The new US Secretary of State – reactions from China and Taiwan
Antony Blinken, elected by the US President-elect Joe Biden as the future secretary of state, is considered a moderate politician in China and a person with whom Beijing "can work," the South China Morning Post reported, citing Chinese…
South Korea will have a new self-propelled howitzer with an unmanned turret
According to the South Korean concern Hanhwa Defense, work has begun on a new version of the K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzer with an unmanned…
MILITARY CONFLICTS
Russian, Syrian fighter jets strike jihadist positions in Syria [video]
The military actions of the Russian aerospace forces continue in Syria, albeit not as intensively as at the beginning and middle of the year, when a number of conflicts escalated, learned…
Russian peacekeepers came under heavy fire from an ambush in Nagorno-Karabakh
According to initial information disseminated by the Russian media Avia.pro, the attack was carried out by unknown individuals with small arms and the use of artillery weapons.
Russia closed airspace over Armenia and Karabakh, with no Turkish peacekeepers in the region
Russia has begun sending Mi-8 and Mi-24 combat helicopters to carry out its peacekeeping operation in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
US warship violated Russia’s maritime territory. Moscow responded with missile tests
An incident with a violation of Russia's territorial waters took place yesterday, November 24, around 6:00 am, when an American missile destroyer USS John McCain entered two kilometers into Russian territorial news
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10 awesome weapons of the future
Scientific and technological advances are not always based on the idea of making the world a better place. In our…
Nagorno Karabakh war showed the possible vulnerability of Russian army
What military-technical lessons should Russia learn from what has been demonstrated on the battlefield? Does our…
Turkey might provide military support and return Donbass to Ukraine
For several days now, various Asian, Caucasian and Balkan media outlets have said that Turkey is ready to help…
The truce in Nagorno-Karabakh is a new Russian-Turkish pact
The agreement on the truce in Nagorno-Karabakh (Arcach), signed on the night of November 9-10, is a huge success…
Russia has what it takes to shoot down American fighter jets, China says
Today, the United States is actively building the F-35, and in the current situation it is deploying more and more…
NATO in next ten years: the difficult adaptation of the Atlantic Alliance
According to the drafters, the document would aim to revitalize public support for the Atlantic Alliance in view of…
Air systems
Main combat helicopter of China is a copy of the American Black Hawk
This machine, whose appearance has been known for several years, but was presented to the public for the first time during last year's parade, is now officially anointed as the future workhorse of the…
C4ISR
Bulgaria will pay nearly $6M for a border integrated surveillance system
The restoration and maintenance of the integrated surveillance system on the Bulgarian-Turkish border in the section from the Lesovo border checkpoint to the Rezovska River will cost BGN 10,000,000…
Soldiers Equipment
SPIKE SR anti-tank missile showed excellent results after tests in Estonia [video]
The European joint production of the anti-tank missile SPIKE SR disseminated information about tests of the missile in Estonia, providing video material about the tests conducted at the military range
Naval Systems
Iran acquired new warship able of carrying helicopters, UAVs and patrol boats
Iran's state news agency FARS reports that the naval units of the Iranian IRGC now have a new warship that can perform various functions, including the transportation of helicopters, drones and patrol…
Land Systems
South Korea will have a new self-propelled howitzer with an unmanned turret
According to the South Korean concern Hanhwa Defense, work has begun on a new version of the K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzer with an unmanned turret. State research on this variant, designated…
Hunting weapon
How the AR-15 assault rifle was converted into a large-caliber sniper rifle
In the mid-1990s. the American firm "Advanced Long-range Systems LLC" from Eagle Point, Philadelphia, offered a rather unusual service on the market of large-caliber weapons at that time.