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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

Alexander Postnikov "Those samples of weapons that are produced by the domestic industry, including armored weapons, artillery and small arms, do not correspond in their parameters to those of NATO and even China," he said in a conversation with reporters

The adopted State Armament Program for 2011–2020 makes the main stake on the acquisition of new equipment and weapons. But is the stake on new weapons and military equipment justified? Isn't it more logical to simultaneously purchase new equipment in large quantities and modernize old ones? In most countries, this is exactly what they do:

During his speech on March 15 at the Federation Council, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces of the Russian Federation, Alexander Postnikov, attacked the Russian military-industrial complex with rather harsh criticism. According to him, most of the samples of manufactured equipment are seriously lagging behind many foreign counterparts, and in addition to this, they are sold at

The fierce battle for a contract to supply the Indian Air Force with multi-role fighters flares up with renewed vigor. And in this battle, Russia may be out of the game.Currently, the Indian Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft competition is under the scrutiny of many international experts

Since 2013, Russia will practically double the production of both strategic and operational-tactical missiles (Yars, Bulava, Iskander). Such a statement was made by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, speaking at a meeting dedicated to the development of the domestic defense industry and the implementation of the arms procurement program for

Igor Karavaev, director of the department for the development of the military-industrial complex of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia, does not agree with the statement of representatives of the Ministry of Defense that Russian military equipment is expensive and inferior to modern Western models, Interfax reports

The export version of the Russian fifth generation T-50 / FGFA fighter will be offered to the world market no earlier than 2018-2020, said Konstantin Makienko, deputy head of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies

According to the latest assurances of the Russian government, a gigantic amount of 20 trillion rubles will be spent on the rearmament of the army by 2020. Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Popovkin immediately announced that with this money, within the next 10 years, 600 aircraft will be produced and sent to the Armed Forces

Over the past ten years, our Armed Forces were to receive many new types of weapons. What did they get? The first decade of the new century and the new millennium of Russia is over. Subtotals can be summed up. What has been done in the military-industrial sectors of the domestic

Specialists from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) assessed the market for importers of conventional weapons and military equipment and compiled a list of the largest importing countries. The top five include four Asian states - India, China, South Korea and Pakistan. By

Successful political cooperation between Russia and China does not negate serious problems in the field of military-technical partnership. The military power of the PRC is largely due to military-technical cooperation with Russia, which over the past 20 years has transferred to China advanced military technologies developed

Russia and India are fruitfully cooperating in almost all spheres of military affairs - aircraft building, shipbuilding, engine building, air defense systems, helicopters, armored vehicles. This cooperation began back in Soviet times, but the Russian Federation is gradually losing ground to competitors - Israel, the United States

D. Medvedev signed a decree on Russia's support for the sanctions against Libya, imposed by the UN on February 26. The Russian Federation has stopped all supplies of weapons to Libya, all contracts have been "frozen", the possibility of concluding new ones has been interrupted

In December 2010, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev instructed the Prosecutor General's Office to check the activities of Roscosmos. The order was given after December 5, 2010 three Glonass-M satellites fell into the Pacific Ocean. The materials of the check to resolve the issue of initiating a criminal case were transferred to

According to the existing portfolio of orders and intentions for the direct purchase of weapons, the volume of Russian military exports in 2011, according to TSAMTO, will amount to at least $ 10.14 billion. With this indicator, Russia will confidently retain its second place after the United States ($ 28.56 billion). The top ten

Russia and Italy have agreed on the acquisition by the Russian side of ten multi-functional armored vehicles "Lynx" from the Italian company Iveco, Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Friday at a meeting in Sochi with Italian Defense Minister Ignazio La Russa, which takes place within the framework of

On December 7, the American newspaper Wall Street Journal published an article that the success of the Chinese aviation industry is largely due to the copying of Russian fighters. But such an assessment from many experts reminded the saying “do not see the forest for the trees.” The newspaper writes that after the collapse

More than 1,300 pieces of equipment and weapons - this is how much the Russian army will have to purchase by 2020 in accordance with the State Armaments Program. It was discussed today in Severodvinsk, at a meeting convened by Vladimir Putin. Before the meeting, the prime minister visited the famous

The gloomy Teutonic military-industrial genius may not be shy about his reputation in the market for deadly vehicles: the multi-functional combat aircraft Eurofighter, the main battle tank Leopard, the project 214 submarine - these products, according to Der Spiegel, brought Germany to third place in

Zhuhai, China - A year after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the cash-strapped Kremlin sold to China much of its huge military arsenal, including the pride of the Russian Air Force, the Su-27 fighter. Over the next 15 years, Russia became the largest arms supplier to China