Russia has begun to develop a new heavy flame-throwing system based on a weapon first tested in the late 1980’s following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. That system, known as the TOS-1 Buratino, included a multiple rocket launcher and thermobaric weapon. It is one of a spate of new weapons and arms systems under development in Russia, as regional tensions flare with neighboring Ukraine and the Baltic States. …read more
Source: International Business Times
