In the second half of the 1930s - early 1940s, the Chinese anti-tank artillery had guns of German, Soviet and American origin. These guns were actively used in ...

The most important component of the artillery weapons system of the Russian army is various mortars. The units have many thousands of transportable, portable, towed and self-propelled mortars of various types in ...

A promising NMESIS missile system is being created for the USMC. In the distant future, such systems, characterized by high performance and flexibility, are planned to be made one of the key elements ...

Currently, the air defense of Ukraine continues to be largely based on the complexes of the Soviet period. In Kiev, they want to get away from such a dependence and are working on designing their own air defense systems ...

Along with the atomic 420-mm self-propelled mortar "Oka" in the Soviet Union, another model of nuclear artillery was created. We are talking about a 406-mm self-propelled unit "Condenser 2P" ...

Currently, Japan occupies one of the first places in the world in terms of the density of the deployment of medium and long-range air defense systems. Anti-aircraft systems covered important military and civilian objects ...

A year ago, the first public demonstration of the new TOS-2 Tosochka heavy flamethrower system took place. Over the past time, the industry has carried out a number of necessary measures, and in the near future TOS-2 ...

The Soviet Union contributed to the creation of the most powerful artillery systems in history. The main developments of the USSR, which still excite the minds of ordinary people, were created during the Cold War ...

For several years, the PLA Navy received the YJ-18 cruise missile. This product can be used as part of coastal, ship and submarine missile systems, which makes it versatile and ...

In the foreseeable future, self-propelled howitzers on a wheeled chassis will appear in the Russian army. Now two samples of this kind are being developed at once with different features and potential ...

In our country, a promising protection system for armored vehicles has been developed and brought to testing. By the principle of operation and composition, it is similar to the well-known Tucha system, but differs in wider ...

The 2S19 Msta-S of various modifications is the most massive self-propelled gun in the Russian army. In the coming years, she will have to maintain this status, and therefore a major modernization program is being implemented, ...

China continues to experiment with daring and surprising. This time, an experimental artillery unit with a rotating block of 20 barrels and with a record rate of fire was sent to the test site ...

In the United States, work continues on the program for the development of a promising extended-range artillery projectile ERAMS. In the near future, the participants in the next development stage will become known ....

Among the largest-caliber guns in the history of mankind, the American mortar Little David holds the first place. This giant 914-mm mortar went down in history, although it was originally created ...

Refining the calculations of the armor penetration of heavy naval artillery systems during the First World War ...

In recent years, Turkey has been actively expanding the range of manufactured weapons. In addition to drones and armored vehicles, the country is developing its own air defense systems, represented by the HISAR family of complexes ...

Japanese anti-aircraft artillery was unable to cover residential areas and industrial enterprises, and American bombers destroyed cities and undermined industrial potential with impunity ...

Due to organizational, design and production problems, Japanese small-caliber anti-aircraft guns did not provide reliable cover for their troops from low-altitude attacks by attack aircraft and ...

Nothing more powerful than the Dora railway cannon has ever been produced in Germany. Despite this, the 800-mm artillery gun turned out to be practically useless in hostilities ...

Not all promising high-performance designs find their place on the market. For example, the Israeli LORA OTRK for a decade and a half since its inception was able to enter service only ...

The VM-37 shovel mortar quickly demonstrated its shortcomings and was removed from service. The idea of ​​such a combination of functions was returned only at the end of the seventies, as a result of which a product appeared ...

The U.S. Army plans to replace the BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missile system. Requirements for future weapons are now being drawn up, and the transition to it will begin no earlier than the end of the current decade ...

After the end of World War II, the BM-13 guards rocket mortars continued to serve. Due to successive upgrades, they remained in service for the next several ...