ZSU on the basis of tanks

ZSU on the basis of tanks

The idea of ​​installing anti-aircraft guns on a self-propelled chassis is quite old. The first self-propelled anti-aircraft guns appeared during the First World War, and already during the Second World War they ...
Highly mobile ZRAK "Centaur"

Highly mobile ZRAK "Centaur"

One of the main combat missions of self-propelled anti-aircraft missile systems in the conditions of a modern war is: protection against enemy air strikes against important strategic, ...
Iron dome knocks down Palestinian moral

Iron dome knocks down Palestinian moral

Palestinian terrorists are disappointed. Last August, terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip decided they had figured out a way to bypass Israel's new Iron Missile System ...
Anti-aircraft missile targets

Anti-aircraft missile targets

As you know, hard to learn. And the training itself takes a lot of time and also requires some expenses. If for preparation of an infantryman-submachine gun you need only cartridges and paper targets or ...
“Buk” and “Tunguska”: perfection options

“Buk” and “Tunguska”: perfection options

The Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant OJSC (UMP OJSC), which is part of the Almaz-Antey Air Defense Concern, is one of the world's leading manufacturers of air defense systems for the Ground Forces of the near and medium ...
C-500: will be, but when?

C-500: will be, but when?

New domestic anti-aircraft missile systems C-400 have not yet had time to really go to the troops, as information about the beginning of work on the air defense systems of the new generation has begun to appear. By tradition, the new ...
Neighborhood Defense

Neighborhood Defense

Recently, cooperation between Russia and Kazakhstan is gaining momentum. Only military agreements were signed by more than eight dozen. Among them is the March strategic partnership plan between ...
Complex "Redoubt" - the pride of domestic designers

Complex "Redoubt" - the pride of domestic designers

"Redoubt" is a anti-aircraft missile system having launchers of vertical launch. For the first time the information about this SAM appeared as far back as 1997. Then came the assumption that ...
Sky shield for CIS

Sky shield for CIS

In modern conditions of combat operations, non-contact air strikes are the most effective way to destroy enemy personnel and equipment, which was perfectly demonstrated in ...
ZRK RBS 70NG - universal weapon

ZRK RBS 70NG - universal weapon

The Swedish company Saab presented the next modification of the compact anti-aircraft missile system RBS 70NG. The modified anti-aircraft system is equipped with a new, automated thermal imaging ...
"Iron Dome": knowledge, and most importantly experience

"Iron Dome": knowledge, and most importantly experience

Have you ever thought how to approach the problem of intercepting missiles? Joseph D., head of the missile development department of the Raphael concern, shared his view on this process with us. It's all about ...
Old air defense systems continue to maintain their effectiveness.

Old air defense systems continue to maintain their effectiveness.

The recent shooting by the Russian Ministry of Defense proved the effectiveness of the use of the Osa anti-aircraft missile system manufactured by 70. Parts of the Air Defense Forces demonstrated the Osa anti-aircraft complex in ...
Iron Dome - Multi-Level Security

Iron Dome - Multi-Level Security

Against the background of a new aggravation of the ongoing conflict between Palestine and Israel, there are reports of new weapons of the Israelis, which are designed to protect the locations of military units and ...
The unique C-500 complex can remain a project.

The unique C-500 complex can remain a project.

Today, the US military has shown its main interest in the development of the Russian gunsmiths of the new C-500 anti-aircraft missile system. The reason for this is obvious, because even the previous ones ...
Target will be hit

Target will be hit

A number of technical solutions have been implemented in the modernized Tunguska-M1 reserve system, which made it possible to expand its capabilities. Multipurpose highly mobile medium-range anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) ...
"Pantsir-S1" - rocket-anti-aircraft complex designer

"Pantsir-S1" - rocket-anti-aircraft complex designer

At the end of 1994, the instrument-making design bureau for the first time presented a model of a new unique anti-aircraft missile, artillery complex "Pantsir-S1". A year after the demonstration ...
Air defense and military space defense of the country

Air defense and military space defense of the country

The country's air defense and military space defense (VKO) today cannot fully ensure the country's security. Such a statement was made on May 13 by the former commander-in-chief of the Russian Air Force Anatoly Kornukov and ...
System PRO Hetz-2

System PRO Hetz-2

This article will focus on the Israeli missile defense system Homa (stone wall), which is better known as Hetz-2 or Strela-2, by the name of its anti-missile system. Israel’s air defense system ...