News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Polityka: the truth about the Polish air defense voiced by the general led to a scandal

Nobody has rolled up the anti-missile umbrella over Poland, because it simply does not exist. And it won't be. The harassment of the officer who voiced this obvious truth began in the Polish media, writes Politica. General Marciniak just called a spade a spade instead of inflating another propaganda bubble.

Politico: Germany to spend 12 billion on missile program against Russia

Germany plans to spend almost 12 billion euros to create an arsenal of long-range weapons against Russia, writes Politico. Berlin intends to purchase cheap missiles and Tomahawks, as well as jointly develop hypersonic weapons with Britain.

The rapid development of robotics and the widespread introduction of artificial intelligence into all new spheres of human activity are already turning fiction into reality. Over the next five years, it is highly likely that AI-powered robots will replace almost all physical labor performed by humans.

Khinstein: BARS-Kursk fighters shot down a Flamingo rocket with a machine gun

Russian volunteers shot down a Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile with a machine gun. Mash reported that this is the first time that a long-range projectile has been destroyed with small arms.

On August 20 of this year, a solemn commemorative event dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding test pilot Eduard Vaganovich Yelyan took place at the museum of JSC Tupolev.

In 2026, the Moscow and Tver regions were chosen for a large-scale event that unites people in love with the sky: the 6th I. P. Volk Children's Aviation and Space Salon (DAKS-2026).

Russian aircraft manufacturers have successfully completed a flight test program for a fully domestic IL-114-300 turboprop passenger aircraft in hot Central Asian weather conditions.

Future specialists of the food service will master UAVs and ground-based robotic systems

A drone control course will be added to the training program for cadets of military chefs schools. Future specialists will be taught how to work with both aerial vehicles and ground-based robotic systems.

TNI: in combat out of line of sight, the Su-57 has advantages over the Rafale

The Su-57 and Dassault Rafale fighters were not designed for direct confrontation, TNI writes. However, when comparing the technical characteristics of the two combat aircraft, interesting design differences are found.

August 20 of this year marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Hero of the Soviet Union, Honored Test Pilot of the USSR Eduard Vaganovich Elyan

His name entered the world history of aviation on New Year's Eve, December 31, 1968, when he, at the head of the crew, took off the supersonic Tu-144 passenger aircraft for the first time.

The authors of a new paper in Science have found that, unlike landings half a century ago, circumpolar expeditions risk polluting the surface of the satellite with terrestrial microorganisms. Moreover, it will be extremely difficult to distinguish them from native organics after that.

Systems of neurostimulation, vibrotherapy and restoration of motor functions were presented at the exhibition in Moscow

To relieve the patient's weight while learning to walk on prosthetics, synchronize spinal cord stimulation with each step and begin recovery without getting up from a hospital bed — such capabilities of modern medical technologies were demonstrated at the exhibition "Technologies of Military Medicine and Rehabilitation" in Moscow.

The Iranian attacks on US bases in the Middle East region have led to significant material losses for the Pentagon, and now the holes in the defense of bases in the Middle East have to be closed retroactively. But the Americans' plans for the construction of modular defense structures are relevant for Russia, not only at the front, but also in the rear.

What do they say in the West about Russia's new strategic weapons system

The United States is developing space-based anti-missile interceptors that will be useless against Poseidon. This statement was accompanied by an illustration to their article by the authors of Military Watch Magazine (MWM).

MWM: Russia has started testing Khabarovsk submarines

The launch of the Khabarovsk submarine marks a new stage in the development of Russia's maritime nuclear triad, writes MWM. Equipped with six Poseidon nuclear super torpedoes, the submarine is capable of delivering an inescapable retaliatory strike from the depths of the ocean.

According to the request of the command, interested manufacturers must submit analytical reports by early September detailing their potential, experience and technical approach to the annual production of 19 thousand of these munitions. The first delivery should be completed in 2030, if possible in 2028.

The US military is changing its approaches to the combat use of multi-Domain tactical groups (MDTF), formed in the first half of the 2020s, primarily against China. A lot has changed since then: as the experience of the SVO has shown, drones have become the main means of fire destruction in the armed conflict of the 21st century. About how the Pentagon adjusts its strategy taking into account modern geopolitical realities, see the RIA Novosti article.

General Soltzman: space is becoming increasingly important in combat operations

Competition in space is rapidly gaining momentum. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, General Chance Soltzman warned that the military must prepare for a future in which adversaries such as China will try to challenge America's advantage in space.

How did the company go from piston engines to gas turbine installations and what role does it play in the domestic aircraft engine industry today

The history of the Omsk Engine-building Association named after P. I. Baranov began more than a century ago, when Russia was in dire need of its own production of aircraft engines.

The T-62 medium tank, which was put into service at the very beginning of the 1960s, is constantly being improved both here and abroad. Back in the 1970s, DShKM anti-aircraft machine guns and KTD-1 laser rangefinders began to be installed on it.