News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

This reform in the domestic Air Force has been expected for decades. And now Russia is working on the mass construction of special covers for military aircraft.

The Plastics Plant is one of the country's leading manufacturers of modern industrial explosives. In particular, the company extracts explosives from decommissioned ammunition, and as a result of such disposal, they have learned to obtain a unique product – nanodiamond charge. Demand for it is growing all over the world, because nanodiamonds are widely used in various fields: from quantum electronics to medicine.

A new report on the war in Ukraine by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI[/i]), prepared by Jack Watling and Nick Reynolds, states that Russia's ground-based electronic warfare (EW) systems are capable of blocking control frequencies, forcing Ukrainian UAVs land or help to conduct artillery and rocket fire at ground control stations. As a result, the service life of Ukrainian drones is "about seven days", although it depends on the system.

On the eve of the Army-2022 forum, Signal CEO Vladimir Pimenov told RIA Novosti correspondent Ivan Suraev in an interview about the company's novelties at the exhibition, promising projects and what robots are participating in a special military operation in Ukraine today.

The shipbuilding enterprise "Severnaya Verf" is currently building 24 ships, including six frigates of project 22350, including a modernized project. This was told by the general director of the Northern Shipyard Igor Orlov.

Since June of this year, Denis Manturov has been combining the positions of head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation and Deputy Prime Minister - curator of the civil and defense industries. In his first interview in the new status, he told Interfax in which directions Russia will develop technological sovereignty, whether there is a threat of dependence on China, what is happening with investment activity in industries, as well as the prospects for arms exports to Turkey and Iran, the timing of the development of Checkmate, PAK DA and new attack drones.

With the planning of long-term missions to the Moon and Mars, humanity is increasingly faced with the question of providing astronauts with oxygen for breathing. Currently, keeping people breathing on board space stations is a complex and expensive process, so more advanced technologies will be required for future travel in the cosmic abyss.

Rostec State Corporation presents a new generation of ammunition at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022". One of the key novelties is a shot for a small–sized jet flamethrower in thermobaric equipment.

Alexey Rakhmanov, General Director of United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), in an interview with Interfax columnist Pavel Koryashkin, told about the corporation's plans at the Army military technical forum, the repair of the only Russian aircraft carrier, fifth-generation submarines and the decision of the Ministry of Defense to stop at one frigate project.

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at the opening ceremony of the Army-2022 forum

At the opening ceremony of the Army-2022 forum in the Patriot Park near Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted the importance of the event for the development of international cooperation in the military sphere and the prospects for Russian weapons.

Tactical Missile Armament Corporation will show a new generation product at Army-2022

The so-called leaks that the International Military-Technical Forum (IMTF) will not take place in the conditions of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine turned out to be a bluff. By tradition, it will open at the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center in Kubinka near Moscow on August 15.

Marine drones are mastering a new field

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

The Russian submarine Project 945A of the Cold War is a mystery. What do we know about her?

The project 945A Condor submarines, built during the Cold War, are still in service, writes 19 Forty Five. The author of the article tells what is known about their technical characteristics, and notes that they will not be written off yet.

According to military experts, its suppression is a prerequisite for a successful offensive

On August 11, the Russian Defense Ministry told about the serious losses suffered by two mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in battles with allied forces.

Within the framework of the Future Combat Vehicle project, the Israeli Defense Ministry is studying ways to improve the efficiency and security of promising military equipment. The task is to "achieve a greater effect with less cost," that is, the possibility of solving combat tasks with lighter and smaller combat vehicles with reduced crews is being considered.

The Russian Air Force has turned 110 years old. The material dedicated to the anniversary date is posted on the website of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The Ministry of Defense continues to share videos about the progress of the special military operation of the Russian army in Ukraine. This time, the military showed footage of the combat work of the crews of Su-35S ZVO fighters to destroy the military infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Also at the "Army", the corporation will present a new combat robot designed for actions, for example, in urban conditions. In addition, Artyakov spoke about the completed development of small anti-aircraft guided missiles for the destruction of drones and MLRS shells and other means of air attack, the completed state tests of a light floating tank and the development of a prototype of a full-fledged combined-arms exoskeleton.

Heading for one of the strongest armies in Europe: how Poland is modernizing its armed forces

Poland has announced a large-scale reinforcement of its army in order to make it the second most powerful on the continent, writes Evropeyska Pravda. How will the Poles reform the troops and what problems will they have to face?

The Iraqi Army Aviation Command has resumed the use of Chinese-made CH-4 reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for their intended purpose.