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The Il-112 was a flop and they are basically going to make a new design. That is about it.

Unreliable engines, weak engines for airframe, overweight design, does not meet MoDs design goals in terms of payload, etc.
Oh and it killed a bunch of pilots too.

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So Russia basically now wants something like Kawasaki C-1. Also will definitely rewing it.

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Sounds like a near total redesign if that's the case. They will end up needing to upgrade the An-26s before it ever gets ready.

True? Regardless it won't surprise me. The northern front of Ukraine is used as a test bed for new weapons.

Russian high-precision projectiles Krasnopol-M are shown. The Russian Ministry of Defense officially announced the use of modernized Krasnopol-M high-precision projectiles. The 3OF39M projectile was seen on video while loading it into the Msta-S self-propelled guns. In the Krasnopol-M projectile, in order to achieve the maximum firing range, instead of an accelerating engine, a bottom gas generator was used; it is made in a monoblock version, which made it possible to reduce the length of the projectile. The number of retractable projectile stabilizers has been increased to 6 pieces. The Krasnopol projectile is designed to hit targets from the first shot at a distance of up to 26 km. The projectile has a higher probability of hitting the target up to 90%, in contrast to the basic Krasnopol 3OF39 projectiles, where the probability of hitting up to 80%. Projectile flight correction is carried out by aerodynamic rudders in the final flight segment according to the laser mark on the target.

Checking Russian military factories in Tatarstan. As part of the verification of the implementation of the state defense order, Russia continues to check the military-industrial complex. Published footage with a check on the implementation of the state defense order at Russian military enterprises in Tatarstan. The Minister of Defense visited the Kazan Aviation Plant. Gorbunov, which manufactures and repairs Tu-160 strategic missile carriers, Mi-8 helicopters, and also modernizes Tu-22M3 long-range bombers. At the Remdiesel and KAMAZ enterprises, the Minister of Defense inspected various types of armored vehicles, in particular, KAMAZ trucks with an armored cab, a special medical vehicle Lens, as well as a line for the modernization of MT-LB armored personnel carriers and the production of a new Z-STS Akhmat armored vehicle. Based on the results of the audit, it is reported that the enterprises are working quite efficiently, everything is on schedule, something is ahead of schedule, if there is an opportunity, it is necessary to increase the pace of production.

Campaign shells 9M27D MLRS "Hurricane" of Russia. Video of equipping with campaign materials 220 mm 9M27D shells used in the Russian Uragan MLRS.

Russian attack UAV S-70 "Okhotnik" patrols the sky with a Su-30 fighter. The Russian heavy strike UAV S-70 "Okhotnik" was spotted in the skies of Russia. Of particular interest is the fact that the aircraft is not paired with a Su-57 fighter, but with a Su-30 fighter. That is, the S70 Okhotnik UAV is being prepared for joint work with the Su-30. Previously, many argued that the S70 "Hunter" UAVs do not fly, as we see, this is not the case. The S-70 Okhotnik UAV is being adapted to work in pairs and with other aircraft.

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Russian attack UAV S-70 "Okhotnik" patrols the sky with a Su-30 fighter. The Russian heavy strike UAV S-70 "Okhotnik" was spotted in the skies of Russia. Of particular interest is the fact that the aircraft is not paired with a Su-57 fighter, but with a Su-30 fighter. That is, the S70 Okhotnik UAV is being prepared for joint work with the Su-30. Previously, many argued that the S70 "Hunter" UAVs do not fly, as we see, this is not the case. The S-70 Okhotnik UAV is being adapted to work in pairs and with other aircraft.

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Also the rear end at the engine exhaust has also changed to be more in line with western designs compared to the prototypes.

I don't know if this has been posted before.



This section was interesting to me in particular.

The same source indicates that after attaching the UMPK module, the weight of the FAB-500M-62 bomb actually exceeds the load capacity of the most common Russian weapon pylons, which is 500 kilograms (1,102 pounds). This may cause the bomb to detach during maneuvering.
The wing is opened after the bomb is dropped by a spring hooked to the locking mechanism. The wing opening mechanism is unreliable and “the fact that the wing is not brought into flight position is a standard occurrence for this product.”
Another disadvantage of the UMPK is that the bomb’s fuse is switched to ‘ready’ as in an ordinary bomb, i.e. at the moment of separation from the aircraft (in other winged bombs the fuse is activated later, during the glide). This means that if the wing does not open, the bomb can fall and explode, including on Russian or Russian-controlled territory. This is what the people of Belgorod faced on April 20 in an incident you can read more about

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Seems like the weight of UMPK with FAB-500 exceeds the payload capacity of the pylon, leading to pre-mature releases.

Piotr Butowksi is a hack maskerading as an expert. He sure publishes a lot, but I keep seeing glaring errors in what he writes and I am just some guy on the Internet.

Here is a Su-35 carrying the KAB-1500. Three of them. One in center position, and another two in inner pylons.



The FAB-500 is a 500 kg bomb, and KAB-1500 is 1500 kg. As you can see his claims of the pylon not being able to carry a 500 kg bomb with a glide kit are totally retarded. There is no way the glide kit + FAB-500 weights more than a KAB-1500.

In all photos I have seen of Flankers with the UMPK they have placed those bombs in the inner pylons in the same position as the KAB-1500s here.