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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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Three pairs of test parachutists of the Russian Ministry of Defense set a world record by jumping from a height of 10,120 meters using the Tandem-400 parachute systems developed by Rostec. The parachutists jumped from an An-72 aircraft, which was flying at a speed of 350 km/h. The temperature outside was minus 57 degrees Celsius, the testers spent 30 minutes in the air and successfully landed in a previously established square. The Tandem-400 parachute systems allow parachutists with no parachute training to parachute with an instructor, or are used to deliver cargo. The Tandem-400 parachute can also be used by the military, for example, to parachute a serviceman with an 82-mm mortar, which has already been done before. High-altitude parachuting allows parachuting in areas where groups with MANPADS are actively operating. The Tandem-400 tandem parachute system weighs 25 kg and can withstand a load of up to 225 kg.


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Footage of the targeting system of the Russian tracked robotic platform "Veles" in action. The ground drone "Veles" was developed by the design and production company "Novy Rubezh" from the city of Maykop. Earlier, we published spectacular footage of the ground drone-kamikaze "Mole", as it turned out now, this is also their product, it is already actively used by the Russian army. Currently, the robotic complex "Veles" is undergoing tests, the developers are testing automatic target recognition and tracking. Some samples have been transferred to the troops. The robot "Veles" can be equipped with PKM and PKT machine guns, an AGS-17 grenade launcher and an ATGM, and it can be equipped with a machine gun and an ATGM at the same time. Depending on the configuration, the robot "Veles" can also be used to deliver ammunition, provisions, evacuate the wounded. Installation and mine clearing. The robot is equipped with two cameras and a thermal imager. The robot is controlled by the operator using a joystick and an FPV helmet. "Robot Veles" has a good load capacity - up to 400 kilograms and develops a speed of up to 12 km / h. Other technical data and price are still unknown.


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As part of the missile firing exercises in the Mediterranean Sea, clear footage of the launch of the Russian hypersonic anti-ship missile Zircon was shown for the first time. The 3M22 Zircon missile was launched from the Project 22350 frigate Admiral Gorshkov. The range of the Zircon missile is estimated at 500 km at low altitude and up to 1000 km along a semi-ballistic trajectory. The flight speed is up to 11,025 km/h, and the missile slows down when approaching the target. Unlike the Kinzhal missiles, the Zircon missile can maintain hypersonic speed constantly. The Zircon missile has a stealth coating and maneuvers, the flight takes place on the cruising section at an altitude of 30 - 40 km. The warhead of the missile weighs about 300-400 kg. There are currently no analogues to the missile, except for the American X-51 missile, but it is still being developed and its flight speed is up to 8400 km/h. The expected price of the Zircon missile is about 10 million dollars.


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Footage of the Russian engineering vehicle IMR-2 mine clearing machine in action in the Kursk region of Russia. The IMR-2 mine clearing machine is designed to create column routes in difficult-to-pass areas for the advancement of troops, as well as to create passages in minefields. The Soviet army began using the IMR-2 mine clearing machine in 1980, and it is also used by other countries. The IMR-2 has proven to be highly effective and has been upgraded several times. It was also used to eliminate the consequences of the Chernobyl accident, as it has good radiation protection. The IMR-2 is based on the T-72 tank and can be equipped with bulldozer equipment, a telescopic boom with a grab-manipulator, a mine trawl, and mine clearing units. The IMR-2 can be equipped with an anti-nuclear protection system, a chemical reconnaissance device, an automatic fire extinguishing system, and it can move underwater. It is armed with a 7.62 mm PKT machine gun. The IMR-2 weighs 44.5 tons and is equipped with an 840 hp engine, allowing it to reach speeds of up to 59 km/h. The range on the highway is 500 km. The IMR-2 is controlled by two people.


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Official footage from the Ministry of Defense showing Russian FAB-250 bombs exploding. Three FAB-250 bombs with UMPK modules were dropped on a temporary deployment point for units of the Ukrainian National Guard in the town of Pravdovka. The bombs were presumably dropped by a Su-34 aircraft. FAB-250 M-62 high-explosive bombs were adopted by the USSR in 1962. The bomb weighs 227 kilograms and contains 100 kilograms of explosives. When dropped from an aircraft at a speed of 800-900 km/h and an altitude of 10,000 meters, the FAB-250 M-62 bomb with the UMPK module flies about 80 km. The radius of destruction of the FAB-250 M-62 bomb is up to 116 meters, the deviation from the target is up to 10 meters.


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How a river crossing is created, the pontoon park PPS 84 of Russia in the Kursk region. Servicemen of the engineering troops of Russia conducted exercises in the Kursk region, on the creation of a pontoon crossing across the river. Servicemen from start to finish showed how a pontoon crossing is created. When creating a crossing across the river, the Russian pontoon park PPS-84 is used. Each link of the crossing can withstand a weight of up to 22.5 tons, and in a coupling this figure increases proportionally to the number of links. From the links it is possible to create a river ferry up to 360 tons, the assembly time of which is 25 minutes.


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Russian military column in Syria with Tochka-U ballistic missiles. The video was filmed in Syria, in the area of the city of Ain Issa, the Kurdish zone, the area of the Sarrin air base. The Russian column also consisted of armored vehicles "Tiger", "Typhoon-K", "Spartak", 152-mm howitzers Msta-B, information about the equipment is on the channel.


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In Russia, a robotic platform "Venom-Totem" was developed for evacuating the wounded, as well as delivering supplies and ammunition to the military. The robotic platform "Venom-Totem" was created in Novosibirsk by the ROBCOM company. Initially, the unmanned platform "Venom-Totem" was developed for evacuating victims from emergency zones, but recently it has also been used by the troops. It is planned to transfer 50 more units to the troops in the near future. The "Venom-Totem" platform has an electric drive and is controlled remotely, it is capable of carrying a load of up to 500 kg. The platform speed is up to 5 km / h, the operating range is up to 200 meters. In the future, it is planned to create platforms that will be able to automatically load the bodies of the dead and remove them.


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Iran tests Russian Spartak VPK-Ural armored vehicles. Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian security forces, Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Radan familiarized himself with the Russian Spartak armored vehicle, also called VPK-Ural. The VPK-Ural armored vehicles are currently actively used by the Russian army. It is not yet clear whether Iran will purchase Spartak armored vehicles. Most likely, the Russian Spartak armored vehicles will be used in areas bordering Pakistan to reinforce Iranian border guard units.


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The first footage of the Russian Su-57 aircraft with a flat nozzle on its engines. The footage shows that the test Su-57 is equipped with only one new AL-51F1 engine with a flat nozzle, the second engine is the standard AL-41F1 power plant. The new Su-57 nozzle has four independently controlled flaps, two of which are designed for use in subsonic mode and two for supersonic flight. The flat nozzle is also installed on the US F-22, but it has only one thrust vector, while the Su-57 has a nozzle with an all-aspect thrust vector, which provides better maneuverability and better control of the aircraft. The design of the new nozzle allows for better cooling of the exhaust gases. This, in turn, reduces the infrared signature of the aircraft in the rear projection. It is worth noting that the "Flat" nozzle will reduce the thrust of the Su-57 to some extent, but it will improve the stealth characteristics from the rear projection of the aircraft. Currently, the Su-57 aircraft uses the first-stage AL-41F1 "Product 117" engine; Su-57s with second-stage AL-51F1 "Product 30" engines should be installed from 2025. The AL-51F1 has several non-afterburning modes, in which the fighter will operate at high supersonic speeds and will be less visible in the infrared range. An improved version of the fighter should be designated Su-57M. According to experts, the new engine will provide the Su-57 with the highest level of thrust among all fighters in the world currently in use.


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