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The Laser That Didn't Make It to War: How DragonFire Came Within a Hair's Breadth of Actual Combat
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Sometimes the future is revealed not in high-profile premieres, but in decisions that never came to fruition. In 2024, the United Kingdom was ready to take ...

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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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One platform, three combat vehicles. The latest news on the Franco-German MGCS tank of the future
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After many years of negotiations, the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) project has taken on a concrete form. The signing of an agreement between the French and ...

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A 109-Meter Aircraft: When Will the Giant WindRunner Actually Take Flight?
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Throughout aviation history, giant transport aircraft have almost always been created to solve extraordinarily large logistical problems. The Antonov An-225 ...

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It Went Out of Production in 1989. Why Is Europe Building the BMP-1 Again?
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There are some military vehicles whose return to production seems almost impossible to imagine. The BMP-1 certainly belongs in that category. It entered ...

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From Individual Gerans to a Drone Air Force: Russia Is Building a New Long-Range Strike Infrastructure
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When Shahed-136 drones first began appearing in large numbers in the Russian arsenal, the concept seemed remarkably simple. Take a relatively inexpensive ...

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English Tower on a French Tank: How the French Could Quickly Solve the Problem of the Single-Seat Turret
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In this world, the French did not surrender 46 days after the war began. Straining their resources to the limit, they continued to fight. And the reason for ...

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The Fighter Is More Than Half a Century Old — Yet It Reached a U.S. Base: What Iran’s F-5 Attack Revealed
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Imagine a modern American military base in the Middle East. Around it is a network of radars, air-defense systems, airborne early-warning aircraft, fighters, ...

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You Might Not Even Need Radar to Shoot Down an F-15E: How Ordinary Drones Are Becoming an Air-Defense Network
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The F-15E Strike Eagle is one of the most capable strike aircraft of its generation. It can carry more than ten tons of weapons, is equipped with a powerful ...

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Yuri Pasholok. A Scale Model of a German Iron Helmet
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A replica of the German A7V tank, No. 504 "Schnuck," built in England During World War I, tanks were seen as a means of overcoming the crisis. It is ...

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