A brief history of the fighter aircraft of the United States
The history of American fighter aviation has more than a hundred years. Today, us air force fighters are head and shoulders above their competitors in terms of technology, but at the dawn of their existence, American aviation purchased aircraft from the allies.
The Russian defense Ministry received the Ka-52 helicopters ordered for 2020
The Russian defense Ministry has received all Ka-52 alligator combat reconnaissance and attack helicopters scheduled for delivery this year. The contract was completed on time.
Drone reconnaissance: sniffer drones have appeared in the troops
New UAVS specialize in detecting enemy air defense systems
Planes and helicopters will now be protected by artificial intelligence drones. A high-tech unmanned reconnaissance system has been tested in the Ground forces. The new model specializes in detecting the operation of air defense radars and anti-aircraft missile systems, sources in the defense Department said.
Russian Tu-142 completed scheduled flights in the Arctic
Two crews of Tu-142 anti-submarine aircraft of the Northern fleet performed scheduled flights in the Arctic, the press service of the Northern fleet reports.
Three upgraded MiG-31BM fighter-interceptors entered service with the CVO aviation regiment
Three upgraded supersonic high-altitude fighter-interceptor MiG-31BM entered service with the fighter aviation regiment of the Central military district (CVO) in the Krasnoyarsk territory.
China fried the Indian military in a laser microwave
In the disputed area of Ladakh, clashes continue between PLA units and the Indian armed forces. The parties are bringing heavy weapons to this area, intending to resolve the conflict by force, rather than through diplomatic negotiations.
America requires an exceptional approach
Washington insists on the right to use nuclear weapons first
Christopher Ford, assistant Secretary of state for international security and nonproliferation, Ph. D. in international relations, spoke on November 12 at an online Conference on nuclear weapons and international law in the modern era organized by the new York bar Association.
Poland: increasing military spending at any cost
The coronavirus pandemic has had a very negative impact on the economy of most countries in the world. The GDP of many European countries experienced a significant decline during the first wave of COVID-19, and this trend is also likely to continue during the second wave, which was significantly larger than the spring outbreak.
NATO exercises as a means of building up the Alliance's military potential in the Baltic States
In the first half of November, the NATO command conducted a planned exercise of its response forces (NATO Response Force – NRF) in Lithuania under the name "Brilliant Jump – 2020". A special feature of this event, which is held annually by the Alliance, is the verification of the most combat-ready component of the NRF-the very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) – in terms of the efficiency of its deployment in a given area.
Turkey has lost access to Western engines
Military programs are slowed down by political decisions
In recent years, the Turkish defense industry has made impressive progress in development, as evidenced by the spectacular actions of Turkish-made unmanned aerial vehicles in Libya, Syria and Nagorno-Karabakh.
Experts of the IMEMO in Baku has been brewing for a military revenge, but Yerevan had underestimated the threat
While the fight against the pandemic is going on all over the world, in a small patch of the Caucasus there was another struggle, or rather, a real war. We are talking about the Karabakh problem and the military actions between the Azerbaijani army and the Karabakh self-defense units.
Shoigu: Russia will not allow further bloodshed in Karabakh
Russian defense Minister Sergei Shoigu met with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and defense Minister Vagharshak Aratyunyan in Yerevan. Armenian sources reported that during the talks, Shoigu said that our country intends to prevent further bloodshed in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Putin: the only alternative to the implementation of the trilateral agreement on Karabakh is war
Russian President Vladimir Putin called unexpected attempts to slow down the implementation of the statement of the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, noting that those who do this should understand that the alternative is war.
Part of the Armenian ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" that fought in Karabakh did not have locators
In the course of hostilities in Nagorno Karabakh, Armenian armed forces have used various means of defense. Mostly, these were outdated systems created in the sixties and seventies. For example, the ZSU-23-4 Shilka self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.
China has launched an antenna system to communicate with missions on Mars and the moon
the construction of this facility, which has four 35-meter-diameter antennas for transmitting and receiving radio signals, took almost two years, the China Daily newspaper reported
China has put into operation antennas to maintain communication with spacecraft that will participate in missions to explore the moon and Mars. This was reported by the China Daily newspaper.
Tehran warns of serious consequences if the US tries to strike Iran
Any US attack on Iran will lead to a full-scale war, Hossein Dehghan, an adviser to the head of the Islamic Republic, Ali Khamenei, said in an interview with the Associated Press.
Russia is developing an unmanned Maritime technology
Unmanned marine vehicles are becoming more and more popular for civil and military purposes. Departments are increasingly ordering the development of drones and are keenly interested in existing samples.
Naval gunners conducted more than 4,000 firings during combat training in 2020 - commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy
More than 4,000 military exercises using anti-aircraft missile and artillery firing has fulfilled the Navy's missile troops and artillery in 2020, also held over 30 practical shooting high-precision missiles during planned military training, said the Chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Nikolai Evmenov.
The latest communication systems were received by the VVO Association stationed in the Republic of Buryatia
The latest automobile HF and VHF radio station of medium power "Artek"has been put into service in the Department of the Eastern military district stationed in the Republic of Buryatia.
Rostec prematurely handed over to the Ministry of defense about 18 thousand sets of equipment "Ratnik"
The Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation this year ahead of schedule received all parties of equipment "Ratnik", delivered about 18 thousand sets, reported on Thursday in the state Corporation"rostec".