Russian Airborne Troops (VDV) News:

Some new details about the program of creation of armored K4386 "Typhoon-VDV"



http://bmpd.livejournal.com/2175630.html

George1 wrote:Some new details about the program of creation of armored K4386 "Typhoon-VDV"



http://bmpd.livejournal.com/2175630.html

with class of 11ton can it replace BTRs?

it looks more like an armored reconnaissance vehicle

GunshipDemocracy wrote:

George1 wrote:Some new details about the program of creation of armored K4386 "Typhoon-VDV"



http://bmpd.livejournal.com/2175630.html

with class of 11ton can it replace BTRs?

What??

Got any rear pics, so we can see whether it's amphibious or not?

franco wrote:See the link on post 216? above.

I don't see it, propeller, pump-jet, nada.

Damn... RIP.

One i could understand, but 3, that's odd, was this a winter exercise, rough river or do Paratrooper not have army knives??

AlfaT8 wrote:One i could understand, but 3, that's odd, was this a winter exercise, rough river or do Paratrooper not have army knives??

Yeah they do. Must have been a freak accident.

There was planned to be the Mi-40 which was supposed to be an Mi-24 like Hind version of the Mi-28 Havoc helo...

I would say that the potential is there... perhaps a modular armoured vehicle with an armoured capsule for troops that when fitted to an armoured chassis can drive around the battlefield like an IFV, but can also be detached and picked up by a super Ka-226T like aircraft and flown around the battlefield...

Not impossible.

The problem is that the engine for an IFV would not be suitable for a helicopter and vice versa, so the sensible thing would be to develop a crew capsule that was armoured to a degree that protected the soldiers inside.

Once you have that armoured capsule then dropping that into a land vehicle with tracks and heavy armament (IFV) or wheels and light armament (APC) or attaching it to the rear of a medium transport helicopter type (Something like a Mi-38 but built like a Ka-226T with a modular rear compartment but external light armour and armament).

Fit the transport helo with corner turrets mounting twin barrel 23mm cannon and 40mm auto grenade launchers, plus a few wing mounted heavy rocket pods and you have a system that can transport troops or clear ground for an assault...

Note where weight is an issue... ie the helicopter then the aircraft component will be made as light as possible, but in the role of IFV or APC the vehicle part can have extra layers of armour protection and active defence components that the capsule attached to the helo might not have.... to keep down weight.

Volgograd Tractor Plant from Russia started the development of new BMD-5 airborne tracked IFV.

The Russian Company Volgograd Tractor Plant has started the development of a new tracked airborne armoured infantry fighting vehicle called BMD-5. This vehicle will be a full new design and will have a different layout from the previous generation of airborne armoured vehicles IFVs (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) as the BMD-1, BMD-2, BMD-3, BMD-4, and the latest variant, the BMD-4M.


The proposed layout for the new BMD-5 places the crew in the chassis of the vehicle behind the engine transmission compartment, which provides additional protection, he added, noting that the designs also provided for additional interior space for the crew and an enlarged hatch for easier troop deployment.

For the old generation of BMD airborne armoured vehicle, the engine is located at the rear of the vehicle, for the BMD-5 the engine is at the front to increase the internal space of the troops compartment at the rear of the chassis.

The BMD-5 will be fitted with a remotely operated weapon station armed with one 100mm caliber gun, coupled to a 30mm cannon and a 7.62mm PKT coaxial machine gun mounted to the right of the main armament. The 100mm gun is also able to fire 9M117 Bastion (AT-12 Stabber) anti-tank guided missiles.

In September 2015, Volgograd Tractor Plant has presented the BMP-3 Dragoon fitted with a remotely operated weapon station at RAE (Russian Arms Expo), the BMD-5 could be equipped with a turret similar to the Dragoon vehicle.

A power-operated hydraulic ramp will be fitted at the rear of the troops compartment to offer more protection for the paratroopers when entering and leaving the vehicle. The ramp has also a manual door in case of failure of tha main system. For the previous versions of BMD vehicles, the soldiers leave and enter in the vehicle from roof hatches.

The BMD-5 standard equipment will include a new computerized fire control system (FCS) Vityaz to increase accuracy and hit probability against static and moving targets. The Vityaz FCS is jamming-resistant.


Source: http://www.armyrecognition.com/weapons_defence_industry_military_technology_uk/volgograd_tractor_plant_from_russia_started_the_development_of_new_bmd-5_airborne_tracked_ifv_11501173.html

I would expect it will be influenced by the Kurganets tracked armoured vehicle which also has remote turrets and a front mounted engine... that has already been developed...

Russia’s Airborne Force to take part in international drills this year

Six exercises will be held outside Russia: on the territory of Armenia, in Nicaragua and Belarus

PSKOV, March 1. /TASS/.Russia’s Airborne Force will take part in nine international drills this year, including six exercises outside the country, Airborne Force Commander Colonel-General Andrei Serdyukov said on Wednesday.

"In 2017, Airborne Force units will take part in nine joint exercises with units of the armed forces of foreign states in compliance with a plan of the Russian Defense Ministry’s international activity. Six exercises will be held outside our country: on the territory of Armenia within the framework of the CSTO [Collective Security Treaty Organization], and also in Nicaragua and Belarus," the general said.

In Russia, the Airborne Force is expected to participate in two joint drills: one with the Belarusian Special Operations Forces and the other with servicemen of Egypt, the commander said.

An active phase of the joint drills of the Russian Airborne Force and the Belarusian Special Operations Forces has begun in the Pskov Region in northwest Russia on Wednesday.

The drills involve over 1,000 troops and aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Force, including Kamov Ka-52 attack helicopters and Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jets. The drills will come to a close on March 4.


More:
http://tass.com/defense/933426

Separate tank companies in the Airborne Forces

December 1, 2016 in two assault divisions (7th and 76th) and four landing and assault brigades (11th, 31st, 56th and 83rd) of the Airborne Troops of the Russian Federation formed separate tank Companies. The T-72B3 tanks were delivered to the units.

A fragment of the program "Rota up!" March 2, 2017 TV channel OTV Primorye on the selection of tank biathlon competitions among the parts of the Eastern Military District, where the crew of the tank company of the 83rd Airborne Assault Brigade of the Airborne Troops for the first time participates. Company received tanks T-72B3 in January 2017.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9odytjoxJI

http://bmpd.livejournal.com/2502359.html


franco from now we count also the tanks of VDV tank companies!

George1 wrote:Separate tank companies in the Airborne Forces

December 1, 2016 in two assault divisions (7th and 76th) and four landing and assault brigades (11th, 31st, 56th and 83rd) of the Airborne Troops of the Russian Federation formed separate tank Companies. The T-72B3 tanks were delivered to the units.

A fragment of the program "Rota up!" March 2, 2017 TV channel OTV Primorye on the selection of tank biathlon competitions among the parts of the Eastern Military District, where the crew of the tank company of the 83rd Airborne Assault Brigade of the Airborne Troops for the first time participates. Company received tanks T-72B3  in January 2017.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9odytjoxJI

http://bmpd.livejournal.com/2502359.html


franco from now we count also the tanks of VDV tank companies!

Not exactly air-droppable.