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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

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

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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

In a joint project of "Tula News" and "Tula Business Journal" - "Weekly Bulletin", an article was published "Secrets and problems of existing modifications" Pantsir-S1 / 2 ". What is the media keeping silent about? " Judging by the title, one would expect a detailed analysis of the problems of the Pantsir air defense missile system from the article. Instead of

How many air defense systems do we have? In the second half of the 1950s. it became clear that anti-aircraft artillery, even with the use of gun-targeting radar stations, could not provide effective protection of troops from jet combat aircraft. The first generation anti-aircraft missile systems were

Photo: Press Service of YuVOM Do we have a lot of air defense systems? We continue talking about domestic anti-aircraft systems. Today we will consider the armament and promising short-range air defense systems, in the composition of the onboard equipment of which there are no detection radars. We will try

How many air defense systems do we have? We continue to review the domestic air defense systems available in the Russian Armed Forces. Today we will talk about mobile anti-aircraft gun-missile systems designed for anti-aircraft cover of troops in the frontline zone and in the air defense facility in the depths of the defense

How many air defense systems do we have? In 1967, the Soviet Army entered the "Cub" air defense system, designed to destroy air attack weapons at a distance exceeding the use of aircraft weapons. A distinctive feature of the "Cube" complexes was the placement of self-propelled launchers

How many air defense systems do we have? In the late 1950s, after the Soviet Air Defense Forces adopted the S-75 air defense system, it was also supposed to be used in the air defense units of the Ground Forces. However, a rather long time of deployment and folding, low mobility of the complex

How many air defense systems do we have? In 2007, the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system entered service with the anti-aircraft missile forces that are part of the Russian Air Force. The S-400 air defense system is an evolutionary development of the S-300P family, initially it had the designation S-300PM3. A new designation has been assigned

At the end of December, new information was published on the progress of work on the S-500 anti-aircraft missile system. In 2020, it is planned to conduct preliminary tests of this air defense system, and in 2025 the first serial complex will be handed over to the troops. Naturally, such news could not go unnoticed

The first prototype of the 50P6A launcher in 2013 The Russian defense industry, represented by the Almaz-Antey VKO Concern, handed over to the army the first set of the promising S-350 Vityaz anti-aircraft missile system. As planned, the air defense missile system was transferred to the troops by the end of the year and should soon enter

In the early stages of the development of anti-aircraft missile systems, various projects of complexes using salvo firing unguided rockets were repeatedly proposed. Systems of this kind were a temporary solution, and the advent of full-fledged guided missiles made them unnecessary. Nevertheless

At the end of January 2020, Voennoye Obozreniye published the publication "Why do we need so many air defense systems?" -space

The development of any type of weapon often takes place in several iterations. And the more innovative a weapon is, the higher the chance that it will not be immediately implemented, shelved, or shown as an example of a failed concept or project. Examples of the creation of breakthrough weapons, ahead of

In the 1930s, China and Germany worked closely in the economic and military spheres. Germany participated in the modernization of industry and the army in exchange for the supply of Chinese raw materials. More than half of Germany's exports of military equipment and weapons before 1937 went to China. Germans supplied

Photo of JSC IEMZ Kupol 2019 was filled with events related to Russian anti-aircraft missile systems. Moreover, this applied not only to long-range air defense systems (S-300 and S-400), but also to their lower-level associates. The short-range air defense systems of the "Tor" family occupied the upper

On December 1, the Ministry of Defense announced the transfer of the first radar station 29B6 "Container" to combat duty. This object is designed to monitor the air situation in the West direction and detect potentially dangerous targets. In the foreseeable future, it is planned to deploy

Development of the mobile complex MEADS began in 2004 Geopolitical tensions in Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region contribute to the growing interest in long-range anti-aircraft missile systems. Using the available data, we will analyze this developing segment

Photo: mil.ru The question that we will consider today was raised by our readers in the discussion of one of the articles. Indeed, today, only the ground forces are armed with so many anti-aircraft systems that one involuntarily thinks about whether it is necessary so much at all?

Missile defense emerged as a response to the creation of the most powerful weapon in the history of human civilization - ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads. The best minds of the planet were involved in the creation of protection against this threat, the latest scientific developments were studied and applied in practice

Radar center in the vicinity of Diyarbakir The statements of some visitors on some issues are so "masterpiece" that sometimes

HQ-22 SAM Lift-Launcher in deployed position with transport and launch containers raised and outriggers fully extendedChina is rapidly increasing its air defense capabilities with an eye on fifth-generation combat aircraft. Let's take a closer look at the funds