looks like you're the top poster of the month aksha, congratulations!
Russian Military News, Reports, Data, etc.
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The Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) received its first batch of serially produced BMD-4M 'Sadovnitsa' infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) and BTR-MDM 'Rakushka' armoured personnel carriers (APCs) on 3 March.
In total, 12 of each vehicle type was delivered to the VDV by manufacturer JSC Kurganmashzavod.
Nariman Tamergazin, deputy VDV commander for readiness, stated that the vehicles would be sent to an airborne unit deployed in Russia's Western Military District. By the end of 2015 the VDV should have been supplied with 62 BMD-4M IFVs and 22 BTR-MDM APCs.
The tracked BMD-4M is based on BMD-4, but incorporates a variety of improvements including a new upper hull, engine, chassis, and other subsystems. The aim behind the creation of the BMD-4M has been to improve the capabilities of the VDV's armoured vehicles, while maintaining maximum commonality with BMP-3 IFV operated by the Russian Ground Forces.
To reduce the weight of the BMD-4M, the engine construction includes some parts made of magnesium alloys and induction manifolds built out of thin steel. The vehicle is equipped with a chassis command information system.
The BMD-4M is armed with the Bakhcha-U turret, including a new fire control system that allows the vehicle to engage all types of targets and deliver both direct and indirect fire. The Bakhcha-U is also installed on the BMP-3 and is armed with a 100 mm 2A70 main gun (capable of firing Arkan anti-tank guided missiles), a coaxial 30 mm 2A72 cannon and a coaxial 7.62 mm PKT machine gun.
Meanwhile the BTR-MDM is based on the existing BTR-MD APC. It has similarly been designed to have a high level of commonality with the BMP-3 and the MBD-4M. The new APC is intended for the transportation of airborne troops, marines, ammunition, spare parts, or fuel.
The vehicle's construction allows a variety of modular equipment sets to be installed. An entire family of variants of the vehicle are planned for the VDV, including: command, ambulance, communications, and service support.
In total, 12 of each vehicle type was delivered to the VDV by manufacturer JSC Kurganmashzavod.
Nariman Tamergazin, deputy VDV commander for readiness, stated that the vehicles would be sent to an airborne unit deployed in Russia's Western Military District. By the end of 2015 the VDV should have been supplied with 62 BMD-4M IFVs and 22 BTR-MDM APCs.
The tracked BMD-4M is based on BMD-4, but incorporates a variety of improvements including a new upper hull, engine, chassis, and other subsystems. The aim behind the creation of the BMD-4M has been to improve the capabilities of the VDV's armoured vehicles, while maintaining maximum commonality with BMP-3 IFV operated by the Russian Ground Forces.
To reduce the weight of the BMD-4M, the engine construction includes some parts made of magnesium alloys and induction manifolds built out of thin steel. The vehicle is equipped with a chassis command information system.
The BMD-4M is armed with the Bakhcha-U turret, including a new fire control system that allows the vehicle to engage all types of targets and deliver both direct and indirect fire. The Bakhcha-U is also installed on the BMP-3 and is armed with a 100 mm 2A70 main gun (capable of firing Arkan anti-tank guided missiles), a coaxial 30 mm 2A72 cannon and a coaxial 7.62 mm PKT machine gun.
Meanwhile the BTR-MDM is based on the existing BTR-MD APC. It has similarly been designed to have a high level of commonality with the BMP-3 and the MBD-4M. The new APC is intended for the transportation of airborne troops, marines, ammunition, spare parts, or fuel.
The vehicle's construction allows a variety of modular equipment sets to be installed. An entire family of variants of the vehicle are planned for the VDV, including: command, ambulance, communications, and service support.
AssassinsMace
Lieutenant General
Great Idea Mace, but ya better make em pay cash for that gas! ROFL oh brother, like that's gonna happen??? who knows???
Miragedriver
Brigadier
How Russia’s S-400 makes the F-35 obsolete (sounds like propaganda to me)
"The sale of the powerful S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to China not only marks another milestone in Russia-China relations, it is a remarkable example of how a comparatively inexpensive weapon can make a trillion dollar project obsolescent before it even gets off the ground.
It’s not often that a relatively inexpensive air defense weapon is able to make a trillion dollar fighter program obsolete. But the $500 million S-400 missile system has done precisely that to America’s brand new F-35 stealth fighter.
In November 2014 Moscow and Beijing inked a $3 billion agreement for the supply of six battalions of S-400 anti-aircraft/anti-missile systems that will significantly boost China’s air defense capability against the US and its allies in the Western Pacific.
With a tracking range of 600 km and the ability to hit targets 400 km away at a blistering speed of 17,000 km an hour – faster than any existing aircraft–the S-400 is a truly scary weapon if you are facing its business end. First deployed by Russia in 2010, each S-400 battalion has eight launchers, a control center, radar and 16 missiles available as reloads."
Figured somebody would stumble upon this sooner or later so I thought I'd post it. Currently gathering up parts of my fanboy and lying meter which are scattered about the room due to this article.
Back to bottling my Grenache
"The sale of the powerful S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to China not only marks another milestone in Russia-China relations, it is a remarkable example of how a comparatively inexpensive weapon can make a trillion dollar project obsolescent before it even gets off the ground.
It’s not often that a relatively inexpensive air defense weapon is able to make a trillion dollar fighter program obsolete. But the $500 million S-400 missile system has done precisely that to America’s brand new F-35 stealth fighter.
In November 2014 Moscow and Beijing inked a $3 billion agreement for the supply of six battalions of S-400 anti-aircraft/anti-missile systems that will significantly boost China’s air defense capability against the US and its allies in the Western Pacific.
With a tracking range of 600 km and the ability to hit targets 400 km away at a blistering speed of 17,000 km an hour – faster than any existing aircraft–the S-400 is a truly scary weapon if you are facing its business end. First deployed by Russia in 2010, each S-400 battalion has eight launchers, a control center, radar and 16 missiles available as reloads."
Figured somebody would stumble upon this sooner or later so I thought I'd post it. Currently gathering up parts of my fanboy and lying meter which are scattered about the room due to this article.
Back to bottling my Grenache
Skywatcher
Captain
That guy's treating the S-400 sale as a done and concrete deal, which immediately raises red flags.
thunderchief
Senior Member
S-300V4 for Army replace S-300V range 400 km max vs aircrafts same as S-400 if a guy can translate data below seems interesting
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My Russian is a bit rusty , but :
PESA radar
max range 400 km
max target height 25-30 km
max target speed 4500 m/s
max number of targets engaged at once (by battalion ) : 24
max number of targets guided ?? by battalion : 48
period between launches (one launcher) : 1.5 s
period need to go from march to battle regime : 40 s
number of missiles in battalion : 192
Pk of Lance ballistic missile with one 9M83 : 0.5-0.65
Pk of aircraft with one 9M83 : 0.7 - 0.9
Pk of Pershing ballistic missile with one 9M82 : 0.4 - 0.6
Pk of SRAM with one 9M82 : 0.5 -0.7
Hope I didn't made too many mistakes .
P.S I forgot to add : semi-active radar heading