News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The troops of radiation, chemical and Biological protection (RCBZ) continue to perform tasks in the zone of special military operation (SVO). On the eve of their professional holiday, the soldiers of the units of the RHBZ troops of the Western Military District (ZVO) told about their work, and also demonstrated firing from the TOS-1A "Solntsepek". The footage was shown by the Russian Defense Ministry.

The German military department decided to speed up the process of acquiring special means to suppress drones - HP47, writes Der Spiegel.

The Turkish defense company Aselsan presented a radar with an active phased array antenna (AFAR), developed in-house within the framework of the OZGUR project. It is planned to equip F-16 fighters of the Turkish Air Force and Akinci attack drones with this onboard radar.

The emergence of many commercial players in the global space industry has brought not only the long-awaited progress of the industry, but also problems. For example, it turned out that it is more difficult to explain why the deadlines for the implementation of plans are delayed for many private investors than for several state customers. And the enthusiasm of the founder of a space company always works as a "signal" for the stock market and risks looking like fraud if optimistic forecasts are destroyed by the harsh reality of engineering problems.

Recently, the global semiconductor industry has been facing serious problems. This is written by the British edition of Verdict. According to the author of the publication, there is already a shortage of microcircuits and advanced microprocessors in the world.

The US military has tested a new system of covert application of massive missile strikes near the coast of Russia

In early November of this year, over the Norwegian Sea, US special operations forces defiantly tested the latest American Rapid Dragon missile system ("Fast Dragon").

Rebelión: Spain warned of the advent of the era of the war economy

The world has entered an era of crisis: production has reached a dead end, and investments do not bring their former profits, the author of the article in Rebelión believes. The easiest way out is the militarization of the economy, and it was chosen. But given modern weapons, this path will lead to disaster.

The flamethrower system TOS-1A "Solntsepek" will increase the firing range and accuracy, work on the modernization of the system is currently underway. This was told by Denis Petrov, Chief Engineer of Omsktransmash JSC.

As the Vedomosti newspaper reported in the material by Alexey Nikolsky, Dmitry Grinkevich and Inna Sidorkova, "The authorities have revised the principles of procurement for the needs of the armed forces. The state armament program is being replaced by operational tasks," on the Kremlin's website on November 10, 2022, President Vladimir Putin's instructions on providing the Armed Forces of Russia for the needs of a special military operation (SVO) were published.

The unmanned US orbital plane completed its sixth mission and landed early Saturday morning. He spent a record 908 days in space, all the while providing himself with energy thanks to solar panels.

French President Emmanuel Macron unexpectedly recognized the military weakness and lack of independence of his country. The answer to this will be a new military doctrine that will change the army and prepare the country for current challenges, including nuclear ones. What does Macron really want to achieve and what is Russia's role in this?

The Pentagon called the goals of the exercises "provocative" to Russia

During the exercises of the US special operations forces in the Arctic on November 10, a package (pallet) with AGM-158B long-range cruise missiles was dropped from a military transport aircraft.

The Kremlin and the White House went to disarmament for a long time, and then abandoned it

The Treaty between the USSR and the United States on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-range Missiles (INF) officially terminated on August 2, 2019. The parties that concluded it in December 1987, apparently, reacted to this event without much regret. And there were plenty of reasons for this.

According to the General director of JSC "Information Satellite Systems named after Academician M.F. Reshetnev" Evgeny Nesterov, it is planned to launch two prototypes of the spacecraft

The start of the deployment of the regular Russian grouping of the Skif satellite system, designed for broadband Internet access, is scheduled for 2025. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the General director of JSC "Information Satellite Systems named after Academician M. F. Reshetnev" (ISS) Evgeny Nesterov.

According to Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation Yuri Bubeev, it has been established that altered states of consciousness can affect the metabolic rate

Russian scientists investigating ways to temporarily immerse the crew of a spacecraft in a state of artificial hibernation for long-term flights into deep space have found that altered states of consciousness can affect the metabolic rate.

At the 13th International Aviation and Space Salon Airshow China-2022 held in Zhuhai, the newest anti-aircraft missile and cannon complex FK-3000 is presented for the first time. This is reported by "RG: Russian weapons".

Foreign Policy: Ireland was named the country with the weakest army in Europe

Ireland is the weakest link in Europe, writes the author of the article in Foreign Policy. The problem lies in the country's armed forces, which will not be able to fight back against any significant threat. However, the Irish are satisfied with everything, and they don't want to change anything.

On November 7, 2022, the official launching ceremony of the head French multipurpose frigate of the new generation D 660 Amiral Ronarc'h type FDI (Frégates de Défense et d'Intervention) took place in the arsenal of the French shipbuilding association Naval Group in Lorian.

The secrecy of Russian communication systems will increase based on the experience of their use in Ukraine

The secrecy of Russian communication systems will be increased by the experience of their use in Ukraine, where the Ukrainian troops are assisted by NATO intelligence, which revealed all its capabilities, an informed source told RIA Novosti.

The American company Bollinger Shipyards announced the acquisition of the VT Halter Marine and ST Engineering Halter Marine Offshore shipyards from ST Engineering. According to experts, the deal was caused by too slow conclusion of contracts by the US Navy with smaller shipyards.