"In Soviet Russia". Military projects of the late USSR.

Deck attack plane "Assault-90", projects the corporation "Sukhoi" 70-80 years of XX century.

The left nose cone - radar, right - optoelectronic station. Originally created under the aircraft jet engine variable bypass ratio. In economy mode turbofan engine thrust is equal to 11 tons, in the mode of single-circuit jet engine thrust is equal to 20 tons.

The main ammunition, including anti-ship missiles, the aircraft had to carry in the inner compartments.

The nozzle of the engine as well planned flat, in a later version of the draft stealth became even more important.

Develops at the same time, the project of tactical missile system with a hypersonic missile, equipped with a kinetic warhead without explosives, given version of the aircraft with two revolving retractable launchers, with a total stock of missiles in 24 units.

Itself retractable turret launcher.

Here's a plane was supposed to be based on the planned construction of aircraft carriers in 90 years "Ulyanovsk" class.

Infantry small arms, the theme "Abakan".
As AR-15 / M16, AK-74 was adopted as a temporary solution, which a few years later was to be replaced by a better model.
Like "Land Warrior" in the United States, the program "Abakan" was at the end of the 70 years prior to 90 years, and has not allowed a successful new model.
However, the development of the program "Abakan" have been used to improve the AK-74 do AK-74M.
"Abakan" from the Kalashnikov.

From his AK-74M has a new muzzle brake, plastic magazines and forearm.
Now offered for export as the AK-107 (cartridge 5,45x39), AK-108 (cartridge 5,56x45), AK-109 (cartridge 7,62x39).
The main difference from the "classical" AK-74 is the availability of mass-counterweight moving in opposite phase to the sliding bolt.

Official winner of "Abakan" - AN-94 from the "Izhmash".

From his AK-74M was folding stock. 
Another interesting feature of this model - the 60-round magazine. Unfortunately, until now in production is not running. Although the magazine is fully compatible with the AK-74 and RPK-74.

Unofficial winner of "Abakan", manufactured in small batches until 2010 and in the new modification has a chance to become the main gun of the Russian army today, AEK-971.

From this the AK-74M was collimator sight and weighted barrel.
Along the way, in the framework of the program "Abakan" was going improvement 5,45x39 ammunition, which ended with the adoption of armor-piercing cartridge 7N22 in 1998 with a new system of rifling of the barrel.

AK-74M with a grenade launcher GP-30 and red-dot sight "Thread-A."

Total program "Abakan" tested 8 models from different authors and corporations. Of the models in the tests have changed so that they should be considered in two.


Separately, we must mention the automatic scheme Bullpup Instrument Design Bureau A-91. At its base is made nowadays ADS amphibious rifle, but that's another story.

Finish off-topic.
Gun design in 1983.
Self-loading pistol special, PSS. 7,62x42 Cartridge SP-4, with locking gas inside the cartridge case. 

The charge of this cartridge is from the firing device from the "Scout Knife shoot." Below: cartridge sectional, cartridge when a shot.

The sound of the shot very silent, work automation of the gun just silent. Lack of high complexity and cost of the gun and bullets.
At 25 meters the bullet pierces the 2 mm steel retaining knockdown.
Despite the price, since 2000 this gun began to displace the use of PSM.

Automatic (assault) guns OTs-23 "Dart" and OTs-33 "Pernach."
The first uses cartridge from the PSM, 5,45x18 and has a firing mode fixed bursts of 3 shots, the second uses cartridge from a Makarov pistol, 9x18, collapsible stock and automatic fire.

Above: OTs-23 "Dart" to join magazine for 24 rounds.
Developed within the framework of the same theme, "Rook" that "Gurza". But in an attempt to compensate for the low power cartridge automatic fire. Because of the "Gurza" convenient to shoot only strong and big man.

Above: OTs-33 "Pernach" with fixed magazine for 27 rounds and a folding stock, lies next to magazine for 18 rounds.
However, both types of cartridges used are too weak to modern conditions, primarily to defeat opponents in flak jackets.
But if you have to go assault through several bottlenecks, you can not be a "big guy." Therefore, there are users of these weapons. But these people are very small.

Sniper Rifle TKB-0145K under experimental cartridge 6x49. Successfully applied in the first Chechen war.

Pancratic telescope 1P21 variable increase from 3 to 9 ratio. Adopted in 1989.

Rifle Sniper Special, VSS. Put into service in 1987. Cartridge 9x39. Actively used in the first Chechen war.

Staffing rifle scopes have two: day and night.

Anti-personnel multiply charged grenade launcher GM-94. 4 thermobaric grenade caliber 43 mm.

Compact submachine gun PP-2000. Underneath the ammo 9x19 Para.

This weapon is a descendant of developments on "Rook" mentions "pistols".