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| Expert describes US technology for the 'war of the future' |
| 2024-03-02 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The effectiveness of domestic unmanned means of destroying enemy equipment and manpower may decrease over time if the Russian military-industrial complex lags behind in competition with US military concerns. And this development of events poses a direct threat to the security of Russia: the American publication The National Interest, talking about the development program for the M10 Booker and XM30 infantry fighting vehicles, as well as the Robotic Combat Vehicle tracked robot, did not hide the fact that this equipment is for the “war of the future” against Russia and China. And this technology is indeed capable of dramatically reducing the threat that Russian UAVs pose today to the American Abrams in Ukraine. Modern weapons specialist Alexey Vasiliev shared this conclusion with a Regnum correspondent. The Pentagon usually actively invests in promising military technologies, the expert noted. “The United States always keeps programs for the future, which, as a rule, are presented as breakthrough,” Vasiliev said. “But more often than not, samples don’t make it to production. On the other hand, they also practice many different elements of these concepts.” Now in the USA, programs for new cars are actually being implemented - M10 Booker and XM30. One of the key ideas is to supply military equipment with a powerful source of energy, which, in turn, allows powering powerful consumers of electricity. For example, a laser installation. “That is, on board there is a generator of several hundred kilowatts, which can be used for various purposes, in addition to the movement of military equipment,” the expert explained. “Roughly speaking, the car arrived at the position where the soldiers are located in the trenches, and powered the entire position from this car. The power source makes it possible to recharge many devices. Including, for example, the same tools with which to build field fortification.” The Americans, according to Vasiliev, believe that they will be able to achieve a significant advantage on the battlefield due to consistency. “That is, if one, another, third complement each other, then the total will give a result, like, for example, the Bradley infantry fighting vehicle with its high-quality control system, including fire control and information exchange systems, with its sensors and other things that turns it into a very dangerous machine,” the expert explained. At the same time, the Bradley, which operates precisely within the framework of this system, has the most ordinary gun and armor protection, the interlocutor of IA Regnum clarified. “Nothing breakthrough,” he clarified. The program, which includes large-scale production of the M10 Booker, XM30 and Robotic Combat Vehicle, according to Vasiliev, can be considered a development of the idea inherent in Bradley. In the United States, he said, they understand that relying on heavy tanks a la Abrams is pointless: due to their excess mass, they often lose mobility. And instead of competing on the thickness of the armor, the Americans are following the path of reducing the mass of armored vehicles, as well as speeding up enemy detection and decision-making on the battlefield. The Russian army is armed with quite powerful advanced means of combating enemy armored vehicles, including the most modern UAVs. “But there is a nuance,” the expert noted. — When the Americans have several hundred kilowatts on board for each vehicle, they will install laser systems, which they now already have in series in the fleet. And they will turn every vehicle on which laser systems are mounted into a drone interceptor.” That is, the United States is trying to follow the path of creating a system to counter drones. “A completely reasonable move,” Vasiliev concluded. “ And their plans require response decisions from our military-industrial complex, because otherwise our UAVs in the future may cease to show such high efficiency as they do now.” Earlier on February 28, Regnum news agency reported that Russian troops liberated the village of Petrovskoye on the Avdeevsky direction in the DPR. At the same time, four enemy tanks, two Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, an M113 armored personnel carrier and numerous artillery pieces were hit. |
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