Cutting-edge weapons and military equipment of the Russian Armed Forces will be shown off to visitors and guests of the Army-2015 international military forum. The event will be held by the Russian Defense Ministry on June 16-19, 2015 at the Kubinka airfield and Patriot Park in Moscow Region. As part of preparations for the forum, a demonstration of Russian weaponry and military equipment was held in Moscow Region.
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Visitors and guests of the Army-2015 international forum will have a chance to see Russia’s cutting-edge weaponry and military equipment both in exhibition pavilions and at a firing range.
Above: Soldiers during the military hardware demonstration in Moscow Region.
Above: Soldiers during the military hardware demonstration in Moscow Region.
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The KamAZ-63968 Typhoon-K is a Russian multifunctional armored mine-resistant ambush protected (MRAP) personnel carrier. It is part of Russia’s Typhoon program which started in 2010. The vehicle was built on an original 6x6 chassis. Its armor was designed in accordance with NATO classification STANAG 4569 of level 3b. This means the vehicle can withstand explosive mines.
Above: A Typhoon-K vehicle during the military hardware demonstration in Moscow Region.
Above: A Typhoon-K vehicle during the military hardware demonstration in Moscow Region.
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The TOS-1A Solntsepek is a multiple rocket launcher and thermobaric weapon mounted on a modernized T-72A tank chassis. It was designed for supporting infantry, destroying enemy tanks and defeating enemy personnel in fortifications, in open country, and in lightly armored vehicles and transport.
Above: A TOS-1A Solntsepek rocket launcher during the military hardware demonstration in Moscow Region.
Above: A TOS-1A Solntsepek rocket launcher during the military hardware demonstration in Moscow Region.
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In order to demonstrate to the full extent dynamic and maneuvering capabilities of vehicles and tanks, a special range will be set up. It will include high-speed sections, barriers, inclines, water obstacles, an antitank trench and a bridge.
Above: A T-72B3 tank during the military hardware demonstration in Moscow Region.
Above: A T-72B3 tank during the military hardware demonstration in Moscow Region.
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The Pantsir-S1 Greyhound is a self-propelled combined short to medium range surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft artillery weapon system. The Pantsir-S1 was designed to protect civilian and military facilities from all kinds of aerial threats. The Pantsir-S1 carries up to twelve 57E6 or 57E6-E two-stage solid fuel radio-command-guided surface-to-air missiles.
Above: A Pantsir-S1 missile system during the military hardware demonstration in Moscow Region.
Above: A Pantsir-S1 missile system during the military hardware demonstration in Moscow Region.
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The firing capabilities of weapons and military equipment will be demonstrated by firing all kinds of projectiles at maximum ranges at armored and non-armored targets.
Above: A T-80 tank during the military hardware demonstration in Moscow Region.
Above: A T-80 tank during the military hardware demonstration in Moscow Region.
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The field demonstration during the Army-2015 international forum will include a wide range of weapons and military equipment, including tanks, infantry combat vehicles, armored personnel carriers, robotic hardware etc.
Above: A 2S25 Sprut-SD self-propelled tank destroyer during the military hardware demonstration in Moscow Region.
Above: A 2S25 Sprut-SD self-propelled tank destroyer during the military hardware demonstration in Moscow Region.
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At the Alabino range, military hardware will demonstrate crossing water obstacles, including group maneuvering in water and driving tanks in fording areas.
Above: T-72B3 tanks during the military hardware demonstration in Moscow Region.
Above: T-72B3 tanks during the military hardware demonstration in Moscow Region.
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The TOS-1A Solntsepek multiple rocket launcher entered service in the Russian Armed Forces in 2001. It is not used be the artillery units of the Russian Armed Forces but can be found in nuclear, chemical and biological defense units. It is also used by foreign armies, including Iraq, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan.
Above: A TOS-1A Solntsepek rocket launcher during the military hardware demonstration in Moscow Region.
Above: A TOS-1A Solntsepek rocket launcher during the military hardware demonstration in Moscow Region.
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The 2S19 Msta-S is a self-propelled 152 mm division howitzer based on the T-80 tank hull. It was designed for destroying tactical nuclear weapons, artillery guns, enemy armored vehicles, fortifications and personnel. It entered service in the Russian Armed Forces in 1989.
Above: A Msta-S self-propelled howitzer during the military hardware demonstration in Moscow Region.
Above: A Msta-S self-propelled howitzer during the military hardware demonstration in Moscow Region.
