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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

If I was given one dollar for every comment I read that Russia is not producing anything, that the industry has been ruined, and that we are hopelessly behind the West, then I would have become a millionaire long ago. I know that many of those who write such comments are not paid trolls

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has published its latest report on the state of the global arms trade and arms spending. According to the data cited in it, in 2014 in the global volume of military spending, Russia accounted for 4.8%, which puts it on

Research and Production Corporation "UVZ" includes the most famous developers and manufacturers of military products One of the largest military-industrial holdings in the world - JSC "Research and Production Corporation" Uralvagonzavod "- throughout its history was famous

On June 20, 1957, by a decree of the Council of the Minister of the USSR, a new enterprise of the defense industry was founded. The Izhevsk Radio Engineering Plant, which was being created in those years, was needed by the country for the production of various electronic components of weapons. 55 years have passed since that time, the plant is several

Problems in the sphere of the Russian defense-industrial complex (defense-industrial complex), the severity of which can be judged by the confrontation between arms manufacturers and the Ministry of Defense, were considered on Thursday during hearings in the Federation Council. Yuri Solomonov, who is the chief designer of the Moscow

At one of the first meetings, which was organized by Vladimir Putin, upon assuming the presidency, the issue of the implementation of the 2012 State Defense Order was discussed, among other things. The President recalled that 5.5 months of this year are already behind, and the implementation of the state defense order is going with a big slip. Putin announced the figure

The domestic economy will be helped by the growth of military spending The sharp increase in spending on national defense in the Russian Federation in 2015, despite the general problems in our economy, as well as the factual refusal of the executive branch to sequester these costs, became the subject of a lively discussion

The program of building new ships for the Russian navy faced serious problems. One of the results of the Ukrainian crisis was the termination of military-technical cooperation with Ukraine, including in the field of ship power plants. For lack of

Russian industrial companies, both private and public, invest heavily in research and development and production modernization. This is taking place within the framework of the country's general movement towards building an innovative economy and moving away from the raw material model. One of

In 2004, the Iranian military wanted to purchase 200 units of the T-80U tank. This information came as a surprise to Russian tank-building enterprises, since the main manufacturer of T-80U tanks was the Omsk Transport Engineering Plant, which had not been able to produce these tanks for a long time

The current situation in the geopolitical arena remains very difficult. The United States authorities are announcing their new military doctrine, reducing the level of funding for their army. The Obama administration says it's time to make a more compact mechanism out of the American army that will

The French side is pleased with the contract with the Russian Federation for the supply of Mistral helicopter carriers, therefore, is ready to continue cooperation in the field of military equipment. In particular, France promises to sign contracts for the construction of two more helicopter carriers in 2012. "Our country, after

The Rafale project was saved thanks to the Victoria firm of Dassault (France) in a tender for the sale of 126 fighters to the Indian Air Force. In an uncompromising struggle, businessmen from the banks of the Loire won against the creators of the European fighter Eurofighter Typhoon, reducing the cost of the project. Several

Moscow. January 17. On this day, a press conference was held at the central office of the International Information Group "Interfax" "The Klimovsk specialized cartridge plant named after Yu.V. Andropov is 75 years old. Achievements and Problems”. It was attended by journalists from many newspapers, magazines

Results of the past year in the unmanned sphere Everything that concerns unmanned aerial vehicles is a rather narrow and specific topic. Nevertheless, news, one way or another related to it, in the past year often attracted the attention of the military-technical expert community. They are mostly

Twenty trillion rubles. To put it mildly, the amount is rather big. Almost immediately after the announcement of plans for the development of the defense industry, voices began to sound, asserting that it was impossible to give so much money to the military and industrial workers. They say that the USSR had already allocated huge sums for defense needs, but it collapsed anyway. AND

Recently, the head of Ukraine's mission to the North Atlantic Alliance, Ambassador I. Didenko, said that the Ukrainian government is taking a number of measures to develop relations with NATO at a qualitatively new level in the military sector. During an interview for the Interfax-Ukraine agency, he noted that due to

Disruption of the defense order, the collapse of the defense industry, lack of necessary production capacity, outdated equipment, no money, the Ministry of Defense puts forward its demands, manufacturers do not agree with them, and so on. Familiar theses from the not too distant past. The proverbial five percent off

"… Continuation of advantages" No matter how good the aircraft was, the trial operation at first gave a generous crop of disadvantages. Almost from every flight the Tu-160 brought failures of a variety of systems and, first of all, complex and capricious electronics (the fact that the development of B-1B by the Americans

It is unlikely that thirty or forty years ago, someone could have imagined that the pavilions and parking areas of aviation salons would simply be packed with European technology. At that time, in full accordance with the political situation in the world, the leaders in this industry were the countries located "on the edges" of Europe - the USSR and the USA