Servicemen of the Trans-Baikal Territory have begun to master modern remote-action chemical reconnaissance devices PKhRDD-3.
This was reported by the press service of the Eastern Military District.
“The device is capable of detecting poisonous substances within a radius of up to 2,000 meters and allows you to carry out all the operations necessary in such cases remotely, directly from the observation point, which was previously impossible using devices of earlier modifications,” the website of the Russian Defense Ministry says.
Along with PKhRDD-3, military personnel of the Military Military District are trained in the use of automatic gas detectors GSA-3, designed to detect highly toxic substances in the air - primarily chlorine and ammonia.
“The advantage of the latest devices is their autonomy with the possibility of carrying out NBC reconnaissance without additional power sources, as well as a relatively small mass,” the military department explained.
For military and civilian purposes
PCRDD-3 was developed by the team of the Center for Applied Physics of the Moscow State Technical University.
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In the Russian troops, it is supplied to replace the VPKhR device, which is used to detect sarin, soman, mustard gas and vapors of such poisonous substances as VX, phosgene, diphosgene, hydrocyanic acid and cyanogen chloride.
PCRDD-3 can be installed on reconnaissance armored vehicles and used separately.
According to the developer, today there are no direct analogues of this device in the world.
PCRDD-3
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An important distinguishing feature of PCRDD-3 is its modest weight and size characteristics compared to its predecessor, PCRDD-2.
Thus, the mass of the optical-mechanical device is no more than 5.5 kg (against 15.5 kg for PCRDD-2), and the total weight of the product is no more than 10 kg (against 100 kg).
Both devices are capable of detecting hazardous substances within one second.
As experts explained, PCRDD-3 is inferior in terms of detection range to its predecessor.
However, the absolute advantage of the complex is its compactness.
It is convenient to use it for military personnel making a march on foot, or moving on light wheeled vehicles.
Whereas PCRDD-2 is more suitable for installation on armored vehicles.
As follows from the data of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the appearance in the troops of the automatic gas detector GSA-3, designed to determine the vapors of toxic substances, was a great achievement.
The capabilities of the complex are five times higher than those of the previous generation devices.
GSA-3 was created within the walls of PJSC "Instrument Plant "Signal" (Kaluga region).
According to the company, the mass of the product is 2.61 kg, the time to enter the operating mode is no more than 2 minutes, the duration of continuous operation is at least a day.
In the presence of unstable poisonous substances, the gas detector can be operated at temperatures from -40°С to +50°С.
Often, the GSA-3 is used in conjunction with the IMD-2NM radiation reconnaissance complex.
Last year, exercises with these reconnaissance equipment were held in the Pskov Guards Airborne Assault Formation.
During the maneuvers, areas of radiation chemical and biological (RCB) contamination were detected in a timely manner.
A more modern version of GSA-3 is GSA-4.
According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, this device can be used both for military and civilian purposes - for example, in the case of man-made accidents and disasters.
“The main feature of the new GSA-4 gas analyzer is that it detects contamination of the area not only with chemical warfare agents, but also with highly effective toxic substances used in industrial production (ammonia, chlorine, etc.),” the military clarifies.
Serviceman of the RKhBZ Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
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In the troops, GSA-4 is often used in conjunction with IMD-7, a complex for operational dosimetric monitoring of the radiation situation.
Also, the capabilities of the device make it possible to detect radioactive contamination of weapons, military equipment and other property.
“The meter consists of a measuring unit and replaceable remote units.
In addition, the meter is equipped with a telescopic rod, an external battery compartment, a cable and an adapter.
IMD-7 works stably when the ambient temperature changes in the range from -40 to + 55 ° C, as well as in conditions of relative humidity up to 98%, ”the website of the Russian Ministry of Defense reports.
"In real time"
In a RT commentary, reserve officer of the RKhBZ troops, Nikolai Kostikin, an expert at the Bureau of Military-Political Analysis, noted that the improvement of mobile complexes is of great importance for increasing the effectiveness of radiation, chemical and biological reconnaissance.
Currently, the RHM-6 vehicle, developed on the basis of the BTR-80, is widespread in the Russian army.
It allows you to receive intelligence information in real time and control the situation within a radius of up to 6 km.
The main specialization of the RHM-6 is the timely notification of the use of chemical weapons.
According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, in the theater of operations where poisonous substances were used, the work of the crew of this vehicle can reduce possible losses by 50-70%.
The calculation of the RHM-6 is three people, the mass in the combat position is 13.5 tons, the speed of chemical reconnaissance is up to 50 km / h, biological reconnaissance is up to 20 km / h, the fuel range is 600 km.
According to Kostikin, more modern reconnaissance vehicles are the RHM-8 based on the Tiger car and the RHM-9 on the chassis of the Typhoon-K truck.
Both products have passed state tests.
Their developer is PJSC Zavod Tula.
“A completely new instrumentation fleet has been developed for the machines, which provides an increase in the speed of conducting NBC reconnaissance.
They (РХМ-8 and РХМ-9. -
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) make it possible to collect, process and transmit data in real time to the command and control system, increase the efficiency, reliability and completeness of identifying the RCB situation, increase the accuracy of the RCB situation forecast, ”the statement says. materials of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
RHB reconnaissance vehicle RHM-8
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RKhM-8 and RKhM-9 are equipped with special equipment capable of transmitting information to the onboard information and navigation system, which, after preliminary processing, transmits the data to the automated command and control system.
As the experts noted, today it is in RCM-8 and RCM-9 that the technical solutions that allow remote sampling for subsequent analysis are implemented to the greatest extent.
There is practically no need for the crews of these machines to go outside, risking life and health.
For safe remote study of the environment, in addition to modern on-board equipment, RHM-8 and RHM-9 crews can use airborne radiation reconnaissance systems with UAVs.
For example, the RHM-9 drone is capable of conducting terrain at altitudes up to 300 m in automatic, semi-automatic and manual control modes.
As Kostikin explained, the main trend in the development of NBC reconnaissance means is to increase the ability to carry out all the necessary activities remotely, excluding a person from getting into the lesion.
In this regard, according to the expert, the role of UAVs and ground-based robotic systems is objectively increasing.
“Now the troops of the RCBZ of Russia are being equipped with new generation equipment and technology, which significantly increase the safety of military personnel.
But progress does not stand still - it is necessary to continue working on the integration of autonomous reconnaissance systems, reducing the weight and size characteristics of devices, increasing the speed and range of detection of infected areas, ”said Kostikin.
The expert stressed that the threat of the use of chemical and biological weapons is still on the agenda, despite the fact that almost all states of the world have signed conventions prohibiting the development, production and use of these weapons.
“The chemical attacks that were carried out by militants in Syria clearly showed that now weapons of mass destruction can be made in an artisanal way and used for terrorist purposes.
It is also important to continue to improve radiation reconnaissance systems, especially in the context of the US decision to put low-yield nuclear warheads into service,” Kostikin said.
RHB reconnaissance vehicle RHM-9
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As the expert noted, the consequences of the use of any type of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons must be taken extremely seriously, regardless of the volume of the damaging filling.
A similar point of view in a conversation with RT was expressed by candidate of military sciences Sergei Suvorov.
According to the expert, taking into account the current geopolitical situation, the use of weapons prohibited by international conventions in regional conflicts, including in the Donbass, cannot be ruled out.
“Our RKhBZ troops must be ready to work in different conditions and in different regions.
For example, quite recently, the Russian Ministry of Defense and representatives of the DPR reported about the placement of containers with chemical weapons from the United States near the line of contact.
It is impossible to exclude the use of potent poisonous substances not only by terrorists, but also by individual states, ”Suvorov stated.