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A homemade medical evacuation vehicle 502T will be received by Russian troops. The Russian Museum of Military History in the village of Padikovo showed a homemade medical evacuator created on the Izdeliya 502TB platform. The 502TB multi-purpose armored vehicle or universal tracked chassis was created on the basis of the BMP-3; on the 502TB Products platform it was planned to create command post and evacuation vehicles, as well as deploy electronic warfare systems. But developments based on the 502TB chassis were not accepted by the Russian Ministry of Defense and were not further developed. The Museum of Military History in the village of Padikovo bought old cars and created a homemade medical tow truck 502TB on their basis; officially the car does not have its own index. The vehicles were restored with funds from the museum and private investors and will be shown at the parade on May 9, after which they will be sent for trial operation to some units of the Russian troops. The 502T medical evacuation vehicle has a crew of two people, and the vehicle is capable of transporting up to four wounded people.

 

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The Russian army has begun to use small tankers. The cars are based on the Chinese Desertcross buggy, the UAZ Profi car and a motorcycle. Small tankers are designed for use in hazardous locations and where large volumes of fuel are not needed. Fuel tankers always accompany crews with portable electronic warfare systems. The fuel tanker based on the UAZ “Profi” is equipped with a capacity of up to 1,500 liters and has a high-performance pumping system. This volume is enough to fully refuel two or three infantry fighting vehicles. To protect the container from loss of fuel and from shelling, it is covered with a special anti-fragmentation blanket. The Desertcross buggy has a trailer with a fuel tank; the fuel refueling system at its base allows simultaneous refueling of several pieces of equipment.

 

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Rare footage of the launch of the Russian X-32 cruise missile from a Tu-22M3 aircraft. The Kh-32 missile is made in the body of the Kh-22 missile and was put into service in 2016, developed by the Raduga ICB. The Kh-22 missile is designed to destroy ships, but the new Kh-32 can also hit ground targets. The Kh-32 missile rises to a height of up to 40 kilometers and at the final stage dives vertically onto the target, which makes it difficult to hit by air defense systems. The X-32 missile received a new liquid engine, digital equipment and an active-passive radar and electronic warfare systems protected from interference. The missile uses anti-aircraft maneuvers, sees the terrain and thereby determines its location. The radar acquisition range of the missile seeker is up to 300 km, the flight range is up to 1000 km at a speed of up to 5400 km/h. The probability of hitting the target is about 82%. The weight of the warhead of the Kh-22 missile is 960 kg, the weight of the warhead of the Kh-32 missile has not been officially reported, approximately 500 kilograms. The cost of the Kh-32 and Kh-22 missiles is supposedly about 500 thousand dollars.

 

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Footage of the Russian Ka-52 helicopter piloting at ultra-low altitude. Judging by the instruments, the helicopter flies at a height of 2-3 meters with a speed of about 220 km/h. When flying at extremely low altitudes, it is necessary to continuously maintain visual orientation and constantly monitor the earth's surface and obstacles on it, which practically eliminates the possibility of using counting and measuring instruments.

 

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Against the backdrop of news about the appointment of Andrei Belousov as Russian Minister of Defense, details have become known about the degree of localization of drone production in Russia. Despite the fact that they began to talk about the importance of developing the production of drones back in 2020 and began to intensively create production facilities for the production of components, the degree of localization of their production for 2023 is still low. Details in the video.

 

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Test footage of a Russian homemade maritime drone. The drone was created by the team of the channel “There Beyond the Fogs”, it is assembled in one workshop in the Tula region with the support of the local government, the name of the drone and the model index are not reported. The marine drone is equipped with modern satellite navigation modules, as well as an inertial navigation system based on compass deviation. It is not reported whether weapons can be mounted on the drone, but it can be equipped with 250 kilograms of explosives, in TNT equivalent, with the possibility of increasing to 350 kilograms. The unmanned boat is equipped with an internal combustion engine and has a range of up to 250 km; it is possible to install additional fuel tanks. The price of the drone is unknown

 

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An attachment for the Russian GP-25 grenade launcher, designed to destroy drones. Russian gunsmiths have developed a device for the GP-25 Koster under-barrel grenade launcher that allows you to effectively hit drones at close range.
The extension insert is inserted into the grenade launcher and is designed for a 12-gauge hunting cartridge loaded with buckshot. The device can be used with Kalashnikov assault rifle grenade launchers with a caliber of 5.45 mm and 7.62 mm; when used, the effective range of destruction of drones can reach up to 50 meters.
The grenade launcher insert allows you to successfully hit FPV drones at close range and eliminates the need to carry an additional shotgun

 

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Exercises of the Russian Pacific Fleet, repelling an attack by UAVs and sea drones. Fifteen ships of the Russian Pacific Fleet conducted an exercise to combat unmanned boats and UAVs in Peter the Great Bay. In the exercises, a Russian experimental naval aviation UAV was used as a mock enemy, which can take off and land on the helicopter deck of a ship. UAVs and unmanned boats simulating naval drones were hit from standard AK-630 and AK-630M anti-aircraft artillery systems, as well as from Kord and DShK heavy machine guns. It is worth noting that it would be more expedient to conduct the exercises at night, since ships are most vulnerable at this time of day. The corvettes “Sovershenny”, “Gromky” and “Rezkiy”, the large anti-submarine ship “Admiral Panteleev”, large landing ships, small anti-submarine ships and other ships of the Pacific Fleet took part in the exercise to repel attacks by unmanned vehicles.

 

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A Mi-35 helicopter attacks a Ukrainian MAGURA naval drone with a GSh-23L cannon. Footage of the attack of the Russian Mi-35M helicopter on the Ukrainian maritime drone MAGURA V5, technical information about the drone is on the channel. The Mi-35M helicopter fires at the drone from an NPPU-23 installation with a GSh-23L double-barreled aircraft cannon with a 23 mm caliber. The GSh-23L aviation cannon is liquid-cooled, which allows firing in long bursts without high-speed air flow blowing onto the gun; the GSh-23L's rate of fire is 3,400 rounds per minute. Reportedly, a total of 15 maritime drones were destroyed in the Black Sea, but only one was shown on video.

 

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The Russian Tula Research and Production Association "Strela" has developed the kamikaze drone "Strela", it is already in the Russian troops. Thanks to its foldable design, the drone can be transported already charged and ready for use. The drone can overcome electronic warfare systems. The maximum flight range of a drone with a combat load of 3 kg is about 35 km; tests have already confirmed the drone’s operating distance of up to 24 km. The drone is equipped with a remote charge activation system. The drone can also be launched by hand if the charge weight does not exceed 1.5 kg. When using a drone as a reconnaissance aircraft, the flight time is about 1.5 hours. The weight of the Strela UAV in ready-to-use form is up to 7 kg, the price is not reported.

 

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Testing of Russian cartridges against drones with caliber 12/70 "Interception" of the Tekhkrim company. The Russian company Tekhkrim presented new “Interception” cartridges designed to intercept drones. The tests were shown by journalist Alexander Rogatkin. Anti-drone cartridge 12/70 caliber, has 6 lead segments connected by Kevlar thread, the cartridge device is on the screen. When firing this cartridge, a strong Kevlar thread is revealed, which, when it hits a target, instantly gets tangled in the drone and disables it. The maximum diameter of the opened net of the Intercept cartridge is one meter; the net opens completely at a distance of 15-20 meters from the barrel cut. This solution will be especially effective against FPV drones, which have begun to attack infantry. According to the manufacturer, the effective firing range of the cartridge is up to 100 meters. Details in the video. The shooting distance for drones is 20-30 meters.