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Analyzing Soviet air defense capabilities is often a speculative undertaking, but a specialized approach leads to new conclusions. Most published accounts of the Soviet air defense network address the numbers [...]

Soviet avionics generally have been nearly 50 percent larger than comparable Western models, and one reason for this is the retention of vacuum-tube and hybrid technology rather than the use [...]

Soviet tactical air defense systems are more sophisticated and numerous than ever before. Meanwhile, Soviet army aviation plays a larger role, as a new generation of helicopters is fielded. Soviet [...]

Defense Electronics Talks With Victor Belenko -- An Exclusive Interview The excape Soviet fighter pilot pulls no punches in discussing Soviet technology, politics, and policies. (Editor's Note: Victor Belenko escaped [...]

Soviet Surface Effect Vehicles May Challenge Western Forces Alone among world powers, the Soviet Union is actively developing large surface effect vehicles (SEVs) that could be used for a wide [...]

Air Reconnaissance Gathers Speed for the AirLand Battle The U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Command is upgrading its reconnaissance capabilities to meet evolving requirements for the AirLand Battle. Multispectral sensor [...]

The downing of Korean Air Line (KAL) Flight 007 by Soviet interceptors last September focused world attention on the huge Air Defense (AD) network spanning the USSR. The media speculated [...]

The Army's Strategic Defense Command Maintains SDI Pace Army advances in ballistic missile defense (BMD) are one reason for the quick start in the now well-known and highly political strategic [...]

Today's world is characterized by complex, highly advanced technology and a proliferation of many different types of weapons systems. Making one's self invincible has become more difficult because geographical isolation [...]

Study of Russian arms use in conflicts and incidents shows communications are effective, jamming is used heavily, missiles are not reliable or counterable, defenses are hard to penetrate, jamming of communications and destruction of headquarters are difficult, attack helicopters are increasingly important, and operator skill is the most decisive factor in most situations.

Ballistic missile submarines perform a critical missions as a deterrent to nuclear war because they are virtually immune to detection and their covert presence, strategists believe, ensures that an adversary [...]

At the recent ComDef '88 Exhibition and Symposium Sept. 14 to 16 in Arlington, Va., defense contributions to NATO and other subjects concerning shared defense funding topped the agenda. Last [...]

DOD Raises Assessment of Soviet ASAT Capability The Defense Department's recently released 'Soviet Space Challenge' report claims that the Soviet Union's anti-satellite system is capable of attacking targets at altitudes [...]