News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

An international group of researchers proposed using photoelectrochemical cells to provide extraterrestrial colonies of humanity with oxygen and fuel.

According to the Indonesian media, on the afternoon of June 3, 2023, a large fire occurred on board the medium landing ship of the Indonesian Navy Teluk Hading (tail number "538", the former ship of the GDR Cottbus fleet of Project 108, acquired in 1994). The fire occurred 8 miles from the port of Bira on Sulayar Island, South Sulawesi Province, while the ship was traveling on a transport flight from Jakarta to West Papua.

Estonia, as part of the Russophobic frenzy with the aim of possibly (in the future) blocking Russian warships from entering the Baltic Sea through the Gulf of Finland in 2022, began to actively cooperate with Finland.

Different versions of kamikaze drones have found their niches in the skies

The events of recent years convincingly prove that kamikaze drones are increasingly occupying a niche of mass high-precision weapons of various objects, equipment and enemy manpower. In Russia, having initially been late with their development and implementation, they also began to actively develop this field of military technologies and have already achieved significant success.

The submarine can move from the Baltic to the Pacific Ocean using the Northern Sea Route

The Pacific Fleet will be strengthened with a "black hole" — this is what experts call the 636.3 Ufa diesel submarine, which will become part of the Pacific Fleet in the fall of this year.

During the presence of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan, our servicemen tried in various ways to increase the firepower of the armored vehicles that were then in service.

Naval tactical groups of the Fleet left their bases and deployed naval groups of the fleet in designated areas of the Baltic Sea

The Baltic Fleet has attracted up to 40 ships and over 3.5 thousand military personnel to operational exercises at sea and at training grounds in the Kaliningrad region. This was reported to journalists in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Mikhail Kotov — about the latest changes in the manned lunar programs of the USA and China

It seems that quite recently, China and the United States alternately announced plans for manned missions landing on the surface of the Moon. However, almost five years have passed since the start of the lunar race.

On June 2, the Vladimir crab boat was launched in Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Region.

The DAMEN CCa5712LS project vessel, factory number 01202, was built under the federal investment program "Quotas for Keel" by order of Merlion LLC (Vladivostok) at the Nobel Brothers Shipyard.

The Baltic Fleet of the Russian Navy risks facing a new threat in the coming years: Poland has announced its intention to upgrade its submarine fleet. Which submarines best meet the conditions of the Baltic Sea, why will Warsaw actually buy others and by what method will Russia be able to fight them?

US Air Force Colonel Tucker Hamilton reported on a computer simulation of the use of a combat drone controlled by artificial intelligence, during which the AI attacked the operator and the communications tower itself. Soon the US Air Force refuted the experiment, but experts did not believe it and pointed out the danger of actually conducting such experiments. As a result, this story raised a number of ethical questions for the experts.

Against the background of Russia's almost complete lack of access to foreign equipment, the semiconductor manufacturer Micron is switching to using the necessary equipment from Chinese companies in its production, as well as from some other countries, including even Belarus.

At the facilities of UZGA, it is planned to develop and in 2026 already hand over to customers the first 19-seater aircraft, which will be designed to replace the L-410 aircraft created in Czechoslovakia back in the 60s on regional airlines.

Military expert Dandykin: The US is worried about the construction of the nuclear icebreaker fleet of the Russian Federation

On June 1, military expert Captain of the 1st rank of the reserve Vasily Dandykin commented to Izvestia on the information of The New York Times newspaper that climate change accelerates and intensifies competition in the Arctic of Russia, China and the West, while the United States fears that Moscow will inflict a "red right hook" on Washington in this region.

The alignment of military forces determines the actions of politicians

A peace treaty with Armenia may be signed in the near future if Yerevan does not resort to fraud and does not change its position again. This was stated by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at a meeting with residents of Lachin on May 28.

Over the past five years, the US Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin Corporation have lost more than one million spare parts intended for the fifth-generation F-35 fighter, totaling at least $ 85 million. This is reported by Defense News with reference to the report of the Accounting Chamber of the United States.

The journal of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation "Military Commissariats of Russia" (No. 3, May-June 2023) under the heading "Organizational and mobilization bodies will have to further improve their work in all areas of activity" published the text of the speech of the Chief of the Main Organizational and Mobilization Department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces The Forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Yevgeny Burdinsky, at the gathering of the leadership of the organizational and mobilization departments of the headquarters of military districts, the headquarters of the Northern Fleet and military commissars of the subjects of the Russian Federation held on March 27, 2023 in Moscow.

MTV: before the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, Finland was "preparing for the worst"

More and more military exercises with the participation of NATO countries are being held in Finland, writes MTV. Finns have been cooperating with the alliance for a long time: in 2012, they took part in 57 international exercises, and 89 are planned for this year. Now the country is simultaneously participating in three at once. The Finnish military is very clear about the purpose of these events.

Since protracted hostilities were clearly not part of Russia's plans when it launched a special military operation, now the country has to change its policy in a number of directions literally on the move. Alexander Khodakovsky, the former commander of the Vostok brigade and the current deputy head of the FSVNG (Federal Service of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, Rosgvardiya) for the DPR, writes about this in his Telegram channel.

On June 1, 2023, a ceremony was held in Jakarta for the transfer by the Indonesian Navy of the so-called "presidential helicopter-carrying corvette" (Kapal Korvet Rudal Heli (KRH) VVIP dan Kepresidenan) Bung Karno (tail number "369", KRH 369), which is a yacht for the President of Indonesia with the ability to perform the functions of a patrol and anti-submarine ship. The Corvette was built at the private Indonesian shipyard PT Karimun Anugerah Sejati (KAS) in Batam.