On September, 22, the final phase of the united Russia-Belarus-Ukraine-Kazakhstan ‘Union Shield-2011′ exercise took place. It was held on Ashuluk training ground in Astrakhan region. Russia was represented by the 21st motorized infantry battalion; Belarus was represented by the 120th mechanized infantry brigade of the Guards; Ukraine and Kazakhstan were represented by airborne companies. Around 12 000 servicemen, over 200 units of surface transport, and 50 units of airborne transport took part in the exercise.
Byelorussian servicemen are preparing a pilotless vehicle.
Pilotless vehicle ‘Irkut-10′.
A Byelorussian serviceman is wearing an F-type hazmat suit.
A cockade of the Byelorussian serviceman.
Here’s the Byelorussian BMP-2.
A serviceman is camouflages something by sticking twigs into the ground. Pay your attention to the bullet-proof vest. Later on you’ll see other discrepancies within the same battalion.
Here they are! These guys are wearing old 6B5 bullet-proof vests.
The Byelorussians still have the RPK. In Russia they changed it for the PKM or the PKP, exept for the airborne troops and special mission units .
Here’s another kind of bullet-proof vests.
T-2…
… and its cute driver.
Tankmen are getting in the tank.
Strela-10 air defense system.
Here’s a Byelorussian operational commander who’s wearing another kind of bullet-proof vests. He said his glasses were standard, but he was the only one who wore those.
This guy is posing for TV.
Another tank.
Byelorussian servicemen are waiting for the exercise to begin.
Here’s a good old R-159.
The motorized infantry battalion commander has a backsight on his submachine gun.
This serviceman is working with the Strelets CRUS reconnaissance, communication, and controle system.
The system was introduced into the army (reconnaissance troops) in 2007. It has been tested in different exercises, including ‘Zapad-2009′ military exercise. Interface with range finders, some kinds of radars, and pilotless vehicles is possible.
Apart from Strelets, ‘Perunit-C’ GLONASS/GPS navigation device is used.
Strelets is used for giving target designations to Su-24-M bombers. This is how it happens. The PDU-4 laser range finder (with a range of 3-5 kilometers) spots the target and transmits the information to the commander’s personal computer, who in his turn, transmits it to the aircraft. The P-853-B2M radio station range is 8 kilometers; when the ground retransmiter is used, the range is up to 200 kilometers; when the retransmiter-aircraft is used at a hight of 9-10 kilometers, the range reaches 300-400 kilometer. Moreover, each aircraft with the SVP-24 system, is a retransmiter itself.
Aviation spotter. The pilot has a new Strelets CRUS on. The other man has an older version.
Using SVP-24 Strelets CRUS on unguided missiles , they have an accuracy of 0-20 meters.
A computer screen with targets.
Aircrafts which have received targets and are pursuing them.
Position data and type of each is seen.
When a soldier has a Strelets CRUS system on, its range is 1.5-2 kilometers, which makes it possible to cover the whole company. Its battary can work for 12 hours uninterruptedly in any weather (from -40 degrees Celsius to +50 degrees Celsius); hot battery change is possible.
Here’s an example of a formalized message that came to the commander’s computer, and is being reproduced through the headset with a microphone.
This is how they check up members of the crew connected to the net.
These are military characteristics of the target missiles which are used at the exercise. ‘Sinitsa-23′, ‘Bekas’ target missiles; ‘Armavir’ target missile.
‘Kaban’ target missile; ‘Pischal’ target missile.
‘MR-9ITs-B’ target missile; ‘Strizh’ target missile.
‘Saman’ target missile; ‘Dan’ pilotless target aircraft.
Missile training potential of the ‘Ashuluk’ training ground.
The military exercise has begun. On the screen they show pilotless vehicles over the battlefield-to-be.
The aviation begins the battle. These are MiG-29, Su-25, Su-34, Su-24M, Tu-22M3.
Bomb attacks.
Fougasse explosion.
Tunguska 3RK is attacking Fakel target with its 30-millimeters guns.
Anti-aircraft defense system fire is enormous!
This is what Byelorussian ‘GRAD’s do.
‘Buratino’ TOS has fired a volley.
Mi-24N.
Ka-52.
Anti-tank missiles and BRDMs are working on the ground.
Tanks are counterattacking.
The troops are leaving after the battle.
Location: Astrakhan region
via twower
A. Bunka here. Just a note: today the space age began with the launch of “Sputnik”, in 1957. Considering that Stalin threw Sergei Pavlovich Korolev into a gulag, along with most of the army leadership, it’s a miracle the USSR had a space program at all.
Dude, why do you even bother thinking.
Huh??
Is your American ego threatened by people that can fight back??
A very interesting story. I notice that this exercise takes place in daylight and clear weather and is obviously dependent on good observation. What happens at night and in bad weather?
This exercise is very much like a Soviet-era positional exercise with no movement. Strictly stand -in-one-place and pretend you are at war. This is not the way to train for modern war.
you must know
Then what is? Warfare has changed so much that all fighting is conducted at night?
I don’t know what you thought those tanks and IFVs were doing, but certainly looks to me like they are maneuvering. Definitely not a static exercise.
Lukashenko will go in 7 years and then belorus will join russia.
why do you say that historian?
Maybe because the economy is completely dependent on Russia and/or more people speak Russian than Belarussian as their first language.
Thanx ayaa, I try to keep up on things from your part of the world, but sometimes miss out on some of the finer points.
Not a Mi-24N. It’s a Mi-28.
russian power kept russia save from imperialists.
Actually you are terribly wrong. I think Russians know best what happens when you are inadequately prepared for war. Almost, (most likely more than) 30 million dead, economy in ruins, infrastructure gone, and maniac mass murderer in the Kremlin to ensure that Russians continued to suffer long after the war.
We have wars because people will kill somebody because somebody else tells them to. I do not deny history, but lets stop repeating it. How will the world change if we don’t!
Go on, hide this comment to.
I agree geoff, war is bad and they should not be allowed to make bombs and hurt people. We should all love each other! I will change my opinion if I ever get raped in the ass, however.
Remember “All Quiet on the Western Front”.
Katczinsky says:”the next time the leaders want a war, they should be stripped naked and a field and have it out with clubs.”
@goeff, Mingus
Unless each and every military in the world completely demilitarizes, there will always be some force with which to fight with. And even then there are the terrorists, separatists, extremists, etc…
SO better be prepared, IMO.
‘Red Star’ on the wings of UAV???
Why???
I do not think should be good idea demilitarized the world yet; but could be back the old days, when the kings used to go to wars. Should be well organized only over fifties should go to wars, and most the government’s people; included Prime Ministers and Presidents over 50 should go to wars. Their usual are the instigators and proved themselves like the old days. China too because over populated should be over 40s. This way I believe will be the end of wars. Even some presidents now 70s should go to wars. If they die of heart problems: because to worry about it, too bad. But women too should go, just in case to give some moral to the old focus. Common spread my idea OK. Do all of you know the population in the world? Over five billion of people. Just China has a billion and half. India already passes a billion. I am sure no more wars if could do these tactics. The old guys has been the trouble makers in the world; they instigates and having the most money too. But I I’m old too: and the reason I mention, because the old ones are in control and never going to be this way. Há há há. A.Oscar I have laugh like crazy about this.
Thats the idea A.Oscar, we send the people who start the war, to Finnish the war. Good idea.
Do all these computers use Windows? If so you can count on getting the infamous “blue screen of death” right at a critical moment.
That’s not Windows, unless they’re messing around with the theme.
Probably some flavor of open source OS that is compiled by the military.
One day KABOOMMMM Bye bye Russia
World’s insanity. God help us; Jesus!