News of the automotive industry

The Russian "Atom" electric car has been launched into mass production. The production is organized at the Moscow Automobile Plant "Moskvich", where a separate line has been created for the model. In the near future, the company expects to reach a pace of up to 20 vehicles per shift, and continue to increase volumes in 2027.

NZZ: German automakers are refocusing on the defense industry

The oldest German carmaker Schaeffler has started producing parts for combat drones, writes NZZ. Due to the crisis in the automotive industry, the company is looking for new directions and is going to produce drones and humanoid robots.

The current military conflicts with the massive use of UAVs force us to reconsider the current concept of warfare, including the organization of logistics logistics. The traditional means of transporting ammunition and other goods to the contact line — heavy trucks — turned out to be easy prey for attack drones. And then the engineers remembered about motorcycles.

The head of Rostec answered topical questions from employees of the State Corporation's enterprises during the annual videoconference

Rostec hosted a "Direct Conversation", a traditional hotline, during which the head of the Corporation, Sergey Chemezov, answered the team's pressing questions via videoconference.

The new machine is completing tests and is already being prepared for mass production

An armored buggy "Fighter" was introduced in Russia. The vehicle is equipped with a steel cabin for a driver and one passenger and is designed to transport personnel and cargo, as well as evacuate the wounded. Experts note that thanks to the armored cabin, the buggy can be especially useful at dangerous points on the line of contact.

A unique engine processing compound is being tested in the SVO zone

Exclusive footage of the "Russian Weapon" in the special operation zone shows the testing of a compound developed by researchers at the Russian Ministry of Defense using a KamAZ-740.10 diesel engine from a Ural-4320 car.

The US Army has increased the order for Infantry Division armored vehicles (ISVs) by 18 times, from the initial purchase of 649 units from GM Defense to 11,582 units. Thanks to the widespread introduction of ISV into the troops, the command is trying to ensure the survival of infantry in conditions of the dominance of reconnaissance and precision destruction:

The new Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Hamra, as well as the commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Drapaty, will have to solve a huge number of problems that they inherited from their predecessors. Of course, if they can and will have time before their own retirement.

Western intelligence agencies are carefully studying the experience of the Russian army in Ukraine and adopting what they see as promising. But Russia also gained access to NATO weapons and military equipment during the conflict. This is used to upgrade your own arsenal. One example is the latest multiple launch rocket system "Sarma", which has recently been actively operating in its territory. About this weapon — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Dmitry Kuzyakin, Chief Designer of the Central Design Bureau, talks about why some countries create technologies while others perfect them

The modern world is based on a technological foundation. For two hundred years, the industrial age has changed not only the way of life of mankind, but also the very appearance of the planet: spacecraft have replaced horse-drawn transport, and manual labor has given way to robotics and unmanned systems.

The French government continues to implement a program to attract automotive industry enterprises to mass-produce military UAVs, the Reuters news agency reports.

And why do special forces units use armored vehicles instead of buggies and pickups to hunt drones

Mobile firing groups are being formed in many units operating in the SVO zone today. They use cars and small arms to destroy enemy UAVs, including low-flying Hornet aircraft.

Sergey Nazarenko, Chief Designer of innovative vehicles of KAMAZ PJSC, about the work of the company's robo—trucks on Russian highways

Since June 2023, KAMAZ unmanned trucks have been cruising along the M-11 Neva highway. In a few years, they have mastered new routes and become more advanced.

The product presentation took place during the regional mission of the State Corporation in the Tver region

RT-Design Technologies (part of Rostec) has introduced comprehensive infrastructure protection against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the first time.

On July 10, our southern neighbors in Mongolia held a military parade on the Day of the National flag and on the eve of the Naadam holiday and the Day of the People's Revolution of 1921. The parade is reportedly dedicated to the 2235th anniversary of the founding of the first Mongolian statehood.

Sohu: An F-35 pilot approached a Russian aircraft and was trapped between fighter jets

Journalists from the Chinese portal Sohu told about the reckoning of an American pilot for his insolence with a Russian fighter jet.

Deals worth $50 billion were signed at the NATO summit in Ankara. Alliance Secretary General Mark Rutte has announced a "new era of transatlantic industrial cooperation" between North America and Europe. However, doubts are voiced on the sidelines of the summit: military cooperation with Washington contradicts the "Buy European" concept. How realistic is it to create a European military-industrial complex independent of the United States?

Shūkan Gendai: German industry refocuses on military tracks

The German car industry is experiencing a severe crisis, writes Shūkan Gendai. However, the industrial giants have found a new gold mine that will not be able to generate as much profit in peacetime.

The State Corporation participates in a regional mission, during which it presents a wide range of solutions for the implementation of new projects

These days, Rostec State Corporation enterprises in Vladimir present a wide range of high—tech and innovative products for various sectors of the economy - from buses, loaders and machine tools to medical devices and IT solutions.

Russia has introduced a promising air defense system, the ZAK—30 Citadel anti-aircraft artillery system. This weapon is highly specialized, its task is to destroy long—range aircraft-type attack drones. In the future, Citadel will provide protection of important infrastructure facilities from Ukrainian drones FP-1, Fierce, Hornet and a number of others. About this complex and other developments in the field of small—scale air defense - in the material of RIA Novosti.