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LCR34 said:

Has anyone got detail about SU-57M mentioned?

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It is supposed to have a wide single piece glass cockpit control panel, electromechanical actuators, better AI pilot assist, have a wider airframe, and AL-51 engines. It is supposed to be able to launch and control its own loitering drones. Have an AR helmet for the pilot.
It will get the R-77M missile. Similar to PL-15. If it hasn't already. And a targetting pod.

Russia has also had GaN AESA radar modules for years already. So those could be in too.

gelgoog said:

Russia has also had GaN AESA radar modules for years already. So those could be in too.

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Kinda curious on their GaN foundry, for GaAs crystal it was grown in a subsidiary of Rosatom, are GaN also handled by same vendor ?

Stealthflanker said:

Kinda curious on their GaN foundry, for GaAs crystal it was grown in a subsidiary of Rosatom, are GaN also handled by same vendor ?

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They started with SAM radars for detecting small UAVs. but this facility could have been built on imported machines.

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New Russian Gallium Nitride Power Amplifier for Radars​

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but with domestic equipment they said they are fourth country in the world. US, Germany, Japan the other three.

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Russia is the fourth country in the world to manufacture equipment of this class. In terms of a combination of parameters, the development surpasses foreign analogues. Serial production of the equipment is planned to be launched in 2025 .

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Russian design centers develop technology for microwave components based on gallium nitride

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Rare footage of military exercises, Russian small landing ships on an air cushion "Evgeny Kocheshkov" and "Mordovia", the Baltic Fleet. During the exercises, the ships landed marine equipment and fired artillery. Small landing ships on an air cushion, project 12322 "Zubr", were developed in the USSR in 1987. They are also used by Greece, China, and previously they were in Ukraine.
Project 12322 "Zubr" ships are the largest hovercraft in the world. Landing ships of the "Zubr" project can transport 3 tanks or 10 armored personnel carriers and 140 landing personnel, or 8 infantry fighting vehicles and 140 landing personnel, or 500 landing personnel. Loading and unloading is carried out through a ramp in the bow of the ship. The ships are armed with two AK-630M artillery mounts and two 140mm MS-227 MLRS of the A-22 Ogon complex. The ships' air defense is provided by the Igla MANPADS. The ship's displacement is 555 tons, and its speed is up to 111.12 km/h. Cruising range is 300 nautical miles. Endurance is 5 days. The crew is 27 people.

School textbooks on drones and UAVs have appeared in Russia, and now drones will be taught right in school lessons. The textbook "Unmanned Aerial Vehicles" was developed for students in grades 8-9, as part of the federal program "Personnel for Unmanned Aerial Systems." At the moment, this is the only textbook for schoolchildren on the topic of unmanned aircraft systems that has successfully passed the state examination. The textbook "Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Grades 8-9" has now received the status of a textbook. The textbook covers a variety of topics: from electrical engineering to drone design and basic manual control skills. It also contains a description of the development of programs for autonomous flights and the prospects for the development of the profession.

This MI-26T was restored after 12 years storage. This class of helicopters are very much in demand when you think about Ukraine conflict. and this type of helicopter shown in LNA parade in Libya which has lot of Russian equipment like Tor/Pantsir/Smerch.

The Russian army has started using the Dan-M jet drone. The Dan-M drone was developed by the Sokol Design Bureau in 2020 and is an aerial target with a jet engine, it is designed to imitate cruise missiles and tactical aircraft during exercises. The drone can fly at altitudes from 50 meters to 9 kilometers, while developing a speed of up to 750 km / h. The range of the drone is estimated at 680 km, weight from 350 to 400 kg. The drone's flight duration is up to 70 minutes. The drone was modified by Russian military personnel and equipped with a warhead. It is unknown how effective the drone is, but it can complicate the operation of air defense systems.

Footage of testing new Russian IGLA cartridges designed to intercept drones. The tests were conducted by journalist Alexey Egorov. Anti-drone cartridges are already produced in a series, IGLA 30, 50, 100 and Tracer 75. The number in the name indicates the optimal target engagement range in meters. Each cartridge is made in a casing of a certain color, calibers 12/70 and 12/76 are produced. The cartridges are intended for the Russian Ministry of Defense and special forces, they will not be available for sale, whether the troops will receive them en masse is still unknown. It is optimal to use all the cartridges at once, loading the entire series, this allows you to hit the drone first at a distance and then close, as it flies up. The first to fire is the Tracer 75 cartridge, since it is a tracer. Igla 100 cartridges contain shot made of an alloy of tungsten, nickel and iron, they penetrate an aluminum plate and are the most effective. The accuracy of shooting with IGLA 100 cartridges is 80-90% when shooting into a circle with a diameter of 2 meters, at a distance of 100 meters. The video shows shooting with an IGLA 100 cartridge, a distance of about 60 meters.

An episode of testing a Russian homemade FPV interceptor drone, the model name and technical characteristics are not reported. The interceptor drone is armed with a double-barreled shotgun. The Russian Molniya UAV is presumably used as a target. It is worth noting that this is not the first model of Russian drones, the Ukrainian army also uses them.

Soldier30 said:

An episode of testing a Russian homemade FPV interceptor drone, the model name and technical characteristics are not reported. The interceptor drone is armed with a double-barreled shotgun. The Russian Molniya UAV is presumably used as a target. It is worth noting that this is not the first model of Russian drones, the Ukrainian army also uses them.

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Drones are literally retracing the path of military aircraft evolution in World War 1 down to a tee.

First, the observer aircraft used for recon, spot and adjust for artillery.

Second, they started dropping bombs and grenades over people's heads.

Third, they started buzzing close to each other and trying to take down each other with small arms.

Fourth, guns are now being mounted in a fixed position, leading to the first true fighters and interceptors.

But of course there's an exception there where some skipped to the latter part of the Pacific War in World War 2 and followed some tactics there.