News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Putin called the rapid provision of parts with weapons the main task of defense industry enterprises

The most important task of defense enterprises is to provide all units and advanced units with weapons, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting on meeting the needs of the Armed Forces involved in the special operation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting in Tula with the heads of the defense industry organizations of Russia to meet the needs of the Armed Forces of Russia involved in its.

On December 23, 2022, the Admiralty Shipyards JSC (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation - USC JSC) in St. Petersburg hosted the launching ceremony of the large diesel-electric submarine B-587 Velikiye Luki (factory number 01572) under construction for the Russian Navy through the launching dock - the third submarine of Project 677 (code "Lada"), which is one of the "long-term projects" of the Russian military shipbuilding. The descent ceremony was attended by the General Director of USC Alexey Rakhmanov.

The President saw the "Shells" in the main weapons city of Russia

Providing troops in the special operation zone with weapons, equipment and equipment is the main task of the enterprises of the military—industrial complex of Russia. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 23 during a working trip to Tula. In the armory capital, he first inspected the latest weapons, and then met with the heads of companies of the military-industrial complex.

19FortyFive: a turning point in Russia's strategy in Ukraine

The words of Russian President Vladimir Putin about the financing of the army and the imminent deployment of Sarmat missiles became a turning point in the Russian strategy towards Ukraine, writes 19FortyFive.

The domestic nuclear triad is waiting for big changes

On December 21, President Vladimir Putin reminded the board of the Russian military department that the combat readiness of the nuclear triad is the main guarantee of preserving the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Russia and, in general, the balance of forces in the world.

Traffic News: the outstanding characteristics of the AN-12 drew the attention of the Chinese army to it

The masterpiece transport aircraft, the Soviet An-12, has gained a first-class reputation due to its outstanding characteristics, Yahoo News Japan writes. Although there were problems with it during the first flight, later the designers noticeably improved the model. The result of their work attracted the attention of the Chinese army, the author notes.

The head of Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, announced the signing of an intergovernmental agreement between Russia and China on the creation of a scientific lunar station. Earlier, Roscosmos was instructed to sign a memorandum of understanding with China on cooperation in the creation of an International Scientific Lunar Station (ISS). What will the station look like and how much will joint work with Chinese colleagues help Russian cosmonautics?

The final board of the Ministry of Defense with the participation of Vladimir Putin and Sergei Shoigu turned out to be revolutionary. It was announced that the draft age and the upper "bar" of the draft were raised by three years. It is proposed to increase the army to 1.5 million and recreate the Moscow and Leningrad military districts abolished in 2010. What other innovations are expected by the Armed Forces in the near future?

Business Insider: The APU is powerless before the missiles and radars of the Russian Aerospace Forces fighters

Ukrainian pilots confirm that the Russian Su-30SM and Su-35S are completely superior to the fighters of the Ukrainian Air Force, Business Insider reports with reference to the report of the Royal Institute of Defense Studies. Kiev can lose the war in the air without the help of the West, no matter how successfully its pilots act, the authors of the report believe.

Judging by the reports of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, among the damaged equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, civilian pickups converted for military purposes have been increasingly coming across. Ukrainian militants use these SUVs mainly as part of the DRG. In the Polish online edition Defence24.pl a whole article dedicated to this topic has been published.

Military expert Knutov: integration of UAVs into a single network will take six months at the experimental level

Military expert Yuri Knutov on Wednesday, December 21, in an interview with Izvestia, explained the words of Russian President Vladimir Putin about the unification of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation into a single integrated network.

In Moscow, at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense summed up the results of the outgoing year, discussed proposals to strengthen the army. About what decisions were made — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The supply chain of foreign weapons to Ukraine is gradually breaking down, Sergei Shoigu said

The priority task in 2023 will be to continue the special military operation until the tasks are fully completed, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on December 21 at the final board of the department.

Putin urged to analyze NATO weapons and use them for the construction of the Russian Armed Forces

Russian President Vladimir Putin held an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense, at which topical issues of the foreign agenda of the Russian Federation were touched upon, in particular, the course of a special military operation to protect the population of Donbass. The main statements of the Russian leader are in the material of Izvestia.

The current level of development of the Russian Federation does not require the authorities to militarize the country

The authorities will not engage in the militarization of Russia and its economy — the level of development of the country today simply does not require it. This was stated by President Vladimir Putin on December 21, speaking at the final meeting of the board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Vasily Golovnin — about what changes the Japanese policy in the field of armaments has undergone and how it is treated in the country

The Japanese government seems to be solving a difficult task now — how not to pronounce out loud the overly aggressive term "preventive strike against a potential enemy" and at the same time make it clear to Beijing and Pyongyang that Tokyo is ready to use its armed forces without hesitation if it seriously suspects its neighbors of an imminent attack.

On December 21, 2022, an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was held in Moscow at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of President - Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, during which the results of the activities of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 2022 were summed up and tasks for the next period were defined. The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, made a report at an expanded meeting of the Board.

At the board of the Ministry of Defense, Putin and Shoigu summed up the results of the outgoing year and decided on the near future

Russian President Vladimir Putin held an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense on December 21, at which the results of the activities of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the outgoing year were summed up and tasks were set for the next one. Details are in the material of Izvestia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 21 at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense made a response after the report of the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.