This volume is prefaced with two articles. The first article was written by Colonel General Nikolai Baranov, the Head of the Armament Chief Directorate and the Deputy Armament Chief of Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The second one was written by Igor Kornitsky, the General Director of the Public Joint-Stock Company "Optoelectronic instrumentation". Application of optical and laser techniques in systems used to manage forces and control over weapons is a distinctive peculiarity of the evolution of these systems during last decades. The book has no analogues with similar amount of information and systematic coverage of this sphere. The book contains sections covering control, sighting and guidance systems for all kinds of weapons; space, navigation, topographic and geodetic facilities; photographic and cinematographic equipment; measurement systems; hydro-optics; and technologies used for manufacturing optical and laser equipment. Much prominence is given by the volume to double-purpose technologies used not only for military applications, but also in many high-technological civil branches of the Russian industry.


The volume 11 includes:

- About 1480 technical and program information security means

- information on 55 organizations and enterprises

- more than 1480 colored photos

Parallel Russian/English text.