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S O V A

@Russian_Defence

Russian military analyst & OSINT collector. Russian security, intelligence, OC & politics watcher. Occasionally do visuals of (mostly prospective) Russian arms.

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Joined December 2016
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Potentially a big deal in terms of regional military cooperation/integration: a joint meeting of CIS, SCO and CSTO defense chiefs planned for early September in Moscow. militarynews.ru/story.asp?ri…
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MinFin proposed cuts to RF state armaments program are tiny, 323 bil RUB over 2021-2023 (121.4+128.5+73.2), annual underexecution and roll over is probably 200+ per year. Eliminates funding that won't be spent anyway, tapering cuts in 2023. kommersant.ru/doc/4441278?fr…
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Miso@halmiso15 Aug 2020
3.8.2020 function.mil.ru/news_page/co… launcher 51P6A and 5P85SM2-01 S-400 AD RGT Moscow(93. AD RGT Zvenigorod)
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Is the Safronov arrest part of a campaign against Rogozin? Putin cancelled a meeting with him, so did Borisov, then this... mk.ru/politics/2020/07/07/na…
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Probable PAK DA/Izdeliye 80 (©Butowski/Air&Cosmos/bmpd) . 145 tons, 30 tons payload, 15000 km range, 2 engines with 23 tons thrust based on NK-32-02. @russianforces @nukestrat @GuyPlopsky @PaperMissiles
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Scientists at Sarov nuclear lab arrested for attempting to use a supercomputer to mine Bitcoin. bbc.com/news/world-europe-43…
Russian nuclear scientists arrested for 'Bitcoin mining plot'

Russian nuclear scientists arrested for 'Bitcoin mining plot'

Reports say scientists at a Russian nuclear bomb factory tried to mine crypto-currencies.

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Russian #Arctic brigades to be equipped with an #Arctic version of the #Smerch #MLRS that will be based on the DT-30PM ATV. Source: iz.ru/706026/2018-02-08/arkt… Izvestia graphic of what it may look like:
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#Russia|n Navy to Upgrade its #Soviet-era Be-12 #ASW #Amphibious Aircraft #AvGeek navyrecognition.com/index.ph…
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New Air and Air Defense Army to be established in Russia's Far East. The core of the new Army will consist of the 317th Mixed Aviation Regiment and the 53rd Air Defense Division stationed there. iz.ru/679966/sergei-valchenk…
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Capt(N)@Capt_Navy1 Dec 2017
#ВМФ #ЧФ🇷🇺#Russian #Navy frigate 'Admiral Grigorovich' project 11356M at roadstead of #Sevastopol ,this morning. Deployment to perform tactical tasks.
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Successful test of a "new modernized" interceptor russianforces.org/blog/2017/… Appears to be a moderate upgrade of 53T6/Gazelle
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#Russia's UKSK #VLS to be Replaced with Upgraded UKSK-M Systems navyrecognition.com/index.ph…
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"... India’s US-made patrol planes cannot communicate with its Russian-made ships, or its Russian-built ASW helicopters, which, in turn, can’t communicate effectively with its Israeli and Russian-sourced air defence systems..." (From this article) blogs.economictimes.indiatim…
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Today marks 129th Anniversary of birth of renowned Soviet aircraft designer Andrei #Tupolev, "father" of the Tupolev-series of airplanes, who designed and oversaw construction of over 100 different aircraft including iconic Tu-22, Tu-95, Tu-104, Tu-144 and many others
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Good read: Goble: Putin’s military buildup not sparking predicted economic growth in Russia. bit.ly/2za7N8d.
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In One Sense, Russia’s ‘Lada’ Submarines Are a Step Backward:warisboring.com/in-one-sense… via @warisboring
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CAST@CentreAST3 Nov 2017
The Russian military police has been deployed to Syria. Alexey Ramm's article explains its role & objectives mdb.cast.ru/mdb/5-2017/item3…
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First animal in space, famous Space Dog #Laika will forever remain in history - its sacrifice helped kickstart the Space Era - #Laika60 – at Centurion, South Africa
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Twitter's cyber "attribution" to the Russian government isn't out of the ordinary. Most cyber attribution is a politicized racket; a con.
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#ВМФ #БФ🇷🇺#Russian #Navy Steregushchy class corvette 'Soobrazitelnyy' transits #Gibraltar towards #Mediterranean October 28, 2017 ©Erne
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Image from Capt(N) (@Capt_Navy)
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