Heavy industry news

According to Rostec, high-strength shipbuilding steel of the AB2-PK brand is intended for the production of ships of the "corvette" and "frigate" type

The smelting of special cold-resistant steel for the construction of warships and icebreakers was mastered in Russia at the Motovilikhinsky Plants with the support of the ROSTEC State Corporation. This was reported on Wednesday in the press service of the state corporation.

The Ukrainian state Enterprise "Antonov" has signed an agreement with the Chinese company Chongqing Kingsley Aeronautical Material Technology Co., LTD for the supply of titanium semi-finished products. The materials obtained can be used in the assembly of An-178 aircraft, Defense Express reports.

The Swedish company SSAB has supplied Volvo with the first batch of a new type of automotive steel – "green". The term is still unofficial, this material is also called "environmentally friendly steel", because when creating it, combustible fossils and the energy produced with their help are not used. There are also no emissions into the atmosphere during the production of eco-steel, which is very beneficial for both SSAB and Volvo. The first pledged to switch to carbon-free production by 2045, the second-by 2050.

Swedish manufacturer of environmentally friendly steel HYBRIT has made the world's first delivery of a "revolutionary" metal. According to Reuters, the company plans to radically change the steel industry, which now accounts for about eight percent of global carbon dioxide emissions.

The Australian Army is expanding its industry partnership by supporting promising developments in 3D metal printing in the defense sector. The

local SPEE3D company again got the opportunity to cooperate with the 1st Combat Support Battalion of the Australian Army.

In July 2021, the Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant "Kupol" shipped civil products for partners from Bangladesh. We are talking about three recycling plants from Atomstroyexport, which will be used in the construction of the Ruppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh.

On July 20, the Ministry of Defense of India announced that it had sent a request for proposals within the framework of the acquisition program for the country's Navy of six equipped VNEU based on fuel cells of the "Project-75(I)" (P-75(I)).

The Indian Navy continues to build up its forces. July 21, portal navaltoday.com he reported that the Ministry of Defense of India has published a request for proposals (RFP) for new submarines.

He stated that "we are not going to and will not take retaliatory steps that harm us ourselves"

Russia will not suspend the supply of Russian rocket engines, as well as titanium to the United States, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the California Institute of Technology and the Zurich Higher Technical School have demonstrated that materials created from nanoscale structures thinner than a human hair do not allow microparticles flying at supersonic speed to break through them.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree that puts into effect the decision of the National Security and Defense Council on indefinite sanctions against the Director General of Rostec State Corporation, Chairman of the Board of Directors of VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation Sergey Chemezov.

The Australian company XTEK and the Estonian Milrem Robotics intend to cooperate in order to develop light armor for the THeMIS remotely controlled ground vehicle in accordance with the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed at the Land Forces 21 exhibition in Brisbane.

The video diary of innovations of the forum “Army 2021 " is a series of video broadcasts about innovative products of the most advanced enterprises of the military-industrial complex. The broadcasts will be held from August 23 to 27, 2021, during the Army-2021 forum, and are aimed at the heads of the main enterprises and the command of the Ministry of Defense.

High metal prices may negatively affect the implementation of the state defense order, said Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov

The company "Stankoprom", which is under the management of "RT-Capital" of the State Corporation Rostec, and the German manufacturer TRAWEMA GMBH signed an agreement on the localization of production of mobile turning and milling complexes that have no analogues in Russia. 

The United Engine Corporation of Rostec has completed the assembly of the first experimental gas generator of the new promising PD-8 engine for regional aircraft, in particular, the SSJ-NEW.

The weight of the fairing was reduced by almost two tons, Rostec reported

The weight of the head fairing of the upgraded Proton-M launch vehicle decreased by almost two tons due to the use of innovative developments of the Romashin ONPP Technologiya (part of the Rostec State Corporation). This was told to TASS in the press service of Rostec.

The innovative foam plastic "Akrimid" is used in the production of space, aviation and land equipment, the state corporation specified

Innovative foam plastic "Akrimid", used in the production of space, aviation and land equipment, began to be mass-produced in Russia. It replaced imported materials, the press service of the state corporation Rostec told TASS.

The company " Ural Boeing Manufacturing "(Sverdlovsk region), which is a resident of the special economic zone "Titanium Valley", in 2020 received a record loss in the entire history of its existence. This is stated in the company's financial report for the past year.

Against the background of Russia's serious leadership in strengthening its northern borders, the US army is trying to catch up and in June this year begins testing two prototypes of the Arctic Beowulf field vehicles developed by BAE Systems.