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The adaptation of flow-conveyor principles to local conditions continued until the end of the 30s. During the Great Patriotic War, among all the tank plants of the USSR, the highest productivity was shown by the Ural Tank Plant No. 183 (25 266
The need to increase the transparency of transactions within the framework of the state defense order has been under discussion in recent years. And the degree of these discussions is by no means diminishing for the reason that colossal funds often go to the left in the implementation of the SDO. The system of so-called kickbacks, gray schemes with
During the recent official visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to the PRC, no contracts on military-technical cooperation were signed. The fact that Moscow and Beijing will not yet conclude new agreements in the field of military-technical cooperation, said on September 24, Russian presidential aide Sergei Prikhodko
On March 9, at the central office of the Interfax news agency in Moscow, a press conference was held by FSUE Rosoboronexport Director General Anatoly Isaykin, where he answered a number of topical questions of Russia's military-technical cooperation with foreign states
Introduction Dear VO readers! I dare to submit my first article to your judgment. Lacking deep knowledge of classification, types, standards, and even more so the application of this kind of technique, I do not undertake to prove which of them is faster, stronger and higher. My article will provide
At the beginning of the year, the Stockholm Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) traditionally starts publishing its new reports. Over the next few months, the Institute's specialists will announce the results of a number of studies on the international arms and military equipment market. First report this year
On July 9, the international exhibition of arms and military equipment MILEX-2014 opened in Minsk. For four days, about 140 enterprises and organizations from 23 countries demonstrated their latest developments and tried to interest potential buyers. To place the stands of all participants
The world-famous Antonov aviation concern, which created many unique aircraft back in Soviet times, is being liquidated. And its assets are transferred to Ukroboronprom. The reason may be not only in the maniacal desire of the Ukrainian authorities to get rid of the well-known brand associated with
In early September, the Russia Arms Expo (RAE) International Exhibition of Arms, Military Equipment and Ammunition was held for the 10th time at the training ground in the vicinity of Nizhny Tagil. According to the results of the event, the participants of the event recognized that it is one of the five best world arms exhibitions. 400 exhibitors
The 10th anniversary international arms exhibition Russia Arms Expo 2015 will be held in Nizhny Tagil on September 9-12 - on the eve of the Tanker's Day and in the year of the 70th anniversary of the victory in World War II. Traditionally, the exhibition will bring together the largest players in the arms market for a comprehensive discussion and show the most
In accordance with the established tradition, in mid-March, the Stockholm Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) begins publishing information about last year's events on the international arms and equipment market. On March 16, the Institute published the first batch of information on arms sales and various
In the rating of the 10 most significant events in the Russian naval equipment export segment in 2011, TsAMTO included two contracts (one of which is still under discussion) and 8 delivery programs (under previously concluded agreements). TSAMTO at the end of 2011
Some time ago, the news came that it was planned to purchase a batch of Glock pistols for the special forces of the Russian Ministry of Defense. Two modifications of these Austrian pistols are subject to purchase, namely: Glock-17 and Glock-26. In this case, purchases are carried out through
In light of the mass publication of reports for 2012 by enterprises of the shipbuilding and ship repair industries in Russia, I made a review with the most interesting, in my opinion, data from these documents
The problem of after-sales service of weapons and military equipment has not yet been resolved With the appointment of Sergei Shoigu to the post of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, the military department, which was burned by outsourcing in the service of weapons and military equipment, decided to switch to the so-called full contracts
In recent years, a combat vehicle supporting BMPT tanks, also known as Object 199, Frame and Terminator, has regularly appeared at various exhibitions of weapons and military equipment. The original development of the Ural Design Bureau of Transport Engineering gets a lot
The headlines of the latest news on the topic of the Azerbaijani military industry speak for themselves: “Azerbaijan presented about 170 exhibits at the defense industry exhibition ADEX-2014 in Baku”, “The defense industry is ready to provide the Azerbaijani Armed Forces with optical devices and systems”, “Not
Anniston Army Depot military plant maintains and repairs systems at the workshop level, for example, M1 Abrams tanks and M578 ammunition transport vehicles (pictured)
Used military property finds a new application Is a second life possible for outdated anti-aircraft missile systems, aircraft and ships, or are they subject to mandatory elimination?
Recently, the issue of the disposal of ammunition has begun to be discussed especially actively. She was ahead of even such an important topic as the deployment of missile defense systems in Europe, for which there is a completely logical explanation: the European missile defense problem for the majority of the population is something abstract and
The international exhibition of arms and military equipment Kazakhstan Defense Expo 2014 (KADEX-2014) was held from 22 to 25 May in Astana. The capital of Kazakhstan for the third time received guests from several countries of the world. The KADEX-2014 exhibition has become a platform for demonstrating the achievements of almost 200 companies and organizations from
On the eve of the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the enterprise's activity, Deputy General Director of the Scientific and Production Corporation "Uralvagonzavod" for special equipment Vyacheslav KHALITOV answered questions from the correspondents of the National Defense magazine. - Vyacheslav Gilfanovich, what events do you consider significant
Retrospective and prospects of Yuzhny Design Bureau and Yuzhmash The tradition of creating rocket and space technology in Dnepropetrovsk has been going on for 60 years. The history of the first Soviet and then post-Soviet Ukrainian rocketry has a rather serious list of achievements in the field of rocketry technology as
Perhaps the most important point in holding your own military-technical exhibitions and salons is the ability to provide certain preferences to your organizations and enterprises. The forum "Technologies in mechanical engineering-2012" (abbreviated as TVM-2012), which is currently taking place in Zhukovsky, is completely
In Alabino near Moscow, the leadership of the Ministry of Defense was shown several dozen unmanned systems of various classes and types. The most representative class in Russia, as well as in the whole world, remains the mini-UAV class. They constituted the overwhelming majority of the presented systems
The slogan of the Aero India salon is "Make in India" The tenth international aerospace salon "Aero India-2015", which opened in Bangalore, will undoubtedly leave a noticeable mark in the history of the entire world industry. Firstly, the exhibition is held several weeks after the visit of India by the leaders of Russia and the USA
The international military-technical exhibition IDEX-2013 is in full swing. Representatives of more than 1100 firms and organizations from 59 countries of the world gathered in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates). In addition, the exhibition has already been visited by tens of thousands of guests, including many official
The Russian aircraft building corporation "MiG" is increasing the serial production of modern fighters. The growth of production is carried out in the interests of foreign customers and the Ministry of Defense of Russia. It was possible to make sure of this during the visiting meeting of the State Duma Defense Committee in
The High-Precision Complexes holding presents the latest developments in Zhukovsky
The front-line fighter MiG-29 (product 9-12, according to NATO classification: Fulcrum - fulcrum) is a Soviet / Russian multipurpose fighter belonging to the fourth generation. It was developed at the MiG Design Bureau. The aircraft was developed in the early 1980s, it ushered in a new era in the development of light
Ilyushin Aviation Complex is going to certify the civil version of the Il-76MD-90A aircraft, Rossiyskaya Gazeta reports. According to the chief director of the complex, Viktor Livanov, civil certification is a necessary condition for increasing competitiveness
At the opening of the Army-2015 forum, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said:
Russia continues to confidently occupy the second place in the volume of arms exports in the world. Such data are cited, among other things, by authoritative Western sources. For example, according to the research group at the US Congress, in 2014, the revenue of Russian companies from foreign sales amounted to 10.2
The Indian Ministry of Defense has published an official statement on the supply of foreign military equipment to the country. It turned out, as a TASS correspondent reports from Delhi, that Russia is confidently occupying the first line among India's partners in military-technical cooperation (MTC). 2012/13 to 2014/15
“We showed the Americans: they will not have a technological advantage” Vakhtang Vachnadze headed NPO Energia in 1977-1991. It was he who was responsible for the implementation of the Soviet project of the reusable space system. In a conversation with Military Industrial Courier, the industry veteran recalls that
Estonia decided to demonstrate to the world that it is an “important partner” in NATO. The other day Estonian Defense Minister Hannes Hanso announced that the country has a "defense industry". The statement that Estonian manufacturers are creating "military equipment" was made during
Will the Russian soldier wear a uniform made of domestic fabrics? Against the backdrop of ongoing debate about whether the Superjet will fly with domestically produced engines and how to replace the power plants for military ships previously supplied by Ukraine, the problem of development and
Singapore found a niche in the global arms market Southeast Asia has long been one of the most capacious, solvent, and therefore competitive arms and civilian markets
Silly shells did not wait for smart heads Having worked in the new year for two weeks, the team of the Tula Scientific Research Technological Institute (TNITI), specializing in shell machine-tool construction, was again sent on forced leave for two months - until March 31. With ammunition for artillery
“Khabarovsk” picks up the baton of generations. The past year has shown that Russia has a sufficiently modern and powerful fleet capable of performing real tasks. As training, when strategic missile carriers successfully hit targets in other parts of the world, including salvo launches of "Bulava", and