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The BMD-3 is no longer in service anymore, with production favouring the BMD-4M and BTR-MDM. [1] In 2016 Russia had only 10 BMD-3 in service, alongside 100 BMD-1, 1000 BMD-2, 42 BMD-4/4M, and 12 BTR-MDM. [4] In 2022, prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia had approximately 1000 BMD-2, 351 BMD-4M, and 122 BTR-MDM vehicles in active ...
The motto in Latin: Custos Custodum Ipsorum means "Guard of the Guardians Themselves" in English. The Aegis ballistic missile defense system (Aegis BMD or ABMD), [1] also known as Sea-Based Midcourse, is a Missile Defense Agency program under the United States Department of Defense developed to provide missile defense against short and intermediate-range ballistic missiles.
BMDO evolved from the SAFEGUARD System Organization. [citation needed] The original mission of BMDO was comparable to that of SAFEGUARD, which was to defend U.S. ballistic missile sites, but BMDO additionally had the more general role of conducting research and development in advanced ballistic missile defense (BMD) technology and also managed what was then called the Kwajalein Missile Range ...
The 2S25 is based on the chassis of the BMD-3 Infantry fighting vehicle, which is also produced by the Volgograd tractor factory and is in service with the Russian airborne troops. Notable distinctions from the BMD-3 are the armament, the fire control system and the addition of two wheels to each side of the vehicle; which increases the number ...
Ababeel Missile (Urdu: أبابيل; lit. Ababeel) or the Ababeel Weapon System [2] is an MIRV surface-to-surface medium-range ballistic missile developed by Pakistan. [2] It is "aimed at ensuring survivability of Pakistan's ballistic missiles in the growing regional Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) environment", in response to the Indian anti-ballistic missile systems.
Northrop Grumman was announced as the prime contractor in 2010; between 2009 and 2020, the Army had spent $2.7 billion on the program. [32] [33] By May 2015, a first flight test integrated a networked S-280 engagement operations center [34] with radar sensor and interceptor launchers. This test demonstrated a missile kill with the first ...
In 2001 3/6 deployed to the Balkans Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 3d Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment. In 2007–2008, 3rd of 6th Field Artillery was again deployed to northern Iraq with the "Warrior" Brigade, conducting combat patrols and artillery operations from FOB Warrior in Kirkuk, and FOB McHenry, just south of Kirkuk.
The Kurganets-25 (Russian: Курганец-25) is a tracked amphibious, 25-ton modular infantry fighting vehicle and armored personnel carrier being developed for the Russian Army. The Kurganets-25 is planned to evolve into various models, gradually replacing BMP, BMD, MT-LB and other types of tracked Soviet armored platforms.