Air defense 2024, April

Turkey's air defense system. After joining the North Atlantic Alliance in 1952, an intensive upgrade of the ground-based air defense systems of the Republic of Turkey began. As with fighter aircraft, anti-aircraft artillery, anti-aircraft missile systems and radars were mostly

The Ukrainian industry has begun the development of a promising long-range anti-aircraft missile system for use in object air defense. The "Kilchen" project offers a number of interesting solutions and ideas that can positively affect the combat qualities of the complex. However, there is every reason for

35 years ago, on March 18, 1986, the Air Defense Forces of the Ground Forces adopted the Tor air defense system (according to the then classification - SAM) "Tor". The head developer of the "Tor" air defense missile system was the Research Electromechanical Institute (the chief designer of the complex was V.P. Efremov, the chief designer of the combat

On the evening of May 10, local time, Palestinian armed formations once again began shelling Israeli territory with the use of unguided rockets of various types, homemade and factory made. To protect their cities, infrastructure and population, the Israel Defense Forces

One of the M-SHORAD vehicles handed over to the 5-4 ADA, the U.S. Army begins the planned re-equipment of the military air defense units. One of these divisions received the first batch of M-SHORAD self-propelled anti-aircraft missile and gun systems. In the near future, the equipment will pass an experienced military

Launch of a rocket complex "Avangard". In the United States, this system is considered a threat to security Leading countries are currently developing promising hypersonic weapons, and are also working on issues of protection against such threats. A new proposal is being discussed in the US right now

The means of the Hisar-O complex. Graphics Aselsan Turkey continues to develop its own anti-aircraft missile systems, and the next sample of this kind is approaching adoption. At the beginning of March, it was announced about the successful testing of the Hisar-O medium-range air defense system, designed for

Complex RLK-MC "Valdai" in the stowed position To combat small-sized unmanned aerial vehicles in our country, a new radar complex 117Zh6 RLK-MC "Valdai" has been created. To date, this product has passed all the necessary checks and tests, according to the results of which

The first aircraft, the Bede BD-5 micro, was developed in the late 1960s in the United States by aircraft designer Jim Bede. the era of development of rocket technology challenge

We talk with Igor Anatolyevich, Director of the Target Complexes project of the IEMZ Kupol (part of the Almaz-Antey Concern East Kazakhstan) Ivanov. - Even before

In recent years, the topic of combating small-sized air targets - precision weapons or unmanned aerial vehicles - has acquired particular importance. Rheinmetall Air Defense offers a new prototype to meet these challenges. Developed a universal combat module Skyranger 30

Self-propelled missile launcher Pilica on 18 December, the Polish armed forces received the first battery of PSR-A Pilica anti-aircraft missile and cannon systems. The production of this equipment has started, and new deliveries are expected in the coming years. With the help of such complexes, the Polish army intends

Radar station "Don-2N" Currently, the defense industry and the armed forces continue to modernize the anti-missile defense system of Moscow and the Central Industrial Region A-135 "Amur". Various activities are carried out to update, replace and test the components of this system, and in

In addition to the traditional target systems of military air defense, to create a complex target environment, the newest universal target-training complex "Adjutant" was used, which includes a wide range of simulators of various air attack weapons (from helicopters to cruise missiles)

Rocket and TPK at the exhibition Arsenals of the military air defense will soon be replenished with new ammunition. The tests of the promising 9M333 anti-aircraft guided missile for the Strela-10 series of complexes have been successfully completed. In addition, the serial production of such products has already been established in the interests of

Variants of ZRPK IM-SHORAD on different chassis. Photo Leonardo DRS Since last year, General Dynamics Land Systems and Leonardo DRS, together with the US Army, are testing the promising IM-SHORAD (Interim Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense) anti-aircraft missile and cannon system. Part of the checks

Components of the air defense system "Bavar-373" mod. 2019 Photo by PressTV During this event, the calculations of all the main modern anti-aircraft systems of the Iranian army and the Guard Corps demonstrated their skills

Means of the Korkut complex. Photo by ASELSAN The ground forces of Turkey have a large number of various missile and artillery systems of military air defense. One of the newest designs is the Korkut anti-aircraft artillery system. It entered service a few years ago and

SAM "Sosna" of serial appearance on the chassis of the BMP-3. The "bird catcher" for the ground forces will be similar. Shot from the reportage of the TV company "Zvezda" Currently, a promising short-range anti-aircraft missile system "Ptitselov" is being developed for the ground and airborne forces

A sharp increase in the role of precision weapons and UAVs in modern warfare has noticeably increased interest in the most optimal cost / effectiveness means of dealing with them - short-range anti-aircraft missile systems. At the same time, the improvement of airborne

BM Typhoon-Air Defense is being developed by IEMZ Kupol JSC (part of the VKO Almaz-Antey Concern) at the expense of its own resources, at the request of the Air Defense Forces Directorate of the Ground Forces. The work is carried out in cooperation with other defense enterprises in Russia. Fighting vehicle of anti-aircraft gunners MANPADS

1. Introduction. The current state of the OPKS The state of the air defense reflects the general state of the defense industry and is characterized by one phrase: not to fat, I would live. There is such a disagreement in the industry that it remains unclear when we will move from prototypes to serial ones. USC failed the 2011-2020 GPV program. From

The current state of naval weapons and military equipment is distinguished by a noticeable imbalance between the offensive and defensive capabilities of ships and naval groupings. The old competition of armor and projectile at this stage again wins the projectile. The newest and most promising means of air

Means of the S-300V4 air defense system at the rehearsal of the parade on Red Square, June 2020, according to the press service of the Eastern Military District, measures have been completed to form, equip and train a new anti-aircraft missile formation. A new brigade, armed with modern S-300V4 systems, arrived at the scene

One of the main and necessary conditions for victory in a battle is to ensure communication between the centers of intelligence and command and military units. It was the collapse of the communications system that largely predetermined the heavy losses of 1941. Since then, the role of stable communication in combat has only grown. This is especially

SAM "Strela-10MN" one of the units of the Airborne Forces. Photo of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Several years ago it became known about the development of a promising anti-aircraft missile system with the code "Birds", designed specifically for the airborne troops. Now plans are being reported to create a modification for

New German ZSU to combat small drones, render edrmagazine.eu In the modern world, unmanned aerial vehicles have become absolutely commonplace. At the same time, all recent military conflicts demonstrate that the importance of UAVs is gradually increasing. They are actively used and are sufficient

The active use of low-flying, stealthy air attack weapons in modern conflicts maintains a steady interest in the optimal means of dealing with them - short-range anti-aircraft missile systems. (Complexes and systems of medium and long range are suboptimal in cost

Serial "Tor-M2" on a tracked chassis. Photo by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation / mil.ru By now, the armed forces of Russia and other countries have received and mastered several hundred anti-aircraft missile systems of various modifications of the "Tor" family. In the foreseeable future, another version of such

Pantsir-SM at the Army-2019 exhibition. The new antennas of the two radars are clearly visible. On June 24, along with other samples, a column of modern and promising air defense systems marched along Red Square along with other samples. One of the novelties shown for the first time at the Parade

The principle of construction of the 52E6MU multi-link radar system Leading countries of the world are working on aircraft and air attack weapons with minimal visibility for enemy detection equipment. In parallel, the creation of surveillance and detection systems capable of detecting such

At present, Moscow and the central economic region of Russia are protected from a nuclear missile attack by a potential enemy in the form of the A-135 Amur anti-missile system. In order to maintain the required defense capability, this system is being modernized. Some details of such

1. Introduction On the "Voennoye Obozreniye" there are many works devoted to the comparison of the combat effectiveness of Russian and foreign fleets. However, the authors of these publications usually use a purely arithmetic approach, which compares the number of ships of the first and second class and the number of missiles

The first article in the series: “The problem of increasing the effectiveness of air defense. Air defense of a single ship”. Explanations about the purpose of the series and answers to the comments of readers on the first article are given in the appendix at the end of this article

JLTV with a combat module equipped with a 30-mm automatic cannon The new complex, built on the basis of the JLTV light tactical vehicle, should replace the old models made on the basis of the army

ZSU "Hovet", the American M163 in service with the IDF. Photo by Wikimedia Commons Israel is known for its lean attitude towards military equipment. Obsolete samples are being modernized, which allows them to be kept in service and get the desired results. In the nineties, similar processes

Since 2015, the air defense forces have been officially referred to as the air defense and anti-missile defense forces (air defense-missile defense forces), representing a separate branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces. The Commemorative Day of the Air Defense Forces was established on

Self-propelled unit 2S38 from the Derivation-Air Defense complex. Photo of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation In the interests of military air defense, a self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery complex 1K150 "Derivation-Air Defense" is being developed. The focus of this project is directly on anti-aircraft

In the second article of the series "The effectiveness of the air defense of a naval strike group", the topic of the group air defense of the KUG was considered and the functioning of the main defense means - air defense systems and electronic countermeasures (KREP) complexes was described. In connection with the comments of readers, this article is presented as possible

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