Do we have many air defense systems? ZPRK "Tunguska" and ZRPK "Shell"
The Tunguska air defense missile systems in the Russian army are primarily designed to combat combat helicopters in the front line. ZRPK "Shell" are used to cover stationary objects in the depths ...
Do we have many air defense systems? SAM "Strela-10", SAM "Bagulnik" and ZAK "Derivatsiya-PVO"
Mobile air defense systems of the Strela-10 family, the promising air defense system Bagulnik / Sosna, and the air defense artillery complex Derivation-Air Defense. A common feature of these anti-aircraft self-propelled guns is the lack of active ...
Sunset of the nuclear triad. US missile defense after 2030: intercept thousands of warheads
How will the US missile defense develop? What components can the US missile defense include after 2030 and what capabilities will it have? How many combat units can a promising missile defense system be able to intercept ...
Do we have many air defense systems? Anti-aircraft artillery and MANPADS
It will be about the anti-aircraft guns available in the Armed Forces of Russia. The equipment of the RF Armed Forces with various types of MANPADS will also be considered ...
Anti-aircraft artillery on display at the Military Museum of the Chinese Revolution
The Military Museum of the Chinese Revolution presents anti-aircraft guns used in the war with Japan, as well as in hostilities on the Korean Peninsula and in Southeast Asia ...
Why do we need so many air defense systems?
Are there "many air defense systems" at all? ...
Sunset of the nuclear triad. Cold War missile defense and Star Wars
How did the missile defense systems of the USSR and the USA originate? Why didn’t they develop at the peak of the Cold War? Did Reagan Star Wars have a chance? ...
Chinese press about S-500 air defense systems: a serious threat to all US fighters
Recently it was announced that this year the S-500 air defense missile system will go for preliminary tests, and in 2025 the delivery of equipment to the troops is planned. Such messages did not go unnoticed by foreign media ...
Prevent the Soviets from breaking through: Turkey's air defense systems during the Cold War
During the Cold War, numerous batteries of anti-aircraft artillery and anti-aircraft missile systems were deployed in Turkey to prevent the breakthrough of Soviet bombers in Turkey ...
"Hero" in the army. Expected results
The Russian army received the first set of anti-aircraft missile system S-350 Vityaz. Together with it, the armed forces receive a number of new capabilities in the field of air defense ...
AMX Javelot: multiple launch rocket launcher system
In the past, air defense missile defense projects based on multiple launch rockets were repeatedly proposed. One of the latest projects of this kind was created in France and was called AMX Javelot ....
Thor - 2019
For Izhevsk air defense systems, the outgoing year was filled with events ...
Higher and more powerful. What competitors do C-400 develop in the West
In Eastern Europe and the Baltic countries, they are seriously concerned about Russian military power, while in Asia they are seriously concerned about missile tests in North Korea and the unrelenting expansion of China ...
Turkish air defense radar: will they ensure the safety of air borders?
After the appearance of information about the supply of S-400 air defense systems to Turkey, statements appeared in the media that this would allow Ankara to create an air defense system, which before that had practically not existed ...
The deployment location of the first Container radar was not accidental.
According to the results of the construction and launch of four 29B6 Container radars, our country will receive new opportunities ....
Protecting the Dragon's Lair. Chinese army builds up air defense capabilities
The ground surveillance system and air defense of the PLA today enjoys all the advantages of modern technologies of the widest range ...
China's missile defense
Along with the improvement of strategic nuclear forces in the PRC, large-scale research is being conducted in the field of missile defense. The first anti-ballistic missile systems put into service ...
The state of the early missile warning and space control system in China
In China today there is a network of over-horizon and over-horizon radars capable of detecting ballistic missile launches in a timely manner. To track objects in Earth orbit, ...
35 mm Oerlikon Contraves AHEAD programmable shells
The so-called. programmable undermining shells. One of the first in this class was the AHEAD ammunition family developed by the Swiss company Oerlikon ...
The history of the Chinese missile defense system in the 1960-1970 years
In the second half of the 1960-s, it was planned to use interceptor missiles, anti-aircraft guns with a high initial velocity of the projectile and combat ...
Vietnamese deep modernization projects ZSU-23-4 "Shilka"
Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun mount ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" has long been outdated, but still remains in service with different countries, including Vietnam. To correct characteristic flaws, various ...
Combat Lasers for US Military Air Defense
Laser weapons are effective in combating air targets and can be used in military air defense. The US defense industry has already created several such complexes and continues to work in this ...
SAM S-500 "Prometheus". Unanswered questions
In the near future, the appearance of the new S-500 Prometheus air defense system is expected. So far, very little is known about him, but the available data allow us to imagine what opportunities the Russian will receive with him ...
Radar station "Raccoon". Compact UAV protection
Light drones can be a problem or even a threat. To combat them, various systems are offered, such as the domestic Raccoon Raccoon ...