News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Visitors will have the opportunity to meet and talk with the military heroes of the SVO

The large landing ship "Ivan Gren" delivered to Baltiysk, the main naval base of the Baltic Fleet in the Kaliningrad region, military trophies obtained by Russian servicemen during a special military operation. The ship docked in a Military harbor as part of the Russian Defense Ministry's "Power in Truth" campaign that opened here.

American mathematicians conducted a simulation of the long-term life of the crew of an inhabited base on the Red Planet. The simulation showed that a stable functioning of the mission would require a team of 22 people, unless there were neurotics among them.

Experts talked about the useful skills that computer games instill

Virtual space has long been part of the cyber war launched by the West against Russia. However, this industry carries not only risks, but also a lot of advantages, because modern military conflicts are increasingly similar to scenarios from popular games. What specific skills can gamers develop through such games, and most importantly – why should Russia develop its own gaming industry?

And cancels precocious predictions about future wars

Artillery is the oldest class of heavy (collective) weapons that has survived to the present day. At the same time, until the middle of the twentieth century, it was only and exclusively towed. The self–propelled guns that appeared during the Second World War were mainly highly specialized - anti-tank. Multipurpose self-propelled artillery units (ACS) began to be created after the war. They pushed the towed artillery very hard, but they could not completely "cancel" it.

And will the death of the device affect the implementation of Russian satellite research programs

The reason for the death of Luna-25 could be flaws in the flight software caused by the haste at the stage of its preparation in the desire to get ahead of the Indian station Chandrayan-3, two sources of Izvestia in the space industry said.

More than 1.5 thousand Russian and foreign manufacturers demonstrated their products at the exhibition

83 foreign companies participated in the exhibition exposition of the international forum "Army-2023" — this is twice as much as last year.

Vladimir Koshlakov, General Director of the M. V. Keldysh Center, said that work on the preparation of the experiment is being carried out jointly with the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center

Tests of self-healing material on board the International Space Station (ISS) will take place in two stages. This was reported to TASS by Vladimir Koshlakov, General Director of the M. V. Keldysh Center (developer of the material, part of Roscosmos).

On August 21, 2023, the North Korean official KCNA news Agency reported on the first known launch of a North Korean-made cruise missile from a surface warship of the DPRK Navy. The missile was launched in the Sea of Japan from a new North Korean-built patrol ship with the tail number "661", referring to the type designated in the West as Amnok. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watched the launch from aboard another DPRK Navy ship.

The experience of the special operation made it possible to perfect existing models of weapons and create new ones that will be in demand on the global market. This was reported by Izvestia correspondent Anton Zolotnitsky on August 20.

The International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2023" completed its work in the Moscow region on August 20. During the seven days of the forum, its events were attended by 1 million 93 thousand 285 people.

The Chandrayan-2 mission orbital station has been in lunar orbit since 2019

The landing module of the Indian lunar mission "Chandrayan-3" has successfully established contact with the Chandrayan-2 orbital station, providing Indian specialists with an additional communication channel with the spacecraft preparing for landing. This was reported by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).

According to the head of the state corporation, the accident happened because the engine was running too long. Normally, this happens with software errors, although other versions are also difficult to exclude. Yuri Borisov called the more common cause of problems with the device the one that Naked Science wrote about in detail earlier.

Pibot is the name of a humanoid robot developed by the staff of the Korean Institute KAIST, capable of piloting a modern jet aircraft. At the same time, it is not necessary to make any changes to the cabin architecture.

The General Director of Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, said that it is impossible to interrupt the program again in any case

The interruption of the Russian lunar exploration program for almost half a century was one of the reasons for the failure of the Luna-25 mission, it is impossible to interrupt the program again in any case, Roscosmos CEO Yuri Borisov said in an interview with Rossiya-24 TV channel.

During the special operation, 19 aviators received the title "Hero of Russia"

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO RF) has issued an information message to commemorate 111 years since the creation of the Air Force (Air Force) of our country.

Poland is saving up for the revival of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

It was in the capital of Poland in 1955 that the agreement on the creation of a military bloc of socialist countries was signed. Which was named accordingly by the Warsaw Pact Organization (ATS). And it was with the Polish uprisings of the 1980s that the collapse of the socialist camp began.

Today, the demand in the US Army for IBCS – an integrated air defense and missile defense system of a new generation continues to grow, which is to some extent due to the armed conflict in Ukraine, according to the American military-industrial company Northrop Grumman, which is the manufacturer of these weapons systems. This is reported by Defense News.

The Russian Defense Industry has introduced new aircraft missiles, UAVs and anti-drone weapons

On Thursday, August 17, aviation received special attention at the Army-2023 forum. The upgraded Mi-28NM combat helicopter and the Ka-52M reconnaissance and strike helicopter were presented at one of the sites.

Special attention is paid to armored vehicles, drones and helicopters

The International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2023" is held from August 14 to 20, the first four days are for specialists, the remaining three are for mass attendance.

The Turkish Defense Ministry announced the completion of tests and the adoption of the Akya national heavy torpedo developed by Roketsan.