Schiavons are found with both single-edged and double-edged blades of varying lengths, with and without a fuller. In modern Italian, the word schiavo means "slave" and slavo means "Slav"....
A new formation has appeared in the Russian Navy - the Dnieper River Flotilla. It will have to strengthen the group of troops participating in the Special Operation and give it new opportunities....
One of the representatives of the Kalthoff family of gunsmiths from Solingen in Germany managed to increase the rate of fire of flint muskets of the 1630th century, who, around XNUMX, proposed a multi-charge flintlock...
European countries continue to search for artillery shells to supply Ukraine and replenish their own arsenals. Despite all the optimism, there is no progress in this matter yet, and apart from...
The main task of the current Special Operation is to get rid of the military threat in the Ukrainian direction. One of its solutions could be the creation of a “sanitary zone” of sufficient depth....
In addition to fighters and bombers, Chinese naval aviation is armed with AWACS aircraft, long-range manned reconnaissance aircraft, basic anti-submarine aircraft, electronic warfare and radio-technical warfare aircraft, seaplanes and...
It became known that the heavy SSBN “Dmitry Donskoy” was withdrawn from the Navy’s combat service and will be disposed of. Such plans have predictably been criticized, and it is proposed to find another ship for the deserved ship...
Short Mayo Composite is a composite aircraft system, a coupling of two aircraft, thanks to which it was possible to make the first commercial transatlantic flight in history...
A variety of weapons are used to destroy Ukrainian targets. Thus, at the beginning of the year, the Russian armed forces used not the newest missiles of the P-35 family in the next strike....
If the US Congress approves a bill with 60 billion dollars for Ukraine, ATACMS long-range missiles will end up in the hands of nationalists. With their help, by the end of this year the Armed Forces of Ukraine can return...
The Rostec State Corporation plans to continue the development of the Izdeliye 305 / LMUR guided missile. In its existing form, this model is completely satisfactory for the armed forces, but the development organization sees...
The current conflict in Ukraine is the subject of close study by military, journalists and military experts in the West. It's no secret that the North Military District zone is actually a training ground where...
Satellite communications can significantly increase the range of UAVs. A group of Russian companies plans to conduct a new experiment in this area this year and test modern technologies...
The US Army is planning a major organizational overhaul. In such plans, a special place is occupied by the improvement of military air defense, which must respond to all...
To be honest, many looked at German MGs during World War II. Some were attracted by the idea of a single belt-fed machine gun, some by the wild rate of fire, others by the system...
The American company Anduril Industries has completed field testing of its ALTIUS 700M loitering ammunition. It is the latest product of the family of the same name and is distinguished by increased...
Modern Israeli Merkava tanks are named after the war chariots of antiquity. At one time, the Kingdom of Israel paid attention to the construction and implementation of such equipment and decided...
The handle of the medieval sword was very simple, since they fought with such swords in plate gloves. But during the Renaissance, the sword began to gradually turn into a sword, which began to be held by hand...