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Ukrainians describe that the Russians could have created a derivative of the RS-26 Rubezh based on two stages of the Topol-M engine.
The thing is, Russia at this point has mostly replenished its ICBM stockpile. Most Topol and a large chunk of the Sineva missiles were replaced with Yars and Bulava. I think just for making the Rubezh that size of expansion does not make sense. It looks like in a lot of sites they will have double the production capacity.
The Russian army has started using the new medium-range hypersonic ballistic missile "Oreshnik", Russian President Vladimir Putin announced. Earlier we showed the use of the Oreshnik missile, there is no image of it yet, but you can see, presumably, its flight. It is now known that the Oreshnik missile is solid-fuel and is largely based on the technological solutions of the RS-24 Yars intercontinental missile and the RS-26 Rubezh missile. Some experts believe that the Oreshnik missile is a shortened by one stage, the Yars-M missile system. The Russian Oreshnik missile is equipped with a multiple warhead, with six individual guidance units, presumably each unit has six submunitions, the warheads can maneuver, evading air defense systems. The Oreshnik missile can be equipped with a nuclear warhead, with a charge capacity of about 150 kilotons. The missile develops a speed of up to 12,250 km/h, or 2.5–3 kilometers per second. Depending on the equipment, the expected flight range of the Oreshnik missile is from 2,000 to 5,500 km.
Close-up footage of the Russian Gerbera drone has suddenly appeared in Belarus, according to some media, Bryansk region. The Russian Gerbera drone reportedly landed in a field. The video shows combine operators, presumably from Belarus, trying to start the UAV's engine. This is currently the only close-up footage of the Gerbera UAV, which is actively used by the Russian army.
Russian troops have received the Chernika UAV, about 4,500 drones have been delivered since 2022, but they have only been reported now. The Chernika drone is made as a flying wing UAV, and is manufactured by the Innovative Technologies Corporation. There are two versions, the Chernika-1 UAV and the larger Chernika-2 UAV, with a wingspan of 2.2 meters. According to military personnel, the Chernika-2 UAV has proven itself well. The Chernika-1 drone is equipped with a 0.7 kg warhead, with the ability to activate after a specified time, the Chernika-2 UAV in a modernized version has a 3.5 kg warhead. Both drones are resistant to electronic warfare. The Chernika-2 UAV is designed to destroy buildings, dugouts, equipment, and enemy manpower. Usually, the drone automatically goes to the target at the specified coordinates, and at the end, the operator controls the drone's operation. The flight range of the UAV "Chernika-2", under good conditions, can reach 100 km, UAV "Chernika-1" up to 80 km, how this is implemented is unclear. The flight altitude of the UAV "Chernika-2" with a maximum load is up to 1 km, the flight time is up to 1.5 hours, without a load up to 2 hours. The flight speed reaches 60 km / h. Both models of drones are launched by hand or catapult, the price is not reported. The drone body was most likely copied.
Article with guesses on the configuration of the Hazel Grove.
It is expected to be based on the RS-26 Rubezh. A two stage rocket. The second stage deploys six munitions dispensers that each can deploy six individually powered munitions.
And this is expected to be the launcher vehicle.
It is expected to be based on the RS-26 Rubezh. A two stage rocket. The second stage deploys six munitions dispensers that each can deploy six individually powered munitions.
And this is expected to be the launcher vehicle.
Hypersonic multiple all and only kinetic warheads, as much as 36 per missile. Each warhead can be set on a different course but arrive on the same target. Aside from 36 warheads, the missile can also spew multiple active decoys.
The weapon is a game changer.
I'm going to add my own opinion about it. I think those warheads, every 36 of them, found themselves quickly burying themselves as they rapidly penetrate the bunkers and the ground. At this rate, this is like a bullet going through flesh, with the flesh being the layers of earth. The kinetic energy would spawn multiple shockwaves and wave fronts that will crush anything ahead of them such as a complex network of bunkers and tunnels, just like a rifle bullet tearing through flesh and rupturing arteries and veins through it's wave front. So this weapon is a bunker destroyer, meant to destroy shelters that might consider themselves safe under a conventional ballistic missile attack exploding in the surface. Yuzmash might have been used to create a variety of items used by the AFU such as drones and drone components, or things like the manufacture of components for artillery, mines and rockets. The Russians have previously attacked the complex with various missiles. However the complex is still operating at least the underground side of it.
So if the Russians are now using ballistic kinetic weapons, they can target an air base and smash everything below ground, concrete shelter or not. Command bunkers can be targeted, which means the Ukrainian chain of command.
The weapon is a game changer.
I'm going to add my own opinion about it. I think those warheads, every 36 of them, found themselves quickly burying themselves as they rapidly penetrate the bunkers and the ground. At this rate, this is like a bullet going through flesh, with the flesh being the layers of earth. The kinetic energy would spawn multiple shockwaves and wave fronts that will crush anything ahead of them such as a complex network of bunkers and tunnels, just like a rifle bullet tearing through flesh and rupturing arteries and veins through it's wave front. So this weapon is a bunker destroyer, meant to destroy shelters that might consider themselves safe under a conventional ballistic missile attack exploding in the surface. Yuzmash might have been used to create a variety of items used by the AFU such as drones and drone components, or things like the manufacture of components for artillery, mines and rockets. The Russians have previously attacked the complex with various missiles. However the complex is still operating at least the underground side of it.
So if the Russians are now using ballistic kinetic weapons, they can target an air base and smash everything below ground, concrete shelter or not. Command bunkers can be targeted, which means the Ukrainian chain of command.
More Su-34 aircraft delivered to troops
25.11.2024
Press release, Novosibirsk, November 25, 2024 – The United Aircraft Corporation has handed over the next batch of Su-34 aircraft to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The new frontline bombers have undergone the necessary testing at the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aircraft Plant airfield and have departed for their duty stations, the UAC reported.
All aircraft manufacturing plants engaged in the implementation of state defense orders are working at full capacity, UAC reported. The enterprises are improving technological processes to ensure accelerated production.
"Timely fulfillment of obligations under the state defense order is one of the key tasks of UAC. And our work teams perform this important work with honor. This is not the last batch of Su-34 fighter-bombers this year. These aircraft form the basis of the strike power of frontline aviation and demonstrate their effectiveness in real combat conditions," said Vadim Badekha, CEO of PJSC UAC.
The Su-34 is the main means of destroying military facilities of the Kyiv regime on the line of combat contact and in the near rear of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Military pilots note the excellent performance characteristics of the frontline bomber and the effectiveness of using high-explosive, concrete-piercing and volume-detonating aerial bombs of up to 3,000 kg caliber with a controlled planning and correction module. The aircraft is capable of effectively performing combat missions in various military theaters, including using high-precision missile weapons.
The Su-34 fighter-bomber is designed to destroy ground, sea and air targets, as well as infrastructure facilities covered by air defense systems and located at significant distances from the base airfield. The aircraft operates effectively in the presence of enemy fire and electronic countermeasures, day and night, in simple and difficult meteorological conditions. The Su-34 can also perform aerial reconnaissance missions.
25.11.2024
Press release, Novosibirsk, November 25, 2024 – The United Aircraft Corporation has handed over the next batch of Su-34 aircraft to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The new frontline bombers have undergone the necessary testing at the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aircraft Plant airfield and have departed for their duty stations, the UAC reported.
All aircraft manufacturing plants engaged in the implementation of state defense orders are working at full capacity, UAC reported. The enterprises are improving technological processes to ensure accelerated production.
"Timely fulfillment of obligations under the state defense order is one of the key tasks of UAC. And our work teams perform this important work with honor. This is not the last batch of Su-34 fighter-bombers this year. These aircraft form the basis of the strike power of frontline aviation and demonstrate their effectiveness in real combat conditions," said Vadim Badekha, CEO of PJSC UAC.
The Su-34 is the main means of destroying military facilities of the Kyiv regime on the line of combat contact and in the near rear of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Military pilots note the excellent performance characteristics of the frontline bomber and the effectiveness of using high-explosive, concrete-piercing and volume-detonating aerial bombs of up to 3,000 kg caliber with a controlled planning and correction module. The aircraft is capable of effectively performing combat missions in various military theaters, including using high-precision missile weapons.
The Su-34 fighter-bomber is designed to destroy ground, sea and air targets, as well as infrastructure facilities covered by air defense systems and located at significant distances from the base airfield. The aircraft operates effectively in the presence of enemy fire and electronic countermeasures, day and night, in simple and difficult meteorological conditions. The Su-34 can also perform aerial reconnaissance missions.