Russian Armed Forces

[The Armchair Soldier]

Saw this tweeted today by the BBC's Mark Urban, but I can't find any other source for it.

A Russian jet on exercise has apparently been photographed with "to Berlin" written on one of its bombs:

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Russian Navy Naval Aviation to Receive More than 50 New Sukhoi Su-30SM by 2020

"Su-30SM entered operational service with the naval aviation of Russian Navy in July 2014. Last year the Navy Naval aviation has inducted three Su-30SM, two more aircraft entered service on August 17 this year, three more will enter service in September and October 2015. It is planned that by 2020 Naval aviation of the Russian Navy will receive more than 50 Su-30SM" told Major General Igor Kozhin to RIA Novosti.

According to Kozhin, the procurement of Su-30SM will significantly enhance the ability of the Russian naval aviation groups. "With their great range, their air-refueling ability, their ability to deal with high-precision weapons for AAW, ASuW and air to ground, these Su-30SM fullfil the needs of naval aviation of the Russian Navy," - he said.

http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph ... ew&id=3027

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We'll have to see if all these "major" announcements by Russian Officials do happen in the end

Russian Navy to Form Second Aircraft Carrier Aviation Regiment with MiG-29K/KUB

According to Kozhin, the Russian Navy decided to organize a new carrier based fighter wing consisting of 24 new MiG-29K (single seat) and MiG-29KUB (dual seat) multirole fighter aircraft. It is expected that the formation of the new regiment will be completed by the end of 2015. Kozhin said that at this point the manufacturer Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG (RAC "MiG") is to perform the final delivery of dozens of MiG-29K for an existing contract for these fighters.

http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph ... ew&id=3042

[GibMariner]

Improved Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine Novorossiysk at Ceuta

http://www.ceutaldia.com/content/view/109016/1/

From Google translate - hence some erros:

The port of Ceuta has received early in the morning of Tuesday 'Novorossiysk', the first submarine of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea Navy equipped with 'stealth' technology, which makes it almost invisible to radar.

The plane, with 76 meters high, 11 loam and 7 draft, according sources have pointed port Ceutaldia.com, it was launched in late 2013 in the Admiraltéiskie shipyards, in St. Petersburg in western Russia.

The submersible part of the Improved Kilo class and has a capacity of as high hidden from military radars NATO defined as the "black holes of the ocean".

The 'Novorossiysk', whose construction began in August 2010, became its launch in Varshavianka flagship program, also known as Improved Kilo class in NATO terminology. The submarines of this class are able to detect a target at distances up to three or four times those who need submersible analogues in other countries, according to the Russian Navy.

[Pseudo]

Russian Navy Naval Aviation to Receive More than 50 New Sukhoi Su-30SM by 2020

Would it be too cynical for me to think that this might suggest that the PAK FA isn't anywhere near prime time and is probably going to be unaffordable for Russia in substantial numbers.

[ArmChairCivvy]

10 km sounds a little short as the range for artillery spotting, but the direction of travel is the right one: lots of UAVs and small enough to make them cheap/expendable:

http://www.armyrecognition.com/august_2 ... 08152.html

[GastonGlocker]

YAK-130:

http://warisboring.com/articles/this-ti ... f-weapons/

[Tiny Toy]

Now that the French government has finally managed to agree with Russia on the dissolution of the Mistral contract, Russia has another problem: what to do with the helicopters that were supposed to fly from them.

The Ka-52Ks were constructed specifically to fly from a Mistral class platform. Likewise the Mistrals were built to Russian specifications including GLONASS, encryption systems, radar, and a double hull to cope with arctic temperatures. So the solution seems obvious: whoever the French can sell the Mistrals to now, should probably buy the helos as well. Ironically this means that the French and the Russians have to work even more closely together to try to seal a joint sale to a third party.

[Pseudo]

Now that the French government has finally managed to agree with Russia on the dissolution of the Mistral contract, Russia has another problem: what to do with the helicopters that were supposed to fly from them.

The Ka-52Ks were constructed specifically to fly from a Mistral class platform. Likewise the Mistrals were built to Russian specifications including GLONASS, encryption systems, radar, and a double hull to cope with arctic temperatures. So the solution seems obvious: whoever the French can sell the Mistrals to now, should probably buy the helos as well. Ironically this means that the French and the Russians have to work even more closely together to try to seal a joint sale to a third party.

I've seen it claimed by Russian sources that they are funding Egypt's purchase of a Mistral in return for Egypt purchasing an undisclosed number of Ka-52's. If true it would solve the problem of what to do with the helicopters and then some.

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[~UNiOnJaCk~]

Training or real world?

http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/country/ ... 159@egNews

Russia has put a lot of units on military readiness alerts. Is Russia creating a lot of noise in order to distract from its true motives?

Putin has stated that it would be "premature" to discuss Russia's military involvement in Syria.

The article seems to state "The Airborne division has been alerted in the course of the unexpected combat readiness inspection of the units of Central MD..." which i assumed to mean a spot drill. It isn't particularly clear though.

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[ArmChairCivvy]

Now that the French government has finally managed to agree with Russia on the dissolution of the Mistral contract, Russia has another problem: what to do with the helicopters that were supposed to fly from them.

The Ka-52Ks were constructed specifically to fly from a Mistral class platform. Likewise the Mistrals were built to Russian specifications including GLONASS, encryption systems, radar, and a double hull to cope with arctic temperatures. So the solution seems obvious: whoever the French can sell the Mistrals to now, should probably buy the helos as well. Ironically this means that the French and the Russians have to work even more closely together to try to seal a joint sale to a third party.

I've seen it claimed by Russian sources that they are funding Egypt's purchase of a Mistral in return for Egypt purchasing an undisclosed number of Ka-52's. If true it would solve the problem of what to do with the helicopters and then some.

Are you sure it is for the ship, rather than just the helos [component];sometimes the translations are unclear "by design"?

[Pseudo]

Are you sure it is for the ship, rather than just the helos [component];sometimes the translations are unclear "by design"?

I can't find the article, but I'm pretty sure that it was fairly specific in it being an unnamed Russian government figure saying that they would be providing the financing for Egypt's Mistral in return for Egypt purchasing an undisclosed number of Ka-52's with the reasoning that repayment through purchasing the helicopters would secure jobs and taxes etc. for Russia. I can't speak as to whether the article misunderstood whatever was said though.

[Halidon]

I'm a bit skeptical of that report, it seems like someone in Russia's state media machine saw the reports of Saudi King Salman offering to fund Egypt's purchase of a Mistral and decided to put out a "hey we can do that too!" story. Could be wrong of course, will just have to wait and see.

[Pseudo]

I'm a bit skeptical of that report, it seems like someone in Russia's state media machine saw the reports of Saudi King Salman offering to fund Egypt's purchase of a Mistral and decided to put out a "hey we can do that too!" story. Could be wrong of course, will just have to wait and see.

I'm equally skeptical, I think I might have mentioned something about it possibly just being Russia trying to piss on everyone's parade when I first brought it up. Nevertheless, the claim has been made.

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Win win win deal it seems (for Egypt, France and Russia)

Russia to Supply Egypt with Helicopters and Equipment Worth Over $1 bln to Equip Mistrals - TASS

Russia is planning to supply the equipment and helicopters for the Mistral amphibious assault ships that Egypt is buying from France, and the value of the deal may exceed $12 billion, Sergei Ivanov, the Russian president’s chief of staff, told journalists on Monday.

http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph ... ew&id=3176

Saturn Starts Making All Russian Propulsion Plants for 2 Project 22350 Adm Gorshkov-Class Frigates

Russian manufacturer Saturn, a subsidiary of the United Engine Corporation, started manufacturing all-Russian propulsion plants for the Project 22350 Admiral Gorshkov-class frigates, a Saturn employee told TASS on Monday. "We have launched the production of four M55R diesel/gas-turbine propulsion plants to power the two in-construction Project 22350 frigates serialed 923 and 924 (Admiral Golovko and Admiral Isakov respectively)," the source said.

http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph ... ew&id=3175

[seaspear]

I can understand the helicopters but the other equipment like sensors and communications or anything else could surely be procured elsewhere that would be in line with other Egyptian forces equipment

[ArmChairCivvy]

Other than landing troops (vertically included), the main "weapon" of those ships is the air wing (helicopters). So having comms (if not necessarily sensors) already integrated with the helos is the only way to make them operational quickly.

The Saudis would not be payrolling this exercse if they didn't have the expectation (promise?) that those ships will intervene at the southern end of the Red Sea, at least in exremis.

[GastonGlocker]

Russia has a large garrison in the former Soviet republic of Tajikistan as it fears the next Jihad will be from Afghanistan.

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isis-t ... an-n445136

It's never done...interesting times we are in

[ArmChairCivvy]

150 lucky guys will get to spend time all year round in the new air surveillance and defence base here:
http://yle.fi/uutiset/venaja_rakentanut ... le/8396356
on the westernmost (closest to Svalbard) island, coloured on the detail map