scholarly journals Method of determination of survival characteristics of weapons and military equipment

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-24
Author(s):  
Volodymyr Dachkovskyi
Keyword(s):  
Armed Forces ◽  
Industrial Complex ◽  
National Defense ◽  
Minimal Cost ◽  
Military Equipment ◽  
Method Of Determination ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Cost Of Time ◽  
The One

In order to repel armed aggression in the East of Ukraine, the national defense-industrial complex has modernized and developed a significant nomenclature of weapons and military equipment, which correspond to the forms and methods of conducting modern hostilities. Experience of using the samples of weapons and military equipment, which are allowed to exploitation in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, indicates on the necessity of resolving a number of problematic issues related to tecnical maintenance, repair, providing of logistical means etc., for keeping them in working order Keeping the samples of weapons and military equipment in working order in conditions of fightfare is determined by the number of factors, the one of which is their survivability, namely ability of sample of weapons and military equipment to keep their parameters in given limits,withstand damage of all kinds, and in the event of damage retain the possibility of combat use after repair with minimal cost of time and repair. The article proposes a technique for determining the survivability characteristics of a sample of weapons and military equipment. This technique makes it possible to determine the durability and reproducibility indices of weapons and military equipment samples thereby determining the survivability of a particular weapons and military equipment sample or group of single-purpose machines.

Rwanda: Civil–Military Relations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Jowell
Keyword(s):  
Central Africa ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
National Defense ◽  
Mass Violence ◽  
Early 21St Century ◽  
Civil Military Relations ◽  
Practical Experiences ◽  
The One ◽  
Military Relations ◽  
The Military

The army has been a central part of Rwanda’s political system from the precolonial period until the early 21st century and is intrinsically part of the construction and politics of the state. Civil–military relations in Rwanda demonstrate not only the central features of transitioning a rebel group to a national defense sector but also how some states construct their armed forces after a period of mass violence. Since the civil war and genocide in the early 1990s, the Rwandan military has been the primary actor in politics, the economy, and state building as well as in regional wars in central Africa and the Great Lakes region. Practical experiences of guerrilla insurgency and conflict in Uganda and Rwanda, postconflict military integration, and the intertwining of political and economic agendas with the ruling party have shaped civil–military relations in Rwanda and have been central to how the Rwandan defense sector functions. Contemporary Rwandan civil–military relations center around the two elements of service delivery and control, which has resulted in the development of an effective and technocratic military in terms of remit and responsibilities on the one hand, and the creation of a politicized force of coercion on the other hand. The military in Rwanda therefore reflects the pressures and dynamics of the wider state and cannot be separated from it. The Rwandan army is thus a “political army” and is part and parcel of the political structures that oversee and govern the Rwandan state.

scholarly journals Method for evaluate the effectiveness of providing the exploitation and renewal of armament and military equipment resources

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-155
Author(s):  
Pavlo Openʹko ◽  
Mykola Myroniuk ◽  
Vladislav Kobzev ◽  
Dmytro Fomenko
Keyword(s):  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Transport Network ◽  
Logistics System ◽  
Military Equipment ◽  
Scientific Substantiation ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Logistic Support ◽  
Working Out

The results of the research published in the article will be useful for logistics specialists who are engaged in the organization of the provision of resources (material and technical means) for the processes of operation and renewal of armament and military equipment (AME). The article discusses existing approaches to logistic support of operations (combat actions) and methodological approaches to assess the effectiveness of its operation. The influence of factors and problematic issues on the creation of a modern logistics system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is analyzed. The scientific substantiation of determination of indicators of efficiency of delivery of resources in the system of logistic support is offered with the purpose of improvement of functioning of the system of delivery of resources for further consideration during planning of activity. According to the results of the analysis, the urgency of making a quick and correct decision in managing the provision of necessary resources was determined. The dependence of resource efficiency on the type of resources, the intensity of applications for their use, and the capabilities of the system to create and replenish resources have been established. The basic concepts and typical structures of the resource delivery system for working out of the research materials are clarified. Based on the analysis, it was found that the evaluation of the efficiency of the system of maintenance of the processes of operation and restoration of AME resources should be carried out by the results of the evaluation of the efficiency of providing the resources of each type individually and further determination of the system performance indicators as a whole, taking into account the corresponding total costs for providing the resources, which allowed to offer methodological an approach to assessing the effectiveness of operating processes and the renewal of AME resources themselves, which allows to take into account the implemented strategy of replenishment of resources and rationality of the selected transport network in the conditions of both peacetime and fighting.On the basis of the proposed methodological approach, the directions of further researches were determined concerning: determination of the list of initial data for determining the characteristics of the routes of resource delivery; determining the number of characteristics that are being optimized; forming a methodological approach for determining a rational transport network in the logistics system.

SMALL ARMS OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION ARMED FORCES

2020 ◽  
Vol 152 (4) ◽  
pp. 105-126
Author(s):  
Jarosław NAWROTEK
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Industrial Complex ◽  
Military Operations ◽  
Military Equipment ◽  
Military Industrial Complex ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Arms Trade ◽  
Leading Position ◽  
Russian Military

Russia has been for many years one of main producers and exporters of arms and military equipment. But even if the Russian Military-industrial Complex still maintains a leading position, there is at least one domain where it was forced to quit positions kept during the Soviet Union and does not present any new achievements. The question refers to firearms where relatively low costs of manufacture are transformed on a few percentage share in the world arms trade. This market has a significant symbolic meaning for Russia despite of its modest financial dimension. Military operations require a deployment of infantry with its firearms, independently on state of the art technology of the arms used by the armies. Beside the armed forces, the firearms are used by special and antiterrorist services, police, border and coastal guards, and also by the structures dedicated for fighting the drugs trafficking.

scholarly journals ТЕНДЕНЦІЇ У РОЗВИТКУ ОПЕРАТИВНО-ТАКТИЧНИХ ВІЙСЬКОВО-ТРАНСПОРТНИХ ЛІТАКІВ

2020 ◽  
pp. 72-82
Author(s):  
А. В. Лось ◽  
В. Ф. Шмырёв ◽  
В. И. Рябков
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Power Plant ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
High Lift ◽  
Transport Aircraft ◽  
Military Equipment ◽  
Basic Parameters ◽  
Wing Geometry ◽  
The One ◽  
Use Of Models

The existence of operational-tactical military transport aircraft (MTA) is due to the increase in the size and weight of modern military equipment, as well as the inability of the armed forces to solve their tasks without the use of such MTA, on the one hand. On the other hand, the high cost of using heavy transport aircraft in local airmobile operations and the inability of heavy military-technical vehicles to work in the combat zone, primarily due to restrictions imposed by the length and condition of base airfields. An analysis of the development trends regarding operational tactical military transport aircraft has shown that the unique Ukrainian operational tactical aircraft outperforms its following competitors in terms of basic parameters: the American S- 130J-30, the Brazilian KC-390, the West European A400M and the Japanese C-2, but is worse in regard to cruising speed and combat readiness in comparison with the C-2 airplane. Also, the aircraft has a certificate for noise on the ground only according to Chapter 3 of ICAO Appendix 16. Complete superiority of the An-77 aircraft can only be achieved by deep modification changes in the power plant and reducing the wing inductive drag. To do this, a series of works on the use of high-pressure turbojet engines instead of a high-pressure engine has to be done, and at the same time takeoff-landing characteristics (TLC) have to be maintained by searching for the relative position of the engine and the wing with the maximum use of string rotation due to wing high-lift devices. Also use of geometric twisting of the local chords requires study and experimental confirmation in order to reduce the wing inductive resistance. Scientific provisions on changing the wing geometry, replacing the main engines, as well as on the use of models for reconciling deep modification changes in the wing geometry and power plant were the basis for designing a modification of the operational-tactical military transport aircraft.

scholarly journals Military-Technical Cooperation of South-East Asian States with the United States and EU Countries (2011–2020)

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 142-159
Author(s):  
M. G. Yevtodyeva
Keyword(s):  
East Asian ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
The United States ◽  
Technical Cooperation ◽  
National Defense ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
The South ◽  
Military Equipment ◽  
Internal Instability ◽  
The Pacific

The article aims to identify the key trends and main areas of development of arms trade and military-technical cooperation between South-East Asian countries and the United States and European Union countries over the past decade (2011–2020). In addition to the direct procurement of weapons and military equipment (with a detailed list of purchased systems for each of the South-East Asian countries), the supply of subsystems and components, the licensed production and other forms of military-technical cooperation are also considered. The growth of military expenditures and arms procurement of the South-East Asian countries over the past decade is analyzed in terms of influence of such drivers as internal instability, the China-US confrontation in the Pacific region and the unresolved disputes between the countries in the South China Sea, the modernization of the armed forces and national defense industries in SouthEast Asia. On this basis, conclusions are made about the prospects for development of military-technical cooperation and arms procurement in the region, as well as how the changes taking place in this sphere affect Russia’s military-technical cooperation with South-East Asian countries.

Application of methods for analysing combinations of wheelset sizes and switch elements to determine the size of gutters of check-rail assemblies

2021 ◽  
pp. 3-9
Author(s):  
B. E. Glyuzberg ◽  
◽  
A. A. Loktev ◽  
V. V. Korolev ◽  
V. S. Kuskov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Accurate Method ◽  
The Other ◽  
Conditional Probabilities ◽  
Rail Wear ◽  
Method Of Determination ◽  
Train Operation ◽  
Motion Paths ◽  
The One

The paper considers methods for analysis of size combinations of wheelsets and elements of switches that are used at determination of dimensions of gutters for check-rail assemblies. The method of limit combinations, from the one side, doesn’t guarantee a reliable train operation on crossing assemblies in real operation, but, from the other side, it makes unreasonably strict demands to the design of the assembly. In order to eliminate the contradictions the paper proposes to use a method of probable compositions that allows not only solving an issue of limited safe dimensions of gauge and gutters, but also determining repeatability of impacts on check-rails in the most loaded cross sections and repeatability of motion paths of wheels on crossing. However, while using this method the authors have revealed a number of contradictions between calculated results and real operation. They show that it is possible to avoid the contradictions by the use of conditional probabilities method that allows calculating probabilities of phenomena for specific size combinations of gauge and gutters. As a result, the authors have concluded that it is the most accurate method of determination of permissible dimensions for gauge and gutters on switches. With the use of the method the authors have determined the maximal values of check-rail wear for straight track made of SP special profiles in conditions of nonexceedance of «impact effect» in bent part of the check-rail for switches with various angles.

Military-Technical Cooperation of Southeast Asian States

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Yevtodyeva ◽  
Ilya Kramnik ◽  
D. Stefanovich
Keyword(s):  
Armed Forces ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Technical Cooperation ◽  
National Defense ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Military Equipment ◽  
Arms Trade ◽  
Internal Instability ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Us

This monograph examines the trends and main areas of arms trade and military-technical cooperation in Southeast Asia over the past decades. In addition to direct acquisitions of weapons and military equipment (WME), the supply of subsystems and components, the licensed production and other forms of militarytechnical cooperation are also considered. Trends in arms trade are analyzed in terms of influence of such factors as internal instability, U.S.-Chinese confrontation in the Pacific region and disputes in the South China Sea, modernization of the armed forces and national defense industries of Southeast Asian countries. Particular attention is paid to various aspects of military-technical cooperation of the regional states with their key arms suppliers – Russia, the US, European countries, China, and South Korea.

scholarly journals DIRECTIONS OF THE TRANSITION OF THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX AND THE ARMED FORCES OF UKRAINE TO THE "GREEN" MODEL OF DEVELOPMENT

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2(64)) ◽  
pp. 147-156
Author(s):  
L.E. Kupinets ◽  
T.S. Obniavko
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Industrial Complex ◽  
Green Technologies ◽  
Military Equipment ◽  
Military Industrial Complex ◽  
Green Model ◽  
The Military

The place of Ukraine's territory and its military-economic potential in the accumulation in the European region of a large number of troops, naval forces, military equipment and armaments, powerful enterprises, institutions and organizations of defense purposes, which have a negative impact on the environment are determined; �ontaminated and continues to be contaminated the main components of the environment: soil, surface and groundwater, atmosphere air. The basic principles of internal policy in the field of national security and defense are indicated. The transition of the military-industrial complex and the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the "green" model of development is substantiated. The role of the military-industrial complex in the environmental pollution is proved. It is shown that the domestic defense industry has some scientific, technical and production capabilities to create competitive armament and military equipment, but significantly behind in the implementation of environmental standards and ecology-oriented technology and is not a leader in the new global transition to the "green" economy and the "green" growth. It is proved that in the course of reforming the military-industrial complex, its reconversion, the destruction of outdated ammunition, wastes of military production and military products, and in the event of non-compliance with environmental requirements, should expect the deterioration of the ecological state of the territory. Considered the main innovational directions, which provide an increase of the degree of ecologization of the military economy and form a technological "green" jump in the specified sphere of activity: introduction of alternative types of energy into the activities of defense enterprises and army units; creation of weapons based on "green" technologies, using of "smart" clothing. Substantiated the prospects of further researches, which consists in defining the goals, objectives, principles, directions and approaches of ecologization of the military-industrial complex and the Armed Forces of Ukraine, assessment and classification of eco-friendly technologies, development of high-tech competitive industries, rational re-engineering of the military-industrial complex, development of mechanisms and tools for the ecologically oriented development and transition to the "green" technological model.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF NATO STANDARDS PERTAINING TO THE CONFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF PIECES OF ARMAMENT AND MILITARY EQUIPMENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF RESISTANCE TO CLIMATIC FACTORS

2021 ◽  
pp. 49-60
Author(s):  
I. Lappo ◽  
О. Chervotoka ◽  
M. Herashchenko
Keyword(s):  
System Analysis ◽  
Climatic Factors ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
The State ◽  
Quality Level ◽  
Industrial Complex ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Military Equipment ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
The Impact

The strategic course towards the integration of Ukraine into the European economic space provides for the introduction of appropriate quality standards in the production of domestic products, including military ones. The state leadership has declared the transition of the Ukrainian defense–industrial complex to the standards of the European Union and NATO until 2022. The introduction of these standards should ensure the compatibility of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the NATO countries armies. Since the development of high-precision armament and military equipment leads to the need to create a new generation of specialized systems for monitoring their characteristics and parameters during testing, the primary need is to improve the testing system, the normative base of which is the system of standards. As a result, first of all, the standards governing the preparation and testing of new and modernized armament and military equipment are subject to revision. In order to intensify the work on the revision of standards, as well as to ensure regulatory support of the life cycle of armament and military equipment for a full transition to the use in production of international, European and NATO standards, amendments are being made to the national legislation of Ukraine. The purpose of this process is to create a mechanism for the implementation of NATO standards or their provisions in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The purpose of the article is to analyze the main provisions in NATO standards for testing the impact of climatic factors in order to implement them in the system of testing pieces of armament and military equipment. During the research general scientific methods of processing and systematization of information, in particular system analysis and synthesis of organizational and technical systems, were applied. In connection with the abolition of the state military standards of the GOST B system, which established the values quality level and the composition, sequence, general requirements for testing equipment, instruments, devices for military purposes, there was an urgent need for regulatory support for the organization and testing of armament and military equipment. It was determined that one of the main directions of solving the problem of normative support for the organization and testing of armament and military equipment is the adoption of international military standards as the state ones. The main provisions of the standards that ensure the organization and conducting of military equipment climatic tests were analysed, the structure and content of these standards were considered.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF THE PROVISIONS OF NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR TESTING ARMAMENT AND MILITARY EQUIPMENT ON THE IPMACT OF MECHANICAL FACTORS

2021 ◽  
pp. 79-87
Author(s):  
I. Lappo ◽  
S. Prykhodko ◽  
S. Martyniuk ◽  
S. Shulha
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Industrial Complex ◽  
Normative Documents ◽  
Original Language ◽  
Military Equipment ◽  
Mechanical Factors ◽  
The Impact

In order to assure the compatibility of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the armies of the NATO member states, amendments are being made to the national legislation of Ukraine to create a mechanism for the implementation of NATO standards or their provisions in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. To ensure regulatory support of the life cycle of armament and military equipment, measures are being taken to fully transition the military-industrial complex of Ukraine to use international, European and NATO standards in production. In 2021, national standards DSTU STANAG 4370: 2021 were adopted, harmonized with NATO standards, which regulate the organization and testing samples of armament and military equipment on environmental conditions impact. Since these standards are adopted in the original language, and in Ukraine there is no practice of distributing and using English-language normative documents, there is a problem of unambiguous interpretation of the content of these standards by all interested parties: product manufacturers, testing laboratories, scientific organizations etc. The purpose of the article is to analyze the main provisions of national standards regarding the conditions and methods for testing the impact of mechanical factors in order to implement them in the system of testing samples of armament and military equipment. In the course of research general scientific methods of processing and systematization of information, in particular, system analysis and synthesis of organizational and technical systems were applied. Due to the abolition of the set of state military standards, which established the level of quality indicators, composition, sequence, general requirements for testing equipment, instruments, devices for military purposes, an urgent need arose for regulatory support for the organization and testing of armament and military equipment. It was determined that one of the main directions of solving the problem of normative support for the organization and testing of armament and military equipment is the adoption of international military standards in the capacity of national ones. The main provisions of the standards that ensure the organization and conduct of tests of military equipment for mechanic factors impact were analyzed, the structure and content of these standards were considered.

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