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Mi-38 is ready to conquer international markets

Mi-38 is ready to conquer international markets

Within the framework of the international exhibition of aerospace technology LIMA-2019, held from 26 to 30 March 2019, which is held in Malaysia on the island of Langkawi, the Russian Helicopters holding presented its equipment. In addition to the Mi-171A2 and Ansat helicopters already well-known to foreign customers

The armor is strong, and our tanks are fast. Competitive advantages of Russian tanks

The armor is strong, and our tanks are fast. Competitive advantages of Russian tanks

Written in 1938, the march of Soviet tankmen, which sounded in the pre-war feature film "Tractor Drivers", forever entered Russian life and culture. The line opening the march "The armor is strong and our tanks are fast" became winged and popularly known. This catch phrase has not lost

Beauty Rosa Shanina. Sniper

Beauty Rosa Shanina. Sniper

Exactly 95 years ago, on April 3, 1924, Roza Yegorovna Shanina was born. A girl with a "flower", summer name became one of the most famous female snipers of the Great Patriotic War. Unfortunately, she did not live to see Victory, could not enjoy a peaceful life. The brave girl died in

Unmanned submarines of Stalin

Unmanned submarines of Stalin

Today, unmanned aerial vehicles are quite widely represented on the battlefields, but their first full-fledged debut was the Second World War. Even before the war in the USSR, remotely controlled tanks and tankettes of various types were actively tested and then produced. The teletank could be controlled by radio communication

Infantry fighting vehicle for the Swiss Alps

Infantry fighting vehicle for the Swiss Alps

For most of us, Switzerland is primarily associated with banks and the financial system, cheese and watches. Most of the associations are absolutely peaceful, even the famous Swiss knife is a purely practical invention. And the country itself, which has achieved a high standard of living for its citizens

Steep dive. Russian aircraft industry is reducing production volumes

Steep dive. Russian aircraft industry is reducing production volumes

Aircraft manufacturing is one of the most knowledge-intensive branches of modern industry. In Russia, a lot of attention is traditionally riveted on it not only by specialists, but also by ordinary citizens. Continuing to fly on the aircraft of the Boeing and Airbus companies, the Russians hope to one day again switch to domestic

American Flying Dutchman

American Flying Dutchman

In recent years, unmanned technologies are no longer surprising. The first unmanned vehicles, for example, the models of the American company Tesla, entered the roads. In many countries, unmanned models of public transport are being prepared. In 2019, Russian Railways is going to test an unmanned

The history of the creation of the front-line bomber Su-24

The history of the creation of the front-line bomber Su-24

The front-line bomber Su-24, work on the creation of which started back in the 1960s, still remains one of the symbols of Russian aviation. The aircraft, which entered service in February 1975, has been modernized several times and is still in service with the Russian Air Force

The best automatic grenade launchers in the world. Part 5. AGS-30 (Russia)

The best automatic grenade launchers in the world. Part 5. AGS-30 (Russia)

A story about the best automatic grenade launchers would be incomplete without mentioning Russian weapons. At one time, the Soviet automatic easel grenade launcher AGS-17 "Flame" was sold all over the planet in huge numbers. This model was in service with the armies of most post-Soviet countries

Giant road train tanker from Minsk

Giant road train tanker from Minsk

Within the framework of the IDEX-2019 international forum of the defense industry held in Abu Dhabi, a giant Belarusian road train-tank carrier with a carrying capacity of up to 136 tons was shown. At an exhibition in the UAE, the Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant presented a three-link model of a road train: an all-wheel drive tractor MZKT-741351 with

A new machine gun with combined power is presented in Russia

A new machine gun with combined power is presented in Russia

There are three cities on the map of Russia that can be called the capitals of small arms: Tula, Izhevsk and Kovrov. At the very beginning of 1940, another center was added to them - Vyatskiye Polyany, a small town in the Kirov region. Today the enterprise Hammer Oruzhie LLC is located here, which

Lazo. Don Quixote revolution

Lazo. Don Quixote revolution

On February 23 (March 7, new style), 1894, in the small village of Pyatra, located on the territory of the Bessarabian province, Sergei Georgievich Lazo was born. A nobleman by birth and second lieutenant of the Russian Imperial Army during the First World War, he chose the path of a revolutionary for himself and died for

RPK-16. A Russian take on a modern light machine gun

RPK-16. A Russian take on a modern light machine gun

In the 1960s, the American Eugene Stoner introduced a revolutionary weapon at that time - a modular shooting complex known as the Stoner 63. The presented weapon with interchangeable elements combined the properties of an assault rifle and a machine gun. Armed with a novelty

MiG-3 against "Messerschmitts"

MiG-3 against "Messerschmitts"

The abbreviation "MiG", which is familiar today to almost every resident of Russia, is directly associated with the success of domestic fighters, becoming a kind of visiting card of Soviet / Russian military aviation. MiG aircraft designed by the Mikoyan and Gurevich design bureau

Legendary one hundred grams

Legendary one hundred grams

Front-line hundred grams, which became widely known as "People's Commissars", were introduced on September 1, 1941 on the personal order of I. Stalin. The situation at the front at that time was developing catastrophically and such a "doping" measure was quite adequate to the emerging situation. In the toughest conditions

Battle of Kulikovo - Donskoy's Cunning

Battle of Kulikovo - Donskoy's Cunning

In 1380, Prince Dmitry Donskoy defeated the Mongol army led by Khan Mamai at the Kulikovo field. In some historical works, you can read that Dmitry Donskoy did not lead the battle, that he gave up command altogether and went to the front ranks to fight like a simple warrior

Tragedy in Belarus (1941)

Tragedy in Belarus (1941)

The epic drama of the defeat of the Western Front in June 1941 became a textbook example after the war, along with the defeat of Samsonov's army in Prussia in 1914. Already on June 28, the Germans occupied Minsk. In two boilers near Volkovysk and Minsk, divisions from the 3rd, 4th and 10th Soviet armies were surrounded, 11 were destroyed

Actions of the Georgian army in South Ossetia

Actions of the Georgian army in South Ossetia

Goals and tasks set for the Georgian army The main goal is to "establish constitutional order" in South Ossetia, in order to return the rebellious autonomy to Georgia, and then "restore constitutional order" in Abkhazia. The military task is to defeat the army of "separatists", at the same time

Railgun - a weapon of the future

Railgun - a weapon of the future

On December 10, the US Navy conducted a test of the railgun, an electromagnetic cannon in which electromagnetic impulses give acceleration to a projectile. The development of this weapon has been going on for several years, it is expected that it should be received by promising ships of the fleet, primarily the already laid down destroyers of the project

Pantsir-C1 will cover the Moscow sky

Pantsir-C1 will cover the Moscow sky

The Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile and cannon system will be put on alert in March-April 2011 to guard the skies of Moscow. Lieutenant General Valery Ivanov, commander of the Aerospace Defense Forces, said this in an interview with the Vesti-24 TV channel. Now covering the skies of Moscow