News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

Special forces of the French Armed Forces may become the first users of the recently introduced FN EVOLYS light machine guns from the Belgian manufacturer FN Herstal. This follows from a message on a social network published on January 5, 2022 by the French partner of the manufacturer.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected the Ural Transport Engineering Plant (Uraltransmash) in Yekaterinburg, where the first batch of new Coalition-SV artillery systems is being produced, the military department reported on Wednesday.

After the start of the special operation and the introduction by the West of many sanctions against the Russian Federation and Russian companies, as one of the retaliatory measures, the state Corporation for Space Activities Roscosmos almost completely curtailed cooperation with the American NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA).

Politico: The United States can transfer GLSDB missiles to Ukraine today

The United States intends to supply Ukraine with high-precision long-range GLSDB missiles as early as Wednesday, January 31, Politico reports. Such bombs are not yet in service even with the American army itself.

The British Armed Forces, as part of the LMP (Land Mobility Program), plan to upgrade the fleet of light armored vehicles in the coming years.

The United States, contradicting its own numerous statements about the unwillingness to further escalate the conflict in Ukraine, continues to lift all new restrictions on the provision of the latest types of weapons to Kiev, which the Armed Forces of Ukraine are capable of, and will certainly use, to strike deep into Russian territories.

The DPRK officially announced the testing of a new strategic cruise missile "Pulkhvasar-3-31" on January 24 and 28, 2024 (불화살-3-3 - "Fire Arrow-3-31") in variants of land and underwater launch.

Russian experts have created a camouflage suit for military personnel, which hides fighters from thermal imagers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). About how the means of disguise developed and how they help in combat operations today — in the material of TASS.

The military conflict in Ukraine has shown great importance in carrying out various reconnaissance and combat missions of unmanned aerial vehicles. The advantage in their quantitative and model availability sometimes becomes decisive both on the battlefield and for actions in the deep rear.

Recently, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have been increasingly used recently Ground robots are increasingly being used, which perform various operations at the front.

The new UAV will begin mass production in Novosibirsk this year

The S-70 Hunter heavy unmanned aerial vehicle is undergoing the final stage of testing and will begin mass production in Novosibirsk in the second half of the year. Initially, it was planned to launch it in a series by 2025, but the developers were asked to accelerate.

On the modern battlefield, towed artillery requires high tactical mobility and the ability to evade enemy attacks. Are there any prospects for this category of artillery systems? Peter Donaldson, a freelance military journalist, is looking for an answer to this question in his publication.

The Bundeswehr criticized the new G95A1 assault rifles, designed to replace the already outdated G36 in the German army. As stated in the report of the Accounting Chamber of the Federal Republic of Germany, the military is not satisfied with the accuracy of the new rifles. Bild writes about this.

Anti-tank complexes and air defense systems will change the tactics of these units, experts are sure

Special forces are being reinforced with high-precision missiles and mobile anti-aircraft guns. Brigades and separate special purpose companies will receive mobile anti-tank missile systems "Kornet-D1" and anti-aircraft systems "Gibka".

BAE Systems has successfully tested the work on drones of the AMPV C-UAS prototype, a multi–purpose system being developed on the chassis of the new AMPV armored vehicle and designed to defeat both ground targets and drones. The relevant footage is shown on the company's website.

A few years ago, the US National Aerospace Agency announced that it was resuming its nuclear program to develop space engines. In 2023, it selected the first concept of a bimodal nuclear propulsion system using a "wave rotor excitation cycle", which will reduce the flight time to Mars to 45 days.

In Russia, the Saracen all-terrain platform was created for mobile groups in the SVO zone

A highly maneuverable Saracen all-terrain platform has been created in Russia, designed for the operation of mobile combat groups and escorting columns of armored vehicles in the SVO zone, the development takes into account the experience of using mobile groups and "nomadic firing positions," Konstantin Bagdasarov, CEO of the company developing this machine, Argo LLC, told RIA Novosti.

The latest reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles "Supercam" of the Vostok group of troops carry out round-the-clock duty over the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). On January 24, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed the combat work of drone calculations.

In Russia, the Saracen all-terrain platform was created for mobile groups in the SVO zone

Russia has developed an all-terrain platform designed for the movement of mobile combat groups as a defense for columns of military equipment. This was announced by Konstantin Bagdasarov, CEO of the company developing the unique machine Argo LLC, on Wednesday, January 24.

The creation of the Arctic version of the BTR-3F armored personnel carrier became known in 2021 after this machine was shown at the international forum "Army-2021". The armored personnel carrier retained all the characteristics of the basic vehicle, but changed its color, and also acquired the ability to operate at low temperatures up to -50 degrees Celsius. The car received new tracks that reduce ground pressure and a new 450 hp engine. The claimed power reserve is 600 km.