News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The head of the union of servicemen Oleg Shvedkov believes that the country needs a full mobilization of the economy and society

Unfortunately, there are problems of social protection of servicemen and their family members in Russia. And they are not always solved as quickly as the situation requires. The state in the conditions of a special military operation (SVO) is trying to quickly fix many of them. But, as practice shows, it is sometimes difficult to do this without the help of public organizations protecting the interests of the military.

Drones – in every home and for every occasion

Replacing people with robots in war is becoming the most important means for Washington to preserve its global hegemony. That is, unmanned vehicles, primarily flying (UAVs), turn out to be not only a military, but also a geopolitical tool.

The militants of the armed formations of the Kiev regime showed another homemade self-propelled gun. The Motoliga, a multi-purpose lightly armored MT-LB tractor-transporter, was used as a platform.

Experts and observers have rightly dubbed the ongoing military conflict in Ukraine the "drone war". American expert David Hambling analyzed the equipment and prospects for saturation of the UAV armies of the United States, Ukraine and Russia. He outlined his vision of this topic in an article for the military analytical publication 19FortyFive.

On May 22, at the Metalloobrabotka-2023 exhibition in Moscow, Rusatom – Additive Technologies (RuSat LLC, part of Rosatom's TVEL Fuel Company) held a presentation of Russia's largest 3D printer using direct laser growing technology (PLV/DMD).

As reported, on May 20, 2023, the border patrol ship of the 2nd rank Podolsk of project 22120 (code "Blizzard") with the alleged factory number 058 (tail number "458"), which is under construction, was launched at PJSC Shipbuilding Firm Almaz in St. Petersburg, traditionally without much publicity. for the Coast Guard of the Border Service of the FSB of Russia. This is the ninth ship of the 22120 project, and neither the order of this unit nor the start of its construction was previously publicly reported.

May 21 marks the day of the Pacific Fleet

292 years ago, during the reign of Empress Anna Ioannovna, the Senate established the Okhotsk Military Port - the first permanent naval unit of Russia in the Far East. This was the first stage of the emergence of naval forces in the region, which later became the Pacific Fleet. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok talks about the current state of the TOP.

The Project 20380 ship built for the Black Sea will remain in the Baltic for the time being

The shipyard "Severnaya Verf" announces the transfer to the main customer of the next corvette project 20380, armed with the Kalibr-NK complex with long-range cruise missiles. The acceptance certificate of the state tests of the corvette "Mercury" was signed on May 13 by the chairman of the Commission for the State acceptance of ships, Captain 1st rank Viktor Ivanov.

China's foreign economic projects are provided with military potential

The high economic indicators achieved by China over the past 30 years have ensured the growth of the complex military power of the state. The maintenance of economic growth is associated with the development of foreign economic relations and is provided by a set of measures of a military-political and military-technical nature.

In other countries, such machines are gradually being abandoned

With the advent of the first jet aircraft, mankind began to think about the possibility of creating aircraft with the function of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL). In the 1950s, the development of jet and turboprop aircraft engines reached a level where vertical takeoff and landing of aircraft became theoretically possible.

The British Navy threw its main funds into the creation of two aircraft carriers. After their commissioning in 2017 and 2019, it turned out that it was too expensive to maintain both aircraft carriers, and therefore one of them, HMS Prince of Wales, actually turned into a "donor" of spare parts for the other, HMS Queen Elizabeth. They do not have naval forces and adequate capabilities to supply AUG.

A fighter jet crashed in Spain. The network publishes footage of the crash of this aircraft near the industrial zone.

Patriot anti-aircraft missile system in Kiev has demonstrated its inability to defend itself, military experts say

On May 17, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the destruction of the American Patriot air defense complex in Kiev by a high-precision strike of the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system. The multifunctional radar of the complex and several launchers were hit. How the destruction of one of the most modern American air defense and missile defense systems turned out to be possible, Izvestia was dealt with together with a military expert, the founder of the Military Russia portal Dmitry Kornev.

In the coming years, the Pacific Fleet will be replenished with new frigates, corvettes and nuclear submarines

The new military equipment of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) this year, during a sudden check of combat readiness, once again proved reliability, and the personnel demonstrated professional skills, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, Commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy, reported this in April.

The RIA Novosti news agency reported that PJSC Kurganmashzavod (part of the holding of JSC NPO High-Precision Complexes of Rostec State Corporation) is working on the modernization of the self-propelled howitzer 2S18 "Pat-S" 152 mm caliber on the modified chassis of the infantry fighting vehicle BMP-3. This was reported to RIA Novosti in the holding.

Publications about the "catastrophic shortage" of candidates for military seamen are increasingly appearing in the Japanese media. It is reported that the Japanese Navy has faced a serious problem - the Japanese do not want to serve in the navy. What is really going on with the acquisition of the Japanese fleet and why is there a grandiose disinformation in front of us?

By the end of the year, the Black Sea Fleet must accept four new combat units

The Black Sea Fleet is waiting for a radical strengthening. The Ministry of Defense and shipbuilders have agreed on a plan to modernize the ship's composition of the association. By the end of the year, the Black Sea Fleet should include four new combat units. All of them are being built at the Black Sea shipyards and shipyards in the continental part of Russia. Experts suggest that we are talking about small Karakurt-type missile ships of the 22800 project and a patrol ship of the 22160 project. Their appearance on the Black Sea will significantly increase the group's firepower in the south-western direction.

The Russian Federation is lagging far behind in the creation of unmanned marine systems

Marine unmanned systems are in the shadow of similar flying vehicles, that is, drones. Nevertheless, they are also developing very actively within the general trend of creating "deserted" combat systems.

The Ivan Rogov-type BDK provided the Soviet Navy with the ability to project force over a strategic range

The large amphibious ships of the ocean zone of Project 1174 were the largest ships of their class in the Soviet Navy and one of the best in the world at the time. These giants were created for transportation by sea and landing on the coast of large landing forces with various military equipment, up to the main tanks, equipped or unequipped, with a small slope of the bottom.

Newsweek: Russian submarine fleet poses a serious threat to NATO countries

Russian submarines are a formidable force that poses a serious threat to NATO countries, writes Newsweek. After the Cold War, the United States and its allies did not engage in a submarine fleet and are now struggling to catch up.