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Seems the launch was aborted again.

The Vepr-12 “Hammer” smoothbore self-loading carbine was received by the Russian engineering troops; they are already being used near Avdeevka in mine clearance groups. The soldier will talk about him further. The main area of application of the Hammer shotgun is the destruction of drones and the neutralization of anti-personnel mines. Russian smoothbore self-loading carbine Vepr-12 "Hammer, developed based on the design of the Kalashnikov light machine gun. The carbine is intended for hunting, competitions, self-defense, and also for use as a service weapon. Vepr-12 carbines are quite popular and are supplied to the armed forces of 17 NATO countries since 2012. The Vepr-12 carbine, 12x76 mm caliber, is equipped with a folding stock, has an elongated barrel, which increases the accuracy and destructive power of the weapon. The carbine can be equipped with a collimator, thermal imaging sight and other devices, it is equipped with a Picatinny rail. The carbine is designed for 10 rounds and has a mass of about 4 kilograms. The firing range of the Vepr-12 carbine is up to 100 meters. The price of the Vepr-12 "Hammer" carbine is about 70,000 thousand rubles or $750

Rostec is accelerating the first serial deliveries of the newest anti-aircraft artillery system "Derivation-PVO" to the troops, industrial director of the State Corporation Bekhan Ozdoev announced on April 8. The self-propelled anti-aircraft gun was created by Uralvagonzavod specialists on the basis of the BMP-3, and is a fusion of the combat capabilities of well-known ZAK "Pantsir-S" and "Tunguska". In the West, the complex was called a "hellish thresher". ZAK "Derivation-PVO" is the only anti-aircraft system in the world that hits air targets with 57-mm cannons and is equipped with artillery fire control equipment. For the first time, the complex was introduced in 2018. The Derivation-PVO anti-aircraft complex is capable of firing ammunition with controlled detonation for the most effective combat against air targets. It is known that in the head part of such a projectile there is a “steering mechanism” and folding rudders. In the aft part there is a laser radiation receiver and a folding stabilizer. The central part of the ammunition body is filled with explosive material, about 400 g. A guided projectile weighing about 2 kg is controlled by a laser beam. The 2S38 complex is primarily designed to combat UAVs, cruise missiles and aircraft weapons in the near zone; it is equipped with a passive reconnaissance and targeting system. The detection range of air targets is up to 10 thousand meters. The automatic cannon of the uninhabited combat module "Baikal" is capable of firing several types of ammunition, remotely detonated and controlled - at a distance of up to 9000 meters and an altitude of up to 4500 meters. The maximum range of destruction of ground targets and surface targets is 14,500 meters. Rate of fire – 120 rounds per minute. The complex is capable of operating in conditions of optical and electronic countermeasures from the enemy. "Derivation-PVO" can automatically "select" ammunition for a specific object, work autonomously and according to target designations from a remote command post. ZAK "Derivatsiya-PVO" reaches a speed of up to 70 km/h and has a range of up to 600 km, the crew of the complex is 2 people.

Roscosmos launched Angara A5 from Vostochny on the 3rd attempt:


The flight was nominal. The new launch pad and new rocket last stage worked fine.

This basically means Russia now has a replacement for Proton and does not need to rely on Baikonur anymore for these kinds of launches. This rocket can be used to put up the next generation Russian space station. Which means the next generation space station and manned capsule programs can finally continue. They also now have a working final stage for putting large GTO satellites up.

Looking forward for manned variants. or maybe we could finally get to see Clipper

The first batch of Su-35S fighters produced in 2024 was transferred to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The aircraft underwent a series of ground and flight tests and flew from the airfield of the aircraft plant named after. Yu.A. Gagarin in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, to the place of service. The Su-35 has a low effective dispersion area; for example, the American Patriot air defense system sees the fighter only at a distance of about 70 km, instead of the standard 130 km. The Su-35 has an AL-41F-1S thrust vectoring engine, which began production in 2010 and is also installed on the Su-57 fifth generation fighter. The Su-35S made its first flight in 2008, the maximum speed of the aircraft is 2500 km/h, the flight range is up to 4500 km, and the combat radius is up to 1800 km. Combat load – 8 tons, service ceiling – 20 km. The service life of the Su-35 aircraft is 6000 flight hours or 30 years. Su-35S cost: from 80 to 100 million dollars.

Gradually, news about drones and UAVs is beginning to displace traditional types of weapons, and every year there will be more and more of them. Information has appeared about a new Russian homemade remote-controlled robotic platform, which we previously showed, they are already being used by troops. Unlike many drones, this is already a working prototype. The ground drone is called NRTC "Courier", this project is being implemented with the support of military commander Chengis Dambiev and Boris Rozhin. Technical information can be seen on the screen. The “Courier” robot is multifunctional; it can be equipped with an AGS-17 “Plamya” grenade launcher, a “Kord” machine gun, RPG-7 grenade launchers, ATGMs, RPO “Shmel-M” and other weapons. The robot can use an unknown model of electronic warfare power up to 560 W. In addition, the robot installs TM-62 and TM-83 anti-tank mines, working as a mine layer. The robot has a camera mounted on a rod and has armor plates, but their thickness is unknown. The robot control range is up to 10 km, autonomy is up to 72 hours. The robot weighs 250 kg, is equipped with an asynchronous electric motor with a power of 6 kW and can reach speeds of up to 35 km/h.

Episodes of assembly and testing at the test site of the Russian T-90M Proryv tank at the Uralvagonzavod tank plant. The plant currently operates three shifts, seven days a week. The production of T-90M Proryv tanks is growing, they are gradually displacing the modernized T-72B3 tanks from the assembly line, the number of tanks produced is not reported. The video shows episodes of the assembly of the T-90M “Breakthrough” tank, its transmission assembled at the factory, installation of the turret, and the autoloader of the carousel-type tank. The T-90M “Breakthrough” tank is constantly being modernized, it has already been reinforced on the nose bottom shield with additional armor for protection against mines, dynamic protection has been added to the turret, frontal protection has been improved, they say that there is already a new transmission. Improvements are not always officially reported. Each tank is tested at the factory test site, which will be shown at the end of the video. The main armament of the T-90M tank is a 125 mm smoothbore gun. The firing range of the gun with armor-piercing cumulative and sub-caliber ammunition is 4,000 meters, with guided missile ammunition - 5,000 meters, and with high-explosive fragmentation ammunition along a ballistic trajectory - up to 10,000 meters.

This support my earlier theory that Su-35 production will keep increasing and Su-30 is relegated to 2nd tier in numbers. At such pace easily reach several hundreds.

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“We produce Su-35S aircraft at the highest technological level thanks to the large-scale modernization of production, which has been carried out at the Komsomol plant over the past few years and is still ongoing. This includes a production line, new Russian machines, and a testing facility. The rapid adaptation of production to the growing needs of VKS became possible thanks to significant government investments in the development of the plant,” said UAC General Director, Vice President of SoyuzMash of Russia LLC Yuri Slyusar. The increase in production capacity utilization poses issues for KnAAZ to improve the skills of existing employees and attract new personnel in basic blue-collar and engineering specialties. By the end of 2024, the number of aircraft manufacturers should increase by another 800 people.

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The TV channel of the region is saying that work is going on 24/7 and assembly time is reduced by 33%. you can already see many in assembly line.

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They are being created in Komsomolsk-on-Amur 24/7, according to the principle of a continuous conveyor. Thanks to this technology, the aircraft assembly cycle was reduced by a third. The highly maneuverable Su-35 today is one of the main aircraft in service with the Russian army, a fighter and bomber at the same time. And it clearly confirms its characteristics and effectiveness in real combat conditions.

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Successful ballistic missile test