Victory day parade 1945
The S-350 “Vityaz,” a medium range surface-to-air system designed to phase out several older variants of the Soviet S-300, was prominently featured alongside the S-400 “Triumf” long-range missile defense system. The annual parade through Red Square, which marks the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, is usually a showpiece of Russian. Russia has scaled down its May 9 Victory Day military parade by almost 35, according to Forbes. The parade took place on a rainy June 24, 1945. The 2008 Pantsir S1 short to medium range missile defense system was accompanied by two new variants: the Pantsir SA, adapted for use in the Arctic region, and the Pantsir SM with improved engagement range as well as a better targeting module. This year, the slimmed-down parade will show that Russia is aware of losses in Ukraine, per The Moscow Times. It took place in the Soviet capital of Moscow, mostly centering around a military parade through Red Square. In keeping with the Moscow parades of the past several years, a diverse cast of air defense systems rolled through the Red Square. This was the longest and largest military parade. These included the Kurganets IFV mounted with a new remote-controlled 30mm Epokha turret, an advanced variant of the T-15 with a new 220M Baikal mounted weapons system, and the BMP-2M “Berezhok” successor to the Soviet BMP-2 with sensor and weapons tracking improvements. This day in 1945, Soviet Victory Parade in Moscow, involving 40,000 Red Army soldiers and 1,850 vehicles. Also making an appearance was a procession of modernized infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs). The T90M is the latest iteration of the prolific 1992 T90 MBT, boasting the same 2А82-1М 125mm smoothbore gun as the T-14 Armata tank and upgraded “Relikt” explosive reactive armor. The T-90M main battle tank (MBT) made its first parade outing after completing state trials earlier this year. Russian President Vladimir Putin led a huge military parade through the streets of Moscow on Monday in Russia's annual celebration of 'Victory Day,' marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945. A cavalcade of new combat vehicles stood as the technical highlight of this year’s parade.