Naval exercises RIMPAC. Photo report

Naval exercises RIMPAC. Photo report

Every two years in June-July, the world's largest international exercise, RIMPAC, is held near Hawaii. The ships of the USA, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Chile, ...
Private manufacturers of the defense complex - 2012

Private manufacturers of the defense complex - 2012

In February 2012, on the territory of the plant and the company salon of the Promtechnologii Group of Companies, which creates products under the ORSIS - High-Precision Weapon Systems trademark ...
Afghanistan Jun 2012

Afghanistan Jun 2012

During the first month of summer, 39 Coalition troops died in Afghanistan. During the entire campaign, killed 3071 - approximately one death every 30 hours since the start of the invasion in October 2001. Dead in ...
One of the best tank museums in Russia

One of the best tank museums in Russia

Pyshma is a suburb of Yekaterinburg, little known in world history. The town is quite nice and clean, but no more. But it is in Pyshma that, without exaggeration, one of the best in ...
International Aviation and Space Salon Farnborough 2012

International Aviation and Space Salon Farnborough 2012

48 is the Farnborough Airshow International Aerospace Salon inaugurated on July 9 and, as always, takes place at the exhibition complex of Farnborough Airport in Hampshire - a suburb of the British ...
NATO Air Trucks

NATO Air Trucks

LJ-user kukuksumushu writes: At the airshow in Norwegian Budo, NATO military transport workers were constantly in my camera's field of view. This time I will show two bright representatives of this ...
About special fire training

About special fire training

In modern Russia, almost every security agency will have its own “special forces” - a group of specially selected and trained employees who deal with issues that require ...
June 29 - Day of the partisans and underground fighters

June 29 - Day of the partisans and underground fighters

The day of the partisans and underground workers is a new date in the calendar of memorable dates of the Fatherland, it was included in the list of memorable dates only two years ago, but already managed to become quite a famous and celebrated date ....
Drone evolution

Drone evolution

We present to you an overview of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) - how drones have changed from the distant 1917 to the present day. 1. "Flying torpedo" Sperry, 1917. In just ten years ...
“Desert Cats”: how do Israeli amazons serve

“Desert Cats”: how do Israeli amazons serve

From the very beginning of its existence, Israel proudly bears the title of a country where "even women serve." In the War of Independence, the representatives of the fair sex actively participated in the battles, flew to ...
Perm Wolfy. Photo report

Perm Wolfy. Photo report

One of the projects I shot for the festival “Photographing” in Perm was about WOLFITS, so hybrids obtained from crossing wolves and dogs were so loudly named. Attempts to cross two of these sold out ...
Museum of Long-Range Aviation in Engels. Photo report

Museum of Long-Range Aviation in Engels. Photo report

At Engels Air Base, the Long-Range Aviation Museum is located (full name is the Museum of the 22 th Guards Heavy Bomber Donbas Red Banner Aviation Division). The museum was opened on September 6 ...
Kharkov Armored Repair Plant

Kharkov Armored Repair Plant

Kharkiv Armored Repair Plant specializes in overhauls and modernization of T-64, T-80, T-72 tanks and 5TDF and GTD-1250 tank engines. The plant also produces ...
Today is Border Guard Day

Today is Border Guard Day

In 1994, the President of Russia established the holiday of the Day of the Border Guard, which was to revive the historical traditions of Russia and its border troops. The celebration of this day has decades and ...
Aviation holiday in the Kuban village

Aviation holiday in the Kuban village

So, 70 years ago in the history of domestic aviation a significant event occurred, for the first time in our country an airplane with a jet (rocket) engine was raised into the air. It happened this 15 May 1942 ...
The teachings of the Kursk fighters

The teachings of the Kursk fighters

The airplanes of three air groups from the cities of Kursk, Voronezh, Hotilovo, Tver Oblast took part in the exercises. Within two days, the MiG-29 fighters worked out the issues of covering the troops from the air, and ...
How to collect helicopters

How to collect helicopters

Raise a pair of tanks, an armored personnel carrier fleet or a seven-ton power line to the sky. This can not only the Proton M launch vehicle, but also our transport helicopter Mi-26 - the largest in its ...