News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Last year, the Australian military signed a contract with the Dutch company Damen for the construction of naval vessels, which amounted to $ 28 million. Unexpectedly, the newest tugs of the Royal Australian Navy, ordered from the Dutch, turned out to be made in China.

The tenth ship of the series will join the Navy by the end of the year

The tenth Project 12700 minesweeper Polar, launched on April 24, will join the Northern Fleet by the end of the year, said Admiral Alexander Moiseev, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. Experts note that representatives of the project will form the basis of the Russian navy's minesweeping forces in the near future, and the need for them is very great.

The third-generation infantry fighting vehicle BMP-3 was put into service in 1987. About two dozen different models of military and engineering equipment have been created on its basis.

On April 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation. Below is the introductory statement.Putin's statement is provided by the Kremlin's press service.

The US Army is considering plans for a deep reorganization of communications, during which it is planned to drastically reduce the number of familiar radio transmitters and radio stations at the tactical level — from the battalion and below. Or even completely abandon them by 2030. In return, it is planned to give each serviceman a small gadget, something like a smartphone. This is reported by the military-related magazine National Defense Magazine.

How Russia adapts weapons to new ways of warfare

More than 1.5 million drones and over 4,000 armored vehicles were received by the Russian armed forces in 2024. Vladimir Putin stated this on April 23 at a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission.

A presentation presented by Chinese government officials showed that Beijing plans to supply the international space station with energy from a mini-nuclear power plant.

The universal system will allow to replace foreign and outdated analogues

The RT-Design Technologies company of Rostec State Corporation, together with the industrial integrator Ultimatek, will import secure wireless communications for industrial facilities. The RT-Ultimatek joint venture will be engaged in the implementation of the latest system.

Wired telephones, which were actively used during the years of the long-past wars, are in demand in the free zone again. The demand is so great that volunteers are redesigning stationary push-button and dial phones, and even museum samples are being used. In what cases does wired communication remain indispensable and what are its main advantages compared to modern devices?

In recent years, there has been renewed interest in the purchase of auxiliary vessels, which was largely neglected in the post-Cold War era. The reasons for the growth of this market are diverse and diverse: the expiration of the service life of existing vessels, the need to comply with stricter environmental standards, as well as the revision of operational concepts that place higher demands on logistics at sea.

Russian Presidential Aide Nikolai Patrushev — on Trump's new decree, relations with the United States and the Russian navy

In an interview with a special correspondent of Kommersant Nikolai Patrushev, Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Russian Maritime Board, told Elena Chernenko how the plans of the American authorities are being evaluated in Moscow.

A scientific conference dedicated to the results of D. Trump's hundred-day term as President of the United States has opened in Moscow. It is conducted jointly by scientists from the E. M. Primakov Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the G. A. Arbatov Institute of the USA and Canada.

TNI: improved Su-57 fighters rolled off the assembly line in Russia

The latest Su-57 fighter jets have entered service with the Russian Military Forces, TNI writes. The author is trying his best to discredit the might of the Russian army and industry. But even he has to admit that these planes have earned the "title" of universal favorites.

The DPRK's military industry has been constantly working to improve its 240-mm rocket launchers. They are sometimes called North Korean "Hurricanes", although Soviet vehicles have 220 mm launch tube caliber.

Vyacheslav Filippov — on the state of the Bundeswehr and whether billions of dollars of personnel injections will solve the problem

Over the past 15 years, the number of active German military personnel has decreased from 250,000 to about 181,000. Due to the shortage of personnel, as the Bild newspaper wrote, the Bundeswehr (the Armed Forces of Germany) is even forced to resort to the services of private security companies (PSOs) to protect their facilities.

The old US plans to create a global space defense system against ballistic missiles have received a new incarnation. President Reagan's draft Strategic Defense Initiative has been redesigned and is now called the Golden Dome. What changes have been made, what does Elon Musk have to do with it, and can the dome protect the United States from Russian nuclear warheads?

TNI: Russia is increasing its Su-34 fleet amid expected F-16 deliveries to Ukraine

Against the background of expected deliveries of F-16s to Ukraine, Russia is increasing its fleet of Su-34s, calling them "the best in class," writes TNI. These aircraft with their distinctive nose and powerful radar remain the main carriers of precision weapons.

The Alabuga SEZ presented a strategic plan for 25 years, involving the inclusion of the moons of Jupiter (Io, Europa, Callisto and Ganymede) in the special economic zone. The document was signed by the head of the republic Rustam Minnikhanov and the head of VTB Andrey Kostin.

Bild: Russia has prepared ideal combat units for the war with NATO

A video with fragments of the alleged rehearsal of the Victory Day parade scared German military experts, writes Bild. Ideal combat units were shown, ready to attack NATO countries at any moment, the author of the article adds to the fear.

WSJ: Russia has tested the use of hypersonic missiles in the Baltic

Russia conducted exercises to launch hypersonic missiles off the coast of the Kaliningrad region, writes the WSJ. In NATO, she was immediately accused of psychological pressure. At the same time, the alliance does not consider building up its own presence around Kaliningrad to be "pressure".