Editing Russian Airborne Forces (section)

=== Artillery ===
[[File:125-mm self-proppeled antitank gun "Sprut-SD" during the "Armiya 2021" exhibition.jpg|thumb|"Sprut-SD" tank/howitzer for [[airborne forces]] (equipped with parachutes)]]
The airborne self-propelled artillery guns [[ASU-57]] and [[ASU-85]] have been withdrawn. They had light armour and limited anti-tank capability, but provided invaluable fire support for paratroopers behind enemy lines (the caliber of the gun in mm is the number next to the ASU designation).

Also withdrawn were the multiple rocket launch systems [[BM-14|RPU-14]] (8U38) of 140&nbsp;mm and the [[BM-21 Grad|BM-21V "Grad-V" (9P125)]] of 122&nbsp;mm on GAZ-66, as well as the 85&nbsp;mm gun [[85 mm divisional gun D-44|SD-44]].

Today the VDV operates the following systems:
* [[2S9 Nona]] and modernized 2S9M<ref>[http://www.armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2016/1201/100538420/detail.shtml В 2017 году десантники на учениях будут активно применять танки и РСЗО, а также передовых авианаводчиков] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202235519/http://www.armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2016/1201/100538420/detail.shtml |date=2016-12-02 }} armstrade.org. 2016</ref> 120&nbsp;mm self-propelled gun-mortar. Currently being replaced by the 2B23 Nona-M1 120&nbsp;mm towed mortar and [[2S31 Vena]] 120&nbsp;mm self-propelled gun-mortar/[[2S12]]A modernized 120&nbsp;mm self-propelled mortar<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.army-technology.com/news/newsrussian-army-conducts-nona-m1120mm-mortar-live-firing-drills/ |title=Russian Army conducts NONA-M1120mm mortar live firing drills |newspaper=Army Technology |date=23 August 2012 |access-date=2018-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527023603/https://www.army-technology.com/news/newsrussian-army-conducts-nona-m1120mm-mortar-live-firing-drills/ |archive-date=2018-05-27 |url-status=live |author1=Admin }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2018/1214/101550107/detail.shtml |title=ЦАМТО / Новости / Воздушно-десантные войска получили более 30 модернизированных минометов различного типа |access-date=2018-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215022030/http://www.armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2018/1214/101550107/detail.shtml |archive-date=2018-12-15 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[2S25 Sprut-SD]] 125&nbsp;mm self-propelled artillery/anti-tank gun based on [[BMD-3]] hull
* [[122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)|D-30 (2A18)]] 122&nbsp;mm howitzer and anti-tank weapon, towed by truck, not amphibious, able to make 360 degree turns as it is deployed on a tripod
* [[ZU-23-2]] 23&nbsp;mm air-defence gun, is either mounted on the BTR-D, or can be towed by a jeep or truck as it has wheels. Since 2011, some ZU-23s are being replaced by the [[9K35 Strela-10|Strela-10M3/MN]] and since 2016 by the newest versions of the [[Buk missile system]].<ref name="russiandefpolicy.wordpress.com">{{cite web|url=http://russiandefpolicy.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/hows-it-look-for-vdv/|title=How's It Look for VDV? – Russian Defense Policy|work=Russian Defense Policy|date=16 February 2011|access-date=24 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216233945/http://russiandefpolicy.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/hows-it-look-for-vdv/|archive-date=16 December 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2017/1201/102544399/detail.shtml |title=ЦАМТО / Новости / Генерал-полковник Андрей Сердюков сообщил некоторые подробности о перевооружении ВДВ |access-date=2017-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210015757/http://www.armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2017/1201/102544399/detail.shtml |archive-date=2017-12-10 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[TOS-1]]A 220&nbsp;mm self-propelled 24-barrel thermobaric/incendiary unguided rocket launcher since 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2022/1025/092070072/detail.shtml | title=ЦАМТО / / Минобороны опубликовало видео боевой работы расчета ТОС-1А «Солнцепек» в ходе специальной военной операции }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://tass.com/politics/1598349 | title=Russian paratroopers get heavy flamethrowers for first time for Ukraine op — top brass }}</ref>
* [[2S36 Zauralets-D]] – future 120&nbsp;mm self-propelled gun-howitzer based on the [[BMD-4]]<ref name=":23">{{cite web |url=http://federalbook.ru/files/OPK/Soderjanie/OPK-10/III/Shamanov.pdf |title=перспективы развития системы вооружения воздушно-десантных войск (Prospects for the development of the airborne troops' weapons system) |access-date=2016-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011011806/http://federalbook.ru/files/OPK/Soderjanie/OPK-10/III/Shamanov.pdf |archive-date=2016-10-11 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[2S37]] – future 152&nbsp;mm self-propelled gun-howitzer based on the BMD-4<ref name=":23" />

The VDV is equipped with numerous types of airborne capable trucks and jeeps, for example the [[Ural-4320]], the [[GAZ-66]]V and the GAZ-2975 "Tigr" for transporting cargo, specialist crews and equipment (e.g. mortars, ammunitions), but not infantry (all fighting paratroopers are transported in armoured vehicles). Currently, the GAZ-66 is being replaced by the [[KamAZ-4350]]1.<ref name="russiandefpolicy.wordpress.com" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kamazexport.com/478.html|title=KAMAZ: Best for Homeland|date=29 June 2010|publisher=[[KAMAZ]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111119010301/http://kamazexport.com/478.html|archive-date=19 November 2011|access-date=24 July 2016}}</ref>