The first footage of tests of the Russian mobile air defense system "Rapira-2" has been published. The "Rapira-2" system is mounted on the AMN-590951 "Spartak" multi-purpose armored vehicle and is designed to detect, track and neutralize small air targets, including drones. The "Rapira-2" air defense system is equipped with a PKTM machine gun of 7.62 mm caliber. An electro-optical system is used to track and target drones. The system has a thermal imager, electronic warfare and a laser rangefinder. The "Rapira-3" air defense system has also been created; it is equipped, presumably, with modified 80-mm S-8 missiles; the differences between these systems are minimal. The "Rapira" air defense system is capable of detecting drones at a range of up to 20 kilometers.
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IF it works great, maybe we will see this on future MBT ! Would be interesting to see if it can shot when rolling ?
Wouldn't air burst munitions be better?
Hi,
I want to ask this Qs with someone who can answer the arms
deal trade between Russia and China
why can’t Russian ask for Chinese help to modernise their Navy,
Army or AESA for their SUs and MiGs, and I’m sure russian can
give them back in terms of if not monetary way suppose giving
china free Gas and expertise in their space know how
thank you
I want to ask this Qs with someone who can answer the arms
deal trade between Russia and China
why can’t Russian ask for Chinese help to modernise their Navy,
Army or AESA for their SUs and MiGs, and I’m sure russian can
give them back in terms of if not monetary way suppose giving
china free Gas and expertise in their space know how
thank you
Maybe we'll see navy cooperation at some point, but overall it's a huge problem to solve.
Russian and Chinese technical ecosystems aren't exactly compatible, and replacing Chinese weapon/combat management systems with Russian ones will probably kill most of the construction speed advantages, leaving Russia only with social pressure due to orders going abroad.
As for AESAs, until MESAs became a thing just about now, they weren't all that superior to powerful PESA options; powerful PESA(and they have big advantages when they need to be powerful）could bruteforce quite a lot. And at the current stage - Russia produces such fighter AESAs(N036) by itself.
Su-35 PESA is not much worse than most AESA. It all depends on the power generation.
Expenses are the problem. Russia is trying to run a full spectrum military force, but their economy is still smaller than India, even if it has grown since the war.
You can say China should just do all of it pro-bono but the maintenance also continually costs. Most of China's own items are made without consideration of price and only performance, it won't be easy or cheap to build a whole supply chain to support and maintain a Russian version for them.
It's also dubious if it's a good idea to replace Russian indigenous designs with purchased ones. An ideal ally should have their own innovation and arms industry, so they can adapt under pressure instead of just spamming imported gear.