State regulation and financing news

Raytheon Missiles & Defense, which is one of the divisions of the American military industrial corporation Raytheon Technologies, has signed a contract with the Missile Defense Agency of the US Department of Defense for the supply of the SM-3 Block IIA interceptor missile. The amount of the transaction, as reported in the official notice on the corporation's website, is $ 867 million. The missiles will enter service with the US army and partners.

The conflict in Ukraine has shown that economic dependence poses a threat to the national security of any state, writes The Atlantic. The author notes that even "great democracies" like the United States are subject to serious risks in this regard.

The shipyards of Kherson may soon start working again. Kherson shipbuilders can start building ships for the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

The Northern Fleet (SF) will receive diesel-electric submarines (DPL), which are called "black holes" because of low noise. Admiralty Shipyards will build a series of six diesel-electric submarines of the 636.3 Varshavyanka project for the SF. This is reported by TASS, referring to a source in the military-industrial complex.

Publications in the Western media that the Russian authorities may allegedly announce an additional conscription for the SPIEF are unreliable information stuffing. This was announced on Thursday, June 16, by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.

Russia is introducing criminal penalties for military personnel defecting to the enemy – and this will directly concern, among other things, current events in Ukraine. Why was there no concept of "going over to the enemy's side" in the Criminal Code before, what tricks are used to justify treason, and how will the new changes concern the Russian non-systemic opposition opposing the special operation?

Domestic developments of the military-industrial complex are capable of surprising and sobering people who are hatching aggressive plans against Belarus and the Union State, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said at a meeting on the state and development of microelectronics on June 14.

The Rostec United Engine Corporation, the administration of St. Petersburg and the management company of the special economic zone have concluded a trilateral agreement. Within its framework, the production of aircraft engines will be expanded on the territory of the SEZ of the Northern Capital, including the construction of a production and design building, a development workshop, and a complex for bench tests.

The head of the corporation also stressed that the execution of the state defense order has always been and remains a priority

The United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) is ready to build all the ships and vessels necessary for the fleet on time, if this is required due to the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO.

Scientists of the NTI Center "Quantum Communications" of the National Research Technological University "MISIS" presented a quantum network node for mass use in Russian companies that want to protect themselves from information leaks. Portable development can also be used to create quantum computers and prototypes of quantum Internet devices. By the end of 2022, scientists hope to coordinate a new system with the FSB of Russia in order to obtain permission for its mass implementation in companies.

Poland's defense spending in fiscal year 2022 will amount to 2.4% of gross domestic product (GDP). As stated in the press release of the Polish Ministry of Defense dated June 13, the total military expenditures for the current fiscal year will include both planned budget allocations for defense and extra-budgetary funds from the Armed Forces Support Fund.

Japan can increase defense spending up to 10 trillion. yen (about $ 74 billion). This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by the head of the political council of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, ex-candidate for the post of party leader Sanae Takaichi in the program of the Fuji Television Network.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is also the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and chairman of the Central Military Council, recently signed an order to publish trial plans for military operations. These operations include such tasks as disaster relief, campaigns to provide humanitarian assistance to the population, maintaining peace, protecting China's national sovereignty, security and interests. The plans also include measures for the protection and protection of infrastructure facilities by the PLA. For example, we are talking about the protection of pipelines.

The aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov will be returned to the Russian Navy in 2024

The only Russian aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov cruiser, will return to the fleet only in 2024. The United Shipbuilding Corporation said that the timing of the transfer of the ship is shifted by a couple of months. All gas turbine units of the cruiser are being repaired now. The ship has been in dock since 2018 - after returning from a trip to the Mediterranean Sea, where he took part in the Syrian campaign.

The US National Defense Center spoke about the risks of reducing the US military budget

June 14 is celebrated annually in the US as the "Birthday of the army". On this day in 1775, the Continental Congress decided to create a regular army based on militia units. For the "birthday", the US National Defense Center at the Heritage Foundation has prepared a report on the current state of the American armed forces. "Newspaper.Ru" studied it together with Russian military experts.

The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea has approved an additional budget law, which provides for a reduction in the financing of defense spending in 2022 by more than 1.5 trillion. won ($1.2 billion) compared to the previously approved volume.

Australia may not have enough funds planned for defense this year due to the refusal to purchase inexpensive French nuclear submarines in favor of American nuclear submarines, which are several times more expensive.

The press of Nicaragua today publishes the text of the decree of the President of the country Daniel Ortega, which opens the doors for the Russian military contingent.

On June 6, the Ministry of Defense of India announced the approval by the Defense Procurement Council (DAC) of a project to purchase eight new-generation Corvette-class ships.

On June 7, a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.