News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Some of the representatives of the African delegations at the Russia-Africa summit held in St. Petersburg decided to stay a little longer in the "northern capital" and attend the parade in honor of the Day of the Russian Navy. After that, they visited Kronstadt together with Russian President Vladimir Putin. They arrived there by boat, which took them to the city from the Admiralty Embankment of St. Petersburg.

On July 27, 2023, at the Polish shipbuilding company Remontowa Shipbuilding (formerly the famous shipyard Stocznia Północna) in Gdansk, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Polish Navy of the lead of two ordered reconnaissance ships of the new generation of Project 107 (code Delfin), named Jerzy Różycki (construction number 107/1, planned tail number "261"). The ceremony of the first steel cutting for the lead ship took place at the shipyard on April 27, 2023. The second ship of this type will be named Henryk Zygalski (construction number 107/2, planned tail number "264").

The DPRK's military factories make modern missile systems and long-range self-propelled guns that can compete with the best foreign analogues.

Irkut Corporation of the United Aircraft Corporation announced its renaming, introducing a new brand – Yakovlev.

Within the framework of the large–scale Russia-Africa summit, a special agreement on cooperation with African countries in the field of space is expected to be signed. Moreover, Russia is even ready to create a joint orbital station with them. What other space projects with Africa are being considered and are already being created, and why might this be of key importance for Russian space?

Over the next three years, China will launch three hundred microsatellites into ultra-low Earth orbit. They will be equipped with high-resolution cameras and equipment for pre-processing information. The first test vehicle of the new grouping is already ready, its launch is scheduled for December 2023.

In the Western press, they thought about the combat effectiveness of the French Leclerc tank in the event of its presence in the Ukrainian theater of operations.

Against the backdrop of the "drone war" unfolding in Ukraine, the Greek company SAS Technology intends to keep up with the times by creating its own products in the field of unmanned aviation.

The anti-Russian policy of the West contributes to the rapprochement of Moscow and Beijing in the Arctic, writes SCMP. The Kremlin is increasing ties with China in the development of the region, for example, the development of the Northern Sea Route. The Arctic has become a front for Moscow and Beijing's rivalry with the United States, the author notes.

The AN-32 military transport aircraft was developed in the USSR specifically for the needs of the Indian army and has been produced at the Antonov Design Bureau since 1982. The moral and technical obsolescence of the fleet of Soviet cars of this type has long caused concern in New Delhi. As a result, a preliminary tender for the supply of AN-32 replacement was announced the other day.

Civil aviation is critically dependent on satellite navigation systems. While man-made interference to them was rare and was included in advance in the notices to the flight crew, there were no serious problems. But in recent years, "jammers" have become common equipment, which leads to unpredictable difficulties for air traffic. The European Space Agency has allocated funds for the development of a special satellite system that will protect aircraft from loss of satellite navigation signal.

In Moscow, within the framework of the deadlines previously announced by Rostec, a serious project for the construction of an industrial aviation "megacomplex" is being promoted, which is expected to become one of the largest production centers of such a plan with more than 13,000 employees.

In July, the State Corporation Rostec announced the creation of the Prometheus hardware and software complex, which will be able to turn any IFVs, armored personnel carriers and even tanks into drones. The development will increase the effectiveness of armored vehicles in combat, and most importantly — save the lives of the crews. About the features of Russian combat robotic complexes — in the material of TASS.

The newspaper "The Financial Times" in the article by Sarah White, Leila Abboud "How the sky became the limit for France's Rafale jet" ("How the sky became tight for the French Rafale fighter") writes about the increasingly expanding prospects for sales on the world market of the French Dassault Rafale fighter.

Against the background of the strengthening of the US military presence in the Asia-Pacific region and the increasing involvement of neighboring Japan and North Korea in this process, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea firmly demonstrates that it is ready to defend its sovereignty and political system by all available means.

And what role is assigned to them in a special military operation

Deliveries of the fifth-generation Su-57 aircraft to the Russian Aerospace Forces will be increased, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at a meeting of the Coordinating Council for Ensuring the needs of the armed Forces on July 18. At the end of June, the industry has already handed over to the Ministry of Defense the next batch of new Su-35S. The production of other machines of the Sukhoi Design Bureau is also accelerating.

Let's continue to spoil karma with translations from "The Drive" - this time an interesting article by the well-known Peter Butovsky "Enhanced Version Of Russia's Ka-52 Attack Helicopter Appears" ("The appearance of an upgraded version of the Russian Ka-52M combat helicopter").

Why do they want to deploy a new regiment of these bombers in the Far East

The defense of the Far East will be strengthened with strategic missile carriers Tu-160 "White Swan". The Ministry of Defense is considering the deployment of a new regiment of these aircraft in the region, sources told Izvestia.

For many years, the standard infantry fighting vehicle of the French army was the AMX-10P manufactured by Nexter. To meet the requirements of export customers, a specialized version has been developed, called AMX-10P Marines. They were sold to Indonesia (34) and Singapore (44) in various versions.

The Ukrainian military decided to check how reliable the Granite 5A class armor plates used in bulletproof vests of the regular "Ratnik" set in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are. For the stress test, AK-74 and PKK with a caliber of 5.45x39 were used: one shot with an OPS cartridge and one with an armor–piercing one. The fire was conducted from a distance of about 30 meters.