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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

Today, destroyers are the most versatile and widespread class of warships. They are used to protect aircraft carriers from air attacks, cover landing ships, and destroy submarines. To date, the United States of America has the largest destroyer fleet, and if you consider

By the mid-1950s, it became clear that American long-range bombers in the near future would not be able to guarantee the delivery of atomic bombs to targets in the USSR and the countries of the Eastern bloc. Against the background of the strengthening of the Soviet air defense system and the appearance in the USSR of its own

After the launch of the first artificial Earth satellite by the Soviet Union, the United States was faced with the task of confirming its leading position in the field of world technologies and, especially, in the field of weapons. In order to unite efforts in this direction in 1958, under the US Department of Defense

In the article offered to your attention, we will consider the state and prospects for the development of such, in general, a new class of ships for our sailors, as a frigate. Due to the fact that frigates were not listed in the USSR Navy, the assignment of Soviet-built ships to this class is entirely on the conscience

US Navy Research Director Rear Admiral Matthew Klander in an interview spoke about a solid-state laser and Admiral Jonathan Greenert's announcement that such a laser will be installed aboard a warship in 2014. “Our directed energy initiatives

Weapons from the pass The topic of the article is ultra-high-speed kinetic weapons. This topic arose from the analysis of the tragic events at the Dyatlov Pass in February 1959. The death of nine tourists, according to the sum of the available facts, even in the official investigation, is qualified as violent with the use of an unknown

The topic of the necessity and expediency of building large series of ships has been raised repeatedly by many authors and experts. The world experience in shipbuilding clearly speaks in favor of this. However, what is happening in our Navy resembles an orgy with a complete lack of adequate military and

Project 22350 frigate "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov"

The well-known company OJSC "Tethys - Integrated Systems" for the first time demonstrated the landing system for special forces using the Futura Commando 530 boat. Vladimir Pechenevsky, who is the head of the company's commercial department, spoke about

The ScanEagle drone is caught by the patented SkyHook system. The mobile and flexible method of launching and returning this device allows you to install various equipment while maximizing the volume of the drone on board

Biosensors from programmable viruses; increased endurance at the molecular level; conscious robots making decisions based on conflicting information; atomic-sized nanorobots conquering deadly diseases - this is not a review of a new science fiction book, but the content

The German Air Force has adopted the first battery of a 35-mm short-range anti-aircraft artillery complex MANTIS (Modular, Automatic and Network-capable Targeting and Interception System, Modular automatic and network guidance and interception system) manufactured by the company

British intelligence has undoubtedly made the most significant contribution to the popularization and glorification of the espionage craft, and in terms of the number of "legends" of espionage, it is unlikely that anyone can compare with it. It was during the years of the First World Intelligence that it began to be considered the lot of gentlemen, heroes and intellectuals, to which it owes

Paris Air Show 2011 - June 21, 2011 MBDA PRESENTED PROJECT CVS401 PERSEUS: A MULTI-PURPOSE UNIVERSAL long-range heavy strike weapon system for 2030 and for the long term. Designed for land and sea based. Steve Wadey, MBDA Executive

Research program of high-energy lasers in the interests of missile defense / scientific and experimental complex. The idea of using a high-energy laser to destroy ballistic missiles at the final stage of warheads was formulated in 1964 by NG Basov and ON Krokhin (FIAN MI. PN Lebedeva). Autumn 1965

Heavy tanks IS-3 on Red Square. May 1, 1949 After the end of World War II, the armored and mechanized troops of the Red Army (since 1953 - the Soviet Army) were armed with heavy tanks IS-1, IS-2 and IS-3 "5, as well as a small number of previously released tanks

Motorized Divisions Each mechanized corps, along with two panzer divisions, included a motorized division. It was intended to consolidate the success achieved by tank divisions and to solve other problems in the depths of the enemy's defenses. First motorized divisions

With the development of intelligent weapons systems, the role of the human factor sharply increases The functional concept and technical appearance of existing and developed high-precision weapons systems

People have always wanted to know about their future. That is why fortune-tellers and psychics are not translated in the world, who try to predict it by hand, playing cards and crystal ball. How true their predictions are is a matter of their conscience. Scientists (and journalists!) Do things differently. They take a whole series

On October 5 and 6, Rostov-on-Don hosts the “Innovation Day of the Southern Military District” salon. The Ministry of Defense and formations of the Southern Military District, as well as scientific and industrial organizations of the South of Russia presented new equipment and various developments in the field of security. At the venues of the congress and exhibition