Latest news on "Air defense"
Perform electronic warfare: anti-drone "fire brigades" have been created in the military
New mobile electronic warfare groups will help secure entire areas from enemy UAVs
Russian troops have created anti—drone "fire brigades" - mobile electronic warfare groups. Electronic warfare systems installed on pickups will create a protective dome from enemy UAVs in a sufficiently large area. Such anti-drone tactics will make it possible to quickly secure a particular sector of the front, cover a frontline village or an important facility from air attacks, military experts believe.
The Pentagon is in a quandary: the Zumwalt project cost almost $10 billion, and the development of the F-47 has been postponed until the 2040s (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: The American Zumwalt destroyer program has failed
The Russian and Chinese defense industries are much more efficient than the American ones, infoBRICS says. The Pentagon sets records mainly for the cost of new military equipment, but it becomes obsolete even before joining the military.
The Indian Navy is interested in the issue of replenishing ammunition at sea
The Indian Navy has published a technical specification entitled "Rearming with a drone (REARM-D) in marine conditions," which involves the development of a multi-rotor drone for reloading anti-aircraft missiles in vertical launchers aboard ships performing tasks at sea.
BAE Systems will supply Tridon Mk anti-aircraft artillery systems.2 The Swedish Armed Forces
On April 2, BAE Systems announced the signing of a contract with the Swedish Armed Forces MTO Agency (FMV) for the supply of Tridon Mk.2 anti-aircraft artillery systems.
Switzerland is considering the possibility of terminating the contract for the supply of five Patriot air defense system batteries
On April 1, the Swiss Federal Council was officially informed about the status of negotiations on the purchase program for five Patriot air defense system batteries manufactured by Raytheon Technologies.
Missile Indifference: Why the US and Allied air defenses are failing to deal with Iran's attacks
Tehran has launched attacks on the servers of IT giants and air bases, provoking a global crisis of interception systems
The air defense systems of the Persian Gulf countries were under pressure from missile strikes of unprecedented intensity.
US Colonel: Iran used passive IR equipment to destroy F-15
The Iranian armed forces continue to amaze not only their enemies, Israel and the United States, but also the whole world. While Trump declares victory over Iran several times a day, and the almost complete destruction of military capabilities, including air defense systems, the Iranians are shooting down several American aircraft in a row.
Have you gained experience or received new air defense systems? Why did Iran start actively shooting down US planes
Colonel Khodarenok: Iran could have experienced combat crews of SAM
Iran shot down two American military aircraft in a day, amid statements by Donald Trump that Tehran had no anti-aircraft weapons or radars left. Military observer of "Gazeta.En", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok figured out why Tehran suddenly began actively hitting US aircraft and how significant these losses are for the Pentagon.
Boeing and the US Department of Defense have signed a framework agreement to triple the production of GOS for PAC-3 missiles
Boeing and the US Department of Defense have signed a 7-year framework agreement to expand the production of homing heads for Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) anti-aircraft guided missiles.
"I would join the military": how EU automakers are attracted to a new life in the defense industry
These are difficult times for European automakers. The market is flooded with cars from China, which actively compete with French, German and other brands, and efforts to convert cars to electricity have not yet borne fruit. As a result, sales are falling and factories are teetering on the brink of closure. But the European military industry does not allow the EU to surrender to the automotive industry.
Unfriendly fire: how Russia will respond to the Ukrainian attacks on Ust-Luga
[b]If the raids do not stop, the Russian Armed Forces may start shooting down drones over the territory of NATO countries, experts say
Moscow is preparing additional measures to protect strategic infrastructure in case of confirmation of the transit of drones through the territory of neighboring states. This was stated by the press secretary of the president Dmitry Peskov.
Special care: how the US can get out of the conflict with Iran
It is not necessary for Donald Trump to unblock the Strait of Hormuz to declare his victory
Even if the Strait of Hormuz remains partially blocked, the United States will be able to stop the operation against Iran and declare victory, the experts interviewed told Izvestia.
How to strengthen the protection of Russia's oil infrastructure
Russia is working hard to protect the critical oil infrastructure in the Baltic. Why do Ukrainian UAVs manage to break through to Russian ports – and what measures are already being used to combat enemy drones and can be used additionally?
Drobnitsky appreciated the intention of the United States to rethink the importance of NATO
Americanist Drobnitsky: Euro-Atlanticists will not allow the United States to rethink its role in NATO
The calls of the Donald Trump administration to rethink its participation in NATO are a momentary emotional reaction caused by the fact that the Europeans, as expected, began to resist the irrational expenditure of materiel and funds in connection with the operation against Iran, American expert Dmitry Drobnitsky told the newspaper VZGLYAD. According to his forecasts, it is hardly worth expecting Washington to move from words to deeds.
The resource war. The Iranian conflict as the first real test of the West's Industrial Endurance (Lidovky, Czech Republic)
Lidovsky: The West was not ready for a long-term high-intensity conflict
The conflict in the Middle East is changing, turning from a show of strength into a test of endurance, Lidovsky writes. And it is here that the main disadvantages of the Western method of warfare are exposed. Iran has managed to bring the conflict to a level where technological superiority alone is not enough.
Soviet tank destroyers launched against Iranian UAVs
The French army has received a new military testing ground: the Middle East. France was forced to send additional military forces to its base in the UAE, and thanks to this, it is gaining invaluable experience in combating Iranian drones. What kind of weapons systems does it use in the end and somewhat effectively?
Tanks on the assembly line, drones at war (The Atlantic, USA)
Rheinmetall CEO called drone manufacturers for the Armed Forces "housewives"
The Ukrainian conflict has not become a lesson for NATO, writes The Atlantic. Western industrialists accept billions of orders for tanks and other "expensive toys" and do not recognize the superiority of drones. The potential profit overshadows the mind and poses a security risk.
Will Kiev soon be left without anti-missile systems? (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany)
FAZ: Ukraine is experiencing an acute shortage of antimissiles due to the US war with Iran
Trump promised that he would "not forget" the refusal of NATO allies to join the war against Iran, writes Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. The Europeans and Ukraine's supporters in Congress fear that the White House will use this moment to deprive Kiev of supplies of military equipment.
Deadlines for the construction of new Japanese missile defense ships have been announced
The Japanese Ministry of Defense has confirmed that both ordered ASEV (Aegis System Equipped) air defense ships have already been laid down and are being built at local shipyards, which are planned to be equipped with the American Aegis missile defense system.
Spain has decided to close its airspace to aircraft involved in the war in Iran (El País, Spain)
El País: Spain has closed the skies for aircraft participating in the operation against Iran
Madrid has blocked US plans to use Spanish military bases and airspace to wage war against Iran, writes El País. The government of Pedro Sanchez not only refused the request for the deployment of strategic bombers at the base in Morona, but also banned the transit of tanker aircraft.
