russian federation

interfax.ru/russia/1064490 View: https://x.com/i/status/2003112362673586406 Pardon me for creating a new thread, not sure if this was already seen before or there's another active thread regarding this.

Please continue with T-50 discussions here. Previous topics: Sukhoi PAK-FA (T-50, I-21) Sukhoi PAK-FA (T-50, I-21) Part II Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA first flight - pictures, videos and analysis Sukhoi T-50 Su-50 PAK FA - flight testing and development

To kick things off, a good overview video based upon current Ukraine findings: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-N3GGzuO0w

https://en.defence-ua.com/weapon_and_tech/after_10_years_of_development_russian_microwave_weapon_goes_straight_to_museum_instead_of_war_front-15220.html https://t.me/btvt2019/21259 I've never heard of this before. Are there known to be similar predecessor or successor designs?

When I saw that news about tsunami warnings for the US & Japan etc on my phone I thought it was fake news until I saw it being reported on proper news channels that’s an incredibly powerful quake at 8.8!!! According to the BBC it’s one of the biggest in modern history...

https://armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2025/exclusive-russia-develops-new-assault-tank-armed-with-152mm-howitzer-to-maximize-firepower-against-fortified-targets With tanks being used as assault guns, it’s no surprise that we’re seeing a return of the WWII concept, albeit with a 60 degree...

View: https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/1llmzcb/russian_vikhr_whirlwind_unmanned_ground_combat/ Basically a UGV based on the BMP-3. The name will inevitably invite confusion with the AT-16 Scallion ATGM.

This deserves its own thread, the Znamya program was a Russian attempt to repurpose solar sail research into a space mirror. It consisted of: Znamya 1, tech demonstrator, remained on Earth for its testing Znamya 2, subscale prototype, successfully flown on a Progress mission in 1993 Znamya 2.5...

https://www.twz.com/air/new-small-russian-cruise-missile-captured-by-ukraine-intelligence Regards,

This sm entry suggests that Dzhokhar Dudayev was killed on 21 April 1996 by a Kh-25 fired from a Su-24M. https://t.me/the_Right_People/49123 Does anyone know what kind of satellite phone he was using that was easily monitored by Russian SIGINT? An Inmarsat?

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australia-engaging-with-indonesia-as-russia-requests-access-to-island-military-base/nhnwh8zz5 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-15/naus_russiaindonr_1504/105179532 https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/2025/04/15/russia-air-force-base Great...

Bird strikes--looking at me....Nothing but twin-jets....do I see Let me know how well it floats when Sully puts it in the Volga. bloody twin jets...

The fundamental assumption here is that Russians will want to build their own 6th generation fighter: This is partly due to a desire for national defence capability (Russia having experienced multiple invasions in the past century values defence more highly than, for example, the United States)...

Does anyone have any more information about the gun launched beam-riding 105mm projectile? Here's what i have: https://www.forecastinternational.com/archive/disp_pdf.cfm?DACH_RECNO=843 https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA385710.pdf

RTX has come forward and voluntarily admitted 750 violations of ITAR pertaining to leaks of military information between August 2017 and September 2023. This includes the VC-25 (Air Force One), F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning II and the B-2 Spirit stealth, B-1B Lancer and the F/A-18, F-15 and F-16...

Commercial drones can be easily weaponized. A Russian company makes portable drone detectors called Bulat. These units apparently scan the known frequencies in UHF and analyze the waveforms used by commercial drones, including the FPV ones, and warn the user about their transmissions in...

https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/aircraft-propulsion/sukhoi-unveils-modified-s-71-attack-uav-concepts Sukhoi has received approval from the Russian Defense Ministry to begin producing the S-71 air-launched UAV, which has undergone significant design changes based on lessons from the...

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp38v5p6g35o View: https://x.com/CapitaineIb226/status/1809583603124158638

The Samara region of Russia is undoubtedly the home of seaplane aviation in Russia. Several companies have developed flying boats, floatplanes and amphibians in that area over the past thirty years, all of them being kind of spiritual descendants of Shavrov's 1930s designs. One designer in...

Thought would be of interest to have a topic on this subject, rather than keep spreading such stuff in various threads. Among the big ticket items are Leopard, possibly Abrams tanks, Bradley IFV, and a variety of other stuff. Feel free to add anything else of interest that was/is/will be shown...