News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Centuries—old traditions, colossal experience, a large area of responsibility - today marks the 240th anniversary of the Black Sea Fleet of Russia. This is the most belligerent formation in the Navy. About what tasks it performs now — in the material of RIA Novosti.

In Baltiysk, on May 13, a solemn ceremony of admission to the Navy of the new corvette "Mercury" took place

On May 13, 2023, a solemn ceremony of admission to the Russian Navy (Navy) of the new corvette "Mercury" project 20380 took place in Baltiysk. The ship was built at the Severnaya Verf plant (part of the USC) for the Black Sea Fleet. TASS has prepared a material about this type of warships.

How scientific modeling will help preserve the life and health of the crew on long-distance flights

The process of collecting applications for research to be carried out by scientists within the framework of the SIRIUS-23 project — a new experiment to simulate a flight to the Moon — has ended. Six testers will take part in it. They will spend 365 days in an isolated block, working out scenarios for a future expedition. In particular, the team will simulate an exit to the lunar surface, test space equipment and conduct scientific experiments. Read about why the focus is on the problems of interaction of crew members with each other in the Izvestia material.

Another modification based on the Soviet multipurpose lightly armored army tractor MT-LB got into the frame. In the video, you can see that a pair of large-caliber DSHK machine guns are installed on the MT-LB. This machine, once produced in an amount of more than 55 thousand units, has been repeatedly subjected to various modifications during its use in many countries of the world.

On May 9, 2023, a military parade was held in Moscow on Red Square to commemorate the 78th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

On 10.05.23, during the second day of Operation Shield and Arrow (Magen u-Hetz), militants of the military wing of the Islamic Jihad launched massive rocket attacks on Israel. Including the greater Tel Aviv area was also shelled (14:18, 14:19, 14:28, 14:57).

Cadets marched instead of combat units

A military parade was held in Moscow to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Taking into account the detour of the parade calculations by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces Oleg Salyukov, as well as the speech of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the solemn event on Red Square lasted less than 50 minutes.

The Pentagon stated that they would not be able to provide the US Armed Forces with a stable salary in default

In case of default, the Pentagon will not be able to consistently pay allowances to the US Armed Forces (AF). This was announced on May 11 at a hearing in the Senate Appropriations Committee of the US Congress by the country's Defense Minister Lloyd Austin.

US General Vanherk: China is modernizing its armed forces at an alarming pace

The United States believes that China continues to modernize its forces and is developing weapons capable of striking at ever greater distances. This was stated by the head of the Northern Command of the US Armed Forces, General Glen Vanherk. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok explained what the US military leaders are so concerned about and what the appearance of a military superpower should be.

Pentagon: satellites for tracking hypersonic weapons will be launched by the United States this year

The US military plans to launch satellites into orbit in 2023 to monitor hypersonic weapons. This was announced on May 9 by the director of the US Missile Defense Agency, Vice Admiral John Hill.

Those who follow the trends of the XXI century advertised information flows as "new oil", but now Elon Musk has presented an alternative point of view, saying that lithium batteries should be considered as "new oil".

On May 5, 2023, the Swedish-Swiss company ABB announced that it had received a contract from the Spanish shipbuilding association Navantia to replace the Siemens-Schottel SSP-10 propeller-steering columns (VRK) produced by the Siemens Group on the universal landing ship L 61 Juan Carlos I of the Spanish Navy with propeller-steering columns produced by ABB-Azipod propellers. The work will be carried out in Spain and should be completed in 2025. This will be the first case of replacing the VRK type on such a large ship.

Ukraine has made several attempts to create a heavy infantry fighting vehicle based on the T-64 tank, but they were not crowned with success. Currently, a new attempt has been made, the developers plan to create a new heavy infantry fighting vehicle based on the Soviet T-62 tank.

We tell you what design solutions from the Great Patriotic War are still successfully used by Russian units in their own

The Soviet Union has been preparing for war for many years. Large-scale industrialization took place in the country, entire industries were created, new models of weapons were developed.

The special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine has become a large-scale test of the combat vehicles assigned to it for the Russian army. Often, the fighters participating in the SVO carry out the modernization of equipment with their own hands or with the forces of frontline workshops, using improvised materials at the same time.

On May 4, 2023, Lockheed Martin Corporation announced that the US Army had concluded a framework contract with the Javelin Joint Venture (JJV) for the production of additional FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missile systems on delivery terms in pre-indefinite quantities and terms (IDIQ) with a total maximum amount of $ 7.2 billion in the period from 2023 to 2026 fiscal years.

The experience of its revived interest in the widespread use of unpretentious Soviet all-terrain vehicles

The special military operation was not only the first real test for the latest Russian technology, but in some cases also a "renaissance" of long-standing and well-known systems and platforms.

Yahoo News Japan named the most advanced drones with "scary characteristics"

Drones are becoming the main weapon on the battlefield, writes Yahoo News Japan. Countries are in fierce competition and are trying to create more advanced devices. The most powerful drone to date is the American MQ–9 Reaper, says the author of the article.

Aviakor aircraft factory, located in Samara, is ready to re-establish the production of AN-140 model aircraft related to cargo and passenger aircraft. Previously, Aviakor, in addition to the regional An-140, mass-produced the Tu-154 airliner and if any probability of resuming production is extremely low for it, then the issue of the An-140 is being seriously considered.

Gazprom-Neft representatives announced the launch of a cargo transportation project using KAMAZ unmanned trucks — they started working on a 140 km long winter road linking the village of Tazovsky and the Vostochno-Messoyakhskoye field, providing supplies to the latter.