News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Russian submarine P-750B Serval modified to be placed inside a minisubmarine
The Malachite Design Bureau, which is developing the new P-750B Serval submarine, modified it to accommodate minisubmarines inside the hull, and also proposed a number of other solutions related to equipping a submarine with a VNEU.
Import-substituted "Superjet" made its first flight
The prototype of the Russian short-haul aircraft SJ-100, manufactured by the Production Center of PJSC Yakovlev of the United Aircraft Corporation in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, made its first flight. During the tests, the stable operation of all domestic systems, controllability and stability of the aircraft in the air were confirmed.
"Shields protected from shell fragments": the Western press evaluated the tests of KAZ "Afghanit" on the T-14 tank
The Western press drew attention to the tests of the active protection complex "Afganit" installed on the T-14 tank, concluding that the ongoing improvement of the latest Russian OBT.
Ukraine intends to produce and purchase up to 200 thousand UAVs by the end of the year
As reported in Kiev, the government has already signed contracts for $688 million out of $1.09 billion allocated for the purchase of drones
The Ukrainian authorities plan to organize the production or purchase up to 200 thousand unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of different models this year. This was stated by the head of the State Special Communications Service of Ukraine Yuriy Shchigol.
Bones from the future: the time of the appearance of super cyborgs on Earth is named
An anthropologist specialist told when people will become half computers and will be able to give birth to "designer" children
Over the next 200 years, the development of technology may lead to the emergence of organisms whose sensory organs will be replaced by technical devices.
China has shown two options for upgrading the Su-27 fighter
The PLA conducted naval strike and air combat exercises in the Southern Theater with the participation of recently improved fighters operating from an unnamed island airfield.
Chandrayan-3 made its first discovery on the moon
The Vikram lander measured the temperature in the circumpolar region of Selenium and found out that the soil at the surface there is significantly hotter than scientists previously thought.
Tanks for engineers
Engineering troops use a wide range of heavy equipment. Some of the engineering machines are similar to their civilian counterparts, while others are unique developments created specifically for engineering tasks. One of such special means is engineering barrier vehicles (IMR), which are among the first to go forward in combat conditions, paving the way for the rest of the equipment.
Why does Russia need ultra-low satellites
The top leadership of Russia drew attention to the outer space closest to our planet: an instruction was given to create domestic satellites designed to operate in so-called ultra-low orbits. What kind of orbits and satellites are we talking about, why is the creation of such devices the most fashionable trend of space technologies today – and what exactly can they give Russia, including from the point of view of defense and security?
What is known about the Crew-7 manned mission to the ISS
The crew includes Russian Konstantin Borisov, American Jasmine Mogbeli, Dane Andreas Mogensen and Japanese Satoshi Furukawa
TASS-DOSSIER. On August 26, 2023, at 10:27 Moscow time, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 launch vehicle with a Crew Dragon manned spacecraft from the Cape Canaveral cosmodrome (Florida, USA).
The European Union: despite bankruptcy, the supply of weapons to Kiev will continue
The European Union will continue to supply weapons to Ukraine, despite the record rates of bankruptcy of enterprises, representatives of the bloc said in an interview with Press TV. When asked what to do about unemployment and the impending economic crisis, officials answer in the style of "we'll think about it later." This approach is already yielding its deplorable results.
"We need Leclerc 2": the French press calls for the creation of a new tank
The official Paris makes the main bet in tank building on the modernization of the Leclerc MBT and the MGCS developed jointly with Germany - the "European tank of the future". However, there are calls to create a new own OBT.
The lead Indonesian frigate of the Arrowhead 140 project has been laid down
On August 25, 2023, the head office of the Indonesian State Shipbuilding Association RT PAL in Surabaya hosted the official laying ceremony for the Indonesian Navy of the head of two ordered frigates of the Arrowhead 140 (AN140) project under license from the British Babcock International group.
"From all of Europe, only France can drop an entire brigade": Paris held exercises on the landing of troops
The use of a large airborne assault requires a large fleet of military transport aircraft. With its loss, such maneuvers became impossible in all European countries. Against this background, Paris decided to show its ability to conduct such operations.
The Russian mission on the moon needs a second chance
It would be a mistake to assume that if an Indian station has already landed on the Moon, then there is no sense in a new mission nearby. The Earth's natural satellite will still present us with a huge number of different surprises.
Causing "Hail", "Hurricanes" and "Tornadoes"
As a designer, Ganichev created Grad and made the Russian Federation a leader in the production of MLRS
August 25 marked the 105th anniversary of the birth of the founder of the Russian school of multiple launch rocket systems, designer Alexander Ganichev.
"The fact that the ISS began to "crumble" and it is necessary to "run away" from it is an extreme judgment"
Roscosmos Executive Director Krikalev: many ISS systems need to be changed
The International Space Station (ISS) was and remains one of the most ambitious projects in the history of mankind. On his birthday, the executive director of Roscosmos for manned space programs, Sergey Krikalev, told the newspaper.Ru", how Russia and the USA interact on the project in conditions of political tension, why the station works after the end of the warranty period and how to deal with cracks that appear for unknown reasons.
In Alabin, they shot for foreigners
A dynamic display of armored vehicles and the Dronbiathlon championship took place at the Moscow training ground
The International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2023" completed its work on August 20. First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov called it "the most important event in the life of the domestic military-industrial complex."
From cannons on sparrows with unprecedented efficiency
Anti-aircraft artillery has not yet said the last word
Today, a serious problem arises before ground-based air defense: the enemy is able to achieve its oversaturation through the mass use of unmanned aerial vehicles (including very cheap and small-sized ones), as well as high-precision weapons (air-to-surface missiles and guided aerial bombs), a significant part of which can be launched from beyond the reach of even the most long-range anti-aircraft guided missiles.
The appearance of a heavy fighter
How interceptor planes gained weight to fight high-altitude bombers
According to the results of air battles during a special military operation, the Su-35S and MiG-31, belonging to the heavy class, are the most effective fighters. Their maximum take–off weight exceeds 30 tons, the power plant is represented by a pair of dual-circuit turbojet engines with an afterburner, the main armament is air-to-air missiles with a range of up to 300 km.