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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

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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

Sensational and frightening reports of foreign weapons development have long become commonplace, and therefore managed to lose some of their "terrifying" potential. Nevertheless, more and more new articles regularly appear, the authors of which are trying to convince the reader of the impending threat. This time

On May 13, 1946, a resolution of the Council of Ministers on the development of jet weapons in the USSR was published. According to this decree, scientific research institutes and design bureaus for rocket technology were formed in the country, and the Kapustin Yar State Range was created. By October 1, 1947, the Kapustin Yar test site was

A new domestic development from CJSC MCST - a four-core microprocessor "Elbrus-4S" - is ready for the start of serial production. At the same time, this processor is able to provide a level of performance that is comparable to modern microprocessors produced by leading foreign

The seventh decade since the invention of nuclear weapons is coming to an end. Over time, from a promising means of destruction, it turned into a full-fledged political instrument and, according to popular belief, more than once prevented and continues to prevent the Third World War

In the mid-sixties, the Ministry of Defense of the Soviet Union initiated work on the creation of a new tactical missile system with a high-precision ballistic missile. It was understood that the combat potential of the new complex would be increased not due to a more powerful warhead, but with the help of

As you know, combat railway missile systems (BZHRK) with intercontinental ballistic missiles were built only in the Soviet Union and were in service only with Russian strategic missile forces. In other countries, primarily in the United States, attempts have been made to

After about 15 years of development, the latest anti-ship cruise missile, whose English name is Naval Strike Missile and the Norwegian Norsk sjømålmissil, which can be translated as "Norwegian anti-ship missile - NSM", is finally ready to take its place on

As it became known the other day, Russia continues to develop and test advanced types of weapons designed to protect against possible attacks. Last week, there were reports of another test launch of Russia's latest anti-missile missile. Like several times before

The basis of the American nuclear shield is considered to be: nuclear submarines. However, in the 80s, the American military leadership seriously considered the issue of creating a mobile ground missile system with a small-sized solid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile

On August 22, the next launch of the Dnepr carrier rocket took place at the Yasny missile base (Orenburg region). The purpose of the launch was to place the South Korean satellite KompSat-5 into orbit. This spacecraft will carry out remote sensing of the Earth and collect the information needed

Exactly a quarter of a century ago, in August 1988, the R-36M2 Voevoda missile system with an 15A18M intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) was adopted by the Soviet strategic missile forces. Despite their considerable age, the Voevoda missiles are still

General Provisions Over the past two decades, all relatively large-scale military conflicts with the participation of the United States and NATO countries as a mandatory element included the massive use of sea- and air-based cruise missiles (CR). The US leadership is actively promoting and

Rosinformburo publishes an article by Sergei Storozhevsky. The veteran of the Strategic Missile Forces proposes to immediately start creating a System for Ensuring the Guaranteed Infliction of Unacceptable Damage to the aggressor. A number of provisions of this article are of a controversial nature. We remind you that the opinion of the author may not coincide with

The head of the presidential administration of the Russian Federation, Sergei Ivanov, said that an agreement on the prohibition of ground-based intermediate and shorter-range missiles could not exist indefinitely. In an interview with the Russia 24 TV channel at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, Ivanov noted that recently this

As part of updating the equipment of the armed forces, it is planned not only to purchase already created equipment and weapons, but also to develop new types of them. Last Friday, June 7, there were reports that the Russian strategic missile forces will soon receive a new

Russian impassability and muddy roads have spoiled the nerves of many of our enemies. But we ourselves often suffer from them. For example, what will happen if a rocket tractor with a Topol-M gets bogged down in the mud? Who can help you pull out a heavy vehicle with a dangerous load? And who should make sure that such excesses are not at all

Every year on May 18, the day of museums is celebrated around the world. The appearance of this holiday in the calendars took place in 1977, when, within the framework of the next International Conference of the Council of Museums, the Soviet side put forward a proposal to establish this cultural holiday

For a beginner, the launch of the world's most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile SS-18 Satan invariably turns into disappointment. Half a day you shake the passing transport "board" to Baikonur. Then you dance for a couple of hours at the observation post, trying to keep warm under the piercing

The best tool, however, would be to revive the Perimeter system. The media are now actively discussing military reform. In particular, many journalists demand to name all possible opponents by name. I hasten to reassure everyone, at the present time there will be no big war

At the very end of last year, news appeared in the Russian media regarding a return to an old and almost forgotten idea. According to RIA Novosti, work is already underway to create a new combat railway missile system (BZHRK) and the first missile train of the new