News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

Following the first of a series of larger missile catamarans of the Shahid Soleimani type, the lead missile catamaran of the Shahid Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis type (Shahid Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis), or simply "Shahid Abu Mahdi", was accepted into the IRGC Navy on January 6, 2024.

Kamikaze drones VT-40 (VT is abbreviated as Vladlen Tatarsky) recently destroyed several units of enemy Ukrainian equipment and a communications tower on the front line. In particular, it took three hits to eliminate the T-72 tank belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Air Launched Effects (ALE) is a new concept designed to equip manned helicopters and UAVs with flexible air-to-ground weapons. ALE is mainly used by the US Armed Forces, especially the army.

In theory, there may be submarines that will prowl the water surface, launch drones and hit targets with artillery fire, anti-tank missiles and torpedoes. The Rubin Design Bureau implemented this idea in the concept of the BOSS submarine, designed for the border guard service.

The world's leading armies are returning to the development of combat lasers

By the 21st century, many defense industries have hit a ceiling of opportunities. Today it is difficult, for example, to make an automatic bullet fly faster, and a high—precision weapon to hit even more accurately. Scientists and military personnel from different countries have been trying to make a technological breakthrough for many years.

The year 2023 was a time of rapid changes in the Russian army, primarily in terms of the emergence of new types of weapons and significant modernization of old ones. You can specify at least five new weapons systems that are already beginning to play a key role in the fields of special operations.

Experts argued about the role of heavy drones in the zone of their own

2023 was marked by an unprecedented flourishing of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), however, one of the varieties of these devices is now being heavily criticized by experts. There were doubts that devices of this class could be useful on the battlefield at all. What kind of UAVs are we talking about and how justified is this criticism?

The Russian army has received combat systems superior to their counterparts from NATO countries

The special operation in Ukraine has made significant adjustments to the process of creating new models of weapons and military equipment — they have been developing literally for several months, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

Since 2024, the US Army has been armed with three new types of combat vehicles, including robotic ones. These are the M10 Booker light tank, the XM30 infantry fighting vehicle and the RCV-L ground-based robotic system.

What advantages will the new weapon give to Russian shooters

The units of the Russian army received the first serial samples of the Chukavin sniper rifle (microwave), sources told Izvestia in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. The new weapon has improved characteristics and higher accuracy, it was created to replace the famous Dragunov rifle, the main military sniper weapon since the 1960s. Experts note that the microwave capabilities will increase the effectiveness of sniper units and give our fighters additional advantages during sniper duels.

Currently, the US Air Force is developing a new generation tactical air dominance aircraft system (Next-Generation Air Dominance, NGAD). NGAD, or the 6th generation fighter. Eventually, it will replace the 5th generation F-22 RAPTOR as the U.S. Air Force's primary means of gaining air superiority. The journal European Security & Defense has published a report on the status and prospects of the implementation of the American NGAD project. [The following translation of the article is made while preserving the style of the authors of the material]

Bench tests of the first prototype of the AL-41ST-25 gas turbine engine with a capacity of 25 MW have started in Ufa at the enterprise of the United Engine Corporation, part of Rostec. The engine is a key element of gas pumping units that provide the necessary pressure when transporting gas through gas pipelines. It is environmentally friendly and has a forecast life of at least 120 thousand hours. Equipment of this level has not been produced in Russia before.

In the sixth issue of the magazine "Arms Export" for 2023, an article by Nikolai Kraskovsky was published about the developments of the Turkish company Havelsan within its concept of "digital troops". The bmpd blog presents the full text of the article to the readers.

Russian troops in the zone of their own defense will soon receive a new kamikaze drone, the ZALA group of companies has continued the line of Lancet family barrage ammunition. This is reported on the official website of the company.

As reported on December 28, 2023, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation), the A. I. Mikoyan Design Bureau, which was part of it, is working on the creation of a new training complex for training pilots. Its main element will be the single-engine MiG-TCB aircraft.

The Russian Helicopters Holding Company of Rostec State Corporation has received approval from the Federal Air Transport Agency for the main change in the design of the Ka-32A helicopter. The aircraft of the latest modification Ka-32A11M meets the modern requirements of aviation airworthiness standards. The main differences of the upgraded machine are the unique domestic fire extinguishing system and new engines.

UAC will develop a new MiG-TCB training aircraft, which will replace the L-39

OKB named after. Mikoyan of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec) will develop a new single-engine training aircraft for the Russian Aerospace Forces, which will be inexpensive to operate and replace the L-39, follows from the UAC press release.

Testing of the new car began in November 2023. The exercise, called Blunting Strike, is part of a broader test of various types of weapons aimed at adapting the British ground forces and other types of armed forces to combat operations in modern conditions.

Russia will create the latest bi-caliber multiple launch rocket system "Vozrozhdenie", it will be used both as a remote mining installation and as a MLRS due to launches of two types of projectiles. This was told by Sergey Chemezov, General Director of Rostec State Corporation.

The Ukrainian State Border Service has published footage showing the capabilities of a ground-based drone designed to evacuate and transport the wounded.