The ancient automatic gun S-60 successfully fights in Ukraine
S-60 automatic cannons were again spotted in the area of the Special Operation. Despite the great age, such weapons have high performance and can be used in solving various problems....
France will transfer obsolete Crotale NG air defense systems to Ukraine
France intends to help Ukraine with the restoration of air defense. To do this, in the coming weeks, Crotale NG anti-aircraft missile systems can be transferred to it ....
Modern air defense systems of medium and long range for Ukraine
During the hostilities, the air defense system of Ukraine suffered heavy losses, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine are in dire need of medium and long-range air defense systems...
Ukrainian training ground: Russian air defense against American MLRS
The American MLRS M270 and M142 with GMLRS rockets did not live up to expectations. It turned out that only single missiles can break through to the targets, and the rest of the shells are successfully intercepted by the Russian ...
Potential and causes of failure: anti-aircraft missile Wasserfall (Germany)
A few months before its collapse, Nazi Germany managed to test the promising Wasserfall anti-aircraft missile. It could not be put into production and adopted, and later ...
Modern mobile short-range air defense systems for Ukraine
Western countries are supplying Ukraine with mobile short-range air defense systems, which can pose a great danger to Russian aviation...
Old Western air defense systems for Ukraine
NATO countries have a number of air defense systems created during the Cold War. The governments of Western countries have decided to dispose of these complexes, putting them in Ukraine ...
AWACS aircraft of NATO countries and deliveries of NASAMS air defense systems to Ukraine will close low altitudes for Russian aviation
This may jeopardize the conduct of a special military operation...
Ukrainian radar means of detecting air targets
At the initial stage of the special military operation, the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed almost all Ukrainian stationary radars, but a significant part of the mobile radars survived ...
Ukrainian air defense missile systems used against Russian aircraft
Despite the partial destruction and disorganization, the Ukrainian air defense system managed to recover from the initial shock quite quickly...
Nuclear warheads in domestic air defense and missile defense
To solve particularly complex tasks, air defense and missile defense systems can use missiles with nuclear warheads. In the past, our army was armed with several such systems, and new ones may appear ....
Ukrainian mobile air defense air defense systems used against Russian aviation
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are armed with mobile military air defense systems built in the USSR. Despite a decent age, these air defense systems pose a danger to Russian front-line and army aviation ...
Portable anti-aircraft missile systems in the armed forces of Ukraine
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are actively using MANPADS of Soviet, Polish, American, British and French production against Russian aviation...
VAMPIRE missile system for Ukraine. Simple, cheap and not very useful
The United States promises to transfer VAMPIRE anti-aircraft missile systems manufactured by L3Harris to Ukraine. Such equipment is proposed to be used in air defense of the near zone to combat unmanned aerial vehicles ...
What anti-aircraft installations the West can supply to Ukraine
NATO countries provide Ukraine with significant military and economic support. As part of the military assistance package, air defense systems are being delivered ...
Construction of the Voronezh radar station and plans for the future
The construction and development of a missile attack warning system continues. Plans for such events are defined before the end of the decade, and in recent days some of their details have become known....
Anti-aircraft installations created on the basis of 20-30-mm German aircraft guns during the Second World War
At the end of the war, the enemy tried to strengthen his air defense with anti-aircraft installations created on the basis of 20-30-mm aircraft guns ...
German surrogate 13-15-mm anti-aircraft machine guns during the Second World War
At the final stage of the Second World War, the Germans massively used 13-15-mm aircraft machine guns to create anti-aircraft installations ...
Surrogate 7,92-mm anti-aircraft machine gun mounts of the German armed forces during the Second World War
During World War II, due to the shortage of special anti-aircraft installations, the enemy was forced to use converted aircraft machine guns ...
New echelon of defense: "Iron Beam" on the eve of experimental combat duty
This year, Israel plans to deploy Magen Or combat laser systems. They will have to strengthen the existing missile defense system and give it some new capabilities....
In anticipation of new items: the complex of automated control of military air defense "Magistr-SV"
Next year, military air defense units will receive a new Magistr-SV automated fire control system. The first batch of such products is already at the production stage....
Anti-aircraft missile systems of the military air defense of Romania
Currently, the air defense units of the Romanian army are armed with obsolete anti-aircraft missile systems of Soviet, American and Romanian production ...
Ukraine received SAM Stormer HVM
Stormer HVM anti-aircraft missile systems appeared in Ukraine. The UK promised to transfer such equipment back in April, but the first batch was sent to the recipient only recently ....
Anti-aircraft machine gun and artillery installations of the armed forces of Romania
The lack of modern anti-aircraft missile systems is forcing the Romanian armed forces to use outdated anti-aircraft machine guns and artillery installations ...