The Russian company Resource Capital has developed the Argus system for intercepting video from unmanned aerial vehicles. The complex will be handed over to the Russian troops for testing. The Argus complex consists of a receiver unit with antennas and a laptop. The Argus complex scans the frequency range and emits an audio signal when a video signal from a drone is detected. As is known, drone frequencies are changed; to quickly change the frequency of the Argus complex, it is equipped with easily removable receivers. This method allows you to quickly reconfigure the operation of the complex without reprogramming it. Currently, the Argus complex can work with four receivers. Intercepting a drone's video signal gives military personnel the opportunity to prepare to repel an attack and neutralize the drone in time. The device can be installed on buildings or various equipment. Technical details are not provided.
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Modernized individual food rations for soldiers have been delivered to units of the Russian troops for testing. The main changes in army dry rations are the improved range, the products in the individual food rations for soldiers have become more caloric, and soft plastic packaging has been introduced. Plastic has been introduced to enable the airdrop of dry rations from drones.
The main innovation is that the new dry ration includes a flameless portable chemical heater RPB-A. The flameless food heater RPB-A reduces the risk of detection of soldiers by drones equipped with thermal imagers. The portable chemical heater RPB-A works like this. To heat up food, first open the package and place a sealed bag of food in it. Then add about 100 g of water to the bag and close the bag with adhesive tape. The chemical reaction begins immediately, after 5 minutes the bag of food heats up to about 60-65 ° C. New food rations will be issued to military personnel who perform various tasks in places where it is difficult to organize hot meals.
The main innovation is that the new dry ration includes a flameless portable chemical heater RPB-A. The flameless food heater RPB-A reduces the risk of detection of soldiers by drones equipped with thermal imagers. The portable chemical heater RPB-A works like this. To heat up food, first open the package and place a sealed bag of food in it. Then add about 100 g of water to the bag and close the bag with adhesive tape. The chemical reaction begins immediately, after 5 minutes the bag of food heats up to about 60-65 ° C. New food rations will be issued to military personnel who perform various tasks in places where it is difficult to organize hot meals.
Another episode from the Russian film "Rembat", which tells about the work of servicemen of the repair units of the Russian army. You can find the full video online. In the 3rd episode of the "Rembat" project, an episode of replacing the barrel of the Russian 152-mm self-propelled howitzer 2S3 "Acacia" is shown, these SPGs are also used by the Ukrainian army. The SPG "Acacia" was delivered to the repair units completely serviceable, except for a tiny, non-through damage to the base of the barrel. Despite the seemingly minor malfunction, the damage cannot be welded and the SPG will have its barrel replaced.
CEP around 100m is more than accurate enough for a nuclear delivery system that manages to exceed mach 10 warhead terminal speed.
That CEP of 100m may even be an internal targeting of different parts of the target site. So CEP could be better than that. Beyond this already excellent CEP, a nuclear delivery system would need to prioritise many different qualities such as penetration through various layers of IAD.
But yes if this is a IRBM based weapon then it is potentially a bit wasteful for Russia to use them for conventional strikes but war is wasteful. They can make hundreds of these IRBMs a year if they wanted to. China test fires over a hundred ballistic missiles in training every year, granted very few are IRBMs. It's just that European NATO targets for Russia are all well within IRBM range if launched in the western most third of Russia.
That CEP of 100m may even be an internal targeting of different parts of the target site. So CEP could be better than that. Beyond this already excellent CEP, a nuclear delivery system would need to prioritise many different qualities such as penetration through various layers of IAD.
But yes if this is a IRBM based weapon then it is potentially a bit wasteful for Russia to use them for conventional strikes but war is wasteful. They can make hundreds of these IRBMs a year if they wanted to. China test fires over a hundred ballistic missiles in training every year, granted very few are IRBMs. It's just that European NATO targets for Russia are all well within IRBM range if launched in the western most third of Russia.
Three pairs of test parachutists of the Russian Ministry of Defense set a world record by jumping from a height of 10,120 meters using the Tandem-400 parachute systems developed by Rostec. The parachutists jumped from an An-72 aircraft, which was flying at a speed of 350 km/h. The temperature outside was minus 57 degrees Celsius, the testers spent 30 minutes in the air and successfully landed in a previously established square. The Tandem-400 parachute systems allow parachutists with no parachute training to parachute with an instructor, or are used to deliver cargo. The Tandem-400 parachute can also be used by the military, for example, to parachute a serviceman with an 82-mm mortar, which has already been done before. High-altitude parachuting allows parachuting in areas where groups with MANPADS are actively operating. The Tandem-400 tandem parachute system weighs 25 kg and can withstand a load of up to 225 kg.
Footage of the targeting system of the Russian tracked robotic platform "Veles" in action. The ground drone "Veles" was developed by the design and production company "Novy Rubezh" from the city of Maykop. Earlier, we published spectacular footage of the ground drone-kamikaze "Mole", as it turned out now, this is also their product, it is already actively used by the Russian army. Currently, the robotic complex "Veles" is undergoing tests, the developers are testing automatic target recognition and tracking. Some samples have been transferred to the troops. The robot "Veles" can be equipped with PKM and PKT machine guns, an AGS-17 grenade launcher and an ATGM, and it can be equipped with a machine gun and an ATGM at the same time. Depending on the configuration, the robot "Veles" can also be used to deliver ammunition, provisions, evacuate the wounded. Installation and mine clearing. The robot is equipped with two cameras and a thermal imager. The robot is controlled by the operator using a joystick and an FPV helmet. "Robot Veles" has a good load capacity - up to 400 kilograms and develops a speed of up to 12 km / h. Other technical data and price are still unknown.
Ukraine war latest: Russia making 'rapid advances' toward lynchpin in Ukraine's defences
Russia is closing in on a key town in Ukraine's defensive line made vulnerable by the loss of Vuhledar, the British defence ministry says. Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin has signed off on increasing Russia's military spending to almost a third of the total budget.Vladimir Putin has approved a 25% increase in Russia’s military spending to 32.5% of the total budget – equivalent to €99.5bn.
President Vladimir Putin has approved a 25% increase in Russia’s military budget for 2025-2027, a document published today confirms.
Despite the significant increase in defence spending, it appears to be the most secretive in post-Soviet history – with a third of it censored from the public eye. It represents around 32.5% of the total budget – 13.5bn roubles (€99.5bn), up from 28.3% this year.
The figures had already been approved by both houses of the Russian parliament – but received the president’s approval today.
Kremlin officials have reiterated that Russia’s war in Ukraine remains their top financial priority.
The new budget proposal is said to be "balanced", with the national deficit falling to 0.5% from this year's forecast of 1.7% - and public debt remaining below 20% for the next three years.
New US sanctions on Gazprombank, which handles payments for Russian oil and gas, are expected to hit the economy hard, with the ruble falling to its lowest rate against the dollar in years since sanctions were introduced.
Footage of the launch of the Syrian ballistic missile "Tochka-U", made in the Soviet Union. The Tochka-U missile system is rarely shown, it was previously actively used by the Ukrainian army, it is also in service with the Republic of Belarus and 5 other countries. In Russia, the Tochka-U OTRK was replaced by the Iskander-M missile system, the video shows the Algerian version of the Iskander-E on the MZKT-7930 chassis. It is worth noting that Russia has about 50 Tochka-U OTRKs, but apparently there are no missiles for them, since their use has never been shown. The modernized missile system was named "Tochka-U" and was developed by the Kolomna Machine-Building Design Bureau. The USSR troops received it in 1989. The Tochka-U operational-tactical missile system is equipped with a single-stage solid-fuel missile 9M79M and 9M79-1, which have an inertial guidance system. The missile is equipped with a cluster, high-explosive fragmentation or nuclear warhead, up to 100 kilotons in TNT equivalent. The warhead of the missile weighs 482 kg. The flight range of the Tochka-U missiles is up to 120 km, the speed of the missiles is up to 1100 m / s. During the IDEX-93 tests, the accuracy of the Tochka-U missiles was from 5 to 50 meters. The Tochka-U missile system is mounted on the BAZ 5921 chassis and is serviced by 3 operators. The service life of the Tochka-U is at least 10 years, including 3 years in field conditions.