Air defense
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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ABOUT THE GALOPING TENDENCY OF THE OPERATIONAL-STRATEGIC SITUATION ON THE WESTERN APPROACHES TO RUSSIA
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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
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One of the most anticipated innovations in the field of Russian weapons and equipment is the promising S-500 anti-aircraft missile system, also known as Triumfator-M and Prometheus. According to known data, while this project is at the stages of design work and has not yet advanced further
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The rapid development of military aviation, observed in the thirties of the last century, obviously affected the process of creating and modernizing air defense. At the same time, together with the designers who came forward with real and promising projects, they offered their ideas the most real
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Switzerland's principled position in the military-political sphere is well known. This state does not participate in armed conflicts and does not join any military blocs. Nevertheless, this approach does not exclude the need to create and constantly modernize our own armed
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By the end of the 20s of the last century, the command of the Red Army came to the conclusion that it was necessary to create a new anti-aircraft gun. Airplanes became more and more planes, and Lender's anti-aircraft guns of 76.2 mm caliber were less and less suited to modern requirements
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There is a lot of incomprehensible in the history of this gun, from the moment of development, starting with the caliber and ending with what appeared in the end. But the main thing is the result, isn't it? Where did the 85 mm caliber come from, it was not possible to establish at all. Sources are generally silent on this topic, as if just someone took and decided this
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In the summer of 1930, Sweden began testing a new 40-mm automatic gun, which was developed by Victor Hammar and Emmanuel Jansson, designers of the Bofors plant. No one then could predict such a long fate for this weapon
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Attempts to create anti-aircraft missiles were made during the Second World War, but at that moment not a single country had reached the appropriate technological level. Even the Korean War passed without anti-aircraft missile systems. For the first time, they were seriously applied in Vietnam, having a tremendous impact on
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On the night of April 4, after warning the Russian military through the "existing communication channels", two US Navy destroyers USS Ross (DDG-71) and USS Porter (DDG-78) from the waters adjacent to the island of Crete fired 60 winged missiles "Tomahawk". 23 RCs reached the goal, one did not come out of
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The first self-propelled anti-aircraft guns (ZSU) appeared before the outbreak of the First World War, in particular, in 1906 in Germany, the Erhard company built an armored car with a high elevation angle of the gun. During the First World War, a large number of ZSUs were produced in different countries based on
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An article about the organization of air defense of tethered balloons during the First World War. The specificity of the protection of balloons is considered
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The development of strike aviation in the post-war period posed new complex tasks for the designers of air defense systems. In a minimum time, air targets became faster, more maneuverable and more dangerous, and new systems with appropriate characteristics were required to intercept them. Specialists
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For the first time since 2008, Russia and Turkey signed a contract for the supply of military products. Previously, Russian enterprises have repeatedly supplied various systems to the Turkish army, but such contracts have not been signed over the past few years. In addition, in the fall of 2015
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Surprisingly, the control systems of many commercial drones are relatively easy to hack these days. Numerous companies are developing devices and writing programs to take a place at the forefront of the rapidly growing market for non-destructive anti-drone solutions. Let's take a look at this
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Back in Soviet times, several early warning radar stations were built in our country, designed to track possible launch zones of enemy strategic missiles. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, a large part of these stations ended up on the territory of sovereign
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On December 2, the newest over-the-horizon detection radar 29B6 "Container" took over on experimental combat duty. This station is designed to detect and determine the coordinates of various air targets at a distance of more than 3000 kilometers. According to the plans of the Ministry of Defense, in