News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The border patrol ship Podolsk of project 22120 has been commissioned
As reported on the web resource forums.airbase.ru On November 11, 2023, in St. Petersburg, Almaz Shipbuilding Company JSC hosted a flag-raising ceremony for border ships, boats and support vessels on the 2nd-rank border patrol ship Podolsk of project 22120 (code "Blizzard") with factory number 058 (onboard number "458"), which became part of the Coast Guard of the Border Service of the FSB of the Russian Federation. It became the ninth ship in the series of Project 22120.
A new batch of Su-35S fighters for the Russian Aerospace Forces
As reported on November 24, 2023 by PJSC United Aircraft Corporation, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant named after Yu.A. Gagarin (KnAAZ) The United Aircraft Corporation (part of the Rostec State Corporation) has manufactured and handed over to the Russian Ministry of Defense the next batch of new multifunctional Su-35S fighters. The fighters underwent a cycle of ground and flight tests in various operating modes and flew from the KnAAZ airfield to their duty station.
Demand from Ash: what will the construction of new nuclear submarines give the fleet
And in which theaters of military operations they can be useful
Russia plans to increase the number of multipurpose nuclear submarines of the Yasen family from nine to 12 units, according to media reports. In particular, three more nuclear submarines will be laid at Sevmash in Severodvinsk in the near future.
A promising Portuguese multifunctional ship has been ordered
On November 24, 2023, the Portuguese Navy signed a contract with the international (headquartered in the Netherlands) shipbuilding group Damen Shipyards Group for the technical and operational design and construction of an innovative multifunctional ship Plataforma Naval Multifunctional (PNM), which will be named A 888 Don João II.
Yakovlev discussed with airlines the operation and maintenance of the Superjet-100 fleet
The Yakovlev Company of the United Aircraft Corporation organized a symposium of Superjet-100 aircraft operators in St. Petersburg, dedicated to discussing topical issues of maintaining airworthiness and import substitution. The event was co–organized by the largest operator of this type of aircraft - Rossiya Airlines (part of the Aeroflot Group).
Russia's Resistance to Western Expansion Moves World History
A film about the fateful role of the Soviet tank was released in India
The whole history of mankind in recent centuries would have gone a different way, and the West would have achieved the desired hegemony on the planet long ago – if not for one obstacle. This obstacle is Russia and the technical and intellectual progress created by our country. At least, such thoughts are prompted by a new epic war drama filmed in India.
"Tornado" after "Hurricane": Russian artillery is waiting for rearmament
An increase in the number of new MLRS will allow for more accurate strikes on targets behind enemy lines
The multiple launch rocket systems "Hurricane", which are in service with the Russian army, will gradually be replaced by high-precision "Tornado-S".
Why does a high-tech army allow failures
Complacency and fraud lead to defeat
In response to the IDF's harsh actions in the Gaza Strip, the topic is being politicized. Increasingly, the words "Israeli military" sound in different languages. But any army is a tool in the hands of politicians, people in uniform only follow orders.
"All US aircraft carriers are at risk": the foreign press assessed the rearmament of the Russian Navy with Zircon missiles
In his recent speech, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu called on the shipyards to promote the rearmament of the fleet with new missiles capable of effectively hitting aircraft carriers and ship groups attached to them.
The "God of War" does not give up its positions, or will the Belarusian "Polonaise" appear in the Russian army?
Against the background of global changes in the sphere of international and regional security, many experts note a tendency to update the tools currently used to solve problems of protecting the national interests of the state. In their opinion, along with military force, other forms, methods and means are becoming increasingly important.
"A lot of tricky devices, even for experienced sappers it's a risk"
How robots clear Donbass of minefields and unexploded shells
On the side of the road, against the background of an abandoned industrial zone, a unit slowly crawls, somewhat resembling an armored loader.
Pyongyang confirmed the launch into orbit of the first in the history of the DPRK reconnaissance satellite "Manrigen-1"
North Korea still managed to put a reconnaissance satellite into orbit on the third attempt. The launch of the rocket, carried out on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, turned out to be successful. This is reported by the Korean Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA) with reference to the statement of the DPRK State General Directorate for Aerospace Technology.
Rosatom has completed a major project on the environmental safety of the Arctic
Rosatom has completed the disposal of the Lepse floating base with nuclear waste
Rosatom State Corporation has completed a large project in the North-West of the Russian Federation that lasted for over 10 years to ensure the environmental safety of the nuclear industry - the disposal of the Lepse floating technical base (PTB), which provided the operation of the first nuclear icebreakers and whose storage of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) for many years posed a significant environmental risk to the region, has been completed.
SpaceX called the explosion of both Starship stages a success
The second attempt to launch the Starship spacecraft into space was again unsuccessful, but SpaceX representatives interpret this launch as a significant achievement. They are right in their own way - the thorny path of space exploration consists entirely of mistakes and the search for ways to correct them. For example, this time the launch pad remained intact, whereas at the last launch, a heavy-duty torch from 33 Raptor engines made a huge hole in the concrete and scattered debris for many kilometers.
The Secretary of State of the US Air Force warns that the development of a new ICBM is experiencing difficulties: the collapse of the program is possible
On November 14, US Air Force Secretary of State Frank Kendall announced that the development of a new generation of intercontinental range ballistic missiles (ICBMs) under the LGM-35A Sentinel program is going “with great difficulty,” stressing that this program was one of the most ambitious and complex that has ever been undertaken.
The Russian Aerospace Forces received the third batch of Su-34M front-line bombers in 2023
On November 22, 2023, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) announced that the next batch of new Su-34 front-line bombers had been transferred to the Russian Ministry of Defense as part of the execution of the state defense order. The aircraft were manufactured at the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant named after V.P. Chkalov of the United Aircraft Corporation (part of the Rostec State Corporation). The machines have passed a complex of ground and flight tests.
The members of the Board discussed the implementation of the activity plan of the Main Command of the Navy for 2019-2025.
On November 21, a regular meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was held in Moscow under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.
Now there is only one helicopter left: footage of the Kenya Air Force Mi-171E crash
The Kenyan Air Force lost another Mi-171E helicopter in an aviation incident: the car crashed on Monday in Buna, Vajir District. The footage of his fall was captured by eyewitnesses.
New two-piece: the Su-57 stealth fighter will receive a co-pilot
Why did a fifth-generation tactical aircraft need another pilot
The United Aircraft Corporation has patented a two-seat unobtrusive tactical aircraft. We are talking about a version of the supersonic fighter of the fifth generation Su-57, sources told Izvestia in the corporation.
"We are returning almost 100% of the wounded to service"
Head of the hospital named after Burdenko Denis Davydov — on the impact of the SVO on the development of military medicine and prosthetics on the front line
Almost all the wounded who enter Russian hospitals from the SVO zone return to service, and the mortality rate does not exceed 0.45% — this is several times less than during military conflicts of the recent past, Denis Davydov, head of the N.N. Burdenko Main Military Clinical Hospital, said in an interview with Izvestia.
