Museum affairs. Three different schiavones at once

Museum affairs. Three different schiavones at once

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"....
The Dnieper River Flotilla was formed

The Dnieper River Flotilla was formed

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....
An old ancestor of Kalashnikov? Kalthoff repeater

An old ancestor of Kalashnikov? Kalthoff repeater

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...
PLA Navy Aviation: basic patrol and reconnaissance aircraft

PLA Navy Aviation: basic patrol and reconnaissance aircraft

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...
Prospects for the cruiser TK-208 "Dmitry Donskoy"

Prospects for the cruiser TK-208 "Dmitry Donskoy"

It became known that the heavy SSBN “Dmitry Donskoy” was withdrawn from the Navy’s combat service and will be disposed of.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. Composite aircraft system

Short Mayo Composite. Composite aircraft system

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...
3M44 Progress missiles in Special Operations

3M44 Progress missiles in Special Operations

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....
Ways for further development of the 305 rocket / LMUR

Ways for further development of the 305 rocket / LMUR

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...
Roosevelt's Failed Circular

Roosevelt's Failed Circular

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...
Anduril ALTIUS 700M loitering ammunition reaches testing

Anduril ALTIUS 700M loitering ammunition reaches testing

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...
Museum affairs. Schiavona from the regional museum

Museum affairs. Schiavona from the regional museum

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...