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2025-06-01 06:06

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

Despite the fact that the Russian defense industry received every penny under the state defense order, the army received only two-thirds of the ordered samples. Former St

The fact that Russia is a leader not only in the production of weapons and military equipment, but also for civilian purposes is confirmed by the interest of many countries in the world in Russian equipment to meet internal needs. So it became known that China is showing interest in acquiring from

In the period from 2025 onward, the Russian promising frontline aviation complex (PAK FA) and the American F-35 will become uncontested products in the world market of modern multifunctional fighters. At this point, the vast majority of countries that pay due attention to

The refusal of the Ministry of Defense in April of this year from further funding of the program for the creation of the T-95, to put it mildly, looks strange. Although the tank was observed by a narrow circle of specialists, a lot is known about it. However, to the information contained in print media and online publications, of course

American experts complain about the chronic underfunding of the Pentagon Since the end of the Cold War, the US Department of Defense has been constantly receiving less money from politicians in the amount necessary for the military to replace aging weapons and maintain technological superiority over the armies

This week Rosstat published data on salaries in federal authorities, many were surprised to see these figures. Rosoboronpostavka, which did not really work, became the record holder for wages. Its employees receive an average of 135,000 rubles. per month or more than 1.6 million rubles per year (in

The S-500 air defense missile system, which is under development, will be put into mass production in 2014. Until that time, the military intend to start actively operating the S-400 Triumph air defense system. In March, the second S-400 regiment will take up combat duty in the Central Federal District, which will replace the outdated S-300. Military experts assess

Gennady Trubnikov, chief designer of the St. Petersburg company "Kronstadt-Technologies", giving an interview to journalists at the exhibition of unmanned aircraft in Moscow, said that "drones produced by Kronstadt-Technologies" are better than Israeli ones, which

More than 19 trillion rubles will be spent on the purchase of new weapons, equipment and the modernization of the units in service, from 2011 to 2020. First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Vladimir Popovkin announced the main directions of the Russian state development program

The international premiere of the Belarusian air defense system took place at the jubilee, twentieth in a row, IDEX-2011 weapons salon in Abu Dhabi. Considering the scale of this weapons salon, which once started as a regional exhibition, the premiere can be called a success. At this salon, traditionally

The supply of military equipment and weapons abroad is often carried out with the help of special services. Any specific details of such transactions are usually kept secret. As a rule, only the totals of transactions are reported to the media. In 2010, Russia exported military products abroad

It makes little sense to list the failures of our defense industry, they are in plain sight, you just need to search the Internet, and they will come out en masse. It is useless to argue about who is to blame for all these failures. Each of the disputants will still remain unconvinced, but it is here

Large-scale plans for the rearmament of the Russian army, as well as a series of research works during the implementation of the State Armament Program (GPV) until the end of 2020 can be successfully implemented only if strict control over the financial and economic side is carried out

At the Indian airbase Yelahanka, the largest in Asia aerospace exhibition Aero India 2011 completed its work

The Chinese fifth-generation fighter does not threaten Russia militarily, but economically - Russian fighters will have to make room for the international arms market. At the same time, it is aviation that is the basis of the income of military exports of the Russian Federation.In China, on January 11, flight tests of the fighter began

The French and Italians sell warships and armored vehicles to the Russians, Gaddafi becomes a shareholder in the Italian engineering holding Finmeccanica, while Brussels is under pressure to lift the embargo on the sale of military technology to China. And we are confident that the sale

The leadership of the largest state in South America in terms of area and population continues to skillfully maneuver between large aviation companies, trying to knock out the best offer for themselves. It is possible that in the next round of this game a certain place will again be assigned to the Russian

The rapidly developing aircraft industry complex of the Celestial Empire presented a new light fighter with high export potential. Will this aircraft prove to be a competitor to the products of the Russian defense industry? The government of Yemen is considering the possibility of purchasing Chinese fighters FC-1 Xiaolong

The Russian defense industry now has a full understanding of the fact that the Chinese copied the Russian carrier-based fighter Su-33 (J-15) and carried out its flight tests, according to the November issue of Kanwa Asian Defense magazine. July 1, 2010 at a press conference of the company

Moscow presented Paris with a truly royal gift There was no sensation. The winner was the French UDC "Mistral", which, as