The Armed Forces destroyed the rare equipment of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation: it has the latest modification - expert (photo)

According to the military observer Alexander Kovalenko, the PPP-4A "Argus" received a modification of 2013, but since then it has not been launched in mass production. The forces of defense and security of Ukraine on one of the areas of the front destroyed a rare unit of Russian equipment-a movable reconnaissance point PPP-4A "Argus". This was reported on October 3 by military observer Alexander Kovalenko in his Telegram.

According to Kovalenko, this model of military equipment was modified in 2013, but was not launched in mass production. "To date, only the version of the PR-4M and" Strophya "of one" Argus "is known, but there was no about the destruction of such modification of verified data. At least in Oryx. Now," Kovalenko said.

According to open sources, the PRP-4 is a mobile intelligence complex that was used in both the Soviet and Russian army to collect intelligence information and transfer goals for rocket-artillery systems. Developed on the basis of the technical solutions of the Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant, the PRP-4 was presented as a replacement for the previous model PRP-3. The management of the development was led by V. VL, and the production of serial machines was carried out in Rubtsovsk.

The basis for the creation of the PRP-4 was BMP-1. The armored body of this machine provided protection for the crew. A machine gun was installed at the top of the housing, but unlike its predecessor PPP-3, the PRP-4 did not have a starting unit. The PPP-4A model, also known as Argus ", was armed with 2008 and has been widely recognized. Demonstrated at exhibitions of Russia Arms Expo in 2013 and 2015, Argus was awarded the Russian Government Award in the field of science and technology in 2016.