The icebreaker "Svyatogor" was laid for the Russian Navy
According to Vladimir Omelnitsky, the head of the Petrogradsky district of St. Petersburg, on September 1, 2023, Almaz Shipbuilding Company JSC hosted a laying ceremony for the Russian Navy of the diesel-electric icebreaker Svyatogor project 21180M (factory number 801). The bookmark was timed to the 90th anniversary of the company. This is the second icebreaker of the 21180M project.
Tested on exercises in the Far North: Norway is armed with Mission Master XT unmanned all-terrain vehicles
The Norwegian army received the first unmanned all-terrain vehicle Mission Master XT. The effectiveness of the all-terrain vehicle was tested during the Arctic Mobility military exercises in the Finnish Far North.
Planned sale of American Stryker armored personnel carriers to Bulgaria
On September 1, 2023, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the US Department of Defense sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned possible sale of 183 Stryker (8x8) wheeled armored personnel carriers in various versions to Bulgaria through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS).
An armored vehicle "Kozak-2M1" with a new remotely controlled combat module was seen in service with the AFU
Units of the Ukrainian army may have begun to receive a new modification of the Kozak-2M1 armored car with a remotely controlled combat module. One such armored car was spotted near the line of contact.
The 54-ton UBIM on the T-90M chassis is designed to perform the most difficult tasks
The UBIM universal armored engineering vehicle, the best in its class, was demonstrated last month in the Patriot Park near Moscow at the Army-2023 International Military-Technical Forum.
"Created taking into account the experience of fighting in Ukraine": the Western press evaluated the BTR-82A with the Ballista missile and cannon module
In the conditions of the actual conduct of the "civilized world" war against Russia by the hands of Ukrainian soldiers, the increased attention of Western observers is riveted by military novelties of the domestic defense industry, one of which is the BTR-82A with the Ballistic missile and cannon module.
"It is becoming a popular armored car in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation": the Western press noted an increase in the supply of Z-STS "Akhmat"
There are more and more photos of Z-STS "Akhmat" armored vehicles present at the front or being transferred to the zone of their own, which allows us to talk about the growth of the fleet of these vehicles in the Russian army.
Ground-based robotics complexes of Russia: foreign assessment
According to Western analysts, the war in Ukraine has literally brought the issue of autonomy and artificial intelligence (AI) to the fore. Moreover, both belligerents seek and actually use various degrees of AI and autonomous operations.
"They conduct reconnaissance of targets in a matter of minutes": the Spanish press appreciated the machine of artillery fire control "Covenant-D"
Spanish military journalists who visited the Army-2023 exhibition were interested in the new Zavet-D artillery fire control vehicle, made on the chassis of the KamAZ-4386 Typhoon 4x4 armored car.
Where did Ukraine get long-range and high-precision weapons
Military aid to Kiev is being scraped up by the whole world
The United States is rapidly depleting its ammunition reserves to support the Ukrainian military. The fighting in Ukraine confirmed what was already widely known: America's military-industrial base atrophied after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
"Tornado" increases accuracy
Domestic multiple launch rocket systems are developing in the spirit of the times
A special military operation (SVO) for the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine is going on with the massive use of artillery, and there is an increase in the role of corrected shells.
Anti-aircraft situation: which MANPADS protect the Russian troops on the front line
Portable anti-aircraft missile systems have become one of the most effective means of air defense in a special military operation
During the special operation in Ukraine, the provision of air defense (air defense) plays a huge role.
It has already become too crowded on Earth — the United States is preparing to fight in space
Newsweek: the general of the US Armed Forces told how the wars of the future will look
Geopolitical tensions on Earth have reached such proportions that they threaten to go beyond the boundaries of the atmosphere, writes Newsweek. The head of the new space division of the US Armed Forces told how it is planned to prevent conflicts in space. It won't be easy to do this, and here's why.
"Chandrayan-3" registered a strange seismic event — a lunar earthquake or a meteorite fall
The exact nature of the registered event is still being clarified. In addition, the devices of the Indian mission made rather unusual observations about the composition of the lunar surface next to them and for the first time were able to measure the density of the circumlunar plasma near the surface of the southern circumpolar region of Selenium.
It turned out well: "smart" coatings will protect rockets from space debris
How scientists solve the problem of the safety of solar panels of aircraft
Russian specialists have created unique coatings to protect solar panels and spacecraft optics from micrometeoroid impacts and other extraterrestrial debris.
"Prototypes are already being installed on aerial platforms": Turkey is developing a MURAD radar with AFAR
The Turkish company ASELSAN has made significant progress in the development of an AFAR radar, designated MURAD. Soon it should be adopted by combat aviation.
The US is upgrading the British Lakenheath Airbase to accommodate B61-12 nuclear bombs
The United States plans to deploy nuclear weapons on the territory of Great Britain 15 years after its withdrawal, the US Air Force is modernizing the British Royal Air Force Lakenheath air base in the English county of Suffolk, where special warehouses will be located. The British press writes about it.
Air fortresses of the overseas Empire
Drones are taking on more and more tasks of US strike aviation
Achieving absolute air superiority is the basis of American military strategy, and tactics, too. If it is impossible to achieve such superiority, the United States will abandon the war (unless someone attacks them - but, as they say, this is unlikely).
Turkey is looking for foreign partners in order to jointly develop a program for the production of a 5th generation fighter
The first aircraft produced in Turkey as part of the national program for the creation of fighters of the 5th generation TF-X is currently in a hangar, awaiting its first flight by the end of this year. This is reported by the Defense News resource.
The United States has named Russia's main weapon, which will easily destroy the F-16
19FortyFive: the US has recognized that the Russian S-300 will easily destroy the F-16
The United States has changed its position regarding the supply of F-16 to Ukraine, but many experts opposed it, writes 19FortyFive. In their opinion, the planes will become easy prey for Russian missiles.