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However, in reality there is no magic here for either side. The strategic level of mutually beneficial partnership in such a sensitive area as the supply of weapons and military equipment, is an everyday reality for our countries, a kind of routine, but without any negative connotations. And so far neither other countries, which are making enormous efforts to penetrate and gain a foothold in the Indian market for military products, nor individual disagreements between Russia and India on some joint programs have been able to cause serious damage to this partnership (here, in particular, we can recall the project to create average transport aircraft MTA, the cancellation of which recently became known).

TO INDIA WITH "TRIUMPH"

No matter how much someone would like to destroy the alliance between Moscow and Delhi in the military-technical cooperation sphere, this cannot be done. The basis of the Indian Air Force's combat power, Ground Forces and the fleet is Russian weapons: multirole fighters S-30MKI, main battle tanks T-90, aircraft carrier "Vikramaditya" with an air group consisting of MiG-29K/KUB carrier-based fighters. And this list continues to grow. A contract for the supply of anti-aircraft missile systems to India is currently under preparation. long range S-400 developed by the Almaz-Antey VKO Concern.

An intergovernmental agreement for the supply of S-400 Triumph air defense systems to India was signed during the Russian-Indian summit in October 2016. As noted by the deputy director of the Aero India 2017 aerospace salon Federal service on military-technical cooperation Vladimir Drozhzhov, Russia expects that the corresponding contract will be concluded before the end of 2017. Pre-contract negotiations are currently underway.

During Aero India 2017, Vyacheslav Dzirkaln, Deputy general director Concern VKO "Almaz-Antey" for foreign economic activity, the question was asked about why the S-400 is enjoying such great interest in the market of high-tech military products. The answer was simple: “On this moment The S-400 is the best long-range air defense system in the world.” This fact is confirmed not only by the preparation of the corresponding contract with India, but also by the already concluded agreement on the supply of Triumphs to China (a contract with the PRC, as the director of international cooperation And regional policy state corporation "Rostec" Viktor Kladov, currently at the production stage). China has clearly made very significant progress in developing modern systems weapons, but still prefers to implement sensitive ones from the point of view of support national security programs in cooperation with Russia.

For obvious reasons, any details of the upcoming contract with India for the supply of S-400 air defense systems have not been disclosed. It is only known - and this was confirmed by Vyacheslav Dzirkaln during India 2017 - that the systems will be supplied to India in finished form, there is no talk of any localization of their production.

And in order to satisfy Delhi’s requirement for technology transfer when purchasing foreign-made weapons in accordance with the current last years Based on the “Make in India” principle, it is proposed to organize an after-sales service system in the country based on the REDICOM mobile complex, developed by the Granit State Industrial Enterprise, which is part of Almaz-Antey. “We offer the option of equipping the existing facilities in India to provide after-sales service for our equipment with the subsequent transfer of the necessary documentation and equipment, which would enable Indian partners to work independently,” said Vyacheslav Dzirkaln. “The concern has the right to train foreign specialists in carrying out service work,” emphasized the Deputy General Director of Almaz-Antey.

The mobile repair and diagnostic complex "REDICOM" is designed for Maintenance and refurbishment of anti-aircraft missile systems and complexes, as well as radar equipment at the sites of its operation. The equipment of the complex, housed in standardized container bodies, allows servicing and repairing digital, digital-analog, analog radio-electronic equipment, mechanical and hydraulic units and components, life support systems, and chassis. Placement of workshops in standardized container bodies, equipped full set life support systems (air conditioners, heating, filter and ventilation units), allows you to solve the tasks assigned to the complex in virtually any climatic zones and weather conditions.

Workplaces in workshops are equipped with automated monitoring and diagnostic systems, which reduces the time required to identify faults in electronic equipment. Possibilities are provided for storing spare parts and accessories kits for repairs.

The complex is universal and can be used to repair almost any equipment, both domestic and foreign. In the latter case, the operator only needs to provide technical documentation for weapons and military equipment, on the basis of which Granit specialists will develop test programs for diagnosing radio-electronic equipment.

In addition to the developer of the REDICOM complex, GPTP Granit, and the creator of the S-400 air defense system, NPO Almaz, its products were presented at the joint stand of the Almaz-Antey East Kazakhstan Concern. subsidiaries: JSC IEMZ Kupol, JSC UMZ, JSC VNIIRA, PJSC NPO Strela, PJSC Radiophysics - developers and manufacturers of air defense equipment for land and sea-based, automated control systems, radar stations and airspace control and ground reconnaissance systems.

In general, at the Aero India 2017 exhibition in the exposition of the Almaz-Antey East Kazakhstan Concern, emphasis was placed on the modernization and repair of specialized military products, common in South-East Asia. Thus, IEMZ "Kupol" presented a program for modernizing the OSA-AKM air defense system to the level of the OSA-AKM1 air defense system, and UMP - modernizing the Tunguska anti-aircraft missile and gun complex to the level of Tunguska-M1 and anti-aircraft self-propelled gun"Shilka" to the level of "Shilka-M4".

Currently, preparations are being made to expand the Concern's product range offered for export. In particular, work is underway to obtain a passport for the export appearance of the Buk-M3 air defense system. By appearance(not to mention significantly expanded combat characteristics) due to the placement of missiles in transport and launch containers, the new complex is noticeably different from its predecessors. As Vyacheslav Dzirkaln noted, “the product developers - specialists from the Tikhomirov Research Institute - came up with a proposal to give the export version of the complex a separate name. The proposed name is associated with the name of the first generation of air defense systems in export version. The Almaz-Antey East Kazakhstan Concern expects that the wide popularity of the Buk complexes abroad will contribute to the successful promotion of the Buk-M3E air defense system on the foreign market. According to our data, in terms of combat effectiveness among mobile complexes class medium range there are no equals to the Buk-M3 complex.”

Among other samples of military products presented by the Almaz-Antey Concern at Aero India 2017, it should be noted radar systems for the protection of objects and borders, in particular, the multi-purpose radar "Sova" developed by the Tula NPO "Strela" was of interest to representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Border Guard Service of India .

“In addition to the fact that we present anti-aircraft guns at this exhibition missile systems and complexes, this year we paid a lot of attention civilian products,” said Vyacheslav Dzirkaln during Aero India 2017. “The concern is a trendsetter in the field of automated control systems air traffic(AS ATC), so many meetings and negotiations take place here on this very topic.”

Deputy General Director of the Almaz-Antey Aerospace Defense Concern in particular noted that the Indian side is interested in the supply of automated air traffic control systems developed and produced by the Concern, airfield surveillance systems (A-SMGCS), primary and secondary radars, communication and navigation systems and means , weather support. “Various proposals are being considered to modernize the technical means of the air navigation system of the Republic of India, organize joint production within the framework of state program"Make in India". Currently, the possibility of equipping Indian airports with ATC equipment produced by the Concern is under development. In addition to the Indian side, countries such as Myanmar, Vietnam, Iran, and Indonesia also show interest in our equipment,” said Vyacheslav Dzirkaln.

It is important to note here that Almaz-Antey plans to further expand its line of high-tech civilian products. The Concern's development concept provides that civil instrument engineering, radio electronics, the creation of automated control systems, autonomous power plants, development of energy-saving technologies and technologies for processing and disposal for the needs of housing and communal services, medicine, transport, communications, security and industrial production.

That is, in this case we are not talking about production, for example, consumer electronics and other consumer goods - attempts to reorient the defense industry towards the stamping of pots already took place in 1980-1990. and demonstrated their complete incompetence, bordering on sabotage. Each industry segment must mind its own business, especially since transfer high technology from the military to related civilian spheres - this is a technique that has already been proven in world practice and has repeatedly proven its effectiveness.

INDIAN FIGHTER TENDER – NEW SERIES

The main aviation intrigue of the Aero India 2017 air show was the situation around India’s planned purchase of a large batch (200 units) of single-engine fighters - a legacy of the MMRCA program that was never fully implemented. Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar revealed some details of this project during the exhibition.

The fighter jets are to be assembled locally under the 'Make in India' concept with large-scale technology transfer.

As Manohar Parrikar told local media, two companies are currently leading the project - the American Lockheed Martin with the F-16 block 70 (F-16V) and the Swedish Saab with the JAS 39E/F Gripen. The minister also spoke about the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet of the American company Boeing, although this heavy twin-engine machine clearly does not fit the conditions of the upcoming tender. Whether this statement is a mistake or Indian variability is not yet clear. In any case, the F/A-18E/F has already participated in the famous tender under the MMRCA program, in which multifunctional middle-class fighters were also supposed to participate.

According to Manohar Parrikar, the selected aircraft will be assembled at a facility set up in India, purpose-built for the project as part of the proposed strategic partnership. Once the aircraft model is selected, India will exclusively identify Indian private companies as subcontractors for a certain period of time.

Answering questions from journalists that a decision had allegedly already been made to move the F-16 assembly plant to India, the Minister of Defense said that he himself learned about this from the media, although he did not deny the fact that such negotiations were actually held with the Barak administration Obama. The Donald Trump administration, in his opinion, may have a different point of view on this and other programs, and the Indian leadership is ready to discuss them, understanding that any deal of this scale must be consistent with US policy priorities.

Be that as it may, during Aero India 2017, the Swedish company Saab launched an unprecedentedly vigorous effort to promote its fighter aircraft on the Indian market. Representatives of the company announced the maximum possible transfer of technology to India, and also promoted at the exhibition the deck version of the Gripen for new Indian aircraft carriers, work on the creation of which has already begun.

The project to create a naval version of the JAS 39E/F has not yet left the paper stage, although, according to Saab representatives, the construction of a flight prototype of the fighter will begin “very soon.” Since the Swedish fleet does not have aircraft carriers, the first flight of the naval Gripen will take place from the deck of an aircraft carrier of a “third country”. The main candidate for this role is the United States, since the Swedes are unlikely to be able to reach an understanding on this issue with Paris, which expects to independently sell its carrier-based Rafale M to India.

In addition to promoting the JAS 39E/F to the Indian market, Saab is offering as either a standalone or additional option to enhance the combat capabilities of the Indian-developed Tejas light fighter. The Swedes are ready to integrate their radar on board this aircraft, similar to that installed on the Gripen, and also equip the Tejas with a suspended container with a small-sized phased array radar, which allows the use of all-aspect air-to-air missiles from the fighter.

Russia will also participate in tenders to supply India with 200 new fighters and deck-based vehicles for promising aircraft carriers. Our contenders are MiG-35 and MiG-29K/KUB. As Vladimir Drozhzhov said during Aero India 2017, the Russian proposal for the first competition was submitted even before the official start of the tender procedures.

Today, August 29, at an air force base in California, USA, the latest secret American technology was launched - the Delta IV spy satellite. The object is the most powerful rocket in the entire history of mankind. Its height is 71 meters, engine performance is 17 million Horse power, and one launch of a monster cost the USA one million dollars.

Source: dailymail.co.uk

America has always had a special attitude towards world organizations and their large-scale events. Therefore, the owners themselves powerful rocket in the world they decided to launch it on August 29th - the International Day of Action against nuclear tests. The funny thing is that the States have never admitted what the purpose of the development, construction and launch of Delta IV was.

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The men's online magazine MPORT remembers that not only the States have more powerful weapon. There are many more countries in the world that can also boast intercontinental ballistic missiles. Find out what you, a peaceful inhabitant of planet Earth, should be most afraid of?

The most mobile - Topol-M

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Manufacturer - Russia, first launch was carried out in 1994. Launch weight - 46 and a half tons. It is considered the basis of Russian nuclear weapons.

The most protected - Yars RS-24

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Manufacturer - Russia, first launch - in 2007. Flight range - 11 thousand kilometers. Unlike Topol-M, it has multiple warheads. In addition to combat units, Yars also carries a set of breakthrough weapons missile defense, which makes it much more difficult for the enemy to detect and intercept it. This innovation makes the RS-24 the most successful combat missile in the context of the deployment of the global American missile defense system. And you can even place it on a railway carriage.

The heaviest - R-36M Satan

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First launch - 1970, weight - 211 tons, flight range - 11,200 - 16,000 kilometers. Missile systems located in silos cannot be too light by definition. Satan simply broke the record of all heavyweights.

The most accurate - Trident II D5

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Manufacturer - USA, first launched in 1987. Weight - 58 tons, flight range - 11,300 kilometers. Trident is based on submarines, and is capable of maximum high accuracy strike protected intercontinental ballistic missile silos and protected command posts.

The fastest - Minuteman LGM-30G

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Manufacturer - USA, first launch - 1966. The mass of the rocket is 35 and a half tons. Range - 13,000 kilometers. This missile is believed to be one of the fastest ICBMs in the world and can accelerate to more than 24 thousand kilometers per hour during the terminal phase of flight.

The most sophisticated - MX (LGM-118A) Peacekeeper

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Manufacturer - USA, first launched in 1983. Weight - 88.44 tons, flight range - 9600 kilometers. The heavy intercontinental ballistic missile Peacemaker is simply the embodiment latest technologies. For example, the use of composite materials. It also has a higher hit accuracy, and - which is especially characteristic - increased “survivability” of the missile under nuclear conditions.

The very first - R-7

In the suburbs of the Romanian city of Constanta, a training camp was opened, in which Romanian troops will now master American complexes Air defense Patriot. And the Americans themselves volunteered to train them.

And in Deveselu, Romania, a ceremony was held to open another NATO missile defense base. Among the guests of the event was general secretary NATO Jens Stoltenberg. But the main participants in the ceremony were generals from the United States. After all, America is main member NATO, posted hers here new system PRO.

Another similar event took place in the spring of this year in Poland, in the village of Redzikowo. And today there are more than 400 similar military bases of the Alliance around Russia. The United States explains the constant approach of its missile defense system to our borders by the supposed need to protect the European continent. And at the same time they assure that these systems are only defensive and in no way offensive. For example, the newest complex missile defense system that the US installed in Romania. It's called "Aegis Ashor". This steel ground structure, four stories high and weighing about 900 tons, is capable of detecting and attacking 20 targets at once at a distance of up to two hundred kilometers.

Other weapons of attack may be combat aircraft, of which more and more began to appear at air bases right near our western borders. For example, the Emari airbase in Estonia is literally teeming with military aircraft: on the runway there are dozens of A-10-Thunderbolt attack aircraft designed to fight tanks and ground targets, air tankers, F-22 Raptor stealth fighters, which are capable of breaking through any system air defense. All this allows us to consider “Emari” one of the most serious threats to Russia, because NATO combat aircraft from here to St. Petersburg take just over five minutes of flight, and to Moscow - no more than half an hour.

And precisely in order to prevent an air blitzkrieg, Russia has created a unique three-echelon air defense system. It includes long-, medium- and short-range air defense systems. The first line of defense is the long-range S-300, S-400 and S-500 systems, as well as interceptor missiles of the Russian missile defense system, capable of reaching targets beyond the atmosphere.

In just a fraction of a second, the Russian A-135 Dnepr, dubbed Gazelle by NATO, will take off from the silo to intercept the target. At an altitude of 370 kilometers and a range of up to 800 hundred kilometers, it is capable of destroying any aircrafts: from airplanes to maneuvering warheads of American ballistic missiles. Such missiles form the basis of Moscow's missile defense system and are capable of nuclear attack- shoot down more than 50 warheads on approach to the capital.

But even if we imagine that some enemy missile will not be shot down by the Gazelle, it will be met and destroyed by the S-400 Triumph long-range complex. It is capable of attacking 36 enemy aircraft simultaneously. That's 4 times more possibilities American systems Air defense of a similar class. The flight range of Patriot missiles is only 170 kilometers, while the S-400 has a range of 400 kilometers. In addition, the Patriot process of transmitting data about a target takes as much as 90 seconds, which is almost 10 times longer than the S-400. This means that Patriot simply will not have time to react to the danger. Also Patriot big problems with interception of low-flying targets - minimum height defeats 60 meters. This is 6 times more than the Russian S-400, which can simultaneously destroy 12 aircraft even in the stratosphere.

But most importantly, the Russian missile defense system is built in such a way that the affected areas of anti-aircraft missile systems overlap each other, leaving the target not the slightest chance. For example, the S-400 long-range complex is complemented by the Buk medium-range complexes and the Tor short-range air defense system, capable of destroying the most challenging goals- those that fly at extremely low altitude. At the same time, Thor is capable of firing from the march, moving at a speed of 45 kilometers per hour - this makes him indispensable when accompanying transport convoys and protecting them from enemy aircraft.

The Americans simply do not have such medium-range air defense systems - the Pentagon decided to take a different path - creating laser weapon. The project was predicted to have a brilliant future - exceptional accuracy, efficiency and, most importantly, low cost. Since 1989, the United States has annually invested more than two billion dollars in laser development. The United States spent 26 years and about sixty billion dollars on developing the laser, but it suddenly turned out that the laser hits only one and a half kilometers.

Today, Russian air defense systems - Pantsir, S-400 Triumph and the latest modifications of the S-300 Antey are on combat duty in Syria. And it was precisely the fear of them that did not allow the American Air Force to carry out the scenario there according to which events developed in Yugoslavia.

Thanks to huge profits from the sale of oil and gas, large-scale modernization of the Russian armed forces is full progress, and as Vladimir Putin promises, military spending will be increased by $770 billion from 2014 to 2020.

At first glance, this is a huge amount, and it is true, Russia's military budget doubled from 2006 to 2009 from $25 billion to $50 billion, but it is only a tenth of the budget of the United States military, which is about $600 billion. in a year.

An interesting feature of Russian military production and possible reason Its lag behind the American one is that it is more dependent on the conditions of capitalism and is less supported by the state.

Private enterprises export weapons and enter into contracts with foreign powers to further improve the weapons program.

Thus, it is unlikely that Russia and the United States will enter into a new cold war, as some experts suggest, but modernizing Russia's military will remind America that it is not the only player in the military market, and in the end, that can only be for the better.

SAM S-400 "Triumph"

So, the Russian S-400 can become the best complex air defense in the world.

The S-400 is a highly modernized version of the very successful S-300 anti-aircraft missile system.

For now, the use of the S-400 is limited, and its predecessor remains the leading Russian complex air defense.

A very successful S-300 air defense system

The S-400 has a detection range of 250 miles (about 600 km), which is at least twice that of the American Patriot MIM-104.

Three different missiles are used for different ranges, maximum speed exceeds the speed of sound twelve times. The radar can track 100 targets simultaneously.

This complex poses a threat to even the most elite stormtroopers.

S-500 is the best air defense system in the world

The S-500 will certainly be the best air defense system in the world. The S-500 is a more advanced version of the S-400, designed to intercept ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles), among other purposes.

It will be based on the S-400, but reduced in size. Radar systems have been improved over the S-400, and most of equipment will be borrowed from the S-300 series. It is assumed that this will be a highly mobile complex. All the details are not yet known, but it is already clear that the S-500 will be an important player in the global arms market.

The most interesting thing is that it is not designed to protect against US ballistic missile attacks. Since China produces its own ICBMs, then anti-aircraft missile system The S-500 is likely intended to provide insurance against any deterioration in relations between Moscow and Beijing, or in the event that Chinese ICBMs are acquired by less predictable countries.