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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

Lunar and Martian programs of Russia need super-heavy delivery vehicles Today, penetration into deep space, declared in Russian and American advanced space programs, however, like activities in near-earth space, is inextricably linked with the creation of reliable

China is ready to conquer space in all directions The great space "divorce" has taken place. The fact that the partners continue to visit together and "sweep" the common dwelling - the ISS - does not mean anything. It is already clear that no new programs by Roscosmos and NASA are foreseen in the foreseeable future. Moreover

Russia thought about the moon seriously and for a long time. At least, the development of our closest celestial neighbor, or rather a "companion" with its subsequent colonization, is named among the three strategic tasks facing the country in the space sphere

The American agency DARPA has published information about the beginning of development of a new space-based hypersonic reusable drone. In particular, the Stars and Stripes resource wrote about this. The new drone is currently designated the XS-1. It is reported that the hypersonic

Specialists from the American space agency NASA have begun sea trials of a unique tracked vehicle - the Crawler-transporter 2 (CT-2), designed to transport a huge Space Launch System (SLS) launch vehicle with the latest Orion spacecraft on board

The Krasnogorsk plant named after S. A. Zverev, which is part of the Shvabe optical holding (part of the state corporation Rostekhnologii), won the competition held by Roscosmos. The competition provides for the creation of new technologies for remote sensing systems of our

In 1955-1956, spy satellites began to be actively developed in the USSR and the USA. In the USA it was a series of Korona devices, and in the USSR a series of Zenit devices. First generation space reconnaissance agents (American Corona and Soviet Zenith) took photographs, and then released

China is actively developing its armed forces and makes other countries nervous. Not so long ago, the chief of the US Pacific Command, Admiral S. Locklear, admitted that the era of American domination in the Pacific is coming to an end. Latest news and expert statements

The Russian Emergencies Ministry, together with Russian and American scientists, is going to consider the possibility of creating a system that will protect the population and socially significant infrastructure from threats from outer space. The fall to Earth of the Chelyabinsk meteorite in February 2013 demonstrated that

NASA specialists are going to catch a real asteroid for its detailed comprehensive study. The American Aerospace Agency revealed some of the details of the upcoming unique mission. The asteroid is planned to be captured using a special unmanned probe, after which

Soon, the miracle bracelets will have to help the Russian military to fight saboteurs more effectively. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation should receive the novelty by the end of November 2016. It is reported that the Ministry of Defense will spend on the supply of a set of technical security equipment

Three European scientific satellites of the SWARM project were successfully launched from the Russian Plesetsk cosmodrome on November 22, 2013 with the Rokot conversion carrier rocket equipped with the Briz-KM upper stage. The main task of the flotilla of 3 satellites will be to measure the parameters of the magnetic field of our

Once the Americans watched with amazement how the USSR was rushing into space, and could not understand how it happened that they were being overtaken by a country that not so long ago lay in ruins after a terrible war. It's 2013, and the PRC is sending a rocket with a lunar rover on board into space, and India is launching a space

The "satellite crisis" that followed the historic 1957 launch spawned not only the Apollo, but also the less well-known US Air Force 1958-1961 program. In many ways, it seems no less attractive, and its ultimate goal is to deploy a secret underground Air Force base on the moon - and

C-17 GLOBEMASTER III transports humanitarian aid to the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti January 18, 2010 This article describes the basic principles and data for testing precision air delivery systems of NATO countries, describes the navigation of the aircraft to the point of release, control

The 205 minutes of the "Buran" spacecraft's flight became a deafening sensation. And the main thing is the landing. For the first time in the world, a Soviet shuttle landed in automatic mode. The American shuttles never learned this: they landed only by hand. Why was the triumphal start the only one? What have you lost

On October 26, 1968, the ship was piloted by a not quite ordinary cosmonaut - already a Hero of the Soviet Union, an honored test pilot of the USSR, a participant in the Great Patriotic War, in particular, battles on the Kursk Bulge, 47-year-old native of Donetsk region Georgy Beregovoy

Russia and China are preparing for UN consideration a draft resolution prohibiting the placement of weapons in outer space. Diplomats formulate the title of the document as "measures for transparency (lack of secrecy) and confidence in space activities." This is its essence. According to the Russian proverb “trust

In the 1960s, the topic of spaceplanes was very popular. In various countries, these programs have evolved in many ways. One of them was the American START program - Spacecraft Technology and Advanced Re-entry Tests. START was

Russia is in dire need of a super-heavy-class carrier Last year, Roscosmos announced a tender for the development of a heavy-class rocket based on the existing Angara project, capable, among other things, of delivering a manned spacecraft to the moon. Obviously, the absence of superheavy in Russia