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Russian export supplies of aviation equipment and AD systems traditionally exceed 50% of the entire product range, however, the importance of ground forces equipment supplies should not be underestimated. For example, in 2017, the share of aviation equipment was traditionally 50%, after that ground forces equipment followed (there were estimates from 20 to 30% during…

It is not a secret that the Middle East and North Africa region is one of the world's most attractive for arms manufacturers and exporters. According to data of Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), out of 10 largest arms importers in 2014–2018 five countries (Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Algeria, UAE, Iraq) were from this region. In…

In September 2018, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum announced Hazza Al Mansouri and Sutlan Al Neyadi as the first Emirati astronauts to go on this mission who will “raise the bar of ambition for future Emirati generations.” On September 25, 2019, the mission Soyuz MS-15 was successfully launched carrying three members of the Expedition 61…

  Russian-German Astrophysics Observatory “Spektr-RG” designed to plot up a complete map of the Universe in X-ray band was launched into space on July 13, 2019 by means of carrier missile “Proton-M”.   It has been built over thirty years and having undergone a lot of alternations during that time this laboratory will remain the…

If to look into the matter deeply and seriously, the military and civil space sectors do not differ much from each other. Originally, the whole global space industry has grown from military research related to design of first ballistic missiles. The first missile that overcame the Karman line and entered space was a German “Fau-2”…

  Electronic warfare systems (EWS) usually lose public attention to jet fighters, tanks, air defense missile systems etc. However, their importance in modern combat conditions is quite high and versatile.       From jamming remotely exploded improvised explosive devices (IED) and interfering with enemy’s communications to countering enemy’s air defense systems or aircraft. Electronic…