New KBP Tula showcase

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On the 23rd of December, President V.V. Putin visited the KBP Tula factory. Several new projects were shown. Various guided munitions, Krasnopol guided artillery shell, Kitolov and the Kornet ATGM were lined up to be showcased. Some Pantsir vehicles also made an appearance. 

Various guided munitions and ATGMs.

Alongside the already existing Kornet ATGMs, a new variant that was previously shown in August reappeared. It differs from older units by utilizing a new nose module. Only a few details have been released regarding this change, but it is worth speculating that this module could either be a TV/TI-guided or a GLONASS suite. This would allow drones carrying this Kornet variant to strike targets reliably by using a TV/TI channel or with the use of coordinates. 

Kornet ATGM with new nose module.

Kornet ATGM with new nose module.

Blog article mentioning the ATGM in August. 

Additionally, newly made Pantsir SAM systems appeared. One of them is a new variant shown earlier this year in July. The new variant has been previously covered on this blog. 

Pantsir-S1 in the front and Pantsir-SM behind it.

This vehicle is classed as a "ТБМ (транспортно-боевая машина)" - transport-combat vehicle, which removes the previously inbuilt search radar. This change results in the vehicle relying on a separate targetting/command vehicle to perform its anti-air duty. Adding to this, the Pantsir family of SAM systems is now split into 2 variants, the original variant utilizing both guns and missiles (ZPRK), and this new variant solely using missiles (ZRK). This could mean some new doctrine changes are being applied when creating new vehicles.  



Taken from: TulaMK

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