Experimental drones Hermeus Quarterhorse: on the way to hypersound
The American company Hermeus Corporation is developing experimental UAVs of the Quarterhorse series. With their help, it is planned to find and develop technologies for creating hypersonic...
Another time: weapons that were not useful in Ukraine
Large-scale armed conflicts, like SVO, invariably reveal the weaknesses of weapons systems. Right now there is a reassessment of the potential of the world's armies, which will be followed by a change in arsenals. Before...
Limited budget and problems of the US Air Force
In the United States, work begins on a new military budget. Next year the plan is to rein in spending again, which could lead to various difficulties in different directions. In particular, under...
Bombing without bombers, or where Russian “strategists” will fly
Many current tasks of the Russian Armed Forces can be solved without the involvement of strategic missile-carrying bombers...
Pakistan's air defense system: anti-aircraft machine gun and artillery installations
In parallel with MANPADS and air defense systems, the Pakistani armed forces operate anti-aircraft machine gun and artillery installations. These air defense systems are capable of fighting helicopters, cruise missiles and...
How Willy Messerschmitt tried to copy Anatoly Brunov's plane
The last work of Willy Messerschmitt and the role of the MiG-21 fighter in it...
Austrian tubular capsules from the early 19th century
The system of igniting a powder charge in the barrel of a firearm using a tubular lock is considered a dead end in the history of firearms. This type of lock system died, nothing more...
Russian “strategists”: Tu-160, Tu-95 and Tu-22M3 at the turn of 2035-2045
Maintenance and development are not all that bad, even compared to the USA...
The number of US Marines will more than triple
The Pentagon plans to expand and strengthen the Marine Corps. A prominent place in these plans is occupied by measures to modernize and re-equip air defense units....
The first post-war Soviet jeep GAZ-69 and its creator
From the history of the Soviet automobile industry...
AUV Manta Ray from Northrop Grumman entered testing
Recently, Northrop Grumman showed off the experienced Manta Ray AUV for the first time. As it turned out, by that time this product had passed the first tests and showed some capabilities....
Each tower has a “grill” and three boxes with “Breakwater”!
About new Russian technical techniques for combating kamikaze drones...
Ways to develop the attack UAV "Geran-2"
Information has appeared about the modernization of the Geran-2 strike UAV. By replacing some devices and assemblies, it was possible to improve the combat characteristics and operational capabilities of the drone....
“Tsar-Barbecue”: forced evolution of armored vehicles as a response to the factor of FPV drones
Movement in open areas near the line of combat contact may soon become almost impossible...
Multifunctional radar MRLS goes into operation
The Ruselectronics holding began production of a new multifunctional portable radar MRLS. The first batch of such products has already been delivered to the customer and is being tested in real conditions....
Anti-aircraft weapon: China is developing an anti-aircraft missile with a firing range of up to 2000 kilometers
A critical threat to AWACS aircraft, strategic bombers and transport aircraft...
British Paveway IV bombs for the Ukrainian Armed Forces
The UK plans to transfer Paveway IV guided bombs to the Kyiv regime. Unfortunately for London, it is already clear that such weapons will not live up to their expectations....
“Blunt-headed and sharp-headed”: shelling of armored cards in 1955
In the history of domestic armor, episodes of testing tank hull steels occupy a special place. At the training grounds, engineers mercilessly shot armor samples, proving or disproving...
Project of unmanned boats for engineering troops
The domestic industry is developing a whole line of promising maritime unmanned attack systems. Products in this series will be able to hit different targets and reach them...
Death of ATGM in Ukraine
One of the problems of the Russian Army has long been considered the lack of third-generation anti-tank missile systems. All sorts of Javelin and Spike seemed to be an absolute demonstration of technical...
The first Ghost Shark AUV was built for the Australian Navy
Anduril Industries has completed the assembly of the first prototype Ghost Shark AUV. With the help of this product, the Australian Navy plans to work out various issues of operation and use of unmanned...
Pakistan air defense system. Radar airspace control equipment
Pakistan is among the countries that have a multi-component air defense system, consisting of radar equipment, control systems, air defense systems of various ranges, anti-aircraft artillery and fighter aircraft...
First of the First: The Rifle of a Man Called Baker
The English surname Baker means "baker". And it was just a man with this last name who managed to go down in the history of the arms business as the creator of the first rifle, moreover, with a flintlock, adopted...
It’s too early against the Russians! Artificial intelligence of American aircraft
Artificial intelligence that controls aircraft for combat with aerospace forces is not yet ready...