How risky is it to rely on Russian spacecraft? ("MSNBC", USA)
The latest launch of a Soyuz spacecraft highlights the risks that the United States space program will now face: dependence for years ahead on another country for...
"Jamaran" ready for battle
How real is Iranian naval power? In February 2010, an important event took place in the development of the naval forces (Navy) of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI). The water was lowered first ...
Otokar presents ARMA 6х6 armored vehicle on Eurosatory 2010
Otokar, a leader in the design and manufacture of armored tactical vehicles of the Turkish defense industry, demonstrated its new tactical wheeled armored vehicle ...
BAE Systems presents at Eurosatory a new combat vehicle 8x8
BAE Systems at the Eurosatory exhibition in Paris presented the latest version of the 8x8 vehicle from the proven RG line of armored vehicles. A new car, known as RG41, is on display ...
The concept of a new generation of Chinese tank
The blog china-arsenal.blogspot.com has published projections of a promising Chinese tank of a new generation, developed according to a turretless scheme with remote control of weapons. Car crew ...
"Stinger" went crazy
At the international arms salon Eurosatory-2010, which opened yesterday in the French capital, many interesting new products are presented. But the sensational one is Russian. Domestic defense today ...
Israeli-Kazakhstan Grads and Hurricanes
The best options for upgrading their weapons are still offered by the developers. Active promotion of the products of the Israeli defense industry companies to the arms market in Kazakhstan gives its own, which is not yet so good ...
Followers of Kegress
Conventional two-and multi-axle all-wheel drive vehicles with all the improvements to the design still fall into the category of "cross-country". In the niche of "high traffic machines" or ...
MiG - 19. China says goodbye to the legend
The People's Liberation Army of China "said goodbye" to its most famous combat fighter J-6 - a copy of the Soviet MiG-19 Last weekend, the news channel of Central Television ...
Israel declassified tank
Defense Minister Ehud Barak allowed to declassify the tank "Merkava-4" and put it at the tenth international exhibition of armaments and military equipment of ground forces and ground forces that opened in Paris ...
In the United States introduced an ultra-modern reconnaissance aircraft that flies at the speed of sound
A new unmanned reconnaissance aircraft introduced the Boeing Corporation in St. Louis. The developers have reported the main characteristics of the car, which looks more like a spaceship from the future, ...
War on an empty stomach. Super-soldiers of the future
For any soldier, not a strategy and battle tactics, but his own stomach is much more important. A hungry army will not be able to resist the enemy, and the supply of food is no less important than weapons - this ...
Russia acquired French technology for T-90
Technologies for the production of night vision devices for armored vehicles were transferred to Russia. The corresponding contract was signed by Rosoboronexport and the French company Thales. Now the instruments for the tanks ...
Superflood 17 was completed years later
A new generation nuclear submarine will be launched today, June 15, in Severodvinsk. The ceremony will be attended by Dmitry Medvedev. This is the second visit of the head of state to the city ...
You can’t make a “mace” on your knee
In modern conditions, the ability of the army to defend a country is first and foremost indicated not by its strength, but by another indicator - the equipment of modern military equipment of the Armed Forces. And with this we have ...
The secret of the Kalashnikov rifle is revealed
The legendary Russian designer created the famous AK-47, working at the same factory as Hitler’s famous gunsmith, Great Designer Mikhail Kalashnikov admitted that immediately after the war in Izhevsk ...
Ivan Okhlobystin: On the right of the Colt
"God created people, and Colonel Colt equated them with rights." At one time, I was full of all sorts of shooting glands, and therefore it is impossible to catch me in a romantic attachment to arms ....
Accuracy International AX
In service with the army and the USMC dozens of models of sniper rifles are made up. These are semi-automatic rifles of the M14 and M110 series under the .308Win and the M16 modifications under the .223Rem, as well as various ...
A new reconnaissance aircraft will appear in Russia
A new long-range radar patrol, detection and guidance aircraft are being designed at the Taganrog Beriev Aviation Technical Complex (TANTK. GM Beriev) ...
35 years under the sign of "Alpha"
29 July 1974, the chairman of the KGB under the USSR Council of Ministers, Yu.V. Andropov signed Order No. 0089 / OV on the change in the staff of the 7 administration and the approval of the Statute on Group A of the 5 division ...
Military cargo taxi
The importance of vehicles for supplying and transporting troops was shown by the experience of the First World War. Here is an example included in the anthology: at the beginning of September 1914, German troops approached Paris; battles ...
Privatization of war
A few days ago, Izvestia published a small note that one of the German private security firms (more precisely, to call such organizations private military companies) suggested ...
Between a jeep and a buggy
The mechanical engine appeared in the army a long time ago, and the oldest task solved with its help is the supply of troops. Steam tractors delivered cargo to British troops even during the Crimean War. WITH...
Xynthet 13, Israel's Marine Commandos
The dramatic military intervention of the Israeli army on Monday, in a confrontation with the pro-Palestinian flotilla near the Gaza Strip, put on display a little-known connection - Xyethet 13 ....