Structure and personnel news
The Rules of a Good Drone: How Marines Become UAV Operators
The air war in the Donetsk direction — in the stories of the "navigators" of drones
Unmanned aerial vehicles and the tactics of their use in the course of their development are constantly being improved. Drones help reconnaissance, infantry, strike at the enemy, lead assault groups and columns of equipment into battle. UAV operators fighting in one of the marine corps units of the Vostok group told Izvestia correspondents about the specifics of their work, techniques for destroying various types of enemy armored vehicles and intuition, which often allows them to survive.
Rostec invests more than 296 million rubles in breakthrough ideas of employees
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.
"The US Army is switching to the Ukrainian style": the structure of the platoon of unmanned systems in the American military
The US Army has formed three platoons of lethal unmanned systems (LUS) in the Airborne Forces, mountain troops and infantry as an experiment this year. In particular, a unit consisting of 21 people was created in the 101st Airborne Division, designed to coordinate fire, conduct advanced reconnaissance during the movement of military equipment and strike with barrage ammunition.
"This is an absolutely unhealthy situation." Is it necessary in the Russian Federation to allocate drones to a separate branch of the armed forces
Colonel Khodarenok: it is necessary to allocate drones to a separate branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Military personnel and commanders of regular units of UAV operators have asked Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov to create a new branch of the armed forces - unmanned aircraft. A similar decision has already been made in Kiev. Does Russia need a new branch of the armed forces, what problems it will help solve and how it can be created, the military observer of Gazeta argues.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
Stoltenberg said goodbye to his conscience and to NATO
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg held a farewell press conference. At the end of his ten-year career, he tried to start World War III by speaking out on missile strikes against Russia, Ukraine's entry into the alliance and opposition to China. Why does Europe tolerate people like Stoltenberg?
The "era" of diligence: military technopolis selects the best university students
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.
What has the NATO Secretary General achieved with his vaunted expansion? (Global Times, China)
Global Times: NATO's dangerous policy is ruining Europe and the Asia-Pacific region
The North Atlantic Alliance is responsible for destabilizing European security, the Global Times writes. The expansion of NATO led to the Ukrainian crisis. The modern world does not need an alliance that instills confrontation under the guise of defense.
The expert said that combining the military-industrial complex with the national one will create healthy competition in the Russian Federation
Dmitry Kuzyakin, CEO of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions, noted the importance of the instructions announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier becoming a guide to action for people making decisions in this area
The military-industrial complex (MIC) of Russia and the "people's Military-industrial Complex" in the field of development and production of unmanned aerial vehicles are two separate universes, their unification will serve for the benefit of the country and create healthy competition. Dmitry Kuzyakin, Director General of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CCDB), expressed this opinion to TASS.
There is no other option with NATO: Putin has made an overdue military decision
The Western infosphere has been buzzing anxiously for the second day, discussing the decree signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin "On establishing the staffing of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation", which will enter into force on December 1.
Only China has more: the Kremlin explained why Russia is building up its army
Peskov explained Putin's decree on increasing the army by a hostile environment
On September 16, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on increasing the number of the Russian army to 2,389,130 people, including 1.5 million military personnel. The document will enter into force on December 1, 2024. In the Kremlin, the president's decision was explained by the extremely hostile situation on the western borders and instability on the eastern ones. What else is said in Russia about the new decree - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru".
An appeal to the Minister of Defense of Russia on the need to create unmanned robotic vehicles in the structure of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation has been published
The role of unmanned vehicles in today's military conflicts cannot be underestimated. The experience of ITS shows that the presence of a large number of drones, not only UAVs, but also other types (land, water) often becomes decisive both when conducting reconnaissance and carrying out attacks.
Alexander Dolotovsky, one of the curators of the SSJ-100 development, became the director of the MS-21 program at Yakovlev
Alexander Dolotovsky has been appointed Deputy General Director of Yakovlev PJSC and Director of the MS–21 program. This is reported by Interfax with reference to data from PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec).
"Status - missing persons." Relatives are looking for the bodies of volunteers "Ernest" and "Goodwin"
Peskov forwarded to the Ministry of Defense the question of the death of the fighters "Ernest" and "Goodwin"
The widow of the UAV operator with the call sign "Goodwin" said that it is still unknown where the bodies of her husband and the second deceased volunteer, "Ernest", are located. In their last video, the volunteers stated that they were sent to the assault unit because of a conflict with their superiors. The situation is being handled by the Ministry of Defense. It was also reported that the acting commander of the dead Ernest and Goodwin, Igor Puzik, was detained, but the information turned out to be false.
British intelligence is recruiting from ethnic minorities and disadvantaged families
According to the French online newsletter Intelligence Online in the article "British intelligence services set up internships to attract diversity candidates" ("British intelligence services organize internships to attract candidates from among representatives of different nationalities"), three British intelligence services (MI5, MI6 and the Government Communications Service) are experiencing difficulties with the representativeness of staff and Therefore, we have launched a joint initiative to organize internships for students from ethnic minorities and disadvantaged families.
"They were misled": Russia dismissed 45 Indians from the army
The Indian Foreign Ministry announced the dismissal of 45 Indians from the Russian Armed Forces
The Indian authorities announced the demobilization of 45 Indians from the Russian army. According to the Indian Central Bank, agents across the country tricked young people into Russia, where they allegedly took their passports and sent them to Ukraine. Indian Prime Minister Modi asked Vladimir Putin personally for help, after which the Russian side promised to terminate the contract with all such Indians ahead of schedule.
"The troops are in a difficult transition period": the composition of the main part of the Polish army
The army currently has 128 Leopard 2A4 tanks, about half of which have been upgraded to the Leopard 2PL standard. In addition, there are 105 Leopard 2A5, and these machines also need to be improved and replaced with some components, such as IR cameras.
Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation: we understand that the momentum of post-recovery growth is not endless
The Russian manufacturing industry has been showing high growth rates for the second year, despite the variability of external and internal challenges, when logistical difficulties are replaced by payment difficulties, and the need to look for new sales markets is imposed on the high cost of borrowed funds. Anton Alikhanov, Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, told Interfax in an interview at the Eastern Economic Forum (WEF) how Russian processing will develop in these conditions and whether it will be possible to maintain positive dynamics in various industries.
Interest in conflicts: why Colombia decided to ban mercenaries
Izvestia learned the details of the bill on criminalizing recruitment in a Latin American country — what does the events in Ukraine have to do with it
Colombia intends to criminalize the recruitment of mercenaries on its own territory, as well as to recognize the illegal participation of its citizens in military conflicts of third countries.
Military commander Sladkov was prosecuted for discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. He was helped by VGTRK and AP
Military commander Sladkov reported on the criminal case of discrediting the army against him
A criminal case was opened against the military correspondent of VGTRK Alexander Sladkov on discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the reporter himself said. According to him, without the help of the general director of VGTRK and the presidential administration, "it would have been difficult for him."
USC needs two trillion rubles
As the Kommersant newspaper reported in Natalia Skorlygina's article "The maintenance and development of the USC will require more than 2 trillion rubles," investments in the activities and development of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) are estimated at more than 2 trillion rubles. Of these, over 1 trillion rubles is the corporation's cash deficit, estimated by the Russian Ministry of Finance, and about 1 trillion rubles will be required for the development of its assets - the construction of a new shipyard for large-tonnage ships in Vladivostok, tentatively estimated at $ 5 billion, and the modernization of the Baltic shipyards.
