Target Range

Testing Ground goes to Plesetsk spaceport to cover the first test launch of the state-of-the-art Angara launch vehicle. You will learn everything about the rocket's structure, modular approach to its design, unique facilities of the launch complex, and also see how the carrier rocket is transported from the technical area to the launching pad.

Waiting for you in the second episode is the rest of the story about the test launch of Angara 1.2PP and an insight into the design and testing of rocket engines. You will see how a launch vehicle is installed on the launching pad and prepared for launch, as well as the launch itself. You will also learn about the findings of this test and their implications.

The show presenter climbs onboard Su-34 to check whether a front-line bomber is capable of catching up with a fighter and defeating it in a dogfight. We'll see what this menacing aircraft is capable of and how a heavy bomber received maneuverability of a light-weight plane, becoming a multi-purpose aircraft system. A real air-to-air combat in the new episode of the show.

In the harsh and inhospitable waters of the Barents sea, the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, recently re-christened into Vikramaditya, is undergoing flight testing. Ivan Lebedev found his way on board the carrier to see how the ship changed its appearance after the upgrade at Sevmash Enterprise and what allows Russian fighter aircrafts MiG-29K seamlessly take off from and land on its deck.

People tend to imagine all kinds of monsters. What if a real monster really do exist. A monster so powerful that you can't escape him no matter where you are... And even the bravest of men can't stand the terrifying looks of this giant. This monster is actually serves The Russian Navy. 

The filming crew visits a ballistic missile submarine to get an insight into the life of submariners and the inner workings of the boat. But before they can get on board, the showmakers will have to get through thick and thin checking out torpedo tubes, as well as learn how to use various survival gear and complete shallow water diving training

The presenter, director and cameraman live onboard a nuclear submarine together with its crew on an independent cruise. They explain everything about the boat's design, its technical features, military equipment, as well as the compartments dividing the boat, the navigation process and the structure of the nuclear reactor.

In every episode, the show's presenters Dmitri Zadorozhny and Ivan Lebedev go to a weapons testing site to show viewers the might and power of Russian weapons. In this episode, the camera crew will go to a testing site to see the famous Soviet D-30 howitzer in action.

They are capable of destroying manpower under protective cover and enemy armored vehicles, shell an area sector by sector at a point-blank range, burn through tanks' armor and burn down vast stretches of land, fire continuously and in single shots. Ivan Lebedev will go to the testing site Tarskoye in North Osetia to rain down hellfire on a hypothetical enemy.

Russian army of today is more than just Kalashnikov rifles and Sukhoi aircrafts. Innovative technologies of the military industrial sector have unlocked practically unlimited potential. This episode will have everything a real man dreams about since early childhood: plenty of weapons and formidable military equipment.

What kind of tasks does the Long Range Aviation of Russia face today? This episode will give answers to this and many other questions. You'll see the entire aircraft fleet of Long Range Aviation with your own eyes. And the presenter will demonstrate the potential of fighting crafts Tu-95MS, Tu-160 and Tu-22M3.

How can you make a good tank even better? Take T-72, improve its accuracy, protection and mobility, and an average combat vehicle turns into a real snow leopard that fills enemy with awe and terror.