Johnson rifle goes to war
Although Melvin Johnson's efforts to adopt his rifle into service with the US Army failed, the US entry into World War II opened up new opportunities for the inventor, and his weapons ...
Post-war use of submachine guns produced in Nazi Germany
In the first post-war years, German submachine guns were actively used by the paramilitary structures of a number of European countries. They were also supplied to third world countries ...
Anti-tank Iranian missile systems of the Tufan series
At the end of the eighties, the Tufan ATGM was created in Iran. Due to the lack of the necessary experience and developments, it was copied from an available sample of foreign production ....
Post-war use of pistols manufactured and developed in Nazi Germany
After the end of World War II, German-made pistols were used by the armed forces in a number of countries. Some models were actively produced in the post-war period ...
The Possibility and Consequences of the Delivery to Ukraine of Rifles and Machine Guns Developed for the US Armed Forces under the NGSW Program
Why does the United States need it, what advantages can it give to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and what risks does it bring to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation ...
Iranian anti-tank missile systems "Dehlaviye"
Iran independently develops and manufactures anti-tank missile systems. One of the latest products of this kind is the Dehlavie ATGM, which has high performance and is compatible with...
Small arms developed over 100 years ago, but capable of being used effectively in combat today
Some samples of small arms, developed and put into production more than a hundred years ago, can still be effectively used (and are being used) in modern combined arms combat and ...
Machine gun "Kord" is being upgraded
Heavy machine gun "Kord" will be upgraded. Due to the refinement of the design, key technical characteristics will increase and combat qualities will improve ....
Machine gun torment of the US Army. How America went to war without machine guns
As in general, all the military at the turn of the XNUMXth and XNUMXth centuries, the US military turned its eyes to a new weapon - a machine gun. Like many before and after them, they opted for a system of their own ...
Adoption, serial production and operation in the army. Successes of the microwave rifle
The Chukavin SVCh sniper rifle is being adopted by the Russian army and has already entered serial production. This weapon is designed to supplement the existing SVD products, and in the future to replace ...
Generations and trends: development of infantry ATGMs
Portable anti-tank missile systems are a mandatory attribute of any modern army. New samples of this class appear regularly, and in the development of the direction there are several ...
Gun with radial guides. Additional justifications of the concept
Additional, if possible, exhaustive explanations on the new principle of the radial guides of the pistol bolt, which can provide significant advantages over the pistols of the classical ...
Submachine gun AK-12 arr. 2023
Concern "Kalashnikov" has officially presented the updated AK-12. Refinement of the original weapon was carried out taking into account the operating experience in the conditions of the Special Operation ....
Designs, technologies and materials: trends in the development of silent firing devices
The development of silencers for small arms continues. The use of modern technologies and materials allows us to improve all the main characteristics of such products....
Flamethrower MPO-A "Borodach" at exhibitions and on the international market
The Russian industry is bringing to the international market a small-sized jet flamethrower MRO-A "Borodach". A compact and lightweight product with thermobaric ammunition should be of interest to foreign ...
"Circular saw" Sergeant Grevich
The army does not always give the soldier what he needs, especially in the special conditions of a specific theater of operations. Therefore, sometimes a soldier's ingenuity gives rise to various tricks and homemade products ....
From sword to sword and rapier
In 1460, shorter and lighter thrusting swords appeared in Spain that could be worn with civilian clothes. And here they got their special name: espada ropera, that is ...
Unexpected problems with Melvin Johnson's rifle
Now, many things that until relatively recently were the norm seem strange, funny or absurd. For example, when Melvin Johnson offered his rifle to the US Army, the cases on trials at ...
Heinrich Vollmer and his submachine guns
This weapon was designed by Heinrich Vollmer, who was born on July 26, 1885 in Altdorf, Esslingen district, in Germany, and died on July 1, 1961 in Tübingen. In 1909, in the city of Biberach an der Riss, he...
Sweden adopts RBS-58 anti-tank systems
Sweden is adopting a new anti-tank missile system. Under the designation RBS-58, the French product Akeron MP will be supplied to the ground forces ....
Halberd - a weapon of changeable fate
In the battles of Morganten (1315) and Sempach (1386), it was the halberd, which was in service with the Swiss infantry, that brought them victory. It turned out that this spear-axe hybrid is very effective against...
Anti-sabotage grenade launcher DP-64 "Nepryadva" on the background of the Special Operation
The Russian army and a number of other structures are armed with a special grenade launcher DP-64 "Nepryadva". This product is used in the protection of water areas and is intended to combat combat swimmers ...
Czech machine guns in the armed forces of Nazi Germany
Light, easel and anti-aircraft machine guns of Czech production were very actively used in the armed forces of Nazi Germany. In total, the Germans received about 70 thousand different machine guns ...
Swedish ATGM RBS-56 BILL in Ukraine
Ukrainian formations received a new foreign-made anti-tank weapon. The Swedish man-portable missile system RBS-56 BILL was spotted in the war zone....