Armée Biélorusse

[LunchTime]

La Russie renforce sa présence militaire au Bélarus.

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Russian Ministry of Defence is planning, during the year 2017, to deploy 80 times more soldiers to Belarus, as compared to the preceding years. Officially, the said initiative is related to the “Zapad-2017” exercise which is scheduled to take place next year, nonetheless, the Belarusian opposition suggests that the movement may constitute a prelude for taking over military control over the country, launch aggression against Ukraine, Baltic states, or against Poland.

The information pertaining to the planned steps which are to be taken in Belarus, somewhat concerning, has been made widely available within public documents, related to the next year’s contracts. As usually, the Ministry of Defence has started a tender, regarding the international military railway cargo services. Briefly speaking, the aforesaid contracts refer to transport of equipment and military materials on special purpose trains. 

According to the Belarusian media, back in 2015, the contract concerning the railway transportation to Belarus included 125 carriages, with only 50 carriages expected to be contracted in 2016. On the other hand, the same contract referring to the year 2017, includes transport services which are to involve 4126 carriages, more than 80-fold more, than this year. The comparison above makes one realize the scale of operations which are to be undertaken by the Russian forces, within the territory of Belarus, next year.

Russian Ministry of Defence calms the analysts down, informing that the transport operation is related to the “Zapad 2017” military exercise, regularly involving the armed forces of both nations. This time, as it was announced by Sergey Shoygu, at the beginning of November, “when the scenario concept for the exercise is being developed, the situation related to increased NATO activity at the border of the Union State is going to be taken into account”. However, the transport needs indicate that the Russian forces are going to deploy a number division-sized units, to take part in the operation.

Some Belarusian activists and members of the opposition suggest that exercise of so expansive scale would lead to permanent deployment of Russian military units within the territory of the country. They directly suggest that some of the forces of the 1st Guards Tank Army formed back in 2014, stationed within the area of the Western Military District, would be deployed to Belarus.  The newly formed Army-sized element is tasked, as the Russian MoD suggests, with protecting Moscow from a threat posed by Baltic States, Finland and Belarus’s neighbours. The said unit continues the traditions of the 1st Guards Tank Army which, during the Cold War, was stationed in East Germany and which was disbanded in 1998.

The Russian forces, deployed with the use of four thousand train carriages, stationed in Belarus could be potentially tasked with establishment of a permanent military base, or with launching aggression against northern Ukraine, Baltic States, or even Poland.

Potential aggression seems to be unlikely, however, it cannot be ruled out that as a result of the political, economic and military actions, Russia could be planning to force Lukashenko to host large and significant Russian military units, permanently. These units, considering the Russian defence policy and propaganda, could become a tangible response to the NATO forces and the US mechanized brigade, which is to be stationed in Poland. Certainly, presence of the Russian troops, or such possibility, would be seen as additional reinforcement of the alliance between the Kremlin and Minsk. Throughout the recent years, the Belarusian authorities took steps, the aim of which was to gain some distance from the Ukrainian crisis and the conflict between Kiev in Moscow, however it seems that options of establishing a stance which would be more independent are becoming more and more limited. It has also been shown by the latest declarations made by President Lukashenko, who stressed, within his statement, that “Terrorism and armed conflict are the things that are shocking to the world”. The President of Belarus then stated that he was discussing these issues with Putin, and that a common ground exists within that scope, between him and the Russian leader. The President of Belarus added that no discrepancies, when it comes to the international policy, exist between the two states.

http://www.defence24.com/500156,major-deployment-of-russian-equipment-to-belarus-expected-in-2017-exercise-aggression-or-a-new-military-base

 

[Kiriyama]

Lien H.S.

Modifié le 17 juin 2020 par Kiriyama

[Kiriyama]

Forces spéciales biélorusses, unité inconnue.

[Kiriyama]

"Soldat du futur" biélorusse.

[Kiriyama]

La Biélorussie avait un stand au Defence Expo & Forum à Jakarta (Indonésie).

 

 

 

Modifié le 30 juin 2020 par Kiriyama

[Kiriyama]

La Biélorussie a exporté des systèmes V-200 Polonez en Azerbaïdjan. 

[Ciders]

On a aussi eu récemment confirmation que la Côte d'Ivoire était le premier client export du véhicule Cayman : https://defence-blog.com/army/cote-divoire-displays-new-cayman-armored-vehicles-military-parade.html

[MeisterDorf]

[Biélorussie en Asie/Océanie???? Il ne serait pas temps de déplacer ce sujet dans la partie Europe?] 

[Kiriyama]

Depuis fin mai, on sait que la Biélorussie plancherait sur un système de défense antiaérienne inhabité et téléguidé à distance.

Pratiquement aucune information n'existe, on sait juste qu'il serait appelé Berserk et il aurait une capacité de frappe sur des cibles distantes de 10 kilomètres.

Le véhicule pourrait être piloté jusqu'à une distance de 5.000 mètres en zone dégagée et 2.000 mètres en zone urbaine.

On ne trouve que quelques "news" à son sujet, comme ici. 

Mais il y a déjà un autre système appelé Berserk développé par Belspetsvneshtekhnika (BSVT) et qui est un robot terrestre de combat. On en parle ici. 

 

Modifié le 17 juin 2020 par Kiriyama

[Kiriyama]

La parade du 9 mai 2020 en Biélorussie.

 

[Kiriyama]

Ca date un peu, mais on voit le président Loukacheko se faire présenter des armements modernes : T-72 modernisé, robot Berserk, fusil antidrones, des armes légères modernisées...

 

Modifié le 17 juin 2020 par Kiriyama

[Kiriyama]

Les exportations d'armes biélorusses progressent.

Belarus arms exports grow. Viability at stake

A lire ici. 

L'article date de 2018, mais reste très intéressant. 

Le système missile Polonez s'est déjà exporté en Azerbaïdjan. 

Le système en action. Il consiste en un conteneur de huit roquettes de 300mm monté sur un camion MZKT-7930. La portée peut atteindre 300 kilomètres (Polonez-M) et la charge militaire peser 480 kilos. 

 

 

Modifié le 30 juin 2020 par Kiriyama

[Kiriyama]

Le système de lance-roquettes multiple Fleyta.

Il tire les roquettes S-8 de 80mm à l'origine tirée par les hélicoptères. 

 

Modifié le 4 juillet 2020 par Kiriyama