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Russia Unveils New Main Battle Tank, Among Other Things
Posted on 5/5/15 at 11:54 am
Posted on 5/5/15 at 11:54 am
Along with this, they're also coming out with these....
Then, there's this....
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The £254billion armament programme has produced some highly visible results last year, with the military receiving the highest numbers of new planes, missiles and armour since the 1991 Soviet collapse.
Russian defense spending increased by one-third this year and should reach £63.5billion by 2016.
'The task set by the president not to allow anyone to get a military advantage over Russia will be fulfilled no matter what,' Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu said at a meeting with the top brass in February.
In 2014, the Russian armed forces obtained a record number of 38 nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles.
This year they are to get another 50, allowing the military to fulfill its ambitious goal of replacing Soviet-built nuclear missiles, which are approaching the end of their lifespan.
The Russian navy already has two submarines equipped with the Bulava, a new submarine-based intercontinental ballistic missile, and is to commission a third one next year. Five more are to follow.
The army's ground forces are receiving large batches of Iskander missiles, which which can be equipped with a nuclear or conventional warhead, could be used to target NATO's U.S.-led missile defense sites.
In a show of force, Iskanders were briefly deployed in December to the Kaliningrad exclave bordering NATO members Poland and Lithuania.
The Russian air force received more than 250 new planes and helicopters last year and is set to receive more than 200 this year — numbers unseen since Soviet times.
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So, not only are they increasing their military spending to levels unseen since the collapse of the Soviet Union, they've also developed a complete line of modern mechanized fighting vehicles. Europe & the US better pull their heads out of their asses or the nightmare we dreaded in the 80's, a Soviet invasion of central Europe, could be a real threat within the next decade.
Posted on 5/5/15 at 11:56 am to Darth_Vader
I thought Russia is broke as frick? How do they plan on pulling this off?
Posted on 5/5/15 at 11:56 am to TigersSEC2010
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I thought Russia is broke as frick? How do they plan on pulling this off?
They're not broke as frick nor have they been in a long time.
Posted on 5/5/15 at 11:57 am to Darth_Vader
No matter how new their shite is it somehow always looks like it's from the 1950s-60s.
Posted on 5/5/15 at 11:57 am to Darth_Vader
This was started when oil was over $100/barrel
Lets see how many units they actually produce now that their economy is hurting due to lower oil....
also to add, it costs more to maintain then it does to build equipment in the long run
Lets see how many units they actually produce now that their economy is hurting due to lower oil....
also to add, it costs more to maintain then it does to build equipment in the long run
This post was edited on 5/5/15 at 11:59 am
Posted on 5/5/15 at 11:57 am to Darth_Vader
Wouldn't updated air attack be a better investment?
Posted on 5/5/15 at 11:57 am to TigersSEC2010
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I thought Russia is broke as frick? How do they plan on pulling this off?
people are not eating
Posted on 5/5/15 at 11:58 am to Darth_Vader
I'm pretty sure I've played the video game with all of these pieces before.
Posted on 5/5/15 at 11:58 am to tigeraddict
a couple new modern tanks is still no match
Posted on 5/5/15 at 11:58 am to Darth_Vader
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the quietest submarine in the world
Posted on 5/5/15 at 11:59 am to Darth_Vader
Is this where the chicken littles line up and start talking about how the US is doomed? LOL
Posted on 5/5/15 at 12:00 pm to Darth_Vader
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So, not only are they increasing their military spending to levels unseen since the collapse of the Soviet Union, they've also developed a complete line of modern mechanized fighting vehicles. Europe & the US better pull their heads out of their asses or the nightmare we dreaded in the 80's, a Soviet invasion of central Europe, could be a real threat within the next decade.
how did all that military spending work out last time??
It collapsed their economy
Russia isnt rolling through western europe
Posted on 5/5/15 at 12:00 pm to terd ferguson
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No matter how new their shite is it somehow always looks like it's from the 1950s-60s.
and usually eerily resembles our shite, if you get in one of their jets it's really a step back in time and is more like the cockpit of a bulldozer
Posted on 5/5/15 at 12:01 pm to Darth_Vader
They're bringing tanks to a drone fight?
Posted on 5/5/15 at 12:01 pm to Darth_Vader
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Coming soon to a small town police department near you.......
Posted on 5/5/15 at 12:01 pm to Darth_Vader
You really think their newest tank will compete with ours? Their newest is still years behind us.
Posted on 5/5/15 at 12:01 pm to VermilionTiger
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Wouldn't updated air attack be a better investment?
You mean like this?
Posted on 5/5/15 at 12:01 pm to 777Tiger
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if you get in one of their jets it's really a step back in time and is more like the cockpit of a bulldozer
You're insanse
This post was edited on 5/5/15 at 12:04 pm
Posted on 5/5/15 at 12:02 pm to Darth_Vader
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Europe & the US better pull their heads out of their asses or the nightmare we dreaded in the 80's, a Soviet invasion of central Europe, could be a real threat within the next decade.
This will probably happen anyway. The Russian population is getting older and smaller. This will be the last option for them to move against the Balkans and central European countries to push their borders. They are very aware that Germany and Poland-which is very strong-should be able to overtake them within the next 15-20 years based on demographics alone.
Read George Friedman's "The Next Hundred Years." Very well thought our "speculation" on geo-politics during this century.
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