"The new Russian RHM-5 reconnaissance armoured vehicle" Topic

"In the course of the training, servicemen of the Eastern MD NBC (Nuclear, Bacteriological, Chemical) protection regiment, which is located in Transbaikalia, practiced operating the RHM-5 vehicles. The RHM-5 "Povozka D-1" was unveiled in December 2011 by the Russian army. The vehicle is designed to be used as NBC reconnaissance armoured vehicle for the airborne troops.

The RHM-5 is a sophisticated instrument complex, mounted on the chassis of the Russian airborne armoured fighting vehicle BMD-3. The use of the BMD-3 chassis is a logical choice to standardize maintenance and crew training, in fact, the BMD-3 is widely used in the Russian airborne troops.

An infrared searchlight is mounted to the left side of the turret. The RHM-5 is equipped with Glonass satellite position system and sophisticated computer technology. The GLONASS is a Global Navigation Satellite System, radio-based satellite navigation system operated for the Russian government by the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces…"
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Is it just me or does anyone else see a strong resemblance between the positive flood of announcements out of Russia of hi-tech equipment and Iranian boasting of the super weapon of the week?

The Russians do have the advantage of building a few, which is more than we can say for the Iranians.