Russian Airborne Troops (VDV) News:

Russian paratroopers’ new armored vehicle to enter service in 2020

A source in the defense industry told TASS that the paratroopers’ Taifun vehicle was set for new trials at special military ranges, which would be over in 2019

MOSCOW, August 2. /TASS/. The latest Taifun K4386 armored vehicle developed for Russia’s Airborne Force will start arriving for the troops in 2020, the press office of Remdizel (the vehicle’s developer) told TASS on Friday.

"The state trials are coming to their concluding stage. We expect the deliveries of Taifun K4386 vehicles to begin in 2020 but only the Defense Ministry can give a more exact date," the Remdizel press office said.

The new combat vehicle is successfully completing the program of its tests, the company said.
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"All the tests, both production and state trials, have been 100% implemented as maximum loads have to be tested in accordance with the chief designer’s decision to find serious faults, if any, and have the time to eliminate them before the vehicle’s acceptance," the company’s press office said.

No serious faults have been exposed during the tests, Remdizel stressed.

"Some minor improvements but this is a natural process," the company said.

"We can’t say that the vehicle has undergone any major changes. No, this has not happened," the company said. A source in the defense industry told TASS that the paratroopers’ Taifun vehicle was set for new trials at special military ranges, which would be over in 2019. "After that, the vehicle can be delivered to the troops."

The Taifun-VDV K4386 vehicle features a 4x4 wheeled formula, combined ceramic armor protection and the reduced curb weight. The vehicle can be armed with the Kord large-caliber machine-gun or other gun mounts. The combat vehicle is designated for Airborne Force personnel and can be air-dropped by parachutes from military transport aircraft of Russia’s Aerospace Force.

Cyberspec wrote:A few days ago, the VDV and VTA carried out a large scale parachute drop over Crimea, with 2500 paratroopers in 40 Il-76's taking part

Russian paratroopers to get armored vehicle with unmanned combat module

TASS sources earlier reported about the plans to boost the might of Russia’s Airborne Force by mounting Kornet anti-tank missile systems on BMD-4M vehicles

MOSCOW, August 8. /TASS/. Defense contractors are working on an armored vehicle for the Airborne Force that will be mounted on the chassis of the Sprut-SD self-propelled anti-tank gun and equipped with the Epokha unmanned combat module, a source in the defense industry told TASS on Thursday.

The module was initially designed for advanced infantry fighting vehicles mounted on the latest Bumerang, Kurganets-25 and Armata combat platforms. The module’s armament includes the 30mm 2A42 gun, the 7.62mm machine-gun and the Kornet anti-tank missile system.

"We tried to mount the combat module from the Kurganets platform on the chassis of the BMD-4M airborne infantry fighting vehicle but it turned out that although this module is lighter than the standard BMD-4M module, it is larger by its dimensions and spans over the crew hatches. That is why, an option has been worked out to place the new module on the Sprut chassis. This option poses no problems and this can be done on the Sprut chassis very quickly," the source said.

George1 wrote:Over 200 combat vehicles to be airdropped as part of Tsentr-2019 exercise

For that, over 80 Il-76 military transport planes will be used

https://tass.com/defense/1078643

AMCXXL wrote:The VDV lost all its squadrons in 2010 and will not have aviation again

The main difference between airmobile and standard unit  — own helicopter units. They are subordinate to the unit's command, that allows to significantly reduce the time for the decision on sending forces to a particular area.

The composition of the air group consists of two squadrons of transport helicopters Mi-8, two — the world's largest transport helicopter Mi-26 (the pilots called them "cows"), and the unit of attack helicopters.

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On the heavy transport Mi-26 helicopters, the Marines will ship in the specified area vehicles-pickups, buggies, ATVs and antitank weapons. And on external loads (the cables under the helicopter) will be deployed and artillery —the 122-mm howitzer D-30.



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George1 wrote:Two BMD-2 crashed while landing at the Donguz training ground at the Center-2019 exercises, in which did not work parachute system. There were no personnel in the car.

The tests of the Russian parachutist robot were first shown on video


For the first time a video was released demonstrating the capabilities of the latest parachute systems in Russia.




The program "Reception" of the channel "Star" spoke about the unique Russian parachutes.

Perhaps the main “hero” of the program is a parachute robot. More precisely, an automated system that controls the flight of a parachute-wing without human intervention.

The tests showed how a special unit, depending on where you want to plan, pulls the left or right brake.

As explained by the chief designer of the Ivanovo parachute factory "Flight" Alexei Kozin, this system can deliver cargo weighing up to 200 kilograms.

It is possible to land a landing from a height of 8000 meters at a speed of 140 to 350 kilometers per hour. Deviation from the indicated point upon landing is not more than one hundred meters.

The robot uses GLONASS coordinates. When landing cargo on conventional domed parachutes, such accuracy is out of the question.

Also, the program for the first time demonstrated parachute tests of high accuracy for special forces. It also has the shape of a wing, which will allow a person to adjust the planning and, if necessary, fly calmly up to 30 kilometers, and with a fair wind up to 60.

Especially for "Acceptance", a special forces officer went on a risky experiment. He landed in full on the roof of the building. The slightest mistake here could result in death. But the paratrooper just landed in the designated square.

This parachute allows you to jump from an unprecedented height - 8000 meters. While the maximum threshold in the Russian army is 4000 meters.

Now this development is being tested at the FSO.

Another premiere of this program is a parachute that allows a person to land along with a cargo container weighing up to 50 kilograms.

It may contain a 52-mm mortar with two boxes of mines, ATGM "Cornet" and even a diving towing vehicle.

https://rg.ru/2019/09/30/ispytaniia-rossijskogo-robota-parashiutista-vpervye-pokazali-na-video.html

The decision on the initiative development of a helicopter for the Special Operations Forces (MTR) was made by the Mil Plant in 2017. In May 2018, the development work under the designation “Sapsan” was approved by the defense department. Over 800 million rubles have already been allocated for these purposes. The contract for the first 10 aircraft was signed with the Russian Helicopters holding at the Army forum last summer.

The first model in the version with unguided weapons should be completed in early 2020. The second prototype - in the version with a full arsenal of guided missiles - is planned to be transferred to the MTR closer to the end of the year.

In Russia, there was developed a new helicopter for special forces

This is a new version of the Mi-8AMTSH-VN special-purpose helicopter with enhanced weapons

MOSCOW, January 24. / TASS /. Russian Helicopters Holding (part of Rostec) has developed a new version of the Mi-8AMTSH-VN special-purpose helicopter with enhanced weapons. This was announced to TASS on Friday by the head of the holding Andrey Boginsky.

In the summer of 2019, Russian Helicopters signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense for the supply of 10 helicopters for special forces and Special Operations Forces of the Russian Armed Forces in the base version of the Mi-8AMTSH-VN.

“We already have a modernized look of AMTSH-VN. Let's just say that with advanced options and capabilities - not even of the machine itself, but of additional equipment,” Boginsky said.

He specified that in the revised version of the helicopter, "weapons, issues of detection, target recognition" were improved. “We are talking about systems of a higher level. This is the result of the integration of the solutions that our cooperation offers,” said the head of the holding.

As TASS specified a source in the aircraft industry, the new modification received the unofficial designation Mi-8AMTSh-VN2. According to a source, the machine is an intermediate link from the Mi-8 to a promising helicopter - an airborne landing vehicle (BMD) for "new type" airborne units. At the beginning of 2019, another TASS source reported that, in the interests of the Airborne Forces, work was intensified to modernize existing helicopters and develop a new BMD helicopter.

The Mi-8AMTSH-VN in the version purchased by the military department is equipped with new flight-navigation equipment, is armed with two exchange-rate machine guns of 12.7 mm caliber on special suspension, adapted for the use of night vision goggles, and has an airborne defense complex. The cockpit and the main units of the helicopter are protected by titanium alloy armor, the floor of the cargo compartment, as well as the sides are closed with removable lightweight Kevlar armor.

Hole wrote:There is a 23mm gun.

Rodion_Romanovic wrote:By the day, are there news about future modifications of the mi24?  I remember having read that there are some news about new orders Mi35M (a mi24 variant,  initially conceived for export) also for the russian armed forces.

I thought they were going to unify some of the equipment of the mi24/mi35 in russian service with the latest version of the mi28 (and of the ka52)