State tests are coming
The Sukhoi company is completing preliminary tests of the new Su-35 multi-purpose fighter and plans to present the aircraft for state joint trials (GSE) this fall ....
"Save our souls!"
The death of "Kursk". Listen to how accurately Vysotsky was able to convey all the pain and tragedy of the death of the submariners ... ...
Unmanned "flying doctor"
The evolutionary development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) is taking leaps and bounds. Most recently, we wrote about the "Hawk", intended for the environmental monitoring of celestial spaces, on ...
Two Hundred MiGs
Shortly before the war, some of the Red Army air regiments received new MiG-3 fighters. The next vehicle of Mikoyan and Gurevich, who entered the troops, was in 1946 of the MiG-9. And what did the KB do this all through the war? ...
Automatic or assault rifle?
Continuing to reveal the history of the creation of AKM, it is impossible not to make a small digression and tell about another brainchild of Mikhail Timofeevich - a carbine (on the current foreign classification ...
"Kugelpanzer", tank ball
The “Kugelpanzer” observer car (“Kugelpanzer”, “tank-ball”) is a light armored car designed in the Third Reich in 1930, allegedly by Krupp. According to the staff ...
The Chinese came up with how to sink American aircraft carriers
China is developing a ballistic missile that experts say can damage large ships - including the aircraft carriers of the US Navy. As the Naval ...
The price is lower, and the characteristics are better.
The fifth-generation Russian fighter should be significantly cheaper than the American F-22, but surpass it in combat capabilities, said Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, chairman ...
The current state and prospects of Russian fighters
On July 12, the authoritative military magazine Jane's Defense Weekly published material on the state and prospects for the development of fighter aircraft of the world's leading aviation powers, including Russia....
Autumn call for surprises
The Ministry of Defense is preparing another large-scale reform in the system of recruiting the army. Amendments will be developed by September 1. For example, it is planned to increase the draft age to 30 years and ...
Boys and “grandfathers”
The Ministry of Defense distributes doubtful instructions to conscripts on the survival in the Russian army Soldier who suffered from bullying should not break the law, show courage, hide in the territory ...
Nuclear suitcase
Today, the presidential "nuclear button" performs exclusively decorative functions. The phrase "nuclear briefcase" you have probably all heard. A symbol of the military power of two ...
New Iran Submarines
Iranian Navy 8 August 2010 adopted four new diesel-electric submarines (diesel-electric submarines) of the Ghadir class. As Defense News reported, the Iranian submarine fleet increased to 11 units ...
With help from abroad, the Saakashvili regime for two years restored the military potential of Georgia
In the two years since the completion of the operation to “force Georgia to peace”, the Saakashvili regime has helped not only restore the military potential of the country, but also ...
Barrett REC7
Automatic rifle Model REC7 latest development Barrett Firearms Company. This small American company has gained worldwide fame thanks to its large-caliber sniper ...
La Fighter 7
The La-7 fighter was developed at the S. A. Lavochkin Design Bureau in the 1943 year. It is a further development of the fighter La-5FN. Since it was not possible to install a more powerful engine, improve the flight ...
Fleet prospects
Until 2020, the Black Sea Fleet will be replenished with 15 with new surface ships, namely frigates, and diesel submarines in the ratio 60 to 30. About this "RIA Novosti" said the commander in chief ...
Sikorsky X2 sets a new speed record among helicopters
416,82 km per hour! The world speed record among helicopters, beaten by Sikorsky X2, was set on 11 August 1986 of the year on the Westland Lynx with the 800 G-LYNX. The previous achievement was 400,86 km / h ....
Hypersonic Arms Race
The US Air Force tested the X-51A Waverider, which managed to gain speed 5 times the speed of sound, and was able to fly over 3 minutes, setting a world record, ...
The world's first underwater mine layer "CRAB" (part 2)
When the First World War began, Russia's Black Sea Fleet was clearly superior in power to the Turkish Navy. However, after 12 days after the start of the war (Turkey was still neutral) in ...
Laser in the hands of a soldier
The results of the Vostok-2010 operational-strategic exercises showed that the course of giving the Armed Forces a new look was the right one. As the chief said when summing up the results of the maneuvers ...
Kubinka Passion
Translation of "STRYZHEY" and "Russian Knights" under Lipetsk can benefit our Air Force. Reports that the Defense Ministry is going to sell a military airfield in Kubinka have generated a strong emotional outburst ...
Horns and legs left ...
The Naval Forces of Ukraine (Naval Forces of Ukraine) this year celebrates 18. Age of majority. However, the real transformation of them into a more or less full-fledged type of armed forces did not take place by decree ...
The army will have a new "Kalashnikov"
Recently, there have been many negative reviews about domestic small arms, equipment and personal protective equipment. Some even think that Kalash is outdated and we are behind ...