The rocket passed the helicopter: the work of the BKO Mi-8 in Syria is shown

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To protect against MANPADS, SAMs and air-to-air missiles, Russian helicopters are equipped with optical-electronic suppression stations of the L-370 Vitebsk family (export designation - President-S). These airborne defense systems (BKO) have proven their reliability during the Russian military operation in Syria.

An example is the documented case that took place in the fall of 2016 in the province of Hama and was confirmed by Arab sources on both sides of the conflict. The presented picture demonstrates the work of the BKO.



At 11:00 local time on October 8, a military transport-assault helicopter Mi-8AMTSh (Mi-171Sh) was delivering humanitarian aid to the aforementioned Syrian region. In the process of carrying out the mission, the rotorcraft was fired upon by ISIS jihadists (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation) from MANPADS.

The Vitebsk system detected the launch of an enemy missile and automatically activated the use of a complex of passive interference, active protection (radio interference) and optoelectronic suppression. This led to the disruption of the homing head of the jihadist missile and it missed the target.

Currently, all Russian helicopters are equipped with various modifications of the L-370. Moreover, "Vitebsk" is also installed on the plane of the President of Russia, Su-25 attack aircraft and Il-76 transport aircraft.
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    1. +8
      26 January 2021 11: 08
      When the budget of the army is not plundered as in the USA, EU, England, such wonderful products are obtained from the exhaust

      Wet, patient and sad oppositionists agree with me?)
      1. -8
        26 January 2021 20: 06
        Quote: Alexander P
        When the army's budget is not plundered like in the USA, EU, England

        What ratings can be seen or are you just for self-deception?
        Russia corruption 138 place out of 180 countries in the world in the list. 2018
        Have you forgotten about Vostochny already?

      2. -9
        27 January 2021 11: 44
        When the budget of the army is not plundered as in the USA, EU, England, such wonderful products are obtained from the exhaust

        Great products?
        What excellent products for the army were produced in the USSR, if the Red Army, and then the SA, was "armed" with poor ersatz?
        And the Russian army is "armed" with them.
    2. -9
      26 January 2021 14: 16
      The prototype of the complex was first presented in June 2010 in Paris at the Eurosatory-2010 exhibition.

      It was tested on Mi-8 and Ka-50 helicopters. In 2015, at the training ground near Akhtubinsk, 8 Igla-type missiles were fired at a Mi-20 helicopter standing on the ground with a Vitebsk installed on it. All the missiles fired failed to hit the target.

      (https://en.wikipedia.org)

      Confirmed losses of helicopters
      No. Date Type Purpose Tail number Total number of dead/wounded Notes
      1. November 26, 2015 Mi-8 AMTSh-V Multi-purpose helicopter RF-95601/252 Yellow ? 0/? Destroyed by FSA militants in the province of Latakia during a search and rescue operation at the crash site of the Su-24M.
      2. April 12, 2016 Mi-28N Attack helicopter? ? 2/0 Crashed near Homs city due to pilot error.
      3. July 8, 2016 Mi-35M Multi-purpose helicopter? ? 2/0 Shot down by militants near Palmyra.
      4. August 1, 2016 Mi-8 AMTSh Multi-purpose helicopter RF-95585/212 Yellow ? 5/0 Shot down by militants in the province of Idlib.
      5. November 3, 2016 Mi-35M Multipurpose helicopter? ? 0/2 Destroyed by ATGM fighters in Homs province.
      6. December 31, 2017 Mi-24 Multi-purpose helicopter? ? 2/1 Destroyed by ATGM fighters in Homs province.
      7. May 7, 2018 Ka-52 Reconnaissance and attack helicopter? ? 2/0 Crashed while patrolling eastern Syria.
      Confirmed aircraft losses
      No. Date Type Purpose Tail number Total number of dead/wounded Notes
      1. November 24, 2015 Su-24M Tactical bomber RF-90932/83 White ? 1/1 Shot down by an air-to-air missile attack from a Turkish Air Force F 16 fighter.
      2. November 13, 2016 MiG-29K Multipurpose carrier-based fighter? ? 0/1 Crashed while landing on the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov.
      3. December 5, 2016 Su-33 carrier-based fighter 67 Red ? 0/1 Crashed while landing on the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov.
      4. October 10, 2017 Su-24M Tactical front-line bomber? ? 2/0 Crashed on takeoff from Khmeimim airfield.
      5. February 3, 2018 Su-25 Sturmovik RF-95486/06 Blue ? 1/0 Shot down by FSA fighters from MANPADS in the province of Idlib.
      6. March 6, 2018 An-26 Transport aircraft RF-92955/52 Red ? 39/0 Crashed while landing at Khmeimim airfield.
      7. May 3, 2018 Su-30SM Fighter? 2/0 Crashed while climbing after takeoff from Khmeimim airfield.
      8. September 17, 2018 IL-20 Electronic reconnaissance aircraft? 15/0 Shot down by Syrian air defense (S-200 complex), while repelling an Israeli F-16 attack on targets in the province of Latakia.
      1. +12
        26 January 2021 17: 56
        You yourself have given a list of losses. Some simply suffered plane crashes, some were destroyed by ATGMs - it's only possible to shoot at those standing on the ground. There are two losses on the aircraft carrier - purely technical reasons. IL-20 - pure "friendly fire". An attack aircraft was shot down by a missile from a MANPADS - one real combat loss and a Su-24 at the very beginning of hostilities - by an air combat missile. Was the complex on these sides or not - we need to find out. So your list is practically nothing.
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    3. 0
      26 January 2021 14: 18
      And judging by the losses, these complexes are not installed on all aircraft.
    4. -8
      26 January 2021 19: 59
      delivered humanitarian aid in the said Syrian region

      in the form of a barrel bomb!
      You will get gum from the Russian Federation. help. Unless for media news.
      1. 123
        -1
        27 January 2021 06: 03
        Barrel bombs are in service only in the European direction. Filled with feces and used exclusively by Estonian punishers, stranglers of free Afghanistan. By relics and oil.
        1. -1
          27 January 2021 13: 32
          Quote: 123
          Barrel bombs

          1. 123
            0
            27 January 2021 15: 29
            in the form of a barrel bomb!

            Yes, yes, about the same, but with fecal content, prepared for Estonian punishers.
            If you throw a box from a helicopter, you can probably call it a box bomb. Or you can drop the bag. Gravity allows for great variety. Didn't you know that? Cheap and cheerful. For the oppressors of the Afghan people, that's it. Is this the essence of the claims against the "barrel" bomb?
            1. -4
              27 January 2021 15: 31
              Quote: 123
              Yes, yes, about the same, but with fecal content, prepared for Estonian punishers.

              There are no punishers in Estonia. This is the Russian Armed Forces in Syria helping Assad in a punitive operation against the people of Syria. And that's for sure.
              1. 123
                +1
                27 January 2021 15: 40
                There are no punishers in Estonia. This is the Russian Armed Forces in Syria helping Assad in a punitive operation against the people of Syria. And that's for sure.

                There are Nazis in Estonia, they freely organize parades, and that's for sure. And they become punishers when they leave for Afghanistan. Russia helps in the destruction of terrorists and not Assad and the Syrian people.
                1. -1
                  27 January 2021 18: 19
                  This is how the newest Russian BKO is described in the article. Did Estonians sneak in here too, what is going on in the Russian Armed Forces?
                  1. 123
                    0
                    27 January 2021 18: 24
                    This is how the newest Russian BKO is described in the article. Did Estonians sneak in here too, what is going on in the Russian Armed Forces?

                    The article does not say anything about barrel bombs either. Doesn't it bother you? As I understand it, you want to talk about Ukrainian soldiers in the service of NATO? Where do we start? From Iraq or Afghanistan?
                2. -5
                  27 January 2021 19: 23
                  Quote: 123
                  There are Nazis in Estonia

                  Nazis are everywhere. And according to statistics, there are most of them in the Russian Federation. Google "There are 53 fascist organizations in Russia (list)"
                  When you cleanse then and climb out ((((
                  1. 123
                    +2
                    27 January 2021 20: 12
                    Nazis are everywhere. And according to statistics, there are most of them in the Russian Federation.

                    Why is it that we have the most of them?

                    Google "There are 53 fascist organizations in Russia (list)"

                    Googled Yes This is what "Ukrainian bloggers" tell. In recent years, a stable tradition has developed there to accuse others of "soiling" from their own trousers. laughing Two countries, the USA and Ukraine, vote against the glorification of Nazism in the UN. There is no faith in this hotbed of Nazism. Show other sane sources or stop lying.

                    When you cleanse then and climb out ((((

                    Do not wait, this trash was crushed and we will crush. And we can't close our mouths. We also have them, but here they are marginals and they are fighting with them, they are heroes in your country and they go to parades.
                    This is from the report of the Russian Foreign Ministry, read it useful for you. There is a sequel. It's just disgusting. negative Probably the contents of the barrels should be changed to napalm sad

                    The Estonian authorities continue to impose a distorted interpretation of the joint history of Russia and Estonia, mixed with nationalist ideology and Russophobia. The Soviet period, which is presented by modern Estonian historiography as the “occupation of 1940-1991,” and the events of the Great Patriotic War on the territory of the country, are subject to the greatest falsifications. On this basis, a myth is built about “freedom fighters” who fought against “Soviet aggressors” in the form of the Wehrmacht, Waffen-SS units and security and punitive units, camouflaging the glorification of Nazi criminals and their accomplices. At the same time, information about the war crimes of Estonian collaborators is hushed up, first of all, complicity in punitive actions against civilians, the destruction and torture of concentration camp prisoners and Soviet prisoners of war.

                    https://www.mid.ru/uk_UA/foreign_policy/humanitarian_cooperation/-/asset_publisher/
            2. -1
              27 January 2021 18: 24
              You read and take horror, but where are the Onyxes, Zircons, Bastions? Is the military-industrial complex of Russia in the end only capable of producing shit on barrels?
              1. 123
                +1
                27 January 2021 18: 28
                Do not thin out, everything is there. It's just the principle of reasonable sufficiency. Weapons are used depending on the importance of the target. Barrels are quite suitable for this direction.
                1. -2
                  27 January 2021 18: 32
                  The main thing is that there are enough storage places for these barrels! God forbid they pass - the personnel would not suffocate!
                  1. 123
                    +1
                    27 January 2021 18: 37
                    The main thing is that there are enough storage places for these barrels! God forbid they pass - the personnel would not suffocate!

                    Don't worry, everything is taken into account. Stored on a hill, slope towards the Baltics, a suitable wind rose. Again, in winter, there are no storage problems. Do you want to personally inspect and make sure? smile
                  2. 0
                    28 January 2021 10: 15
                    Why are you so obsessed with the barrel? Instead of a normal toilet, you have the barrel behind the hut dug in? Well, these are your fat problems.
    5. -6
      27 January 2021 11: 41
      shows the work of the BKO Mi-8 in Syria

      Work is when people work.
      By producing a GOOD PRODUCT FOR SOCIETY.
      1. 0
        28 January 2021 10: 17
        Essentially, they are working on any Akbar. I hope the guys from Donbass will also work out the Nazi fat scum in the near future.
        1. -5
          28 January 2021 10: 50
          Essentially, they are working on any Akbar. I hope the guys from Donbass will also have Nazi fat scum

          There are akbars.
          There is scum, and even Nazi.
          All around people like you, enemies.
          Go boyars drink to calm down.
          Or a pivander.
    6. -3
      27 January 2021 12: 13
      - Systems "President-S", "Vitebsk" and the like are effective only against old IK GOS, where the coordinators are systems based on a rotating raster disk. Thermal imaging GOS, where the sensitive element is like video cameras in smartphones, is not subject to these types of interference at all. They need a sufficiently powerful laser that will allow such a seeker to dazzle and an accurate guidance system, for example, a millimeter-wave radar. Fortunately for combat helicopters, MANPADS do not have such GOS yet, only on the most advanced short-range air-to-air missiles - AIM-9X, Python-5, AIM-132, Stunner.
    7. -3
      27 January 2021 18: 16
      The bearded men fired from the rocket launcher, but talk then talk!
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    9. 0
      31 January 2021 08: 18
      so much idiot liberal scum here i wonder how come because Russia is showing them the boots
    10. 0
      2 February 2021 10: 44
      Something didn't help our turntable when it was knocked down in Karabakh.