Missile Systems

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An Unexpected “Make-Shift Air Defense” System for the Russian Army. What If We Combined R-77 Air-to-Air Missiles with an “Ural” Truck?
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In 2024, the practice of employing air defense systems saw the emergence of a concept for adapting air-to-air missiles for ground-based launch. Specifically, ...

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The Soviet Union's Alternative Missile Program of the 1940s–1950s (v2.0)
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I've already written a post on this topic and decided to revise it. In this post, I'll cover the main stages and explain each one and why. Overall, the goal is ...

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"Graphite Bombs": Weapons That Shut Down a Country Without Destroying It
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Against the backdrop of the war surrounding Iran, the topic of unusual weapons—so-called graphite bombs—is coming up more and more often. The news simply ...

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Gripen Finally Gets Its Long-Range Spear: Why Sweden Needed Taurus After 20 Years
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For more than two decades, this combination has existed in Saab promotional materials: the compact JAS 39 Gripen carrying two massive Taurus KEPD 350 cruise ...

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Sweden Developed an Engine for a Long-Range Weapon in Less Than a Year. But the Technological Breakthrough Is Not the Engine
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In August 2026, GKN Aerospace unveiled something rather interesting in Sweden: a full-scale mock-up of a new unmanned aerial vehicle together with a compact ...

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Germany’s Cobra 600 Takes Flight: Why an IRIS-T Missile Needs Its Own Jet-Powered Drone
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In August 2026, a rather unusual first flight took place over the Baltic Sea. A small jet-powered uncrewed aircraft took off, flew just over 20 kilometers, and ...

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The U.S. Unveils the AIM-424 Malice: Why Does a Fighter Need a Nearly 700-Kilogram Air-to-Air Missile?
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The U.S. inventory of air-to-air weapons is becoming increasingly crowded. The AIM-120 AMRAAM remains the primary medium- and long-range air-to-air missile. ...

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Hypersonics at the Price of a Conventional Missile: Why the U.S. Is Developing the Mass-Produced Blackbeard
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For the past two decades, hypersonic weapons have followed a fairly straightforward development philosophy: maximum speed, maximum range, highly sophisticated ...

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The History of the Most Unusual Soviet Missile System. Why Is There a Radar on the "Yastreb" Missile System?
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In the mid-1960s, the Soviet Army used the “Luna” and “Luna-M” unguided missile systems to deliver tactical nuclear warheads to enemy positions. These ...

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The T-42 "ARES" Tank (a design submitted to the Armored Warfare contest)
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T-42 "ARES" (ARES-I) Class: Heavy Assault Tank Contents: "The calm before the storm. And the storm itself." Amid the resource crisis of 2042, when ...

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