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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

On November 14, 2011, the Russian and foreign media reported about the next successful launch of the 9M723 guided operational-tactical missile of the 9K720 Iskander-M multipurpose modular missile system. The launch was carried out on November 10 at the Kapustin Yar test site in Astrakhan

In 2007, Finland wanted to secretly acquire AGM-158 JASSM stealth cruise missiles from Lockheed Martin to arm its Hornet F / A-18C / D fighters. Despite the history of good relations, the US State Department refused in 2007. Fast forward to 2008. Russia's invasion of

In the White Sea, a new strategic missile carrier (one of the first serial submarines of Project 955, code "Borey") "Yuri Dolgoruky" is under sea trials. The tests were originally scheduled for the spring of 2011, but for various reasons were postponed until this fall. During the tests

In the early 60s of the twentieth century, the whole world froze on the eve of a nuclear apocalypse. Strategic bombers B-52 "Stratofortresses" were on duty in the American sky day and night, carrying on board two very powerful nuclear bombs "B53." The weight of each bomb was 4.5 tons, and if suddenly

The Russian army will receive satellite-guided shells. The Moscow design bureau "Compass" has developed the latest module for unguided artillery shells. "Compass" is one of the main developers of navigation aids for the Russian Armed Forces. The ICD successfully passed

Recently, there has been an increased amount of controversy regarding the future of domestic rocketry. Supporters of the concept "everything is lost" refer to the unsuccessful launches of the R-30 Bulava missile, and their opponents remind that any more or less complex project will not work immediately and in the same way as

For many years now Russia has been trying to get a clear answer to its questions about the North Atlantic missile defense. But the United States and the European countries participating in this project still prefer excuses about the Iranian or, even worse, the North Korean threat (a good answer is where is North Korea and where is Europe). So u

Over the past several years, Russian statesmen, politicians, and experts have consumed tons of paper and uttered hundreds of thousands of words about the deployment of American missile defense. Meanwhile, developments in the field of missile defense were actively carried out (and perhaps are being carried out) not only in

On September 12, the website of the Federal Space Agency published an ordinary, at first glance, message from the category of those that the general public does not usually read. In the “News” section, it was announced the opening of tenders for the right to conclude government contracts. For lot No. 43, subject of the contract

In this article, we will continue our story about domestic anti-ship missile systems and their foreign counterparts. The conversation will focus on the airborne SCRC. So let's get started. German Hs293 and domestic "Pike" The basis for the creation of the anti-ship missile "Pike" was taken German

After a serious aggravation of the situation in Palestine, the Israeli army decides to strengthen its border power. This is happening not only due to an increase in the number of, as they say, manpower, but also through the introduction of the latest weapons. One of these types of weapons was the Tamuz missile

In the Teikovo missile formation, a regiment equipped with a novelty of the Strategic Missile Forces, a mobile complex "Yars", took up combat duty. The rearmament of the regiment took place since December last year by divisional divisions, and in March all 3 missile divisions began to carry out combat duty on new equipment in full

In mid-September, negotiations were held between Bucharest and Washington, during which agreements were reached on the deployment of the European segment of the American missile defense system in Romania. The Romanian authorities were enthusiastic about the attempt to

In early September of this year, experts presented to the general public the latest modification of the old and well-known to many rocket R-33. For thirty years it was this missile that was the main armament of the MiG-31 fighter-interceptor. However, this fighter was

Whether in response to Washington's reluctance to abandon the deployment of a European missile defense cluster, or as a test of the reliability of long-range missiles, one way or another, a few days ago, a Topol missile warhead successfully hit a target on the Kamchatka Peninsula. In twenty minutes

Representatives of the US Air Force reported the failure of tests of an interceptor missile of the Raytheon SM-3 type, which ended on September 2. The Standard Missile (SM) -3 Block IB missile, according to the declared standards, must intercept all types of intercontinental missiles and become one of the core

General Designer of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation Boris Obnosov announced the start of research work on a project to create a unique hypersonic missile. According to B. Obnosov, the new rocket will be able to reach a speed 12-13 times higher than the speed of sound. “Our task in the future is

The development of the Albatross missile system was started by government decree No. 173-45 of February 9, 1987 at NPO Mashinostroyenia under the leadership of Herbert Efremov. The complex was supposed to become an asymmetric response of the USSR to the development of the SDI program in the USA. Experienced flight tests

Appeared (more precisely, revived) in the late 1970s. in the USSR and the USA, as an independent class of strategic offensive weapons, long-range aircraft and sea cruise missiles (CR) have been considered since the second half of the 1980s as high-precision weapons (WTO)

One of the most famous and most significant projects in the field of military-technical cooperation between Russia and India is the creation of a missile complex armed with a supersonic cruise missile by the joint interstate enterprise BrahMos Aerospace. In the very name "BrahMos"