News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
In Russia, the efficiency of ice reconnaissance has been increased due to drones and neural networks
The technology allows real-time assessment of the situation within a radius of 100 km, the press service of the Platform of the National Technology Initiative reported.
In the USA, they told about the "beast mode" of the F-35 fighter
The American fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter can be converted into a maneuverable bomber. In a configuration called "beast mode", the aircraft can carry four times as much ammunition. Columnist Harrison Cass in the publication 19FortyFive spoke about the use of the F-35 as a bomber.
In Ukraine, tactical intelligence is changing its face
When the war is about to begin, the military must first understand the battlefield. An old and common way to do this is forward force operations, or tactical reconnaissance. Nowadays, modern armed forces conduct preparatory operations by analyzing satellite images and collecting signals.
Deep-sea rescue vehicle AS-36 passes acceptance tests
The crew of the autonomous inhabited deep-sea rescue vehicle AS-36 of the SF rescue squad under the command of Captain 3rd rank Andrey Volkov is undergoing acceptance tests in the Kola Bay on the traverse of the main base of the SF – Severomorsk.
The US Air Force has begun equipping F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters with new AFAR radars
The US Air Force has completed the first stage of equipping F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters with the latest radar stations with an active phased array antenna (AFAR). The new radar was received by fighters from the US National Guard.
The fifth Mogami-class frigate for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces has been launched at the MHI shipyard
On June 23, the launch ceremony of the fifth Mogami-class frigate (also known as Project 30DX, 30FFM), designed for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces, took place at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) shipyard in Nagasaki.
Nuclear submarine "Krasnoyarsk" at sea
As reported by the TASS news agency, on June 26, 2022, the nuclear submarine K-571 Krasnoyarsk (factory number 163), completed by the construction of the Northern Machine-Building Enterprise Production Association JSC (SMP, part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation - USC JSC), went to sea for the first time from Severodvinsk for factory sea trials) - the third ship of the modified project 08851 (project 885M; code "Ash-M").
"The MiG-31 will not catch up with such a missile, but the Tu-95 will strike from afar"
What is the Norwegian NASAMS air defense system, which is expected in Kiev
The United States, as part of military assistance to Ukraine, is ready to supply Kiev with NASAMS air and missile defense systems, the American CNN channel reported. "Newspaper.Ru" worked out together with military experts how dangerous the appearance of such weapons in the Armed Forces of Ukraine is.
Europe wanted to take its equipment from Russia for the ExoMars mission
According to the head of the European Space Agency, if earlier cooperation with Russia was only formally suspended, then the deal with NASA on ExoMars will mean the final termination of the partnership.
Israel Defense Forces: Transformation and its operational consequences
Over the past decade, the Israeli armed forces – the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) – have made major changes to their structure and priorities for conducting combat operations. The ground forces underwent a significant reduction.
A new dredging vessel has been accepted into the Caspian Flotilla
On June 23, at the base of the Caspian Flotilla, a ceremony was held for the solemn raising of the St. Andrew's flag on a new vessel – a dredging non-self-propelled dredger of the RDB 66.42M project.
"Durability for half a century": new military storage facilities are being built in Transbaikalia
One of the main problems characteristic of the rear of the Russian troops is the dilapidation of the warehouse economy inherited from the Soviet army, as well as in some cases its inconsistency with the standards of storage of military property, which sometimes leads to its damage and various incidents.
The Russian Defense Ministry will increase the requirements for the Sarmat missile as part of its second test launch - Rogozin
Roscosmos has already started creating serial Sarmat missiles
The Russian military will increase the requirements for the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile during the second flight tests, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.
"Sarmat" launched into mass production
This was stated by the head of the Roscosmos Corporation, which produces new intercontinental ballistic missiles. However, with the progress of rearmament on them, as well as with their influence on the strategic balance on the planet, far from everything is clear.
"Missiles alone are not enough now. The time of "superbombs" and "superbombs" is coming back"
Ex-Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok: it is necessary to develop conventional weapons of special power
Modern military conflicts raise the question of the relevance of using heavy-duty aviation bombs and artillery of special power. Why previously these types of weapons were abandoned, and now they are returning to their developments - in the author's material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
France has completed the operation of Mirage 2000C fighters and has not given them to Ukraine
France has completed the operation of the fourth-generation Mirage 2000C fighters and did not transfer them to Ukraine. This is written by The Drive.
Head of Rosseti Andrey Ryumin: the share of Russian equipment should be greater
Andrey Ryumin, CEO of the holding, told TASS in an interview on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum about how the Rosseti Group works in conditions of supply chain disruption, the need for import substitution of power grid equipment and software, and what problems need to be solved.
ForgeStar space factory will produce materials that cannot be obtained on Earth
Over decades of space exploration, scientists have found out that only in zero gravity it is possible to create some "unearthly" materials. This is what the ForgeStar platform produced by the Welsh startup Space Forge will do.
Will Poland become the largest helicopter manufacturer with the Motor Sich plant donated by Zelensky?
With the beginning of a special military operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine, Warsaw openly began the stage of mastering the enterprises of the Ukrainian military industry. The Polish military-political leadership has long been hatching plans to transfer parts of the production of various Ukrainian enterprises to its territory, and the military operation only made certain adjustments to the relocation plans.
Sevmash has laid an underwater vehicle commissioned by Gazprom to work on offshore gas pipelines
JSC "PO "Sevmash" (part of the "United Shipbuilding Corporation", USC) has laid a manned underwater vehicle (OPA) of project 03660 "Jason" for work on offshore gas pipelines, the press service of the machine-building enterprise reports.
