News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

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.

Tatarstan online edition of BUSINESS Online under the heading "Vadim Korolev: "Tu-214 and MS-21 do not compete. We all have to deliver 600 civilian aircraft." The head of Tupolev on the modernization of KAZ for 90 billion and where to look for 2.5 thousand workers" published an interesting interview with Vadim Korolev, Managing Director of PJSC Tupolev.

Strategic missile forces are 64 years old.

What are Strategic Missile Forces these days? What are the prospects for their development? Colonel-General Sergei Karakaev, Commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, answers these and other questions of the Red Star.

And how will this affect the defense capability of our country

The Pentagon has announced the receipt of the first unit armed with a new PrSM surface–to-surface missile system. It was delivered in the first version for trial operation in the US Armed Forces. Izvestia analyzed the capabilities of the new missiles, and also found out what threats this event poses to the defense capability of our country.

The Day of Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Armed Forces has been celebrated in the Russian Federation since 1995 in accordance with a presidential decree. In 2006, the Day of the Strategic Missile Forces, by order of the head of state, became a memorable date. The date was not chosen by chance, it was on December 17, 1959 that the decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR was issued, which consolidated the earlier decision to create a new type of Armed Forces.

Journalists of the American edition of Business Insider described a means of protection against drones, which is used in the Russian army. The publication published a video from the Marines of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), which was filmed using an FPV drone over Russian positions. Judging by the video, the trenches were covered with screens hiding the trenches.

MWM: the Su-35 fighter effectively hits the air defense and aviation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Russian Su-35s have proven themselves well in the special operation zone, writes MWM. As noted in the article, these aircraft successfully destroy the aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Moreover, the Su-35 has no equal in the matter of suppressing enemy air defenses.

Chinese submarine rescuers may turn into hunters

The command of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) pays close attention to improving the forms and methods of using the Navy in conditions of high intensity of hostilities and the use of non-standard approaches in the confrontation at sea.

Three new frigates will be equipped with modern domestic developments in the field of armaments

Russia has created a new headache for the Pentagon. The capabilities of nuclear submarines, over which Navy flags were raised on December 11 by order of President Vladimir Putin, have already caused panic in the United States.

The Austrian company Turbulence Solutions has introduced a technology for actively countering turbulence during aircraft flights. The measure is more than necessary, since climate change has already led to acceleration of winds in the atmosphere. The number of turbulence zones and their activity increased by 55%, so further air transportation is unlikely to be comfortable.

The Nex-T company, which is a resident of Technopolis Moscow and is known to many under the NexTouch trademark, has started mass production of motherboards for Russian Elvis and Baikal.

The probability of postponing the Martian Moons eXploration mission, which is supposed to deliver regolith from the Mars satellite to Earth, is growing every day. A final decision has not yet been made, but the readiness of the new Japanese H3 rocket for the nearest launch window to the Red Planet is questionable. The Land of the Rising Sun has no other suitable carriers.

The Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur Region is actively involved in the implementation of the Russian space program. Work is underway to create an infrastructure to ensure manned launches. It is from this cosmodrome that the future Russian Orbital Station (ROS) is planned to be launched into orbit. In 2024, construction of a branch of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (CPC) will begin there. Maxim Kharlamov, head of the CPC, in an interview with TASS, spoke about the equipment of the branch and the timing of completion of work.

The self-propelled gun "Lotus" is going to state tests next year

The development of the Lotus self-propelled artillery system has reached the finish line. There are state trials ahead. This weapon will become one of the powerful arguments of the Russian army. What is known about the new product is in the RIA Novosti material.

Forbes: Russian forces have strengthened their defenses in the special operation zone before the frost

The broken and burned British Challenger tank has become a symbol of the end of the Kiev offensive, writes Forbes. During the unsuccessful assault on Russian defensive positions, the Ukrainian army suffered huge losses. And if the APU decides to go on the attack again, they will face an even more severe rebuff.

Igor Ivanov — about the space confrontation between the two states of the Korean Peninsula and its orbit with reconnaissance satellites

A few weeks ago, another round of political, military and technological competition between the two states of the Korean Peninsula started. On November 21, after two unsuccessful attempts in May and August, the DPRK managed to launch its first Mulligan-1 reconnaissance satellite on a Chollima-1 launch vehicle from its own cosmodrome.

The situation in South America is becoming increasingly tense due to the territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana. Venezuela is increasing its military presence in the immediate vicinity of the Guyanese borders.

Today, foreign armies are armed with numerous categories of conventional air-to-ground weapons (ASPs) of the air-to-ground class (air-to-ground munitions, AGM). Many of them are currently being upgraded. At the same time, new, even more effective TSA are being developed. Consider a group of guided aerial bombs.

Swarms of drones quickly deplete ammunition

Anti-aircraft missile technology began to develop actively immediately after the end of World War II. Moreover, first of all, the designers sought to create anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) with maximum firing range and altitude reach: this was what provided the fundamental advantage of the new weapon compared to anti-aircraft artillery.