News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
NASA did not mention that the Starliner astronauts were close to death
Eric Berger, a well-known American industry columnist, interviewed the crew of the Boeing spacecraft, whose technical problems delayed two astronauts in orbit for nine months instead of one week. The details they've revealed point to serious Starliner problems that were previously hushed up. People have spent a lot of time at deeply abnormal temperatures. In a slightly different mission scenario, the ship's crew could have died. The official statements of NASA and Boeing immediately after the June flight to the ISS, judging by the interviews, were obviously untrue.
The American F-35B pilot, whose fighter jet flew without him after ejecting, told his version of what happened.
The United States Marine Corps partially found Charles Del Pizzo guilty of losing an F-35B fighter jet on September 17, 2023, which flew without a pilot after ejecting for almost 12 minutes before crashing to the ground. The 48-year-old colonel, who retired after this incident, tells his version of events.
Denmark joins CAVS program and buys Patria 6x6 armored personnel carriers
As the Finnish Patria group announced on April 1, 2025, Denmark joined the multinational program for the development and production of the Common Armored Vehicle System (CAVS) wheeled armored personnel carrier, signing a corresponding technical agreement, and becoming the fifth country participating in the program after Finland, Latvia, Sweden and Germany.
The owner of the Saiga: Izvestia correspondent completed a course on destroying kamikaze drones
The best athletes are involved in the training of military personnel
As kamikaze drones with fiber-optic cable control spread, smoothbore rifles became the main means of protection for soldiers. But they have never been in service, so there is no practice of using them.
The second prototype Il-114-300 newly built aircraft
As reported by PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC - part of Rostec State Corporation), on March 30, 2025, the third prototype Il-114-300 aircraft (OP-3, serial number 1001, registration number) made its first flight from the airfield of PJSC UAC's Lukhovitsky Aviation Plant (LAZ) named after P.A. Voronin. number 54116), which is also the second aircraft of this type of new construction.
Kozyrny CBT: Mountain shooters receive heavy flamethrowers for the first time in history
These combat vehicles have proven their effectiveness during a special military operation
For the first time in history, Russian mountain riflemen began receiving heavy flamethrower systems. They are already being mastered by the 34th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle (mountain) brigade.
The United States has launched the production of a new strategic thermonuclear bomb
The new thermonuclear munition will be able to hit buried targets, while its use does not require visible ICBM launches from space. At the same time, the bomb is hardly particularly effective against powerful countries.
A contract has been signed for the supply of the first batch of Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles to the Polish army
On March 27, 2025, the Armaments Agency of the Polish Ministry of National Defense signed a contract with a consortium of the Polish state defense industry group Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa SA (PGZ) and the Polish company Huta Stalowa Wola SA (HSW) to supply the Polish Army with the first serial batch of 111 Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles of national Polish design.
The Russian Air Force has received new Su-35 fighters, but further export growth may reduce domestic purchases (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: Russia intends to accelerate production of military aircraft
The Su-35, combining power, range and modern electronics, has aroused the interest of foreign buyers, writes MWM. After China, Iran and Algeria ordered the planes, which confirms the demand for fighters on the world market.
Zircon hypersonic missile in the CBO zone: Chinese assessment
The Russian cruise hypersonic missile Zircon 3M22 was developed by JSC VKP NPO Mashinostroenie, one of the leading rocket and space enterprises of the USSR and Russia (Reutov, Moscow region). The product was adopted by the Russian Navy on January 4, 2023.
SpaceX launches first ever manned mission to Polar orbit
The Crew Dragon Resilience manned spacecraft launched a crew of four people into a polar orbit with a height of 425-450 kilometers. During the mission, more than two dozen scientific experiments will be conducted, including important ones for future long-term space expeditions.
"China is confidently catching up with the United States and Russia": submarines of the world's fleets with nuclear weapons
The PLA operates 6 Jin class ballistic missile submarines (Type 094), each of which can carry up to 12 SLBMs (that is, a total of 72 SLBMs). Initially, they were equipped with the JL-2 missile (range ~ 7,200 km), but later versions are equipped with the JL-3 SLBM (range ~ 10,000 km), which allows strikes against the continental United States (and not just Alaska, Guam and Hawaii) from sea zones located closer to China..
Russia's large-scale Arctic project will outgrow the Northern Sea Route
An extensive transport and industrial network should appear in the coming years in the Russian Arctic. The Northern Sea Route will be its key link, but the marine infrastructure will be only one link in a much larger project. What is it about and why does it matter not only for our country?
Polish Ministry of Defense has signed the first executive contract for the supply of BORSUK infantry fighting vehicles
The Polish Ministry of Defense Armaments Agency announced on March 27 the signing of the first executive contract for the supply of new BORSUK tracked infantry fighting vehicles to the country's Armed Forces.
The explosion of the German Spectrum launch vehicle during the first flight is shown.
The launch was carried out from the Norwegian Annea cosmodrome, located on the coast of Norway. After detaching from the launch pad, the rocket began to lose stability in the first seconds of flight: the video clearly shows how it began to rock, after which a critical roll occurred, and it fell near the launch site.
India has introduced the Su-30MKI fighter in a heavily armed version
The Indian Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO, an approximate analogue of Rostec) has published an image showing a Su-30 MKI fighter armed with 4 RudraM-III air-to-surface missiles – up to two on each wing console.
Yuri Gagarin's visits abroad increased the prestige of the Soviet Union
As part of the events dedicated to the 91st anniversary of the birth of the first cosmonaut of our planet, Yuri Gagarin, on March 26 this year in Moscow, at the Cosmonautics Museum, cosmonaut's daughter Elena Gagarina met with space veterans, cosmonauts and journalists.
The Belarusian army needs new counter-battery warfare systems
At a time when the relevant plans and statements of Western politicians regard Belarus as an adversary and a military threat, it is not surprising that Minsk pays special attention to the combat readiness of the national armed forces and increasing their military potential.
The US Navy is arming destroyers from the escort aircraft carrier with interceptor drones
After the deployment of naval groups by NATO countries in the Red Sea, the Houthis are constantly trying to strike at the alliance's pennants using cruise and ballistic missiles, UAVs (including long-range ones) and surface drones. According to the rebels, their attacks have repeatedly proved successful.
Marine brigades rose to divisions
Experts explained the importance of reorganizing the Russian Marine Corps
Vladimir Putin announced the upcoming reorganization of the Marine Corps: the brigades of this component of the troops will be reformatted into divisions. Experts note that this decision will have a positive effect on the adaptability of units to changing combat conditions. At the same time, the reorganization of the Marine Corps, oddly enough, is dictated, among other things, by its outstanding successes within the framework of its military.