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It is no secret that for many Soviet officers it was very prestigious to own a captured pistol. Most often, German short-barreled weapons could be at the disposal of the infantry commanders of the platoon-battalion level and the military personnel of the reconnaissance units. That is, those who

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A rare photo - two identical Russian warships of non-Soviet construction together. But that should stop being rare. Photo: defenceimagery.mod.uk Having decided on the principles that should underlie the sane shipbuilding policy of Russia, you need to subject them at least

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The High-Precision Complexes holding (part of the Rostec state corporation) was formed in 2009. Judging by the brand's popularity in Russia and abroad, the consolidation of the scientific and technical potential of specialized enterprises was successful. Not every integrated structure can boast

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About spilled blood - as a general to a general In February 2021, shortly before the next anniversary of the armed conflict on Damansky Island, a very lengthy and, to put it mildly, somewhat strange material was published in Nezavisimaya Gazeta. It was a big interview with a retired major general

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In the minds of the majority of Europeans, and even the citizens of Russia, the expanses of Southern Siberia, Altai, Mongolia, Northern and Central China have always been an area of settlement for the peoples of the Mongoloid race, but this is far from the case. Already in 3000 BC, Southern Siberia was inhabited by the clans of the Indo-European

Part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), the Nevskoye Design Bureau is the oldest organization in Russia engaged in the design of large surface ships. It was here that a series of heavy aircraft-carrying cruisers of Project 1143, anti-submarine helicopter carriers

Currently, one of the German shipyards is assembling the hull of the head corvette of the Sa'ar 6 type, ordered by the Israeli naval forces. In the foreseeable future, the building with some systems will be handed over to the customer for completion. The contract currently in progress provides for

Foreign assessments of Russian weapons and military equipment are always of some interest. Often, publications on this topic are created taking into account current political trends, which leads to a bias towards the objects under consideration. However, other articles of foreign publications

Project 141 rescue vessel The modern search and rescue service of the Russian Navy, the Department of Search and Rescue Operations of the Russian Navy (UPASR), has existed since 1993. This is a special service of the Russian Navy, designed to perform

"The Russian Navy (Navy) plans to put on alert up to 32 Poseidon strategic unmanned underwater vehicles in the future," a source in the military-industrial complex said. January 12, TASS.TASS is a reputable news agency, and, of course, this

Submarines of different classes continue their development, and new projects regularly use certain promising ideas. Nevertheless, shipbuilders are in no hurry to create new equipment projects based only on bold and original solutions. Technical and technological risks

According to the press service of the shipbuilding enterprise JSC "Admiralteyskie Verfi" (St. Petersburg), one of the most complex and controversial projects in the modern history of the Russian Navy will soon get off the ground. July 9, the management of the shipyard and the Ministry of Defense

This article does not pretend to be a serious analytical study, the conclusions and reflections in it are likely to cause, if not Homeric laughter, then at least a smile from people "knowledgeable" in the area under consideration. Smile and laughter prolong life - at least this article is already good

For some reason, many military experts believe that the era of missile boats (rocket) has come to an end. The mass production of these ships fell on the 60-80s. They have reasons to think so - the boat is practically defenseless from air attacks, and until the use of missile weapons, the boat in modern

Mistral and Tonnerre BPC (bâtiment de projection et de commandment) are the new French 21,300-ton amphibious command and control and projection ships. The ships were built by DCN in partnership with Thales and Chantiers de l'Atlantique. Each ship has a carrying capacity and versatility

Russia, which occupies a vast territory in Eurasia, cannot but influence the politics and economy of the continent. And although the Russian borders are washed by the waters of three oceans, it cannot be called a maritime power. A naval power can be called a country that has strong military and merchant fleets and controls

Minelayer of project "632" In the middle of the last century, the military sailors of the Soviet Union ordered a special ship - an underwater minelayer for mine support. TsKB-18 was commissioned to work on the project, and in 1956 work began on the design of an underwater minelayer. In connection with

The history of the use of submarines in the Black Sea begins in 1907, with order No. 273 of the Marine Department on the formation of a submarine unit. The detachment consisted of the floating base "Penderaklia" and the submarines "Sudak" and "Losos". In the spring of 1908, the detachment was replenished with German-built submarines

The end of naval cooperation between Russia and India may come as a result of the current situation with the Russian nuclear submarine. The contract of the Russian military with the Indian on the leasing of the last nuclear submarine "Nerpa" can finally "hack to death" the prospects for further cooperation in this

The recent visit of the head of the military department of the Russian Federation A. Serdyukov ended with an open question about the modernization of the Black Sea Fleet. The main obstacle in resolving this issue is the demand of Ukraine to provide a complete list of weapons, which will replace the old fund of the Black Sea

In the Navy, replenishment: at 13.00 on 14.10.2011, the Russian naval flag was raised for the first time on the Soobrazitelny multipurpose corvette. Severnaya Verf SC handed over the ship, laid down in May 2003, to the Baltic Fleet. The ship was taken over by the commander of the Baltic Fleet. When signing

History knows many cases when ideas and projects that were not implemented could significantly change the history and development of mankind as a whole. One of these ideas was developed on paper, but it never came to construction and production - this is the idea of creating transport and landing

The plans to create a destroyer project were first announced on June 19, 2009, from sources in the military department it then became known that the tender for the new project would take place before the end of 2009 and most likely, research and development work would begin immediately

Next year, the construction of the large landing ship of the Ivan Gren project, laid down at the Yantar shipyard in 2004, will be completed. This ship is the first of the 11711 series, which will undergo sea trials at the end of the summer of 2012 and will become part of the Russian fleet in 2013. How much

The leadership of the Russian Federation has decided to modernize the Navy as the main priority of the armament program for the period up to 2020. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin recently confirmed the information on the allocation of about 5 trillion rubles to the fleet in the coming