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... yes; while checking, found this:
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(not news, obviously :) and not her because of the CIWS, I now noticed)

That's a nice looking vessel!
 

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Some more info on these "new" Boomerangs

During a military parade for the 75th anniversary of Russian Ministry of Defense scientific-testing experimental artillery range in Smolino (Nizhny Novgorod region),Russia, a new prototype version of the K-16 APC and K-17 BTR Bumerang armoured vehicles were presented to the public.

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Russian MoD has begun testing new armoured recovery vehicle based on Kurganets-25 chassis

Russia's Ministry of Defense and the "Special Design Bureau for Machine Building" (SKBM) have begun testing a next-generation Armored Recovery Vehicle (ARV) based on the Kurganets-25, which is used to repair or recover damaged combat machinery during warfare.

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The new ARV has been developed on the platform of the Kurganets-25 infantry vehicle, and is intended to support infantry vehicles or armored personnel carriers. It carries repair equipment such as replacement engines, transmission systems, clutches and other necessary components, and is able to withstand heavy gunfire.

"The vehicle is currently undergoing testing at the moment, and it can be expected to be deployed together with the Kurganets-25," Sergey Abdulov, head designer at SKBM, told Izvestiya. Abdulov explained that the new vehicle is safer than its predecessors, and boasts an improved system of evacuation for soldiers under fire.

The new Kurganets-25 ARV improves upon the BREM-1 armored recovery vehicle which entered service with the Russina army in 1984.

A military source told the newspaper that the ARV will be deployed to support infantry and marine battalions equipped with the new Kurganets-25 and Bumerang combat vehicles, as well as the older BTR-80, BTR-82B, BMP-2 andBMP-3.

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Sputnik write up. Note that the infographic in the article is from August last year.

The 9-A1-4071K cannon for the Sukhoi PAK FA fifth generation jet fighter was developed by the Instrument Design Bureau for High Precision Weapons in 2014 and is an upgraded version of the GSh-30-1 30 mm automatic cannon.

Weighing just 50 kilograms, the 9-A1-4071K is the most lightweight 30 mm cannon around and is ideal for aircraft. The cannon’s one-of-a-kind automatic fire system enables it to fire up to 1,800 rounds per minute – the best such performance for this type of weapon around. Another thing that makes the 9-A1-4071K so special is its autonomous water cooling system where the water inside the barrel jacket vaporizes as it heats up during operation.

The 9-A1-4071K cannon can fire blast-fragmentation, incendiary and armor-piercing tracer rounds and is effective against even lightly armored ground, sea and aerial targets. The cannon can hit ground targets up to 1,800 meters away and aerial targets at a maximum distance of 1,200 meters.

Flight tests of the 9A1-4071K modernized rapid-aircraft cannon were earlier conducted on the Sukhoi SU-27SM multirole jet fighter. Military experts believe that the latest targeting systems used on the T-50 PAK FA planes will dramatically improve the efficiency of aircraft cannons, which in some cases are way more preferable, compared to expensive missile systems.


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Preliminary tests of Russia's sea-based Pantsir air defense system completed — official

The new weapons system will be mounted on various types of warships, "from small-sized missile ships to big patrol vessels"

TULA, September 16. /TASS/. Preliminary trials of the Patsir-M anti-aircraft cannon system have been completed successfully, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said on Friday.

"We have conducted preliminary tests of the sea-based Pantsir, which demonstrated positive results. Now we are to begin official tests. We hope to begin by the end of this year," he told journalists.

He said the new weapons system will be mounted on various types of warships, "from small-sized missile ships to big patrol vessels."

According to earlier reports, it is planned to begin tests of the sea-based Pantsir system onboard a ship at the end of 2016.

The Pantsir-M is designed to supersede the Kortik system.


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