News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The launch took place when few people believed that it would succeed this year — even in the space industry. The twelve-year program of a disposable rocket for several billion dollars risks becoming obsolete against the background of new, much cheaper designs.

A linear diesel-electric icebreaker of the 21900M2 project will be built at the Vyborg Shipyard. The ship's laying ceremony took place today, November 16, 2022. This is reported by the portal <url>.

On November 16, Admiralty Shipyards JSC held a solemn ceremony of raising the St. Andrew's Naval Flag on a large diesel-electric submarine "Ufa" project 636.3.

After the meeting of the heads of defense departments in Brussels, the European Defense Agency (EDA) issued a statement on the need for a significant increase in defense spending of all EU countries.

The signing of the acceptance certificate will take place on November 29

The second serial nuclear icebreaker of Project 22220 Ural, which is being built at the Baltic Plant by order of FSUE Atomflot, will be available to the enterprise at the end of November. This was announced on Wednesday by Leonid Irlitsa, Acting Director General of Atomflot, during the strategic session "Implementation of infrastructure projects of the NSR under sanctions pressure", which is taking place in Murmansk.

The Rostec United Engine Corporation has launched three new production buildings equipped with modern equipment at the Samara enterprise "ODK-Kuznetsov". More than 4 billion rubles have been invested in their construction. Commissioning of new capacities will double the volume of production of components for a number of power plants, including NK-32 series 02 and "Products of the Russian Federation".

The Northern Command of the PLA includes the strongest army group

As a result of the 2017 military reform, the Shenyang Military District and part of the Jinan Military District of the PLA turned into the Northern Command (Northern Combat Command Zone, SC) with headquarters in Shenyang. His area of responsibility includes the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the provinces of Shandong, Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang.

The Caspian Military Flotilla is a formation of the Russian Navy, created by decree of Emperor Peter I in 1722 and intended for operations on the Caspian Sea and in the Volga River delta.

At the landing complex of the Space Center named after On November 12, NASA's John F. Kennedy (Florida) successfully landed an experimental orbital reusable UAV X-37B (OTV-6).

In its annual report on shipbuilding for the Navy, the Congressional Budget Office warned that uncertainty about the final parameters and capabilities of the next-generation destroyer suggests that its final cost on average may differ significantly from the estimates of the US Navy.

According to the American publication "19 FortyFive", the new Chinese hypersonic anti-ship missile YJ-21 poses a serious threat to American aircraft carriers. The publication tells that this missile is used to launch from an airplane or a surface ship.

The intersectoral photonics cluster was formed by the decision of the Moscow government on the platform of the Moscow Innovation Cluster. About half of the four dozen companies already registered in the cluster are microelectronics enterprises that are residents of the Technopolis Moscow Special Economic Zone (SEZ).

Sohu: the Su-57 fighter embodies the power of the Russian air defense

Whoever has gained air supremacy will win any war. Russia has the most advanced fighter in the world — the Su-57, writes the user Sohu. Thanks to its impressive characteristics and low visibility, it will restrain the onslaught of the West, the author of the article believes.

It is planned that the Gateway station will work on it

The American spacecraft Capstone on Sunday reached the lunar orbit, where it will spend at least six months. This is reported on the website of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

The magazine of the Russian Defense Ministry "Military Thought" reports that the Pentagon is developing fundamentally new weapons that will allow attacking strategic enemy targets with impunity. They will bet on non-nuclear forces. About the conclusions of analysts — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Turkish authorities have blamed Kurdish organizations for yesterday's explosion in Istanbul

According to the publication "Wirtschaftswohe", the German military industry may be dealt a serious blow due to the initiation by the Bundeswehr of the procedure for the early purchase of weapons from the United States.

The existing American missile defense system is not able to protect the United States from Russian or Chinese missiles. This statement was made by Donald Trump's ex-national security aide John Bolton.

MWM: Russian MiG-31 interceptors demonstrated their strengths in the battles in Ukraine

The MiG-31BM/BSM interceptors took part in air combat operations in Ukraine for the first time. These aircraft have no competitors with comparable capabilities, writes MWM. They are still a mystery to the West.

An exhibition of aerospace products Airshow China 2022 was held in China, where a number of new products were presented. Much attention of local observers was attracted by the Eagle Pupil night vision system, which began to be equipped with combat helicopters of the PRC.

Oleg Faustov, Deputy General Director of the leading Russian manufacturer of combat equipment and armor protection equipment, the Center for High-strength Materials "Reinforced Composites" (Armocom), told in an interview with RIA Novosti correspondent Ivan Suraev about the company's plans to double production, promising developments, as well as the prospects for creating an iron armor suit within the framework of the soldier of the future "Legionnaire" project. a man" who can completely cover the fighter's body like the armor of a medieval knight.