Commander of the Airborne Forces: "Troops will receive a fundamentally new combat vehicle in four years"
Shamanov refrained from specifics, only explaining that the Ministry of Defense has formulated its requirements for the military-industrial complex about the new machine and the ministry hopes that the model will be ready in three years.
“We are confident that by the end of 2015, the promising BMD will be tested and will be delivered to the troops already in 2016,” said Shamanov in an interview with Interfax. According to the lieutenant-general, the tactical and technical requirements that the Airborne Forces command makes to the prospective BMD are formulated and sent to the General Staff.
“The main approaches to shaping the look of a new car are defined. Currently, targeted research and development work is underway to determine the parameters of the new BMD, ”said the commander of the Airborne Forces.
Recall the Ministry of Defense in 2011 year refused to purchase BMD-4. After that, the defense had to take into account the comments of the military and significantly upgrade the model. The commander of the Airborne Forces said: “All the work was done to finalize the BMD-4, which were announced by the Airborne Command. Completed tests. Positive results obtained. The armor protection was enhanced and the security of the personnel increased. "
Last year, the fate of the BMD-4 was shared by other models of equipment. The leadership of the Ministry of Defense has repeatedly decried Russian-made military equipment. As a result, the military department abandoned the T-90, BMP-3, BMD-4, etc. serial purchases. As a result, the development of a range of armored platforms of various classes and assignments began. After 2015, they will be put into service, the Military Industrial Courier reports.
In particular, in November, Nikolay Makarov, Chief of the General Staff, commenting on the development of the Russian defense industry on the example of T-90, stated that the Israeli tank Merkava MK4 has a firing range of up to 6 km, and our T-90 - 2,5 km. The United States NIMS rocket and artillery system is capable of hitting targets at a distance of 150 km, and the Russian Smerch is at 70 kilometers. Russian optical-electronic reconnaissance spacecraft have a life span of 3 - 5 years, and their foreign counterparts can "live" 15 years, Makarov said.
“Consequently, we have to produce them more often, and spend much more taxpayers' money,” the Chief of the General Staff stressed, adding, “Modern military equipment should provide a high degree of protection for servicemen on the battlefield. We need to create such a technique, using which the crew will survive under any conditions. ”
BMD-4 adopted by the Russian armed forces 31 December 2004, the BMD is designed to transport personnel of the airborne forces, increasing its firepower, mobility and security. The crew BMD-4 make 3 person. In addition, the BMD-4 can carry up to six paratroopers.
The design of the BMD-4 allows the crew, being inside the car, to parachute from the aircraft. The suspension has a telescopic hydraulic shock absorber. This allows the machine to move up / down 40 centimeters. Maximum speed - 65 km / h, while overcoming water obstacles - 10 km / h.
In the summer of 2011, in Nizhny Tagil, the exhibition presented the latest modification of the car - BMD-4M. It is equipped with aluminum heavy-duty armor.
Danila Relin, Assistant Director General for Production of Kurganmashzavod OJSC: “The properties of the BMD-4М armor exclude penetration of damaging elements into the habitable compartment when it is damaged by a large-caliber patron or projectile.” .
Armament BMD-4М are: 2А70 - 100-mm gun, 2А72 - 30-mm automatic gun, РПКС-74 caliber 5,45, ПКМТ 7,62 caliber, and Arkan. Also in the arsenal of BMD-4M includes six smoke bombs "Cloud", providing the machine a safe waste.
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