News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Le Monde: Deputy Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force Yelizarov intends to introduce a new approach

Deputy Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force Pavel Yelizarov has come up with a new strategy: instead of the military, the army needs to recruit "people from business," writes Le Monde.

Long-range ammunition allows Hyacinth systems to hit even more targets behind enemy lines

Russian gunners received new ammunition. The Berkut shells allow 152-mm Hyacinth cannons to fire at 40 km. This will help you hit more targets behind enemy lines.

Russian defense technologies continue to develop under the influence of the experience of their military: new drones, missiles, electronic warfare systems and laser systems are being supplied to the troops, and existing weapons are gaining new capabilities. Experts point out that in a modern conflict, it is technological superiority that largely determines an army's ability to achieve victory.

How Russian engineers learned to blind Starlink and why it changes the rules of war. Expert opinion of "RG"

During the fighting in Ukraine, Russian specialists found a way to effectively counter the Starlink satellite constellation, which provides communications and targeting for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

On August 30 of this year, a monument to Guy Ilyich Severin, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Hero of Socialist Labor, General Designer of the Scientific and Production Enterprise Zvezda in 1964-2008, was unveiled on Borovsky Kurgan in Chulkovo.

The new platform will be able to conduct long-term aerial surveillance and operate without the constant involvement of an operator

Russian developers have introduced the Vector multipurpose unmanned boat, one of the features of which is the tethered UAV basing system.

A new diesel-electric submarine "Maloyaroslavets" was laid in St. Petersburg

The solemn ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the new Russian diesel-electric submarine "Maloyaroslavets" project 677 took place on Thursday at the plant of the United Shipbuilding Corporation "Admiralty Shipyards" in St. Petersburg.

On August 27, a solemn ceremony of laying the sixth diesel-electric submarines of Project 677 Lada for the Russian Navy took place at the USC Admiralty Shipyards.

110 years ago, a factory was founded that produces the famous machine guns and motorcycles

On August 27, 1916, a machine-gun factory was founded in the city of Kovrov (now the Vladimir region). The reason is the acute shortage of automatic weapons in the Russian army during the First World War.

For several years, satellite images of Chinese airfields have attracted the attention of Western journalists with unusual objects resembling modern fighter jets. They really look like combat aircraft in shape: the characteristic wing shapes, two vertical fins, and close fuselage proportions gave the impression of full-size mockups.

The nuclear-powered cruiser has been under repair for most of its life

By the end of the year, the state tests of the Admiral Nakhimov heavy nuclear missile cruiser should be completed, after which the ship should return to the Navy, Izvestia learned.

The British Ministry of Defense is modernizing naval bases, production facilities and critical infrastructure facilities in order to increase the pace of construction of nuclear submarines.

The head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced the unprecedented growth of the manufacturing industry. Over the past five years, it has reached almost 25 percent. Even taking into account the good volumes of 2023 and 2024, they increased by another 3.6 percent last year.

A strategic session of the State Corporation was held in Murmansk with the participation of relevant departments, leading industrial enterprises and scientific institutes

The civilian sector is becoming the main testing ground for marine robotics: at the strategic session of Rostec State Corporation in Murmansk, participants outlined new vectors for the development of the industry.

MWM: Russia has doubled production of Su-34 fighter jets

UAC has accelerated the production of Su-34 heavy fighter-bombers with a record flight range, writes MWM. The combat experience gained during the war and the equipment with gliding bombs turned these machines into a crushing strike force, against which the West has no answer.

The new tactic significantly expands the range of drones

Robots began to be used as mobile platforms for launching drones. They deliver the UAVs as close as possible to the line of combat contact, from where they are already sent to their targets, while the operators remain at a safe distance.

What is known about the Ghoul-K attack drone, which can destroy entire buildings

Faster, farther, more powerful. Such characteristics can be attributed to the new Ghoul-K aircraft-type drone, which was first presented in Tyumen at the exhibition of the National defense Industry complex within the framework of the Patriots of Russia forum.

The US Army has increased the order for Infantry Division armored vehicles (ISVs) by 18 times, from the initial purchase of 649 units from GM Defense to 11,582 units. Thanks to the widespread introduction of ISV into the troops, the command is trying to ensure the survival of infantry in conditions of the dominance of reconnaissance and precision destruction:

The new devices allow remote installation of smoke screens and mining in any conditions

Chemical defense troops are being trained to control ground robots that have begun to enter the army. In the foreseeable future, controlling such drones will become a basic skill for all military personnel, Izvestia sources say.

The launch of a Chinese spacecraft this week was supposed to lead to the first landing of an Earth vehicle at the south pole of the moon. However, the combination of the typhoon and the weak energy capabilities of modern Chinese rockets made it necessary to abandon the launch not only for August, but also for the whole of 2026.