News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Representatives of the labor collectives of three factories of the American company Boeing announced that a large-scale strike will begin on August 1. We are talking about factories located in the states of Illinois and Missouri. The information is noteworthy due to the fact that these enterprises are actively producing military products – aircraft and drones of various modifications for both the US Air Force and "partner countries".

Asian allies could supply Russia in Ukraine with rocket artillery superior to American HIMARS: here are the main candidates

The artillery systems of North Korea and China have no analogues in the world. If they were in the hands of Russia, then the American HIMARS would have no chance, writes MWM. But not everything is so simple. The author talks about the difficulties of obtaining this weapon.

The British government has approved the initiative of Altitude Angel to create an air corridor "Skyway" for testing UAVs of any type. It will be the longest highway of its kind in the world with a length of 265 km, which will connect the cities of Reading, Oxford, Cambridge and Milton Keynes. Access to conventional aircraft will be closed here, but drone manufacturers will be able to use the Skyway without hindrance.

Russian tank support combat vehicles (BMPT) "Terminator" showed high combat stability in a special operation in Ukraine due to a multi-channel complex of weapons and enhanced protection, an informed source told RIA Novosti.

We continue to publish an article by Avi Yager, a researcher at the International Institute for Combating Terrorism of the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC, Herzliya, Israel) on the reform of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). In , the first part focused on the reasons for the reforms. Now we will go further…

The head of the US Navy's Air Warfare Directorate, Rear Admiral Andrew Loisel, answered questions from the Naval News online publication about the prospects for creating combat drones for the US army. According to him, the program for creating new UAVs will develop in three directions, based on the technical characteristics and purposes of using drones.

As the Kommersant newspaper reported in the article by Polina Smertina and Dmitry Kozlov, "Icebreakers say goodbye to LNG. Norilsk Nickel and Rosatom will build them diesel," Norilsk Nickel and Rosatom decided to build a diesel-electric icebreaker, abandoning the use of a fuel system on liquefied natural gas (LNG). They want to install only Russian equipment on the icebreaker, including Transmashholding diesel engines and conventional shaft lines instead of imported propeller columns. The refusal to use the LNG fuel system was expected due to sanctions, analysts say.

Izvestia — about the most effective developments of the concern's enterprises over the past half century

The "Golden Star" of the Hero of Russia was received on July 21 by the CEO of the Almaz-Antey air Defense concern, Yan Novikov. The award is recognition of the fact that the weapons systems created by the enterprise proved themselves perfectly during a special military operation in Ukraine. This is the second case when the head of a military-industrial enterprise receives one of the highest awards of the state.

The Kronshtadt silent submarine will cover strategic missile submarines

The underwater "black hole" — that's what the navy calls this submarine — will replenish the Northern Fleet in the fall. The Ministry of Defense has approved a plan to transfer the Kronstadt submarine of Project 677 Lada to the Navy.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin stated the need to restore the machine tool industry, noting that this will help achieve the task of technological sovereignty of the country.

The US Navy is preparing a plan to defeat the fleets of China and Russia

The return of the leading states to global confrontation is a fait accompli. One of the main participants in the new "geostrategic game" is the United States, which has promptly moved from the strategic concept of the "global war on terror" and countering "rogue states" to "competition with equal opponents." Washington understands China and Russia as such opponents today, which leaves an imprint on the nature and directions of America's military construction.

Anti-Russian sanctions will have to be overcome in the space industry as well

Roscosmos announced Russia's withdrawal from the ISS program in 2024-2028 and the start of work on the creation of the Russian Orbital Station (ROS), which they want to put into polar orbit by 2030.

Problems of serial production of the Altai tank

During a meeting of the Turkish parliamentary committee, where financial reports of state-owned companies were discussed, it once again became clear that no progress has been made in the production of the Altay main battle tank, known as the "first national battle tank".

Air defense systems will protect strategic facilities from drones and hypersonic weapons

By the end of 2022, the eastern regions of Russia will be covered with an impenetrable anti-aircraft dome. The Ministry of Defense has adjusted the deployment schedule of the latest air defense systems.

The real value of the Russian economy. Why is her isolation a bad idea?

The Russian economy is much stronger than the Western public imagined, writes Il Fatto Quotidiano. The author of the article emphasizes that it was naive for the EU to count on its isolation without serious consequences for themselves.

This publication is a continuation of the article by the Professor of the University of Lodz, Dr. Robert Czulda (Robert Czulda). In the first part , the author considered the tasks and capabilities of the Baltic Naval Forces, as well as some prospects for the development of the Estonian Navy. This passage also begins with the plans of the Merewaga command.

The US Navy has submitted to the US Congress a report on the needs of the fleet in ships. According to the document, the American navy needs 373 ships. This is 75 more ships than the Navy currently has at its disposal. Most of the information passed to Congress is classified. The exception is a summary of the structure of the forces of the American fleet.

Information about the withdrawal from the Russian fleet of the submarine missile carrier project 941UM "Shark" "Dmitry Donskoy" does not correspond to reality. This was reported by several sources in the shipbuilding industry and law enforcement agencies of the North.

Since 2021, the Skills and Professions Development Agency, with the support of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia, has been implementing the educational project "Marathon of Innovators" within the framework of the national project "Labor Productivity". At the Marathon, participants get acquainted with real examples of innovative proposals and innovative ideas, which are demonstrated by the innovators themselves.

Scientific and technological progress in the last century realized the main dream of mankind of all times – provided the opportunity to fly. Today it is impossible to imagine our life without flights, and hundreds of planes a day plow the sky. Despite the fact that aviation is a relatively "clean" mode of transport, its impact on the environment is becoming more noticeable.