National Interest: Russia creates new weapons, while the United States continues to use artillery 1960s

The Russian army is armed with new guns, while the Pentagon continues to supply the armed forces with modernized versions of old technology, writes columnist edition of the national interest dave majumdar. "So, the taman and kantemir divisions, the first guards tank army received several dozen units of self-propelled artillery installations "Msta-s". New self-propelled gun will remain in service until then, until the mass equip our troops with more modern sau – 2с35 "Coalition-sv"," – quoted an article RIA Novosti. Earlier the chief of rocket troops and artillery of the armed forces michael matveevsky reported that serial deliveries of self-propelled "Coalition-sv" will start until 2020. According to the interlocutor of the edition, editor-in-chief Moscow defense brief michael barabanova, to mass production of the "Coalition" a few years, however, and "Msta-s" is a modern weapon in the army. This tank destroyer was based on 152-mm howitzer 2a65, which produces about eight rounds per minute. "Most likely, the new plant will shoot faster," the author suggests. "These howitzers will be produced until the beginning of the full-scale introduction of "Coalition". They have a new targeting system, a more modern gun and the loading mechanism," he writes. "Msta-s" and "Coalition-sv" will strengthen the artillery might of the Russian army.

"Meanwhile, the us army will continue to use an upgraded version of acs m-109 "Paladin" (paladin) sample 1960s years," stresses majumdar.