 10 kW) which would probably be too little for the Burevestnik. The Russians had to increase the power by at least one order of magnitude and reduce the weight (Topas was around 1000 kg).
These reactors contained about 11 kg of highly enriched U 235 to 90%. Quite dangerous goods in the event of an unplanned landing, right? I would be quite interested to see how the Russians solved the safe landing in the wake of this test.
Otherwise, probably a very good engineering feat. Yes, the Russians can make reactors.

Interesting articles on USSR's miniature nuke reactors. So they now have very compact reactors ranging from 135KW to low teens MW output. Such low mass high power reactors have uses beyond weapons ie. space applications/propulsion.
A 0.5-1MW reactor can be used by future nuclear electric spacecraft to send large cargo to ILRS moonbase using only several tonnes of propellent.

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[Soldier30]

Russia demonstrated tests of an air defense system designed to combat FPV drones; the system's name has not been disclosed. The video shows tests of a new turret armed with a PKT machine gun, and judging by the video, the tests are quite successful. The targeting system is unclear; presumably, it is optical; the video does not show a radar. Technical details are not yet available. The turret operates automatically and engages drones at a range of up to 800 meters.

 

[gelgoog]

What is old becomes new again. Tanks in WW2 had machine guns to defend against low attacking aircraft.
Considering the T-90M already has a machine gun turret I think it is a matter of time until it gets this system.