A new Sobolyatnik reconnaissance radar, put into service in 2021, was seen in a video with Russian military personnel. These are the first shots showing the operation of the Sobolyatnik radar produced by the Tula NPO Strela. The Russian small-sized radar station 1L227 is equipped with a phased array antenna and is capable of detecting moving equipment at a distance of at least 17 kilometers, presumably up to 30 kilometers, a person at a distance of at least 7 kilometers, with an accuracy of 10 meters. The Sobolyatnik radar has low-power radiation, less than that of a cell phone and can track up to 20 targets. The time of continuous operation of the radar from a standard battery is up to 6 hours, the time of continuous operation of the radar without breakdowns was increased to 2 thousand hours. The mass of all components of the station is 36 kilograms, it is serviced by 2 people.
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As part of the tactical flight exercises, the Russian Ministry of Defense simultaneously took into the air seven An-124-100 Ruslan military transport aircraft. During the flights, young crews of An-124 aircraft practiced takeoff, en route flights and landing at reduced time intervals. The possibility of simultaneous transfer over long distances of personnel of military units with standard weapons and military equipment was tested. The flights took place at an altitude of over 4000 meters, in difficult weather conditions in the form of precipitation, low clouds and strong gusts of wind. The total length of the route was more than 1000 kilometers, the average speed of the aircraft was 500 km/h. The first flight of the An-124-100 "Ruslan" took place in 1991, the maximum speed of the aircraft is 865 km/h, the flight ceiling is up to 12,000 meters, the ferry range is up to 15,700 km. Flight range is 4800 kilometers with a load of 120 tons. Crew up to 6 people. The cost of the Russian An-124-100 Ruslan aircraft is about $70 million.
Flight at 4000m probably for the troops convenience in the unpressurized cargo hold while IL-76 have not that problem with his cargo hold full pressurized.
Clearly not optimal flight at 4000m for long distance.
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The gunner of the Russian T-80BVM tank told his impressions of the tank and showed how its protection was strengthened. The T-80BVM tank first appeared in the Russian army in 2019. At the beginning of 2022, the Russian army had about 100 T-80BVM tanks, now their number is unknown, but the production of these tanks has been increased in Russia. In wide circles, the T-80BVM tank is called a flying tank because of its speed characteristics.
Two Tu-22M3 bombers of Russian long-range aviation carried out a scheduled flight for 5 hours over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea. Fighter escort for the bombers was provided by the crews of Su-30SM aircraft. On certain parts of the flight, the group was accompanied by F-16 and F-18 fighters from Scandinavian countries.
That's just 88 persons on the 124... quite strange that they are doing it at just 4000m for a 1000km trip while you have troops only in the pressurized compartment.. You go to cruising altitude for that distance.
While Il-76 cargo compartment seats 167 troops or 245 when the second deck is installed. It depend of what you want to carry... If it's troops, better to use IL-76 for efficiency or if you fit your An-124 with troops you have quantity but need to fly at low altitude...
The AK-22 which is supposed to fire it seems to be a standard length AK-12
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The preference in these programs is to retain the existing overall length of the weapon as such it’s likely around the same 16” as the standard AK. In terms of performance it’s not that far from a number of civilian cartridges like 6mm ARC which fires from a standard AR15 receiver group.
Thing is I highly doubt that the Russians are in a position where they could transition to this new cartridge. Beyond the elite units like VDV, Spezatz like Vympl and Alfa maybe PMCs like Patriot. The Russian army never managed to complete their transition from 7.62x39mm to 5.45x39mm. They are a huge mixed bag of Cold War weapon's and token new equipment. The AK12/AK15 on paper is an “M4ski” but in practice the lack of optics and NVG across the Russian forces means that it’s not even in the improved versions much if any better than the Ak74M/AK103 it “replaced”.
This new cartridge 6.02x41mm and rifle AK22 has the same problem's just worse. This is meant to be the Russian reply to the American XM7/XM250 NGSW project however that project has the to be standardized XM157 a 1-8 LPVO with range finder and NV Capability. Allowing the Shooter to take advantage of the 6.8x51mm cartridge’s potential at long range. To get the most out of this cartridge the Russians would need to provide a good quality LPVO optic with some range finding capability’s (manual or digital) and in quantities to issue in militarily relevant numbers. Otherwise this is just another vanity project. Something that maybe they can finish in 2-3 decades but otherwise only shows up at arms shows and parades.