During Army 2018 different demonstrations were held at three different sites, the Alabino training ground, the Komsomolskoye Lake and the Kubinka airfield, 288 pieces of the latest equipment being involved in the three events.
During the over one hour demonstration at the Alabino range professionals first, and then the general public, could see in action some among the latest armoured vehicles, artillery and weapon systems, such as T-90M, T-80BVM modernised tanks, BMP-1AM Basurmanin infantry combat vehicles, ZU-23M Sparka antiaircraft mounts, Escadron ultra-light strike machines, Nerekhta robotic systems, Tigr-M and Rys armoured vehicles, Nona-S self-propelled artillery guns, Shilka-4 self-propelled weapon systems, Khosta self-propelled howitzers, modernised BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles with Berezhok combat unit, as well as army trucks and tractors based on Ural and KAMAZ automobiles, etc. Small arms demonstration were also organised in separate ranges. During the five days of the demonstrations over 70,000 munitions were fired, including rocket and missiles, and 18,000 rounds for small arms, including sniper rifles. The following pictures can give only a limited impression of the land forces demonstration.
The crowd at the Alabino range A view of the Alabino range during firingT-90M Proryv-3T-90M Proryv-3T-80BVM MBTT-80E1 MBTT-80E1 MBTT-80E1 MBTT-80E1 MBTT-72B3 MBTT-72B3 MBT2S25 Sprut-SD SP tank destroyer2S25 Sprut-SD SP tank destroyerBMO-T heavy APCBMP-2M ‘Berezhok’BMP-1AM ‘Basurmanin’BMD-4M amphibious IFVBMD-4M amphibious IFVBMD-4M amphibious IFVBTR-MDM ‘Shell-M’ airborne APCBTR-MDM ‘Shell-M’ airborne APCBTR-MDM ‘Shell-M’ airborne APCBTR-MDM ‘Shell-M’ airborne APCK-17 ‘Berezhlivy’K-17 ‘Berezhlivy’K-17 ‘Berezhlivy’1V119 ‘Reostat’ artillery fire direction vehicle2S9 ‘Nona’ 120 mm SP mortar2S9 ‘Nona’ 120 mm SP mortar2S34 ‘Hosta’ 120 mm SP howitzer/mortar2S34 ‘Hosta’ 120 mm SP howitzer/mortar2S19 ‘Msta’ 152 mm SP gun2S19 ‘Msta’ 152 mm SP gun2S7 ‘Malka’ 203 mm SP gun2S7 ‘Malka’ 203 mm SP gun2S4M ‘Tyulpan’ 240 mm SP mortar2S7 ‘Malka’ 203 mm SP gun2S4M ‘Tyulpan’ 240 mm SP mortar9A52-4 ‘Tornado-G’ 122/220 mm MLRS TOS-1A 220 mm MLRSTOS-1A 220 mm MLRS during firingIskander-M short-range ballistic missileZSU-23-4M ‘Shilka’SA-22 ‘Pantsir’ air defence systemSA-22 ‘Pantsir’ air defence systemSA-22 ‘Pantsir’ air defence system during gun firing2K22 Tunguska SP air defence systemS-300VM anti-ballistic missile systemS-300VM anti-ballistic missile systemIMR-2 combat engineering vehicle Ultra Light VehicleVPK-233136 ‘Tigr’BPM-97 ‘Vystrel’
