By Gabriela Ionita. When viewed from a world-wide perspective America is what in the language of Hollywood producers is called an overplay. This means a play-actor, not very bright and talented, but possessing with very distinctive physical features who exaggerates all the techniques he knows, from gestures to his speech, trying to be noticeable or…
Dates for DIMDEX 2018 announced
Largest ever DIMDEX successfully concludes with eight new deals announced on final day DOHA, 1 April 2016: The largest edition of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX 2016) successfully came to a close at the Qatar National Convention Centre on Thursday with with eight new deals announced on the final day, bringing the…
Arrival of warships in Doha heralds start of DIMDEX 2016
DOHA, 29 March 2016: The arrival of eight warships to Doha Commercial Port yesterday morning has signaled the fifth edition of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX 2016) is underway. A procession of ships from the navies of France, India, Italy, Morocco, Pakistan, UK and US arrived in full view of Doha…
For Tank Crew Safety
Armed conflicts in Ukraine and Syria where Russian weapons and military equipment are intensely used, along with the ongoing process of retrofitting of the Russian Armed Forces have resulted in a growing interest in the performance of Russian combat vehicles, including tanks. As experts have been arguing about the survivability of the Soviet main battle…
All-Seeing Eye
As soon as people started to conquer “the fifth ocean”, or the sky, they made attempts to look behind the enemy lines, using air surveillance and reconnaissance vehicles. At first, such aircraft as hot-air balloons and airships were used to solve this problem but they failed to accomplish this task completely and, by the way,…
Arms Export: Weapon Generation Change Around the Corner
According to reliable sources, including Western expert community, Russia continues to hold its position as the world’s second largest arms exporter. By Leonid Nersisyan For example, the research group for the U.S. Congress states that in 2014 the arms export income of Russian companies totaled $10.2 billion, maintaining the same level in comparison…
Fincantieri announced as the Diamond Sponsor of DIMDEX 2016
DOHA, 8th March 2016: The Organising Committee of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX) recently signed a sponsorship agreement with Fincantieri as the Diamond Sponsor for DIMDEX 2016, to be held at the Qatar National Convention Centre from 29 to 31 March. This year's edition of DIMDEX, the fifth, will be held…
Icebreaker Ships are Cold Weapons
The new diesel-electric icebreaker of 21180 design “Ilya Muromets” ship's keel was laid in the dockage facilities of the “Admiralteiskie Verfi”. It has taken place at the building berth where the-first-in-the-world nuclear-powered icebreaker “Lenin” was laid in 1956. A Hero This is the first icebreaker in Russia, where the steerable propellers of “Azipod” type are attached outside the…
«Turn-Key» Defense Capacity
Stuffed canard In the first decade of September 2014 Russian military-industrial complex was shocked by surprising news: quite respectable mass media, including international ones spread the information that the President of Russia after consultations with the Prime Minister (and possibly – by the initiative of the latter) abolished … Rosoboronexport. However, quite soon it turned…
Space for Everybody
Weiyang is a tiny planet with the orbit inside the Mercury orbit. On average its distance from the Sun is about ten million kilometers. It was discovered three years ago by Chinese comrades and called “Weiyang” – “the Sun’s bodyguard” or something like that. […] Lu Shi-er failed to closely approach this planet but he…