Russian Weapons & Military Technology

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 15 Nov 2015 21:13

^^ Yes the designer of missile mentioned they managed to reduce active boost phase of flight missile to 1 minute
http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/1673745

But we and our experts, politicians and the general staff claim that their missile defense - a terribly dangerous thing. And you're in no danger of missile defense can not see at all?

- Absolutely. We have effective answers to all of these activities! And very cheap answers. This is the last that has already been published in the media: we also conducted flight tests of a fundamentally new equipment, which virtually eliminates the need for installation of stage combat with a huge breeding time combat elements. It generally puts an end to the missile defense system. Because the duration of the active sites from our modern (I emphasize, not the "old") missile is minute. Intercept our missiles in the boost phase is impossible! And then each such purpose at all multiplied in numbers multiplied by the number with zeros, and the question of the effectiveness of all this missile defense is simply closed. As for EUROPRO is absolutely contrived threat which has not existed, and there will not exist.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 15 Nov 2015 21:39

Topol TEL on streets of Moscow

NRao · Post by **NRao** » 16 Nov 2015 01:25

Oct 27, 2015 wrote: “Electronic Warfare — Myths and Facts — Part I”

“How unique are Russian Army EW systems?”

“Recently Russian electronic warfare systems have acquired the aura of some kind of super weapon, capable, according to average opinion, of causing panic in the probable enemy with the flip of just one switch.”

“It all began with the flight of an Su-24 frontal bomber over the American destroyer ‘Donald Cook’ described in practically all Russian media, during which the Russian aircraft supposedly employed its newest ‘Khibiny’ system. Its effect on the ship’s electronic equipment almost caused panic leading to the mass resignation of sailors and officers from the ‘Cook.’ Later a photograph appeared on the Internet allegedly of a memorial coin (according to other data — a medal), noting this historic overflight, and on its back side was inscribed ‘Lesson of Peace.’”

“Why did ‘Khibiny’ eat up ‘Cook’?”

“The story of the ‘Donald Cook’ hadn’t quieted down when on 4 August of this year the blog defensenews.com published an article Electronic Warfare: What US Army Can Learn From Ukraine (‘Radioelectronic Warfare: What Lessons the US Army Can Take From the Ukrainian Conflict’) by author Joe Gould (Dzho Guld), where it’s asserted that the Russian Armed Forces have made a significant jump in the realm not only of developing electronic warfare systems, but in their use, that demonstrates, in the author’s opinion, that a lag has started to take shape for the American military on this issue.”

“We can’t forget that one of the leading developers and producers of Russian electronic warfare systems — Kontsern Radioelectronic Technologies (KRET) is currently conducting an aggressive PR campaign supporting its products. It’s sufficient to recall that in the media more and more often we hear headlines: ‘KRET has presented a unique jammer for long-range radar surveillance aircraft,’ ‘Jamming system reliably defends troops from enemy artillery fire’ and the like.”

“Thanks to such popularity of EW it’s not only specialized publications, but even the general media announcing that EW equipment ‘Krasukha-2,’ ‘Krasukha-4,’ ‘Rychag,’ ‘Infauna’ is entering the Russian Army inventory… And to be honest, it’s fairly difficult even for a specialist to sort things out in this flow of names.”

“But how effective are the Russian electronic warfare systems being presented and how well is EW organized? We’ll try to answer these questions.”

“Priority on EW”

“The following fact attests that Russia’s military-political leadership is paying close attention to the development of electronic warfare systems: the 15th Independent Electronic Warfare Brigade (Supreme Main Command) appeared back in April 2009. It’s notable that according to some data — besides the 15th obr REB there are only two brigades carrying the title Supreme Main Command in the RF Armed Forces (one engineering and one RKhBZ), but according to other data — it is still the only such brigade of the VGK¹ in the Russian Army.”

“Currently the 15th Brigade, which was earlier based in the Tula oblast town of Novomoskovsk and received its combat banner in accordance with an April 2009 presidential decree, has transferred to [the city of] Tula. We should note that this formation has been outfitted with the most modern electronic warfare systems, including the still secret [sic] communications suppression system ‘Murmansk-BN’ and ‘Leyer-3’ aerial jamming system.”

“Besides the brigade of the Supreme Main Command, since 2009 independent electronic warfare centers have been formed in every military district. True, the majority of them are currently being reformed into independent electronic warfare brigades. The exception consists only of the recently formed EW center in the Crimea, subordinate to the Black Sea Fleet command.”

“Besides brigades, in every district there are also independent battalions, for example, the independent EW battalion subordinate to the Central Military District command and based in the city of Engels in Saratov oblast. We should note that, it’s most probable that the mission of such battalions is covering particularly important civilian and military facilities.”

“Strategic battalions equipped with the above mentioned ‘Murmansk,’ and also tactical ones — with ‘Infauna’ systems on a BTR base, R-330Zh ‘Zhitel’ and R-934 jamming stations go into EW brigades and centers. Besides two battalions in brigades and centers there are also independent companies — one equipped with so-called [anti-]aircraft systems, that is ‘Krasukha-2’ and ‘Krasukha-4’ systems, and a company with aforementioned ‘Leyer-3s.’”

“The recently established Aerospace Forces are also receiving modern electronic warfare systems, we are talking in particular about such equipment as ‘Khibiny’ systems which have recently become almost legendary and are on Su-34 frontal bombers, but also about Mi-8 helicopters equipped with ‘Rychag’ stations. Also recently the Russian Air Forces’ aircraft inventory has gotten some jamming source based on the Il-18 — Il-22 ‘Porubshchik.’”

“The most secret system in the entire Russian EW arsenal until recently was the ‘Krasukha-2’ jammer, though, currently first place in this nomination has gone to communications suppression station ‘Murmansk-BN,’ supposedly capable of jamming more than 20 frequencies at a range up to 5,000 kilometers. However, there is no reliable confirmation that the newest system has such characteristics.”

“Judging by existing photographs of ‘Murmansk’ in open sources (several 4-axle increased mobility trucks with tall masts), where beside the main antennas characteristic low-frequency whip antennas are visible, it’s possible to suppose that this system is capable of jamming signals in wavelengths from 200 to 500 MHz.”

“The main problem of such a system, most likely, is that, to achieve the announced range, the signal must reflect off the ionosphere and therefore it is influenced heavily by atmospheric disturbances, which, undoubtedly, affect the operation of ‘Murmansk.’”

“At the Moscow Aerospace Show [MAKS] last year, KRET officially presented the 1L269 ‘Krasukha-2’ system for jamming long-range radar surveillance aircraft (first and foremost American E-3 ‘AWACS’ aircraft) in its static exhibit. It’s notable that, in the words of the concern’s leadership, this system can jam ‘AWACS’ at ranges of several hundred kilometers.”

“Still, ‘Krasukha’ continues the line of development of the ‘Pelena’ and ‘Pelena-1’ systems worked out back in the 1980s by Rostov NII [scientific-research institute] ‘Gradient.’ A very simple decision put forth by then-director of ‘Gradient,’ but later general designer of the EW department in the USSR Yuriy Perunov underpinned the idea of these items: the signal of the jamming station must exceed the power of the signal which it is supposed to jam by 30 decibels.”

“Judging by the information we have, it’s very difficult to suppress a target like the E-3 ‘AWACS’ since its radars have more than 30 tunable frequencies which are constantly changing during operations. Therefore, Yuriy Perunov in his day proposed that the most optimal decision would be suppression of entire bands with powerful, focused noise jamming.”

“However, such a decision has serious shortcomings — ‘Pelena’ / ‘Krasukha’ jamming covers only one direction, but the aircraft flies a route, and the effect of the equipment on ‘AWACS’ will be quite limited in duration. And if there are already two DRLO [long-range radar surveillance] aircraft operating in the area, then even accounting for jamming during the overlap of the particular aircraft E-3 operators will still be able to receive the necessary information.”

“Powerful noise jamming will not only be detected by the radar reconnaissance means of the probable enemy, but will also be a good target for anti-radiation missiles.”

“All these problems were well-known to the developers of ‘Pelena’ from the very beginning, therefore the more modern ‘Krasukha’ became highly mobile to allow it to get away quickly from a strike, but also at the same time to get into a better position to deliver electromagnetic suppression. It’s possible that not one, but several stations constantly changing position will be used against DRLO aircraft.”

“But ‘Krasukha-2’ is not altogether such universal equipment capable of jamming numerous radars as it is fashionable to believe. It cannot simultaneously jam both E-8 ‘AWACS’ and E-2 ‘Hawkeye,’ since a jamming station suppressing only the required band of very distinct frequencies for DRLO aircraft radars will be needed for each type of DRLO aircraft.”

“It’s notable that work on ‘Krasukha-2’ began back in 1996 and was completed only in 2011.”

“The ‘+30 dB’ idea is used in yet one more of the newest developments of VNII ‘Gradient’ — 1RL257 ‘Krasukha-4,’ which is at present being actively placed in EW brigades and independent battalions and is designated for suppression of air-based radars, including not only those on fighters and fighter-bombers, but also on E-8 and U-2 reconnaissance aircraft. True, there are doubts about the effectiveness of ‘Krasukha’ against the ASARS-2 radar at a U-2 altitude, since, judging by the available data, its signal is not only sufficiently complex, but still also noise-like.”

“In the opinion of developers and the military, under certain conditions, the 1RL257 can even jam warhead seekers of AIM-120 AMRAAM ‘air-to-air’ missiles, and also the command and control radars of the ‘Patriot’ surface-to-air missile system.”

“As in the case of ‘Krasukha-2,’ ‘Krasukha-4’ is not a completely original item, but the continuation of a line of jamming equipment in the SPN-30 family, on which work began at the end of the 1960s. The new station uses not only the concept of the old ‘30s,’ but also, undoubtedly, some of the technical decisions applied in it. Work on the 1RL257 began in 1994 and was completed in 2011.”

“The ‘Avtobaza’ system also thanks firstly to the Russian media has become together with ‘Khibiny’ some kind of super weapon to the casual observer, knocking down any drone with jamming. In particular, victory over the American UAV RQ-170 is being ascribed to this system. At the same time, ‘Avtobaza’ itself, and also the recently accepted into the Defense Ministry inventory ‘Moskva’ system resolve completely different missions — they conduct electronic reconnaissance, they provide target designation for an electronic warfare system and are the command post of an EW battalion (company). It is understood that ‘Avtobaza’ had a sufficiently tangential relationship to the landing of the American UAV in Iran.”

“‘Moskva’ which is currently entering the force is the continuation of a line of systems of command, control, and reconnaissance of which ‘Mauzer-1,’ adopted into the inventory in the 1970s, is considered the beginning. In the composition of the new system, there are two vehicles — a reconnaissance station, which detects and classifies types of radiation, their direction, signal power, and also a command post from which data is automatically transmitted to subordinate EW stations.”

“According to the thinking of the Russian military and EW developers, ‘Moskva’ allows for covertly determining the situation and delivering surprise electronic suppression on the enemy’s forces and equipment. If the system conducts electronic reconnaissance in passive mode, then it forwards commands on radio channels and the enemy can intercept them in certain conditions. In such a situation, it isn’t even necessary to decode the signals, it’s sufficient to detect the radio traffic and this reveals the presence of each EW battalion (company).”

“Muting satellites”

“Besides battle with the enemy’s aviation means, Russian EW developers devote great attention to suppressing the enemy’s radio traffic, and also muting GPS signals.”

“Developed and produced by Kontsern ‘Sozvezdiye,’ the most well-known silencer of satellite navigation is the R-330Zh ‘Zhitel’ system. NTTs REB, whose item R-340RP is already being supplied to Russia’s Defense Ministry sub-units, also proposed a sufficiently original solution. Small diameter jamming transmitters, whose signal is amplified by the antenna array, are placed on civilian cell phone towers.”

“Not just the media, but also some specialists assert that it is practically impossible to mute the GPS signal. But in Russia technical solutions for ‘turning off’ satellite navigation appeared at the beginning of the 2000s.”

“In the GPS system there is the ‘bearing frequency’ concept. At the basis of the system lies the transmission of the elementary signal from the satellite to the transmitter, therefore the smallest turning off from the assigned frequency even by milliseconds will lead to a loss of accuracy. The transmission of the signal goes in a sufficiently narrow band, according to open data — 1575.42 MHz and 1227.60 MHz, and this is the bearing frequency. Therefore modern jammers are focused directly at blocking it which, taking into account the narrowness of the bearing frequency and possession of a sufficiently powerful noise jammer, to silence it does not constitute a special effort.”
Infauna

“The ‘Leyer-3’ system with an electronic reconnaissance vehicle on a ‘Tigr’ base, but also several ‘Orlan-10’ pilotless aircraft equipped with dispensable jamming transmitters capable of suppressing not only radio but also cell phones, is a particularly interesting solution in the area of suppressing the probable enemy’s radio traffic. The ‘Infauna’ RB-531B system produced by Kontsern ‘Sozvezdiye’ fulfills similar missions but without the use of drones.”

Guddu · Post by **Guddu** » 16 Nov 2015 09:41

Nice infographic http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/ ... 5_S400.png

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 17 Nov 2015 11:48

Video of Onyx/Brahmos and Klub firing from TT/Inclined launcher of Submarine. Note the separation of cruise missile from its launcher tube once it leaves the water

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 17 Nov 2015 15:34

http://tass.ru/en/defense/837031

Rus will test new heavy ICBM Sarmat next year. under 100tons, 10t of payload, 11000km range.
will replace RS-20

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 17 Nov 2015 17:36

Sarmat - heavy silo ICBM - replace RS20 Satan
Yars RS24 - mobile icbm - replace TopolM and others
Bulava - already on yuri dolgurky class
hypersonic missile in development to supplement Yakhont

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 17 Nov 2015 21:57

ALCM Kh-555 used in Syria

Details Kh-55SM/Kh-555

http://militaryrussia.ru/blog/topic-702.html

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 18 Nov 2015 09:20

Newest LO ALCM Kh-101 also used in combat

Nick_S · Post by **Nick_S** » 18 Nov 2015 09:36

IL 76 landing on the grass in the field in 2015

Impressive, I would be scared if I was on board.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh0D1Tu2lzQ

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 18 Nov 2015 09:53

those ALCMs look VLO with recessed air intake and fuselage shaping.

the RS24 yars is already slated to be replaced/supplemented by a RS26 rubezh featuring a hypersonic MARV capability.

the wedge cross section of the ALCM helps their packing density around the rotary launcher like slices of a pizza attached at the center point. neat work. each blackjack can likely release 12.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 18 Nov 2015 10:31

Singha wrote:the RS24 yars is already slated to be replaced/supplemented by a RS26 rubezh featuring a hypersonic MARV capability.

RS-24 and RS-26 will replace the older single warhead Topol and MIRV SS-19 , As per START declaration ( http://russianforces.org/missiles/) there are 60 UR-100NUTTH (SS-19) missiles, 72 road-mobile Topol (SS-25) systems.

Topol-M production has stopped but they are relatively much newer compared to SS-19 and SS-25.

There is a Railways Mobile System of RS-24 called Barguzin under works with deployment planned from 2020 , This is like Rail Mobile MIRV'd Agni 5
http://militaryrussia.ru/blog/topic-738.html

There is also a new project called 4202 under Assured Destruction Program
http://militaryrussia.ru/blog/topic-807.html

Heavy ICBM Sarmat will replace SS-18 from 2023 or so.

Also Sineva SLBM on Delta 4 is being replace by Liner SLBM
http://militaryrussia.ru/blog/topic-561.html

Philip · Post by **Philip** » 18 Nov 2015 19:36

The clip of the 555 "State Express" ALCM was terrific. The amount of new missiles and other hardware being displayed by Russia and in the works is sure to dismay the US/West,who fondly imagined that Russia was finished as a superpower. The ability to launch coordinated combined strikes using a diverse number of air platforms accompanied by naval missiles from subs and warships is truly impressive. Mr.Modi is going to Russia at the right time where he can finalise some force-multiplier mil deals for India.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 20 Nov 2015 10:50

Weird colour combo as it may look but should do well against White Icy background

Arctic Version Mi-8AMTSh-VA

http://www.russianhelicopters.aero/uplo ... 5387_1.jpg
http://www.russianhelicopters.aero/uplo ... 5412_1.jpg
http://www.russianhelicopters.aero/uplo ... 5515_1.jpg

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 20 Nov 2015 14:49

Photo of Prototype of upgraded Tu-95MS , Tu-95MSM with Kh-101 cruise missile

https://www.flickr.com/photos/40081089@ ... otostream/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/40081089@ ... otostream/
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CUFc0o6UwAAlkOs.jpg:large
http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-p ... 707169.jpg
http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-p ... 656534.jpg

Added Later:

The modernized Tu-95MS "Dubna"
http://bmpd.livejournal.com/1587607.html

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Nov 2015 16:20

a true masterpiece of purpose built design...perhaps the fastest large turboprop ever built. ageless, a hound dog that keeps on running.

Philip · Post by **Philip** » 20 Nov 2015 18:08

Imagine our IN's 8 TU-142 Bears being similarly outfitted and let loose on our "pals' in the IOR and ICS!
One is positive that the IN's admirals are taking a good ahard look at the role they are playing in the MEast. Equipped with around 16 Nirbhay and BMos ASMs,one Bear could sink an entire Chinese CBG.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 21 Nov 2015 07:46

hopefully the hypersonic zircon is nearing IOC...

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 21 Nov 2015 21:18

Nick_S wrote:IL 76 landing on the grass in the field in 2015

Impressive, I would be scared if I was on board.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh0D1Tu2lzQ

With an enormous country and wide and distant steppes the Russians have always been innovative about their transports. IIRC the An-2 itself (like the Il 76 I think) have tyres whose pressures can be controlled from the cockpit - so an unprepared airstrip is approached with low pressures in tyres - good for rough strips and proper runways with high pressures

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 22 Nov 2015 14:11

Interview with the director of Tactical Missile Corp:
http://alexeyvvo.livejournal.com/152522.html

RVV-SD has been in serial production for 3 years already in large quantities.
RVV-MD will be in production this year , got delayed due to sanctions and import substitutions
"air-air" long-range (RVV-BD) production this year, taking into account the introduction of a number of design changes
Kh-58UShK is finishing testing.
Kh-35UE range doubled with with Saturn engine replacing Ukranian one
final government testing of the KAB-250LG-E will begin soon.

Philip · Post by **Philip** » 23 Nov 2015 17:04

The West continues to gape open-mouthed at Russia's brand new multi-level command centre,that from this report surpasses that of the US.IN fact it looks like a vast modern theatre or opera house. all is missing is a "royal box"! One would love to see a pic of India's equiv.

http://www.dailysabah.com/asia/2015/11/ ... m-revealed

Putin’s three-tiered, multi-billion-ruble 'war room' revealed
November 21, 2015

President Putin (5th R) with Defence Min. Sergei Shoigu (6th R) attend a meeting on Russian air strikes in Syria at the national defence control centre in Moscow, Nov. 17, 2015. (REUTERS Photo)

Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to the Russian defence ministry's new three-tiered, multi-billion-ruble national control defence centre on Nov 17 has dropped some jaws as the lay-out and capacity of the 'war room' is reminiscent of the Soviet Union during World War II.

During his visit, Putin was showed live footage of long-range strategic bombers on way to Syria and was briefed on the latest Russian missions which come after a Russian passenger jet was downed by terrorists over Egypt last month. After the briefing, Putin ordered Russian commanders in Syria to make close cooperation with their newest ally France as part of Russia's efforts to gain a more prominent role in a proposed anti-terror coalition.

However, it was not the Russian president's visit, nor his orders that caught the most attention.

With its cinema-size screens, fortified walls and a 'said' maze of underground tunnels, the building could quite surely compete with those in the James Bond films, perfectly summing up Al Jazeera English's Russia correspondent Rory Challands' thoughts on the military complex.

The new national defense center is to be in charge of launching ballistic missiles, deploying nuclear weapons as well as serving as a critical center of communication during a possible war.

The roof top of the control center also has heli-pads to accommodate Russia's Mi-8 transport helicopter.

The new Russian complex proves quite ostentatious as it claims that it is indeed bigger and better than its U.S. equivalent, the National Military Command Centre at the Pentagon as one Russian state news agency headlined with "Russian Defense Data Center Outperforms US Facility Threefold: Official" this week, reported the Washington Post on Nov 21.

The center which was completed in 2014, comes as the newest addition of decade-long efforts to modernize the Russian army and has cost Russia billions of dollars.

About two miles from the Red Square, the 'war room' is located on the Frunzenskaya embankment, on the left bank of the Moscow river.

An Airbus A-321 passenger jet of Russian airliner Kogalymavia carrying 224 passengers and crew had crashed in Egypt's Sinai peninsula on Oct 31, killing all on board.

Daesh had released a photo of a bomb hidden in a soft drink can that it said had brought down a Russian passenger jet over Egypt last month, and had also announced on Nov 19 that it had killed hostages from Norway and China.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 23 Nov 2015 18:59

^ its also a good prop for psyops press shows where putinji talks to his commanders one by one, gets their status reports and so on...

the old US potus lecture stand with "white house logo" on the wall behind is so lame

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 23 Nov 2015 20:23

Singha wrote:^ its also a good prop for psyops press shows where putinji talks to his commanders one by one, gets their status reports and so on...

the old US potus lecture stand with "white house logo" on the wall behind is so lame

Potus briefs from white house and not Pentagon, Putin was visiting MOD HQ and not briefing from Kremlin , both white and Kremlin are sober places and don't have fancy stuff

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 23 Nov 2015 21:00

In the link below click on the picture for the Satellite used by MOD over Syria and you get the details of the type of Spy Sat in operation over Syria

http://www.russianspaceweb.com/spacecraft_military.html

brar_w · Post by **brar_w** » 23 Nov 2015 21:14

POTUS will generally take his detailed military briefings amongst a group in the Situation Room. Also, looking at pictures of command centers is a highly unusual way of trying to judge the command's capacity or capability. The only judge of such a capability is the data, analysis and intel feeding into the center, the speed, and capacity of such data flow and how many sub commands are seamlessly plugged into the setup (and the strength, resilience and capability of holding those lines of communication open through enemy disruption). Just looking at how large a command center is and how many computer screens it has is rather pointless (especially when the purpose is to try to compare X to Y), its all about how much intel is feeding in, how much analysis going out etc. Another point to keep in view is doctrine and how that feeds into the national command centers neither of which can be deduced from looking at the size of the facility, how many flat screens it has, or how many tiers it possesses.

But its not like the Russians haven't seen the US Command center un close in the past

Prem · Post by **Prem** » 23 Nov 2015 23:23

Singha wrote:hopefully the hypersonic zircon is nearing IOC...

Hopefully on Mobile Launcher to make sure Zircon cause huge increase in Paki Dill Ki Dirrkan .
How much time will Holed up Paki get before whole lot from Zircon Tribe arrive From Jallandhar, Pathankot , Adampur or Bhisiana?

member_28756 · Post by **member_28756** » 24 Nov 2015 14:10

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/turkey-shoots ... 05580.html

Turkey Shoots Down Russian Jet Near Border

Sky NewsSky News – 9 minutes ago

A Russian jet has been shot down after allegedly violating Turkish airspace near the Syrian border.

The pilot was warned 10 times before being shot down by two Turkish F16 jets, according to the country's military.

An official said two planes approached the Turkish border and were warned before one of them was shot down, adding their information shows Turkish airspace was repeatedly violated.

However, Russia's defence ministry has said the Sukhoi Su-24 jet did not violate Turkish airspace, the RIA news agency said.

According to Interfax, the ministry also said the pilots managed to parachute out, but their fate is unclear.

The ministry said in a statement: "We are looking into the circumstance of the crash of the Russian jet.

"The ministry of defense would like to stress that the plane was over the Syrian territory throughout the flight."

TV footage broadcast in Turkey showed a plane going down in flames in a woodland area, with a long plume of smoke trailing behind it.

The warplane went down in an area known by Turks as "Turkmen Mountain" in northern Syria near the Turkish border, private broadcaster Haberturk said.

Separate footage from the country's Anadolu Agency showed two pilots ejecting from the jet before it crashed.

One of the pilots is in the hands of Turkmen forces in northern Syria, CCN Turk said, citing local sources.

A statement from Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's office said the leader spoke with Turkey's military chief and foreign ministry about the incident.

It added Mr Davutoglu would start "initiatives" within NATO and the United Nations.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 24 Nov 2015 14:13

^^ Post it in Syria thread in Stratforum discussion going on there

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 24 Nov 2015 15:28

http://www.planobrazil.com/wp-content/u ... 3/1065.jpg

2017 is when the IL-106 design is expected to be finalized. it is a C17 sized cargo hauler with rough field capability.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 24 Nov 2015 19:12

^^ That would only happen once they have an engine for it , Motor Sich is no option so they are looking at PD-30 Military variant that is also suppose to power China Russia Wide Body Aircraft

PD-30 http://en.take-off.ru/news/107-june2012 ... irtytonner

srai · Post by **srai** » 24 Nov 2015 21:10

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 25 Nov 2015 10:29

Aircraft Engine PD-14 MC-21 aircraft successfully passed flight tests
http://vpk.name/news/144963_aviadvigate ... aniya.html

Flight tests of the PD-14 engine began in November on the flight lab IL-76 in Zhukovsky, Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov journalists in Perm on Tuesday.

According to him, already performed four flights. "The first data we have received the results of these operations, they say that the technical specifications, which were laid in the terms of reference meet the requirements," - the minister said, quoted by Interfax-AVN.

He also said that the certification of the engine for airworthiness certification procedures should begin in 2017, production of the engine - in 2018. The program is on schedule.

D.Manturov added that PD motor 14 may be used for other types of aircraft, in particular for heavy helicopter. Engine PD-14 is created within the framework of the development of a family of aircraft engine thrust from 12.5 tons to 18 tons for use on passenger and cargo aircraft of various types, including prospective airliner MS-21, developed by the corporation "Irkut". JSC "Aircraft Engine" is the lead developer of the engine, OJSC "Perm Engine Company" - serial manufacturer.

PD-14 Engine Family: http://avid.ru/en/pd14/

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 25 Nov 2015 16:09

Video of PD-14 Engine Flight Test

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 26 Nov 2015 14:33

United Engine Corporation deputy chief designer on Civil Engine Program
http://www.aviaport.ru/news/2015/11/24/370737.html

Creation of new engine will be based on the unified gas generator
PD-12B for future heavy helicopter ( likely Russia-China Heavy lift chopper and re-engined Mi-26 )
PD-10 for extended version of Sukhoi Superjet ( SSJ130 )
PD-7 to re-engine the Sukhoi Superjet 100 and amphibious aircraft Be-200
PD-14M for MS-21-400 and Indo-Russian MRTA
1.4 times the scaled gas generator of PD-14 is planned to create range of engines with a thrust of 20 to 35 tons , with Direct and GTF variant

Emergency mode power of TV7-117 engine to be increased to 3750 hp from current 3140 hp for TV 7-117V engine for Mi-38-3 helicopter

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 27 Nov 2015 10:23

MIT Corporation is working on upgrading the missile "Bulava"

http://ria.ru/defense_safety/20151126/1329045423.html

The life cycle of weapons ranging from 20 to 30 years. Even now, having passed the "Bulava", we are working to upgrade, said general designer of the MIT Corporation.

MOSCOW, November 26 - RIA Novosti. The developer of the Russian strategic missile systems MIT Corporation (Moscow Institute of Thermal) is working on a modernization of the intercontinental ballistic missile of sea basing "Bulava", he said on Thursday the general designer Yury Solomonov MIT Corporation.

"The life cycle of weapons, usually between 20 and 30 years. Even now, having passed the" Bulava ", we are working to upgrade. This is a continuous process due to the fact that there are fundamentally new design and construction solutions, the meaning of which increase the effectiveness of the use of weapons "- said Solomon. According to him, the missile will be more efficient and less expensive.

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 09 Dec 2015 06:37

Nice slideshow "Winged Death"
http://sputniknews.com/photo/20151208/1 ... hotos.html

Gyan · Post by **Gyan** » 09 Dec 2015 11:29

Austin wrote:United Engine Corporation deputy chief designer on Civil Engine Program
http://www.aviaport.ru/news/2015/11/24/370737.html

Creation of new engine will be based on the unified gas generator
PD-12B for future heavy helicopter ( likely Russia-China Heavy lift chopper and re-engined Mi-26 )
PD-10 for extended version of Sukhoi Superjet ( SSJ130 )
PD-7 to re-engine the Sukhoi Superjet 100 and amphibious aircraft Be-200
PD-14M for MS-21-400 and Indo-Russian MRTA
1.4 times the scaled gas generator of PD-14 is planned to create range of engines with a thrust of 20 to 35 tons , with Direct and GTF variant

Emergency mode power of TV7-117 engine to be increased to 3750 hp from current 3140 hp for TV 7-117V engine for Mi-38-3 helicopter

India should buy into such programmes instead of throwing money into Rafails

Philip · Post by **Philip** » 11 Dec 2015 10:28

Latest Russian Navy Operational Surge Could be Unsustainable
By: Sam LaGrone
December 9, 2015 1:49 PM • Updated: December 9, 2015 3:20 PM
100510-N-9815L-094 ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (May 10, 2010) Russian sailors march in formation during the opening ceremony of the 65th anniversary of the Victory in Europe Day parade. The Russian minister of defense invited Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of the U.S. 6th Fleet, and the crew of the guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59) to participate in the celebration. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Michael Lewis/Released)

ST. PETERSBURG, Russian sailors march in formation during the opening ceremony of the 65th anniversary of the Victory in Europe Day parade in 2010. US Navy Photo.

The Russian Navy has operated more and further afield in the last year than it has in decades, but the current high operational tempo maybe difficult for the Russian’s to sustain over the long term.

According to a report from the TASS wire service, there are about 70 Russian ships operating around the world, quoting Russian Rear Adm. Viktor Kochemazov – the head of the navy’s training warfare said this week.

The Russian Navy is “now present almost everywhere,” he said.

“Some 70 warships of the Russian Navy are practically constantly present in the world ocean to designate and fulfill the tasks set by the command.”
Chinese and Russian marines pose during Joint Sea 2015 exercise in the Mediterranean on May 20, 2015. Xinhua Photo

Chinese and Russian marines pose during Joint Sea 2015 exercise in the Mediterranean on May 20, 2015. Xinhua Photo

Those deployments include “the Mediterranean basin, we have the operational task force there, ships of the Northern Fleet are practically constantly present in the Arctic region — both in the eastern and in the western zones,” Kochemazov said.
“Also, ships of the Pacific Fleet that during the year are on combat duty in the Gulf of Aden, are present in the Indian Ocean.”

His comments come a day ahead of Russia’s planned bilateral exercise with India and after a year of other high profile exercises – including the largest ever amphibious training between Russia and the Chinese.

Signs also point to the current surface action group off the coast of Syria remaining in the Eastern Mediterranean for the duration of Russia’s ongoing air campaign.

The increased tempo is a turnaround from just a few years ago of operations, Eric Wertheim, naval analyst and author of U.S. Naval Institute’s Combat Fleets of the World, told USNI News on Tuesday.

“If true, these statistics represent a remarkable turnaround for the Russian fleet in just a few years,” he said.

However how long the Russian Navy can keep up the pace is very much an open question.

“Their country has had to make tremendous sacrifices to enable this type of surge in military operations and capabilities,” Wertheim said.
“The more a fleet is used, the more experience it gains, but also the more it costs. Enhanced ops tempo requires enhanced maintenance down the line, and these efforts will require continued infusions of money.”

With a little less than 280 ships and submarines, the Russian Navy is – on a ledger – about the same size as the U.S. Navy’s battle force of 272 ships.

However, while there is parity in the numbers, it’s unclear how many of Russia’s ships are fully mission capable and how many remain mostly pier side with skeleton crews.
Russian ship Moscow in 2009.

Logistics, maintenance and supply ability have atrophied in the last 20 years throughout the entire Russian military, as evident in the difficulty the Russian Air Force has had maintaining its own surge in operations.

Also the efficacy of Russian surface ships, especially surface combatants, are largely Cold War built and far from modern. For example, the surface action group off Syria is not fitted with Russia’s long-range Kalibir NK and a missile strike into Syria was conducted with corvettes with Russia’s Caspian Sea fleet.

While the Russian Navy has some new surface ships in production to refresh its surface fleet, it’s faced consistent problems effectively completing the ships in its construction queue.

An exemplar is Russia’s challenge to find maritime propulsion solutions for its new class of Admiral Grigorovich-class (Project 11356) and Admiral Gorshkov-class guided missile frigates (Project 22350) frigates. Following the seizure of the Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine – the Soviet heart of marine gas turbine technology – cut Russia off from promised gas turbines with no ready domestic replacement for the Russian Navy.

The one area in Russian naval power that approaches parity with the U.S. is attack and ballistic missile submarines operations and construction.

While the Russian surface fleet largely languished following the collapse of the Soviet Union, development of nuclear and conventional submarines has continued unabated.
Russian yards are delivering new nuclear attack boats, conventional diesel electric boats and a new class of boomers.
U.S. Navy leaders — while loath to talk about any submarine operations — have hinted several times in the last few years that Russian submarines have remained active throughout the world.

For its part, the Russian military is far from transparent in its operations and the Kremlin’s propaganda arm is quick to highlight successes and minimize problems with any aspect of the Russian military.

Some analysts have concluded that highlighting the military prowess of Russia maybe less about intimidating potential rivals and more about providing venues to showoff defense material to potential customers.

Philip · Post by **Philip** » 11 Dec 2015 11:00

Russia's new mystery sub and N-torpedo.If the USNI details are accurate,this is a phenomenal development with aan N-torpedo with a range of "thousands of miles",armed with a N-warhead,virtually unstoppable.What is most intriguing is the development of a micro nuclear reactor within the diameter of the torpedo! This could have phenomenal other applications,both mil and civil.

Pl ck out this link for details graphics,etc.
http://www.hisutton.com/Analysis%20-%20 ... arine.html
Analysis - Russian Status-6 aka KANYON nuclear deterrence and Pr 09851 submarine
Fri 20 November 2015

http://news.usni.org/2015/12/04/russian ... m_campaign
Russian Mystery Submarine Likely Deployment Vehicle for New Nuclear Torpedo
By: Sam LaGrone
December 4, 2015 1:01 PM • Updated: December 4, 2015

Russian Mystery Submarine Likely Deployment Vehicle for New Nuclear Torpedo
By: Sam LaGrone
December 4, 2015 1:01 PM • Updated: December 4, 2015 3:04 PM
A rendering of the Project 09851 nuclear submarine Khabarovsk used with permission. H I Sutton Image

Russia’s plan to create a giant nuclear torpedo capable of wiping out a costal city could be farther along than just graphics on a briefing slide and gives purpose to a mysterious nuclear submarine, currently under construction.

Last month the Kremlin leaked its plan to develop the new Status-6 (or Kanyon) strategic weapon under the guise of a state controlled television feed accidentally catching a glimpse of the program overview.

The torpedo, according to the leaked details, is designed to “destroy important economic installations of the enemy in coastal areas and cause guaranteed devastating damage to the country’s territory by creating wide areas of radioactive contamination, rendering them unusable for military, economic or other activity for a long time,” according to a translation of the document by the BBC.
A rendering of the Status-6 nuclear torpedo used with permission. H I Sutton Image

According to the leaked images, the Status-6 maybe as large as 80 feet long and powered by a nuclear reactor to give the torpedo a range of thousands of miles to deploy a warhead of up to 100 megatons.

The existence of the weapon also presents the best explanation yet to a mysterious submarine laid done last year in Russia’s Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk.

The Project 09851 nuclear submarine Khabarovsk has some similarities its new Borei-class of ballistic missile submarines but shorter and absent any ballistic missiles tubes.

Instead, according to study of the imagery by naval analyst H I Sutton, Khabarovsk is being custom built to field up to six of the Status-6 torpedoes.

Sutton determined the Khabarovsk design follows on a similar configuration found on the test submarine Sarov launched in 2007 that could also accommodate a torpedo the size of Status-6.
A comparison of the Sarov and Khabarovsk submarines used with permission. H I Sutton Image

“The leaked graphic strongly hints toward the Khabarovsk having two side-by-side hulls in the bow,” wrote Sutton.
“The basic reason behind this arrangement is that the torpedoes have to fire forward, and are carried externally to the occupied pressure hulls.”

The configuration would create a first-of-its-kind strategic weapons platform purpose built to sidestep the growing effectiveness of American ballistic missile defense (BMD) systems.

Just before the reveal of Status-6 on state television, Russian president Vladimir Putin told military officials the U.S. ballistic missile defense Aegis Ashore installation in Romania and Poland were, “an attempt to undermine the existing parity in strategic nuclear weapons and essentially to upset the whole system of global and regional stability.”
While little about the Status-6 or the purpose Khabarovsk can be proved definitively at the moment — the attention the disclosure has generated does benefit the Russian military-industrial complex.
A briefing slide of the alleged Status-6 nuclear torpedo captured from Russian television via the BBC

“Ship, submarine and weapons exports remain a major source of income for the Russian economy and news of new advanced Russian mystery weapons and submarines, regardless of whether they ever enter production or not, helps enhance their reputation on the international arms market, and also contributes to a growing pride the Russian people feel regarding their defense forces,” Eric Wertheim — naval analyst and author of U.S. Naval Institute’s Combat Fleets of the World — told USNI News on Thursday.

Still, the emergence of the weapon has registered official concern from U.S. officials.
“We are concerned about [Status-6] as a threat to the United States, but if it turns into a system that is widely put into operational deployment,” Rose Gottemoeller, undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, told the House on Tuesday.
“I think it is a troubling system.”

Ashokk · Post by **Ashokk** » 14 Dec 2015 01:18

Inside the A-50