Russian army 2024, April

The Russian media has repeatedly raised the topic of the overdue resignation of Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov. At the same time, their forecasts were given not only by journalists, political scientists, but also retired and active military personnel, and many other citizens who are seriously concerned about

The goal of the military reform being carried out today is, among other things, the creation of well-armed (corresponding to the cost-effectiveness criterion) and highly mobile general-purpose ground forces that meet modern requirements. The main content of organizational staff reform measures

In the second part of the review, we will try to analyze how the forces and means of air defense of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the Far East are able to withstand potential aggression. At the moment, 8 S-300PS and two S-400 missiles are deployed on the territory of the Primorsky and Khabarovsk territories. And in the Jewish

To write this article, I was largely inspired by the excessive jingoistic sentiments of a significant part of the visitors to the Voennoye Obozreniye website, which I respect, as well as the craftiness of the domestic media that regularly publish materials about the unprecedented increase in our military power since Soviet times, including

For Russia, the Arctic is strategically important. This is easily explained - the region is extremely rich in almost all types of natural resources. The total cost of mineral raw materials in the bowels of the Arctic regions of the Russian Federation, according to experts, may exceed $ 30 trillion, and

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu recently visited the Arctic to personally inspect the construction of the infrastructure here for basing the new Russian nuclear submarine missile carriers of the Borey and Yasen projects, and a new residential town for servicemen of the Northern Fleet. The week before

During a recent message to the Federal Assembly, Russian President V.V. Putin announced information about the development in our country of a number of weapons, which today have no serial counterparts abroad. This statement caused a considerable upsurge among part of the population of our country

In 2011, the Russian defense industry for the first time presented a set of military equipment (KBEV) "Ratnik". After a series of necessary checks, the kit received military approval and entered mass production. Every year the army receives several tens of thousands of such

The airborne troops of Russia are the most important component of the armed forces and, in this regard, must show the highest combat effectiveness. At the moment, the Airborne Forces are quite capable of solving all assigned tasks; in the future, they must maintain their potential. To maintain and build

Voronezh stations are designed to detect and track ballistic and cruise missiles and other aerodynamic objects. On the Internet and in print, you can find the wrong name for these stations - over-the-horizon or over-the-horizon radar. Since December 1 of last year, they joined the forces

In connection with the current state program for the rearmament of the Russian army, in recent months there has been a large number of news about the plans of the Ministry of Defense. At the same time, almost all such messages were accompanied by questions like “and when we learn not only about the plans

In the fog of stars, the plane leaves Back to the assigned base, And the soldier's duty is calling us here - the landing force has been thrown to the west by order. And somewhere between the parachute lines Bratislava is burning with lights below, And the guys from Moscow and Volgograd slowly sit down on the sand

The Russian strategic forces of nuclear deterrence, as in the United States, consist of land (silo and mobile intercontinental ballistic missiles), naval (strategic missile submarines) and aviation components (long-range bombers with cruise missiles and nuclear bombs)

New T-90M tanks of the Western Military District, April 2020 Photo: The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in the outgoing 2020 continued the implementation of the current State Armament Programs, providing for the supply of various materiel, weapons and equipment to the troops. This year, the ground forces again received

But if the Azerbaijanis in every way praise their UAVs, the Armenians do not get tired of criticizing the Russian means of fighting them, which were in service with their army. To what extent does the Armenian assessment of Russian air defense systems correspond to reality? First, it should be noted that the Armenians criticize

Continuation, beginning - Part I "Bulava" rocket stubbornly unwilling to fly, became famous all over the world with several invariably unsuccessful launch attempts. The chief developer of a new weapon for nuclear submarines seems willing to admit that it hasn't worked out. Chief developer

The main result of 2010 can be considered the fact that the military reform carried out in Russia has suffered the same fate as all other recent reforms. The Minister of Defense is carrying out the reform.The Supreme Commander-in-Chief apparently has no time to delve into the essence of what is happening, he

Watchdog "Dagestan" pr. 11661 - the flagship of the Caspian flotillaThe Red Banner Caspian Flotilla is the smallest association of the Russian Navy, but it solves the problem of protecting one of the most important areas. In recent years, a systematic and effective

Prospective samples at the Army-2019 exposition On August 23, the Army-2020 international military-technical forum will start in the Patriot park near Moscow and its branches throughout the country. Once again, it will become a platform for demonstrating the most modern domestic samples of various

Every year on May 7, military personnel and specialists celebrate their professional holiday, whose activities are directly related to the radio technical support of the Russian Navy. In Russia, May 7 is a double holiday that directly affects both civilian and military specialists. Day of the signalman and specialist

My thought is as old as the world, or instead of a preface Not so long ago, the Moscow government "generously" announced its desire to help those previously convicted, released from prison, with employment. The story of one of the central TV channels was even devoted to this. I don't remember all the subtleties, but

Recently, the topic of contract soldiers has somehow disappeared from the media. A few years ago, not a day passed without a journalist raising a topic in some way connected with contract servicemen. Today, even in specialized publications, there is silence

Photo: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation The troops of radiation, chemical and biological protection (RCBZ) are called upon to solve several basic tasks of various kinds and to protect the army and the civilian population. This branch of the military is capable of helping the army and civilians and protecting them from a wide range of threats. One of the main

In previous articles, we examined the possible threats to the Russian nuclear shield that may arise as a result of the deployment of a global missile defense system (ABM) by the United States and the delivery of a sudden disarming strike by them. In this case, a situation may arise when the reaction time

Every year on March 19, Russia celebrates the Day of the Submariner. This professional holiday is celebrated by all military personnel, veterans, as well as civilian personnel of the submarine forces of the Russian Navy. Despite the fact that the first submariners appeared in the Russian fleet at the beginning of the 20th century, their own

Source: casp-geo.ru In my previous articles, I considered the issues of the conceptual lag of Russia in the field of aviation services. And, unfortunately, a similar picture is observed in the field of underwater activities. Which, however, does not in the least prevent the Russian media from regularly publishing reports on how famously

In the coming months, a number of Russian departments will have to finalize the current version of the Concept for the construction and development of the Russian Armed Forces, as well as formulate plans for its implementation. The Security Council recently reviewed the draft Concept and approved it, but indicated the need for some

Marshal of the Soviet Union N.V. In recent decades, the most developed and powerful states have been modernizing their armed forces, taking into account the specifics of the international situation and the development of technologies. USA, Russia, China and other countries use similar solutions and methods, creating

Currently, our country is simultaneously implementing two state arms programs. The first is designed for 2011-2020, and the second started last year and will last until 2027. Within the framework of both programs, the purchase of serial samples of weapons and equipment for all types of armed forces is carried out

On October 18, President Vladimir Putin signed a decree establishing the Military Construction Company, a public law company. The purpose of PPK "VSK" will be the implementation of various construction in the interests of the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. This organization will take over the responsibilities

You can talk as much as you like about the superiority of laser, hypersonic, and finally nuclear weapons, you can ponder endlessly about what tactics and strategy to choose in the course of a local conflict or global war, but in any case, conversations and reflections will touch upon such an issue as

We criticize our Defense Ministry a lot for shortcomings in combat training and other negative phenomena, alas, still existing in our army. This is not criticism, but a desire to help see what, due to the very organization of the armed forces and the command structure of our army, is not always visible from Moscow headquarters and

On September 15, at the training grounds of Russia and foreign countries, the opening ceremonies of the Center-2019 strategic command and staff exercise took place. The next day, soldiers and officers of several countries began to solve the assigned combat training tasks. By the end of the week, the contingents of a number of states will

In Russia today, May 28, is celebrated the Day of the Border Guard. In Latvia, the Day of the Border Guard is celebrated in November, in Ukraine - in April, in Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan - in August. Based on this, we can say that these former Soviet republics carried out reforms to demonstrate their

Currently, the Russian army is rebuilding the evacuation and repair system for damaged equipment. The appearance of such plans became known a few years ago, and then the first steps were taken to implement them. Recently, there were new messages about the progress of work, the last

On February 8 (January 27), 1812, a new structure appears as part of the Russian Imperial Army. This is the prototype of the Military Topographic Directorate of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces. Then the structure received the legal status of the Regulation for military topographic affairs, being created on the basis of the highest decree

The Russian Guard has more than 300 years of history, which has included both ups and downs. The guards units reached their greatest prosperity at the beginning of the 20th century. After the fall of the Russian Empire, the second notable rise of the guards units was the Great Patriotic War

On February 27, the Russian Federation celebrates the Day of Special Operations Forces. This is a relatively new holiday among other professional holidays of the Russian Armed Forces. Its history is only four years old. On February 26, 2015, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin signed

Recently, in our media, the allegedly impending reduction of airborne troops for a number of different reasons has been very lively discussed. Some of the articles were written so confidently that, to be honest, I even had doubts. And, taking a few materials, he went to where real

The Black Sea region is of particular importance for the strategic security of our country. Heightened activity of foreign countries is observed in it, potentially threatening Russian interests. To contain foreign aggression and to respond to urgent threats in the region, a