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 Russia has offered India to develop a new Indian main battle tank based on the universal Armata platform, spokeswoman for the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of Russia Valeria Reshetnikova said in an interview with RIA Novosti. "During the recent Russian-Indian intergovernmental commission on military and military-technical cooperation and the Russian-Indian summit, Indian partners were offered new areas of work, including the creation of armoured vehicles based on the Armata platform according to the customer's specifications, especially considering that the Indian military plans to launch work on the creation of a new main battle tank," Reshetnikova said. Taken from: VPK ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Discord   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

'Rostec' continues to work on the creation of modern variants of weapons and military equipment both in the interests of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and for export supplies. In particular, the corporation's enterprises are creating new armoured vehicles, aviation complexes, small arms, anti-tank complexes and air defence systems, equipment for the soldier of the future. The industrial director of the Rostec armament complex, Bekhan Ozdoev, told RIA Novosti, Dmitry Reshetnikov, in an interview about the performance of the GOV corporation, the test status of the new Sprut-SDM1 amphibious light tank, its wheeled version for export, work on the self-propelled Lotus and the new intellectual complex of the Kalashnikov concern. Q: "Are there initiatives underway to create a wheeled version of the Sprut-SDM1 for the foreign arms market?" A: "This possibility is being considered. There is an idea to put the Sprut-SDM1 combat module on a wheelbase, which...

The system was designed and is intended to protect Battalion level units, supplies and facilities. Each Gibka-S system consists of four ready-to-fire Igla-S or Verba missiles.  The Igla missile can intercept targets at distances of up to 5.2 kilometres and altitudes up to 3.35 kilometres while incorporating an infrared dual-frequency guidance system. The newer Verba achieves better performance and can intercept targets at distances of up to 6.5 km and altitudes up to 4.6 km. It incorporates a three-channel target searcher (ultraviolet and infrared, low and medium frequency). Taken from: Defence Review GR ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Discord   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The anti-aircraft artillery complex "Derivatisya-PVO" will receive new shells including; multifunctional shells, armour-piercing and guided shells. This was reported to TASS in the press service of Uralvagonzavod.  "The anti-aircraft artillery complex (AAC) 1K150 "Derivatsiya-PVO", along with previously adopted ammunition, will receive new shells along of which are multifunctional shells, armour-piercing, sub-calibre and guided projectiles. These shells are being tested today," the press service said. Taken from: TASS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Discord   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Uralvagonzavod (part of the UVZ Concern is part of Rostec State Corporation) sent a batch of engineering equipment to a customer. As part of the implementation of the State Defense Order, armoured repair and evacuation vehicles BREM-1M were shipped to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. BREM-1M provides technical support for units armed with T-72, T-80 and T-90 tanks. It is designed to evacuate tanks from emergency situations, including from the enemy's fire zone, to assembly points of damaged vehicles or to shelter. The machine is also used to assist crews in the repair and maintenance of tanks in the field. Taken from: UVZ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Discord   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The usage of panoramic sights for the commander in Soviet AFVs has been a concept that was viewed upon as a worthwhile development program, to increase the commander's combat performance and reduce the time to find a target. There were several tests conducted with a commander panoramic sight mounted on a T-64B mockup. T-64B mockup with new observation devices and commander panoramic device. 1) Panoramic sight; 2) New observation devices The commander's daylight panoramic observation device was an optically based sight with an independent 2-Plane stabilization system. The stabilized mirror is installed inside of the rotating optics head. The stabilization element uses the MGTU-0,5 three-step gyroscope. The optical system has 2 channels; a visual observation channel and an information channel for orientation, which provides the commander with orientation bearings of the panoramic sight independent of the position of the turret and hull. Each channel is equipped with an individual...

 The deadlines for the completion of state tests of the newest 152-mm self-propelled artillery installation "Koalitsiya-SV" developed by the Nizhny Novgorod Central Research Institute "Burevestnik", have become known. On Monday, December 6, 2021, the Izvestia newspaper reported that state tests of the "Koalitsiya-SV" will begin in Russia, with reference to information from its sources in the Russian military department. "The Ministry of Defense has already approved a plan for conducting state tests of the self-propelled artillery installation "Koalitsiya-SV". According to the work schedule, all activities for testing the combat vehicle should be completed on September 30, 2022. During them, the state commission must confirm the reliability of the SPG and its compliance with the tactical and technical characteristics stated when signing the development contract. After that, the state Commission will prepare official documents on the completio...

The Government Unitary State Enterprise "Factory No.9" had an initial start in producing standardized artillery and tank guns. In 1995, the factory started to develop 155mm gun systems. At the time, Russia already produced varying types of towed 155mm artillery guns.  This development and modernization cycle was initiated after the existing in-service artillery systems utilizing a 152mm calibre gun such as the 2S3M 'Akatsiya' or 2S19 'Msta' were noticeably lacking in performance when compared to Western 155mm gun designs used on the PzH 2000 or G6. A large performance gap formed between Russian and Western 155mm guns. In addition to the growing performance gap, there was a global standard for the usage of larger calibre artillery guns, in which the 155mm gun dominated the market.  As a result, Russia saw the opportunity to create its own 155mm gun design, which would open up the doors to international weapon trade programs.  During the development of 155mm gun...

In a qualitative way, the combat performance of T-72 tanks can be improved by equipping them with an all-day automated FCS (Fire-control System) with an integrated channel to use guided munitions.  This idea was conceived approximately in the late 1990s and throughout the early 2000s.  Modernized T-72 A T-72B was equipped with an already existing FCS at the time, taken from the early BTR-90 "Bakhcha" which featured the B8K1 multi-channel sight for the gunner and the B8K2 commander's panoramic sight.   The B8K1 sight replaced the old 1K13-49/TPN-3-49 night sights.  Early "Bakhcha-U" CM with B8K1 gunners sight and B8K2 commanders panoramic sight.  Gunners multi-channel sight Commander's panoramic observation device The new FCS offered:  Gunners multi-channel sight with integrated; laser-rangefinder, information guidance channel for ATGMs and thermal imaging channel. The sight block was equipped with a modern mirror stabilization system.  Commanders ...