News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

During the recent National Symposium of the Surface Fleet Association (SNA 2023), the US Navy Command highly appreciated the achievements of the TF 59 group in the development of unmanned systems, writes Naval News.

According to analyst David Hambling, this machine may represent the next stage in the evolution of armor

The Russian tank support Vehicle (BMPT) "Terminator" may become the next step in the evolution of armored vehicles. This opinion was expressed in his column for the Forbes website by analyst David Hambling.

On January 19, 2023, a ceremony was held in Surabaya for the commissioning of the hospital ship BRS 992 Dr. Radjiman Wedyodiningrat, built by the Indonesian state shipbuilding association PT PAL (Persero) based on the design of the well-known Makassar-type landing helicopter docks, into the Indonesian Navy. This vessel became the eighth Makassar-type ship in the Indonesian fleet, and the fourth - in the hospital version. Dr. Radjiman Wedyodiningrat became part of the 1st Fleet of the Indonesian Navy with a proposed base in Jakarta.

Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec State Corporation) has expanded its export catalog with new samples of Russian military products, expanding the range of weapons and military equipment promoted on the world market.

A wave raised by long-range Poseidons is capable of traversing an entire continent

The arsenal of the Russian Navy continues to be replenished with new types of naval weapons. According to a TASS report dated January 16, for the Belgorod special-purpose nuclear submarine, the industry has manufactured the "first ammunition set of nuclear super torpedoes" of the Poseidon type, which "in the near future" will be loaded into the carrier ship.

Boris Obnosov, General Director of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation, answered the questions of HBO on the eve of his 70th birthday

In a special military operation in Ukraine, Russian aircraft guided weapons have shown high combat effectiveness, which we largely owe to their manufacturer, the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation.

The number and geography of military districts is changing

The speech of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on December 21, 2022 at the board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, apparently, can be considered the beginning of the next – it's hard to say which one in a row – military reform in the country.

The promising A26 submarine will become the carrier of American Tomahawk cruise missiles

Having applied to join the NATO military-political bloc last year, Stockholm is taking measures to improve the capabilities of its armed forces. Recently, the country's defense ministry issued a contract to the local shipbuilding company SAAB Kockums for the restoration and modernization of the Halland submarine. Earlier, in the period from 2015 to 2020, similar work was carried out on Gotland and Uppland, built according to a single project.

Also, the enterprises organized a multi-shift mode of operation, which required the search for new people, Boris Obnosov noted

The management of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) is searching for new directions of development at its enterprises, including import substitution due to Western sanctions and conditions for conducting a special military operation (SVO). This was announced by the general director of KTRV Boris Obnosov.

As Rostec State Corporation reported on January 17, 2023, on the basis of the Russian-Indian joint venture Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited, registered and located in India, whose founders from the Russian side are Rosoboronexport JSC and Kalashnikov Concern, which are part of Rostec State Corporation, production of AK-203 Kalashnikov assault rifles has begun.

Mikhail Kotov — about why the topic of unidentified flying objects has become popular again overseas

The office of the Director of National Intelligence of the United States during congressional hearings presented to the public an unclassified part of the Report on unidentified aerial phenomena in 2022, which refers to more than 500 contacts with UFOs. It was also noted that the number of recorded cases of "meetings with the unknown" has increased significantly over the past year. Can we assume that the time of interest in aliens is undergoing a rebirth?

Iltalehti: Russia has given an answer to the Finns' desire to join NATO

It has not yet been confirmed that the strengthening of Russian armed formations near the border with Finland was a response to the country's desire to join NATO, Iltalehti writes. The authors of the article explain the details of the military reform announced in Russia and point out its connection with the events in Ukraine

In the conditions of military confrontation with the collective West, which uses Ukraine as a battlefield with Russia, the domestic defense industry is gradually adapting to new conditions, expanding the production of combat systems and reducing production time. One of the leaders of this process is the 103rd Armored Plant located in Chita.

On January 18, 2023, the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom issued a contract worth 1.6 billion pounds to the consortium Team Resolute, which includes the British companies VMT and Harland & Wolff and the British branch of the Spanish shipbuilding association Navantia (Navantia UK), for the construction of three new integrated supply ships for the British Navy under the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) program.

An agreement has been signed between the government, the Roscosmos State Corporation and private companies, according to which business will participate in the creation of satellite groupings and ground infrastructure for servicing spacecraft. This is a response to the challenges that the SVO poses to the country: the Russian cosmonautics needs "their own Ilona Masks", without them it is now impossible to cope.

We talk about the supply of new Western armored vehicles to Ukraine

The UK will transfer 14 Challenger 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine in the coming weeks, and will also significantly strengthen its diplomatic activity in the world in order to increase the supply of weapons to Kiev from the allies. This is stated in the published UK strategy for Ukraine. Polish President Andrzej Duda said that Warsaw will transfer a company of Leopard tanks to Ukraine as part of the support of the international coalition.

With pomp, in the presence of the King and the Prime Minister, Sweden "opened" a new spaceport - nominally the first in the continental part of Europe. The quotes are not accidental: too many nuances should be accepted to recognize it as both the first and the cosmodrome.

The Commander-in-Chief of NATO forces in Europe, Christopher Cavoli, called for taking into account non-state players "who play a significant role, for example in space"

The conflict in Ukraine has demonstrated the key role of the information and space dimensions of the fighting. This was stated on Thursday by the Supreme Commander of the NATO Joint Armed Forces in Europe Christopher Cavoli at a press conference in Brussels following a two-day meeting of the chiefs of the alliance's general staffs and partner countries, including Ukraine.

One of the aircraft that was included in the program of a record renewal of the Russian fleet until 2030 was the Tu-214. The aircraft is manufactured at the S.P. Gorbunov Kazan Aviation Plant, a branch of PJSC Tupolev (part of the Rostec United Aircraft Corporation). We are figuring out how the "two hundred and fourteenth" will help domestic air carriers to wait for the mass release of the MS-21 and SSJ-NEW.

Military observer Hodarenok named the features of the Leclerc tank, which can receive the APU

France is discussing the transfer of its Leclerc main battle tanks to the APU. A decision has not yet been made, Politico reports, but Paris does not intend to consult either the United States or Germany. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what are the advantages of French tanks and what are the differences from domestic T-90.