News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

On July 3, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation.

After the start of the special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, Russian tanks faced a threat from enemy drones trying to attack the towers of cars. Part of the MBT already had protection in the form of so-called "visors" - structures welded in military workshops on the tower and designed to cover it from being hit from above (although this was originally done with the expectation of strikes from Javelin ATGMS).

Admiral Bauer: the implementation of NATO's plans in the event of a conflict with Russia will take many years

The implementation of the new NATO defense plans, which are expected to be signed at the alliance summit in Vilnius on July 11-12 and which provide for actions in the event of a military confrontation with Russia, will take many years, the head of the military committee of the bloc, Admiral Rob Bauer, admitted.

Sergei Shoigu announced the need to modernize the A-50 AWACS aircraft. This model has proven itself well in its own. However, the number of threats and challenges facing Russia requires not only a qualitative increment in this direction, but also a quantitative one. How exactly could the domestic military-industrial complex solve this problem?

The armies of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh won victories and suffered defeats

Like all post-Soviet armies (except the Baltic and Tajik), the Armenian Armed Forces emerged from the wreckage of the Soviet Army. Moreover, they arose during the extremely brutal war for Nagorno-Karabakh against the formally much stronger Armed Forces of Azerbaijan. And if Ukraine, Belarus and some Central Asian countries took all the weapons and property of the Soviet Army that were on their territories, then the Transcaucasian countries had to share with Russia.

Manturov praised the Su-35S, and Mishustin gave money for the Tu-214

After a four-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Le Bourget airfield north of the French capital has once again gathered thousands of participating companies and huge crowds of aviation enthusiasts from all over the world. But he missed some of his regulars. For the first time in decades, Russia was not represented at the next Paris Aerospace Salon, held from June 19 to 25.

How was the carrier of the multifunctional Aegis system born

In the process of creating the Aegis multifunctional weapon system (MSO), one of the priorities was to determine the appearance of promising surface combat ships – potential carriers of the new MSO.

Small aircraft in the strategy of the big war

The proxy war in Ukraine, with the development of a special military operation, has acquired the scale of a classic armed conflict. This is a conflict between Russia and the consolidated West, which organized and sponsored the war with someone else's hands.

As the Kommersant newspaper reported in Aigul Abdullina's article, "The MS-21 has soared in price. Kommersant found out the cost of the aircraft for Aeroflot's competitors, the cost of the new Russian medium-haul passenger aircraft MS-21 with delivery in 2028-2030 is estimated at 4.3-4.6 billion rubles.

The British command intends to achieve air superiority in all directions. According to Defense Procurement Minister James Cartlidge, in terms of ground-based air defense, work focused on creating a special complex capable of effectively fighting the "Shaheds" and "Lancets" [kamikaze drones] of the Russian army.

June 30, 2023 in Zelenodolsk at JSC "Zelenodolsk Plant named after A.M.Gorky" (as part of JSC "Ak Bars Shipbuilding Corporation" group of companies of JSC "Ak Bars Holding Company") The ceremonial launching of the small rocket ship "Cloud" of project 22800 (code "Karakurt") under construction for the Russian Navy with the factory number 804 took place. This is the first of two ships of the project 22800, which are being built directly at the Zelenodolsk plant. The ship is intended for the Black Sea Fleet.

The US Army announced that on June 27, 2023, a successful demonstration and test launch of the Tomahawk cruise missile was made from the mobile ground launcher of the first experimental battery of the new American medium-Range and shorter-range Mid-Range Capability (MRC, official name Typhon) manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corporation.

Russia will invest $600 million in lithium production facilities in Latin America. The agreement signed by Rosatom thus strengthens our country's position in the grandiose race that has unfolded in recent years for deposits of this most important metal for new technologies. The United States and even China managed to get ahead in this race.

The wreckage of the Titan bathyscaphe, which died with tourists on board while diving to the Titanic, continues to be taken out of the ocean. It would seem that this tragedy cannot be connected with Russia in any way. But the death of the bathyscaphe unexpectedly revealed a naval component. And it is directly related to the work of Russian submarines.

The local airfield will become a major aviation base of "trucks"

By the end of the year, a military transport aviation regiment (VTA) will appear in Tambov. To base it, the airfield infrastructure will be seriously expanded, after which it will become a major aviation base.

The Russian Ministry of Defense has begun the formation of a separate Azov flotilla with a location in Mariupol. This statement was made by the so-called Center of National Resistance of Ukraine, working under the control of the special operations forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The projectile is effective against surface and underwater targets thanks to the homing system, said Mikhail Kettuev, a representative of the concern "Marine underwater weapons - Hydropribor"

The TE-2 electric torpedo, developed by the Marine Underwater Weapon - Hydropribor concern (part of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation), is capable of rising to the surface after passing the practical firing distance. This was told to TASS by the representative of the concern Mikhail Kettuev during the International Naval Salon (MVMS-2023).

All new frigates and corvettes will be armed with "Zircons", the commander-in-chief of the Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, said the other day. The hypersonic anti-ship complex entered the army quite recently. About what the flotilla will become — in the material of RIA Novosti.

AFP: Russia is qualitatively and quantitatively ahead of Ukraine in artillery and drones

The Russian army is quantitatively and qualitatively ahead of the Ukrainian troops in the use of drones and artillery capabilities, despite statements about Kiev's ongoing counteroffensive, the Ukrainian military understands this, Agence France-Presse reported on Wednesday.

Speaking in March 2023 at the symposium on combat operations of the Association of Aerospace Forces (AFA Warfare), the head of the Pentagon profile Department Frank Kendall (Frank Kendall) this is how he described the problem faced by the US Aerospace Forces: "We are united in our commitment to modernize the Aerospace Forces and implement the changes we need to be competitive with our task - China, China, China".