Airborne educational institutions. The faculty of special and military intelligence will be recreated in the RVDK. Use of military reconnaissance units of the airborne troops

Airborne reconnaissance

Now that Western TV shows and films have flooded our media space, it may seem that Russia never had its own history and heroes. Trends from the West have done their job - now the younger generation knows about the American “Green Berets”, the British “SAS”, than about the brothers from Airborne Intelligence.

Airborne reconnaissance is rightfully considered the most prestigious component of the airborne forces, and there is a logical explanation for this - the guys from Airborne reconnaissance have proven themselves to be specialists of the highest class, whose profession is the impossible, Airborne reconnaissance claims “only the stars are higher than us” - and this is not empty boasting.

Conducting reconnaissance operations requires high standards of physical and psychological preparation, so it is obvious that the reconnaissance units in the Airborne Forces are staffed with the best fighters. One glance at this photo of Airborne Forces reconnaissance is enough to understand that these cheerful guys will go to the end.

It is worth admitting that the guys from the military intelligence of the Airborne Forces have enough work. The guys always go first, realizing the full burden of responsibility that lies on them: if there is no information about the number of the enemy, about the state of the terrain, then the chances of a military operation for success will be close to failure. At the same time, airborne reconnaissance has a double responsibility: the guys must complete the task and remain unnoticed. It is no coincidence that the emblem of airborne reconnaissance is a bat - a symbol of mobility, secrecy and the horror that it inflicts on its enemies. By the way, the chevron with a bat worn by the guys from Airborne reconnaissance is also a symbol of the GRU special forces, which only further emphasizes the entire professionalism of Airborne reconnaissance.

General Margelov and Airborne Intelligence

The founder of the airborne forces, General Margelov, had a special attitude towards intelligence, because he himself commanded intelligence units during the Soviet-Finnish and Great Patriotic War.

Margelov put increased demands on them - after all, the airborne reconnaissance officers were the ones who were the first to come face to face with the enemy, to feel out what the enemy was like. Respecting all airborne troops, Margelov especially valued reconnaissance officers. There is a legend that it was with the light hand of Margelov that the bat became the emblem of Airborne Forces reconnaissance.

It was under Margelov that airborne reconnaissance acquired a shape that remained unchanged until the mid-1980s. The functions of reconnaissance were: penetration into the enemy’s side, collection of intelligence information, damage to communications and communications. Later, after 1986, bats began to engage in operational reconnaissance - that is, going deep behind enemy lines in order to collect information used in planning and conducting combined arms operations. Previously, only the GRU was engaged in this type of reconnaissance, and this fact indicates how deeply the airborne reconnaissance was trusted by the Soviet command.

Airborne reconnaissance units in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, a kind of symbol of the USSR era after 1945, she left a noticeable mark
The 103rd Guards Airborne Division wrote its name in golden letters in the book of military glory of the once great country. The 103rd Division was one of the first military units of the USSR deployed to Afghanistan in December 1979 and one of the last units to leave in 1989.

The 103rd's bats performed at their best in the Afghan conflict. Already in December 1979, they had to work in the city - airborne reconnaissance took an active part in the occupation of Kabul.

During the 10 years spent in Afghanistan, intelligence officers from the 103rd more than once went on a free search to collect information about local gangs, the presence of American and British instructors in their service, and to capture some local native prince. In general, Airborne reconnaissance had enough work. The spirits were in awe of the airborne reconnaissance officers, they were afraid of them like fire - what is not an example of the fact that reconnaissance in the airborne forces gave all its 200%? In unusual geographical conditions, under the scorching sun and high temperatures, bats persistently fulfilled their international duty, and only the stars were higher than them.

On Voenpro there are a lot of videos of airborne reconnaissance, you can also find footage from the life of the legendary 103rd reconnaissance.

Airborne reconnaissance in Russia

The military glory of sovereign Russia is inseparable from the history of the 45th Guards separate reconnaissance regiment of the Airborne Forces, created in 1994. At that time, the Russian army was going through hard times: devastation after the collapse of the USSR, lack of funds, and the departure of experienced officers from the army.

It’s a shame to remember, but equipment for reconnaissance of the Airborne Forces was collected in parts, at the expense of donations and money from sponsors. However, the resulting 45th regiment became an example of a unique special forces unit, it included unmanned reconnaissance equipment, and a psychological warfare department was created, which was supposed to carry out propaganda on enemy territory.

In parallel with this, it should be noted that since the first Chechen war, the tasks of airborne reconnaissance have changed, so bats began to conduct primarily search and combat activities, that is, searching for enemy units and destroying them on their own, without waiting for reinforcements to arrive.

Airborne reconnaissance officers from the 45th regiment showed themselves brilliantly in the first Chechen war; it was the airborne reconnaissance formations that were destined to be the first to begin the assault on Grozny in December 1994. Having served the entire Chechen campaign, the 45th Regiment departed back to the Moscow region to return to Chechnya again in 1999 and begin to restore order. Again, there is a story that gangs were removed from their posts if by some miracle they learned that bats were “working” in their area, so great was their horror of the guys from Airborne reconnaissance.

The world does not stand still, new threats arise in front of Russia, but even now we can say with confidence that if a tough confrontation with the enemy begins, airborne reconnaissance will be the first to meet the enemy, and the bats will do this filled with courage and high professionalism .

In our country, the Airborne Forces enjoy well-deserved respect and unfading glory. Not everyone gets to serve in them, but those who felt the strength of the military brotherhood of “Uncle Vasya’s troops” will never forget about it. But even among the airborne forces, reconnaissance is something special. Scouts are revered more than others, since the lives of all the soldiers participating in the operation often depend on their work.

Features of airborne reconnaissance units

In Soviet times, it prescribed the participation of airborne troops in offensive operations. In them, the airborne elite, reconnaissance, was supposed to ensure only a more or less “smooth” landing, with minimal losses of personnel.

Their tasks were assigned by the commander-in-chief of the district to which the corresponding unit was assigned. It was this person who was responsible for obtaining reliable and timely intelligence data. The Airborne Forces headquarters could order everything, right down to satellite images of the proposed landing areas, complete descriptions of the captured objects (down to floor plans). GRU specialists were directly responsible for providing this data.

When did the airborne forces get down to business? Intelligence began to work only after the landing, and supplied information exclusively to its own units. And here we come to the most important thing: the Airborne Forces did not have an operational (!) intelligence service, no matter how paradoxical it may sound. This played a cruel joke on the paratroopers: when in the 80s their units began to participate in local conflicts, it immediately became clear that the current organization was no good.

Difficulty obtaining information

Just imagine: intelligence (!) received almost all the operational information (route, weapons, equipment of the enemy) from the central office of the KGB, and even from the Ministry of Internal Affairs! Of course, in this state of affairs, no one was surprised by either the poorly confirmed data or the delays in receiving it, and behind-the-scenes intrigues spoiled a lot of blood for the landing party...

Having obtained all the necessary information, the group flew to the landing site, studied the current situation on the spot, and immediately marked the route. Only after this did the data go to the commanders on whom airborne reconnaissance depended. "The bats » from the GRU helped their colleagues as much as possible, but their capabilities were not limitless: some specific information could only be obtained by the paratroopers themselves.

It often happened that reconnaissance took the rap for themselves and for the main units: they not only paved the way for the group, but also constantly entered into fire contacts with the militants (which in itself is unacceptable in such conditions), making sure that They did not stage provocations; they literally led units of both the Airborne Forces and other branches of the military “by the hand” to the places of operations.

Due to high losses and unpreparedness to carry out such specific tasks, in the early 90s a separate battalion was created, which was tasked with carrying out operational reconnaissance activities. The creation of all the necessary “infrastructure” necessary for the successful completion of the tasks set by the command dates back to the same period.

About technical equipment

How were the airborne forces equipped technically? The reconnaissance did not have anything particularly outstanding: for example, in Afghanistan, specialists had to make do with ordinary binoculars and artillery compasses. Only there they received some types of radar stations that were designed to identify moving targets, and it should also be noted that Western intelligence officers used these “modern” devices for a very long time, which was largely proven by Afghanistan. Airborne reconnaissance in action is a terrible force, but the number of losses in a collision with a better equipped enemy was still high.

A real gift was the series of portable direction finders: “Aqualang-R/U/K”. Unlike previously used equipment of this kind, this equipment made it possible to reliably detect radiation sources, the fighters were able to guarantee the interception of enemy communications on HF and VHF waves, as well as on frequencies traditionally used by airborne reconnaissance. "Bats", GRU special forces, also highly appreciated this technique.

Veterans recall that this technique provided invaluable assistance in detecting bandit groups and gangs, which, before the adoption of Aqualungs, very often went along secret paths. The army command finally managed to convince the party leadership to give the order to begin the creation of a special reconnaissance vehicle designed specifically for the Airborne Forces, but the collapse of the Union prevented these plans from coming to fruition. In principle, the fighters were satisfied with the “Rheostat” machine used until that time, which had good technical equipment.

The problem was that no weapons were installed on it, since initially it was intended for completely different purposes, which were not of interest to airborne reconnaissance. Afghan once again proved that all (!) military equipment must have a standard weapon.

About what you didn't receive

Despite the fact that the Afghan campaign clearly showed the vital need to equip reconnaissance units with weapons with laser target designation, they never appeared in the Airborne Forces (as well as in the entire SA). In fact, active army testing of such weapons began in the Union in the mid-80s, but there was one subtlety here. The fact is that “homing” does not mean the presence of intelligence in the missile: aiming is carried out using a laser “pointer”, which is adjusted from the ground or water. Scouts were ideal candidates for working with laser fire spotters, but our army never had them.

Paratroopers (as well as ordinary infantry, however) often had to master aviation “jargon.” This made it possible to much more accurately direct attack aircraft and helicopters to the target using a regular walkie-talkie. And we didn’t want to get under “friendly” fire ourselves. Even then, everything was different for the Americans: they had means of indicating targets that, in a truly automatic mode, having received data from ground services, could direct combat aircraft and helicopters to the target.

The well-equipped Iraqi troops were completely defeated during Desert Storm: US troops simply “laid” missiles with precise guidance on their tanks. There was practically no risk, but Iraq was almost immediately left without heavy armored vehicles. Our deep reconnaissance airborne forces could only envy them.

Chechen everyday life

If in Afghanistan intelligence was at least engaged in truly specialized activities, then in Chechnya the fighters again became “general specialists”: they often had to not only detect, but also destroy militants. There was a chronic shortage of specialists, many branches of the military had neither equipment nor trained fighters at all, and therefore the Airborne Forces (intelligence in particular) were officially repurposed for conducting reconnaissance and sabotage activities.

Fortunately, by 1995, the recruitment of the 45th Special Purpose Regiment (which has become a real legend) was almost completed. The uniqueness of this unit is that during its creation the experience of all foreign armies was not only studied, but also actively used in practice. Taking into account the lessons of Afghanistan, the groups being trained were immediately trained not only for reconnaissance, but also for direct fire clashes with the enemy.

To achieve this, the 45th Regiment was immediately given the required amount of medium and heavy armored vehicles. In addition, the paratroopers finally have “Nonas” - unique mortar and artillery systems that allow them to fire projectiles with “honest” homing (“Kitolov-2”).

Finally, in other intelligence units, intelligence has gone far ahead in this regard), finally, line branches were created. To equip them, BTR-80s were transferred, which were used only as reconnaissance vehicles (there were no fighters in the airborne squad); crews of AGS (automatic grenade launchers) and flamethrower systems were actively preparing and coordinating.

There was another difficulty too. Our soldiers immediately began to say that the reconnaissance of the Ukrainian Airborne Forces (from selected nationalists) was participating in the war on the side of the militants. Since the fighters were trained only by specialists, even friends often met in battle.

Why was all this done?

All these events made it possible to prepare groups in the shortest possible time, prepared and equipped to carry out combat missions in difficult mountainous conditions. Moreover, these units had a sufficient amount of heavy weapons, which made it possible, when large concentrations of the enemy were detected, not only to report their location, but also to independently engage in battle. Armor often came to the rescue of scouts who were suddenly faced with superior enemy forces.

It was the experience of the airborne troops that gave impetus to the re-equipment of reconnaissance units of other branches of the military, which also received heavy armored vehicles. The fact is that airborne reconnaissance in action has proven that a couple of armored personnel carriers can greatly improve the effectiveness of military operations.

Drones

It was in the 45th regiment that for the first time in our history, combat testing of UAVs began, which are now a real “hit” among the same Americans. The domestic drone did not appear out of nowhere: since the late 80s, there has been active development of the Stroy-P reconnaissance complex, the main “olfactory sense” of which was to be the Bee-1T aircraft.

Unfortunately, it was never completed before the start of the war, since the method of landing had not been thought through. But already in April the first Stroy-P went to Khankala. Five “Bees” were attached to it at once. Tests immediately proved the highest efficiency of this kind of weapons in modern wars. Thus, it was possible to link all identified positions of the militants to the map with literally centimeter accuracy, which the artillerymen immediately appreciated.

Difficulty of operation

A total of 18 launches were made, and all of them were carried out in the mountains, in which military reconnaissance of the Airborne Forces was forced to operate most often. The military immediately had complaints about the running gear of the Bee. However, the technicians managed to achieve satisfactory operation of the engines, after which the exploration depth immediately increased to 50 kilometers or more.

Unfortunately, the difficulties of the 90s led to the fact that only 18 Pchela-1T devices were in service throughout the country. Ten of them were stored at the Black Sea Fleet base in Crimea, where tests were carried out to launch them from the deck of ships. Alas, they were not treated in the best way there: the design bureaus had to work hard to bring the Bees to condition after being stored in unsuitable conditions.

In the end, 15 devices began flying in the Chechen mountains. Two by that time had been lost in combat conditions, and one “Chernomorets” could not be restored.

Gold or drones

Initially, it was planned that at least a hundred such devices would be in service with airborne reconnaissance throughout the country. The joyful military immediately transferred all the technical documentation for their production to the Smolensk Aviation Plant. The working proletarians immediately disappointed them: even according to the most conservative estimates, the unmanned vehicles turned out to be almost more expensive than gold.

Because of this, production was abandoned. The other 15 devices served the reconnaissance officers well: they were taken to the design bureau to be restored, launched again and invariably received the most accurate information that the landing force could not always obtain. Airborne reconnaissance is very grateful to the developers of the Bee, as the hardworking machines made it possible to save many lives.

Scouts-propagandists

Alas, the intelligence command was not always able to correctly use all the means that were at its disposal. Thus, at one time, at least five dozen people, specialists in “psychological operations,” were transferred to Mozdok. They had at their disposal a mobile printing house and a receiving and transmitting television center. With the help of the latter, intelligence services planned to broadcast propaganda materials.

But the command did not provide for the fact that regular specialists could provide a television broadcast, but there were no cameramen or correspondents in the detachment. Things turned out even worse with the leaflets. They turned out to be so poor in content and appearance that they only caused despondency. In general, the position of specialists in psychological work turned out to be not in great demand among intelligence officers.

Logistics and supply issues

Starting from the first campaign, the disgusting equipment of the reconnaissance groups of the Airborne Forces (and other branches of the military as well) began to take its toll, contributing to an increase in injuries and an increase in the risk of detection. As a result, the paratroopers had to attract veterans who raised funds to equip their colleagues. Alas, the Second Chechen War was characterized by exactly the same problems. So, in 2008, the “Union of Paratroopers” collected money for convenient unloading, imported boots, sleeping bags and even for medical supplies...

Unlike previous years, the command began to pay much more attention to the training of small reconnaissance and combat groups. It finally became clear that in modern conditions they are much more important than divisions. Simply put, the role of individual training for each fighter has sharply increased, which is simply vital for intelligence officers, since each of them can rely solely on their own strengths in combat.

What remains unchanged are the airborne reconnaissance chevrons: they depict a bat (like the GRU). In 2005, a decree was issued that ordered all intelligence departments to switch to a chevron with the image of an eagle clutching a carnation and a black arrow in its paws, but so far there has been no particular progress in this direction. Of course, the form of airborne reconnaissance has also completely changed: it has become much more convenient, and a standard unloading has appeared in it.

Compliance of airborne reconnaissance with modern realities

Experts say that the situation today is not very rosy. Of course, the re-equipment process that has begun is encouraging, but the technical equipment does not reach generally accepted standards.

Thus, among the Americans, up to a quarter of the personnel of divisions of any kind of troops belong specifically to reconnaissance. Our share of personnel who can engage in such operations is, at best, 8-9%. Another difficulty is that previously there were separate reconnaissance battalions that trained first-class specialists. Now there are only specialized companies, the level of personnel training in which is far from high.

How to get here

How to get into airborne reconnaissance? First, each candidate must undergo a standard medical examination to determine suitability for combat service. The state of health must correspond (A2 as a last resort).

It will not be superfluous to submit a report addressed to the military commissar of the recruiting station from where you intend to go to repay your debt to the Motherland. At all subsequent commissions, also voice your desire. In the meantime, information about your desire to serve in airborne reconnaissance will appear in your file. At the collection point, try to make personal contact with the “buyers” from the airborne troops.

As soon as you arrive at your place of service, submit a report addressed to the unit commander with a request to transfer you to a reconnaissance company. It is important to withstand further screening, which is done by passing a fairly tough physical fitness exam. Competition is high. The requirements for candidates are extremely high. Let us immediately note that it is necessary to find out about them before being drafted into the army, since the standards change quite often.

Let’s not forget about psychological tests designed to identify those fighters who can really serve in such a specific branch of the military as the Airborne Intelligence Directorate. And these checks should be taken extremely seriously: “with their eyes closed” they will not look at their results here. Only a person who is brave enough, smart enough and can be extremely calm in a deadly situation is worthy of enlisting in an intelligence unit. And further. Preference is given to those candidates who have a university qualification. In addition, people who have a civilian specialty that could be useful (signalmen, electronics engineers) are highly rated.

Don't forget about intelligence. As is the case with many of the most important branches of the military (border guards, in particular), preference is now given to those soldiers who have served compulsory service in the same troops to which they are applying for enlistment. Here's how to get into airborne reconnaissance.

Combat training of the Airborne Forces [Universal soldier] Ardashev Alexey Nikolaevich

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF THE VDV

"Learn to win!"

Motto 242 TC Airborne Forces

With the development of the Airborne Forces in the Soviet Union, the system of training command personnel was developed and improved, which began with the creation of the Airborne School in the city of Kuibyshev in August 1941, which was relocated to Moscow in the fall of 1942. In June 1943, the school was disbanded, and training continued at the Higher Officer Courses of the Airborne Forces. In 1946, in the city of Frunze, to replenish the Airborne Forces with officer cadres, a military parachute school was formed, the students of which were Airborne Forces officers and graduates of infantry schools. In 1947, after the first graduation of retrained officers, the school was relocated to the city of Alma-Ata, and in 1959 - to the city of Ryazan. The school program included the study of airborne training (Airborne Training) as one of the main disciplines. The course methodology was built taking into account the requirements for airborne assaults in the Great Patriotic War. After the war, the teaching of the airborne training course is constantly carried out with a generalization of the experience of the exercises conducted, as well as the recommendations of research and design organizations. The school's classrooms, laboratories and parachute camps are equipped with the necessary parachute shells and simulators, mock-ups of military transport aircraft and helicopters, slipways (parachute swings), springboards, etc., which ensures the educational process in accordance with the requirements of military pedagogy. Today, a military unit of the Airborne Forces, a Center for Special Physical Training, and an Airborne Forces training ground are located in Ryazan.

Ryazan Institute of Airborne Forces named after Army General V.F. Margelova(branch of the VUNTS SV “Combined Arms Academy of the RF Armed Forces” (Moscow).

Military specialties (specializations) of training:

Application of airborne units:

– use of airborne (mountain) units.

Use of airborne support units:

– use of marine units

– use of military reconnaissance units of the Airborne Forces

– use of Airborne Forces communications units.

Ryazan Institute of Airborne Forces named after Army General V.F. Margelov was formed in 1998 on the basis of the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School named after the Lenin Komsomol. The educational institution includes the school itself, a training center located 60 km from Ryazan, an aviation military transport squadron and the Central Sports Parachute Club of the Airborne Forces. On the territory of the school there are barracks-type dormitories for accommodating cadets, educational buildings and laboratories for conducting classes (including fire and technical complexes), a shooting range, an airborne training complex, sports and gyms for practicing various types of martial arts, a stadium with a sports town, a canteen, a cadet cafe, a club, a post office, a medical center, and a consumer services center. The school trains command staff with higher military-special education in two specialties:

“Personnel Management”, commander of a parachute platoon of the Airborne Forces, with the qualification “manager”;

“Translation and translation studies”, commander of a reconnaissance platoon of parachute units of the Airborne Forces, with the qualification of “linguist-translator”.

The main divisions of the institute are departments, companies and platoons of cadets. The institute trains and educates cadets from 10 military and 4 civilian departments:

– tactics;

– tactical and special training;

– weapons and shooting;

– humanitarian and socio-economic disciplines;

– airborne training;

– material parts and repairs;

– operation and driving;

– multi-purpose tracked and wheeled vehicles;

– command and control of troops in peacetime;

– physical training and sports;

– foreign languages;

– mathematics and computer science;

– applied mechanics and engineering graphics;

- Russian language.

Currently, 12 candidates of science work at the institute.

Education

The educational process at the Ryazan Airborne Forces School differs from the educational process in high school. Training at the school is based on a close combination of theory and practice, its duration is 5 years, at officer courses (training commanders of parachute companies (battalions) and airborne service specialists) - 5-10 months. The entire period of study is divided into 10 academic semesters - two semesters per academic year. At the end of each semester and academic year, an examination session is held in accordance with the curriculum. The main forms of educational work are: lectures, seminars, laboratory work, practical classes with a training platoon of cadets, group exercises and classes, tactical classes and exercises, internships, course projects, tests, consultations, independent work of cadets.

During training, cadets spend more than a year on field trips. Every year, cadets are given a winter vacation of 2 weeks and a main summer vacation of 30 days. Cadets who graduate from the school with a diploma with honors have a preferential right to choose a place of service after graduation within the limits established for the school.

On November 25, 2012, the first graduation of the Armed Forces Sergeants Training Center - Faculty of Secondary Vocational Education of the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School (RVVDKU) named after Army General V.F. Margelov took place in Ryazan.

RVDKU graduates

Among the graduates of the school there are many famous military leaders, modern military and political figures:

Pavel Grachev – former Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation;

Valery Vostrotin – Deputy Minister for Emergency Situations;

Alexander Lebed - former governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory;

Evgeniy Podkolzin – former commander of the Airborne Forces;

Georgy Shpak – former commander of the Airborne Forces;

Vladimir Shamanov – former army commander, former head of the Ulyanovsk region administration, and now adviser to the Russian Minister of Defense;

Alexander Kolmakov – commander of the Airborne Forces;

Wojciech Jaruzelski - former leader of Poland;

Livan Sharashenidze – former Minister of Defense of Georgia;

Amadou Toumani Touré is the current President of Mali;

and many others.

The institute’s track record includes 45 Heroes of the Soviet Union, 63 Heroes of the Russian Federation, thousands of holders of military orders, more than 60 record holders of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union, Russia and the world in parachuting.

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First-year students of the faculty of using special forces units of the Ryazan Higher Military Airborne Command School made their first parachute jumps. On Tuesday, August 20, they parachuted for the first time with weapons and equipment. The cadets of the sergeant faculty also jumped with them.

For future special forces soldiers, this landing was the second in their lives - familiarization jumps took place on August 16. In both cases, An-2 aircraft and a Mi-8 helicopter were used, Oleg Olchev, associate professor of the airborne training department at the school, told reporters. Until the end of August, first-year students will also have to jump from an Il-76, an aircraft that is specifically designed to deliver paratroopers behind enemy lines. The recruits will take the oath on September 7.

Olchev recalled that the special forces faculty was transferred to Ryazan from Novosibirsk this year. All courses have been transferred, including graduation. The new recruitment, about 250 people, was already carried out at the RVVDKU base, the officer said.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Defense, increased medical and professional requirements were imposed on applicants to the special forces faculty. The results of the Unified State Exam in English were also taken into account, since the cadets will have to study two foreign languages.

The Ryazan school will train special forces for all law enforcement agencies that have special forces units, the ministry added. Training at the faculty will be conducted in the specialties “Translation and Translation Studies” and “Human Resources Management”.

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