Modular air defense system 9K331MKM "Tor-M2KM" and its capabilities
Russian air defense systems of the Tor family can be produced in different versions. The modular modification "Tor-M2KM" is of great interest from the point of view of operational and combat capabilities....
Advantages and prospects of the armored car K-4386-PVO "Typhoon-PVO"
The Typhoon-PVO armored vehicle, designed to transport MANPADS crews, is at the final stage of testing. The appearance of such combat vehicles in service should improve the capabilities of military air defense....
Anti-aircraft missile system "Pantsir-SMD-E" for combating UAVs
The Pantsir family of anti-aircraft systems has been expanded with a new model. The Pantsir-SMD-E complex is armed only with missiles and is optimized for combating UAVs....
Against UAVs: Lori radar station project
The special operation showed the need to create and deploy massive and easy-to-use detection means. A new solution to this issue could be the promising radar "Lori", created...
What air defense systems can the Republic of Korea transfer to Ukraine?
In 1996, Igla-1 MANPADS were delivered to the Republic of Korea to pay off Russian debt. Seoul can transfer these and other air defense systems to Kyiv...
Service and combat use of later modifications of the S-75 air defense system delivered to other countries and their foreign clones
The modernized S-6M and S-75M75 3-cm air defense systems for a long period of time formed the basis of the air defense of the Warsaw Pact countries and a number of developing countries...
Service of the S-75 air defense system in the USSR, in Russia and in the former Soviet republics
In Russia, the last S-75 air defense systems were withdrawn from service in 1996, however, in a number of Central Asian republics, complexes of this type were in use until recently...
SA-75MK "Dvina" air defense system in the Indian air defense system
Indian SA-75MK air defense systems were used to intercept Pakistani high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft and bombers, and a detailed study of the B-750V missile defense system made it possible to begin designing our own missiles with liquid propellant engines...
HAWK air defense system in Ukraine
The Ukrainian military has received and is trying to use American HAWK anti-aircraft missile systems. Since last fall they have been declaring their successes, but their words do not always correspond...
SAM S-350 "Vityaz" in Special Operations
It became known that the S-350 Vityaz anti-aircraft missile systems were involved in the special operation. These systems strengthen existing air defense facilities and demonstrate their...
Service and combat use of the SA-75MK "Dvina" air defense system in the Middle East
Although the combat results of the SA-75MK air defense system in the Middle East were worse than in Vietnam, these systems still played an important role in the air defense of Egypt and Syria...
Deployment of T-PVO – territorial air defense forces of the Russian Federation
Priority protection of industrial facilities and infrastructure...
Combat use of the SA-75M "Dvina" air defense system in Vietnam
Soviet-made SA-75M Dvina anti-aircraft missile systems had a significant impact on the course of hostilities in Vietnam and caused heavy losses to American aircraft...
Service and combat use of Soviet and Chinese SA-75 "Dvina" air defense systems
The first successful combat use of the SA-75 Dvina air defense system took place on October 7, 1959. On this day, a Taiwanese high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft RB-57D was shot down near Beijing...
Air defense of cities, oil depots and industrial facilities: Avanpost-S UAV observers and FPV interceptors
The enemy sends up to hundreds of long-range kamikaze UAVs a day - it is necessary to somehow respond to this...
"Global Ear": a network for detecting enemy air attacks
Dispel the defense "fog of war" over Russia for air defense...
Soviet air defense systems of the SA-75 and S-75 families, as well as their foreign copies
After the adoption of the stationary multi-channel S-25 air defense system, the question arose about creating a single-channel target, but much cheaper complex, with the ability to change position...
NOMADS air defense system for military air defense of the Netherlands and Norway
The Norwegian company Kongsberg presented the promising NOMADS anti-aircraft missile system to the public for the first time. At the moment, the system has successfully passed part of the tests, and the first production samples have already...
Old Leopard tanks can be upgraded as air defense systems with the Skyranger 35 turret
Rheinmetall presented new anti-aircraft artillery systems of the Skyranger family. Combat modules with guns of two calibers were placed on several modern chassis, including a tank one....
Russia needs to get bolder. The question is what and how
How can and should be done to clear the air over the Black Sea from various debris...
In search of the Chinese “Shell”: a selection of options
China has created several self-propelled anti-aircraft missile and gun systems, but, despite large-scale investments, it has not yet been possible to make an air defense system that corresponds to the Russian Pantsir...
Use and losses of FrankenSAM air defense systems
Since the beginning of the year, Ukrainian air defense has been using new FrankenSAM air defense systems, based on serial Bukovs. This technique does not live up to expectations and is already incurring losses....
How China during the Cold War gained access to the latest Soviet S-75M Volga air defense systems delivered to Egypt
In the early 1980s, China gained access to the Egyptian Soviet-made S-75M Volga air defense systems, thanks to which it was possible to improve the HQ-2 air defense system...
Confront HIMARS and ATACMS: a chance for a renaissance of large-caliber anti-aircraft artillery
The legacy of the USSR may again be in demand...