By the Navy adopted the BMD-4M “Gardener” and BTR-MDM “Rakushka”. According to the defense Ministry, both cars have been successfully tested and performed well during the military operation. The government decree on the adoption of new equipment into service have been signed.
Tracked BMD-4M “Gardener” appeared in the modernization of the BMD-4. From its predecessor it features a new body, engine, modified suspension and a number of other nodes. Fighting vehicle can be equipped with combat module “Bakhcha-U”, which includes guns of caliber 100 mm and 30 mm, and a machine gun.
Desantiruemye armored personnel carrier BTR-MDM “Rakushka” as established on the basis of the BMD-4. It is designed to replace the army BTR-D, accepted into service in 1970-ies.
In the framework of the existing contract of the defense Ministry shall, within three years to receive up to 250 combat vehicles and armored personnel carriers.
According to the commander of airborne troops Colonel General Vladimir Shamanov, the “Shells” and BMD-4M will be the main mobile number of the whole spectrum of armored vehicles, airborne crawler. On their base will create a medical machine and machine control system with automatic control system “Andromeda”.
Also, this chassis will be mounted anti-tank complex “cornet” missiles with enhanced range.
As told to the journalist nation-news.ru Hero of Russia, Colonel Alexander Margelov, in recent years, thanks to the efforts of the Supreme commander of the armed forces of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, equipping airborne troops with the most modern technical means and equipment of the latest developments is in full swing. The number of new products entering the army, is increasing. Accordingly, increasing mobility.
“If our BMD-1 and BMD-2 were allowed to parachute inside the car only two crew members, in BMD-3 and BMD-4 it is possible to parachute a full crew of seven people, said Alexander Margelov. – Already conducted two successful landing during testing. So airborne is not losing the leading positions in the Russian army, but continues to go ahead.”
In the opinion of the Hero of Russia, the great merit of the current commander of the airborne troops Colonel-General Vladimir Shamanov.
In addition to the BMD-4M and BTR-MDM Ministry of defense is negotiating with the military-industrial company that offers floating car amphibious wheeled with a third degree of protection. Its development will be carried out in the framework of the General work on the creation wheel for the airborne segment of military equipment and has already produced the first model the new wheeled combat vehicle for airborne troops “the Typhoon”.
This year will be held state tests upgraded anti-tank gun-amphibian “Sprut-SDM-1”. It is capable of firing at a speed of 7 volleys per minute. Gun on land speeds up to 70 km/h, on water – up to 10 km/h with waves up to 3 points.
It is planned that a modernized version of the floating gun, called in the Navy “killer tanks” will be launched in 2018.
Alexander Margelov was the son of the founder and first commander of the airborne troops, army General Vasily Margelov is a legendary “Bati”.
January 5, 1973, for the first time in world practice it was dropping from a military transport plane An-12 on parachute platform “centaur” BMD-1 with two crew members on Board. The crew commander was Colonel Leonid Zuev and operator-gunner Lieutenant Alexander Margelov.
