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Over 1,700 items of advanced combat hardware to be delivered to Southern Russia in 2015
The forces have been receiving T-72B3 tanks, BTR-82A armored personnel carriers, Tornado-G multiple-launch rocket systems, Aistyonok and Sobolyatnik radars, Zoopark-1M radar systems in particular

MOSCOW, September 14. /TASS/. The Southern Military District will receive more than 1,700 units of newly developed and upgraded military hardware this year, the military district’s press office told journalists on Monday.

"In all, 1,700 items of the latest and upgraded weapons systems and other materiel are due this year in accordance with the Southern Military District support plan," the press office said.

To date, over 500 units of advanced and modernized hardware have been fielded with the motorized infantry, artillery, combat engineer and reconnaissance units as well as the coastal defense units of the Black Sea Fleet and Caspian Flotilla, according to the press office.

In particular, the forces have been receiving T-72B3 tanks, BTR-82A armored personnel carriers, Tornado-G multiple-launch rocket systems, Aistyonok and Sobolyatnik radars, Zoopark-1M radar systems, etc.

According to the press office, the active rearmament of the forces stationed in the south of Russia began in 2010. "The Southern Military District is going to drive the number of up-to-date combat hardware in the inventory of all of its armed services up to 70%, with the number to stand at 100% as far as some items of military hardware are concerned," the press office concluded.


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Modernization doubled the combat capabilities of the

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Without prejudice to the mobility of staff BTR modernization enhances its combat capabilities by 1.5-2 times by increasing the efficiency of weapons, said company CEO George Zakamenny.

MOSCOW, July 15 - RIA Novosti. Russian Defense Ministry is interested in acquiring the modernized CRI "Petrel" - BTR-80A, which is the combat capabilities of the previous version have doubled, he said in an interview with RIA Novosti CEO of the company Georgy Zakamenny.

For the first time the has been shown at the forum "Army-2015", which was held in June in Kubinka near Moscow.

"The project of modernization of armored personnel carriers interested in not only our foreign partners, but also the leadership of the Defense Ministry ... Without prejudice to the mobility of staff BTR modernization enhances its combat capabilities by 1.5-2 times by increasing the effectiveness of weapons", - he told the agency.

In particular, the BTR-80A was a remote-controlled machine-gun caliber 14.5 mm module with a high accuracy of fire and increased ammunition, vsesutochnostyu and all-weather combat use, including the move and afloat.

In addition, the upgraded combat vehicle has a high protection against damaging factors opponent by equipping protivokumulyativnymi screens, panels antioskolochnymi mine action and damping mats.

"We also raised the command control - equipping autonomous navigation system, a" closed "communication and so on. The presented at the exhibition modernization package can be implemented not only in the repair of armored personnel carriers, and infantry fighting vehicles, including maintenance of customer databases "- he added.

CRI "Petrel" Russia is the parent company for the production of artillery weapons in the interests of . The company is part of the machinery division of the corporation "Uralvagonzavod".

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''Vladivostok'' on trials:







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Miragedriver said:

''Vladivostok'' on trials:

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Those are photos trials of the project first in class 21900 M icebreaker Vladivostok. she was built at the Vyborg Shipyard.

The Project 21900 M icebreaker is a modification of the project 21900 icebreakers which were built a few years ago at the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg.

These ships are able to operate in ice up to 1.5 meters thick. Their principle mission is to lead other vessels through the ice. to tow other vessels, to fight fires on vessels or on structures at sea, and to assist ships in distress.

I think the trials began September 12th or 13th. I believe they are planning to officially accept her for service on September 23rd.

Jeff Head said:

Using an SSBN either to do ASW exercises, or to "show the flag," is a ridiculous use of such a vessel.

If they are not using her for SSBN duties any longer perhaps the ASW exercise is believable.

We shall see...but I am odds on that it does not dock in Syria.

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Nor do I expect it to pass the Bosporus.

Jeff Head said:

No...none of the Typhoons were made into SSGNs. They only built six of them, and this is the last one. This one was used to test the new Buleva missiles for the Borei.

The Russians do have a dedicated SSGN, the Oscar...and they are big subs too, although not as massive as these Typhoons.

They also had other SSGNs and some of the early ones may well have been conversion...but not the Typhoons.

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Yankee Notch (Project 667AT/Grusha-class) Yankee I modified with 8 new TL

Yankee Notch (Project 667AT/Grusha-class): These converted subs were

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and first appeared in 1983; four Yankee I boats were rebuilt to this configuration. They incorporated a "notch waisted" center section, which replaced the old ballistic missile compartment, featuring eight 533 mm (21-inch) torpedo tubes for up to 40

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missiles or additional torpedoes. The forward torpedo tubes were retained as well, with some reports suggesting that the vessels may have also been able to fire 650 mm (26.5-inch)

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. The emphasis on additional SS-N-21 missile carriage suggested a tactical role for these submarines, or as second-strike nuclear submarines. Their configuration was a combination of

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treaty limitations (which affected SLBMs but not cruise missiles) and a typical Soviet unwillingness to completely discard any military hardware that might still have some use. The conversion increased the overall length by 12 m (39.4 feet) to 141.5 m (464.2 feet), with a displacement of up to 11,500 tons submerged. While classed as SSNs (attack subs), these boats might also be considered

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by virtue of their heavy missile armament.

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Tu-22M and Su-24

Part of the incorporation of Crimea into Russia. Construction of Sevastopol thermal power plant has started:
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SSK "Krasnodar" entered the third stage of sea trials


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Photos of the modernized Su-25SM









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