American V-BAT UAVs in Ukraine
American-made V-BAT UAVs have appeared in Ukraine. They are said to have proven themselves in reconnaissance missions, and now Kyiv wants hundreds of them....
Domestic post-war 122 and 125-mm anti-tank self-propelled artillery units
In the post-war period, in our country, in addition to the light airmobile ASU-57 and ASU-85, the 122-mm AT self-propelled gun SU-122-54 and the 125-mm airborne self-propelled gun Sprut-SD entered service....
Firing in a salvo: China's new experiments with microwave weapons
Chinese scientists continue to develop so-called directed energy weapons. They recently announced the creation of a technology that allows for a stronger effect of a microwave gun on a target....
How to reconcile the desires of the military and the capabilities of industry
On how to properly coordinate the tactical and technical requirements for a tank...
SAO "Lotus" enters state testing
The 2S42 "Lotus" self-propelled artillery gun is entering state testing. Now it will undergo a series of tests, based on the results of which a decision will be made on its adoption into service....
Oceanic Electrobots of the "Grey Wolves"
In April 1943, the "Battle of the Atlantic" was lost by Dönitz's grey wolves. It became clear that the good old VII and IX series boats were no match for the Allied anti-submarine forces. It was time...
Instrument of Deterrence: North Korea Tests Hwasongpo-19 ICBM
The DPRK has tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile, the Hwasongpo-19. This is currently the longest-range ICBM developed by the DPRK, and in terms of such characteristics it can be compared with the leading...
Doping for the military-industrial complex of a potential enemy
The global military-industrial complex of Western countries received an indecently large amount of money after February 2022, but was still unable to provide Ukraine with everything it needed. However, in the near future, the situation...
"Little ones" for the "gray wolves"
Baby submarines, a special class of ships. They were not created for long ocean voyages, but for war in inland seas. Wars with secret penetrations into protected harbors, ambushes in shallow waters,...
Colt after Colt
Following the end of the American Civil War, the Colt Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company found itself at a crossroads. The era of the percussion revolver was coming to an end, and the war had proven that the new...
Tracked all-terrain vehicle "Plastun-2"
The Russian industry has recently introduced a new multi-purpose tracked all-terrain vehicle, the Plastun-2. It continues the already well-known line of vehicles of the same name, but has a number of important features and differences....
Pentagon orders K1000ULE ultra-long-range drone
Since last year, the Pentagon has been purchasing K1000ULE drones from Kraus Hamdani Aerospace. These aircraft have high performance characteristics and are used by various branches of the armed forces....
You Can't Spend So Much: North Korea's Military-Industrial Complex
The history of the development of the military industry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is connected with purely defense developments, but their cost to the state exceeds all known limits....
How to Shoot Down an Airplane with an ICBM
How a fighter-bomber that could fly at Mach 3 for thousands of kilometers and terrorize the Russians with impunity was left out in the cold...
Sniper "Maynard"
A very rare and original rifle of the famous dental surgeon and firearms innovator Dr. Edward Maynard....
Linder's shock carbine: the most multi-shot in the world
The self-loading tubular magazine firearm, patented in 1857 by Edward Lindner, is a complex mechanism that automatically feeds paper cartridges into a rotating drum made of...
Prospects and potential of the Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor
In the future, the US Army should receive the Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor, which became the winner of the FLRAA program. During the competitive tests, it demonstrated all its advantages, and the Army...
Know Your Enemy: Ukrainian Project "Drone Army" Against Russian Armed Forces
What we still haven't won: history, development, present and future. Some information is being brought to the general reader for the first time....
Piranha-13 UAV enters service with troops
The Russian army has begun to receive the latest multi-purpose Piranha-13 UAVs. These products have increased payload capacity and are capable of solving a wide range of combat and support tasks....
NATO Tactical Nuclear Exercises and European Air Base Modernization Efforts
NATO has begun annual tactical nuclear weapons exercises in Europe....
Project Shpak: Lithuanian UAV for Ukraine
Foreign countries are trying to develop new weapons and equipment specifically for delivery to Ukraine. One of the latest examples of such activity is the Lithuanian FPV drone project Shpak....
Sunset M16. The King is Dead, Long Live the King
The first production models of rifles and machine guns using new types of ammunition, the M7 and M250, have appeared in US Army units....
Artificial Intelligence for the DPRK Army
Various countries are trying to implement artificial intelligence technology in the military sphere. According to rumors that have appeared in the foreign press, the DPRK also has such plans and projects....
Carlsons on the warpath
Unlike jetpacks, writing about backpack helicopters is both easy and difficult. Simply because none of the backpack helicopters have ever really flown. It's difficult because it's hard to draw the line between a backpack...