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Frigates and large landing ships instead of aircraft carriers and nuclear destroyers

Frigates and large landing ships instead of aircraft carriers and nuclear destroyers

2025-06-01 06:06

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

Coastal missile system "Ball": ground shield for coastal areas

Coastal missile system "Ball": ground shield for coastal areas

2025-06-01 06:06

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

Night sniper

Night sniper

2025-06-01 06:06

“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

The Makarov pistol is one of the best pistols of the 20th century

The Makarov pistol is one of the best pistols of the 20th century

2025-06-01 06:06

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

Foreign Volunteer Legions and SS Corps on the Eastern Front

Foreign Volunteer Legions and SS Corps on the Eastern Front

2025-06-01 06:06

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

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South Korean developers showed their exoskeletons

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Lightweight and high-tech protective materials. Part 1

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The field of protective materials is immense and growing rapidly. New materials expand the technological basis for personnel protection systems and weapon platforms. At the same time, the forms of doing business are changing, which is moving away from exclusive suppliers and other traditional schemes common to such

Plasma in military affairs. Projects and prospects

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Not so long ago it became known that one of the unique samples of special equipment of domestic development in the near future will begin to be used as a teaching aid. According to the domestic press, next year the military-industrial corporation "Research and Production Association

Bots of war

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Protection and protection of state borders, perimeters and territories

Protection and protection of state borders, perimeters and territories

The issues of ensuring the protection of borders and perimeters are quite acute for the state. Protection of the perimeter and state territories and borders is necessary when the country has potentially dangerous neighbors with whom conflicts and clashes arise. In order to protect and ensure

Prospects for the development of laser weapons

Prospects for the development of laser weapons

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