Russia Beyond The Headlines:
Russian weapons manufacturers are developing a new short-range air defense missile system for paratroopers under the code name Ptitselov. The system will parachute before the paratroopers and cover the servicemen from enemy aviation and missiles.
According to Dmitry Safonov, a military observer from the Izvestiya newspaper, the Ptitselov will be based on the existing land Sosna short-range air defense missile system. However, the new machine will also have a launcher, an electronic-optical control system and auxiliary radio-electronic equipment.
“In order for the system to be parachuted successfully, its weapons and electronics will be similar to the new BMD-4M combat landing system (a tracked chassis, a new body, engine and moving joints),” said Safonov
