A rare video of a Russian Sukhoi Su-34 attack aircraft conducting a ground missile test has surfaced on the internet, reported The Aviationist.
The video was filmed at the Russian State Governmental Scientific-Testing Area of Aircraft Systems (GkNIPAS FKP) site located southeast of Moscow. The Su-34 is seen firing an S-25 Berkut, a surface-to-air guided missile, on the ground with the plane's landing gear extended. The Aviationist says this video is "rare" because surface-to-air missiles aren't normally tested on the ground.
"I honestly can't remember of similar tests on other aircraft (but I may well be wrong, in such case please leave a comment or point me to a video that I would be glad to see). Usually, gun testing and calibrations are carried out with aircraft on the ground (hence with extended landing gear)."
Watch A Russian Su-34 Fullback Fire A Missile At A Close Target During Ground Tests: https://t.co/3QXbCVTJNv pic.twitter.com/b2mjyEn1sI
— The Aviationist (@TheAviationist) March 6, 2020
Russia has published unique military videos in the past. The latest was a hypersonic missile test in January, where Russian President Vladimir Putin supervised off the coast of Crimea. It included the launch of Kalibr cruise missiles and Kinzhal hypersonic air-launched missiles.
Here's a video of the hypersonic missile launch:
Last summer, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation published an impressive video showing its new hypersonic interceptor missile in action:
На полигоне Сары-Шаган (Республики Казахстан) боевым расчетом войск противовоздушной и противоракетной обороны ВКС успешно проведен очередной испытательный пуск новой ракеты российской системы противоракетной обороны (ПРО)#Минобороны #ВКС #ПРО #Казахстан #СарыШаган pic.twitter.com/mhtveLcJ3N
— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) June 4, 2019
Russia and the US are locked in a new arms race. President Trump has plowed nearly $2 trillion into the military over his first term. Both countries are routinely showing off videos of how their weapons can utterly obliterate the enemy. The march towards conflict continues…