News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

The balloon complex is used to protect civilian urban facilities

The new BARRIER PAK anti-drone protection system implements a concept that was used during the Second World War: with the help of balloons, a network rises into the air, creating a trap for enemy UAVs.

American astronauts have long complained about the sanitation system in spacesuits, which is just a big diaper. It lasts for a maximum of eight hours, there is a risk of developing diaper rash and infections. In addition, there are few supplies of drinking water in the suit. To solve these problems, scientists have proposed a more efficient way to recycle metabolic products.

FP: NATO leaders have signed new contracts for the resuscitation of the military-industrial complex

The NATO-Russia arms race is just around the corner, writes FP. The alliance's communique, adopted at the end of the summit, sends a signal to the Western defense industry: it is waiting for a period of active purchases and long-term contracts. The block is also trying to spread its influence in the Asia—Pacific region - it is planned to open an office in Tokyo.

The Japanese Maritime Self—Defense Force (JMSDF) is going to purchase two new type of anti-missile ships - ASEV. These ships are to replace the outdated missile defense system of the Aegis Ashore land base.

The new intercontinental ballistic missile turned out to be too expensive for the United States

The Pentagon is shifting to the right the timing of the next defense program — the development of the LGM-35 Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile. The reason for the delay is the cost, which significantly exceeded the estimated cost, as well as technological complexity. They are not going to abandon this ICBM — there is no alternative. However, the project has to be seriously adjusted to make it cheaper. About promising American weapons — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The Italian company Leonardo presented the new AW249 Fenice attack helicopter to the general public. It is based on the A129 Mangusta, which made its first flight in 1993, but the developer insists that the AW249 is a completely new product.

Experts: Russia is capable of creating an intermediate-range missile in a few months

Four EU countries have agreed at once on the development of intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles (INF). These include France, Germany, Italy and Poland. At the same time, it became known earlier about the deployment of American missiles of the same class in Germany in 2026. Why did the Europeans need their missiles and how will Russia respond to this?

After the surrender of Japan following the Second World War in 1945, this country has serious restrictions on the use of certain types of weapons at the legislative level, and the Japanese military can only carry out defense-related operations. However, Tokyo has long been closely cooperating militarily with the United States, gradually lifting all restrictions, including in terms of production and even export of weapons. The Japanese leadership justifies the militarization of the country by the need to confront the DPRK and partly the PRC, which suits Washington very well.

FAZ: Germany, France, Italy and Poland want to develop long-range missiles

Four European NATO countries — Germany, France, Italy and Poland — wanted to develop new long-range cruise missiles.

Today, a general meeting of the Union of Russian Armourers named after M.T. Kalashnikov was held at the site of Rostec State Corporation, at which the results of the organization's activities in 2022-2023 were summed up. Bekhan Ozdoev, Industrial Director of the cluster of conventional weapons of Rostec State Corporation and a member of the Bureau of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia, spoke about the difficulties faced by domestic manufacturers of small arms, legislative initiatives in the industry and the successes that Russian gunsmiths have managed to achieve in recent years.

A mobile bakery kitchen has been developed for the Russian army. The new complex is installed on the chassis of a high-pass truck, in the back of which there is a bakery, a special device for heating semi-finished products and a food warehouse. Such a kitchen can provide hot food to a company of soldiers for three days. Experts note that the novelty will increase the efficiency of supplying soldiers and officers with hot food and bread in the field, which will have a positive impact on the combat capability of units.

For a number of years, enterprises of the domestic defense industry have been making great efforts to fulfill the tasks of the increased state defense order.

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) are developing next-generation chips that will be smaller, thinner and more efficient. A research group led by Shoaib Khalid is exploring the use of transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) to replace silicon in processors.

The artificial intelligence industry needs to earn $600 billion a year to pay for massive equipment costs.

The Polish military-related publication Defence24 reports that photos of American Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet carrier-based fighter bombers ("Super Hornet") capable of performing the role of attack aircraft with a new type of armament on board have appeared in the media. The author of the article argues that a new type of weapon is capable of making a kind of revolution in the fight against aerial, and not only, targets.

Celebrations on the occasion of the delivery of soil from the Moon by the Chang'e-6 station continue. The Chinese managed to complete the most difficult lunar mission in the history of space automata. After landing on June 25, the return vehicle was transported to Beijing, where the container with the first samples from the far side of the Moon was retrieved the next day.

Russia has created a dome-type electronic warfare system "Umbrella", which is capable of jamming enemy FPV drones within a radius of up to 500 meters. The development was initiated at the request of Russian military personnel from the combat zone. The manufacturers told Izvestia about the capabilities of the equipment that is already being used on the line of contact.

The Norwegian Air Ground Operations School (AGOS[/i]) opened a combat simulator for aviation guidance specialists and air observers at the end of May 2018 called "Advanced Training System for Aviation Gunners and Advanced Observers". As stated, this fire support simulation system is one of the most advanced in the world.

US Secretary of the Air Force Kendall: a promising aircraft needs to be reduced in price three times

It seems that the American sixth-generation fighter has problems. The timing of the creation of a promising aircraft under the NGAD (Next Generation Air Dominance) program may seriously shift to the right due to the expected astronomical cost and technological complexity of the machine. The Pentagon is not abandoning the project, but is unable to say when the fighter will enter service. About the difficulties of NGAD — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has published footage showing the combat use of the Scorpion-M1 ground-based automated multifunctional remote-controlled platform by specialists of the Russian Hawks UAV detachment as part of the "Southern" grouping of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.