Combat Approved
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Listva: The Nuclear Missile Bodyguard. Unique vehicle fries IEDs to protect Yars mobile nukes
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Yasen-M: Destroyer of the Depths. Potent electronic weapons & supersonic missiles – a sneak peek at Russia’s Yasen-M sub
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The military in the Arctic - Part 1. ATVs put to the frozen test in blizzards & ice
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The Military in the Arctic - Part 2. Across a frozen sea aboard Russian ATVs
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Tor Missile System: In Pursuit of the Uncatchables. Russia’s mobile anti-missile vehicles can knock out any barrage
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The Swifts & The Russian Knights, Half a Century Combined. Behind incredible air stunts by MiG-29s & Su-27s
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Pantsir: Shielding Russia. Anti-aircraft guns, surface-to-air missiles & radar in a single system
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Ka-52 Alligator: Strike Helicopter. The Tank Destroyer
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K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets: Nuclear Triad Workhorse . Inside a nuclear submarine, 37 years in service
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MiG-31: The Near-Space Plane. Russia’s super-fast interceptor
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Vikhr: Reborn as Robot. Russian Unmanned Ground Vehicle equipped with drones and a precision battle module
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Prokhod: Armour-plated Minesweeping Robot. Remote bomb-neutralizing & movement in automatic mode
Pantsir: Shielding Russia. Anti-aircraft guns, surface-to-air missiles & radar in a single system
The Russian-built Pantsir S-1 system (NATO designation, SA-22 Greyhound) is a daunting combination of radar, cannons, and missiles. It can detect and take out any target, even while on the move.
Armed with 12 surface-to-air guided missiles and two dual 30mm guns, the Pantsir can strike enemies both in the air and on the ground, and it can take them both out simultaneously. Its missiles are fast, reaching speeds of up to 3,600 km/h, they can catch up with high-speed targets from a range of up to 20 km. Its guns can pinpoint adversaries up to 3 km away with a rapid rate of fire, 2,500 rounds per minute.
Warplanes, helicopters, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, tiny drones and even agents dropped by parachute; almost nothing can escape the Pantsir. This mobile air defence system has a spectacular array of high-tech equipment to hunt down its enemies; an optical tracker, acquisition radar, and tracking locator. Together they allow the Pantsir to see just about anything within a 50 km radius.
Combat Approved puts Pantsir's accuracy and efficiency to the test with experiments to see how well it can deal with cruise missiles, low-flying choppers and even a little domestic drone.