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gelgoog

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Bulava SLBM test is successful
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If you listen to 'geniuses' like Peter Zeihan Russia's strategic missiles don't work. And the US just needs to invest more on missile defense to catch the few missiles that get through and reach the US.

Yet Russia has upgraded all their road mobile missiles to Yars-S and Yars. Each Yars ICBM can carry up to 10 warheads. They have at least 152 Yars launchers. Which means up to 1520 warheads. They also have six Borei SSBNs (3x Borei, 3x Borei-A), way more modern than anything the US has, with these Bulava SLBMs. Each submarine can carry 16 missiles with up to 10 warheads each. That is up to 160 warheads in a single submarine. Upto to 960 warheads on these submarines alone. They regularly test the Yars and Bulava to maintain the stockpile. And these tests are usually successful. Bulava had some teething issues initially but it has surpassed them a long time ago and is a reliable system at this point.

In the meantime, the US has a land based deterrent of Minuteman III ICBMs designed in the 1970s which failed its last test. They also only stopped using floppy drives to insert commands into the Minuteman III missiles a couple years ago. And the submarine based deterrent uses an obsolete platform i.e. the Ohio submarines. The Trident II itself had maintainability issues until some years ago:
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As usual with the US a lot of what they say is projection.
 
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gelgoog said:
If you listen to 'geniuses' like Peter Zeihan Russia's strategic missiles don't work. And the US just needs to invest more on missile defense to catch the few missiles that get through and reach the US.

Yet Russia has upgraded all their road mobile missiles to Yars-S and Yars. Each Yars ICBM can carry up to 10 warheads. They have at least 152 Yars launchers. Which means up to 1520 warheads. They also have six Borei SSBNs (3x Borei, 3x Borei-A), way more modern than anything the US has, with these Bulava SLBMs. Each submarine can carry 16 missiles with up to 10 warheads each. That is up to 160 warheads in a single submarine. Upto to 960 warheads on these submarines alone. They regularly test the Yars and Bulava to maintain the stockpile. And these tests are usually successful. Bulava had some teething issues initially but it has surpassed them a long time ago and is a reliable system at this point.

In the meantime, the US has a land based deterrent of Minuteman III ICBMs designed in the 1970s which failed its last test. They also only stopped using floppy drives to insert commands into the Minuteman III missiles a couple years ago. And the submarine based deterrent uses an obsolete platform i.e. the Ohio submarines. The Trident II itself had maintainability issues until some years ago:
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As usual with the US a lot of what they say is projection.
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Is there evidence that anyone in the US DoD takes Zeihan seriously? Seems like he's an opportunist that makes money off of his imagination.
 
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Russian R-33 missiles of Mig-31 aircraft. Footage of the Russian Mig-31BM aircraft preparing for takeoff, armed with R-33 air-to-air missiles, has been published. The R-33 missile entered service in 1981 in response to the appearance in the United States of the AIM-54 Phoenix missiles used by F-14 aircraft. Unlike American missiles that cost about a million dollars, the Russian missile turned out to be cheaper and is still in use today. The missile is designed for interception and air targets, at a distance of up to 160 km and altitudes from 25 meters to 28 kilometers. The R-33 missile has inertial control and semi-active radar homing during the final flight phase. The MiG-31 is equipped with an on-board radar with a phased array antenna, capable of simultaneously guiding 4 such missiles at 4 targets flying at different altitudes. On August 28, 1978, for the first time in the world, a flight experiment took place, with four R-33 missiles, a MiG-31 aircraft, with the Zaslon weapons control system, the missiles hit 4 targets simultaneously. The weight of the rocket is 490 kilograms, the weight of the warhead is 49 kilograms.

 
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The use of Russian Motiv-3M ammunition in Ukraine. A short episode of the use of Russian Motiv-3M combat elements in Ukraine has been published. Motiv-3M self-aiming combat elements are installed in Smerch MLRS, Tornado-S MLRS rockets, RBK-500 aerial bombs, PBK-500U bombs and other weapons. The operating principle of the Motiv-3M element is as follows: when a rocket or bomb explodes over a target, the Motiv-3M combat elements are scattered in the air. Descending by parachute, the combat element equipped with an infrared sensor scans the area in search of heat signatures; when a target is detected, the charge is activated from a height of about 150 meters. The cumulative charge of the Motiv-3M combat element is capable of penetrating armor up to 110 mm thick.

 
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Russian craftsmen of the “Convoy” battalion have modernized the ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns, making it possible to operate anti-aircraft guns in groups. A module with a sight and an electric drive is installed on the ZU-23 anti-aircraft gun, which allows you to remotely control the ZU-23 anti-aircraft gun. The system they developed allows you to simultaneously control three ZU-23 anti-aircraft guns. The advantage of this solution is that the crew of the anti-aircraft gun is located in a safe place, the system is serviced by an operator and two loaders. This solution allows you to more effectively hit drones and ground targets, which has already been tested. The complex is not yet mass-produced, as government support is required. The ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun has a firing rate of up to 2000 rounds per minute and can hit targets at a range of up to 3 km.

 
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The Russian army has adopted the Desertcross 1000-3 buggy made in China. The purchases are quite large; 537 Desertcross 1000-3 all-terrain vehicles have already been purchased and are in combat units; it is planned to purchase another 1,500 of these all-terrain vehicles in the near future. The AODES all-terrain vehicle is designed for conducting patrol and reconnaissance operations; it can also be used as a raid vehicle and an all-terrain vehicle for search and rescue units. As the Russian Minister of Defense explained, the all-terrain vehicle is in great demand among the troops. The all-terrain vehicle has been modified for use in Russian winter conditions. All-terrain vehicles Desertcross 1000–3 weighing 1050 kg are equipped with an 87 hp engine. and have a load capacity of 550 kg. The AODES buggy can carry 3 people. The price of the Desertcross 1000–3 buggy in the basic configuration is 1,600,000 rubles or 17 thousand dollars.

 
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The Russian heavy military transport aircraft Il-76MD-90A, as part of the test program, successfully completed its first landing and then takeoff from a dirt runway. The new aircraft is designed for transportation and parachute landing of military equipment, personnel and cargo. Il-76MD-90A is a deeply modernized version of the Il-76MD aircraft. The aircraft received more powerful PS-90A-76 engines

 
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