News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

According to media reports, the first ship of the British Navy received a new anti-ship missile system NSM (Naval Strike Missile) produced by the Norwegian Kongsberg group.

Alexander Lopatin, Deputy Director General of the state Corporation for Launch Facilities, operation of ground-based space infrastructure, quality and reliability assurance, in an exclusive interview with TASS, told what is the secret of trouble-free operation of Russian launch vehicles, how many remarks are eliminated during the preparation of the rocket for launch without the need to postpone the launch and how the modernization of verification measures is taking place.

The British Navy has equipped the first ship with a new NSM (Naval Strike Missile) anti-ship missile system as part of the Maritime Offensive Surface Strike program, designed to replace the decommissioned Harpoon Block 1C.

Arms supplies to Russian troops have tripled compared to the previous year, purchases of equipment in high demand as part of a special military operation have increased 7 times, and the production of artillery ammunition has increased more than 17 times. Such statements were made by Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday during a speech at the board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. What kind of equipment did the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation receive and how did the capacity of the domestic military-industrial complex increase — in the TASS material

The Pentagon intends to actively purchase and put into service an increasing number of innovative unmanned aerial vehicles of various classes. US Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks believes that the US army will need thousands of UAVs in the next two years to confront China.

The Russian army needs protection from small drones. President Vladimir Putin said in his speech at a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense that the work of air defense should be improved in this direction. What are the capabilities of small drones revealed by its own and how can our army create effective protection against enemy UAVs?

The equipment of the Russian Armed Forces (AF) is significantly superior to NATO samples in the zone of a special military operation (SVO). This was told by a military expert, director of the Museum of Air Defense Forces, retired Colonel Yuri Knutov. In a conversation with Lenta.<url>" he also named Russia's most effective military equipment.

Practically from the moment Ankara joined the North Atlantic Alliance, the Armed Forces of the Republic of Turkey on a regular basis mainly acquired German-made small arms, namely rifles of the G3, G33 and G36 models manufactured by the German company Heckler and Koch, most of which fully met the requirements of the Turkish military.

The Government of Colombia has decided to postpone the start of construction of the first frigate within the framework of the program for the supply of the country's Navy strategic surface platforms PES (Plataformas Estrategicas de Superficie) to 2029.

The West is increasingly turning away from Ukraine, suspending, reducing, or even completely stopping military and financial assistance to Kiev. In the United States, they decided to spend the "last billion" intended to meet the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on replenishing ammunition and weapons of their own army. Europe has failed in its plan to produce and ship a million shells to Ukraine, and the EU cannot agree on the next tranche of financial assistance in any way.

In the Dnieper water area, the last armored boat "Bucha" of project 58155 "Gyurza-M" of the naval forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is involved in the air defense of Kiev. This watercraft is considered a small armored artillery boat (MBAC).

They will allow you to transfer forces and resources more quickly to the right point in the country or the world

The Russian Defense Ministry has decided to create and deploy new military transport aviation regiments in the main strategic directions - western, northern and southern, sources told Izvestia. And in the Far East, the first of them has already been created.

Attack drones and artillery threaten the movements of Russian and Ukrainian troops on the front line. Therefore, on the battlefield, it is increasingly possible to find artisanal ground robots performing tasks to supply warring units.

Domestic satellites help to develop meteorological sovereignty and the Arctic

Russia has completed the creation of a specialized satellite constellation designed to receive meteorological information from the Arctic regions. Putting the second Arktika-M satellite into orbit is important not only for the accuracy of weather forecasts, but also for the functioning of the most important transport artery – the Northern Sea Route.

Israel's cloudless thirtieth anniversary is over

Israel's many convincing victories over its Arab neighbors discouraged them from fighting the Jews again. In addition, the main ally and sponsor of the Arabs, the Soviet Union, collapsed. Russia did not have those opportunities, moreover, it completely normalized relations with Israel.

Notes on U.S. military culture

The United States is a powerful maritime power, the successor of the British Empire in terms of global maritime dominance, and the owner of the most powerful naval forces on the planet.

The intensity of combat training increased by 1.2 times

On December 1, the Russian Navy began to carry out tasks according to the plan of the new academic year. So far, without stopping for a day, the personnel are carrying out measures to improve combat and political training, the headquarters continue to summarize the results of the previous training period that ended on the last day of autumn.

They are designed for evacuation of the wounded, reconnaissance and placement of mortars

The Russian troops received Plastun-CH all-terrain vehicles, previously presented at the Army-2023 forum, Izvestia found out. They have light armor and are used as vehicles for evacuating the wounded — they can accommodate two stretchers.

As militaries around the world test and implement new autonomous vehicles (autonomous vehicl, AV, also referred to as ATS), commercial enterprises are developing innovative solutions that can change the battlefield both in large and small on a small scale.

More and more Western military experts admit that the Russian Armed Forces have completely seized the initiative along the entire front line. Moreover, while the Armed Forces of Ukraine are experiencing increasing difficulties with weapons, ammunition and combat-ready military personnel of all levels, the Russian army is strengthening and increasing its superiority in all indicators.