Russia "nullifies" US plans to militarize space
Back in 1967, the Soviet Union, the United States and Great Britain signed the "Treaty on the Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space", prohibiting the use of ...
Why the newest Russian nuclear submarine "Kazan" is better than the American "Virginia"
Last week, the Russian Navy received the first fourth-generation nuclear submarine Kazan of the Yasen-M project. In total, the Russian fleet will receive 8 such submarines. Moreover, 3 of them are already under construction ...
Russia is rapidly updating its military and civilian fleet
At the end of last week, the Russian fleet received the latest nuclear-powered submarine Kazan, armed with Onyx, Caliber and Zircon. In total, 8 such submarines will be delivered to the Russian Navy ...
Incident in the skies over Donbass: what happened to the American UAV RQ-4A Global Hawk
On April 24, a mysterious incident took place near Russia's southern borders. The American RQ-4A Global Hawk drone conducting reconnaissance suddenly lost contact with the control center and left the area ...
Is the American M-SHORAD a complete answer to our "Shell"
The armed forces of the United States and Europe in the near future will receive at their disposal the latest short-range air defense systems M-SHORAD, developed by General Dynamics. A battalion of 32 such vehicles will be ...
Russia may seize control of the global helium market
Helium, a gas that is known to most of today's inhabitants for its "soaring from the ceiling" balloons, is an extremely valuable resource. It is in demand in metallurgy, medicine, ...
The Nerekhta project will allow Russia to create a swarm of ground-based drones
Russia continues to work on autonomous infantry support combat vehicles. Along with the Uranus program, Russian engineers are working on the Nerekhta robotic complex ....
What is the Arctic ACS "Magnolia" capable of
The newest artillery complex "Magnolia", intended for use in the Arctic, has passed intermediate field tests. At the same time, its state tests are planned to be completed by ...
Russia is building its orbital station: what is known about the project
By the middle of this decade, Russia plans to withdraw from the ISS project and build its own national orbital station. The prospect has not yet received an official name, but ...
The Russian army began rearmament to combat robots
Despite the constant improvement of weapons, today it is still not capable of maximizing the protection of soldiers on the battlefield. Armored personnel carriers and various armored vehicles do not possess ...
Russian "Terminator 2" will change the tactics of urban battles
Modern local conflicts are increasingly being transferred to urban areas, where tanks are becoming "easy prey" for infantry armed with grenade launchers. Unlike NATO countries, where for support ...
How the Russian army and navy has changed over the past decade
The collapse of the Soviet Union had an extremely detrimental effect on the Russian armed forces. So, back in 1989, more than 4 million people were in the service in our army, and by the end of the 90s its number ...
Will serve another 15 years: Russia has modernized the ballistic missile "Liner"
Russia has modernized the Liner sea-launched ballistic missile, thereby extending its service life until 2035. The ammunition was created on the basis of the submarine missile R-29RMU2 "Sineva" and ...
S-500 "Prometheus" makes the US withdrawal from the ABM treaty useless
The Russian S-500 Prometey system will complete state tests this year. The newest systems will allow deploying an almost strategic-level anti-aircraft "umbrella" and will "reset" ...
The road of strategic importance: why did Russia "abandon" the army to expand the BAM
Last week, the forces of the 5th separate Poznan Red Banner railway brigade began laying the second branch of the Baikal-Amur Mainline. It is worth noting that the army for the construction of the so-called ...
Russia took away the superiority in the field of electronic warfare from the United States
The Pentagon has lost its dominance over Russia in the electromagnetic spectrum. This was announced yesterday by Joseph Kirschbaum, Director of Defense Potential and Management at the US Audit Office ....
No one to plant: why prisons are closed in Russia
In Russia, the minimum number of prisoners in recent history has been recorded. At the moment, 483 people are serving time in correctional institutions of the country, which is almost half the number ...
Engine for "Thunder": Russia has successfully replaced the Ukrainian unit
Russia has fully mastered production and even improved the AI-222-25 aircraft engine, which was previously created in cooperation with the Ukrainian company Motor Sich. Now the new unit will be able to ...
Russia bets on quantum computing
Today, the world powers have entered the race for petaflops and are investing huge amounts of money in supercomputers. This trend is not surprising, because the development of computing power is necessary not only ...
What has changed in Crimea in 7 years in Russia
Seven years after the entry of Crimea into the Russian Federation, some results can be summed up. What has changed on the peninsula during this time, what obstacles stand in the way of its further development and what ...