Military Industrial Complex of Eurasian Allies of Russia: Armenia on "Army-2016"
At the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2016", which takes place in Kubinka near Moscow from 6 to 11 September, in addition to the exhibition stands of various defense companies, 3 presents national expositions related to the countries of the Eurasian Union: Armenia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Therefore, this forum provides a good opportunity to talk about the possibilities of the military-industrial complex (MIC) of Russia's close allies. In this article we will talk about the military-industrial complex of Armenia.
The system of automatic artillery intelligence has already passed "baptism of fire" in Karabakh
The automated reconnaissance and artillery fire control system 2K02, according to a representative of the Armenian Ministry of Defense who demonstrated this product, is already actively used in the armed forces of Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. Moreover, it showed itself very well during the April hostilities, including during the key episode of the war - an artillery strike on the Azerbaijani troops rearranged for a tank breakthrough in the Agdam area.
The device consists of two highly sensitive video cameras that provide magnification up to 32-x times and work at night, a laser rangefinder and an operator console. The obtained data on the target (distance to it and angles), coupled with the GPS-determining the location of the device itself, allow you to get the exact coordinates of the detected target (maximum detection distance - 20 kilometers). The coordinates via radio channel, or by wire, are sent to the commander of artillery (at a distance of 12 kilometers from the device), where he receives data taking into account the meteorological conditions, the types of shells used, the state of gunpowder, etc. After this, the artillery strikes a blow corresponding to the data obtained. After the first shot, an automatic correction is taken, and the second shot is already guaranteed to hit the target. If without this device, the standard for the time of hitting the target is 5 minutes, then with it it will only be reduced to 1 minutes from the moment of target detection.
The radar will protect against "surprises"
The second main exhibit of the Armenian stand was the portable Doppler radar MEG-1. This device allows you to detect people at distances up to 2,2 kilometers, and military equipment at a distance of up to 3,3 kilometers. At the same time, the device weighs only 15 kg, which allows it to be moved quickly enough. At the moment, the Armenian armed forces have already ordered a number of such devices. After the radars are delivered to the troops, they will be located on the front line - the line of contact with the Azerbaijani troops. In combination with the active supply of the army with thermal imaging cameras and night vision devices, this device will make carrying out invisible night sabotage sabotage almost impossible (until recently, they claimed many lives each year).
In addition to these two devices, the Armenian delegation presented a laser rangefinder of its own production, a periscope for monitoring from closed positions, as well as radio-electronic components for the modernization of Soviet anti-aircraft missile systems and radars.
What Armenia did not bring to Army-2016
Unfortunately, the Armenian exposition was rather small - although it was possible to bring much more different products. The most interesting thing for sure would be unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that Armenia has been producing for several years, especially since the UAV theme is very “fashionable” at any military exhibitions. The same tactical drone X-55, capable of conducting reconnaissance at a depth of 85 kilometers, also took part in the 4-th day war in Karabakh, and, according to military reviews, it showed itself well. It would also be interesting to look at the products of the Polish-Armenian company Lyubava-Armenia, which produces a wide range of protective equipment and other military equipment. Small arms (there are assault and sniper rifles of most major calibers) could also be of some interest for some countries, due to its low price category.
It is likely that all of the above can be viewed at the ArmHiTec-2016 International Exhibition of Arms and Defense Technologies, which will be held in Yerevan from 13 to 15 in October. The largest Russian companies of the military-industrial complex will take part in it.
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