News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

China's foreign economic projects are provided with military potential

The high economic indicators achieved by China over the past 30 years have ensured the growth of the complex military power of the state. The maintenance of economic growth is associated with the development of foreign economic relations and is provided by a set of measures of a military-political and military-technical nature.

In other countries, such machines are gradually being abandoned

With the advent of the first jet aircraft, mankind began to think about the possibility of creating aircraft with the function of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL). In the 1950s, the development of jet and turboprop aircraft engines reached a level where vertical takeoff and landing of aircraft became theoretically possible.

The British Navy threw its main funds into the creation of two aircraft carriers. After their commissioning in 2017 and 2019, it turned out that it was too expensive to maintain both aircraft carriers, and therefore one of them, HMS Prince of Wales, actually turned into a "donor" of spare parts for the other, HMS Queen Elizabeth. They do not have naval forces and adequate capabilities to supply AUG.

A fighter jet crashed in Spain. The network publishes footage of the crash of this aircraft near the industrial zone.

Patriot anti-aircraft missile system in Kiev has demonstrated its inability to defend itself, military experts say

On May 17, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the destruction of the American Patriot air defense complex in Kiev by a high-precision strike of the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system. The multifunctional radar of the complex and several launchers were hit. How the destruction of one of the most modern American air defense and missile defense systems turned out to be possible, Izvestia was dealt with together with a military expert, the founder of the Military Russia portal Dmitry Kornev.

In the coming years, the Pacific Fleet will be replenished with new frigates, corvettes and nuclear submarines

The new military equipment of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) this year, during a sudden check of combat readiness, once again proved reliability, and the personnel demonstrated professional skills, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, Commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy, reported this in April.

The RIA Novosti news agency reported that PJSC Kurganmashzavod (part of the holding of JSC NPO High-Precision Complexes of Rostec State Corporation) is working on the modernization of the self-propelled howitzer 2S18 "Pat-S" 152 mm caliber on the modified chassis of the infantry fighting vehicle BMP-3. This was reported to RIA Novosti in the holding.

Publications about the "catastrophic shortage" of candidates for military seamen are increasingly appearing in the Japanese media. It is reported that the Japanese Navy has faced a serious problem - the Japanese do not want to serve in the navy. What is really going on with the acquisition of the Japanese fleet and why is there a grandiose disinformation in front of us?

By the end of the year, the Black Sea Fleet must accept four new combat units

The Black Sea Fleet is waiting for a radical strengthening. The Ministry of Defense and shipbuilders have agreed on a plan to modernize the ship's composition of the association. By the end of the year, the Black Sea Fleet should include four new combat units. All of them are being built at the Black Sea shipyards and shipyards in the continental part of Russia. Experts suggest that we are talking about small Karakurt-type missile ships of the 22800 project and a patrol ship of the 22160 project. Their appearance on the Black Sea will significantly increase the group's firepower in the south-western direction.

The Russian Federation is lagging far behind in the creation of unmanned marine systems

Marine unmanned systems are in the shadow of similar flying vehicles, that is, drones. Nevertheless, they are also developing very actively within the general trend of creating "deserted" combat systems.

The Ivan Rogov-type BDK provided the Soviet Navy with the ability to project force over a strategic range

The large amphibious ships of the ocean zone of Project 1174 were the largest ships of their class in the Soviet Navy and one of the best in the world at the time. These giants were created for transportation by sea and landing on the coast of large landing forces with various military equipment, up to the main tanks, equipped or unequipped, with a small slope of the bottom.

Newsweek: Russian submarine fleet poses a serious threat to NATO countries

Russian submarines are a formidable force that poses a serious threat to NATO countries, writes Newsweek. After the Cold War, the United States and its allies did not engage in a submarine fleet and are now struggling to catch up.

The executive director of the company, Evgeny Dudorov, in an interview with TASS, spoke about the work of the enterprise under sanctions, about how the Marker robotic platform was tested for the needs of a special military operation, about the creation of a new drone, about why it is necessary to control robots at a great distance, why there is no need to be afraid of the development of artificial intelligence, as well as about about why robots are the future and in what areas they can benefit humanity.

Three production facilities have already been launched in the Rudnevo Industrial Park, which is part of the Technopolis Moscow Special Economic Zone (SEZ). As part of the development of the site in the next few years, it is planned to create from 15 to 20 thousand jobs here. This was announced by the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Economic Policy and Property and Land Relations Vladimir Efimov.

Chip vendors are forced to buy neon for their production at six to seven times more expensive than a year ago. This is due to the shortage of Russian gas, which the whole world is trying to replace, but so far in vain. Russia intends to occupy 25% of the world market for the production of high-purity neon during 2023.

It will replace the "Mace" and will have to overcome a promising enemy missile defense

The Russian Defense Ministry is finalizing the formation of tactical and technical requirements for a new sea-based intercontinental missile, sources in the military department told Izvestia.

Why is the use of such suits considered safe and when will new ones be delivered to the station

The service life for the Orlan-ISS spacesuit No. 4 has expired, and for the Orlan-ISS No. 5 is coming to an end, three sources told Izvestia. They are designed for 20 spacewalks or five years of operation. Taking into account the fact that the transition of equipment to autonomous power is equivalent to one use outside the ship, Dmitry Petelin made the 21st exit in model No. 4 on May 12. Experts believe that it's not so much the warranty period as the actual condition of the spacesuits. Therefore, if astronauts perform the required checks or replace elements that have exhausted their resource, they can continue to use them.

In Ukraine, for the first time in a long time, they showed the only BM "Oplot" tank they have. A heavy 52-ton tracked vehicle was specially brought to one of the landfills located in the Kharkiv region, where the head of the military department of the Kiev puppet regime, Alexey Reznikov, arrived. This is reported by "RG: Russian weapons".

"Our helicopters are not suitable for war," the Pentagon came to this conclusion after analyzing the conflict in Ukraine. An unexpected problem was discussed at the conference of the American Army Aviation Association. About how it is going to be solved — in the material of RIA Novosti.

An investigation has begun into the alleged fact of sabotage on board the ship of the British Navy "Glasgow". It is assumed that the sabotage took place at a Scottish shipyard.