News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Iran has a very large number of UAVs for various purposes. The same Mohajer-6 are produced mainly for the ground forces and the IRGC Navy and the Army, while, for example, the Aerospace Forces prefer to produce attack UAVs developed for them like the Shahed-129, Shahed-191, etc.

The Media Club news agency, under the heading "Sanctions require complex solutions - opinion," published an interesting interview with Alexander Sivkov, Deputy General Director of the Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center JSC, director of the Center for Propulsion Systems (CPS), about problems with the production of propulsion steering columns (DRC) and thrusters in Russia and import substitution in this area of ship equipment equipment.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that two Tu-160 strategic missile carriers performed a planned flight over the neutral waters of the Barents Sea.

General Novikov explained how the Pass-1 mine clearance systems are used in Ukraine

The robotic mine clearance complex "Passage-1" is used by the Russian army during a special military operation in Ukraine. This was reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta. "Newspaper.Ru" understood the specifics of the complex.

"Power plants, water substations, factories, distribution networks, transformer substations may be under the blows of American missiles." This is how LDNR representatives describe possible targets of new missiles for American HIMARS systems, which should soon be in Ukraine. Strikes can also be carried out on Russian territory. What can be opposed to this?

]High-speed tropospheric communication can become an alternative to satellite communication. In our country, this technology is being actively developed by Roselectronics. The holding has developed and is preparing for serial production of digital tropospheric communication stations "Groza".

The President of the Russian Federation signed the law of 14.07.2022 No. 253-FZ "About the Military Innovative Technopolis Era; the document was published on the official portal of legal information on Thursday and will enter into force 90 days later.

The world's most powerful attack submarine has been commissioned; the combat power of Russian Navy submarines is being restored

Despite the fact that the Russian navy is experiencing serious problems with surface combat potential, the situation in the field of submarines is completely different. New Russian submarines again threaten the submarine fleet of the US Navy, writes JB Press.

Belgorod: a giant submarine for nuclear war

The giant Belgorod submarine is designed to launch the Poseidon underwater drone with a nuclear charge and can serve as a base for spy platforms operating underwater, Asia Times writes. In addition, it can become the location of the Losharik submarine.

On July 18, the head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov made a proposal to deploy air defense systems in the mountains of Chechnya. He wrote about this in his Telegram channel.

The South China Morning Post published an interesting article about China's growing need for a large number of its own aircraft carriers. According to analysts interviewed by the publication, China needs at least six aircraft carriers – two ships for each of the three existing fleets. It would also be nice to get a seventh aircraft carrier for operations in the Indian Ocean.

The accuracy of cruise missiles of the Russian Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system allows them to "fly right out the window," said the head of the combat crew of the complex in a video published by the Russian Defense Ministry.

In the United States, the story continues with the clarification of the circumstances of the fire on the large landing ship USS Bonhomme Richard, which occurred in 2020, the search and punishment of those responsible (or designated as such) in the incident. So, the US Navy recently announced the punishment of more than 20 navy personnel for involvement in the fire or its severe consequences.

MiG-29 turned 40: how the super-maneuverable Russian fighter developed

The MiG-29 is the oldest outside the United States of those that are still in production and serving in the Air Forces of two dozen countries, writes MWM. The fighter's maneuverability was unsurpassed, the aircraft could hit targets at extreme angles.

VK-2500PS-03 engines developed and manufactured by JSC "UEC-Klimov" (part of the United Engine Corporation Rostec) for the new offshore helicopter Mi-171A3 will allow the machine to operate in any climatic zones. The engine of this type automatically adapts to any changes in the environment with the help of an automatic regulation and control system.

National units are a long tradition of the Russian Army

With regard to the special military operation in Ukraine, the President of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov demonstrates a clear patriotic position. And personally oversees the activities of the national Chechen units of the Rosgvardiya operating in Ukraine.

Events in Ukraine threaten to disrupt the mass production of Turkish unmanned vehicles

The large investments made by Turkey in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) programs threaten not to pay off if ways to replace critically important foreign components are not found in the near future, as well as ways to disavow the low effectiveness of the use of Turkish drones against Russian troops and Donbass militias.

Western values are losing their appeal

After reading an article in the American newspaper Hill last week about the problems faced by the Pentagon, I involuntarily recalled an old joke. Let's start with him.

The Tiger combat helicopter adapts to the wars of the new generation

Combat, or, as they are also often called, attack, helicopters are a separate subclass of rotorcraft, significantly different conceptually and technically from their counterparts.

As reported by JSC "Sredne-Nevsky Shipbuilding Plant" (SNSZ, part of JSC "United Shipbuilding Corporation" - USC), on July 11, 2022, the minesweeper "Pyotr Ilyichev" (factory number 526) of project 12700 (cipher "Alexandrite"), built at this enterprise, began to move in tow from St. Petersburg to the place of basing in the Pacific Fleet - in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.