Strength Analysis of the MSBS-5.56B Rifle Handguard Assembly Loaded with an Under-Barrel Grenade Launcher [PDF]
Problemy Mechatroniki, 2021 This paper presents the results of FEM (finite element method) numerical testing of the handguard of the MSBS-5.56B 5.56 mm calibre rifle complete with a 40 mm calibre under-barrel grenade launcher.
Michał GRĄZKA +2 more
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Dual function and associated costs of a highly exaggerated trait in a cichlid fish
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Exaggerated secondary sexual characteristics are apparently costly and seem to defy natural selection. This conundrum promoted the theory of sexual selection.
Sina J. Rometsch +4 more
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On one series of the VI century AD iron one-piece asian helmets
Banber Arevelagitut'yan Instituti, 2023 The article describes a series of helmets of a type that probably spread across Asia and Eastern Europe in the middle to the second half of the VI century AD.
Adam Kubik, Oleg Radyuš, Leonid Vyazov
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Ukraine, ideology, and arms: Coming to terms with just war theory [PDF]
Filozofija i DruštvoThe Russian invasion of Ukraine has challenged the ideals of peace that I and many other left-wing critical intellectuals hold dear. By the end of the 18th century, Immanuel Kant argued that the realist law of peoples and the idea of just war ...
Sørensen Asger
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The late modern warfare and controversies of non-lethality [PDF]
The Review of International Affairs, 2020 The article seeks to investigate how the practice of non-lethality, built on recent advances in armament technology, may affect the ontology of warfare in the 21st century by turning enemy soldiers and civilian population of other countries into deviant ...
Srđan Korać
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Weaponry of the upper Taz River Selkups according to metallographic studies (based on materials from the Kikki-Akki burial ground) [PDF]
Вестник археологии, антропологии и этнографииThe paper presents the analysis of the weaponry items (108 arrowheads, 2 spearheads, and 2 glaive heads) recovered from the 17th–19th cc. burial ground of Kikki-Akki (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Taz River) of the Upper Taz Selkups, aiming at the ...
Zinyakov N.M., Poshekhonova O.E.
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Standard Rifle of the MSBS-5.56K Small Arm System as the Main “Polish Future Soldier” Weapon (part II) [PDF]
Problemy Mechatroniki, 2015 The main assemblies and mechanisms of the MSBS-5.56K assault rifle, developed by the Section of Special Technology of the Military University of Technology (Warsaw, Poland) and “Archer”-Radom Arms Factory LLC (Radom, Poland), are precisely described in ...
Norbert Piechota +2 more
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IMPROVING OF ELECTROMECHANICAL STABILIZATION SYSTEMS ACCURACY
Electrical engineering & Electromechanics, 2019 Aim. Improving of accuracy parameters and reducing of sensitivity to changes of plant parameters for nonlinear robust tank main armament guidance and stabilization electromechanical systems based on synchronous motor with permanent magnets and vector ...
B. I. Kuznetsov +3 more
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The Design Specificity of the Ammunition Supply and Storage Mechanism in Naval Weapon System OSU-35 [PDF]
Problemy Mechatroniki, 2020 The article presents the design of the ammunition supply and storage mechanism developed for the 35 mm Naval Cannon, which is an integral part of the Naval Weapon System OSU-35.
Zbigniew WÓJCIK +2 more
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THE NEW EURO-ATLANTIC COOPERATION DIMENSION - THE SMART DEFENCE INITIATIVE [PDF]
Annals: Series on Military Sciences, 2012 The beginning of the 21st century brought critical transformations on the background of the strategic changes initiated by the major actors involved in the energy resources competition, after a financial crisis that led to austerity budget planning. This
Mihai-Ștefan DINU
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