News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted an application from Abilene Christian University (ACU) for a permit to build a molten salt research reactor (MSRR) on the university campus in Abilene, Texas. This is the first application for a new research reactor in the United States in more than 30 years and the first application for an advanced university research reactor.

The Directorate General of Armaments of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces (DGA) announced the acceptance of the eighth FREMM frigate, Loraine, which is also the second ship of the series, made in the air defense version.

The Wenchang International Aerospace Forum was organized in parallel

The authorities of Hainan province held a Chinese cosmonautics conference this week, which was attended by leading experts from China. This was reported by the newspaper "Hainan Zhibao".

On November 23, it became known about the use of Russian unmanned aerial vehicles "Mosquito" in a special military operation in Ukraine, designed to conduct aerial electronic and optoelectronic reconnaissance. Earlier in the reports of the Ministry of Defense, it was said about the successful work of the Lancet kamikaze drones in the area of their defense, which destroyed the Ukrainian Buk anti-aircraft missile system and two American howitzers. Read more about the Russian UAVs involved in the SVO — in the material of TASS.

On November 21, Lockheed Martin published photos of the first assembled multi-purpose fighter F-16D Block.70, which will be delivered to the Bahrain Air Force.

The President noted that extraordinary measures to meet the needs of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are not needed

Russian President Vladimir Putin has set the task of increasing the volume of supplies to the troops and improving the quality of products.

The government reported on the production of products for the army and told about new social measures for the mobilized

Many private enterprises are ready to help provide the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation with uniforms, protective equipment and other necessary products, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on November 22. He stressed that today the situation with the release of some types of weapons and army equipment has improved.

Le Monde: France has begun to transfer the economy to military rails

Aid to Ukraine has depleted Western weapons stocks, and it will take more than one year to replenish them, Le Monde reports. Macron accelerated the production of military equipment, starting the transition of the economy to military rails. Now French enterprises have to work overtime — all for the sake of supplies to Kiev.

On November 22, 2022, in St. Petersburg, the Baltic Shipyard JSC (as part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC - USC) held the ceremony of raising the National Flag on the third built universal nuclear icebreaker of project 22220 (LK-60YA) "Ural" (construction number 05708) and launching the fourth nuclear icebreaker under construction project 22220 "Yakutia" (construction number 05709). The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin took part in both ceremonies in a videoconference format.

Chemezov stated that Rostec supplies military products ahead of schedule

Rostec State Corporation enterprises produce military products in the framework of the state defense order ahead of schedule. This was told by the Director General of the state corporation Sergey Chemezov.

We talk about the main achievements, difficulties and victories of the Rostec state Corporation, whose products can be found today in a variety of fields: from public transport to medicine and defense.

The Command of the US Navy has thought about further modernization of the Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers, which were planned to be equipped with hypersonic missiles. This is reported by The Drive, which refers to the speech of the commander of the Pacific Fleet of the Navy (PACFLT) Admiral Samuel Paparo.

The economic crisis and the fall in living standards caused by rising inflation, the impact of the consequences of COVID-19 and the exit from the European Union may lead to a wave of acquisitions of enterprises of the military-industrial complex (MIC) of Great Britain by American and other Western corporations. This is told by Breaking Defense.

Rostec State Corporation, Russia's largest industrial company, is celebrating its 15th anniversary. It unites about 800 scientific and industrial organizations in 60 regions of the country and provides stable employment for 600 thousand people. The corporation produces thousands of types of products for both military and civilian purposes and is a leader in the volume of state defense orders.

The second stage of the implementation of the Smart Shop digital platform has been completed at the UEC-Saturn enterprise (part of the Rostec United Engine Corporation), where gas turbine engines are produced. The product is developed on the basis of domestic digital technologies and allows you to monitor the performance of machines and product quality in real time. In the future, this platform will be able to be used for digitalization of other Rostec enterprises and Russian industry.

Politico: the Polish army is probably the strongest in Europe

Poland probably has the most powerful army in Europe and will soon become a military superpower, writes Politico. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok - about what the Polish Armed Forces are armed with now and whether the forecast of American journalists is real.

The new anti-hacker strategy of the US Department of Defense is called "zero trust". Its essence lies in the fact that the network is already considered to be subject to cyberattack, and any user or account owner who performs actions in it is a potential threat.

Politico: Poland will become the future military superpower of Europe

Now the Polish army is probably the best in Europe, writes Politico. Warsaw is building up its defense potential and ordering a lot of new weapons. Not everyone likes it: after all, she buys weapons in Korea. In addition, it is unclear how much it is really needed.

The United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) sees the need to contract the construction of four more icebreakers to work on the Northern Sea Route, USC head Alexey Rakhmanov told reporters on Tuesday.

The distances associated with possible military operations in the Pacific Ocean are a serious problem for the army of any state claiming leadership in the macroregion. To a greater extent, this concerns the possibility of using rotorcraft. Nevertheless, army officials believe that the US armed forces can exploit gaps in the air sphere and challenge possible opponents in the Pacific Theater of operations with the help of future helicopters.