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I can understand the Russians getting rid of what would probably otherwise have become expired ammunition for the RBU-6000. But this seems kind of marginal. It can barely operate outside of ATGM range. Should be kind of dangerous to operate. You would better off with the Grad MLRS.

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Currently, the UTS-800 is equipped with a General Electric H80 engine. It is planned that the aircraft will receive a Russian VK-800SM turboprop engine.

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This engine used to be called the Walter M601H-80. Made in the Czech Republic. Then GE bought the engine manufacturer. But I think it is still being made in the Czech Republic.

The Russians had a lot of Czech Let L-410 aircraft bought from former COMECON member Czechoslovakia during Soviet times. That is why they used this engine in the design in the first place. It was readily available. The Czechoslovak Let L-410 competed against the Soviet Beriev Be-30 but in the spirit of "brotherly cooperation" the Soviet Union bought the Czechoslovak aircraft.

The commander of the Russian T-72B3M tank showed how the tank’s protection was strengthened. The tank is additionally equipped with the RP-377 electronic warfare system; we previously talked about it; the link to the video is in the comments to the video. The modernized T-72B3M tanks began to be produced in 2022.

Footage of tests of the Arctic version of the Russian armored personnel carrier BT-3F, produced by Kurganmashzavod. The BT-3F armored personnel carrier is adapted for the conditions of the Far North and has an insulated hull and is equipped with an independent heating system that is capable of maintaining above-zero temperature in the cabin, even when the main engine is turned off. The Arctic BT-3F also received wide tracks, providing reduced ground pressure, which increased cross-country ability in virgin snow. The armored personnel carrier is designed to carry 15 people and can serve as a tactical command post and medical vehicle. The BT-3F is protected from heavy machine gun bullets, shell fragments and mines. The BT-3F is equipped with a remote-controlled combat module with a 12.7 mm machine gun. The module is equipped with an integrated thermal imager and laser range finder, automatic target tracking, and it is possible to deploy an unmanned reconnaissance system. On the BT-3F you can install a 14.5 mm machine gun or a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher. The BT-3F armored personnel carrier is equipped with a UTD-29 diesel engine with a power of 450 hp. and develops a speed of -70 km/h on the highway, and 10 km/h when moving afloat. Fuel range is 600 km. Crew: two people.

BT-3F was actually built specifically to match Indonesian needs for replacement of old BTR-50's. But there was CAATSA

I think it was due for upgrade. The think about Russian arms industry that most of stuff designed from early 2000 not exactly electrically advanced. but post Covid they have performed better than anyone else in Aviation.

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Repairs of the damaged submarine "Rostov-on-Don" will be completed by the end of June 2024​

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Diesel-electric submarine "Rostov-on-Don"​

"Rostov-on-Don" is the first production diesel-electric submarine of Project 636.3 "Varshavyanka".
Put into operation on December 30, 2014.

The submarine is designed to combat enemy submarines and surface ships, protect naval bases, the sea coast and sea communications.
The ships of this very successful project are the main class of non-nuclear submarines produced in Russia.
The project was developed in the late 1970s and underwent a number of modernizations, thanks to which submarines of the project continue to be built to this day, both for the Russian and a number of foreign fleets.

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pmc said:

I think it was due for upgrade. The think about Russian arms industry that most of stuff designed from early 2000 not exactly electrically advanced. but post Covid they have performed better than anyone else in Aviation.

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Someone got better pictures of damage on Rostov-on-Don ? June 2024 sound fast. Sound even fast enough to become a missile magnet.

An episode of testing by Russian military personnel of a drone equipped with the Russian Fagot ATGM. The Russian ATGM "Fagot" was put into service in 1970 and has a firing range of up to 3000 meters. In this case, it is impossible to hit targets at such a range, since the drone does not have ATGM guidance devices at the target. A drone with an ATGM installed can only be used at close range from the target. Perhaps the ATGM has control, since there is an unknown block on the back of it.

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An episode of testing by Russian military personnel of a drone equipped with the Russian Fagot ATGM. The Russian ATGM "Fagot" was put into service in 1970 and has a firing range of up to 3000 meters. In this case, it is impossible to hit targets at such a range, since the drone does not have ATGM guidance devices at the target. A drone with an ATGM installed can only be used at close range from the target. Perhaps the ATGM has control, since there is an unknown block on the back of it.

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If the drone has line of sight with the target, the missile should fly towards where's there's a target reticle on it, much like a Lancet.

Your limitation is the visual range of the drone's optics but that's something that can be technologically improved. For now though, better to get the system working on the basics as proof of concept and improve later.

Timely video from New Atlas. The Lancets as of late have demonstrated AI target locking ability at the same time with thermal imaging. We have also seen just about every FPV and bomb dropping drone from the Russians to have night vision and for the FPV drone some form of guidance that allows them to continue on to the target even when interfered. We have seen this with the Upyr and VT-40 FPV drones, the timely application of these technologies have already played a crucial role in the battlefield such as on Krynki and Zaporozhye.

Russian military personnel spoke about their experience in using the Supercam-S350 multi-purpose UAV and showed its assembly and launch. The Russian Supercam-S350 UAV is produced by the Unmanned Systems company.

Russia appears to have 4 early warning sats of the EKS/Kupol type