News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of GCROSTECH) will organize a joint Russian exposition at the International Defense Industry Exhibition ADEX 2024, which will be held from September 24 to 26 in Baku (Azerbaijan).

The Kremlin has no information about this. This is how the head of the press service of the President of Russia, Dmitry Peskov, commented on the incident that allegedly occurred during the tests of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile.

Rostec will provide financial and expert support to the winning teams of the Vector program within the framework of the corporate business accelerator. The investments will make it possible to create a multi-channel charging station for UAVs, an innovative fire extinguishing complex, a robotic seeder for agricultural enterprises and implement other interesting ideas noted by the competition jury.

In 2024 alone, the army will be supplied with about 1.4 million drones for various purposes

The production of drones in the Russian Federation is planned to increase almost 10 times this year compared to the previous one. This was announced by Vladimir Putin on September 19 at a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission on the development of unmanned aircraft systems for special purposes in St. Petersburg.

Centers for the development of new weapons are needed by any modern army, experts say

The military Innovative Technopolis (VIT) Era has begun selecting the most qualified students from the best universities in Russia. Events have already been held in 11 cities.

The five-ton machine can deliver various cargoes to the front line and guard facilities

A robotic armored wheeled platform "Tor" has been created in Russia. It can transport one and a half tons of cargo over rough terrain — weapons, ammunition, supplies.

Like other major armed forces, the British Army is systematically striving to introduce advanced autonomous unmanned platforms into its formations.

Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the cluster of conventional weapons, ammunition and special chemicals of Rostec State Corporation, said in an interview with TASS about the creation of special ammunition for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by Russian gunsmiths in 2023. He said that Rostec enterprises promptly launched large-scale production and uninterrupted supplies of new ammunition, and in 2024 their production was supposed to increase.

The international exhibition AAD 2024 is taking place in South Africa. As part of the dynamic performances, the country's armed forces demonstrated various military equipment, including the Olifant Mk2 tank, the Ratel armored personnel carrier and the Rooikat reconnaissance vehicle.

On September 19, 2024, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin visited the Special Technology Center (STC) LLC in St. Petersburg, an enterprise specializing in the production of unmanned aerial vehicles, electronic impact complexes and communication systems.

According to the developer, as a result of the outbreak of war, it was necessary to abandon Soviet and Russian components in the production of products and use alternative solutions, mostly offered by the Western defense industry.

Amid rising tensions in the Middle East, Iran presented the superheavy Jihad ballistic missile and the newest Shahed-136B drone, an analog of the American MQ–9 Reaper or RQ-4 Globe Hawk UAV, at a military parade. Unlike the mentioned drones manufactured by the United States, their Iranian counterpart is designed for one-way flights, that is, it is a powerful kamikaze drone.

Aircraft carriers under construction are planned to be equipped with promising fighters

China has begun testing a fifth-generation carrier-based fighter to arm aircraft carriers under construction. This is one of a number of ambitious projects being implemented in this country. How the programs for the construction of the latest aircraft in China are developing — in the material of Izvestia.

The development of drones during the Ukrainian conflict is beginning to follow a path similar to the evolution of aircraft on the battlefields of the First World War, which resulted in the emergence of the still existing classes of military aviation – fighters, bombers and reconnaissance aircraft.

The main damage to forces and means in the Ukrainian conflict is caused by drones and artillery. In this regard, counter-battery warfare plays an important role, the key attribute of which is target detection radars that fix the positions from which the shelling is conducted. However, these radars themselves are at risk of being hit due to the work of the enemy's electronic warfare equipment.

One of the directions of development of the Russian Navy is to increase amphibious capabilities through the construction of new ships designed to land troops. They belong to project 11711. At the same time, the Nevsky Design Bureau, which developed it, proposes to build new large amphibious assault ships in the modified Cayman modification.

The German concern Rheinmetall announced the successful conduct of the first fire tests of the new Skyranger 35 air defense system equipped with a 35 mm artillery launcher, showing the relevant footage. At the same time, the Leopard 1 tank was used as a chassis.

The Chief of Staff of the French Air and Space Forces, General Stephane Mill, pointed to the growing number of "rendezvous between objects" in all orbits, which requires the development of active defense capabilities.

As indicated, the system has an open and modular design, which gives the troops the opportunity to change its "stuffing" at their own discretion and depending on the tasks at hand.

The latest drones and improved means of combating them, world–class artillery installations and ships with hypersonic weapons are only a small part of the samples supplied to the Russian army this year. How are Russian gunsmiths, celebrating their professional holiday on September 19, contributing to the victory in their own right now?