Russian Military News, Reports, Data, etc.

[Jura The idiot]

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words:

(undisclosed airbase in Russia yesterday)​

 

[Equation]

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words:

(undisclosed airbase in Russia yesterday)​

Even the Fonz is popular in a Russian military base.

 

[nicky]

never forget vp practices judo ever since ...
two new types of attack helicopters observed since withdrawal had began.

 

[Hyperwarp]

hypersonic Zircon missile tested for the 1st time? No details.

The hypersonic cruise missile's speed is estimated to be 5-6 Mach.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The first tests of the Russian Navy’s new hypersonic Zircon cruise missiles have been launched in Russia, a senior defense industry source said Thursday. "The tests of the hypersonic Zircon missiles have begun using a ground-based launching site," the source told RIA Novosti.

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[delft]

hypersonic Zircon missile tested for the 1st time? No details.

But note that the photo with the article shown a very much older missile being launched.

 

[FORBIN]

But note that the photo with the article shown a very much older missile being launched.

Coastal anti-ships missiles SSC-1B a variant of SS-N-3 on a TEL.

 

[Equation]

hypersonic Zircon missile tested for the 1st time? No details.

Dang it... you beat me to posting that news article!

 

[Hyperwarp]

Dang it... you beat me to posting that news article!

Plus, Work on Admiral Nakhimov which will carry Zircon, S-400 and maybe delicious stuff. The upgraded ship will one of the most powerful ever to sail the seas.

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[FORBIN]

2 Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bombers (RF-94113 upgraded & a new one) in the Kazan aviation factory

Normaly modernized in Tu-160M

 

[Jura The idiot]

concerning Project 22350

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Dec 27, 2015

Oct 20, 2015

... but I've noticed in

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the commissioning won't happen this year; navyreco posted about the origin of the delay:
https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/russian-military-news-reports-data-etc.t1545/page-130#post-320955

but recently only December of this (2016 year has been announced:

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does anybody have more info?