Air Defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran (part 3)

Air Defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran (part 3)

In the years of the Iran-Iraq war, low-altitude British-made Rapier air defense systems played a prominent role in repelling Iraqi air strikes. These complexes were actively used until about the second ...
Air Defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran (part 2)

Air Defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran (part 2)

In addition to equipping their radio engineering units with modern means of lighting the air situation, Iran pays great attention to the creation of combat information and control systems. Before...
Air Defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran (part 1)

Air Defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran (part 1)

Until the overthrow of the last Iranian Shah, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi in ​​1979, the Iranian air defense and air forces were equipped with mainly American and British equipment. V...
Sighting "Berkut"

Sighting "Berkut"

The Kapustin Yar test site is better known as the launch site of the first missiles of Sergei Pavlovich Korolev. P-1, P-2, P-5 and many others were "fooled" here. But KapYar played a huge role in the development of domestic ...
UK Air Defense System (part of 5)

UK Air Defense System (part of 5)

Simultaneously with the improvement of interceptors and detection tools, the management structure has undergone major changes. In 2005, by the time the IUKADGE system was built on the territory ...
UK Air Defense System (part of 4)

UK Air Defense System (part of 4)

By the beginning of 70-x between the USSR and the United States, nuclear-missile parity was reached, and the parties came to the realization that an armed conflict with the use of strategic nuclear weapons would inevitably lead ...
Fourth generation air defense

Fourth generation air defense

No matter what features modern warfare possesses, it is the first to use the means of air and air-space attack (SVN, SVKN) as one of the decisive factors in achieving goals ...
UK air defense system. (part of 3)

UK air defense system. (part of 3)

Until the middle of the 50, the ground defense system of the British Ground Forces was made up of anti-aircraft systems adopted on the eve or during the Second World War: X-NUMX-mm Browning M12,7, 2-mm machine guns ...
UK air defense system. (part of 2)

UK air defense system. (part of 2)

In the middle of the 50's, it became clear that British fighters were far behind American and Soviet peers. While in other countries serially built and were adopted not only ...
UK Air Defense System (part of 1)

UK Air Defense System (part of 1)

During the Second World War, Britain was forced to spend significant resources to protect against the devastating attacks of German aircraft. In September, 1939, the British anti-aircraft ...
Air defense system to counter ... own aviation

Air defense system to counter ... own aviation

With the approach of the 100 anniversary of the February Revolution, controversy intensifies between those who consider Nicholas II the bloody king who led the exploiters of the people — the landlords and capitalists, and ...
Did you lose Vietnam with Indian Akash?

Did you lose Vietnam with Indian Akash?

Against the background of an increasingly aggravated situation in relations between Beijing and Washington, Tokyo, Taipei and Seoul because of a territorial dispute over the Diaoyudao archipelago, as well as plans to be placed in Kazakhstan ...
UP family anti-aircraft missile systems (UK)

UP family anti-aircraft missile systems (UK)

During the Second World War, the basis of the air defense of all countries were machine-gun and cannon complexes of various models. Attempts were made to create rocket systems of a similar purpose, ...