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New generation of Russian combat vehicles to be equipped with soft-kill optoelectronic systems TASS 12209163


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New generation of Russian combat vehicles to be equipped with soft-kill optoelectronic systems.
The newest Russian armoured vehicles, namely, T-14 Armata main battle tanks (MBT), T-15 BMP Armata and Kurganets-25 tracked infantry fighting vehicles (IFV), and Bumerang (Boomerang) wheeled IFVs will get advanced SPZ 'soft-kill' optoelectronic systems, according to the Izvestia newspaper.
     
The newest Russian armoured vehicles, namely, T-14 Armata main battle tanks (MBT), T-15 Armata and Kurganets-25 tracked infantry fighting vehicles (IFV), and Bumerang (Boomerang) wheeled IFVs will get advanced SPZ 'soft-kill' optoelectronic systems, according to the Izvestia newspaper.T-15 BMP new Russian-made tracked armoured infantry fighting vehicle
     
"The SPZ jammer detects laser beams and inbound anti-tank guided missiles [ATGM] and fires smoke grenades to disguise the vehicle in infrared and visual spectrums. The system has been developed by the Elektromashina enterprise [a subsidiary of the Uralvagonzavod research-production corporation]. At present, the newest system is being trialed.

The test program will have been accomplished by the year-end. In 2017, the company is planning to launch the trials of the SPZ jamming device integrated with the newest Russian armoured vehicles," a source in the defense industry told Izvestia. An official representative of the Uralvagonzavod corporation confirmed the trials of SPZ.

A source in the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) told Izvestia that the SPZ system could defeat even state-of-the-art ATGMs, such as the 3rd generation FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missile developed by Lockheed Martin and Raytheon. "The smoke screen made by SPZ will cover the vehicle, protecting it against even Javelin ATGMs," he said.
     
The newest Russian armoured vehicles, namely, T-14 Armata main battle tanks (MBT), T-15 Armata and Kurganets-25 tracked infantry fighting vehicles (IFV), and Bumerang (Boomerang) wheeled IFVs will get advanced SPZ 'soft-kill' optoelectronic systems, according to the Izvestia newspaper.Bumerang new Russian-made 8x8 armoured vehicle personnel carrier
     
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