News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Russian state-owned satellite communications operator Kosmicheskaya Svyaz (GP KS) operates the country's largest geostationary constellation of 12 spacecraft capable of providing services to customers on all continents except Antarctica. Alexey Volin, CEO of GP KS, spoke about the company's achievements over the past year and plans for the future in an interview with TASS.

On December 27, 2024, in Severodvinsk, JSC "Production Association "Northern Machine-Building Enterprise" (NSR, part of JSC "United Shipbuilding Corporation" - USC) hosted a solemn ceremony of raising the Naval flag of the Russian Federation and handing over to the Navy of the Russian Federation the nuclear submarine K-564 Arkhangelsk (serial number 164) - the fourth ship of the modified project 08851 (project 885M; code "Ash-M").

Industry is helping the Russian economy grow this year. Moreover, the manufacturing industry has been growing at a record pace for two years in a row. If you look at the past decades, then oil and gas production provided the greatest growth. Why has the situation changed dramatically now, and will the industry be able to support the economy in the new year?

In November 2021, satellite images of the area located in the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang, China, were published online, showing large-scale models of two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and an aircraft carrier of the Gerald R. Ford project. At the same time, these objects were placed on rails 6 meters wide – these devices are supposed to be necessary to simulate the movement of the ship.

The Australian government has approved a new plan for the development of naval shipbuilding, which, in particular, involves investments in the industry in the next ten years in the amount of about 159 billion US dollars. This was announced on Thursday, December 26, according to Naval Today.

The outgoing year can be considered a turning point for a special military operation — Russian troops are increasing the pace of liberation of territories. Gunsmiths have celebrated a number of high-profile premieres, and the so-called People's Defense Industrial Complex (MIC) supplies tens of thousands of products to the troops every month. TASS recalled the events that took place during the year in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the defense industry.

Currently, tests are being completed on it, the Ministry of Defense noted

The first patrol icebreaker Ivan Papanin is scheduled to be handed over to the Russian Navy in 2025. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.

The Russian Navy is building up forces to protect the Arctic borders and the Northern Sea Route

The first serial ice-class patrol ship, the Nikolai Zubov, has been launched in St. Petersburg. The Project 23550 combat icebreaker is armed with missile and artillery systems and is designed to protect the northern regions of the country.

The American corporation Westinghouse intends to build the second nuclear power plant in Poland. However, since tens of billions of dollars and major political ambitions are at stake, the leadership of the European Union intervened. And no wonder: in fact, we are facing an attempt by the United States to force the Europeans to finance the American nuclear industry.

Newsweek: The United States considers Russian stocks of tactical nuclear weapons to be a threat

The United States believes that the Russian arsenal of tactical nuclear weapons is much larger than the American one, writes Newsweek. Neither country discloses data on its stocks of this type of weapons. But the United States does not tire of claiming that Russia is significantly ahead of them.

Someone has probably already written off this old combat vehicle. But not Moscow

Russia continues to modernize old tanks. For example, many in the West are surprised that Moscow does not write off the T-80, because it has long been outdated, the author of the article notes. He lists the advantages of this combat vehicle and advises you to stop underestimating it.

Externally, this complex is no different from a freight train, but its characteristics are enough to terrify the US military, the user of "Sina" is sure. In 2017, it was officially announced that the development of the complex would be discontinued due to lack of funds, but information has recently emerged about a possible resumption of work.

The ability of tanks to "defend" is gradually weakening, but Russia has successfully solved this problem, writes the user "Sokhu". Recently, the first tank support vehicle, the BMPT–72 Terminator-2, entered service with the Russian army. Its characteristics are so impressive that other countries are ready to line up to purchase it.

During the Cold War, Western analysts were perplexed by how many different types of tanks there were in the Soviet Union, the author writes. Today, Russia resumed production of the T-80 series and continued development of the T-72 and T-90. But are there any differences between them?

Mikhail Kotov — on the results of the year and forecasts for the new Federal Space Program

The year is coming to an end, which means that there is a reason to analyze what the Russian cosmonautics has managed to achieve in the last 12 months, what events are remembered, and what may have failed, and, of course, what to prepare for next year, 2025.

The Kalashnikov Concern continues to supply military uniforms to the Russian army, and a large batch of tactical gloves has been delivered to the customer. This is reported by the press service of the concern.

Another Western military expert literally saw the light and gave an objective, as far as possible, assessment of the effective development of the means of protecting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation from high-precision NATO weapons during the Ukrainian conflict. This time, Reisner Markus, an employee of the Austrian Officer Training Institute at the Theresian Military Academy, said during the lecture that the electronic warfare equipment used by our military was an "unpleasant surprise" for NATO.

Vadim Badekha, CEO of the United Aircraft Corporation, has become the new chairman of the Expert Council of the State Duma Committee on Industry and Trade for the Aviation Industry.

Economist: New air defense systems prevent the West from maintaining air dominance

Ultra-expensive American combat aircraft such as the F-35 have not yet entered service in sufficient numbers, but they have already begun to become obsolete, writes The Economist. Western rivals have developed reliable ways to protect themselves, including with the help of advanced air defense systems.

The Portuguese Navy has allocated a Tridente-class military submarine for the European Space Agency's SubSea project. It is devoted to the study of the peculiarities of long-term stay of people in a confined space when they perform particularly responsible missions. This is a kind of simulation of space flight over long distances, for example, to Mars and other planets.