That phrase became a meme long time ago. Its spelled "аналогов нет", which by way of misheard lyrics, moving spacer, and general annoyance at tryhard propaganda easily becomes what I can best translate as "anal shitter". For that reason, you see less use of it in recent years.
Just so you aware.
Yeah, I know.... it really seems to wind up PD for some reason...
Of course sometimes it is true... like their new fast nuclear reactors that process all the material into fuel and leaves no nuclear waste to deal with or dispose of.
My closest individual and immediate connection to our MIC is that my company builds and maintains certain tech for an another company in our city... which produces Orlan series drones.
The impression I have from personal interactions, and being in that 0.3% population number of deviants who like to own firearms in Russia, is not as an optimistic one, that you all read in papers and translate here. I would rather characterise it as "**** it, we`ll buy it 10 times the price - there more margin to be made that way". There is a certain developments in our domestic production, but the prevalent way of thought is still "we can always buy it, better quality too, so why bother", except now its technically comes from other sources (that way, currently, suddenly, China and Kazakhstan topped the list of Russia electronic components suppliers), but at steeper cost. Which is directly translated to customer so it is not a problem.
So gun nuts are sick fucks and are not a huge market and they will pay what we charge them so outsourcing from China or any other country that makes it is good enough and easier that doing actual work.
OK that makes sense... it is what your airlines have done for the last 30 years. Considering the current situation, don't you think improvements in chemicals and technology and other areas that maybe getting off your arses and developing your area of industry might be good for your military and your country?
1,000% margins on selling products... is your company managed using American standards and ethics?
I am not trying to offend you... but doesn't this embarrass you that the situation appears to be the way it is?
BTW in the 1990s they had a T-95 project and all sorts of great plans on paper and a few hand made things, but the T-14 and even T-90AM were all paper projects, and equally it wasn't that long ago that the Su-30MKI was the best Flanker in service... with India... and Russian pilots were flying inferior aircraft defending Russia... Su-35 and Su-57 were projects... the aircraft industry was focused on exports... because the profit margins were bigger there too.
Well this current conflict has raised a problem... the proliferation of body armour means something better than the 5.45mm has become desirable.
Now I agree that this round we are talking about is experimental, but that is not to say the bullet design (aerodynamic refinement) and improved powder could not be applied to the 5.45mm round to get better performance on the cheap, and once the powder was in mass production that a new cartridge might become something they could consider, but it would be very expensive and would have to be carefully managed.
I have said on other threads that I think the 7.62x54mm should probably be replaced first... but do you replace it with a further improved 6x49mm or do you go up in calibre and use one of the 9x70mm modifications of the 338 Lapua and use that as your new sniper rifle and machine gun cartridge... obviously with a high accuracy sniper version of the round, a cheaper DMR version of the round, and a mass serial production machine gun round version.
With all their nano technology projects and supercomputers, I would think that new propellants would be something they would look in to... I mean if their claims of 1.3-1.4 times energy improvement (and it can't make the bullets heavier) and that article is from 2009 so we are talking a decade to formulate new powders, or even to look into new ideas in terms of propellant like gels or liquids.
Even if it is just 1.3 times higher velocity then that would enormously effect the performance of even existing rounds, they are leading the field in a range of different technologies... why not in propellant powders?
Military use alone would provide a large market, and if you had a powder that was this potent I would suggest export sales would be significant too... maybe even export to China.
Change is not a bad thing, and it sounds like Russia could do with a change in terms of propellant development and production... with all their experimenting with new long range rounds I would think getting optimised powders would be part of that process to arrive at a potent weapon as a product.
Of course I am very optimistic, but if you don't try you will never know.... Russia didn't need Su-57s... Su-35s would do just fine... especially now with Europe talking about making a new 5th gen fighter (which will collapse and they wont make anything) and the US putting F-15s and F-16s back into production... it seems Russia is the only country with a combat proven modern 5th gen fighter in serial production.
Based on the released information and the fact that they have revealed the AK-22 in the 6x41mm calibre and the fact that the chart shows two other calibres... 5.45 x 39mm and 7.62 x 39mm which would be the AK-12 and AK-15 respectively, is it that impossible to believe that the chart might show the performance of the AK-12, AK-15, and AK-22.
After all what value would there be in using a test barrel of extra length when trying to work out a cartridge to improve on the performance of the other two cartridges if you have a special super long barrel for the new round?
That would be rather stupid.
Are they going to test 115mm smoothbore tank rounds from T-62s and 125mm smoothbore tank rounds from T-90s with a 152mm smoothbore barrel that is a special 20m long testing barrel to decide whether to introduce 152mm tank rounds into service?
That chart would only make any sense if it reflected the rifles and the calibres that would be used.
Perhaps instead of being down on me you should be pushing your friends and colleagues to at least work with Chinese companies rather than just be their customer.
I would consider ammunition propellant to be a critical area of technology that would be well within Russias capacity to make important progress after a period of stagnation.
Remember it is the US that wants countries with resources they buy to not make anything and just sell to the US what you have and use that money to buy what you need from the US. Such dependencies suit the West in general, but never benefit the colony country.
It is very interesting because Vlad would probably agree with me... mostly because he wouldn't trust the Chinese.
I am not saying don't trust the Chinese... I am saying don't put yourself into a position where you need to trust anyone else.
My enthusiasm is just fine... I am not a doomer who goes to pieces if I don't get what I hoped for.
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