News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
How were armoured muskets created for general secretaries and presidents
Cars for top officials: patriotism, prestige and safety
What unites Joseph Stalin's ZIS-110, ZILA limousines of various modifications from Nikita Khrushchev to Mikhail Gorbachev and Vladimir Putin's recently revealed "Aurus-Senate"? "They are all armored," someone will say. And he won't be quite right. Because Khrushchev did not recognize "armored cars", loved convertibles, demonstrating closeness to the people (especially in Moscow). And Brezhnev, before the assassination attempt on him in 1969, traveled in bullet-pierced "member trucks".
Time calculation on the Moon: what are the difficulties of determining time zones in space - Opinions of TASS
Mikhail Kotov — about what time astronauts live on the ISS and what is the peculiarity of the Moon to indicate its time
The European Space Agency (ESA) proposes to establish a time zone system for the Moon. To do this, a platform called LunaNet will be developed, which will contain "mutually agreed standards, protocols and interface requirements that allow future lunar missions to work together."
American aircraft carriers and submarines will have parts printed on a 3D printer
Using parts created by a 3D printer reduces costs and reduces the production time of ships worth billions of dollars, which are created over the years.
How the Soviet defense industry was preparing a radical change in the war
High-speed welding machines, Mosin rifle and "flying tank"
The most important stage on the way to Victory was the achievement of a radical turning point during the Great Patriotic War. The turning point began with the Stalingrad triumph of the Soviet troops and ended with the defeat of the Nazis on the Kursk-Orel arc. The turning point was predetermined by the generalship of marshals and generals, the courage and heroism of soldiers and officers, the excellent work of the military-industrial complex (MIC). This article is devoted to the last of these sources of radical fracture.
Which Soviet tanks became armored personnel carriers and were armed with the "infernal thresher"
During local conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa, Soviet heavy tracked vehicles were often modified to perform various combat missions. At the same time, tanks of the T-54/55 family were used, whose main armament, engineering vehicles like tank bridge-laying machines, as well as armored tow trucks, failed for various reasons.
New Iranian multipurpose floating base
In Iran, the Naval Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC Navy) officially included a new floating base "Shahid Mahdavi" (Shahid Mahdavi), also created by rebuilding a civilian vessel, in this case the former container ship Sarvin with a deadweight of more than 41,000 tons. It is named in honor of the IRGC Navy serviceman Nader Mahdavi, who died in one of the clashes at sea with the Americans in 1987.
The United States called Russia the only country with strategic hypersound
Currently, Russia is the only country in the world armed with strategic hypersonic missile systems, said Paul Freistler, a leading specialist in science and technology at the US Military Intelligence Agency. His statement is reported by RIA Novosti.
Iran's IRGC is expanding its Naval forces by converting commercial vessels into Warships
The new vessels, which entered the arsenal of the IRGC naval forces (Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps), were part of a major modernization that strengthened the country's naval forces in the midst of the worst recession in recent history. Last Thursday, the IRGC held a ceremony of accepting the ship in the port city of Bandar Abbas. The cost of the expansion and modernization project is still kept secret.
The US Navy is deploying the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford with all aviation for the first time
The US Navy is preparing one of the newest aircraft carriers, the USS Gerald R. Ford, for the upcoming major exercises. To do this, all aviation is deployed on the ship. For the first time, the Navy Times writes, the entire aircraft carrier wing was loaded onto the ship in full.
The US has lagged behind China in the production of its own technology
Forbes: China is ahead of the US in the development of explosives
The USA invented a super-powerful explosive, but abandoned its production. How China "picked up" the technology and now threatens America with it, read the Forbes article.
In the USA, they were afraid of the "quietest in the world" submarines of the Russian Navy
Newsweek: Russian Severodvinsk—class submarines are the main threat to the United States
Because of the nuclear submarines of the Severodvinsk class, Russia poses the main threat to the United States, writes Newsweek. According to the head of the Institute for Russian Studies at the American Naval Academy, submarines of this class are "one of the most advanced and quietest on Earth."
Crew Dragon ship with Anna Kikina landed off Florida
CNN: Crew Dragon ship with Anna Kikina landed off Florida
The Crew Dragon spacecraft from SpaceX with crew Crew-5 landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. Astronauts Anna Kikina, Nicole Mann, Josh Cassada and Koichi Wakata returned to Earth, CNN reports.
WP: The West is afraid of Russian Dagger missiles due to the lack of analogues
According to the newspaper, this type of hypersonic weapon is difficult to intercept with modern missile defense systems
Russia's use of hypersonic Dagger missiles in Ukraine has shown that the United States and its allies do not possess similar weapons, which are difficult to intercept with modern missile defense systems, and they can be equipped with conventional and nuclear warheads. This is stated in an article published in The Washington Post.
Long-term development plan of the German Navy
As the Naval News web resource reported in Alex Luck's material "German Navy Mulling Drone-Heavy Force Structure Looking Towards 2035 And Beyond" ("The German Navy is developing its structure with unmanned vehicles for the period up to 2035 and beyond"), on March 6, 2023, the German Bundeswehr published on its website a comprehensive document outlining the prospective structure and composition of the German Navy by 2035 and for several years to come. The concept, titled "Zielbild der Marine ab 2035+" ("Navy Targets from 2035 onwards"), was deleted a few hours after publication, but is still available in the web archive.
The failure of the F-22 and F-35? Why the US has returned to the production of F-15 fighter jets
How the US is changing outdated aircraft to the fourth-generation F-15EX fighter
Military experts believe that the US Air Force should abandon the purchase of fourth-generation F-15EX fighters, which are considered analogues of Russian fifth-generation Su-57 combat aircraft. About what the F-15EX is and whether its purchase will be a strategic mistake - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
WP: The US will need 15 years to replenish its main weapons systems
According to the newspaper, representatives of the command of the United States Armed Forces directly point to the "fragility" of the country's military-industrial complex
American military assistance to Ukraine, which has already exceeded $32 billion, has revealed the inability of the United States to rapidly increase the production of many types of weapons and ammunition that are needed by both Kiev and Washington itself and its allies. This is the conclusion reached by the authors, published on Wednesday in the newspaper The Washington Post articles. They analyzed this issue.
This Russian warplane scared the West
AK: Iran may purchase combat aircraft from Russia that track targets at a distance of 300 km
Iran is considering acquiring Su-35 combat aircraft from Russia, AK reports. Information about the likely supplies was met with panic in the West, the newspaper writes. The Su-35 can track objects at a distance of 300 km and simultaneously hit up to eight targets.
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces received the fourth Mogami-class frigate
On March 7, the Nagasaki Shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Maritime Systems hosted a ceremony for the transfer and commissioning of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces fleet of the Mogami-class frigate Mikuma.
The American general called the timing of the deployment of the first battery of long-range hypersonic missiles
The command of the US Armed Forces strives to put hypersonic systems on alert as soon as possible. Their development is a priority for the US military.
Russian scientists are thinking about placing large data centers in space
Scientists from the Russian Bauman Moscow State Technical University have made a proposal to place large data centers, as well as various kinds of supercomputers in outer space, which will significantly reduce the cost of electricity to ensure their operation. In addition, this solution will reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emissions on Earth.
