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April 23 of this year may well qualify for the title of "Day that gave a wave of hope." For not every day several ships are laid down at the same time. It is clear that Putin's visit to Severnaya Verf gives such weight to the event, and yes, the hope that everything will not stop after

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The anti-ship complex ensures control of territorial waters and protection of coastal areas at a long distance So, for the transformation of Russia into an economically developed and

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“Let people know what happened in this war. The truth. The way it is … "(One of the few survivors of the 131st Maikop brigade) PREPARATION OF THE YOUNG MAN. Eve of the new year, 1995. Columns of Russian troops crossed the Chechen administrative border, and the forward units occupied

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The Makarov pistol is rightfully called "Kalashnikov" among pistols. This automatic 9mm pistol was designed in 1948 by Nikolai Makarov. Due to the simplicity of its device, the reliability of the proposed design and ease of use, the PM remained in production for more than half a century

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By the beginning of the Russian campaign, three volunteer regiments of foreign citizens had been created in the ranks of the SS, and with the outbreak of hostilities, the number of foreign units began to grow steadily. The participation of foreign legions in the war against the USSR was supposed to show, according to Himmler's plan, a pan-European

Air Defense of Czechoslovakia By the mid-1950s, due to the increase in the speed and altitude of jet combat aircraft, anti-aircraft artillery of medium and large caliber ceased to be an effective means of air defense. The problem was aggravated by the fact that a single

Air defense of Czechoslovakia. In 1990, the air defense system of Czechoslovakia reached the peak of its power. Only the capital of Czechoslovakia, Prague, was covered by a dozen anti-aircraft missile divisions - S-75M / M3, S-125M / M1A and S-200VE, located at stationary positions. However, more than half of the air defense systems of the air defense forces of Czechoslovakia were

Even at the beginning of World War II, Nazi Germany took care of the creation of promising anti-aircraft weapons of various kinds. Since a certain time, along with other products, promising anti-aircraft guided missiles have been developed. However, not a single project of this kind has ever been brought to

After the liberation of Czechoslovakia from the German occupation, the restoration of statehood and the formation of its own armed forces began. At the first stage, the equipment of the Czechoslovak Air Force was carried out with equipment and weapons of Soviet and British production. In November 1945, the territory of the country

Air defense of Czechoslovakia. In the early post-war years, the Czechoslovak army was armed with a bizarre mixture of anti-aircraft weapons of Czech, German and Soviet production. The troops had 7.92 mm machine guns equipped with anti-aircraft sights: German MG-34 and MG-42 and Czech ZB-26, ZB -thirty

Over the past few weeks, the promising anti-aircraft missile system S-350 "Vityaz" has repeatedly become the topic of news. The reason for this was the completion of the development of the project and testing of experimental equipment, as well as preparation for serial production and deliveries to the troops. Reportedly already

The curvature of the earth's surface and the unevenness of the terrain greatly limit the capabilities of ground and ship-based air defense systems to detect and defeat low-flying air attack weapons (LAS). How can you effectively ensure the possibility of firing an air defense system at low-flying targets?

In the first part, we examined the problem of oversaturation of air defense (air defense) through the massive use of air attack weapons (AHN). In many ways, this problem is solved by using missiles with active radar heads as part of anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM)

In the news and military-analytical segments of the Russian and Ukrainian media spaces, the "epic" around the announced by "Ukroboronprom" and the Polish company WB "Electronics" a joint program for the development of a promising medium-range anti-aircraft missile system for

Czechoslovakia gained statehood in 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The population of the newly formed state was approximately 13.5 million people. Czechoslovakia inherited more than half of the industrial potential of Austria-Hungary and entered the top ten

Since its inception, the Norwegian Air Force NASAMS medium-range air defense system has developed into an international project with functionality that exceeded the capabilities of the original system

We thought for a long time about whether it is worth talking in detail about the world-famous anti-aircraft gun of the Germans, which was noted in many wars, in various armies of the world and at the same time remained one of the best in its class. We apologize in advance to everyone who is used to millimeter calibration, but we

The deeper I go into American reality, the more pity I get for the American military. And not soldiers and officers, but generals. Oh, and a hard lot to be an American general in the modern world! No, I'm not talking about any tests for aptitude or physical

German 20-mm anti-aircraft guns have proven to be a fairly effective means of dealing with aircraft operating at low altitudes. However, the rate of fire of the Flak 28, FlaK 30 and Flak 38 single-barreled anti-aircraft guns was not always enough to hit fast-moving targets, and

Anti-aircraft guns caliber 37 mm were popular not only in the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe, but also in the Kriegsmarine. However, the German admirals were not satisfied with the ballistic characteristics of anti-aircraft guns developed for the ground forces. The sailors believed that deck 37-mm anti-aircraft guns should have the best

In the second half of 1943, after the failure of the summer offensive on the Eastern Front, Germany was forced to go over to strategic defense. In the face of ever-increasing pressure in the East and the growing scale of bombing by British and American aircraft, it became abundantly clear that

After the defeat of Germany in the First World War by the Treaty of Versailles, it was forbidden to have and develop anti-aircraft artillery. Anti-aircraft artillery units recreated in the early 30s for the purpose of conspiracy until 1935 were called "railway battalions", and anti-aircraft artillery systems

On April 19, 2019, Voennoye Obozreniye published an article "Breakthrough of air defense by exceeding its capabilities to intercept targets: solutions." The author, Andrey Mitrofanov, raised an extremely important and very interesting topic and highlighted the problem that in the very near future will "drive" classic air defense systems into

Several years ago, the German military and political leadership decided to modernize the existing tactical air defense system. By the end of the next decade, it is planned to replace the existing anti-aircraft missile systems with promising weapons. Deep modernization

One of the clear examples of the confrontation between the sword and the shield can be considered the counteraction of air attack weapons (SVN) and anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM). From the very beginning of the appearance of the air defense system, they began to pose a huge threat to combat aviation, forcing the aircraft to climb as high at first