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2025-06-01 06:06

It is no secret that for many Soviet officers it was very prestigious to own a captured pistol. Most often, German short-barreled weapons could be at the disposal of the infantry commanders of the platoon-battalion level and the military personnel of the reconnaissance units. That is, those who

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A rare photo - two identical Russian warships of non-Soviet construction together. But that should stop being rare. Photo: defenceimagery.mod.uk Having decided on the principles that should underlie the sane shipbuilding policy of Russia, you need to subject them at least

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The High-Precision Complexes holding (part of the Rostec state corporation) was formed in 2009. Judging by the brand's popularity in Russia and abroad, the consolidation of the scientific and technical potential of specialized enterprises was successful. Not every integrated structure can boast

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About spilled blood - as a general to a general In February 2021, shortly before the next anniversary of the armed conflict on Damansky Island, a very lengthy and, to put it mildly, somewhat strange material was published in Nezavisimaya Gazeta. It was a big interview with a retired major general

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In the minds of the majority of Europeans, and even the citizens of Russia, the expanses of Southern Siberia, Altai, Mongolia, Northern and Central China have always been an area of settlement for the peoples of the Mongoloid race, but this is far from the case. Already in 3000 BC, Southern Siberia was inhabited by the clans of the Indo-European

Recently, the foreign and Russian press circulated statements by the Commander-in-Chief of the Swedish Air Force, Major General Mats Helgesson. In his recent speech, he praised the latest Swedish Saab JAS 39E Gripen fighters, and compared them in an interesting way with the Russian

Action one, press release In 2009, the Israeli company IAI (Israel Aerospace Industry) at the Aero India exhibition presented its Harop unmanned aerial vehicle, created on the basis of the Harpy UAV. He immediately attracted the attention of the general public, since he was not

For the first time, the question of creating in the USSR a dive bomber capable of bombing at angles up to 60 ° was considered by the Air Force in 1934. It was supposed to issue a task for a car with an M-34FRN engine to V.F.Rentel, but the plant at which he worked at that time refused the order. Failed

Tu-16 (front view) A new era in Russian long-range aviation was opened by the Tu-16, the first Soviet long-range bomber with a turbojet engine and the world's second production aircraft of this class. deployed in the A.N

The MAKS International Aerospace Salon regularly becomes a platform for the first demonstration of various latest developments. This year's exhibition was no exception. For the first time, several types of new equipment and weapons were demonstrated, including promising aircraft

Today, Russia and the United States are two countries that have full-fledged nuclear triads. At the same time, for both the United States and Russia, the most exclusive elements of the triad are not submarines with ballistic missiles (four countries have a fifth, India) and, of course, non-land-based intercontinental

The UH-60 Black Hawk is a multipurpose helicopter created by the American company Sikorsky. The helicopter is in service with the American army, where it replaced the famous Bell UH-1, which is one of the symbols of the Vietnam War. The new rotorcraft was designed for

At the very end of last year, the American aircraft construction companies Sikorsky and Boeing rolled out the first flight prototype of the promising SB 1 Defiant multipurpose helicopter. The car is already undergoing the necessary ground checks and will soon take off for the first time. In the future - like that

Planning guided aerial bomb of the South African company "Denel Dynamics" "Raptor-2D". It is clearly seen that the upper stage is represented by two powerful solid-propellant boosters. What products of the South African military-industrial complex have we heard the most? Naturally, it is: 155-mm

The first samples of a highly maneuverable aircraft with a forward horizontal tail (PGO) were created on the basis of the famous French tailless fighter Mirage 3. These are the Mirage 4000 (France, maiden flight on March 9, 1979), Mirage 3NG (France, 1982). ), Mirage 3S (Switzerland

From the earliest days of aviation, the world's air forces have been looking for ways to improve the accuracy and efficiency of aviation weapons, but such an opportunity presented itself only with the advent of microprocessor technology. It was only then that the Air Force began to use high-precision guidance kits, which became

The MH-53E helicopter from the HM-15 squadron lands on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68), August 27, 2003 In the mid-eighties, the US Navy received the newest Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter, intended for use in mine defense system

Like other leading countries in the world, China is developing its own variants of the new fifth generation fighters. In recent years, the Chinese industry has created several promising machines of this kind at once. To date, one of the aircraft has been adopted and put into production, while

The development of German high-altitude fighters characterized the attitude of the German leadership to air battles on the Western Front. With the exception of the Battle of England, Northwest Europe remained until a certain point a peripheral theater of operations

Prospects for the Ka-52K without Mistrals or deck ships without DVKD … Talks about the creation of a naval modification of the Ka-52 Alligator helicopter began in the period immediately preceding the signing of a contract for the construction of Mistral-type helicopter landing ships (DVKD) in France for

In the course of the development of aviation technology, bold and unusual ideas were often proposed, implying the rejection of the usual schemes of aircraft. At the beginning of the fifties, attempts to create technology with vertical take-off and landing led to the emergence of aircraft of the Tailsitter class

Concrete-piercing aerial bombs (BetAB) are designed to effectively destroy reinforced concrete pavements and airfield runways. Structurally, they are represented by two main types of bombs: free fall and with jet boosters. Free fall concrete-piercing bombs

At the end of September, the Embraer T-27 Tucano trainer aircraft was adopted by the Brazilian Air Force. Over the years, the aircraft was built in large series, supplied to the armed forces of Brazil and other states. In addition to its original function of training pilots, this

The first tactical fighters, the F-15, entered service over 45 years ago. The newest aircraft, built at the St. Louis aircraft factory, have little in common with those first aircraft. Boeing is committed to keeping the venerable Eagle at its highest

THE FRENCH FACTOR IN THE MILITARIZATION OF EASTERN EUROPE. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE AIR DEFENSE OF THE CSTO WESTERN FRONTIERS Immediately after the unanimous approval of the next package of anti-Russian sanctions by the US Senate on June 15, 2017, official Paris represented by the Speaker of the French Foreign Ministry