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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

2025-06-01 06:06

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

2025-06-01 06:06

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

2025-06-01 06:06

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

Already at the beginning of the last century, the leading armies of the world began to receive the first samples of self-loading pistols into service. However, in the Russian imperial army, things were not as good as many would like. In service, there was still a reliable, but archaic seven-shot revolver

Wheeled tanks are now in the arsenal of the armies of many countries. The most famous and one of the most powerful is the Italian Centauro, armed with a 120mm cannon. At the same time, wheeled armored vehicles with a tank-caliber cannon as the main armament are in South Africa, the USA, China, and France. Precisely France

An-8 became the first aircraft, which in its capabilities approached the best overseas military transport aircraft. Developed in the 1950s, the aircraft became the first swallow of the updated Soviet military transport aviation (VTA). Before the appearance of the An-8, the transportation of military goods in the interests of

Today Sweden is one of the few European countries that can independently design and launch a combat aircraft from scratch. In this regard, this is an atypical European state. The Swedish industry covers 75-80 percent of the needs of the armed forces in weapons and military equipment

Compact and rapid-fire weapons are in demand today in many countries of the world. Often light and compact submachine guns are in service with special forces units, and are also widely used by special services and companies that are responsible for the safety of top officials of the state

From 2 to 5 April 2019, a major exhibition LAAD-2019 was held in Brazil. This international exhibition, which is held in close cooperation with the Brazilian Ministry of Defense, has already been held 12 times. The main purpose of this exhibition is to present various models of aviation and defense systems

Britain, being the birthplace of tanks, for many years produced armored vehicles that could not be called outstanding. Dominating the sea and creating excellent warships, Great Britain in the interwar period and during the Second World War used very specific tanks and armored personnel carriers, with

The Israeli Uzi submachine gun is now a recognizable brand in the global small arms market. The weapon is known to a wide circle of ordinary people, who are not even fond of this area, and absolutely definitely in recognition can compete with the Kalashnikov assault rifle and the American M16 rifle and their

Today, for many, all information about Russian America is limited to memories of the sale of Alaska to the Americans. However, Russian America is primarily a time of geographical discoveries, these are islands of Russian life thousands of kilometers away from the metropolis, this is the trade Russian-American

The famous poem by Alexander Tvardovsky "Two lines", written in 1943, became a kind of monument to the Soviet-Finnish war of 1939/40. The last lines of the poem: "In that unknown war, Forgotten, small, I lie", are familiar to almost everyone. Today this one is simple, but very

Within the framework of the international exhibition of aerospace technology LIMA-2019, held from 26 to 30 March 2019, which is held in Malaysia on the island of Langkawi, the Russian Helicopters holding presented its equipment. In addition to the Mi-171A2 and Ansat helicopters already well-known to foreign customers

Written in 1938, the march of Soviet tankmen, which sounded in the pre-war feature film "Tractor Drivers", forever entered Russian life and culture. The line opening the march "The armor is strong and our tanks are fast" became winged and popularly known. This catch phrase has not lost

Exactly 95 years ago, on April 3, 1924, Roza Yegorovna Shanina was born. A girl with a "flower", summer name became one of the most famous female snipers of the Great Patriotic War. Unfortunately, she did not live to see Victory, could not enjoy a peaceful life. The brave girl died in

Today, unmanned aerial vehicles are quite widely represented on the battlefields, but their first full-fledged debut was the Second World War. Even before the war in the USSR, remotely controlled tanks and tankettes of various types were actively tested and then produced. The teletank could be controlled by radio communication

For most of us, Switzerland is primarily associated with banks and the financial system, cheese and watches. Most of the associations are absolutely peaceful, even the famous Swiss knife is a purely practical invention. And the country itself, which has achieved a high standard of living for its citizens

Aircraft manufacturing is one of the most knowledge-intensive branches of modern industry. In Russia, a lot of attention is traditionally riveted on it not only by specialists, but also by ordinary citizens. Continuing to fly on the aircraft of the Boeing and Airbus companies, the Russians hope to one day again switch to domestic

In recent years, unmanned technologies are no longer surprising. The first unmanned vehicles, for example, the models of the American company Tesla, entered the roads. In many countries, unmanned models of public transport are being prepared. In 2019, Russian Railways is going to test an unmanned

The front-line bomber Su-24, work on the creation of which started back in the 1960s, still remains one of the symbols of Russian aviation. The aircraft, which entered service in February 1975, has been modernized several times and is still in service with the Russian Air Force

A story about the best automatic grenade launchers would be incomplete without mentioning Russian weapons. At one time, the Soviet automatic easel grenade launcher AGS-17 "Flame" was sold all over the planet in huge numbers. This model was in service with the armies of most post-Soviet countries

Within the framework of the IDEX-2019 international forum of the defense industry held in Abu Dhabi, a giant Belarusian road train-tank carrier with a carrying capacity of up to 136 tons was shown. At an exhibition in the UAE, the Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant presented a three-link model of a road train: an all-wheel drive tractor MZKT-741351 with