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"Phantoms" vs. "MiGs"
The air war over Vietnam did not reveal a winner
Of the four components of the Vietnam War, two became the most noticeable to an outside observer. At the same time, one of them, "mutinous", was, and remains, not quite adequately evaluated.
The punishing sword in the hands of Russia
On the expanded formulation of the concept of "retaliatory strike"
The logic of the global hybrid war forces a decisive revision of the usual formulations of "aggression", "accomplice of aggression", strategies and tactics of retaliatory strikes against the forces opposing Russia. The time for unpunished hybrid nastiness has expired, the consequences for such forces are becoming inescapable.
Tokyo plans to purchase a large batch of Tomahawk cruise missiles
The Ministry of Defense puts on a counter-force strike in the confrontation with China
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, during a speech to the budget commission of the lower house of the Japanese parliament, announced Tokyo's intention to purchase a batch of Tomahawk missiles of the latest modification from the United States.
How a united Germany squandered its military power
The arsenals of the GDR And the FRG were at one time very rich
During the Cold War, Soviet propaganda constantly accused the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) of revanchism, attributing to it a desire to "recoup" for the defeat of the Nazi Third Reich and regain lost lands in the east.
If you want to cheat, don't move
How the military "ecosystem" for MLRS was created
During the last year during a special military operation (SVO) in the theater of operations (Theater of Operations) multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) of the M270 MLRS type, built on a tracked chassis, are actively used.
Rostec: sanctions and ITS did not affect the work on weapons on new physical principles
The state corporation noted that "there are very serious successes in this direction"
Russia has made serious progress in the development of weapons based on new physical principles, these works do not stop, despite Western sanctions and the increased load on the military-industrial complex (MIC) during its military-industrial complex. This was stated to TASS in the Rostec state Corporation.
North Korea has tested its own analogue of the Poseidon underwater system
As the North Korean state news agency KCNA reported on March 24, 2023, from March 21 to March 23, tests were conducted in the DPRK of a "new complex of underwater nuclear strategic strike weapons" "Heir" ("Tsunami"), which is an uninhabited underwater vehicle with a nuclear charge, the task of which is called "stealthy arrival in a submerged position in the area the destruction and destruction of enemy ship groups and large ports by creating a super-powerful radioactive tsunami due to underwater explosions."
In the south of China, air defense and PLA Air Force exercises were held to counter attacks by stealth fighters against ground targets
The air defense units of the People's Liberation Army of China, together with the PLA Air Force, are practicing tactics of protection against the actions of invisible fighters. As a conditional enemy, the Chinese army uses J-20 fighters, which are supposed to simulate attacks by American F-35 aircraft.
The Serbian Army is organizing the largest exhibition of weapons and military equipment in the country's history
In honor of the Day of the Armed Forces of Serbia on April 22, 2023, the Ministry of Defense of the country is organizing the largest exhibition of weapons and military equipment used by the Serbian army in its history. The Serbian press writes about this, referring to information from the military department.
Defense Ministry: The United States used 300 tons of depleted uranium in the Iraq war
Defense Ministry: The United States used 300 tons of depleted uranium during the invasion of Iraq
The United States used at least 300 tons of depleted uranium during the invasion of Iraq (2003-2004), as a result, the radiation situation in the city of Fallujah became worse than in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Igor Kirillov, head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection forces of the Russian Armed Forces, said at a briefing on Friday
The Russian Defense Ministry called the supply of uranium shells cynical before the anniversary of the bombing of Yugoslavia
Igor Kirillov, the head of the RCBZ troops, noted that "depleted uranium is a trivial name for a metal based on more than 90% of the isotopes of uranium-238 and less than 1% of uranium-235"
The UK's statements about the supply of depleted uranium shells to Ukraine look especially cynical before the anniversary of the bombing of Yugoslavia, where they were used. This was stated on Friday by the head of the radiation, chemical and biological Protection Troops (RHBZ) Russian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced an increase in cases of cancer in the NATO military due to depleted uranium shells
Igor Kirillov, the head of the RCBZ troops, noted that in 8% of cases of the disease led to death
The use of depleted uranium ammunition caused an increase in the number of oncological diseases among NATO servicemen who took part in military campaigns in Iraq and Yugoslavia. This was stated on Friday by Igor Kirillov, the head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Sevastopol confirmed the loss of the Saratov BDK during the fighting in Ukraine in March 2022
The Black Sea Fleet officially confirmed the loss in 2022 of the large landing ship "Saratov", struck in the port of Berdyansk during unloading. This was stated by the commander of the Crimean naval base of the Black Sea Fleet Felix Menkov.
The true reasons for the supply of depleted uranium ammunition to Kiev are named
The supply of depleted uranium shells to Kiev is not a military, but an economic solution, writes Il Fatto Quotidiano. The author of the article explains why it is simply more profitable for the British leadership to supply the APU with such ammunition, as well as what this is fraught with for the Ukrainian land.
The US Air Force conducted the second test of a full-fledged prototype of the AGM-183 ARRW hypersonic missile
The United States continues to implement a program to create hypersonic weapons, striving to catch up with Russia and China in this component. The US Air Force conducted regular tests of a prototype of the latest hypersonic air-to-ground missile, created under the ARRW (Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon) program.
Some details of the attack on American bases in Syria have emerged: Iranian missiles and drones "loaded" the US NASAMS air defense system, eventually breaking through the air defense
Missile strikes on US military bases in the area of Syria's largest hydrocarbon deposits are one of the main topics for the Western world today. The topic turned out to be so serious that it shifted even the Ukrainian conflict from the front pages of the Western media, for which billions of dollars are allocated for military and information pumping.
Norwegian media: TikTok prevents NATO from producing ammunition for Ukraine
The TikTok mobile app prevents NATO from producing ammunition for Ukraine. The management of the defense company Nammo from Norway complains about his activities.
The US Navy has submitted to Congress a list of "wishes" for the military budget for 2024
According to Defense News, the US Navy presented to Congress a short list of wishes that they would like to see in the military budget for 2024.
The AFU fears that Russia will start massively upgrading old bombs into precision-guided munitions
Rockets are expensive, and their production process is relatively long. But you can reduce time and money if you convert aircraft bombs into guided precision-guided munitions.
Putin announced an agreement with Lukashenko on the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, without violating the non-proliferation regime
Belarus has deployed 10 aircraft capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons. At the same time, Russia does not transfer tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has long raised the question of the possibility of deploying Russian tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of his country, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.