Experts spoke about developments that will completely change the military “alignments”
Russia is developing sixth-generation weapons that can change the nature of modern wars. Such a statement, close to science fiction, was made by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, saying that the Russian Foundation for Advanced Research (analogous to the American DARPA) is now taking practical steps to implement 23 similar projects, and by the end of the year their number will increase to 40. “Each project is a foundation already sixth technological order,” the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized, adding that these weapons will ultimately lead to a new type of non-contact wars, in which there will be no combat losses in principle.
"MK", together with military experts, tried to figure out what new types of weapons and military equipment will appear in the world in the near future.
It is still difficult to imagine sixth-generation weapons in detail, given that most Russian equipment and weapons belong to the third or fourth generation. Editor-in-chief of the magazine "National Defense" Igor Korotchenko told MK that sixth-generation weapons are, first of all, highly intelligent weapons systems that will implement the principle of non-contact warfare and automatic selection and destruction of targets depending on the conditions of combat use on the battlefield.
- This is an intellectual weapon. We are talking about all areas, from combat biological systems, biotechnical systems and ending with developments in the field of new means of high-precision destruction of targets, including under water,” Korotchenko explained. - The main requirements are the ability to conduct network-centric warfare, artificial intelligence in weapons systems and military equipment.
"Electronic pilots" and "smart" missiles
Of course, sixth-generation weapons are still something from the realm of science fiction, and it’s too early to talk about when the first samples will be put into action, perhaps this will happen in 15-20 years. Now the armies of the world are switching to fifth-generation weapons, and here Russia already has something to boast about.
First of all, this is the newest fighter, which will begin to enter the Russian Air Force in 2016. The T-50 is a fifth-generation aircraft, which is equipped with a fundamentally new avionics complex that integrates the “electronic pilot” function and an advanced phased array radar. It is made using stealth technology, that is, it is hardly noticeable to radars.
The T-50 can also reach supersonic speeds without turning on the afterburner. At the end of April, the aircraft received one of the important elements - the Himalaya electronic warfare station.
The US Air Force already has a fighter in service F-22 Raptor, which is now the only fifth-generation fighter in service. Development of the “five” is also underway in China. In addition to the fifth generation fighter, Russia is developing a promising long-range aviation complex (PAK DA).
— This is a new fifth-generation Russian strategic bomber, it will be subsonic and is considered as a carrier of cruise missiles, which will be launched without entering the enemy’s air defense coverage area. The main task of the aircraft is to arrive unnoticed in the specified area and carry out a massive launch of highly intelligent cruise missiles, and the missiles for it will be adaptive, Korotchenko explained. “They themselves will analyze the formation of the enemy’s air defense based on the analysis of radar intercepts and determine the possibility of a breakthrough in order to be guaranteed to hit the target. According to data from open sources, the aircraft will be made according to the “flying wing” design, using stealth technology.
"Drones" - destroy the target, save the wounded
The newest unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), according to Korotchenko, fall into the category between the fifth and sixth generation. It is known that in the coming years the United States will begin testing a new “drone” ARES, which will have to perform various auxiliary tasks on the battlefield, such as: delivering cargo to remote garrisons or transporting wounded soldiers, and, of course, conducting reconnaissance of the area. In addition, a promising project of a multi-purpose unmanned vehicle for the army was announced.
If we talk about attack UAVs, then the United States still holds a leading position here. UAVs are currently in service with the American Army. MQ-1 Predator and new MQ-9 Reaper. By 2020, it is planned to create such a basic UAV platform that can be used in all theaters of military operations.
The new “drone” will stay in the air longer, will be able to perform tasks in difficult weather conditions, and automatically take off, land and enter the combat patrol area. In addition, it will be capable of intercepting air targets, providing direct support to ground forces, and performing reconnaissance, conducting electronic warfare, and suppressing enemy air defense systems.
Unfortunately, in Russia we can only dream of creating a UAV of this level.
“The Sukhoi company is building a combat drone using stealth technology, a number of design bureaus in Kazan are implementing the concept of attack drones,” Korotchenko said. - Over the past 20 years, we have fallen behind in many ways and now it is important to develop a base.
"Armata" - a command tank for robots
Where we are still “ahead of the rest” is in the development of the fifth-generation Armata combat platforms, on the basis of which the newest tank should appear next year.
“The fifth generation tank is a combat platform on the basis of which a tank, heavy infantry fighting vehicle, repair and recovery and special vehicles will appear,” Korotchenko said.
According to some reports, the tank will have digital control, and the crew will be housed in an isolated armored capsule. The Armata will be equipped with a 125 mm cannon, which will be controlled remotely. The tank will be able to withstand hits from any type of modern and advanced weapons.
There are no similar developments underway in the West.
In this direction, in addition to Russia, China is working, which created the Type-99 tank, Korea - the K-1 tank and Japan with the newest Type-10 tank, - said MK military expert Viktor Murakhovsky. According to the expert, the newest tank can seriously change the balance of power in the modern theater of operations.
“First of all, this is a new layout, unlike any other tank, it increases the survivability of the crew on the battlefield by an order of magnitude,” says Murakhovsky. - Another important element: the tank has its own on-board information and control system, which automates many processes, for example, target tracking.
In the future, the crew of such a tank on the battlefield will be able to control several robotic platforms.
"Umbrella" from earth to space
Fifth-generation weapons also include anti-aircraft missile systems, which can also hit intercontinental ballistic missiles in space. The S-500 belongs to a new generation of surface-to-air anti-aircraft missile systems, which are designed to intercept ballistic missiles with a flight range of up to 3.5 thousand kilometers and speeds of up to 5 km per second. According to the stated characteristics, the S-500 air defense system must detect and simultaneously hit up to 10 supersonic targets at a range of up to 600 km, that is, in near space. According to the military, these systems should appear in service as early as 2016.
According to Viktor Murakhovsky, the S-500 system itself is not capable of changing the balance of power.
— In the future, leading countries will create complex integrated aerospace defense systems, which will include ground-based detection equipment, including long-range ones, such as over-the-horizon missile attack warning stations. And also satellites that combine optical tracking of outer space, long-range radar detection aircraft,” said Murakhovsky. - Fire weapons will also be included in this integrated unified system, everything from a man-portable anti-aircraft missile system to the promising A235 anti-missile system and the S-500 air defense system. In this aspect, it will have a strong impact on the prospects for conducting combat operations in the future.
Riding hypersound
The weapons that will occupy the niche between the fifth and sixth generations are hypersonic missiles. Now the United States is testing the X-51A Waverider prototype, which, according to the stated characteristics, should reach speeds of up to 6.5-7.5 thousand km/h. After several unsuccessful launches, in 2013 this rocket flew 426 kilometers in six minutes, reaching a speed of about 5 thousand km/h.
The development of this miracle weapon, which in its significance is compared to the creation of an atomic bomb, was carried out by the Americans as part of the “prompt global strike” program, the main goal of which is to reduce the flight time of high-precision cruise missiles.
Similar developments are also underway in Russia, but they are at an earlier stage.
As told in July last year General Director of the Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation Boris Obnosov: “We still have rockets flying at hypersound, but we need not a short-term, but a stable flight of a rocket at hypersound in the atmosphere. We need to achieve long-term flight and not at low hypersonic levels.” Hypersound starts at speeds of Mach 4.5 and higher: it is necessary to create a rocket that would fly at speeds of 6 Mach, 10 Mach, 14 Mach.
Specializing in military topics, she went further and prepared a kind of rating of Russian weapons that scare the West the most. Anews offers a look at the 7 “most terrible” military developments created in Russia (according to American journalists).
Nuclear submarines
“In addition to the existing fourth generation, Russia is planning to release a new, fifth generation of submarines. Details about the new generation submarines have not yet been particularly disclosed, but it is known that Russia plans to equip the ships with underwater drones and other robotic equipment,” the publication writes.
RIA Novosti/Press service of OJSC PO Sevmash
It is worth noting that the magazine’s “concerns” about Russia’s creation of fifth-generation submarines are not groundless. In the spring of 2015, the start of work on the preparation of new generation ships was announced by the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Viktor Chirkov.
“We have formulated a task for the defense-industrial complex to create 5th generation nuclear submarines. This work is already underway. There will be no pauses in the development and design of new submarines,” the admiral said in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
Hypersonic missiles
Next on the list of “terrible developments” are hypersonic missiles, in particular the Yu-71 and BrahMos, developed by the Russian-Indian enterprise BrahMos Aerospace.
“Russia's hypersonic missile program has faced test failures, but it still has great potential. For example, the Yu-71 rocket will be able to fly at a speed of 7,000 miles per hour. Russia is also developing the BrahMos hypersonic cruise missile together with India,” the magazine notes.
RIA Novosti/Igor Russak
As for the BrahMos rocket mentioned by the magazine, according to the latest information from the manufacturer, it will see the light of day no earlier than in 6-7 years.
“Research work on this project is being carried out in India at the Indian Institute of Science and in Russia at the Moscow Aviation Institute. This new missile is envisioned as a revolutionary weapon capable of flying at very high speeds of Mach 5-7. The exact configuration of this system has not yet been determined,” BrahMos Aerospace CEO Sudhir Mishra told RIA Novosti at the MAKS-2015 air show.
Strategic bomber-missile carrier
“It is expected that the promising long-range aviation complex (PAK DA) will be able to fly over a distance of about 7,500 miles and lift about 30 tons,” writes We Are The Mighty about the new generation bomber being developed by Tupolev OJSC.
Automated electronic warfare complex "Leer-2", RIA Novosti/Vladimir Astapkovich
However, fears regarding PAK YES to the United States can be postponed for several years. The first flight of the bomber is planned only in 2019, and adoption in 2025. According to the terms of reference, the missile carrier must have low radar signature, as well as a fundamentally new sighting and navigation system. It is assumed that the PAK DA will outperform the current flagship of long-range aviation, the TU-160, in terms of payload.
At the end of 2014, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force Viktor Bondarev said that the new missile carrier would be subsonic.
“It is impossible to make a missile carrier invisible to radar and supersonic at the same time, so stealth is preferred. It will also be equipped with missiles with artificial intelligence,” Rossiyskaya Gazeta quotes the Colonel General as saying.
Electronic warfare equipment
“These systems should supposedly allow Russia to prevent any threats: from NATO ships to missiles. Electronic warfare systems can also provide support in breaking through the enemy’s defenses if Russia attacks someone,” the American publication argues.
As Acting Chief of Electronic Warfare Troops Yuri Lastochkin stated in mid-2014, over the past few years Russia has successfully completed state tests of 18 types of special-purpose equipment. According to the colonel, by 2020 in the Russian Federation the share of new equipment in electronic warfare troops will be up to 70%.
New air defense systems
“The S-300 system is in use right now, and Russia plans to launch new generations soon. So, the S-500, for example, will be able to hit from five to 10 ballistic missiles simultaneously,” writes We Are The Mighty.
RIA Novosti/Grigory Sysoev
At the beginning of this year, Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov told reporters that the time frame for creating the S-500 anti-aircraft missile system has not changed - completion of work is scheduled for 2017.
The system being developed represents a new generation of surface-to-air air defense systems. It is indeed capable of simultaneously hitting up to 10 supersonic ballistic targets (damage radius is 600 kilometers). According to experts, the S-500 will surpass in its characteristics the S-400 air defense system, as well as its American competitor Patriot PAC-3.
Laser weapons
“Russia claims that its laser program is on the same level as that of the United States. However, Russia keeps everything in the strictest confidence. It is assumed that Russian lasers are capable of hitting enemy vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles,” the American publication argues.
RIA Novosti/Sergei Pyatakov
However, the United States also prefers to remain silent about its laser developments, except when reporting on regular tests. For example, last year, US Navy Admiral Matthew Klander boasted to foreign journalists that testing of the latest laser weapons intended for use on ships had exceeded all expectations.
In response to this statement, former Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Army General Yuri Baluevsky, said that Russia is also developing laser weapons in parallel with the United States. In turn, military expert and editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine Igor Korotchenko added that “work on domestic laser weapons is being carried out without borrowing any imported components, assemblies or components.”
Aircraft carriers
“The prospects for the construction of a new Russian aircraft carrier are rather vague. But if the project is completed, its outcome will surpass the current Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov,” notes the American magazine.
RIA Novosti/Andrey Babushkin
It is assumed that the Russian Navy will receive a new aircraft carrier after 2030.
“The aircraft carrier planned for construction will be a fundamentally new warship of large displacement. The first aircraft carrier should be expected no earlier than the 30s, its creation has already been planned and will be completed within the appropriate time frame,” Viktor Bursuk, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy for Armaments, assured last year on the Ekho Moskvy radio.
Is Russia one step ahead?
Compared to American weapons, Russian models are easier to produce, cheaper and more accessible to end users. This statement was made at the beginning of August by the director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, Ruslan Pukhov. According to the analyst, this is very important, since in many states people who do not yet have higher education and special training are drafted into the army. The expert believes that not everyone is able to handle American weapons, which cannot be said about Russian ones.
“We joke about some Western designs: they are wonderful, but to work with them you need to graduate from Harvard. American fighters can be compared to Swiss watches, and Russian ones to tanks. What would you rather fight with: watches or tanks?” the expert told a Rossiyskaya Gazeta correspondent.
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The domestic military-industrial complex has made a leap forward, primarily thanks to a large-scale army rearmament program and the expansion of sales markets. But the war in Syria also played a role, during which some of the latest domestic developments were tested. What will the Russian army be able to boast of in the near future?
The state of science and high-tech industries in Russia has traditionally correlated with the state of the military-industrial complex, or in common parlance, the “defense industry.” In the twentieth century, the lion's share of domestic promising developments was carried out in the interests of the military and other security forces. On the one hand, this created the most powerful physical, technical and mathematical schools, supporting not only applied but also fundamental research. On the other hand, by the end of the 80s, a paradoxical situation had formed in the USSR: a country that had created highly complex space and nuclear technologies was unable to provide its population with a sufficient number of normal televisions and washing machines. The subsequent experiments in repurposing and dismantling defense research institutes and factories, purchasing ready-made foreign technologies led to where we started: you need to be able to do everything yourself, because there are sanctions and restrictions, and, on the contrary, there is no free world market.
“Planes scattering leaflets over enemy positions inviting them to surrender have received a high-tech competitor.”
The Russian civilian sector of the high-tech industry has still not gotten back on its feet, and in some places is more dead than alive. It is enough to look into any apartment and evaluate who and in what countries created the electrical and electronic household appliances there. Experiments in the spirit of “beating swords into plowshares” showed that Russian radar creators, in general, could not learn how to make, for example, microwave ovens, but they did not forget how to design radars, so innovative products of the Russian military-industrial complex continue to regularly come to the attention of international media and experts.
Within this framework, the main background remains the war in Syria, which is quite understandable. In addition to the fight against terrorist groups, it essentially serves as a giant testing ground for military developments, which, in general, is not hidden by the military leadership of the Russian Federation. Moreover, we are talking not just about testing in desert conditions, but also when interacting with unfriendly technologies of “Western partners”, directly or indirectly peeking out from behind the backs of local bearded men.
The list of new or deeply modernized Russian developments that have appeared in Syria is extensive - especially in terms of aviation and missile technology (taking into account the predominantly remote nature of the war). Firstly, this is combat aviation: the latest Su-35S, Su-30SM fighters, Su-34 fighter-bombers, Su-30 multi-role heavy fighters. Secondly, these are high-precision missiles Kh-101 and “Caliber” with their famous voyage from the Caspian Sea. However, if the creation of new aircraft and missiles is a traditionally strong area in the USSR and Russia, then, for example, combat robots are a relatively new global trend that has not escaped the Russian defense industry, and the matter is not limited to the noisily promoted cyborg.
In particular, in Syria (and before that in Chechnya and Ingushetia), the Uran-6 mine clearance robots were tested. This remote-controlled vehicle with a trawl system is capable of destroying ammunition located in the ground or initiating its detonation. In the SAR, it was actively used by sappers in Palmyra - judging by the footage of the explosions, the robot was not bored from the lack of tasks. In mid-January, the chief of the engineering troops of the RF Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Yuri Stavitsky, announced the following models being developed on the basis of the Uran based on the results of its field tests.
But if the robot sapper is an officially recognized device for supporting operations, then the picture of the use of fire support robots in the Russian Armed Forces is still based mainly on rumors. Russian and Western sources report the use of Russian offensive systems such as Argo and Platform-M. Such developments actually exist in the armed forces and are capable of both collecting information about the battlefield and destroying detected targets under the control of the operator. It was reported in the blogosphere that there was at least one fact of a “high-tech” assault on a fortified area by Russian robots together with Syrian infantry, Russian artillery support under the control of a UAV and general coordination through the Andromeda-D battlefield control system.
A trend close to robotization is the emergence in the Russian Army of a system for protecting objects made in the form of stationary and mobile combat platforms, specialized, for example, for the needs of the Strategic Missile Forces. Armed with automatic grenade launchers and machine guns, they can move out from protected cover to fire at detected saboteurs or move on the ground for the same purpose. Thus, the post of “man with a gun” will be further strengthened by an electronic armed assistant.
One cannot help but be happy for the Crimean developers of high-tech weapons, who are not sitting idle after the reunification of the peninsula with Russia. Thus, in the Sevastopol JSC Scientific and Technical Center Impulse-2, a universal remote-controlled autonomous combat module “Vikhr” has been created, which is being tested on a robotic combat platform on the BMP-3 chassis and other carriers.
An important component of the above-described means of high-tech power operations is the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). In this regard, the previous year was rich in announced developments. Progress with drones in Russia is especially obvious when compared with the situation of the five-day war in South Ossetia, after which the Russian Federation urgently purchased ready-made models and their production lines from Israel against the backdrop of a clear failure in its own developments. Eight years later, the picture is in some sense the opposite: Israeli air defense reports an unsuccessful attempt to destroy in its skies someone’s (the IDF hints whose) UAV that arrived from Syria - it survived a successive attack by two anti-aircraft missiles and an F-16 interceptor fighter. Another promising example of the use of drones is an attempt to pair them with tanks: developers from the Moscow Aviation Institute and Moscow State Technical University named after. Bauman created a device that flies 20–30 meters above the tank, receiving energy from it via a cable and transmitting information on board. This way the crew gets an overview of the battlefield and can quickly detect targets.
In the best traditions of the “shield and sword” fight in Russia, the evolution of electronic warfare (EW) systems continues. This also generally reflects the global trend towards transferring the confrontation to the field of digital technologies, to intercepting weapons control systems. It is worth noting at least two complexes that visited Syria.
The first of them is “Leer-3” - a hybrid technology of UAV and electronic warfare. Mobile systems are mounted on the basis of the Orlan-10 drone and an automobile control center and began operating in the military in 2015. In fact, they are able to imitate GSM base stations, suppressing and replacing cell towers, after which all calls and messages pass through completely controlled military equipment, becoming a valuable source of data for intelligence officers. In addition, subscribers in the Leer-3 coverage area receive SMS and audio messages, and in the near future they will also receive videos. Thus, the Russian military in Aleppo sent out messages to civilians about the location of exit corridors from the city and humanitarian aid distribution zones. Using a similar technology, militants received samples of requests for a truce from the Russian Armed Forces. Thus, the planes scattering leaflets over enemy positions asking them to surrender received a high-tech competitor. According to experts, in the future, drones will be able to create virtual mobile networks, even to the point of intercepting traffic control and calls from users’ smartphones.
The second electronic warfare system to become famous in Syria was Krasukha-4. It is designed to counter a wide range of airborne radars of enemy strike and reconnaissance aircraft. It is alleged that the system is capable of suppressing not only radar, but also radio control channels of UAVs, which makes the complex especially relevant in modern digital high-tech warfare.
The evolution of Russian military technologies is not only about combat robots, interception of information flows and other realities of digital war. At the moment, there is a subtle evolution in many areas, for example in such a specific industry as the fight against biological threats. In this area there are no such bright artifacts as automatic steel monsters rushing through the desert with grenade launchers, but there is much more. It is not for nothing that so much attention around the world is focused on outbreaks of epidemics, such as the Ebola or Zika viruses, about the contribution of Russian biologists to the fight against which the newspaper VZGLYAD.
Thus, as a result of the fight against the anthrax outbreak in Yamal, the “Modular complex for the analysis of pathogenic biological materials and decision support for operational groups of the Russian Ministry of Defense operating in biological emergencies” (MKA PBA) - or simply “Sych” - became known. In essence, this is a multifunctional autonomous biological laboratory on wheels, capable of moving into a biological emergency zone and quickly obtaining information about the pathogen. The key factor here is speed. Traditional methods of analyzing infections took from tens of hours to tens of days. Modern ones are based on PCR analysis, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and other express methods that allow obtaining data in almost real time. In the developed complex, all the necessary equipment is combined with microbiological protection boxes and placed on the chassis of standard KamAZ trucks. Before the Yamal incident, the PBA MCA was on duty, for example, in the area of the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. The RCBZ troops have similar new systems for radiation and chemical monitoring.
In fact, at the moment, the demonstration of the results of the return on investment made in the military and military-industrial complex in the period after 2008 continues. Indisputable is not only the fact of survival and preservation of domestic intellectual and industrial potential after the hard times of the 90s, but also its active evolution in recent years. Further trends can be judged from the publication of research results from such large structures as the Advanced Research Projects Foundation (analogous to DARPA in the USA), but also from developments from smaller, but non-trivially thinking “intellectual front fighters” from experimental “scientific companies”. And since the drift of military developments into the civilian sector is not only a conscious need, but also a goal formulated by the head of state, I would like to hope that in the foreseeable future we will see not only robotic sappers, but also, for example, original
The Russian military industry has always been at the forefront of the world. The development of the latest military weapons is the key to the country’s sovereignty, border security, and combat-ready army. Despite the active conversion of production, the power of Russian military production does not decrease. The reason for this is the active confrontation in the world community, in which the loss of basic combat technologies will lead to Russia being wiped off the face of the earth.
This self-propelled howitzer is designed to destroy armored vehicles, tank batteries, destroy test sites, and counter tactical nuclear weapons. Began operation in 2015. Weight 48 tons. The design is similar to the T-90 combat vehicle - the howitzer is divided into 3 compartments, the charge and shot are automatic, and there are grenade launchers on board.
A rifled howitzer-type gun of 152 mm caliber 2A88. Compared to other modifications, the firing range has increased to 70 km, and the ammunition capacity has increased by 20 rounds.
An air defense system that is capable of repelling ballistic missiles with a range of 2,500 kilometers, preventing threats from aircraft, reconnaissance and strike systems and cruise missiles.
The system simultaneously tracks 24 aerodynamic targets and 16 ballistic ones. It includes a command post, observation installations " Review-3" And " Ginger", launchers and loading installations. Expand " Antey» can be done in 5 minutes, which means high mobility and speed of response.
Ballistic three-stage missile, 12 meters long, 2 meters in diameter. These missiles are installed on submarines in the missile defense system. Weapons are currently being tested. The range reaches 9000 kilometers. Can carry up to 10 nuclear units. There have already been 26 rocket launches, 18 of which were successful.
A highly maneuverable fighter designed for one crew. Put into operation in 2014, the cost of one Su-35 unit is more than 2 billion rubles. At altitude it can reach a speed of 2500 km/h.
On board are air-to-surface and air-to-air missiles, as well as 150-round cannon equipment. These fighters participated in Syria as cover aircraft. The length of the fighter is about 22 meters, and the wingspan is around 15 meters.
The platform is presented by " Uralvagonzavod", is in the testing phase. The base has a 125-mm smoothbore cannon; the speed that the platform can reach on a highway is more than 75 kilometers. The platform is a universal vehicle, which, as the task is set, can be transformed into various weapons from a combat vehicle to artillery installations.
The number of options reaches 30! The Armata is equipped with an information system that monitors all processes in the vehicle, and when a breakdown occurs, the crew does nothing - the system analyzes and repairs it independently. The crew is in an armored capsule. Complex " Afghanit» carries out gun protection and reconnaissance.
The ship station performs a protective function at night and twilight. Thanks to light radiation, the enemy is unaware of the location of the ship, and the crew can carry out combat operations, landing on the shore, and reconnaissance forays. Thanks to its device, " Rook"can save the crew from targeted fire. The installation has no analogues in the entire military community.
4th place - Advanced Aviation Complex of Frontline Aviation (PAK FA)
Multi-role fighter, with a planned operational date of 2018. Most design details are classified. It is known that the PAK FA was created to replace the Su-27 currently in service.
The fighter is equipped with a 30-mm 9-A1-4071K air cannon and the latest N036 radar radio equipment. Squirrel" With a crew of 1 person, the fighter has a wingspan of 14 meters and a length of about 20 meters. The speed reached in the air is 2600 kilometers per hour.
3. T-14
A tank that is based on the platform " Armata" The vehicle simultaneously acts as fire correction, reconnaissance, and target targeting. This tank can distort its shape in enemy surveillance and reconnaissance systems. Equipped with " Afghanite» with super protection against anti-tank guns.
The tank's armor cannot be penetrated by modern missiles. Works at the tactical level, which is informed through a unified information support. At its base it has a smoothbore cannon and machine guns. It reaches a speed of 60 kilometers per hour on rough terrain, and the vehicle weighs about 48 tons.
The latest fifth-generation missile system is based on a heavy multi-stage intercontinental ballistic missile. The force of this missile's impact could wipe out a vast area the size of the state of Texas. One missile can carry 10-15 nuclear warheads. The warhead is so powerful that it is almost capable of entering a planetary circular orbit.
This aircraft is capable of reaching speeds of about 11,000 kilometers per hour. It is invulnerable to missile defense systems. They plan to use ICBMs on the Yu-71 base " Sarmat”, collectively this represents over the fifth generation. The device uses a gliding type of flight and is very maneuverable.
At the Yu-71 base, electronic warfare systems can be installed, which in a few minutes of flight of the device can disable all detection stations in the entire enemy state. Too few details about the device are still known, but it is already clear that this is a huge step in Russia’s armament.
The newest military of Russia, developed with the help of the most modern achievements of science. Technical characteristics, cost, comparison with foreign analogues and previous models.
The modern Russian Armed Forces are strikingly different from the army that existed in the 90s and early 2000s. Today, the Russian Armed Forces are receiving the most modern weapons. By 2020, the latest models of military equipment and weapons in the Russian army should make up at least 70%. According to experts, over 19 trillion rubles could be spent on modernizing the army. Such a huge amount is provided for by the new state program on military-technical priorities and armament of the Russian army.
Prospects for the latest secret weapons of the Russian army
Rearmament of the army is not only the supply of already created modern equipment to the troops. In Russia, fundamentally new weapons are constantly being developed, and decisions are being made on their maximum development. According to experts, in the next decade the Russian Air Force will receive the latest types of weapons:
- over 500 aircraft of various types;
- over 1000 helicopters of various types;
- over 200 of the latest air defense systems, which will be integrated into a unified aerospace defense system;
- the latest fifth generation fighters;
- upgraded and new ballistic missiles for nuclear deterrence;
- the latest types of precision weapons - a variety of bombs and missiles with the latest guidance systems;
- new types of anti-tank weapons and new generation air defense systems;
- new small arms.
Automated troop control systems will also receive additional development. Perhaps in the near future Russia will have a super weapon that works on new physical principles. Currently, scientific developments are underway to create this super weapon. At the moment it has a "secret" status. Also, developments to create air-launched hypersonic missiles do not stop. They should appear before 2020. Hypersonic missiles will exceed the speed of sound by about 6-8 times. The first types of hypersonic vehicles should appear no earlier than 2030.
New nuclear strategic missiles
The basis of Russia's shield is strategic nuclear weapons. Its main representatives are the heavy liquid-fuelled ICBMs Sotka and Voevoda. Their service life has already been extended three times. Today they are being replaced by the Topol and Topol-M missiles, and promising new generation nuclear weapons are and will continue to be supplied.
— a small-sized grenade launcher system with a reusable launcher and a single shot. This anti-tank weapon was developed by the Tula Instrument Design Bureau, created on the basis of the RPO-M flamethrower. The BUR MGK was first demonstrated at arms exhibitions in 2010. This anti-tank weapon was adopted by the army in 2014. It has been mass-produced since the same year.
RPG-32 Hashim
SVLK-14S
SVLK-14S is an ultra-precise sniper weapon that can effectively hit targets at a distance of 1.5-2 km. This small weapon was created by Vladislav Lobaev. His companies Design Bureau of Integrated Systems, Tsar Cannon and the Lobaev Arms brand are the first in Russia to develop and produce long-range and high-precision weapons, from the stock to the barrel. According to Lobaev, the main tasks of Lobaev Arms are divided equally - this is work with the law enforcement agencies of Russia and the commercial component.
The most powerful small arms in terms of effective firing range from Lobaev Arms is the SVLK-14S sniper rifle. Initially, the SVL rifle was designed to accurately hit a target at a distance of over 2000 meters.
The SVLK-14S rifle provides very high accuracy when shooting. This small weapon allows you to confidently hit targets at a distance of up to 2300 meters.
Sniper complex 6S8
The 6S8 sniper complex is the leader among Russian large-caliber rifles. The 6S8 sniper complex was created at the plant named after. Degtyareva. This rifle was created back in 1997, but for a long time, due to various reasons, it was not mass-produced and was not put into service. Nevertheless, having worked on the mistakes and collected all the developments from the previous 10 years, the Degtyarevites managed to achieve the adoption of this rifle for service. This happened in June 2013. The ASVK large-caliber sniper rifle was put into service under the designation 6S8 sniper complex.
The 6S8 sniper rifle is designed to solve special problems of defeating lightly armored and unarmored enemy equipment, including openly located manpower, including group and other targets at a distance of up to 1500 meters. The rifle can use a specially created 7N34 cartridge, as well as the entire range of standard 12.7x108 mm cartridges. This large-caliber sniper rifle is structurally made according to the bullpup design. This made it possible to reduce the weight and dimensions of the weapon, ensuring increased compactness and maneuverability. Overall, this sniper rifle turned out to be quite reliable and simple, which is incredibly important.
Russia's new surface-to-surface cruise missiles
- The BrahMos complex with the SK310 missile is an anti-ship cruise missile or a special cruise missile against ground targets. Work on the complex began in 1999 in related design bureaus (for example, NPO Iskra). The rocket model was first shown at the MAKS-2001 air show. Testing began in 2001, and mass production began in 2004. The complex was offered for export. In 2006, the BrahMos missile was adopted by India. Many of its characteristics are identical to those of the Onyx and Yakhont anti-ship missiles.
- The KTRV hypersonic missile is a project to create the latest hypersonic cruise missile. Work on its creation has been carried out by the Dubna division of the Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation (formerly the Rainbow ICB) since 2011. When creating a hypersonic missile, test results from the Kholod-2 research project will be used, as well as the experience of creating the hypersonic experimental vehicle Igla. In August 2013, it was reported that the TRV Corporation had created a hypersonic missile, but it only flies for a few seconds.
- BrahMos-II is a project for a new hypersonic missile. The development has been carried out by NPO Mashinostroeniya together with the Indian company DRDO since 2008. The work was planned to be completed in 5 years. The BrahMos-II hypersonic missile was supposed to have a speed of 5-7M. In 2013, exhibition photos of the rocket model appeared.
- Zircon-S is a missile system with a hypersonic missile. The development of the complex has been carried out by NPO Mashinostroeniya since 2011. In 2012, there was a hitch with the design of the rocket, but since 2013, work has continued. In 2019, work continues, issues of creating materials, technologies, demonstrators, as well as the concept of combat use of the latest hypersonic missile are being resolved.
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