Sergei Nepobedimy: The man who produced missiles for the price of a TV set. Designs developed in Soviet years were so forward-looking that modern Russia still uses many of the ideas created in that era when creating new-generation weapons. The original ideas were generated by an outstanding crop of Soviet weapons designers, one of whom was Sergei Nepobedimy, designer of the Strela and Igla missiles and numerous defense systems.

http://rbth.co.uk/defence/2015/01/0...a_tv_42737.html

The Scud: A missile destined for universal cloning. The Soviet R-17, commonly known as the Scud, first came to prominence in the Western world during the first Gulf War in 1991, when it was deployed against U.S. forces by Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. Yet this reliable and affordable weapon has been used all over the world since the 1960s, and was even converted into a Middle Eastern space launch vehicle.

http://rbth.co.uk/defence/2014/07/1...ng_ 38185.html

Packing a punch while protecting the infantry. The BMP-1 had what the Soviet infantry needed. A new kind of combat vehicle that was copied around the world, it carried an 11-man rifle detachment and was armed with powerful weaponry, making it a key player in conflicts in the 1970s and 1980s.

http://rbth.co.uk/defence/2014/05/0...ry_3641 9.html

Russia may resurrect its missile trains by 2020. According to official information from the Ministry of Defense, military railroad missile complexes are currently under development and will appear in Russia by 2020.

http://rbth.co.uk/politics/2013/01/...20_22 293.html

Russia to revive nuclear missile trains

http://rbth.co.uk/news/2014/12/16/r...ains_42273.html


The Grad system: A hot hail of cluster-fired rockets. Currently in the headlines for its use by both sides in the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the Grad BM-21 multiple launch rocket system has a history that goes back all the way to the early 1960s, when it succeeded the legendary Katyusha rocket battery. The Grad first proved its worth in a border conflict with China back in 1969.

http://rbth.co.uk/defence/2014/08/2...kets_39283.html

Hero to zero: The rise and fall of the Titan of Soviet reconnaissance. The SSV-33 Ural was a gargantuan nuclear-powered vessel launched in 1983. Equipped with state-of-the-art reconnaissance technology, it was one of the most advanced craft of its day. Yet the caprices of history meant that it was ultimately destined for obscurity.

http://rbth.co.uk/defence/2014/03/1...conn_35075.html


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