News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Russian import-independent Superjet 100 and MS-21 aircraft will soon begin to replenish the fleets of domestic airlines. Yuri Slyusar, CEO of the United Aircraft Corporation, told TASS about the future of the Russian aircraft industry in an interview with SPIEF-2023 about when the updated Superjet will make its first flight, how many aircraft are planned to be delivered next year, what the new Tu-214 will be like, about the future of the Russian aircraft industry.

The mine defense ship of project 12700 "Dmitry Lysov" for the Russian Navy was laid on June 19 at the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard (SNSZ, part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation), RIA Novosti reports.

Rostec State Corporation plans to increase the volume of serial production of high-capacity gas turbines GTD-110M. The Agreement of Intent on interaction and cooperation for the production and supply of high-capacity gas turbines was signed within the framework of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Gazprom.

"The Russian economy should become an economy of high wages," says President Putin, and Finance Minister Siluanov is looking for ways to increase Russia's share in the "global economic pie." How can these ambitious goals be realized, what exactly did Siluanov mean and which five industries should become the driving force of future achievements of the Russian economy?

Military expert Kramnik: It will be difficult for NATO to replenish its arsenals

It will be difficult for NATO countries to replenish their arsenals, because business is not ready to invest in the production of weapons. Military expert Ilya Kramnik told Izvestia about this on June 19.

Japan is changing approaches to underwater shipbuilding

In the field of submarine construction, Japan goes its own way, sometimes contrary to global practice. Thus, it became the first country in the world to first master the production of non-nuclear submarines (NPL) with an air-independent power plant (VNEU), and then abandoned them in favor of the classic diesel-electric submarine (DPL) scheme.

Powerful Japanese weapons serve almost exclusively for their own needs

Following the results of the Second World War, Japan turned into a kind of trophy of the United States. The country has become one of Washington's key allies not only in Asia, but also in the world as a whole. Both Japan's foreign and domestic policy, as well as its military construction, were completely oriented towards the United States.

First Deputy Head of the Ministry of Economic Development Ilya Torosov — about investments in the Russian Federation, the exit of domestic business from offshore and a new wave of privatization

In 2023, 29.7 trillion rubles will be invested in the Russian economy, which is 1.8 trillion more than in 2022. Ilya Torosov, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Economic Development, told about this in an interview with Izvestia at the SPIEF.

The Russian company SR Space and IT holding T1 signed an agreement on the development of a suborbital launch vehicle and its launch beyond the Pocket line on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). This will be the first Russian private rocket to reach space. It is planned to launch at the end of the year. Oleg Mansurov, CEO of SR Space, spoke about the development of the Sky rocket, the creation of satellites and the development of drones in an interview with TASS on the sidelines of SPIEF-2023.

The sale of weapons is accompanied by corruption scandals

Finland will purchase 91 armored vehicles with a 6x6 wheel formula from the state company Patria. Recently, this company has been doing very well — lucrative contracts have been signed with Latvia and Slovakia, and the search for new buyers is actively underway. And in this regard, Patria is sharply different from most other Finnish enterprises experiencing difficulties due to the economic and social crisis that has fallen on the country. Details are in the material of Izvestia.

Russian cosmonaut Borisov was officially appointed to the crew of the Crew-7 mission to the ISS

The final crew of the SpaceX Crew-7 mission, whose launch to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled for mid-August, has been approved, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) reported on June 16.

Russian servicemen of the engineering and sapper division of the Central Military District (CVO) destroyed a stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) by remote detonation of a captured armored personnel carrier. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Russia.

The head of the Defense Ministry Shoigu checked the arsenals in the Omsk region and the fulfillment of the State Defense Order

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu checked the fulfillment of the state defense order at a tank factory in the Omsk region and demanded to increase the production of tanks and heavy flamethrower systems, the press service of the military department reported.

Created for the destruction of armored vehicles Mi-28 and Ka-52 are particularly effective in the counteroffensive of the VFU

In the conditions of the beginning of the counteroffensive of the armed formations of Ukraine, the use of front-line aviation in the zone of its own has become even more important.

The Governor of the Tula Region, Alexey Dyumin, in an interview with TASS on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum (SPIEF), spoke about the region's contribution to supporting a special military operation, training personnel for the region's defense complex and plans for the serial production of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of operating in electronic warfare (EW).

Starting next month, deliveries to the Pentagon of multifunctional F-35 Lightning II fighters will be suspended, writes the American magazine Defense News. As the newspaper notes, this measure was forced due to delays associated with the modernization of this combat aircraft. The main reason is the problems faced by specialists when implementing the necessary software (software).

Denmark intends to purchase a batch of submarines and revive the submarine forces as part of the country's Navy. Copenhagen intends to deal with the "containment of Russia" in the Baltic Sea. This is reported by Breaking Defense.

Alexey Rakhmanov, General Director of USC, spoke about the situation in the shipbuilding industry, how the United Shipbuilding Corporation copes with new challenges, the results of the corporation's work in 2022, as well as plans for the construction and delivery of ships, necessary state support measures and prospects for international cooperation in an interview with Interfax on the eve of SPIEF-2023..

On June 7, Japan adopted a law on the support of the production and export of PVN, aimed at overcoming negative trends in the national defense industry, which seeks to expand its capabilities to compete in this area with Western manufacturers.

Russia does not abandon plans to create an entire line of civil aircraft of completely domestic production. A regional SSJ-100 New is on the way, followed by the newest medium–haul MS-21, and in the longer term, Russia will have its own long-haul liner. Why do we need such a car and when will it appear?