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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

I must say right away that I am outraged by the use of the phrase "PROFESSIONAL army", in the sense that is now being put into this expression - that is, an army formed and recruited on a voluntary basis, on "hire" or contract service. To the person who first came up with

In short, I’ll write a few words. I have just returned from a business trip to one of the radio centers of the Russian Navy. What can I say about your overall impression of what you saw? That the company of Gavrikov, headed by Marshal of Stools Tolya Serdyukov, which includes

American scientists are going to create a new automatic aircraft piloting device, which should replace several people at once. Work in this direction is carried out by specialists of DARPA (Agency for Advanced Defense Research and Development of the Ministry of Defense

On May 25 this year, at about six o'clock in the evening Moscow time, the first docking of the International Space Station and SpaceX Dragon, a spacecraft developed by a private company, took place. This event caused a lot of praise and the most daring assumptions about the future of the world

Development Trends of the XXI Century: From New Technologies to Innovative Armed Forces In the UK, the preference is given to maritime unmanned systems. In 2005, the US Department of Defense, under pressure from Congress, significantly increased compensation payments to the families of military personnel killed. And just in this

Pratt Miller's remotely controlled EMAV vehicle (pictured during the initial tests of the US ILC) equipped with a QinetiQ control kit will become the base for the RCV-L prototypes that will take part in the tests of the second stage of the American army

The termination of the recruitment of cadets to the higher educational institutions of the Russian Ministry of Defense, of course, shocked many prominent representatives of both the military and civil society of our country. However, here it is just right again to talk about the amazing passivity of the relevant structures in the leadership

Despite all the efforts of engineers, the first jetpacks and other personal aircraft from Bell Aerosystes had one major flaw. The transported fuel supply (hydrogen peroxide) made it possible to stay in the air for no more than 20-30 seconds. Thus, all developments of the company

Jetpacks of the fifties of the last century could not boast of high performance. Those vehicles that still managed to get into the air had too high fuel consumption, which negatively affected the maximum possible flight duration. In addition, different

Armed forces of technologically advanced countries are developing hypersonic land-launched weapons in response to rapidly evolving threats and the creation of advanced ballistic missile defense systems. It is one of several hypersonic

Since 2018, the National Center for the Development of Technologies and Basic Elements of Robotics of the Foundation for Advanced Research and the "Android Technology" company have been working on the experimental platform "Marker". Last year, this development was first presented to the public, and recently new ones became known

Thermal Imaging of American Soldiers on Mission In terms of special night vision systems, the modern soldier has never before had such a wide range of choices. Several companies in North America and Europe manufacture special equipment for

The reason this (and others) article came to light is simple: perhaps artificial intelligence is not just an important topic for discussion, but the most important in the context of the future. Anyone who gets even a little bit into the essence of the potential of artificial intelligence, recognizes that ignore this

Information is the most powerful catalyst for a collaborative approach to warfare, a so-called "system of systems" Information drives information gathering, surveillance and intelligence (ISR), command and control (C2) and multifunction

The latest breakthrough in the field of radar took place several decades ago and was provided by active phased antenna arrays. In recent years, there has been a need for a new such breakthrough, and science already has the necessary groundwork. Further development

The United States is currently working on several promising projects in the field of the so-called. rail guns. One such product, known as the EMRG, has recently been tested again. Their results already make it possible to think about the imminent transfer of the weapon to a real carrier ship in order to check in

Bell Aerosystems developed its first jetpack project with military funding. After conducting all the necessary tests and determining the real characteristics of the new product, the Pentagon decided to close the project and stop funding due to the lack of

Back in the middle of the last century, the first projects of the so-called. jetpacks and other individual aircraft, but so far this technique has not gone into series and has not found widespread use. Nevertheless, new projects of this kind appear with enviable regularity, and their creators are trying

The set of combat equipment "Warrior" was not created in one day, and the process of its creation cannot be called simple. However, as a result of this work, completely new equipment was created in Russia, which exceeded the expectations of many military personnel. For the first time in history, the Russian armed forces received

Promising directions for the creation of third-generation combat equipment The development of modern and substantiation of the prospects for improving the equipment of military personnel is proclaimed one of the priority tasks of the state in terms of modernization and re-equipment of the RF Armed Forces. This approach is not accidental, since