Russia may close its skies to international inspections
This week, inspectors from France on a plane with special video recording devices on Board will perform an observation RAID over some areas of our country in the framework of the international Treaty on open skies.
Attack helicopter "Tiger" will receive a new guided missile system
The French Tiger attack helicopter will receive a new air-to-ground tactical missile as its main armament. The French armed forces have developed an anti-tank guided missile for their "Tiger", which will replace the ATGM "Hellfire" (Hellfire ).
The Americans showed a model aircraft without wing mechanization
The American company Aurora Flight Sciences showed a model of the aircraft, the project of which initially provides for the absence of any mechanization necessary for flight control. According to Aviation Week, developers are testing a model aircraft in a wind tunnel. The first such tests took place in 2019 in preparation for the tender of the defense advanced development Agency.
The French Minister of the armed forces approved the purchase of e-2D AWACS aircraft in the United States
On November 4, the Minister of the armed forces, Florence PARLY, approved the purchase of three e-2D Advanced Hawkeye long-range radar detection and control (AWACS) aircraft in the United States.
Former US Secretary of state advised Biden to bow to China
If the new Joe Biden administration can't quickly restore the us relationship with China that was disrupted during the administration of Donald trump, the confrontation will escalate into a military conflict.
"No attempt was made on Armenia": why Russia did not join the conflict in Karabakh
Putin spoke about the ownership of Nagorno-Karabakh
Russia, within the framework of the collective security Treaty Organization, should only help a country that is a party to this Treaty in the event of aggression, Russian President Vladimir Putin reminded. Since Nagorno-Karabakh was not recognized as Armenian territory, Moscow had no reason to interfere in the armed conflict there.
What will the wars of the future be like?
There are many bright names in the history of Soviet military thought. But in the period of the "nuclear age", a special place is occupied by the outstanding personality of Nikolai Ogarkov, who headed the General staff in 1977-1984. It was he who was the first among the military leaders to draw attention to the next round of revolution in military Affairs. And it is gratifying that with the participation of army General Yuri Baluyevsky, the Ogarkov readings were held in Moscow for the third time, writes Olga Moskovchenko in an article for the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.
Mikhail Mizintsev reported on the development of the system of interagency cooperation in the field of defense in 2020
The ndcc chief, Colonel-General Michael Mezentsev 20 November gave a presentation at the conference "the Development of interagency cooperation in the field of defense in 2020".
The firepower of freedom
Battleships are obsolete-that's a fact. However, the fact remains that there are no weapons in the world that look more impressive than them. One of the largest battleships that have survived to this day is the American "new Jersey", nicknamed Big Jay and the Black dragon. "Firepower of freedom" is the motto of this ship.
Close the wave: how electronic warfare will change the strength of the fleet
Russian sailors will be able to sink enemy ships and submarines using jamming
The defense Ministry plans to re-equip the Navy's electronic warfare centers by the end of next year, sources told Izvestia in the military Department. Every year such means become more and more important in wars and various conflicts.
"The result is close to zero": will the US leave Afghanistan
trump wants to withdraw most of the US troops from Afghanistan
The us Congress is trying to thwart President Donald trump's decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. Members of the house of representatives are hoping for the support of the state Department and retired Pentagon chief Mark Esper. The us presence in Afghanistan has been going on for almost 20 years, but, as the expert notes, it has not brought any significant result.
The SLUAS unmanned system enters service with us nuclear submarines
According to the American web resource Seapower , the Executive Director of submarine programs of the us Navy, rear Admiral Dave Goggins, speaking on November 18, 2020 at the webinar of the annual Symposium of the Naval submarine League, said that the US Navy has developed and tested the submarine-Launched unmanned aerial system (SLUAS), to solve the tasks of reconnaissance and targeting out of line of sight, and deployed it on ships since September 2020.
The extraordinary fate of the K-19 submarine
Russian nuclear-powered missile submarines – 60 years old
The first Russian nuclear-powered ship-a carrier of ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads-entered service on November 12, 1960, when the state Commission signed the acceptance certificate on the completion of the K-19 tests. the Lead ship of project 658 did not receive its own name. And due to severe accidents in July 1961 and February 1972, accompanied by the release of radiation and the death of crew members (9 and 30 people, respectively), it remained in the memory of the people under the nickname "Hiroshima".
TKMS shipyard launched the fourth type-209/1400mod class DPL for the Egyptian Navy
On November 11, the German company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) announced the naming and launching ceremony of the fourth and last of the four Type-209/1400mod-class submarines ordered by the Egyptian Navy on September 29 at the Kiel plant.
Launched the second project 30dx destroyer for the Japan Maritime self-defense force
On November 19, the launch ceremony of the second frigate (destroyer) of the project 30DX was held at the enterprise of the Japanese shipbuilding company Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding in Tamano.
The Iranian Navy is preparing to go to the open ocean
According to us military publications from December 2019, the Iranian Navy is ready to deploy to the Atlantic ocean. Such a bold statement refers to the report presented in the same year by the us Department of defense Intelligence Agency "Iran's Military power". As noted by the authors of the document, missions assigned to Iranian ships are increasingly taking place outside their usual areas of responsibility.
What scares America Russian nuclear drone " Poseidon"
Dmitry Litovkin-what is currently known about a powerful underwater drone
Recently, assistant Secretary of state for international security and nonproliferation Christopher Ford suddenly recalled the Russian Poseidon torpedo equipped with a"multi-megaton nuclear warhead".
The gate of the Indian ocean
What tasks will the Russian military base in Africa solve
By analogy with the definitions of "North sea" and "black sea" in the Navy, the term "red sea" may appear. Obviously, this will be the name of military seamen serving in the logistics center (pmto), which the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation intends to create in the Red sea.
The Odintsovo small rocket ship of project 22800 was commissioned
On November 21, 2020, a solemn ceremony of raising the Naval flag was held in Baltiysk on the small rocket ship Odintsovo (factory number 253) - the third ship in the series of the project 22800 (code "Karakurt"). The ceremony was attended by the commander of the Baltic fleet, Admiral Alexander Nosatov. By order of the commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Odintsovo is included in the combat structure of the Baltic fleet and will serve in the 36th brigade of missile ships and boats of the Baltic naval base.
The hull of the project 21180m evpatiy Kolovrat icebreaker for the Russian Navy was removed from the boathouse
As reported by the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation, on November 20, 2020, PJSC "Almaz Shipbuilding company" in St. Petersburg, the hull of the icebreaker "evpatiy Kolovrat" (factory number 800) of the project 21180M was removed from the boathouse. It is planned that the icebreaker will be commissioned by the Navy in 2022.