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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

A destroyer is a class of multipurpose high-speed ships designed to combat enemy air, surface and submarine forces. The tasks of the destroyers include escorting sea convoys and formations of warships, carrying out patrol service, providing cover and fire support for sea

As we said in the previous article, logically, the rivalry between battlecruisers should have ended on ships of the Tiger - Derflinger types. The British abandoned the further development of ships of this class and concentrated on high-speed battleships with 381-mm artillery

A year ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time officially disclosed information about a promising project of an underwater unmanned vehicle, later called Poseidon. The project as a whole is still secret, and most of the information about it is not subject to disclosure. However, in

In March of this year, Russia for the first time officially presented information about a promising multipurpose oceanic system, later called Poseidon. The available data on this development has become a major concern. However, foreign experts were able to cope with the excitement and

This is the second article on the topic of using resonances to destroy physical objects. The first article "The Russian footprint of the Stuxnet virus" was introductory and was intended for a wide non-professional audience. Now is the time to familiarize yourself with this method in detail, but first, take a look

The successful tests on October 6 of the newest hypersonic anti-ship missile system "Zircon" were actually the first public release of a fundamentally new model of domestic weapons. face

The rapid development of aircraft construction in the thirties brought fame to the American firm Seversky. It was founded in 1928 by engineer and pilot Alexander Seversky who left Russia. The company of this Russian emigrant was mainly engaged in the development and production of amphibious aircraft

On November 1, 1926, a special technical bureau No. 4 (Techbureau) was created at the Baltic shipyard to prepare working drawings for the head submarine. It was headed by engineer B.M. Malinin B.M. Malinin after graduating in 1914 from the shipbuilding department of the St. Petersburg Polytechnic Institute worked in

Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates Studying foreign experience in naval development is extremely useful, especially now, when there is an ideological crisis in naval development, on the one hand, and a certain turning point is clearly outlined on the other

Answer to the article "Roman fleet. Design and types of ships" Even a land hedgehog in the Tambov forest understands that a ship with three rows of oars will be faster than one. And with five - faster than three. Etc. Also a ship with a diesel engine of 3000 hp. (other things being equal or

"We were different in everything …" The vision of the submarine forces in the Soviet Union and the United States was very different, which was due to both different strategies for using submarines and different levels of military-technical development. The simplest example: for nuclear submarines, the United States has long chosen a single-hull

In this article we will try to understand the issues of the comparative cost of building warships in the Russian Federation and the United States using the example of the corvettes of projects 20380 and 20386, as well as the latest version of the American destroyers "Arleigh Burke" - series IIA +, for the serial construction of which the Americans

The Ohio-class submarines are currently the only type of strategic missile carrier in the US Navy. The Ohio-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) were commissioned from 1981 to 1997. A total of 18 submarines were built. According to the project

The effective launch of the rocket is recorded by camera flashes, and nothing is known about it hitting the target ship. The paradox has a simple explanation: no sane observer would risk being near the target. It will take long hours before the sailors reach the “victim” placed in

The opinion goes from source to source: "Sevastopoli were distinguished by disgusting seaworthiness and were decidedly unsuitable for operations in the sea." Indeed, the freeboard (by

April 1689. English Channel. The 24-gun French frigate Serpan engages a Dutch ship. The French are clearly at a disadvantage. On board "Serpan" there is a load of barrels of gunpowder - the frigate can take off into the air at any moment. At this moment, the captain of the ship, Jean Bar, notices

In the process of upgrading the battleship "Fuso", the designers faced a lack of space for the installation of modern surveillance, communication and fire control equipment. Six main battery towers, distributed along the entire length of the ship, prevented the placement of additional bridges, wheelhouses and rangefinder

The boat swayed from a nearby explosion, knocked down people fell on the nearest bulkhead. The strong hull withstood this time too: slowly, rolling from side to side, the boat restored balance, continuing to go into the arms of the ocean

INS Visakhapatnam Visakaptam … Visapatnam … Well, it doesn't matter. Destroyer with hull number D66, lead ship of the 15-Bravo class of the Indian Navy. Bookmarked in 2013, launched in 2015, expected to be operational in 2018 INS Visakhapatnam designed by the Office of Naval Development

Last week on "VO" there was an article about the state of the armed forces of Foggy Albion. The expert, without hesitation in expressions, colorfully described the decline of the once powerful Air Force and Navy (the British army was traditionally not a priority). Britain's military spending is only 1.9% of GDP, which