News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Intellectual troops of the Black Sea Fleet
Electronic warfare was born together with radio
On the eve of the Day of the EW Specialist, the author of these lines visited the electronic warfare regiment of the Black Sea Fleet, commanded by Colonel Sergei Trebuntsov.
It is planned to build six diesel-electric submarines of the 06363 project for the Northern Fleet
As reported by the TASS news agency on April 25, 2023, diesel-electric submarines (diesel-electric submarines) of project 636.3 [06363] "Varshavyanka", which will be laid down at Admiralty shipyards in 2024 for the Northern Fleet, will receive the names of cities of new regions of Russia. This was reported to TASS by a source in the naval sphere.
In the USA, almost $ 840 million has been spent on the repair and maintenance of the Columbus submarine for 6 years, and the repair has not been completed
This is a touching but instructive story about effective American managers and an advanced shipbuilding and repair system. The Columbus (SSN 762) class of Los Angeles, completed its last operational deployment in September 2017 and came to the shipyard in Newport News for repairs. It was assumed that by August 2019, the shipyard's specialists would provide maintenance and restoration of the submarine hull structure, tanks, propulsion systems, auxiliary systems, weapons, internal environment, as well as carry out other improvements to the submarine. The contract value is $219 million.
KMW and Rheinmetall will find out in court the issue of rights to the OBT "Leopard"
According to German media, Krauss Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has sued Rheinmetall over a copyright dispute over the Leopard tank.
Western sanctions failed to land Russian planes
Wiwo: The West miscalculated and failed to land the Russian air fleet with sanctions
Analysis of data on air traffic over Russia over the past year showed that the sanctions did not affect it, writes Wirtschaftswoche. The West underestimated the determination of Moscow, which managed to keep its fleet in working order.
The United States was afraid of the space potential of competitors
WP: American intelligence expects reduction of the Russian space program
The United States is concerned about China's space potential, WP writes, citing leaked intelligence documents. Washington hopes that the Russian space program will be reduced due to the breakdown of relations with Western partners and disruption of supply chains.
MS-21 will cost several times cheaper than Western competitors
The domestic MS-21 airliner will cost at least twice as much as its Western competitors – Boeing and Airbus aircraft. Its price is initially lower, plus the state wants to consciously support the aviation industry so that airlines do not have to dramatically increase the cost of air tickets due to the huge costs of updating the fleet. There are no problems with the demand for a new domestic liner.
Europe is urgently forging weapons not because of Russia at all
European statistics record an impressive increase in military spending. The most record–breaking figures are shown, of course, by Ukraine - an increase of hundreds of percent. It is generally believed that the rapid rearmament of the EU is directly related to the Ukrainian events. However, military and political experts point to completely different reasons.
Rosatom has received permission to deploy the first low-power ground-based nuclear power plant in the Arctic
It will be the first of its kind in the modern history of Russia and will return the country to the number of leaders in the field of low-power nuclear power plants
Today, Rosenergoatom Concern JSC (the Electric Power Division of Rosatom State Corporation) has received a license from the Federal Service for Environmental Technological and Nuclear Supervision to locate a low-power Yakut nuclear Power plant in Ust-Yansky Ulus of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
The first two Turkish Altay tanks were manufactured in serial configuration
On April 23, 2023, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the military armored repair plant in Sakarya-Arifiye near Istanbul took part in the ceremony of handing over to the command of the Turkish Ground Forces for testing the first two samples of the main tank of the national Turkish development Altay, manufactured by BMC Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. in the so-called serial configuration in T1 (in fact, the next prototypes).
"They are building a new fleet." What made the Pentagon go to extreme measures
The US has presented plans for the development of the Navy. The goal is to ensure superiority over rivals. First of all, Russia and China, which recently conducted maneuvers. However, the ambitious plan has already run into problems.
The runway of the airfield at the Vostochny cosmodrome will be increased by 1 km
This will allow accepting all types of aircraft
The airport at the Vostochny cosmodrome is currently being actively built, the 3 km long runway will be completed by 1 km in the future. This is stated in the message of the Center for the Operation of Ground-based Space Infrastructure Facilities (CENKI, part of Roscosmos), distributed on Monday.
Rearmed and dangerous: the flagship of the Russian Navy is increasing firepower
The heavy aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov will receive a new air defense system and ammunition for carrier-based aviation
The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is increasing its combat capabilities. Now it will be protected from air strikes by the unique Pantsir-M anti-aircraft systems, combined into an integrated air defense system, sources in the Russian Defense Ministry told Izvestia.
Turkey has commissioned the Anadolu drone carrier
It remains to form and bring to mind his air group
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the commissioning ceremony of the newest universal amphibious assault ship (UDC) L400 Anadolu ("Anadolu"). It took place on April 10 at the Istanbul shipyard of the national shipbuilding company Sedef.
Azerbaijani satellite Azersky prematurely stopped working due to a breakdown
As a possible reason for the termination of information exchange with the satellite, its collision with small space debris or a meteorite is indicated
Azerbaijan's Azersky remote Earth observation satellite, owned by Azercosmos, completed its work a year earlier than planned. This was announced on Thursday by the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan.
Tested during a special operation
How does the fighting affect the development of new types of weapons in Russia
The Russian defense industrial complex (MIC) is tasked with increasing the production of weapons, military and special equipment (VVST) in the context of the continuation of a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine and the introduction of an unprecedented number of sanctions against Russia in history.
Russia will be protected by Poseidon
A division of super torpedo carrier submarines will be located in Kamchatka
By the end of 2024 – beginning of 2025, it is planned to form a division of special–purpose submarines - carriers of Poseidon super torpedoes. The compound will become part of the submarine forces of the Pacific Fleet (TOF). This was reported to the state news agency TASS by a source close to the Russian military department.
The US Space Command wants to have the ability to refuel and maintain satellites in Earth orbit by 2030
The US Space Command (SPACECOM) wants to have the capabilities to refuel and service satellites directly in Earth orbit by 2030, Defense news reported on Thursday.
The war on the seabed: responses from NATO and EU member States
The undermining of the Nord Stream-1 and Nord Stream-2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea has accelerated the implementation of plans in NATO and European countries to protect the national underwater infrastructure. The first part of the article revealed the plans of the war on the seabed of French and British strategists. This publication is devoted to the plans of Italian and German admirals.
The Iranian Defense Ministry has supplied the army with more than 200 new strike and reconnaissance drones
Despite decades of sanctions restrictions, Iran has not only managed to keep its economy afloat, but has also achieved significant success in a number of high-tech areas. One of these, undoubtedly, is the production of unmanned aerial vehicles of various types, primarily for military purposes.
