News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

NYT: the artillery supplied by the USA to Ukraine is constantly breaking down

The artillery supplied by the United States and its allies to Kiev is constantly breaking down, this is becoming a problem for the Pentagon, writes NYT. About a third of the 350 American and European guns and howitzers transferred to Kiev are inoperable, including due to active use.

After the Russian Defense Ministry began purchasing Mi-28N and Ka-52 helicopters, Western analysts could not understand why the Russian army needed two types of attack vehicles.

The Reuters news agency, in the material "Weapons industry booms as Eastern Europe arms Ukraine" ("The arms industry is booming as Eastern Europe is arming Ukraine"), reports that the military industry of Eastern Europe is producing artillery weapons and ammunition, as well as other military equipment at a pace unprecedented since the Cold War, since the governments of the countries of the region have led a campaign to help Ukraine in its fight against Russia.

The head of the Russian Navy congratulated the Marines on their professional holiday

The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolay Evmenov, congratulated the servicemen and veterans of the Marine Corps on their professional holiday, which is celebrated on November 27, thanking them for their military work and dedication shown during the special military operation to protect the population of Donbass. The words of congratulations are conveyed by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

When to expect "Sarmatians" in service and what they are capable of

Serial production of the fifth-generation RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missiles has begun in Russia. This was announced on November 23 by the general director of the Makeev State Rocket Center Vladimir Degtyar. Their characteristics make it possible to overcome even the most advanced defense systems. About the history of the development and testing of a powerful complex that will protect Russia in the next 40-50 years — in the material "Izvestia".

The West is experiencing more and more problems with the supply of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine, to date, only a few countries have retained the ability to supply military assistance to the Zelensky regime. This is reported by The New York Times.

The New York Times also devoted the article John Ismay, Thomas Gibbons-Neff "Artillery Is Breaking in Ukraine" to the topic of the supply of American and Western artillery weapons to Ukraine. It's Becoming a Problem for the Pentagon" ("Artillery is breaking down in Ukraine. This is becoming a problem for the Pentagon").

The head of the agency, Josef Aschbacher, called it a "great success"

The Council of Ministers of the European Space Agency (ESA) has agreed to allocate €16.9 billion for the development of the European space program in the next three years. This was announced on Wednesday at a press conference in Paris by the head of ESA, Josef Aschbacher.

They will be used to attack land targets behind enemy lines

The reform of the coastal rocket and artillery troops (BRAV) of the Navy has begun in Russia. Their parts receive new names and a range of tasks. Among them is the defeat of ground targets. Such changes will make it possible to destroy critical enemy facilities in the interests of not only the fleet, but also the troops as a whole, experts say. And the new generation of coastal missile systems (DBK) can work not only on ships, but also on land targets behind enemy lines.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted an application from Abilene Christian University (ACU) for a permit to build a molten salt research reactor (MSRR) on the university campus in Abilene, Texas. This is the first application for a new research reactor in the United States in more than 30 years and the first application for an advanced university research reactor.

The Directorate General of Armaments of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces (DGA) announced the acceptance of the eighth FREMM frigate, Loraine, which is also the second ship of the series, made in the air defense version.

The Wenchang International Aerospace Forum was organized in parallel

The authorities of Hainan province held a Chinese cosmonautics conference this week, which was attended by leading experts from China. This was reported by the newspaper "Hainan Zhibao".

On November 23, it became known about the use of Russian unmanned aerial vehicles "Mosquito" in a special military operation in Ukraine, designed to conduct aerial electronic and optoelectronic reconnaissance. Earlier in the reports of the Ministry of Defense, it was said about the successful work of the Lancet kamikaze drones in the area of their defense, which destroyed the Ukrainian Buk anti-aircraft missile system and two American howitzers. Read more about the Russian UAVs involved in the SVO — in the material of TASS.

On November 21, Lockheed Martin published photos of the first assembled multi-purpose fighter F-16D Block.70, which will be delivered to the Bahrain Air Force.

The President noted that extraordinary measures to meet the needs of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are not needed

Russian President Vladimir Putin has set the task of increasing the volume of supplies to the troops and improving the quality of products.

The government reported on the production of products for the army and told about new social measures for the mobilized

Many private enterprises are ready to help provide the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation with uniforms, protective equipment and other necessary products, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on November 22. He stressed that today the situation with the release of some types of weapons and army equipment has improved.

Le Monde: France has begun to transfer the economy to military rails

Aid to Ukraine has depleted Western weapons stocks, and it will take more than one year to replenish them, Le Monde reports. Macron accelerated the production of military equipment, starting the transition of the economy to military rails. Now French enterprises have to work overtime — all for the sake of supplies to Kiev.

On November 22, 2022, in St. Petersburg, the Baltic Shipyard JSC (as part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC - USC) held the ceremony of raising the National Flag on the third built universal nuclear icebreaker of project 22220 (LK-60YA) "Ural" (construction number 05708) and launching the fourth nuclear icebreaker under construction project 22220 "Yakutia" (construction number 05709). The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin took part in both ceremonies in a videoconference format.

Chemezov stated that Rostec supplies military products ahead of schedule

Rostec State Corporation enterprises produce military products in the framework of the state defense order ahead of schedule. This was told by the Director General of the state corporation Sergey Chemezov.

We talk about the main achievements, difficulties and victories of the Rostec state Corporation, whose products can be found today in a variety of fields: from public transport to medicine and defense.