Russian Armed Forces

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Close-up footage of the Russian Gerbera drone has suddenly appeared in Belarus, according to some media, Bryansk region. The Russian Gerbera drone reportedly landed in a field. The video shows combine operators, presumably from Belarus, trying to start the UAV's engine. This is currently the only close-up footage of the Gerbera UAV, which is actively used by the Russian army.


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Russian troops have received the Chernika UAV, about 4,500 drones have been delivered since 2022, but they have only been reported now. The Chernika drone is made as a flying wing UAV, and is manufactured by the Innovative Technologies Corporation. There are two versions, the Chernika-1 UAV and the larger Chernika-2 UAV, with a wingspan of 2.2 meters. According to military personnel, the Chernika-2 UAV has proven itself well. The Chernika-1 drone is equipped with a 0.7 kg warhead, with the ability to activate after a specified time, the Chernika-2 UAV in a modernized version has a 3.5 kg warhead. Both drones are resistant to electronic warfare. The Chernika-2 UAV is designed to destroy buildings, dugouts, equipment, and enemy manpower. Usually, the drone automatically goes to the target at the specified coordinates, and at the end, the operator controls the drone's operation. The flight range of the UAV "Chernika-2", under good conditions, can reach 100 km, UAV "Chernika-1" up to 80 km, how this is implemented is unclear. The flight altitude of the UAV "Chernika-2" with a maximum load is up to 1 km, the flight time is up to 1.5 hours, without a load up to 2 hours. The flight speed reaches 60 km / h. Both models of drones are launched by hand or catapult, the price is not reported. The drone body was most likely copied.


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The Russian company Resource Capital has developed the Argus system for intercepting video from unmanned aerial vehicles. The complex will be handed over to the Russian troops for testing. The Argus complex consists of a receiver unit with antennas and a laptop. The Argus complex scans the frequency range and emits an audio signal when a video signal from a drone is detected. As is known, drone frequencies are changed; to quickly change the frequency of the Argus complex, it is equipped with easily removable receivers. This method allows you to quickly reconfigure the operation of the complex without reprogramming it. Currently, the Argus complex can work with four receivers. Intercepting a drone's video signal gives military personnel the opportunity to prepare to repel an attack and neutralize the drone in time. The device can be installed on buildings or various equipment. Technical details are not provided.


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Modernized individual food rations for soldiers have been delivered to units of the Russian troops for testing. The main changes in army dry rations are the improved range, the products in the individual food rations for soldiers have become more caloric, and soft plastic packaging has been introduced. Plastic has been introduced to enable the airdrop of dry rations from drones.

The main innovation is that the new dry ration includes a flameless portable chemical heater RPB-A. The flameless food heater RPB-A reduces the risk of detection of soldiers by drones equipped with thermal imagers. The portable chemical heater RPB-A works like this. To heat up food, first open the package and place a sealed bag of food in it. Then add about 100 g of water to the bag and close the bag with adhesive tape. The chemical reaction begins immediately, after 5 minutes the bag of food heats up to about 60-65 ° C. New food rations will be issued to military personnel who perform various tasks in places where it is difficult to organize hot meals.


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Another 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. In the 3rd episode of the "Rembat" project, an episode of replacing the barrel of the Russian 152-mm self-propelled howitzer 2S3 "Acacia" is shown, these SPGs are also used by the Ukrainian army. The SPG "Acacia" was delivered to the repair units completely serviceable, except for a tiny, non-through damage to the base of the barrel. Despite the seemingly minor malfunction, the damage cannot be welded and the SPG will have its barrel replaced.


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