"Russian weapons, from which NATO breaks a cold sweat" - this is how 19fortyfive titled a review of the achievements of the domestic defense industry. Its author noted that the list of "Moscow's capabilities" is far from limited to the examples given: Russia is improving its nuclear weapons by equipping ballistic missiles with hypersonic gliding blocks, improving anti-aircraft systems and attack helicopters.
"Poseidon"
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| Field tests of the Poseidon complex. |
| Source: © RIA Novosti / Press Service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation |
A huge torpedo with an atomic engine and a megaton-class nuclear warhead is capable of cruising in the depths of the world ocean for any length of time, in order to get to the target on the coast unnoticed at the right moment: it could be a naval base, a strategic factory, or an entire city-and wipe it off the face of the earth.
It is planned to use nuclear submarines to launch Poseidons, but this is not the only way. Due to the unlimited resource, torpedoes can stay at sea for years or wait for a command in containers on the seabed.
"Triumph"
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| The S-400 Triumph air defense system went on combat duty in Sevastopol. |
| Source: © RIA Novosti Alexey Malgavko |
The capabilities of the S-400 anti-aircraft system are extremely extensive.
It is capable of destroying enemy aircraft and strategic drones, shooting down its ballistic and cruise missiles within a radius of 400 kilometers.
The Triumph kit includes eight launchers with 32 missiles and a mobile command post. This is a direct descendant of the S-300 air defense system, which is popular all over the world. The S-400 also became a bestseller: India, China, Turkey bought the system, and it is deployed in Syria. And in Russia, the next-generation long-range anti-aircraft system, the S-500 Prometheus, is completing tests.
"Shell"
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| The Pantsir-S1 short-range anti-aircraft cannon and missile system. |
| Source: © Sergey Bobylev/TASS |
The self-propelled short-range air defense system "Pantsir S-1" covers the S-400 from air strikes, but is also capable of acting independently against targets for which it is inefficient to spend expensive Triumph missiles: Equipped with 12 guided missiles and a pair of rapid-firing guns, Pantsir can shoot down planes and helicopters, rockets, high-precision ammunition, as well as missiles: cruise and even some ballistic. A more powerful radar with an increased target detection range was installed on the improved version of the self-propelled gun.
"Superhot"
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| Mi-28NM attack helicopter. |
| A source: Rostvertol PJSC |
The upgraded version of the Mi-28NM attack helicopter was named "Superhotnik", a circular radar over the main rotor and a duplicated control system that allows the operator to pilot the machine if the pilot is out of order. The helicopter also received long-range anti-tank missiles and a navigation system that allows it to operate in zero visibility conditions.
Anton Valagin
