News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The reasons for the unsuccessful landing of a Japanese spacecraft on the Moon are named
The unsuccessful mission of the Japanese startup ispace inc (9348.T) the Hakuto-R moon landing last month was caused by a miscalculation of altitude, due to which the spacecraft ran out of fuel, the company said on Friday.
Russia has received an all-seeing eye from space
Russia has put into orbit a spacecraft carrying breakthrough technologies for our country on board. Its tasks are primarily exclusively peaceful – concerning, for example, the functioning of the Northern Sea Route. However, they are not limited to this. Why is this device so important for Russian cosmonautics, including for our military?
Rocket artillery sets records
Projectiles of long-range systems reach from the continent to the island of Taiwan
Towards the end of the XX century, Chinese military leaders rethought the accumulated experience and gave local designers a new direction of activity – the creation of long-range multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) of increased power. By now, China is considered a trendsetter in this direction.
A framework contract has been signed for the supply of 123 new Leopard 2A8 tanks to the German army
It is reported that on May 25, 2023 in Koblenz, the German Federal defense procurement agency Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) signed a framework contract with the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) for the purchase of 123 new Leopard 2A8 main tanks for the German army.
Briefing by the Chief of the Russian Armed Forces Protection Corps on the issue of military biological activities of the United States
Below are the briefing materials of the Chief of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, as presented by the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The Czech Armed Forces are changing priorities in equipping troops with unmanned aerial vehicles
Based on the results of the analysis of recent conflicts, the command of the Czech Armed Forces decided to abandon the acquisition of medium-sized tactical unmanned aerial vehicles in favor of smaller systems.
The reconnaissance ship of the Black Sea Fleet "Ivan Khurs" arrived in Sevastopol
The reconnaissance ship of the Black Sea Fleet "Ivan Khurs", which the day before repelled the attack of unmanned boats of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), arrived at the permanent base in Sevastopol. This was announced on Friday, May 26, by the Russian Defense Ministry.
A small armored artillery boat "Bucha" has been introduced into the Ukrainian Navy
According to Ukrainian resources, on May 26, 2023, an official ceremony was held in Kiev for the commissioning of the eighth and last small armored artillery boat (MBAC) of project 58155 (code "Gyurza-M"), called "Bucha" (BK-08, factory number 01036) into the naval forces of Ukraine. The boat was built in Kiev at PJSC "Plant "Forge on Ribalskom" (former plant "Leninskaya Forge").
The expert called the Condor-FKA satellite a breakthrough for Russian cosmonautics
One of the advantages of the device is the ability to work around the clock in any weather, noted the scientific editor of Roscosmos Media Igor Afanasyev
The high-resolution radar satellite Condor-FKA, launched on Saturday night from the Vostochny cosmodrome, is a breakthrough for Russian cosmonautics. This opinion was expressed in an interview with TASS by space expert, scientific editor of Roscosmos Media Igor Afanasyev.
An inflated military budget will not save the NATO army from decline
Hokkoku Shimbun: increasing the defense spending of NATO countries will not solve the problems of the Western military-industrial complex
In connection with the Ukrainian conflict, NATO countries announced an increase in defense spending to 2% of GDP. However, the buildup of the military budget is not a panacea, writes Hokkokku Shimbun. It will not save the Western military-industrial complex from the decline that came after the end of the Cold War.
A radar satellite for remote sensing of the Earth "Condor-FKA" has been put into orbit
According to the State Corporation Roscosmos, on May 27, 2023 at 00:14:51 Moscow time, a Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with a Fregat upper stage was launched from the 1C site of the Vostochny Cosmodrome, which launched the Condor-FKA No. 1 radar remote sensing satellite into orbit. The launch vehicle worked in normal mode, the upper stage separated from the third stage of the rocket and brought the spacecraft into a predetermined orbit.
The first passenger flight of the new Chinese C919 aircraft took place
On May 28, 2023, the first commercial passenger flight of the new Chinese medium-haul narrow-body C919 aircraft took place, marking the beginning of the commissioning of this type. The first serial C919 delivered to China Eastern Airlines (serial number 10107, registration number B-919A) made its first flight (MU9191) from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, where China Eastern Airlines headquarters is located, to Beijing Capital Airport. Departure from Hongqiao took place at 10.32 a.m. local time, with arrival in Beijing at 12.31 p.m.
Issued for a Ukrainian product: the APU showed a "new" amphibious all-terrain vehicle "Bogun"
The head of the military department of the Kiev regime, Alexey Reznikov, showed a test drive of the Bogun amphibious all-terrain vehicles. According to him, several vehicles of this type have already been used by the APU at the front, although there is no evidence of this.
Investigation: Pentagon Victim of High Contractor Prices
Military contractors are overcharging the Pentagon for almost everything it buys annually, according to the results of a six-month investigation presented to CBS News.
Regular meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on May 24, 2023, a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was held in the building of the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation, which was attended by the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.
Interview of the new CEO of UZGA
In the publication "Business Magazine.Ural" under the heading "Where the Ural planes will fly", an interview of the new General Director of JSC Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA) Sergey Fedorov, appointed to this position on March 31, 2023, was published.
"Failures are twice as common as those of fighters from the Vietnam War": Seoul wrote off the first F-35A
Seoul bought a total of 40 F-35A fighters from Washington, which cost the budget $6.8 billion. The entire ordered batch was transferred in 2019-2022. However, the high level of accidents accompanying the operation of American aircraft has led to the fact that one of them has already been written off.
Americans are replenishing their arsenals and lowering standards
Recipes for the mobilization of the US defense industry are looking for in the recent past
Alarm bells are ringing in the Pentagon. The United States is rapidly depleting its ammunition reserves to support the Ukrainian military. Moreover, this support is provided against the background of a serious backlog in the supply of weapons to Taiwan under contracts worth more than $ 14 billion.
"We will solve the problems, the victory will be ours"
The head of the union of servicemen Oleg Shvedkov believes that the country needs a full mobilization of the economy and society
Unfortunately, there are problems of social protection of servicemen and their family members in Russia. And they are not always solved as quickly as the situation requires. The state in the conditions of a special military operation (SVO) is trying to quickly fix many of them. But, as practice shows, it is sometimes difficult to do this without the help of public organizations protecting the interests of the military.
American pilots don't like to fly
Drones – in every home and for every occasion
Replacing people with robots in war is becoming the most important means for Washington to preserve its global hegemony. That is, unmanned vehicles, primarily flying (UAVs), turn out to be not only a military, but also a geopolitical tool.
