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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

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

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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

A dramatic military intervention by the Israeli army on Monday, in a confrontation with a pro-Palestinian flotilla near the Gaza Strip, put on display a little-known formation - Shayetet 13. Shayetet 13 - a unit of the Israeli navy's naval commandos. Shayetet simply means "flotilla" and

A few days ago, Izvestia published a small note that one of the German private security firms (more precisely, to call such organizations private military companies) offered to send its employees to "hot spots", and this caused a big scandal

The military robot of the IRobot company is developing a new specialty. Now the robot called Warrior, which is a lite version of the Python robot, uses the Mk7 APOBS (Anti-personnel Obstacle Breaching System). The robot will be able to efficiently make passages in various

We often talk about a dying army. On February 23, from the tribunes of numerous rallies of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, words are heard that the state should pay more attention to the army. Everything is complicated and ambiguous from the point of view of a bourgeois parliamentarian, especially a patriotic bourgeois parliamentarian, under

Scope equipped with MicroSight Sights equipped with the latest optical system based on zone plates will allow the shooter to simultaneously keep in focus both the front sight and a distant target.Try to shoot with a rifle at a target from, say, a hundred meters away. If you are not a professional, you are unlikely to fall into it

According to the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense, a group of Russian scientists working under the leadership of Academician A. N. Platonov completed the development of an artificial intelligence system that will be used in the military industry, in particular, in the armored forces

The Shenyang Aviation Corporation of China has created a copy of the Russian Su-33 carrier-based fighter. The model was named J-15 (Jian-15), Interfax reports with reference to the May issue of the authoritative military publication Kanwa Asian Defense, which is published in Canada and Hong Kong

The State Duma proposes to buy off the army. Now - officially. In order not to wear a tunic, you will need to pay a million rubles to the treasury. Vesti FM discussed this initiative with State Duma deputy Maxim Rokhmistrov. Vesti FM: Hello, Maxim Stanislavovich

A new look at the use of American troops outside the United States Not so long ago, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, Admiral Mike Mullen, shared with a wide audience very serious thoughts, which for some reason did not pay much attention to the Russian

In July 2005, the National Geographic TV channel showed viewers a new project - a serial documentary about a person's ability to kill a person. Much of this project turned out to be a real discovery for society. The facts cited by the authors of the film are really shocking, and

The purchase of Mistral helicopter carriers in France will undoubtedly protect our country from an attack by Georgia. And the sooner we buy them, the better. After all, it is difficult to imagine what will happen if the Georgian army does not allow us to hold the Olympics in Sochi. Only French ships will protect us from the insidious Georgians. AND

The paratroopers will not be deprived of the status of a separate branch of the armed forces "The airborne troops will remain an independent branch of the armed forces," said Lieutenant General Vladimir Shamanov yesterday, answering a question from an MK journalist about the fate of the Airborne Forces in the "new look of the Armed Forces." He partially denied rumors that the Airborne Forces either

The Russian Armed Forces continue to reform the operational-strategic command and control link. According to the plan, which is being developed at the General Staff of the Army, by December 1 of this year the number of military districts will be reduced from six to four due to their enlargement. Based on the latter, there will be

The Russian airborne forces took into account the experience of the armed conflict in the Caucasus in August 2008 and began to actively use unmanned aerial vehicles, ordered new weapons and decided to strengthen the sniper training of paratroopers. This information was provided by the commander of the Airborne Forces, Lieutenant General

Thoughtless and destructive for the country's defense, the projecting of the fathers of the army reform from the Ministry of Defense does not seem to withstand even the very first encounters with objective reality. It has only been a few years since the military leadership broadcasted its plans

All talk about the preservation and strengthening of the airborne troops is nothing more than PR. In fact, the Airborne Forces were given the opportunity to die a natural death, periodically throwing up equipment and allowing them to smash bricks with their hands and heads in front of the admiring public

When the armed forces of the Arab Republic of Egypt (Egypt) conducted large-scale military maneuvers in the Sinai in the fall of 2008, Israel was traditionally chosen as a conditional enemy. This fact has caused another tension between Cairo and Jerusalem. About five months later, last February, when

Servicemen of the Russian Airborne Forces are preparing for internships in the United States, Germany and other countries, the commander of the Airborne Forces, Lieutenant General Vladimir Shamanov, said on Wednesday. The general also spoke about the immediate plans of the Airborne Forces and what aircraft the paratroopers need. "Chief of the General

Scientists and engineers from the main US defense and industrial contractors, Raytheon, are currently working on a technologically advanced military robotic suit that could help American soldiers in battle

What do you think, what did Dmitry Medvedev tell the world when, at a meeting dedicated to the budget of the law enforcement agencies, he set the task of equipping the Russian army with modern weapons by at least 30 percent by 2015? Do you think that the Russian army has a chance to finally acquire a new