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An Anti-Hail Rocket Could Become a Drone Interceptor. Why Is Air Defense Looking at Alazan?
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An anti-hail rocket normally protects crops: it climbs into a cloud and releases a special seeding agent. Now a rocket from the Alazan family is being ...

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One Tank’s Hull, Another’s Turret: Why Was the T-80UE-1 Created?
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One tank still had a useful turret; another needed an upgrade. The solution resembled an organ transplant: combine the usable parts of two vehicles. The result ...

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War 20XX: A Fast-Reloading Armory Ship
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  The recent U.S.-Iran war clearly highlighted a major problem facing modern navies: the lack of an effective system for replenishing ammunition on ...

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Latest Russian Aviation Patents: MAI Has Patented a Heavy Seaplane with a Box-Wing Design
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An article about an alternative design concept for a box-wing aircraft was recently posted on our website. And here it is—a very real project for such an ...

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For which aircraft is the giant PD-35 aircraft engine being developed? The Il-296 and others
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Amid the transformation of the global aviation industry and the need to ensure the Russian Federation’s technological sovereignty, the task of developing ...

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Air Defense for a Nuclear Power Plant: Why Slovakia Acquired the Barak MX and Why It’s No Longer Just “Another Air Defense System”
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The story began with what seemed like a routine news item: Slovakia received its first battery of the Israeli Barak MX system. The wording is familiar, almost ...

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Iran's Secret Weapon. What attack drones are they still hiding from the rest of the world, and what are they like?
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The Iranian Air Force has long employed the practice of stationing aircraft in secure underground facilities. In addition to fighter jets and bombers, ...

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Rheinmetall has unveiled what the upgraded Lynx XM30 infantry fighting vehicle will look like
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American Rheinmetall has released details about the new Lynx XM30 infantry fighting vehicle—a platform designed to replace the aging M2 Bradleys. The Pentagon ...

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1,000 IFVs a month? China Unveils the Type 19—But the Numbers Raise Questions
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The story sounds almost like something out of a fantasy novel. China is reportedly capable of producing up to 1,000 Type 19 infantry fighting vehicles per ...

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"Patriot" on a Ship: Why the U.S. Navy Is Deploying PAC-3s on Destroyers
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The news itself sounds strange. The U.S. Navy plans to equip its destroyers with Patriot missiles—specifically the PAC-3, which for decades was considered a ...

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