Air defense 2024, November

Soon after the adoption of the Kortik anti-aircraft missile and artillery complex (ZRAK), developed in the Tula KBP and intended for self-defense of ships, work on the topic of combined anti-aircraft installations continued. The Instrument Design Bureau has taken the path of modernization already

“Our rocket, one might say, will hit a fly in space.” This phrase belongs to the leader of the USSR, NS Khrushchev, who voiced it to journalists, after successful tests of an experimental complex of missile defense systems. It is as part of the anti-missile defense system of Moscow that the Multifunctional

Crotal (fr. Crotale - rattlesnake) - French all-weather short-range air defense system, which is designed to destroy air targets in the ranges of medium, low and extremely low altitudes. Can be used as an air defense complex for the defense of strategically important objects, launch positions

It is well known that in modern military conflicts one of the main strikes is delivered against air defense means by the attacking side's aviation. Today, the confrontation between aviation and air defense means is the main factor determining the further development of military

Since 2012, the VKO units will receive a new Sky-M radar complex. The main purpose of this radar is to track objects at high and medium altitudes. From the official message of Colonel Vladimir Drik, who is a representative of the information department and press service

Having gathered together all the available information about the weapons program, orders and purchases made, the content of the SDO program, we will practically not see any proposals and solutions for military air defense. A place in the sun Everyone is hearing the priority development of air defense. All willing and unwilling people know about

December 2011 The space forces of the Russian Federation will immediately receive two state-of-the-art Voronezh-DM radars, which are part of the unified missile launch early warning system. One of them will serve in Armavir, the other in Kaliningrad. As the official representatives of the Ministry of Defense of Russia point out, namely

Russia is actively working on the creation of a new short-range anti-aircraft missile system 42S6 "Morpheus". This was stated by Colonel-General Alexander Zelin, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force. “The system is designed to protect military facilities, has both active and passive means of

In the disseminated information "The sky of Moscow will be protected by the Tula" Pantsir "it is said that in the near future the Moscow region air defense units of the Russian army will receive modern installations of the" Pantsir S "air defense system

According to kp.ru, today the American military is showing its main interest in the development of Russian designers-gunsmiths of the new S-500 anti-aircraft missile system. The reason for this is obvious, because even the previous versions of the S-300 and S-400 air defense systems are much superior in their tactical and technical

In the modernized Tunguska-M1 air defense missile system, a number of technical solutions have been implemented that made it possible to expand its capabilities Launcher of the Buk-M2E air defense missile system

At the end of 1994, the instrument-making design bureau presented for the first time a model of a new unique anti-aircraft missile and artillery complex "Pantsir-S1". Already a year after the demonstration of the layout of the weapon of the future in August 1995, its working model was presented at an air exhibition, which

The country's air defense and military space defense (VKO) today cannot fully ensure the country's security. This statement was made on May 13 by the former commander-in-chief of the Russian Air Force, Anatoly Kornukov, and the former chief of armaments of the Russian Armed Forces, Anatoly Sitnov

This article will focus on the Israeli missile defense system Homa (stone wall), which is better known as Hetz-2 or Strela-2, by the name of the anti-missile that is part of it. Israel's air defense system relies mainly on the capabilities of the American Patriot complex, while the country is conducting

The long-range air defense missile system HQ-9 (HongQi-9 with the whale. Red Banner - 9, export designation FD-2000) is used to destroy aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles at all altitudes of their use at any time of the day and in all weather conditions. This complex is the most perfect

The Patriot air defense system is used to protect large administrative and industrial centers, air and naval bases from all modern air attack weapons in the face of strong electronic countermeasures from the enemy. The complex is able to simultaneously detect and

The S-400 Triumph air defense system (NATO classification SA-21 Growler) is a new generation air defense system that replaced the well-known S-300P and S-200 air defense systems. In the coming years, it should become the basis of air defense Russia, by 2020 the troops should be

Many of the functions of modern weapons are provided by electronics. Detection and tracking of targets, access to a firing position - a person can only press a button. But robots can get mad, shooting everything that gets in their way. This is already happening

Analytical Center Air Power Australia (APA) (Australia) has a long history of research into the effectiveness of air defense systems and is an authoritative source in the military environment. APA expert Dr. Carlo Kopp, back in 2009, concluded that Russian developers of air defense and

The Iron Dome missile defense system has been successfully tested in Israel. During April 7-9, the system for protection against missiles in the lower echelon was able to intercept 8 out of 35 launched from the Kassam and Grad missile systems. The Israeli military announced the recognition of the results of the combat

For several decades, or to be more precise, since 1950, a whole air defense complex was created around Moscow. Over the past twenty years, this kind of "umbrella" has been virtually destroyed. But now the Russian Ministry of Defense promises to restore the entire complex in full

Creation of "Shilka" The closed pages of the history of our company are gradually beginning to open up. It became possible to speak and write about things that previously had the stamp of state secrets. Today we want to tell the story of the creation of the sighting complex of the legendary anti-aircraft self-propelled

Israel, after months of delays, has deployed the first battery of its own missile defense system, called the Iron Dome. The system went on alert near the city of Beer Sheva in the south of the country. Currently, the Israeli army has two batteries of this missile defense system, the second of which is planned to be delivered

The S-300V anti-aircraft missile system ((9K81) was created for the defense of groupings of troops and the most important military and civilian objects from massive strikes of tactical ballistic missiles (such as "Lance", "Pershing"), aeroballistic (such as SRAM) and cruise missiles

The most combat air defense system: C-75 air defense system Country: USSR Adopted: 1957 Rocket type: 13D Maximum target destruction range: 29-34 km Target hitting speed: 1500 km / h John McCain, who lost the last US presidential election to Barack Obama, is known as an active critic of Russian foreign and internal

The Ukrainian company "Arsenal" together with the German "Rheinmetall Defense" have created a new modern mobile anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) ASGLA. This complex was developed on the basis of the Igla air defense system and the German ASRAD-2 and is designed to protect important strategic objects located on the ground, and

Defense Minister A. Serdyukov, answering questions from State Duma deputies, said that Russia is developing its own missile defense system. A reasonable question arises: "Does Russia have the capabilities and means to create a truly combat-ready missile defense system?" Let's look back a little and see how in the USSR

New, promising S-500 air defense systems (anti-aircraft missile systems), the main feature of which is the ability to shoot down targets in space, will soon enter service with the Moscow aerospace defense complex. General Valery Ivanov, Commander of the Troops

In Russia, a unified air defense system is being created on the basis of the operational-strategic command (OSK). The decision, apparently, will be made in May. Recently, our freelance correspondent visited one of the usual, as they say, average air defense regiments, which in the future

At the September firing at the Kapustin Yar range, the Buk-M2E anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) demonstrated 100% effectiveness. He hit five targets with five shots. This was announced by the press secretary of the commander of the North Caucasus Military District, Lieutenant Colonel Andrei Bobrun. Shooting

Today, Russia does not see systemic measures to create new airspace protection systems, said Leonid Ivashov, President of the Russian Academy of Geopolitical Problems

The experience gained by the end of the 1950s in the operation of the first anti-aircraft missile systems showed that they were of little use to combat low-flying targets. This became especially clear when experiments began to overcome air defense systems by aircraft at low altitude. In this regard, in a number of countries

The first production copy of the Akash anti-aircraft complex is a very important event in ensuring the defense capability of India. Many experts believe that underdeveloped air defenses represent the greatest security vulnerability for the country as a whole

The S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system was put into service on April 28, 2007 by the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation. In 2007, the Red Banner Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment was the first in the Air Force of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to re-equip with this air defense system. A corresponding

Air defense missile systems have always been and remain among the leaders of the most advanced intelligent, high-tech and, accordingly, expensive types of military equipment. Therefore, the possibility of their creation and production, as well as the possession of advanced technologies at the industrial level, the availability of

The Belarusian Research and Production Private Unitary Enterprise (UP) "Tetraedr" in October this year held demonstration firing of the modernized combat vehicle T381 of the mobile short-range air defense system T38 Stilett at the Domanovo range, Janes Missiles and Rockets reports

Tehran is conducting fire tests of its own air defense missiles, which correspond in their characteristics to the Russian S-300. The weapon was created in connection with the cancellation of the contract for the supply of S-300 to the Islamic Republic, reports on Wednesday Iranian state-owned television channel Press TV with

For the first time in combat training, the calculations of the S-300V anti-aircraft missile systems were able to hit targets that imitated operational-tactical ballistic missiles, the head of the anti-aircraft missile forces (ZRV) of the Air Force, Major General Sergei, told reporters on Friday in Moscow

The annual practical firing of air defense units takes place at the Ashuluk Astrakhan training ground. The missilemen of the Kola air defense formation in a matter of minutes repelled an air attack of ballistic and cruise missiles of the imaginary enemy. In the language of military missilemen, such exercises are called

The TOR-M2E anti-aircraft missile system is a representative of a new generation of Russian short-range air defense weapons. Designed to repel massive air attacks, the air defense system is capable of hitting any target. At a distance of up to 12 kilometers, he can destroy an aircraft