News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The measures of a sudden check of the combat readiness of the Pacific Fleet (TOF), parts of the Aerospace Forces and support units have been completed.

The Cleveland, which was damaged during a recent incident, is the last of 16 Freedom-class coastal ships of the US Navy. The US Navy made a statement about the causes and consequences of the unsuccessful launching of the USS Cleveland.

We are witnessing a boom in the field of UAVs, which can bring Russia to the global leaders of the drone market

The special military operation gave the same impetus to the development of unmanned systems as the Second World War – aviation and rocket technology, says Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies.

"A dagger is good for someone who has it. And it's bad for someone who doesn't have it at the right time," Abdullah said in the White Sun of the Desert. Russia has a "Dagger". About how they are wielded by domestic pilots — in the material of RIA Novosti.

In April, the Ministry of Defense published footage of combat work in the zone of a special military operation (SVO) of artillery units of Airborne troops using "Nonu" - a self—propelled artillery gun (CAO), effective in a variety of combat conditions, to destroy nationalists. Read more about the "Non" and the most notable novelties in this type of weapons — in the material of TASS.

Mikhail Kotov — about the specifics of working on the creation of a multifunctional, fully reusable two-stage superheavy launch vehicle

On April 20, 2023, SpaceX's Starship rocket system was tested. Without exaggeration, it was the most anticipated start, which has been postponed for more than a year and a half. As a result, the rocket reached an altitude of 39 km, but after that it lost its orientation and was blown up on command from the Ground.

On April 20, 2023, the TASS news agency reported, with reference to a "source in the naval sphere", that "the issue is being worked out" about the withdrawal of the Peter the Great heavy nuclear missile cruiser of Project 11442 from the Russian Navy, "since the experience of repairing and modernizing the Admiral Nakhimov cruiser of the same type showed that that it's very expensive." In turn, the RBC news agency in the article "Experts assessed the benefits of the decommissioning of the cruiser Peter the Great" gave a number of comments on this matter.

Ukraine currently does not have enough weapons and military equipment necessary for the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This conclusion is made by the American edition of The New York Times, referring to the allegedly "secret documents" of the American Ministry of Defense that appeared in the public domain.

AT: Russian planning bombs have put Ukraine in a dead end

Russian UPAB planning bombs have proved to be an effective and reliable method of attack, writes AT. Ukraine has not yet succeeded in silencing or shooting down any such bombs. At the same time, the planning bombs supplied by the United States proved ineffective and had already been intercepted by the Russians.

The last large-scale arms review of the Serbian army demonstrated the transition from purchases of Russian-made weapons and military equipment to military products manufactured in Western countries, China or directly in Serbia.

Baijiahao: the Russian S-400 air defense system surpasses the American Patriot in all respects

Russian airspace is reliably protected, writes user Baijiahao. Its "lord of missiles" — the S-400 air defense system — took the title of the most advanced anti-aircraft missile system from the American Patriot. He will intercept any threat and deter all the enemies of Moscow.

In Russia, the heads of two fleets have changed at once – the Baltic and the Pacific. Sergey Avakyants was replaced as commander of the Pacific Fleet by Viktor Liina, whose place as commander of the Baltic Fleet was taken by Deputy Chief of the General Staff Vladimir Vorobyov. In a normal situation, these permutations would be called planned, but in the face of external challenges and a sudden check of the combat readiness of the Pacific Fleet, the new commanders will have to solve additional tasks.

Russia has at its eastern borders the means capable of influencing the course of possible conflicts in the region

In the Far East, on April 20, a sudden check of the combat readiness of the Pacific Fleet (TOF) was completed. The maneuvers were conducted under the leadership of the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov.

Last week, an armored vehicle, very similar to a heavy armored personnel carrier, was spotted near a group of armed formations of the Kiev regime suffering defeat in Artemovsk.

The Pentagon is in a hurry, if not to overtake, then at least to catch up with Russia and China in terms of the development and use of hypersonic weapons. So far, the Americans are not doing very well with this, to put it mildly. Most tests of supersonic missiles either ended in a complete fiasco, or very modest results were demonstrated in terms of speed and range. The last time such tests were canceled altogether due to the detection of technical malfunctions.

This time the launch did not have to be postponed, the delay was insignificant. However, the rocket exploded at an altitude of 38 kilometers.

On April 20, at 16:28 Moscow time, the American company SpaceX launched a prototype of the reusable Starship transport system from the Boca Chica site in the southeast of Texas in the United States. Four minutes after launch, the prototype of the Starship system exploded, gaining an altitude of 38 kilometers.

How can a special forces soldier hit a terrorist if he is protected by a powerful bulletproof vest or is in hiding? For this purpose, the High-Precision Complexes Holding has developed the SHAK-12 assault assault rifle system, created specifically for close combat during anti-terrorist operations in urban conditions.

The Government of Ukraine has announced its readiness to sell off state-owned enterprises. At the same time, Kiev asks absolutely ridiculous money for working factories, mining and processing plants and pharmaceutical enterprises. Why did Ukraine start selling off its industry and will there be businessmen in the West who are ready to buy a factory in a country whose borders are changing before our eyes?

During sudden maneuvers, the Pacific Fleet tested the protection of the peninsula from air and sea strikes

During the completed surprise inspection of the Pacific Fleet, the updated Kamchatka defense system was tested for the first time, the readiness of all forces based there, including submarines, a source in the Russian Defense Ministry told Izvestia.