Air defense 2024, December

Flakturms: "shooting cathedrals" or the last fortresses of the millennium

Flakturms: "shooting cathedrals" or the last fortresses of the millennium

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In our time, speaking of armaments, the issues of architecture somehow recede into the background. Yes, the third millennium, the times of fortresses, both floating and flying, have sunk into oblivion. We are simply silent about the ground fortresses. Ended. Nevertheless, about the last representatives of the land fortresses is

What is the Israeli Air Force silent about? A hot meeting with the light version of the Russian air defense: in Europe they "feel", and in Syria they "get"

What is the Israeli Air Force silent about? A hot meeting with the light version of the Russian air defense: in Europe they "feel", and in Syria they "get"

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ABOUT THE GALOPING TENDENCY OF THE OPERATIONAL-STRATEGIC SITUATION ON THE WESTERN APPROACHES TO RUSSIA

Promised Land Rocket Shield

Promised Land Rocket Shield

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Today, Israel's missile shield is recognized as a unique multifunctional system for intercepting various types of guided and unguided missiles and mines. In most cases, Israeli missile defense is based on mobile complexes, easily transferred from one area to another and

The problem of the Crimean missile defense "umbrella". Are Triumphs ready to fend off a massive enemy missile attack?

The problem of the Crimean missile defense "umbrella". Are Triumphs ready to fend off a massive enemy missile attack?

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Back in 2014-2015, during the final phase of establishing the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea, a full-fledged mixed grouping of troops was quickly deployed to the peninsula, the "backbone" of which were: airborne units, fighter squadrons, consolidated into the 38th fighter

Modern Integrated Air Defense Systems: Is Absolutely Reliable Air Defense Possible? Part 2

Modern Integrated Air Defense Systems: Is Absolutely Reliable Air Defense Possible? Part 2

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Launch of the first of two interceptor missiles of the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) missile defense system during interception tests. During these tests, conducted by the Missile Defense Agency, the ABM Command and the Second Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, the THAAD complex successfully

Modern Integrated Air Defense Systems: Is Absolutely Reliable Air Defense Possible? Part 1

Modern Integrated Air Defense Systems: Is Absolutely Reliable Air Defense Possible? Part 1

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How soon will an absolutely insurmountable air defense system provide full protection to its country, its citizens and its armed forces? In fact, thanks to the rapid technological progress, we can say that we are approaching it, especially in the person of one country - Israel. Having at your side

Insect control agent

Insect control agent

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Technologies are getting smaller and the demand for them is increasing. A phenomenon that can be observed in almost all manifestations of our life. This trend is especially noticeable in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles. The term "micro-UAV" is still awaiting its precise definition. Compared to larger

Anti-aircraft complex project LADS (USA)

Anti-aircraft complex project LADS (USA)

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As you know, in 1977, the Pentagon launched another program for the development of advanced anti-aircraft systems. In just a few years, a number of companies presented their new projects, one of which received military approval and was recommended for further development. Its result was the emergence of a significant

The National Interest: C-400, new cruise missiles and more

The National Interest: C-400, new cruise missiles and more

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The joint strategic exercise Zapad-2017, which took place in mid-September, made a lot of noise and attracted the attention of many countries. A few weeks before the start of this event, the foreign press began to talk about the risks associated with it, and also did not fail to remind about the “Russian

I don't mind the bird

I don't mind the bird

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The experience of African Boers and Soviet cosmonauts can be useful in the development of means of destruction of unmanned aerial vehicles With great interest I read the articles devoted to the problems of countering unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). A lot of valuable information for thought and for fruitful

European ground-based short-range air defense systems: the return

European ground-based short-range air defense systems: the return

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The self-propelled short-range air defense system from MBDA is an affordable armament system that includes a Mistral 2 rocket with increased power and a 12.7-mm machine gun for self-defense, which is installed on a multipurpose combat chassis MPCV (Multi Purpose Combat Vehicle) of increased power

1000 targets in one salvo S-25 ("BERKUT") (SA-1 Guild)

1000 targets in one salvo S-25 ("BERKUT") (SA-1 Guild)

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55 years ago, in June 1955, the S-25 system, one of the world's first air defense systems, was put on alert. Its characteristics were such that there was nothing to compare them with at that time. The missile for the S-25, designated B-300, was developed at the S.A

On the fight against unmanned aerial vehicles

On the fight against unmanned aerial vehicles

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Unmanned aerial vehicles have found their place in the armed forces of different countries and firmly occupied it, having "mastered" several specializations. This technique is used to solve a wide variety of tasks in various conditions. It is quite expected that the development of unmanned systems has become a specific challenge

"Fly swatter" for the Pentagon

"Fly swatter" for the Pentagon

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The US military is looking for effective countermeasures to drones The common phrase is quite applicable to unmanned aerial vehicles, which are now a matter of concern for many

Portable anti-aircraft missile system RBS-70

Portable anti-aircraft missile system RBS-70

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The Swedish Armed Forces, when developing the RBS-70 MANPADS, put forward the following requirements: a long range of interception on a collision course; high probability and accuracy of defeat; resistance to known natural and artificial interference; line of sight command control; job opportunity

The promising radar station "Podlet-M-TM" has been tested and is ready for duty

The promising radar station "Podlet-M-TM" has been tested and is ready for duty

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The development of new radio-electronic means for air defense does not stop. A few days ago, it became known about the recent completion of state tests of a new model of the Podlet-M-TM radar station. In the foreseeable future, this system will enter service and enhance

Russia and the United States are involved in a rocket race

Russia and the United States are involved in a rocket race

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The trial operation of three new Voronezh high factory readiness radars (VZG radars) of the Missile Attack Warning System (SPRN) in the Krasnoyarsk and Altai Territories and in the Orenburg Region will be completed before the end of the year, after which they will be put on alert. About it

Pyongyang flashed with "Lightning"

Pyongyang flashed with "Lightning"

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The exact date of the tests of the new anti-aircraft missile system carried out in the DPRK is unknown. Apparently, they took place on May 27 in the course of work on the fine-tuning of the Phengae-5 (Molniya-5) air defense system, the launchers of which have been demonstrated for several years at parades in Pyongyang. According to some reports, the development

Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun Fliegerabwehrpanzer 68 (Switzerland)

Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun Fliegerabwehrpanzer 68 (Switzerland)

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The seventies of the last century were the most important period in the history of the Swiss army. After long-term problems of various kinds of industry, it was possible to organize the mass production of new armored vehicles and gradually replace outdated samples. In addition, at this time, the development of new important

Project of a promising anti-aircraft missile system from OKB "TSP" (Belarus)

Project of a promising anti-aircraft missile system from OKB "TSP" (Belarus)

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A few days ago, the international exhibition of arms and military equipment MILEX-2017 ended in the Belarusian capital. This event became a platform for demonstrating the mass of new developments of the Belarusian defense industry. Together with full-fledged serial or prototypes in exhibition

Bunkin Boris Vasilievich: the person who created the air defense system of our country

Bunkin Boris Vasilievich: the person who created the air defense system of our country

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On May 22, 2007, Boris Vasilyevich Bunkin, a Soviet and Russian scientist, designer and organizer of the production of anti-aircraft missile systems for the country's air defense system, passed away. From 1968 to 1998, Boris Vasilyevich was the general designer of NPO Almaz, and from 1998 to 2007. - scientific

Air Force and the United States Marine Corps in pursuit of the radio-technical potential of the RTV of Russia

Air Force and the United States Marine Corps in pursuit of the radio-technical potential of the RTV of Russia

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The RLM-D decimeter module of the 55Zh6M "Sky-M" interspecific radar system Radio-technical troops of the Russian Aerospace Forces are a key source of information about the tactical air situation for anti-aircraft missile divisions, brigades and regiments of the Aerospace Forces, as well as for military air defense systems

Zeroing "Berkut"

Zeroing "Berkut"

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The Kapustin Yar test site is better known as the place where Sergei Pavlovich Korolev's first missiles were launched. Here R-1, R-2, R-5 and many others were "fledged". But KapYar played a huge role in the development of domestic anti-aircraft missile systems, which were also tested at this test site

R&D "Standard". Development of anti-aircraft systems of military air defense

R&D "Standard". Development of anti-aircraft systems of military air defense

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It is obvious that the process of updating the army's armament and equipment fleet must be continuous. To do this, simultaneously with the development of the latest models, the development of the next generation of systems should begin. A similar approach is planned to be used for the further development of the military anti-aircraft

The AN / FPS-132 SPRN radar supplied to Qatar is a "weighty stone in the garden" of the Strategic Missile Forces of Russia and China

The AN / FPS-132 SPRN radar supplied to Qatar is a "weighty stone in the garden" of the Strategic Missile Forces of Russia and China

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The construction of the antenna post of the AN / FPS-132 SPRN radar is a truncated tetrahedron with a height of about 35 m, on the edges of which are installed canvases of active phased antenna arrays, represented by 2560 PPMs with a power of 0.34 kW each. The total power of each antenna array is about 870-900 kW

Anti-aircraft missile RAM (RIM-116A)

Anti-aircraft missile RAM (RIM-116A)

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Raytheon, together with the German company RAMSYS, developed the RAM (RIM-116A) anti-aircraft missile. RAM was designed as a missile designed to provide surface ships with an effective, inexpensive, lightweight self-defense system capable of hitting attacking anti-ship cruise missiles. RAM

Divisional self-propelled anti-aircraft missile system "Kub"

Divisional self-propelled anti-aircraft missile system "Kub"

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The development of the self-propelled air defense system "Kub" (2K12), which was intended to protect troops (mainly tank divisions) from air attack weapons flying at low and medium altitudes, was set by the Decree of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR dated 07/18/1958. " should

Czech air defense systems "Cub" equipped with missiles Aspide 2000

Czech air defense systems "Cub" equipped with missiles Aspide 2000

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At the IDET-2011 military exhibition held in Brno (Czech Republic) in May, and at the Le Bourget (France) air show in June, an experimental sample of a modernized Soviet medium-range anti-aircraft complex 2K12 "Cube" with an equipped anti-aircraft guided system

Advanced anti-aircraft missile system 50R6 "Vityaz" of the S-350 system at the MAKS-2013 air show

Advanced anti-aircraft missile system 50R6 "Vityaz" of the S-350 system at the MAKS-2013 air show

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From August 27 to September 1 this year, the next International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2013 is being held on the territory of the Transport and Exhibition Complex Rossiya (Zhukovsky, Moscow Region). Now this exhibition event deservedly occupies one of the leading places in the row

S-400 "Triumph": a reliable shield against an air enemy

S-400 "Triumph": a reliable shield against an air enemy

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Western military experts, analyzing the situation in the military-industrial complex of the Russian Federation, invariably note the high competitiveness of the segment associated with the development and production of air defense equipment. For example, the famous Australian think tank Air Power Australia (APA)

ZSU-37-2 "Yenisei". Not a single "Shilka"

ZSU-37-2 "Yenisei". Not a single "Shilka"

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The absence of a ZSU in the air defense of troops is one of the saddest moments in the history of the Red Army. After the end of the Second World War, in the USSR, she seriously took up the correction of errors. The most famous ZSU in the world was the Soviet ZSU-23-4 "Shilka", but few people know that she had a stronger brother, the ZSU-37-2 "Yenisei"

Belarus will receive Russian S-300 air defense systems

Belarus will receive Russian S-300 air defense systems

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On October 29, a regular joint meeting of the Collegium of the Ministries of Defense of Russia and Belarus took place. One of the results of this event was the statements of the head of the Russian military department S. Shoigu concerning the development of a unified regional air defense system. In order to increase

Israel's missile defense system: expensive but ineffective

Israel's missile defense system: expensive but ineffective

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Israel's anti-missile defense will "choke" when repelling missile strikes and collapse at the decisive moment. The reasons for this "ending" were named by the Israeli expert in the field of missile defense systems, Dr. Nathan Faber. Dr. Nathan Faber, a well-known specialist in missile defense systems (ABM), believes that

South Africa began testing the ground version of the Umkhonto air defense system

South Africa began testing the ground version of the Umkhonto air defense system

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According to Jane's Defense Weekly, in the first days of October, the South African company Denel Dynamics (a division of the Denel concern) tested its new development - the land-based version of the Umkhonto anti-aircraft missile system. Over the past few years, the company's specialists have been working on

Turkish tender T-LORAMIDS: announcement of the winner and possible consequences

Turkish tender T-LORAMIDS: announcement of the winner and possible consequences

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On September 26, Turkey announced the completion of the T-LORAMIDS (Turkish Long Range Air And Missile Defense System) tender, which had lasted for several years. After a long comparison of applicants and searching for the most advantageous offer, the Turkish military and officials made

Anti-aircraft missile systems of the FLAADS family

Anti-aircraft missile systems of the FLAADS family

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On September 10, British Defense Secretary F. Hammond, during the DSEI-2013 exhibition of weapons and military equipment, announced the signing of a contract for the supply of Sea Ceptor anti-aircraft missile systems to the Navy. In the next few years, the British Navy will receive complexes and missiles with a total cost

English development for Finland. ZSU Marksman

English development for Finland. ZSU Marksman

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The active use of front-line strike aviation, including the growing role of combat helicopters, led to the fact that already at the beginning of the sixties in the leading countries of the world projects of self-propelled anti-aircraft guns began to appear, capable of accompanying troops on the march and protecting them from existing

Counter-battery radar "Zoo-1"

Counter-battery radar "Zoo-1"

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"Zoo-1" (index GRAU 1L219M) - radar reconnaissance and fire control (counter-battery radar). The radar system is designed for reconnaissance of enemy missile and artillery firing positions (mortar positions, artillery positions, MLRS positions, tactical missile launchers and

Rocket and artillery "Zushka": modernization of the ZU-23

Rocket and artillery "Zushka": modernization of the ZU-23

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In the late fifties of the last century, the ZU-23 anti-aircraft gun was created, which received the nickname "Zushka" in the army. At that time, the rate of fire at the level of 2 thousand rounds per minute, the power of 23-mm ammunition, the firing range of up to 2.5 kilometers and the accuracy of fire were sufficient to carry out

European SAM SAMP-T

European SAM SAMP-T

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The SAMP-T anti-aircraft missile system is designed to provide air defense of troops and mechanized formations on the march, as well as to provide anti-aircraft cover for stationary objects of great importance from a massive air attack of a wide