News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
"Shell", Mamba, Su-57. What can the use of AI by the military lead to?
How artificial intelligence is used in air defense systems, aviation and tank troops, said military expert Yuri Knutov. On Sputnik radio, he commented on the words of Elon Musk, who called AI the main threat to humanity.
The Times: Britain risks ceding France the title of the leading NATO military power in Europe
France and Great Britain have been fighting for a leading role in Europe for hundreds of years and the residue from this struggle remains today. According to the British newspaper The Times, soon the French army may be the strongest on the European continent, pushing the British army into second place.
The Pentagon said it "almost solved" the problem with the engines of Chinook helicopters
The US Army is completing the procedure for replacing a leaky part in the engines of the CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The Pentagon said it had "almost solved" the problem that led to a number of powerplant fires in these rotary-wing aircraft, Defense News writes, citing a statement by Patrick O'Neill, maintenance officer of the aviation branch of the US Army Aviation and Missile Command.
Empty even in landfills: the Ukrainian conflict has ruined European arsenals
FT: Military actions in Ukraine have emptied Europe's arsenals
The conflict in Ukraine has devastated European arsenals, writes the Financial Times. The defense sector of the continent was poorly prepared for military action. Western defense ministers are wondering how much more they will be able to help Kiev.
British intelligence: Russia has retained 1,500 combat aircraft with crews even in a special operation
Currently, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation operate in a special military operation with the same number of aircraft as before. It is unlikely that the Russian command is going to dramatically increase the number of aircraft used. This is reported in the next report by the intelligence service of Great Britain.
American expert on the Iranian underground airbase: Tehran has learned lessons from the wars of the second half of the XX century
Just last week, the Iranian authorities announced the commissioning of the underground air base Oghab 44. The facility can accommodate a variety of means of combat aviation, starting with a UAV and ending with a bomber.
Who can't handle underwater shipbuilding
Low seriality ruins developers and manufacturers of submarines
After several fruitless attempts to resume the design and construction of submarines by the national industry, the Dutch government seems ready to finally part with the underwater component of the naval forces.
The Ukrainian defense industry has been destroyed
Fire damage inflicted on all large enterprises
During the special military operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine, one of the important tasks was to reduce the combat potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) by destroying the material, technical and production base of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex (MIC).
The hull workshop of the British defense company BAE Systems was granted permission to build the first Type 26 frigate
The hull workshop of the country's largest defense company BAE Systems has been granted permission to build the first Type 26 frigate of the British Navy in Govan County, located in the south-west of the city of Glasgow in Scotland. Work in this direction is expected to begin in 2024.
The US Navy will test a hypersonic missile from aboard the destroyer Zumwalt in 2025
The Americans, despite all their economic opportunities, are still trying to catch up with China and Russia in the development of hypersonic weapons.
In the USA, a conditional air battle was conducted with the participation of a drone
The American military-industrial company Northrop Grumman managed to exchange data between a reconnaissance UAV and a fighter acting as an enemy.
Blue Origin has developed a breakthrough technology for processing lunar soil without noise and pomp
Blue Origin has created two new departments within the framework of the Blue Alchemist project, one of which is engaged in the project of the orbital station, and the second is devoted to economic activities on the Moon. NASA has already received a commercial offer from them for the use of some technologies for processing lunar regolith in the Artemis mission. It is reported that operating solar panels, electrical wiring and protective materials for lunar structures have already been successfully created from an exact imitation of regolith.
Modern unmanned aircraft systems are massively supplied to every unit of the Armed Forces of Belarus
Today, Russia's special military operation in Ukraine has already proved the high efficiency of the use of unmanned aerial systems (UAVs). It is worth noting that drones are classified into the following types: reconnaissance (can be used, in particular, to adjust fire on the battlefield), shock (for strikes on ground targets), reconnaissance-strike, bomber, multi-purpose, fighter (for the destruction of air targets), broadcast and others.
Exhibition of Aerospace Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps of Iran
On the occasion of the next anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, various events are taking place in Iran. Among other things, an exhibition of achievements of the Aerospace Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps is being held in Isfahan.
KTRV reported on the development of means to protect ports and coastal infrastructure
The corporation explained that they continue to improve corrected aerial bombs, torpedo and mine weapons, coastal missile systems
The Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) continues to work on improving adjustable aerial bombs, torpedo and mine weapons, coastal missile systems, as well as port protection equipment and coastal infrastructure elements. This was reported to TASS in KTRV during the international exhibition Aero India 2023.
Norwegian intelligence: Russian Navy ships began to go to sea with nuclear weapons
Norwegian intelligence: Russian Navy ships go to sea with nuclear weapons for the first time in 30 years
For the first time in 30 years, ships of the Russian Northern Fleet began to go to sea with tactical nuclear weapons on board, according to the annual report of the Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS).
Scientists have successfully isolated "green" hydrogen from seawater without using catalysts based on precious metals
After the first successes, an international team of scientists will work to expand the volume of hydrogen production from seawater by using a larger electrolyzer. If everything goes well, the engineers' immediate plans are to use hydrogen production for fuel cells and ammonia synthesis in commercial processes.
Bulgarian expert discusses why the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation stopped using hypersonic missiles "Dagger" in a special operation in Ukraine
Bulgarian expert Boyko Nikolov discusses why the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, having made several launches in the first months of the special operation in Ukraine, stopped using hypersonic missiles "Dagger" to strike enemy targets. In his opinion, there may be several reasons for this.
"Today the British army is smaller than the XVIII century." She gave everything to Ukraine
Express: the British army is too weak to fight the Russians
It turned out that the British have a very small army. This is reported by the British Express. The publication estimates the staff at 76,000. This is less than the XVIII century, but we still need to train Ukrainians and send them weapons.
Scientists are ready to "know what should not be known" on the moon
The Atlantic: The ShadowCam camera will find water in areas of permanent shadow on the moon
The most mysterious area of the Moon is not its reverse side, but the areas of constant shadow at the poles, writes The Atlantic. With the help of the ShadowCam camera, scientists will take pictures of the craters of the region and, as expected, will find water in them.
