The fact that the Relikt dynamic protection is by no means universal...

The Congressional Budget Office estimates the cost of Trump's "Golden Dome" at $1,2 trillion over twenty years—seven times more expensive and seven times longer than promised, despite...

An article about one of the most unsuccessful aircraft of World War II – the MB 131 reconnaissance bomber....

DARPA plans to develop a containerized UAV launch system. It aims to simplify the deployment and use of drones for a variety of missions.

The launch of the Sarmat on May 12, 2026, from Plesetsk closed an eight-year cycle of promises: by the end of the year, a heavy ICBM will be on combat duty in the silos near Uzhur—the same sites occupied by the Voevoda for forty years...

Ukraine is attempting to develop its own equivalent of the Geran-2 attack UAV. Recently, another similar project, called "Sichen," was unveiled.

The US Army is choosing between Lockheed Martin's QuadStar and Raytheon's Northrop Grumman development to replace the Stinger with a missile designed for drones, rather than helicopters, by 2028.

Sometimes the outcome of a war is decided not only by battles, but also by seemingly unnoticeable engineering decisions. Valentina Vologdina's high-frequency induction hardening has reduced the machining time of critical components...

In thirty years, Türkiye has gone from being under embargo to an independent manufacturer of mid- and high-end weapons: at the SAHA 2026 exhibition in Istanbul, Ankara closed...

Ukraine plans to deploy and use the Trident combat laser systems. This technology will strengthen its air defenses and counter attack drones.

The beginning of a series dedicated to the armored cruiser Bayan...

An analysis of the specifics of the deliveries of Belgian FN Modele 30 and Modele D systems to the Republic of China and their subsequent use in Imperial Japan. Based on the verification of archival data and technical...

The looming oil crisis is forcing countries without their own hydrocarbon reserves to take a fresh look at the concept of gas-powered automobile engines. It's ironic, of course, but...

The Yugumo-class destroyers were the last Japanese destroyers built during World War II.

From the editors: In concluding our discussion of the Lun ekranoplan, let's examine why this "flying ship" turned out to be not an expensive whim of the designers, but rather excellent in terms of seaworthiness, survivability, and combat...

A Scottish pastor wanted to shoot ducks in the rain. Forty years after his invention, all the infantry of Europe was fighting...

The Pentagon's $4,7 billion framework contract with Lockheed Martin and its promise to make missiles "four times cheaper" is not a fixed price, but a carefully crafted narrative aimed at...

A new multipurpose robotic platform has been developed in the United States. The MESA platform, from Forterra, is based on an all-terrain vehicle and features modern control instruments.

A comparison of the Maybach HL 230 and the Soviet B-2 reveals not only the differences between the two tank engines but also the clash of two engineering schools of World War II. One engine was designed as...

Russian missiles and drones are systematically pounding Ukrainian railways, but the trains continue to run—and this resilience has an engineering and historical explanation, rooted in...

To combat cheap drones, engineers are once again pulling out the simplest weapons from history—a cable, a net, and a chain—because the arithmetic of war with interceptor missiles no longer adds up...

Along with MANPADS of domestic, American and Russian production, there are numerous self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery units: ZSU-23-4M4 and Sinai 23, as well as towed ones: ZU-23, AZP-57 and...

In the winter of 1943, in the Belarusian forests, railroad lieutenant Tengiz Shavgulidze assembled a PRGSh rifle grenade launcher from a 45mm cannon shell casing and a Mosin rifle—a weapon with a range of three hundred meters and...

Modern paradoxes or necessity forced: the B-1B "Apocalypse II" returned from the graveyard back into service...