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The most unusual on "party" firing became combat robot. In the form of a human figure, he was placed on an ATV and use the gun, which he operated robotic arm, five shots fired five hits in the set target. The robot then made a circle on an ATV on autodrome polygon. Actions of the robot controlled by the operator, who was in one of the rooms of the test site.

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Yes it is...you can see if better in this photo of the Sukhoi Su-27 landing. It is very similar layout to the F-15 Eagle.
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I'm thinking that he Sukhoi Su-27 actually IS an F-15 Eagle:

- Same air frame (+/-), only with a Russian "accent".

- Kind of like the Russian Space Shuttle

From what I can tell, Russians figured out years back that it was cheaper (and easier) to let the U.S. spend on all the R&D, and then just copy, and tweak, the best we came up with. Think the Russian Space Shuttle came out about 5-6 years after ours, and already had added some improved capability. Their spy network was good enough, why not?

Maybe USSR has some inside scoop on that (except of course he can't tell us). I might be wrong, but just look at the side-by-sides of the air frames over say the last 20-30 years; hard not to notice it:


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Another Ahab said:
I'm thinking that he Sukhoi Su-27 actually IS an F-15 Eagle:

- Same air frame (+/-), only with a Russian "accent". - Kind of like the Russian Space Shuttle

From what I can tell, Russians figured out years back that it was cheaper (and easier) to let the U.S. spend on all the R&D, and then just copy, and tweak, the best we came up with. Think the Russian Space Shuttle came out about 5-6 years after ours, and already had added some improved capability. Their spy network was good enough, why not?

Maybe USSR has some inside scoop on that (except of course he can't tell us). I might be wrong, but just look at the side-by-sides of the air frames over say the last 20-30 years; hard not to notice it:
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There is no doubt that they have taken the best features & concepts of what is out there and integrate them into their own designs and ideas. Nothing wrong with that! I can list at least two more quick examples: look at a B-1B and the TU-160 and then MiG-25 and the North American A-5 Vigilante.

Yes the Su-27 & MiG-29 certainly do bear a strong resemblance to the F-15 and F/A-18. Of course I will also say, the Russians are looking for an aircraft to perform the same type of mission, so it's only natural that they end up with a similar aircraft. I don't truly think they copied the F-15, but it would have been what they wanted to beat. So using its ideas would have been a great place to start.

Other aircraft from MiG, Sukhoi and the other design bureaus are very unique to Russia. Some like the Su-7 are built as tough as a T-72 MBT, but fast and agile! It's one of my favorite Russian aircraft.
 

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Another Ahab said:
Thanks, ColdWarrior:

- The "Backfire"

USSR, this is same technology from back when the U.S.A. fielded the F-111 in the 1970's, is that right?
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The Russians certainly tried to take advantage of the benefits of swing-wing aircraft during the 1960-70s. The MiG-23, MiG-27, Su-17 and Su-24 are all swing-wing designs that are still in service around the world today.

Don't forget the F-14, plus the European Panavia Tornado use it as well.
 

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Rehearsal Victory Parade 2015. Samples of new military equipment.
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I like all the precision.

You'd never get Navy Seabees pulling THAT off (or wanting to, and I'm just as glad I missed it because goose-stepping looks a whole lot like work).

And I'm not a pilot, but I have to figure that the take-off in tight formation by the fighter jet aerobatic team is not your everyday aviation maneuver. That's impressive.
 
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Great stuff thanks for the pics and video.....So many targets, so little time for a warthog driver...Again great stuff thanks again for the stuff..
 
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Here are two videos I have watched on the new Armata T-14 tanks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yJinijvv9c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8Tv1NEHaj4


Based on what I have been reading, it's a whole new family of vehicles. The T-14 isn't based on the old T-72 / 90 as was once thought - it's a new design. Has a different look from their past designs. Has an unmanned turret with auto loader, but still with a 125 mm smooth-bore main gun.


The online article has photos of each, but they are not show here.

http://www.janes.com/article/50896/new-russian-heavy-armour-breaks-cover

New Russian heavy armour breaks cover

Nicholas de Larrinaga, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
22 April 2015

The Russian Ground Forces' new Armata main battle tank (MBT) seen during rehearsals for the Victory Day Parade in Moscow. (Russian Ministry of Defence)

The Russian Ground Forces' new suite of armoured vehicles have been officially revealed for the first time by the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD), ahead of their formal debut at the 9 May Moscow Victory Day Parade.
The new vehicles are principally clean-slate designs and represent the biggest change in Russia's armoured fighting vehicle families since the 1960s and 1970s.
The official MoD website published pictures of the vehicles - albeit with their weapon systems covered - following the unofficial leaking of images and footage of them rehearsing for the parade in recent days.
Armata

The flagship of the new armoured vehicles is the Armata main battle tank (MBT), also known as the T-14 and built by UralVagonZavod. The images show an MBT much more in keeping with recent western philosophies on tank design, appearing larger and taller than the T-72/90 it will replace.
The key feature of the Armata is its unmanned turret, with all three crew members (commander, gunner, driver) seated in a crew capsule at the front of the vehicle's hull. Although the turret is covered in the MoD image, Armata is understood to be armed with a 2A82A 125 mm smoothbore main gun fed by a bustle-mounted automatic loader equipped with 32 rounds.
Armata is also reported to feature a 30 mm coaxial secondary armament and a 12.7 mm machine gun. Despite being covered, the turret's bustle-mounted automatic loader and commander's independent sighting system are clearly visible under the shrouding material.

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Armata, judging by the images released, features a notably different hull design to the T-72/90. One striking difference is the road wheels, which are of a different design to the T-72/90's, while the Armata features seven road wheels to the six of the previous MBT design. The MBT's sides are fitted with a new advanced armour package along three-quarters of the vehicle's length, with the rear three-quarters protected instead by bar armour.
The Armata chassis is also intended to provide the base for a whole family of heavy armoured vehicles. The MoD displayed one of these: a new heavy infantry fighting vehicle (IFV)/armoured personnel carrier (APC) variant also known as the T-15.
Although the T-15 turret is covered, this IFV variant is understood to be armed with a KBP Instrument Design Bureau Epoch Almaty remote control turret (RCT) armed with a 30 mm 2A42 cannon, 7.62 mm coaxial MG, and a bank of two Kornet-EM anti-tank guided weapons (ATGWs) on either side. In the MoD image, the heavy IFV is also fitted with an advanced armour package on the side of the vehicle, although it has only been partially applied to the latter part of the vehicle's flanks.
Other Armata chassis-based vehicles being planned are understood to include the MT-A armoured bridgelayer, MYM-A engineering vehicle, BMO-2 thermobaric multiple rocket launcher variant, and USM-1 minelayer.
In total 10 examples of the Armata MBT are expected to take part in the 9 May parade.
Coalition-SV

Also shown for the first time is the 2S35 Coalition-SV (Koalitsiya-CB) self-propelled artillery (SPA) system, which will replace the 2S19 MSTA-S SPA in Russian Ground Forces service.

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This is understood to feature a new 152 mm ordnance utilising a modular charge system. Although the turret of the 2S35 is covered, the exposed barrel's muzzle break and recoil dampeners are notably different from that seen on the earlier 2S19. Russia had previously worked on another SPA design under the 2S35 Coalition-SV name that featured an unusual double-barrelled configuration, although work on this was understood to have been abandoned in 2010.
Although stated to be based on the Armata hull, Coalition-SV's hull is clearly different. While the frontal arc of the hull and crew positions appear similar to that of the Armata, the drivetrain appears to be that of a T-72/90, with the vehicle utilising six T-72/90 roadwheels. Coalition-SV is said to weigh 55 tonnes.
In total, eight examples of the Coalition-SV SPA are expected to take part in the parade.
Kurganets-25


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Built by Kurganmashzavod, Kurganets-25 is the replacement for the Russian army's BMP family of vehicles. Understood to weigh in at 25 tonnes, Kurganets marks a sharp increase in the weight of Russia's tracked IFVs, with even the latest BMP-3 variant weighing in at under 20 tonnes, and earlier BMP-1/2 vehicles being under 15 tonnes.

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The MoD pictures show that two different configurations of Kurganets will be present at the parade. Both feature extensive additional armour packages to the sides of the hull, but have different turret configurations.
Although the turrets are shrouded, one of the variants appears to be armed with a 30 mm turret - understood to be the same RCT turret that arms the Armata-based heavy IFV. The other turret appears to lack an obvious main gun. This could either represent an APC or command variant equipped with an RCT armed with a machine gun or automatic grenade launcher (AGL), or could be because the main gun has been removed for the parade rehearsals.
The latter would fit with IHS Jane's understanding that there will be two principal Kurganets IFV configurations: one with a 30 mm cannon and one with a 57 mm cannon. Although covered, the apparent profile of the second Kurganets turret appears similar to that of the UralVagonZavod AU-220M turret displayed recently at IDEX in Abu Dhabi - minus its 57 mm cannon.
Boomerang

Also shown for the first time is the Bumerang (Boomerang) 8x8 infantry fighting vehicle, developed as the successor to the BTR-series of wheeled IFVs/APCs.

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The vehicle shown in the MoD images marks a start contrast to the BTR series and has strong similarities with western 8x8 designs.
The 8x8 shown features a V-shaped hull, with the driver on the left-side of the vehicle and the engine on the right side of the front of the vehicle, with a turret and passenger compartment at the rear. That Boomerang will have an amphibious capability is revealed by a shrouded propeller visible at the rear of the hull.
Similar to Kurganets, the turret of Boomerang is covered, with no obvious armament in the MoD image. It is also understood to be in line to be armed with the AU-220M turret, and thus it is possible that either the main gun has been removed for the rehearsals, or that the Boomerang 8x8 shown is in an APC or command configuration.
Other vehicles


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Also set to make its debut at the parade is a new anti-tank variant of the GAZ Tigr 4x4 multipurpose armoured vehicle equipped with the 9K129 Kornet ATGW. Although covered, the vehicle is clearly armed with a RCT equipped with eight Kornet missiles, in banks of four on either side of the RCT sighting system.
Other new vehicles for the Russian ground forces at the show include the Typhoon (Kamaz-63968) 6x6 APC and the Typhoon-U (Ural-63095) mine-resistant ambush protected (MRAP) 6x6 vehicle.


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The T-14 weighs around 50 tons and has a 1,500-horsepower engine. The tank’s three-man crew operates the vehicle and its weapons from a capsule in the front. It doesn’t lack for protection — packing both composite and reactive armor.

The Russian army wants to build around 2,300 T-14s by 2020, equipping up to 70 percent of its tank fleet with the new model. The tanks would replace the T-72 and most T-90s.

Another few stories on them....

http://defense-update.com/20150424_armata_2015.html#.VTxkhdJVhBd

One broke down according to this...
http://defence-blog.com/?p=4736

The new Russian tank T-14 is of particular interest to foreign military experts

http://defence-blog.com/?p=4787


 
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