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Cruise missile not Iskander M but Iskander K/9M729/SSC-8 similar to Kaliber 2000 km the M 480 km

i re find it 2 CM variants the K is also named P-500

9M728 (SSC-7) has a range around the lower INF threshold of 500km

The SSC-8 may be associated with the Russian designation 9M729 has a maximum range likely in excess of 2,000km, with an operational range of over 1,500km.

The SSC-7 appears to be based on Russian guided-weapons manufacturer Novator’s 3M14 (SS-N-30) family of cruise missiles. The longer-range weapon may well also be part of this family of cruise missiles.

SS-N-14 laucher on a Krivak


Su-34 replace Su-24M2

Soviet ships classes in 1987 majority remains active

The work for the leasing of a third Russian nuclear submarine by India is progressing seriously. The submarine would be upgraded for a six-year period at the Zvezdochka shipyard Source:

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Comment: K-322 Kashalot's hypothesis seems to be abandoned, the candidates being the K-295 Samara and K-391 Bratsk. This operation would allow Russia to finance part of the modernization of its 971 projects in 971M. The first one, the K-328 Leopard, has been under construction since 2011 and should not be back in service until 2018 (at the earliest!).

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India gets moving on $ 2.5 billion refit, lease of third Russian nuclear submarine

Height of Soviet navy back in the days would have ended up like this if USSR did not collapse

2 x Moskva
4 x Kiev class
2 x Kuznetsov
2 x Ulyanosvk

10 heavy deck warships

Soviet navy was potent back in the days very heavy tonnage

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Height of Soviet navy back in the days would have ended up like this if USSR did not collapse

2 x Moskva
4 x Kiev class
2 x Kuznetsov
2 x Ulyanosvk

10 heavy deck warships

Soviet navy was potent back in the days very heavy tonnage

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Yes Kuznetsov commisioned in 1991 but all the Su-33 delivered only end 1990's ( about 26 ) with USSR surely more fast, the Varyag could have been ready for 1994 launched 3 years after the 1st and Ulyanovsk maybe for 2000 but much more sophisticated and Soviet able to do good stuff ? they were like the Chinese very inexperienced never have before a CV and embarked operations remains specials.
Launched: 1995 (planned) so minimum 1998- 2000, unique STOBAR and CATOBAR maybe coz Soviets had some doubts...

They also had a methodical approach

Those Moskva gave them first experience to fly rotary wing

They built on experience from Kiev class with Yak-38 although never a serious naval fighter

Then Kuznetsov gave them Su33

And finally they would go CATOBAR with Ulyanosvk

Actually they were doing very well from 1975-1990 in the last 15 years

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two civils injured !

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Watch This Russian KA-52 Attack Chopper Accidentally Fire Rockets at Exercise Observers

A KA52 scout/Attack Chopper fired 2 S-8 80mm Rockets.

Rocket pods have done this from time to time. A couple years back An Apache at Ft. Irwin did so and Fires on the Carriers Enterprise, Oriskany and Forrestal all involved similar rocket pods. In particular the Fire on the USS Forestal comes to mind.
In that incident as an electrical surge as the Host Aircraft an F4 Phantom II was switched from external power to internal power and the MK32 Zuni Rocket pod which had been armed suddenly too a live input firing the pod into a waiting A4 Skyhawk's wing tanks spilling and igniting the fuel on the deck that cooked off the rest of the fuel in the plane.

The Russians say that the Rocket pod fired on it's own when the Kamov Pilot switched the safety off on the weapons. Which makes me think that the Rocket pod and Helicopter electrical system might have been somehow improperly wired causing a signal meant for the safety to go right to the fire.
I am going to ask Pops to take a look at my thinking and the video.

Very nice and interesting stuff to see on RT waouw, all weapons types and heavy !

T-72B3, 2S19 etc...


BTR-ZD also armed with MANPADS, used by Airborne Trops in ADA Bn, tatata