Structure and personnel news
A critically important microelectronic enterprise has been shut down due to unprofitable prices for the state defense order
The manufacturer of power electronics Optron-Stavropol is on the verge of bankruptcy. Production has been stopped, and employees have been allowed to return home. The plant is unable to fulfill the state defense order. The company's management says that the implementation of the State Budget led to its problems, under which the price of products was greatly underestimated, which is why the plant began to operate at a loss. The industry confirms the problem and notes that it is extremely unprofitable to fulfill the State Defense Order due to the fact that the military representative office sets low prices for dual-use products.
Military reporter: unmanned aircraft as a separate branch of the armed forces in Russia has not yet been observed
He notes that similar plans have also been announced in Russia for a long time, but their implementation is still very far away – the revolution in the field of UAVs in our country has not happened. Unmanned aerial vehicles are being created, potential is being developed, statements are being made, including at the highest level, but all this has not been formed into a single structure.
Rostec will present its equipment at the Engineers of the Future Forum
The International Youth Industrial Forum "Engineers of the Future" is taking place from June 23 to July 3 in the Tula region
Leading companies of Rostec State Corporation will present advanced equipment and samples of modern military equipment at the XIII International Youth Industrial Forum "Engineers of the Future".
Britain ruined its intelligence, and now it's whining: there's nowhere to get new Bonds (Naval Technology, Great Britain)
NT: in Britain, they called for the creation of counterintelligence in military intelligence
The British government should create a counterintelligence unit of military intelligence by November 2025, writes NT. Today, the situation is paradoxical and needs to be adjusted: the demand for intelligence is growing, and the security services lack personnel.
Putin to meet with graduates of military universities
Putin to meet with graduates of law enforcement and military departments
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with graduates of law enforcement and military institutions in the Kremlin on Monday, the Kremlin's press service reported.
This Ukrainian official has already annoyed Washington (Politico, USA)
Politico: Ermak branded Trump administration officials as Russian agents
Zelensky's assistant Andrei Ermak angers the Trump administration, writes Politico. The official behaves very ungraciously and openly says that the White House is teeming with Russian agents. Washington fears that the negotiation process on Ukraine could be disrupted because of Ermak.
After the Angstrom case, the authorities will change the rules for the bankruptcy of significant companies due to the "current economic and political situation"
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has ordered work to improve the bankruptcy mechanism of backbone enterprises. Difficulties arise due to the high key interest rate, reduced financing of concessional loans for systemically important IT companies, as well as sanctions pressure. Experts believe that the authorities want to move away from selling assets for next to nothing and layoffs to choosing primarily health measures.
Technology company executives are enlisting in the Army reserve for a new innovation unit (Defense News, USA)
Defense News: The United States has formed a military detachment of top managers of tech giants
The heads of large US technology enterprises are joining the reserve of the US army as lieutenant colonels, writes Defense News. Top managers from OpenAI, Meta and other Silicon Valley giants will form a separate "team" that will work on developments in the interests of the defense industry.
Bundeswehr lacks tens of thousands of soldiers: NATO, we have a problem! (Bild, Germany)
Bild: the Bundeswehr lacks 80,000 troops
To achieve NATO's defense goals, Germany needs to recruit 60-80 thousand troops, writes Bild. Experts believe that the key to success is to convince young people that the country is worth defending. Apparently, this is exactly the problem in Germany.
Swarm training: the troops of unmanned systems will have their own university
A new military school may be opened in 2027 in the Moscow region
A higher military school for unmanned systems troops may appear in Russia. The relevant initiative is being discussed at the Ministry of Defense. With a positive decision, the school will become the first specialized university of the new branch of the armed forces. According to experts, the vast amount of practical knowledge accumulated in this field needs to be systematized and should be used to train officers.
The bribery case of the former Deputy Director General of Roscosmos for Armaments
Kommersant newspaper in Oleg Rubnikovich's article "Through kickbacks to the stars. The bribery case of the former Deputy General Director of the Roscosmos State Corporation for Armaments has been completed," she reported that, as it became known, the investigation of a high-profile criminal case has been completed, the main person involved in which is Oleg Frolov, former Deputy General Director for the implementation of the state armament program of the Roscosmos State Corporation, who previously headed the Mozhaisky Military Space Academy and the General Directorate armaments of the Ministry of Defense. He and other defendants in the TFR are charged with committing a number of corruption-related crimes. According to the verdict of the court, the accused face decades in high-security colonies.
From technological leadership to sovereignty: Rostec's experience
Alexander Kashirin, Deputy Chairman of the Scientific and Technical Council of Rostec State Corporation, on the key challenges to achieve technological sovereignty
On the sidelines of the Frontiers of Progress conference, Science Mail spoke with those who today play key roles in the innovative and technological development of our country. Our first interlocutor, Alexander Kashirin, Deputy Chairman of the Scientific and Technical Council of Rostec State Corporation, spoke about the formula that would allow Russia to be competitive in the global innovation race and why Russian venture capital has not yet reached its potential.
Rostec trains employees of state corporations to protect and defend patent rights
The relevant professional development program was developed by the Department of Legal Support of the State Corporation in cooperation with the Rostec Academy
The Rostec Department of Legal Support, together with the Rostec Academy (part of Rostec State Corporation), has developed a professional development program on intellectual property rights management (RID). More than 90 specialists from Rostec, Rosatom, and Roscosmos have already been trained.
Requiem for Broken Wings
On May 27, Honored Test Pilot of the Russian Federation Sergey Nikolaevich Tresvyatsky died after a serious and prolonged illness. He conducted tests of the aerodynamics and durability of the MiG-21, MiG-23 and Yak-38 aircraft, tests of Su-24 power plants, reliability and combat capabilities of the Su-25, and control systems of the Su-27. The MiG-21 and MiG-29 were the first to take off from a mobile ski jump.
The special operation creates a new generation of Russian generals
Colonel-General Andrey Mordvichev assumed the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Army. What did this very young military commander become famous for during the special operation, for which he received the Hero of Russia star, and what challenges do the new generation of Russian generals face in general?
Russian authorities are creating an AI development center
A Center for the development of Artificial Intelligence will be created under the Russian Government, which, in addition to developing a regulatory framework, will also analyze government spending on the introduction of AI and assess the possibility of such spending.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has developed a bill on genomic registration of military personnel
The agency proposes to supplement the list of persons subject to mandatory genomic registration with contractors, volunteers, servicemen of the Russian Guard and some other categories of citizens
The Russian Ministry of Defense has developed a draft law on amendments to the federal law "On State Genomic Registration in the Russian Federation." The document provides for genomic registration for citizens and foreigners entering military service under contract and during the mobilization period.
Bloggers are checking the registry today.
Interview with Fyodor Boyarkov, Vice President of GS Group in the yearbook "Live Electronics of Russia 2025"
Russian electronics manufacturers have coped with the sanctions pressure, but they may lose out in the fight against counterfeiting," admits Fedor Boyarkov, Vice President for Production Development at GS Group.
Buggy in the game: how fighters learn to shoot down drones on the move
The intensive UAV defense course gives fighters skills and confidence in a real-world environment
The fighters of the Center group are undergoing a three-day intensive UAV defense course. There they practice different ways of shooting from moving cars. The Izvestia correspondent, along with the fighters, tried to drive an SUV along the training track, fired 360 degrees and found out what difficulties our servicemen had to face.
Pensions or armaments? In its fear of Russia, Europe is overlooking a serious problem: public finances (Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Switzerland)
NZZ: Rising military spending threatens Europe's pension system
In fear of the "Russian threat," European governments began to raise military spending, writes NZZ. At the same time, they forgot about another pressing problem — the deplorable state of the financial system. The first thing that will suffer from such a policy is pensions. There will simply be nothing to pay them with.
