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Post time 12-11-2008 12:45 AM | Show all posts
US And Russia Conduct Secret Research On New Nukes

by Nikita Petrov

Moscow (UPI) Nov 10, 2008

There is a big difference between Russia and the United States in their nuclear testing policies.

In 1996, Russia signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty,ratifying it in 2000, while the United States rejected the CTBT andsigned, ratified and has been observing only the 1963 Treaty BanningNuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water.

Legally the United States has its hands free and may conduct testsunderground, although it has been observing a moratorium since 1992, asU.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has noted, and he is absolutelyright.

But naturally, the U.S. government has never stopped developing newtypes of nuclear weapons, as the American press has repeatedly reportedand American scientists and designers are saying.

For example, they are developing low-yield battlefield nuclear weapons.Such shells or aviation bombs can be used to penetrate and destroyunderground command bunkers and factories producing nuclear arms.

Russia's former Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov also said that theUnited States is doing such research. On July 14, 2004, making a reportat the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, hesaid: "We are not indifferent to American programs on the smallestnuclear weapons. Every new type of armament adds new elements to thegeneral picture of global stability. We must take them into account inour military planning."

The only reason such munitions have not yet been adopted into the U.S.military and why Gates is insisting on a resumption of nuclear tests isthat the U.S. Congress keeps refusing to allocate money for thesepurposes, justly believing the American military has enough nuclearweapons as it is, and that these weapons continue to play theirrestraining role. Nevertheless, the U.S. military brass still makes itscase for securing more money for production.

It is not as simple with nuclear ammunition, as it may seem at firstglance. Research and development goes on both in the United States andRussia, although no publicity is given to it for understandablereasons. Nevertheless, some details leaked to the press confirm the oldtruism that science cannot be stopped, in any field, including thedevelopment of weapons of deterrence.

On Oct. 22, when conducting its last test at Baikonur in the formerSoviet republic of Kazakhstan in Central Asia, Russia launched an RS-18Stilet strategic missile UR-100NUTTKh (NATO designation SS-19), causingthe media to highlight a new Russian intercontinental ballisticmissile, the RS-24, with multiple individually targetable warheads.

According to Col. Gen. Nikolai Solovtsov, the commander of Russia'sStrategic Missile Forces, this intercontinental ballistic missile is toenter service in December 2009.

The new missile, news agencies report, can carry between six and 10warheads with yields ranging from 150 kilotons to 300 kilotons.Considering that the lowest yield of other Russian intercontinentalballistic missiles already in service is 750 kilotons, it can beconcluded that such low-yield warheads are the latest design product ofRussian scientists and engineers. A product achieved without full-scalenuclear tests, because such tests are impossible to keep under wraps inprinciple.

Russians dare to challenge Gates and say that the United States has notceased developing new nuclear munitions either. Today, withsophisticated computer hardware and software, a so-called subcriticalexperiment that can check the reliability and safety of storage andoperation of a nuclear device, while keeping within CTBT limits, is noproblem for highly developed countries. American scientists know thistechnology well. By its means they can prove that existing munitionsmeet their required performance characteristics and can conduct otherresearch and development work. Real-life tests and actual explosionsare unnecessary.

But why Gates has brought up this subject again is anybody's guess.Perhaps now that the administration is changing in Washington, thePentagon chief is anxious to tell a new president that he could beuseful.

(Nikita Petrov is a Russian military commentator. This article isreprinted by permission of the RIA Novosti news agency. The opinionsexpressed in this article are the author's and do not necessarilyrepresent those of RIA Novosti.)

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_And_Russia_Conduct_Secret_Research_On_New_Nukes_999.html
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Post time 12-11-2008 12:46 AM | Show all posts
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Post time 15-11-2008 10:47 PM | Show all posts

Iskander. Iskander Everywhere

    November 14,2008:

For the second time this month, Russia has changed its policy regardingits new SS-26 (9M723K1, or "Iskander") ballistic missiles. First itsaid it was sending some to Kaliningrad,as a way to threaten the new NATO anti-missile system being built in Poland (toprotect Europe from Iranian missiles). Now Russia says it will halt any exportsof the Iskander missile until it has produced the hundred or so it plans tosend to Kaliningrad. Syria, Kuwait, South Korea, India, Malaysia, Singapore andthe United Arab Emirates were all interested in Iskander. The export version,Iskander-E, would have a shorter range (280 kilometers) and fewercountermeasures for the warhead.

    Russia nowplans to send five brigades of Iskander (60 launchers, each with one missile,plus reloads, which could amount to over a hundred missiles) to Kaliningrad.Iskander is just entering production, and it would take several years, atleast, to produce that many. Actually, it might take five or more years toproduce enough missiles for five brigades, because Russian missile productioncapabilities have sharply deteriorated since the end of the Cold War in 1991.This is one reason why the current Russian government is making so much noiseabout this imaginary NATO plot to surround and subdue Russia. Losing the ColdWar did not go down well in Russia. Rather than forget and move on, manyRussians prefer to remember, and use the imagined evil intentions of their ColdWar foes to explain away defects in the Russian character.

    This Russiandeployment to Kaliningrad is all about a unique feature of Iskander, which isthat it is not a traditional ballistic missile. That is, it does not firestraight up, leave the atmosphere, then come back down, following a ballistictrajectory.

Instead, Iskander stays in the atmosphere and follows a rather flattrajectory. It is capable of evasive maneuvers and deploying decoys. This makesit more difficult for anti-missile systems to take it down. Russia is buying aspecial version of the Iskanders for its own military. This version has alonger range (500 kilometers) and more countermeasures (to interception).Russia will not provide details. Russia has admitted that it could use Iskanderto destroy the U.S. anti-missile systems in a pre-emptive attack. Just in caseRussia wanted to start World War III for some reason or another. This Iskanderdeployment is mainly a publicity stunt, unless you want to seriously considerthe possibility that the Russians are trying to start a nuclear war.

Kaliningradis the perfect place for Russia to start World War III. The city is the formerGerman city of Konisgberg, which was captured at the end of World War II, andkept by Russia, as the boundaries of Eastern Europe were rearranged in the late1940s. Until 1991, Kaliningrad was on the Soviet Union's western border. Butwhen the Soviet Union dissolved that year, and more than half the Soviet Unionsplit away to regain their independence as 14 new nations, Kaliningrad founditself nestled between Poland and the newly reestablished Lithuania. The small(200 square kilometers, 400,000 Russians, the Germans were expelled 60 yearsago) city is still the headquarters of the Russian Baltic fleet and protectedby a large force of troops and warplanes. The Iskander missiles will feel rightat home.

The Iskanderfinally completed its development in the last few years. The 3.8 ton missilehas a range of 280-500 kilometers, and a 900 pound warhead. Russia sellsseveral different types of warheads, including cluster munitions, thermobaric(fuel-air explosive) and electro-magnetic pulse (anti-radar, and destructive toelectronics in general.) There is also a nuclear warhead, which is notexported. Guidance is very accurate, using GPS, plus infrared homing for terminalguidance. The warhead will land within 30 feet of the aim point. Iskanders arecarried in a 20 ton 8x8 truck, which also provides a launch platform. There isalso a reload truck that carries two missiles.

Russiadeveloped the solid fuel Iskander to replace its Cold War era SS-23 battlefieldballistic missiles (which in turn had replaced SCUD). The SS-23 had to bewithdrawn from service and destroyed by 1991, because the 1987 IntermediateNuclear Forces (INF) treaty prohibited missiles with ranges between 500 and5,300 kilometers. When post Cold War financial problems slowed down developmentof Iskander, this left Russia dependent on the shorter range (120 kilometers)SS-21 system, along with some aging SCUDS, for battlefield ballistic missilesupport. Russia used some of these older missiles against Chechen rebels in the1990s.  

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Post time 15-11-2008 11:31 PM | Show all posts
Finnish Military Suspects Russia Copied M05 Camouflage Pattern

Finnish Government | Nov 13, 2008

The Finnish DefenceForces are investigating what they suspect is unauthorised copying ofthe M05 camouflage pattern by the Russian military, Finnish businessdaily Taloussanomat reported on its website Tuesday.

The M05 battledress pattern is a protected design.

According toTaloussanomat, a pattern bearing striking resemblance to the M05 hadbeen seen in Russia's Yeger battledress in news footage.

Raija Ketola of theFinnish Defence Force's quartermaster depot was quoted as saying byTaloussanomat that the issue would be raised with the Russianauthorities if need be.

http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/army/Finnish_Military_Suspects_Russia_Copied_M05_Camouflage_Pattern110016698.php


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Soviet MiG-21 approaches its twilight years

By SLOBODAN LEKIC
Associated Press


An icon of the Cold War, the MiG-21 came to symbolize the military might of the Soviet Union as it squared off against the West in conflicts from Vietnam to Africa and the Middle East.

Now, exactly 50 years after it entered service, the jet fighter is approaching the twilight of its career in frontline service _ with NATO, the former Soviet Union's main rival. The rugged and agile jet earned a reputation as a versatile and effective short-range interceptor with low operating costs and excellent performance. Just like the Kalashnikov AK-47 automatic rifle _ another robust and reliable weapon that epitomized Soviet power _ the MiG-21 holds a unique place in military history. "It was one of the best fighters ever, very reliable, and a real challenge to all pilots who fought against it," said David Ivry, a former chief of the Israeli Air Force who battled MiG-21s as a squadron leader in the 1967 Six-Day War and as a commander in the 1973 and 1982 wars.  MiGs derived their name from the initials of their designers, Artem Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich. Codenamed Fishbed by NATO, the MiG-21 gained fame during the Vietnam War, where it was used by the North Vietnamese air force to intercept American bombers.  Although heavily outnumbered, the small Fishbeds could evade radar and ambush U.S. formations with hit-and-run attacks in which many U.S. jets, including top-of-the line F-4 Phantoms, were downed or forced to abort their missions.  "The MiG-21 was lighter and more agile than the Phantom, which gave it a better chance to survive in a dogfight," wrote Russian aviation historian Vladimir Babich, who analyzed the MiG's performance in Vietnam.  The U.S. Air Force first gained vital insight into the Mig-21s capabilities after a defecting Iraqi pilot brought one to Israel in 1966. The Israelis also exploited their findings during the 1967 Six-Day war, when their surprise air strikes destroyed the Arab air forces on the ground.  Although the plane's performance was enhanced over the years, designers never succeeded in overcoming the limited fuel capacity, stemming from the design's small size. Another weakness was thick windshield framing that reduced the pilot's forward visibility, a serious problem during aerial combat. Still, more than 10,000 MiG-21s were built, making it the most widely produced jet fighter ever built.  The delta-winged Mach 2 interceptor _ Mach 2 is double the speed of sound _ was widely exported and became the backbone of about 50 air forces in Europe, Africa and Asia. It was used in a dozen armed conflicts in the past 30 years, more than any other fighter in history.  In the 1970s, the U.S. introduced two jets which outperformed the MiG-21 _ the new F-15 Eagles and F-16 Fighting Falcons. The Soviets countered with MiG-29s and Sukhoi-27s. By the 1980s the aging Fishbeds were relegated to second-line duties, like reconnaissance. Russia has long since retired the MiG-21, but it remains operational with numerous air forces around the world.  After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact, the USSR's former East European allies joined NATO, bringing more than 200 of their aging MiG-21s into the Western alliance. Most have since been replaced, but the old warhorse soldiers on in NATO members Romania and Bulgaria, and in Croatia, scheduled to join the alliance in 2009. All three plan to retire the Fishbed over the next three or four years.  Alen Warnes, editor of Air Forces Monthly, a specialized British publication, noted that the MiG-21 is the last fighter from the 1950s to remain operational and that no other fighter has achieved such longevity. "No aircraft has influenced military aviation in post-World War II Europe more than the MiG-21," Warnes said. ___ Associated Press writer Vladimir Isachenkov in Moscow contributed to this report.
source from: http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=813022&lang=eng_news
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Post time 27-12-2008 10:48 AM | Show all posts
Fifth-generation aircraft will begin operations in August



Fifth-generation aircraft will begin flights next summer.That journalists said glavkom Air Force Russia, Colonel General Alexander Zelin.

"This year I visited the Komsomolsk-on-Amur, looked as work goes, I think that will soon report to the leadership of the military-industrial complex of Russia's willingness to test the aircraft", - he said, expressing hope that the August 12, 2009 aircraft will be raised in the air.

According to A. Zelina, no problems and causes of failure of the plan does not. "I do not see any financial or managerial or production causes failure of the plan", - stressed glavkom.

The main requirements that apply to fifth-generation combat aircraft - a high efficiency in the defeat of air, land, surface and underwater targets; existence of a circular information system, development of cruise flight at supersonic speeds, reducing the visibility of the aircraft in radar and infrared ranges; ability to carry out the shooting vserakursny objectives in the Middle air battle, as well as multi-missile firing in the conduct of the battle at long range, automation and information management airborne jamming systems.

In addition, the new aircraft should have increased autonomy from the military installation in the aircraft cabin single indicator tactical situation with the possibility of mixing information (ie, the simultaneous withdrawal and mutual imposition of a uniform scale "pictures" of various sensors). The machine must also be equipped with a system telekodovogo sharing information with outside sources and automated control systems at the tactical decision tasks.



Sources : http://www.aviaport.ru/digest/2008/12/26/163924.html


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Post time 20-1-2009 03:49 PM | Show all posts
Russian aircraft corporation MiG " was headed by director of" Sukhoi " Mikhail Pogosyan



The Director General of the Soviet / Russian aircraft corporation MiG appointed Mikhail Pogosyan, head Aviatsionnuyu holding company Sukhoi, told Interfax-AVN on Sunday a source in the Government of the Russian Federation.

"Order Rosimuschestva from December 31, Mikhail Pogosyan was appointed head of a corporation MIG for a period of three years.The same order of former head of the corporation Anatoly Belov relieved from his post - said the agency interlocutor.

He recalled that at the end of last year, meeting the board of directors of OJSC "Russian aircraft corporation MiG, recommended approval of M. Poghosian office director of the corporation.

According to the interlocutor agency shortly M. Poghosian will be formally presented to the staff of the corporation and will assume responsibilities of the director of RSK MiG. "In doing so, he would retain the post of head of the Aviation Holding Company Sukhoi," - said the agency interlocutor.



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From 1994 to 1996 war in Chechnya precious Atlas

























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all photo from http://slide.mil.news.sina.com.cn/slide_8_207_424.html#p=1

if possible, i thk ATm should get some of tis old "besi" to become PT-91m test fire target
and mmc/deftech should get some of it for reverse engineering & learn the technology & build our own tank
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Tikhomirov NIIP - Irbis E (PESA Radar)






The '' Irbis-E " is an advanced multi-mode Passive Electronically Scanned Array (PESA) radar system developed by Tikhomirov NIIP for the Su-35 multi-role fighter aircraft. NIIP developed the new radar based on the previous "Bars" radar system which is mounted on the Su-30MKI (used by the Indian AF).

" Irbis " development started in 2004 and the first radar prototype entered flight tests onboard an Su-30M2 aircraft acting as a test bed in early 2007. The resulting radar system provides air-to-air, air-to-sea and air-to-ground (ground mapping, Doppler beam sharpening and Synthetic Aperture radar modes) modes with improved performance in intense clutter environments.





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8C06dHhlXc



Sources : Tikhomirov NIIP  http://www.niip.ru/



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