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xsub1223342 said:

https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineRussiaReport/comments/1q1c211
I dont have the translation but this video (1:40) shows that the Arena is still being developed and it looks like they plan on putting a ammo box for the APS on the side of the tank. I always felt that APS had a too few of a ammo capacity to deal with the amount of FPS's we see now. Even Hedgehog styles of tanks take dozens and dozens of drones to destroy which is the high end of the amount of drones a tank may experience. During the early parts of the war I think the number was probably around a dozen or so.

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APS in general don't tend to have many charges in them, if they are reloadable at all in the first place. Only the latest versions of Trophy can reload and it only holds 3 charges per launcher, Iron Fist only have two charges por launcher and have to be reloaded by hand, if I remember correctly.

Its a matter of trade-offs what you want to prioritize; adding more charges and a reload mechanism means more complexity and weight which forces you to instead reduce the number of launchers to compensate. Fixed casette launchers are simpler but you need more of them to cover a given area from multiple angles, and so on.

At the end of the day, the best way is a combination of APS, Jammers and properly designed cope cages.

I'm no military expert but if they have the means to detect drones, wouldn't it be better to install a remote weapon station with a shot gun ? Things like Trophy and Arena-M seem like way too overkill.

Uralvagonzavod has delivered a batch of T-90M Proryv tanks and upgraded T-72B3M tanks to the Russian Ministry of Defense. This delivery completes all contractual obligations through 2025. The T-90M tanks will reportedly be equipped with the Arena-M active protection system, but the timeline for this is still unclear. The Arena-M system is currently being upgraded, with its software being improved and an "Anti-Drone" mode added. In the new version, the Arena-M active protection system will also detect fiber-optic-controlled drones. It's worth noting that no one in the world has yet been able to adequately protect tanks from fiber-optic drones. The design of the T-90M Proryv tanks is currently being continually improved, with efforts underway to enhance their protective capabilities, operational parameters, and technical capabilities.

The first footage of Russian Geran-2 drones equipped with the 9K333 Verba man-portable air defense system. Geran-2 drones are now equipped with a camera and modem, allowing them to be controlled directly via cellular networks. Previously, Russian drones used R-60 air-to-air missiles.
It remains to be seen whether the new modification will be widely adopted. When used correctly, drones equipped with MANPADS can successfully engage aerial targets, especially in the rear hemisphere.


Technical information about the Verba man-portable air defense system

Interesting overview of Russian (and Chinese) air power developments since 2020. LT;dr - VKS has improved greatly but its capabilities are now well known to NATO:

a Russian Oreshnik missile or IRBM struck Lvov. Hoping to see footage of the MIRV's, always makes my DF-26 loving brain celebrate seeing them in action.

Beautiful, I can almost imagine this ontop of American military bases

I think Su-34 and Su-35 number is closer to 300 each now. advanced military equipment production now exceed total of NATO.
Russia has minimum aircraft crashes when you look at scale of distributive warfare. Russia is never short of pilots.

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According to the president, armored vehicle production increased by 2.2 times. Light armored vehicle production, including infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers, increased by 3.7 times. Aircraft production increased by 4.6 times

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In 2025, more than a full squadron of Su-35S fighter aircraft was delivered, distributed across seven batches, each batch including at least two aircraft. A similar number of Su-34 fighter-bomber aircraft was also delivered across seven batches. This contrasts with previous periods, such as 2008, when the entry of a single Su-34 aircraft into service was considered a significant achievement. According to Putin, the current production levels of advanced military equipment now exceed the total production capacity of NATO countries combined. These figures are used to emphasize the scale of industrial mobilization, noting that defense sector workers have been operating around the clock with multiple shifts since the start of the war.

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