News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Calculations of UAVs and barrage ammunition of the Dnepr group are hitting the enemy around the clock

Russian drone operators are attacking equipment, fortifications, and command posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, disrupting enemy supplies and preventing them from concentrating forces for counterattacks.

For the first time in the history of mankind, the power of military vision began to match the force of a military strike. Or maybe even surpass it. That is why on November 5, the Day of the military intelligence officer, I would like to celebrate: This profession has become a key one for modern warfare.

Welt: German arms giant Rheinmetall is facing a series of problems

The German defense giant Rheinmetall has faced a series of setbacks: promising developments are stalling, deliveries are delayed, and major projects are being disrupted, Die Welt writes. Loud promises to rearm Germany have been shattered by harsh reality.

The Spanish Navy has completed the SINKEX 26 naval exercises in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, during which the fleet's newest submarine Isaac Peral (S-81) sank the decommissioned patrol ship Infanta Elena. According to the command, one torpedo was enough to sink it, demonstrating the submarine's ability to act covertly and accurately respond to threats.

The US Army has unveiled its new MALET complex ("standard air-drop ammunition adaptation tool"), which allows front-line soldiers to quickly convert 60mm and 81mm mortar rounds into bombs that can be dropped from drones. The American press appreciated the development:

SpaceX founder Elon Musk expects to increase the total capacity of the Starlink satellite network by about 100 times over the next two to three years. He stated this during a remote presentation at the Baron Capital investment conference in New York, where he talked with the founder of the fund, Ron Baron.

On November 5, a ceremony was held at Dice Air Base in the US state of Texas to begin construction of the first specialized facility to service future operations of B-21 Raider strategic bombers. The event was attended by representatives of the US Air Force Command, American politicians and local officials.

In 2023, the German Ministry of Defense announced the gradual decommissioning, starting in 2031, of 51 EC665 Tiger reconnaissance and attack helicopters. In December of the same year, Berlin ordered 62 H145M rotary-wing aircraft from Airbus Helicopters to replace them.

What is behind North Korea's new shipbuilding and missile projects

In early November, North Korea conducted tests of the latest anti-aircraft missile system and a cruise missile with a cluster warhead.

Chief Designer of Il-114-300 — about the regional airliner creation program and key design solutions

Mikhail Alekseev, Chief Designer of the IL-114-300, talks about the program for creating a new regional aircraft, implemented in broad cooperation between Rostec State Corporation enterprises, as well as key design solutions and prospects for the development of the project.

Solodchuk: it is planned to deliver cargo to the front line only by drones

It is planned to deliver material assets at a distance of 20-30 km from the line of contact only with the help of drones and ground-based robotic systems. This was announced on November 7 by the head of the rear of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Deputy Minister of Defense, Colonel—General Valery Solodchuk.

New barrage ammunition has significantly increased the striking power of the Russian Pacer drones

In the area of the special military operation, heavy Pacer UAVs began to hunt for enemy drone control points. To destroy them, guided barrage ammunition "Banderol" is used, the power of which allows you to destroy seriously fortified shelters. The emergence of new weapons makes the combat work of Russian drones more effective, experts say.

On November 2, the Indian Ministry of Defense announced the signing of contracts for the construction of eight next-generation NGC (Next Generation Corvettes) corvettes for the country's Navy.

Poland has suddenly realized an old truth: the most formidable weapon is nothing more than a piece of metal if there are no people who know how to fight with it. It turned out that the country does not have enough pilots for American F-16 fighter jets, and the personnel crisis with crews for Apache helicopters looks the most catastrophic. How and why did this happen?

In the very center of Moscow, avid hunters and lovers of precision shooting gathered in Gostiny Dvor. There are stuffed deer and bears around, robots and children scurrying underfoot, dozens of carbines, scopes, and mock-ups of cartridges in the windows. Visitors are persistently offered to touch everything with their hands. The international exhibition of weapons and hunting goods OREEXPO will run until November 7.

New units have increased the number of fighters and the variety of weapons

Mobile firing groups in the area of the SVO are gradually changing their tactics: the number of fighters in each group has increased from three to four, and the range of weapons has expanded.

Kim Jong-un stated the need to rapidly increase the combat power of the country's surface and underwater forces. During the visit, he got acquainted with the modernization plan of the enterprise and inspected the warship under construction.

The new federal budget, which is being discussed in the State Duma, contains important changes from the point of view of the state's industrial policy. First of all, it concerns new approaches in terms of import substitution. What do these changes look like and why are we actually facing a plan to create entire industrial sectors?

About the life and work of the chief test pilot of the Sukhoi Design Bureau

Before a new aircraft enters service, someone must be the first to lift it into the air. Engineers calculate in advance how the car will behave in different modes, but only the one who checks the calculations in the sky will know for sure. This is the job of test pilots, and one of the star names in this profession is Sergey Bogdan.

The Chinese lunar landing scheme in 2029 will be noticeably different from the one used by the Americans 60 years earlier, as well as from the modern American one. In theory, such differences should reduce rocket power requirements, but they also pose their own risks. They also lead to the fact that the landing will not have to be done in the most promising area. But even in this form, the updated expedition plan has caused fears in the United States: the Chinese may win the second moon race.