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Tam said:

Ukraine has fielded their own Krasnopol cousins, the Kvitnyk for 152mm and the Karasuk for 122mm but we seldom hear about these since the media prefers to credit kills to Excaliburs and HIMARS even if the Ukrainian shells did the actual kills.

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It is way more likely that when you see a hit it was indeed an Ukrainian shell, which is laser guided. The Excalibur and HIMARS are GPS guided and the Russians have been able to jam GPS signals over the front to a significant degree. HIMARS can in some cases be aimed at targets deep behind the lines, where little GPS jamming is active, and still hit something accurately though.

Tam said:

New robot tanks. Anyway this video has stock footage of a modernized BMP-1 with 30mm 2A42 gun. What's with the 30mm these days? They are proving to be a hot gun in the battlefield.

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The original BMP-1 came with a low pressure gun of 73mm caliber. It was designed to be able to penetrate the NATO tanks available back when it came out in the 1960s with HEAT rounds. But against modern tanks it is pretty much useless. The fact the cannon is low pressure also means the range of the gun is kinda crappy. The 30mm autocannon has proven a lot more effective against lightly armored vehicles and infantry. And if a tank does show up, the BMP-1 operator can use a Konkours ATGM or similar.

Attack UAV S-70 Okhotnik is already using Russia, drone review. Information began to come in that the Russian Air Force began to use the S-70 Okhotnik heavy strike UAV, the Turkish media were the first to report this. According to them, a new Russian UAV is visible in the photo taken in Ukraine. For the first time, the S-70 UAV was shown on August 5, 2021, after which there was little news about it. The S-70 Okhotnik low-observable strike UAVs are designed to work in conjunction with Su-57 fighters. The UAV was developed as a reconnaissance and target designation support UAV for the Su-57 fighter, similar to the Pentagon Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie UAV, designed to escort F-22 or F-35 combat aircraft. The S-70 Okhotnik UAV can carry four KAB-500 aerial bombs or 8 KAB-250 bombs, as well as X-74M2 air-to-air missiles and Kh-38 short-range air-to-surface missiles. To combat enemy radar, the UAV can use Kh-58 anti-radar missiles. The main function of the S-70 UAV is not its strike capabilities, but the ability to covertly enter the air defense coverage area and target designation for the Su-57 fighter. The characteristics of the UAV are still classified, it is known that the UAV is equipped with an AL-31 engine and is capable of speeds up to 1000 km / h, operating at an altitude of up to 18 thousand meters. The range of the drone will be about 6,000 kilometers. The dimensions of the drone are impressive, you can appreciate it from the photo next to Russian fighters, with a mass of 20 tons, the wingspan of the drone is up to 19 meters. According to preliminary data, the cost of the S-70 Okhotnik UAV reaches $27 million, or two billion three hundred million rubles.

A new version of the Russian drone Lancet Izdeliye-53 and a factory for the production of kamikaze Lancet drones are shown. For the first time, ZALA Aero Group showed its production of drones and a new version of the Russian Lancet kamikaze drones. As you can see from the video, Russian Lancet drones began to be produced on a huge scale, we are talking about hundreds, and maybe thousands of drones. To expand production , the company simply bought a former shopping center and converted it to the production of drones, thanks to this, the production of Lancet kamikaze drones increased 50 times. Product 51 "is a large drone and Product 52," Lancet drone designer Alexander Zakharov said. There are training classes in the production of drones, in which military personnel are taught to launch Lancet drones. And now the most interesting thing is the new Lancet drone, which is officially called "Product 53". Unfortunately, the answer to the main question, whether the warhead of the new Lancet drone "Product 53" was enlarged. In my opinion, the drone has become much more massive, it can be seen even by its thickness, most likely the combat part got bigger. Now the new Lancet drone is equipped with a folding wing and is placed in a transport and launch container, from where it is launched. That is, the time to prepare for the launch is saved. Most likely containers with drones will be installed on cars. Another main feature, Lancet drones can now work in a swarm, launched by a group, they exchange data and search for a target themselves. This is the most important innovation, swarm drones are the weapons of the near future that need to be developed. The designer said that the Lancet drone is almost impossible to intercept by means of electronic warfare. It is also noted that it is not scary if the drone falls into the hands of the enemy, the drone is software-protected and it is impossible to use its technologies.

Soldier30 said:

the Turkish media were the first to report this. According to them, a new Russian UAV is visible in the photo taken in Ukraine.

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and what Turkish media reporting this... and why Turkish media tho instead of RUMoD ?

This news kinda like that French reporter claiming Israel hitting S-350 battery in Syria despite the complete absence of any.

RT Arabic Programme copy on youtube on chopper operations and manufacturing ATGMs. there is night vision attack from ground on DRG. Mi-8 is almost a gunship on par with Mi-35M interms of fire power. i dont think any one has this modification with external tanks.

Soldier30 said:

Attack UAV S-70 Okhotnik is already using Russia, drone review. Information began to come in that the Russian Air Force began to use the S-70 Okhotnik heavy strike UAV, the Turkish media were the first to report this. According to them, a new Russian UAV is visible in the photo taken in Ukraine. For the first time, the S-70 UAV was shown on August 5, 2021, after which there was little news about it. The S-70 Okhotnik low-observable strike UAVs are designed to work in conjunction with Su-57 fighters. The UAV was developed as a reconnaissance and target designation support UAV for the Su-57 fighter, similar to the Pentagon Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie UAV, designed to escort F-22 or F-35 combat aircraft. The S-70 Okhotnik UAV can carry four KAB-500 aerial bombs or 8 KAB-250 bombs, as well as X-74M2 air-to-air missiles and Kh-38 short-range air-to-surface missiles. To combat enemy radar, the UAV can use Kh-58 anti-radar missiles. The main function of the S-70 UAV is not its strike capabilities, but the ability to covertly enter the air defense coverage area and target designation for the Su-57 fighter. The characteristics of the UAV are still classified, it is known that the UAV is equipped with an AL-31 engine and is capable of speeds up to 1000 km / h, operating at an altitude of up to 18 thousand meters. The range of the drone will be about 6,000 kilometers. The dimensions of the drone are impressive, you can appreciate it from the photo next to Russian fighters, with a mass of 20 tons, the wingspan of the drone is up to 19 meters. According to preliminary data, the cost of the S-70 Okhotnik UAV reaches $27 million, or two billion three hundred million rubles.

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Really? Thsi alleged image was clearly an Iranian drone and already more than a year old. In fact I cannot belive that the RuAF is using the first „unstealthy“ prototype in Ukraine and was the second one already flown?

Like I said before on other occasions, it would not be the first time the Russians (or the Soviets for that matter) sent a prototype into the frontline to evaluate its performance. The Soviets sent the prototypes of the KV-1, T-100, and SMK tanks to fight in the Winter War for example. Eventually led to the cancellation of T-100 and SMK programs. The Russians sent the T-50 fighter prototypes into the Syrian conflict.

However I see no evidence of the S-70 Okhotnik being used in Ukraine at all. At least thus far. The rumors and "evidence" provided thus far are simply not credible. They provided a video of an Iranian drone from Iranian TV press footage. This is unlike the evidence which was provided of the Su-57 being used in Ukraine, a new video, where the aircraft clearly had the silloutte of the Su-57 and its distinctive engine noise. Later confirmed by official Russian government press releases.

A hybrid of the MT-LB armored vehicle and the Russian UB-32 missile unit. Another modernization of the Russian light armored transporter MT-LB, judging by the facts, this is the most popular platform for reworking equipment. On the MT-LB chassis, a hub-32 aircraft unit with 32 57-mm unguided rockets was installed. The range of destruction of such an installation in the ground version is 4 km, it was put into service in the early 60s, and almost all planes and helicopters of the front-line aviation of the USSR Air Force were equipped with them.

Deino said:

Really? Thsi alleged image was clearly an Iranian drone and already more than a year old. In fact I cannot belive that the RuAF is using the first „unstealthy“ prototype in Ukraine and was the second one already flown?

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it's a video posting account... always one same channel with Wikipedia level content+google translate.

sheogorath said:

It has been confirmed that "Peter The Great" will be decomissioned after the Nakhimov enters service.

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MOSCOW, July 17-RIA Novosti. No decisions were made on the Pyotr Veliky heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser, the ship is in the Northern Fleet's active service and performs tasks for its intended purpose, a source in the Northern Fleet told RIA Novosti.
Earlier, some media reported that the cruiser "Peter the Great" will be written off after the repair and modernization of the ship of same type "Admiral Nakhimov".
"No decisions were made on the cruiser Peter the Great. It fulfills its intended purpose as part of the Northern Fleet, " the source said.
He also noted that the amount and cost of upcoming repairs is currently being assessed for the Peter the Great cruiser. The condition of all in-ship systems, units and equipment is being evaluated. This is painstaking work involving a number of defense industry specialists.