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Russia Displays its Newest Uragan-1M Multiple Rocket Launcher for the First Time

The newest Russian Uragan-1M multiple rocket launcher has been displayed to the public during military drills on an artillery range in the Leningrad region.

That was reported in Russian social media vk.com/milinfolive.

The Uragan-1M is a multi-caliber multiple launch rocket system developed by JSC NPO Splav, part of the Rostec Corporation. The Uragan-1M which was developed from 2012 through 2015, is capable of firing 220mm and 300m rockets, depending on which rocket container is mounted on the MZKT-7930 chassis.

The system is designed for striking troops, armor, artillery units, air defense systems, helicopters on heli-pads, destroying fortifications, communications and other infrastructure.

In September 2016, Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia, Yury Borisov stated that the new system was being supplied to the Russian Army.

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Russia Stops Mass Production Of Su-25 Ground Attack Aircraft

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has stopped production of Su-25 ground attack aircraft.

Russia stopped mass production of Su-25 ground attack aircraft, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said on 7 February. The light attack aircraft based on Yak-130 will submit a potential replacement for the Su-25 series.

The new aircraft will be equipped with an advanced radar, feature elements of stealth technology and also be able to use short runways. It will replace the modernised Su-25SM.

The Su-25 single-seat, close-support aircraft, known by the Nato reporting name Frogfoot, is manufactured by the Sukhoi Design Bureau Joint Stock Company, based in Moscow, and the Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association of Novosibirsk, Russia. The Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot remains the mainstay of Russian ground-attack regiments.

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ahho said:

About time. I was just asking about why Russian stop designing single engine fighters for its force and exports. I wonder what are the proposed specs are for this single engine aircraft

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The main reason why the Russians (Soviets) went to two engine aircraft was the reliability of the single engine aircraft at the time. The thinking was that both engines would not fail at the same time and the aircraft would return to base rather than crash.

However, as you and many other SDF member have deduced, is that there is a need for small single engine point defense fighters on the open market. Something to replace the aging Mig-21/J-7 and F-5Es.

I don’t want to start a debate here, however the large elephant in the room is that air forces in general are not pleased with the prospect of having to purchase the JF-17 and are holding out for an alternative. That is my personal opinion, based on observation and sales.

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T-72 production 40000 ! in general mentionned 30 -35000.

Shevchenko confirmed Uralvagonzavod’s announcement that it has delivered more than 1,000 T-72B3 tanks. He also indicated that the MOD will receive 300 improved T-72B3. The improved T-72B3, he says, will have a better engine and better defensive and targeting systems.

Some number of Russian tanks nearing the end of their service lives will be modernized under the “Proryv-3” program, according to the GABTU chief. The resulting tank is supposed to be superior to the original T-90.

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The latest upgrade of the tank "Vladimir", created by Uralvagonzavod on "Breakthrough" - T-90M - will be armed not worse than the famous "Almaty was" told "Star" military expert Alexei Leonov.

- Tank T-90M on "Breakthrough" - a deep modernization of the "Vladimir", it will be 400 tanks faced by the Russian Army. The tank will receive an upgraded 125-mm smoothbore gun 2A82-1M - the same as that of "Almaty was" - and a new fire control system, characterized by high accuracy, rate of fire and increased up to 900 shots resource - the expert said.

The gun that has a 17 percent greater muzzle energy and 20 percent more accurate aiming computer than the . Automatic loader allows the use of ammunition up to a meter in length - for example, designed for the "Almaty was" armor-piercing projectiles high power "vacuum".

Ammunition T-90M consists of 45 rounds in the autoloader and removable aft tower. Depending on the assigned task tank can carry any of the ammunition in the machine for the urban battlefield, or a full supply for duels in open terrain. In addition to the upgraded gun shells "Vladimir" fired guided missiles "Invar" and "Invar-M" with a tandem warhead - at a distance of five kilometers they hit any foreign armored vehicles: a standing armed and promising.

For protection against enemy fire a tank equipped with a set of active and dynamic protection "Malachite" and the "Afghani". The lower part of the tower further cover Spaced Armour. The tank was installed a new fire control system "Kalina", integrated into the information management system for tactical level. Surveillance commander and gunner to effectively allow a lone goal to seek day and night, in place and in motion.

NOTE: no time line yet for modernization to start

Russia's upgraded Mi-28NM Night Hunter attack helicopter has become "an almost perfect combat vehicle" thanks to a number of innovations, according to Alexander Mikheev, chief executive of the helicopter design and manufacturing company Russian Helicopters.



Russian Helicopters has upgraded its Mi-28NM Night Hunter attack helicopter using a number of key innovations, which made the Mi-28NM an almost-perfect combat vehicle, the state-owned manufacturer's CEO Alexander Mikheev was quoted by the newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta as saying. In an end of the year address to the readers of Russian Helicopters' online magazine, Mikheyev, in particular, recalled that "the outgoing year has been significant for a large number of our helicopter programs." "The upgraded Mi-28NM made its maiden flight. Innovative technology and solutions implemented in the design of that helicopter not only improved its characteristics, but also made the Mi-28NM an almost perfect combat vehicle," Mikheyev said.


The Mi-28NM is a modernized version of the Mi-28N Night Hunter attack helicopter; it is being upgraded to become a fifth-generation gunship. The project, which has been in the works since 2008, is expected to be complete in 2017. The helicopter features a 360-degree radar and advanced weapons guidance system that ensure faster target acquisition through an upgrade to the Mi-26NM's fire control system. Unlike its predecessor, the Mi-28NM can be piloted by the gunner and is better suited for the use of high-precision ordnance.

During a visit to Russian Helicopters' Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant where the Mi-28NM's flight tests started last year, Russia's Deputy Minister of Defense Yury Borisov expressed hope that the upgraded Mi-28NM will make a significant contribution to improving the combat capabilities of the Russian Defense Ministry's army aviation, according to Russian Helicopters' online magazine.

Russian Helicopters CEO touching upon the helicopter's modernization, the magazine specifically mentioned the Mi-28NM's cockpit. It was upgraded "so that the commander and the operating pilot can receive more information about the environment and all helicopter systems in a more accessible format, which will increase the crew's situational awareness, facilitate interaction and increase the speed of decision-making in complex combat situations." "The cockpit is reliably armoured and protects the crew against armour-piercing bullets and projectiles with a caliber up to 20 mm," according to the magazine.

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Posted image and data of the new Russian light fighter LMFS

The French magazine "Air & Cosmos" published projections οf light multi-purpose front-line aircraft (LMFS), which leads the development of RAC "MiG". The accompanying description states that the development of aircraft is carried out at the expense of own funds of KB, and future aircraft should come to replace the MiG-29 and MiG-35.



The aircraft has aerodynamic configuration "duck", his take-off weight is up to 15 tons, maximum takeoff weight is - 25 tons. The aircraft will be equipped with two turbojet engines VK-10M development of CB "Klimov" with a thrust of 10 tons each. LMFS maximum speed should be from 1.8 to 2 m, and range with drop tanks - 4000 km. Arms will be placed in the inner compartments.

Alternative LMFS can get one engine type unknown to today. It can be the engine "product 30", developed for fighter T-50.

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