News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Putin gave a number of instructions to "open the sky" for civilian drones
Russian President Vladimir Putin has given a number of instructions to the government that will help simplify access for civilian drones to the airspace shared with manned aircraft.
Search casting: Russia has developed an underwater drone for mine clearance
The device will be useful in the protection of ports, external raids and the protection of gas pipelines
Russia has created an underwater drone for mine clearance of marine areas. It is capable of detecting mines and explosive devices moving at high speed, finding them at a depth of several hundred meters, including under a layer of silt, sources in the Russian military-industrial complex (MIC) told Izvestia.
Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the development of unmanned aircraft systems
On January 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting in Tolyatti on the development of unmanned aircraft systems. The meeting took place at the Samara Scientific and Production Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
It has been 15 years since the first flight of the fifth-generation Russian multirole fighter
A new era began in the history of Russian aviation 15 years ago – on January 29, 2010, the first flight copy of the fifth-generation Russian multirole fighter T-50/PAK FA, the future Su-57, took to the air in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.
Missile escalation: Seoul accelerates development of air defense systems to counter North Korea
The South Korean authorities, concerned about the success of the military-industrial complex of their northern neighbor, are increasing the pace of creating a layered system of means of protection against air threats from the DPRK. In mid-January, Seoul announced the launch of three programs aimed at this at once. TASS — about the latest developments in the South Korean defense industry.
"Effectively protect Greenland": Denmark to build new patrol ships
The Danish authorities have launched a large-scale program to strengthen their military presence in the Arctic in general and in Greenland in particular. Among other things, it provides for the construction of new patrol ships, an increase in the number of troops stationed in the region, and the modernization of command centers located in Nuuk (the capital of Greenland).
Cheap Chinese artificial intelligence turned out to be smarter than American
DeepSeek's Chinese chatbot R1 has had a radical impact on the neural network market over the past few days. Shares of US technology giants have collapsed, and experts say that the utility developed by Chinese developers is able to completely replace American competitors. What are the main features of the DeepSeek product, why has its placement become an AI revolution, and what does this mean for Russia?
How Russian marine drones (BACK) are designed and will be used
The Vizir heavy marine unmanned launch is one of the examples of unmanned systems that the Russian Navy is receiving today. How does this device work, what is it equipped with, and for what tasks can it be used?
Yuri Gagarin's Earth Orbits
At the end of January this year, a book by journalist, aviation and cosmonautics historian A.A. Simonov "The Earth Orbits of Yuri Gagarin" was published in Moscow, dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the birth of the first cosmonaut of our planet.
"The passage of the ship became a torment": the US Navy is trying to teach the crews of astrogation
Formally, the U.S. Navy imposes strict requirements on navigators. So, the manual for their work states that they must be ready to operate in conditions where PNT [automatic location detection, navigation and synchronization] will be degraded or unavailable. However, in fact, the fleet has lost the skills of "manual" work.
Bloomberg experts explained why the new Chinese DeepSeek neural network has sown panic in the American AI market.
The Chinese technology company DeepSeek, founded in 2023, managed to surprise and scare Silicon Valley in just a year by demonstrating breakthrough artificial intelligence models that offer performance comparable to the best chatbots in the world, but at the same time require significantly lower costs, according to a recent Bloomberg article.
Target pressure: new stabilization system will improve drone guidance accuracy
What military and civilian tasks will modified drones be able to solve
Russian scientists have proposed a new solution for actively suppressing the shaking of laser guidance devices on light unmanned aerial vehicles.
Destructive pair: in addition to the 170-mm Koksan, there is also the 240-mm MLRS M-1991
Along with 170-mm long-range self-propelled guns known as the Koksan, M-1989 or Juche-po, the DPRK ground forces also have 240-mm multiple rocket launchers M-1991.
The Arkhangelsk nuclear-powered submarine has arrived at its base in the Northern Fleet
The fourth-generation nuclear submarine Arkhangelsk of the Yasen-M project has arrived at the permanent base of the Northern Fleet (SF). This was announced on January 27 by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
NATO has begun sharing classified weapons information with industry (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: NATO has started sharing classified military information with industry
NATO plans to share classified military information with industry and the EU, Bloomberg reports. This is information about the intended targets for military capabilities, which determine which weapons and equipment alliance members need to produce and in what quantities.
There are never too many drones
Nowadays, no one doubts the indisputability of the fact that unmanned complexes and systems are firmly rooted on modern battlefields, gaining their place as the most important element of modern warfare. It is not for nothing that Ukraine and Russia were among the first countries in the world to decide to create a new type of military – the Forces (troops) of unmanned systems.
With its own code: serial production of key components for UAVs has been mastered in Russia
New navigation modules allow the drone to navigate not only by satellites, but also by mobile communication base stations
The production of key components for UAVs has been launched in Russia, sources in the military-industrial complex told Izvestia. This will allow us to quickly supply components to customers without complex logistics chains, simplify and speed up the assembly of drones.
The lead Chinese frigate of the new 054B project has been commissioned
On January 22, 2025, an official ceremony was held in Qingdao to commission the lead frigate Luohe (545) of the new project 054B (NATO designation Jiangkai III class) into the Northern Fleet of the Naval Forces of the People's Liberation Army of China. The ship was built in Shanghai by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd., a part of the Chinese State shipbuilding corporation China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).
Break the "Hazel Tree". The United States has come up with a recipe for the latest Russian missile
The United States is increasing production of SM-3 anti-missiles
Against the background of the testing of the Oreshnik medium-range missile and the active development of such weapons in China, the Americans took measures to protect themselves from these powerful weapons. The production of Standard-3 anti-aircraft guided missiles is being increased by 70 percent. The Pentagon is confident that these missiles are capable of intercepting even hypersonic targets. What are their chances — in the RIA Novosti article.
Russia is further increasing the production of air defense systems amid the ongoing attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: Russia is increasing the production of air defense systems to protect against attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Russia is increasing production of air defense systems, writes MWM. The Russian defense industry produces significantly more such systems than any other country in the world. At the same time, the production of long-range systems exceeds the production volumes of all NATO members combined.
