Russian Armed Forces

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The Russian Navy has begun conducting a large-scale strategic command and staff exercise, Okean-2024, which will last until September 16. The military exercises will be held in the Pacific Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Caspian Sea, and the Baltic Sea. All Russian fleets, including the Caspian Flotilla, will take part in the exercises. Ships of the Chinese Navy will also participate in the exercises with the Russian fleet in the Pacific Ocean. Four warships and a supply vessel are participating from the People's Liberation Army Navy of China. Ships of the Russian and Chinese Navy met in the waters of the northern part of Peter the Great Bay. The exercise will be conducted in a bilateral format, and Admiral Alexander Moiseyev, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, will lead the exercise. Task forces of military command bodies and military contingents from foreign partner states of the Russian Federation have also been invited to participate in the exercise. All weapons will be used, including hypersonic missiles. The exercises involve more than 400 warships, submarines and auxiliary fleet support vessels. More than 120 naval aircraft and helicopters, about 7,000 units of weapons, military and special equipment, as well as more than 90,000 personnel. The tasks of the Ocean-2024 exercises include checking the readiness of the commanders of the Navy formations and units to lead units, solve non-standard tasks, and comprehensively use high-precision weapons and modern equipment. In addition, the command will have to expand interaction with the fleets of partner countries for joint work.


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As part of the military exercises "Ocean-2024", footage of the launch of Russian cruise missiles "Kalibr" by the frigate "Admiral Golovko" of Project 22350 of the Northern Fleet of Russia was published. The flight range of the missiles "Kalibr", depending on the modification, is from 300 to 2500 km, it is worth noting that the data on them varies. Work is currently underway on the missiles "Kalibr-M", which will have a flight range of 4500 km and will be able to overcome missile defense and electronic warfare zones. The ship complex of the frigate "Admiral Golovko" can have up to 16 missiles "Kalibr".


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Another batch of fifth-generation Su-57 and Su-35S aircraft has been delivered to the Russian Air Force. The number of aircraft is not reported. It also became known that as part of the expansion of production capacity, to increase the production volumes of fifth-generation aircraft, the construction of an additional workshop has begun, where Su-57 systems will be tested. Previously, work was completed to expand the flight test station. Today, the Su-57 is considered the most modern frontline aviation aircraft


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The Russian army has started using FPV drones with thermite ammunition in Ukraine. Similar drones were previously spotted in the Ukrainian army. The composition of the thermal mixture is unknown, but Ukrainian drones use the ZAB-2.5P incendiary element from the Soviet incendiary bomb cassettes of the RBK ZAB series. Most likely, the Russian drone also has an incendiary element from a similar series. The incendiary elements of the ZAB-2.5 series are capable of burning through up to 5 mm of steel. Technical details of the FPV drones are not reported.


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As part of the military exercises "Ocean-2024", the Russian Ministry of Defense, for the first time showed the interception of the Russian anti-ship missile P-270 "Moskit", which was used as a target. Fire was conducted on the missile Kh-41/P-270 from the SAM "Redut", installed on the Russian corvette of Project 20380. The anti-ship missile P-270 "Moskit" was shot down by the anti-aircraft missile 9M96D at an altitude of about 20 meters. The anti-ship missile Kh-41/P-270 is quite a difficult target, its speed can reach 3460 km/h, which is 2.5 times faster than all currently used NATO anti-ship missiles, in addition, it can perform anti-aircraft maneuvers.


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Footage of a Russian underground military base in the Kherson region. The base is used for re-equipping, retraining and combat training of personnel of the Dnipro group of troops. The base is reportedly located at a depth of about 8 meters, it is camouflaged and almost impossible to detect from drones and satellites. There are rest areas for soldiers, classrooms, a weapons room, a utility room, a bathhouse, a shower, a kitchen, a canteen, storage and living quarters. The main purpose of the base is to restore the combat capability of units that have been on the front lines for a long time.


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An episode from the Russian film "Rembat", which tells about the work of servicemen of the repair units of the Russian army. You can find the full video online. The video shows the Russian T-90M "Proryv" tank and the replacement of the tank's turret. The video shows the removal of the turret from the T-90M "Proryv" tank, its chassis was damaged, and the installation of the turret on another tank, with an intact chassis. The operation to replace the turret is carried out in field conditions, which is quite difficult, usually this is done at the factory.


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Episode with the modernized 152-mm Russian Msta-SM self-propelled gun. The Msta-SM self-propelled gun was equipped with additional protection against drones, whether this was a factory or homemade version is unknown.


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As part of the Russian exercise "Ocean-2024", sailors of the Caspian flotilla repelled an attack by a simulated enemy on an oil rig in the Caspian Sea. Russian combat swimmers and reconnaissance divers, from the detachment of underwater sabotage forces and means (PDSS), conducted reconnaissance near the strategic facility and ensured safe approach to it for the assault group to take control of the facility


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The new Pantsir-SMD-E air defense system was presented in Russia. Unlike the well-known Pantsir air defense missile and gun system, there are no 30-mm automatic cannons now. The Pantsir-SMD-E air defense system is a short-range air defense system, and is now also designed to combat UAVs, including massive air raids. The Pantsir-SMD-E air defense system was shown as a separate combat module, which can be mounted on different chassis or stationary objects. The Pantsir-SMD-E air defense system consists of a surveillance radar, a multifunctional phased radar, and an electro-optical system.

The air defense system can detect targets with an effective dispersion area of less than one square meter at a range of up to 40 km, while it can track up to 40 targets, whether it fully detects FPV drones is unknown. The Pantsir-SMD-E air defense system is equipped with two types of missiles. The 57E6E missile with a radio command control system, the range of target destruction from 1200 to 20000 meters, the altitude of target destruction from 15 meters to 15 km. The probability of hitting the target from 0.7 to 0.9. And the TKB-1055 mini missile designed to intercept drones, 4 missiles of this type can be placed in the TKB-1056 container. The TKB-1055 missile can destroy targets at a range of 500 to 7000 meters and an altitude of 15 to 5000 meters. The Pantsir-SMD-E air defense system can be equipped with a combination of 12 57E6E missiles or 48 TKB-1055 missiles.


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