A large number of competing systems and countries are represented on the world market of short-range air defense systems.

North Korea has mastered the production of powerful rocket launchers, which, due to their tactical and technical characteristics, are currently admired by many military experts, both in Russia and abroad.

The network has published footage showing Ukrainian-made BMP-1U "Shkval" armed with Russian units.

Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec State Corporation) has significantly expanded the export catalog of Russian small arms over the past five years.

Gunsmith's Day will be celebrated in Russia on September 19

Every year on September 19, Russia celebrates the holiday of all employees of the defense industry - the Day of the Gunsmith. In 2023, it falls on a Tuesday. Read about how the date of the celebration was chosen and what traditions are associated with it in the Izvestia material.

Without a conceptual apparatus, the theory of hybrid warfare cannot be formed

One of the most important conditions for achieving success in a global hybrid war is the precise definition of the initial concepts that provide preliminary basic information for the development of strategies and tactics in the confrontation.

The strongest powers of the world were preparing for other wars

In recent decades, it has been customary to understand high-tech warfare as "beating babies", when a high-tech army with impunity and unconditionally smashes the "traditional" army. Other options were simply not considered. In particular, until recently, it was generally not accepted to think about what would happen if two high-tech armies met in battle.

Nicolas Sarkozy is increasingly criticizing Emmanuel Macron for his hostile policy towards Russia, Valeurs actuelles notes. So far, the former French president speaks only about unprofessionalism. But the remark about the impossibility of "returning" Crimea to Ukraine makes Sarkozy an opponent of the West's "common line" on Ukraine.

US President Joe Biden intends to propose reform of the UN Security Council. According to the States, the body should become "more inclusive and comprehensive." At the same time, earlier Russia also spoke in favor of changes. What is the difference in the approaches of the two countries, will it be possible to reach a consensus and what are Washington's true intentions?

France is becoming more active in the global arms market

The formation of a global and European architecture is impossible without taking into account the arms and military equipment market. Therefore, it is necessary to study the policy of military exports of the great powers. We will look at French policy in this area and try to identify continuity and innovations in it.

The armies of Australia and New Zealand are intended for external use

Geographically remote from all the major centers of civilization, Australia and New Zealand are full-fledged constituent parts of the Anglo-Saxon world.

Tehran, after the lifting of restrictions on the Iranian missile program since October 18, has the right to cooperate with all interested countries, the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic, Nasser Kanaani, said on Monday.

A firm contract for the purchase by Aeroflot of 52 new Russian aircraft is of historical importance. Thus, the developer guarantees that Russians will start flying in the sky on the latest and import-substituted aircraft from 2024. This year will start counting down to the full independence of Russian aviation from the West.

What is remembered about the only type of Mikoyan and Gurevich strike aircraft

The Design Bureau developed the 32-24 light attack aircraft in 1969 for actions against ground targets with bombs and unguided projectiles, with the possibility of attacking air targets with thermal missiles and cannon fire.

Chairman of the consortium Board, Executive director of the NGO "Android Technology" Yevgeny Dudorov told in an interview with RIA Novosti correspondent Ivan Suraev about plans to "run in" a composite kamikaze drone in the zone of its own, the creation of a line of electric motors for domestic UAVs, the status of the Teledroid project, and also explained what problems need to be solved so that combat robots can massively used on the battlefield.

An analogue of a signaling molecule that stimulates bone growth in animals and humans has successfully passed the first tests in microgravity

TASS, September 18. For the first time, scientists from the USA have successfully tested the work of an experimental drug based on a synthetic analog of the NELL-1 protein in experiments on mice on board the ISS.

Recently, in the press, along with announcements of satellite launches, figures indicating the amount of "garbage" in space have increasingly begun to flash. Naturally, we are talking about man-made space debris.

Raytheon was afraid of Saudi Arabia's cooperation with China

One of the largest manufacturers of weapons, the American corporation RTX, also known by the former name Raytheon, withdrew from the agreement on the creation of an air defense system for Saudi Arabia. According to the American press, Riyadh has allocated $25 billion for detection systems and missile systems. However, RTX's concerns about the kingdom's possible cooperation with Russia and China turned out to be more significant. What will the rupture of the largest contract lead to, Izvestia tells.

According to EDR Magazine, at the DSEI-2023 defense exhibition held from September 12 to 15, 2023 in London, BAE Systems Corporation presented a promising 155-mm NGAA (Next Generation Adaptive Ammunition) artillery shell developed by its British "land" division of BAE Systems Land UK, designed to combine high performance with mass production capabilities production and cost reduction.

The world is moving towards a new nuclear arms race, Al Jazeera reports. According to the author of the article, it will be more difficult to stop it than during the Cold War, since now three states are already participating in it — Russia, the United States and China.