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iBBz said:

So if the Su-34 can carry 3 drop tanks, is it possible it can carry 3 FAB-3000s? Also do we know how many of these were made by the USSR?

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I have read that Su-34 carries three strategic cruise missiles (several thousands kms of range) and 6 long range missiles or upto 10 long range strike missiles (X-69 class)
Current Su-34M vast more capable than initially designed from 1990s upto 45.4 MTOW and 10 hours mission time.

There is also some kind of pod next to the bomb drop. that pod will not be small when you look at relative size.

Long-range M-46 guns were noticed in the Russian army. Soviet 130-mm M-46 cannons, one of the eyewitnesses noted, on one of the railway trains in Russia, earlier M-46 cannons were noticed on the road near Novocherkassk. It is unknown whether the Russian army began to use these guns, but it was previously reported that the guns are used in Ukraine. Presumably, shells for them can be supplied to Russia from Iran and North Korea. M-46 guns entered service with the USSR in 1951; for its time it was one of the best artillery pieces. Despite their age, these guns under different indices and in a modernized video are now in service and storage in 40 countries; Ukraine uses them. The M-46 guns have a 55-caliber barrel and are capable of hitting targets at a range of up to 27 kilometers with a conventional projectile and active-missile projectiles at a range of up to 37 kilometers. When using Chinese and Iranian active missiles, the firing range reaches 44 kilometers. The gun's rate of fire is up to 8 rounds per minute, with separate cartridge loading. The gun crew consists of 9 people, the transfer time from traveling to firing position is 8 minutes. The weight of the gun in the stowed position is 8450 kg. According to some estimates, there are about 600-700 M-46 guns in the warehouses of the Russian army.

Russian engineers have tested an ultra-fast FPV drone. The drone has 8 engines and can reach speeds of up to 400 km/h. Technical details and the name of the drone model have not yet been announced.

Training of drivers of nuclear missile systems Yars of Russia, 161st school of technicians of the Russian Air Force. Personnel for the training of driver mechanics of the Russian Yars mobile ground missile systems. Before receiving permission to operate multi-axle military equipment, drivers are trained in driving using simulators at the 161st School of Technicians of the Strategic Missile Forces of Russia. The video shows the latest simulator for training driver mechanics of autonomous launchers of the Yars mobile missile system. The school trains driver mechanics for heavy military vehicles on the MAZ-543, MAZ-7917, MAZ-MZKT-79221 chassis, as well as support vehicles for mobile missile systems. Military simulators are designed in such a way that they allow you to simulate all possible situations with high accuracy. The leader of training sessions can not only control the actions of students in real time, but also correct them. After training on simulators, drivers are trained on real cars, but instead of rockets, water containers are installed on the truck chassis, outwardly indistinguishable from the original.
The 161st school of technicians of the RSVP was founded in 1983 and is located on the territory of the Kapustin Yar training ground in the Astrakhan region.

@gelgoog What is the point of the Su-30s these days? Seems like a bit of a pointless aircraft, especially with the lack of targetting pods in VKS. I saw the post about its engines being upgraded. Again, I have to ask why? Seems better to just slowly retire the aircraft.

HighGround said:

What is the point of the Su-30s these days? Seems like a bit of a pointless aircraft, especially with the lack of targetting pods in VKS. I saw the post about its engines being upgraded. Again, I have to ask why? Seems better to just slowly retire the aircraft.

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It is still Russia's most exported aircraft. They even recently got an order from Kazakhstan. The original Su-30SM2 upgrade was done to remove all components of Ukrainian and Western origin in the aircraft. The heads up display used to be imported from Ukraine and the MFDs used to be imported from France. The engine upgrade, I assume it is the AL-41, would allow the Russians to use the same engine in all new Flanker aircraft.
From what we know the Su-30SM2 increases commonality with the Su-35 and basically shares the sensors and electronics with it. Eventually also the engine.

The Su-30SM2 is built at Irkutsk. It is a separate production facility from the one that builds the Su-35 at Komsomolsk on Amur. By ordering these aircraft the Russian government is basically throwing them a bone to keep the facilities open. Also KnAAPO is basically working at max production and they need more aircraft. Most of them seem to be going to the Russian Naval Aviation which still operates old Su-27P aircraft.

Russia Implements Technology of Controlling UAVs Via Satellites - Roscosmos​

The Gonets Satellite System company, together with the Geoscan, conducted an experiment for the first time in Russia and set up drone control via a space satellite, the Gonets company which is part of Russian state space corporation Roscosmos told Sputnik.

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Yeah but it uses the Gonets-M satellite. It can only do low bandwidth communications. They basically can transmit position updates and change the trajectory and little else. You are not going to get a live video feed.

In Russia, the Gonets satellite system and the Geoscan company for the first time implemented technology for controlling UAVs via satellite. For testing, the Geoscan 201 UAV from the Geoscan company was used; the experiment was carried out on Sakhalin. It is worth noting that the implementation of this system will allow the creation of autonomous maritime drones. The Geoscan-201 drone was equipped with a Russian on-board modem, Gonets, and all control of the drone was carried out through Russian satellites. For control, special mini antennas have been developed that are built into the UAV. During the tests, the possibility of establishing communication, transmitting telemetry data from the Geoscan 201 UAV to the Gonets-M spacecraft and sending commands from the ground control station to the UAV via satellite was assessed. A total of six flights were carried out. Experiments showed the effectiveness of the created communication system. The location data and telemetry data of the UAV were successfully transmitted to the data center, and a command was sent via satellite to force a return to the launch site. The electric UAV "Geoscan-201" has a take-off weight of 8.5 kg and is capable of speeds of up to 80 km/h at altitudes of up to 4000 meters. The UAV is capable of carrying a payload of 1.5 kg, a range of up to 210 km and can stay in the air for up to 3 hours.

Russian troops received T-62M tanks of 2024. A batch of modernized T-62M tanks from 2024 was spotted on one of the trains in Russia. The modernization of tanks is supposedly carried out by the 103rd Armored Repair Plant, more details about it and the tanks can be found in the link to the video in the comments to the video. The tanks are equipped with additional dynamic protection and “Barbecue” type canopies to protect against the dropping of ammunition from drones. It is worth noting that this protection is not enough now. Detailed characteristics of the tank on the screen. The updated T-62M tanks received an improved control and surveillance system, a new engine and other improvements. The target firing range of the T-62M tank is up to 4000 meters, the maximum firing range is up to 11000 meters.