News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The US Navy has completed the installation of the latest GPS navigation systems on all aircraft carriers, amphibious assault ships and F-35 fighters
The American company Raytheon Technologies has completed the delivery of all 23 low-speed Joint Precision Approach and Landing Systems (JPAL) units for the US Navy ahead of schedule. The contract for the development and supply of equipment was concluded in 2019.
Germany has stopped the production of diesel-electric submarines
German shipbuilders have completely switched to submarines with an anaerobic installation
The Type 209 is formally retained in the product line of the marine department of the German concern ThyssenKrupp. However, there are no more orders from German shipbuilders for this very successful and the most perfect diesel-electric submarine project of all time.
Emirates recruited artificial intelligence
Abu Dhabi is modernizing its intelligence services
Geopolitical changes in the Middle East (the so-called Arab Spring, the conflict in Yemen, the threat posed by the Iranian nuclear program, and other global events) have prompted the United Arab Emirates since the mid-2010s to take important steps to modernize its intelligence services.
The Emirates produce their own drones and price others
Americans promise, Israelis bargain, Serbs cooperate
Long-term negotiations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the purchase of American MQ-9B Sea Guardian drones are at an advanced stage, the heads of the manufacturing company General Atomics said at the IDEX arms exhibition in Abu Dhabi.
Artificial intelligence of the West threatens Russia
"Systems with artificial intelligence... they can pose a serious danger to all mankind." This is a quote from a letter published on Wednesday by thousands of leading scientists engaged in the IT industry, signed by Elon Musk, among others. How is artificial intelligence able to turn our whole life around and why is it especially dangerous for Russia?
Production has been destroyed, but there are missiles: what is known about the "Thunder-2", which was shot down by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
The Ministry of Defense reported that the Russian air defense for the first time shot down a new Ukrainian missile "Thunder-2"
The Ukrainian tactical missile "Thunder-2" was shot down by Russian air defense forces in the special operation zone. This is the first time that the Ministry of Defense has reported the interception of this missile. It was developed and produced at the Dnepropetrovsk Yuzhmash plant. In September and November, massive strikes were inflicted on this enterprise, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported the destruction of the Grom-2 and Tochka-U production workshops.
North Korean nuclear warheads
According to the official North Korean report, on March 27, 2023, the leader of the DPRK, Kim Jong-un, visited the DPRK Nuclear Weapons Institute. The materials from this visit showed a nuclear warhead developed in the DPRK.
Problems with the construction of the main nuclear icebreaker "Russia" project 10510
As the Kommersant newspaper reported in the material of Tatiana Dyatel and Dmitry Kozlov, "Russia" does not give up. The price and timing of the release of a nuclear icebreaker may change," the cost of building a super-powerful nuclear icebreaker "Russia" of project 10510 (LK-120YA, cipher "Leader"), previously amounting to 128 billion rubles, may increase by 40-60%, and the timing of its construction may shift to the right.
For the first time, a guided missile was launched from a marine drone in Turkey
For the first time, exercises were conducted in Turkey with a marine drone armed with a guided cruise missile. The MARLIN marine drone entered a given area of the water area, took a position for a rocket launch, after which the rocket was launched at a given target.
It became known that the engine of another American F-35 aircraft was out of order a few years before the crash of the fighter in Texas
As it became known to the American edition of Defense News, back in March 2020, that is, three years before the story of the failure of the engine of the F-35 fighter aircraft in Texas, the engine of this type of aircraft failed before pre-sale tests.
The US Navy plans to reopen four previously closed dry docks for submarine repairs due to seismic hazards
The US Navy plans to reopen four dry docks for submarine repairs located at shipyards in Washington State. This is reported by the military analytical magazine Defense News. The first dock will start working in April, the second — in May, and the third is planned to start using in June this year.
Starlink and GPS analogues will appear on the Moon, but not from SpaceX
The next two decades promise a real boom in flights to the Earth's natural satellite. All these missions will require a reliable infrastructure for orientation in space and on the lunar surface, as well as data transmission. Lockheed Martin is going to capitalize on such promising needs: she has registered a "daughter" who will create solutions similar to terrestrial satellite Internet and navigation.
Russian Su-35S fighters are becoming an increasing problem for Ukraine
The American ABC TV company published the material Tom Soufi Burridge "Russian jets of newer generation increase 'dominance' in combat zone, Ukrainian official says" ("Russian fighters of a new generation strengthen "dominance" in the combat zone, said the Ukrainian official representative"), in which, with reference to unnamed Ukrainian officials, it is reported about the growing the use of modern Su-35S fighters by the Russian side during a special military operation in Ukraine.
The main Brazilian frigate Tamandare of the German project MEKO A100 was laid down
On March 24, 2023, the Brazilian shipbuilding enterprise thyssenkrupp Estaleiro Brasil Sul, owned by the German association thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), in Itajai (Santa Catarina State), hosted the laying ceremony for the Brazilian Navy of the lead frigate F 35 Tamandare of the German project MEKO A100 in a series of four units. The ceremony was attended by the Commander of the Brazilian Navy, Admiral Marcos Sampaio Olsen.
Alexander Mikheev: Russian defense industry enterprises did not break any export contracts in 2022
Director General of Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec Group), Deputy Chairman of Soyuzmash of Russia Alexander Mikheev took part in an expanded meeting of the Bureau of the Union of Machine Builders and the Association "League of Assistance to Defense Enterprises" on March 27.
In Scandinavia, a whole air fleet was allocated to fight Russia
Ouest-France: Scandinavian countries have united the Air Force for a joint fight with Russia
The Scandinavian countries have agreed to create a whole united fleet to resist Russia, writes Ouest-France. They hope that the new air group, comparable in size to the British Air Force, will change the balance of power in The Arctic in favor of the West.
Russian Defense Minister: by the end of 2023, the production of some types of ammunition in the country will grow 7-8 times
One of the most important tasks of the domestic defense industry is the timely and complete provision of the military participating in the SVO with all necessary weapons. In particular, ammunition for artillery, tanks, etc.
The first three Ukrainian companies of drones, formed as part of the "Drone Army" project, are ready to be sent to the front line
Kiev has formed the first three drone strike companies as part of the Drone Army project. According to the Ukrainian press, they have already passed the necessary training and received the required equipment.
Rosoboronexport took part in the meeting of the SOYUZMASH Bureau of Russia
Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec State Corporation, President of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia, and Alexander Mikheev, Head of Rosoboronexport and Deputy Chairman of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia, took part in an expanded meeting of the Bureau of the Union of Machine Builders and the Association "League for Assistance to Defense Enterprises". During the meeting, the participants summed up the results of the activities of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia for 2022, and also discussed topical issues of the development of the country's machine-building industry.
An increase in the country's defense budget and the purchase of new types of weapons is a necessity of time and new threats that have appeared
The dynamically developing military-political situation around the Republic of Belarus forces the country's leadership to react harshly to all its changes. As Alexander Lukashenko noted at a meeting with the country's power bloc on March 21, today the Western countries and Ukraine have created the highest level of external threats for Belarus, which forces them to pay the closest attention to internal threats. "We need to be ready for any events. Therefore, the issues of countering external and internal threats should be under special control today," the President stressed.
