News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

As part of the Artemis program, it is planned to create an inhabited station in orbit around the Moon. Since the gravitational field of the Earth's satellite has strong local disturbances, it is difficult for the spacecraft to stay in lunar orbits for a long time. To test one of the possible stable trajectories, NASA launched the CAPSTONE mission, but almost immediately after separation from the upper stage, communication with the probe disappeared.

Following the current trends in the development of military affairs, the leadership of the Armed Forces of Turkey is making active efforts to digitalize the troops.

The active use of artillery by both sides of the conflict in Ukraine has led to a significant increase in the distance between the opposing forces. In these conditions, an extended "gray zone" is formed in front of the front lines, on the territory of which fighting is conducted by small groups, the main tactics of which are lightning raids and anti-sabotage raids.

The Ministry of Defense received a batch of armored repair and evacuation vehicles BRAM-1M. The equipment was supplied by Uralvagonzavod as part of the state defense order. As noted in the press service of the UVZ, each car has colorful drawings from children with wishes to the Russian military.

The MiG-35 generation 4++ fighter (Fulcrum-F), which was supposed to provide the Russian Aerospace Forces with the necessary power, and the country with the opportunity to earn money on its export, turned out to be a complete failure. So the plane was named by the columnist of the American publication 19FortyFive Brent Eastwood.

NASA has condemned the use of the International Space Station (ISS) for political purposes. The agency commented on the photo of Russian cosmonauts at the station with the flag of the Luhansk People's Republic (LNR), writes the Washington Post (WP) with reference to the agency's statement.

The US Army has identified a problem in the wheeled armored personnel carriers (APC) Stryker ("Stryker") with new means of communication. During the exercises, the lack of electricity generated by the armored personnel carrier limited the operation of the new equipment of the vehicle, Defense News writes.

The new Belgorod submarine is formally designed to solve scientific problems and rescue operations, but among its equipment there is also the most unusual thermonuclear weapon ever created.

Algeria for the first time publicly showed combat vehicles purchased in Russia to support the BMPT-2 Terminator tanks. The cars passed in the parade column during the military parade dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the country's independence, which took place on July 5.

As reported on July 8, 2022 by JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), a solemn ceremony of signing the acceptance certificate and transfer of the special-purpose nuclear submarine Belgorod to the Navy of the Russian Federation took place at the largest shipbuilding enterprise of Russia JSC Production Association Northern Machine-Building Enterprise (SMP) in Severodvinsk." project 09852 (factory number 91664).

RAS continues to insist on cooperation with German scientists

The inclusion by Russian specialists of the German eROSITA telescope, which is part of the Russian orbital observatory "Spectrum-RG", will not take place in the near future, the head of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Alexander Sergeev told Interfax.

The special purpose nuclear submarine K-329 Belgorod of project 09852 will allow the Russian Navy to "dominate in the Arctic." This is described in the article of the American edition of The Drive.

The results of observations of the course of the Ukrainian conflict confirm the validity of the modernization efforts of the US army

The "Lessons" that the US received during the observation of Russia's special operation in Ukraine showed that the US army chose the "right priorities" for its modernization, Defense News writes.

How does Russia intend to destroy American F-22 and F-35 in case of war

The String-1 bistatic radar is not a death sentence for stealth aircraft, but in the course of future conflicts it may pose a serious threat to NATO aviation, writes The National Interest. The author notes that inconspicuous attack fighters are especially vulnerable to it.

What are the ships of the new project equipped with and when will all eight of them start serving

At the end of July, the new nuclear submarine Novosibirsk of the Yasen-M project will carry out combat training launches of cruise missiles and go to a permanent base in the Pacific Ocean.

Motorcycle units have been created as part of the Ukrainian army. The first pictures and videos of the Ukrainian military on motorcycles "Dnepr" MT-11 appeared at the end of June this year. Motorcycles with sidecars are armed with anti-tank complexes.

The new Turkish Bayraktar Akıncı attack drone is serially supplied to the Turkish army, and even exported, the developer company Baykar Makina in January this year announced the conclusion of the first contract for the supply of drones abroad.

Planetary scientists and engineers from the University of Arizona presented a project of a glider that can fly for a long time in the atmosphere of Mars, studying the canyons. It is assumed that two such devices with inflatable deployable wings can be launched from a balloon or airship. The article was published in the journal Aerospace.

The Austrian Armed Forces have received a new 8.6 mm medium sniper rifle. It complements the range of precision small arms of the Austrian army. The new rifle has a larger caliber and a more powerful sight than the famous SSG 69 sniper rifle. Since 2020, the 8.6 mm rifle has been supplied to the troops.

Economic indicators support activity in the defense industry

The stabilization of the rate of decline in industrial production in the Russian Federation recorded by Rosstat in May 2022 is largely due to the dynamics of the military-industrial complex (MIC), production in mixed industries in which it is difficult to distinguish civilian products, and the production of components for nuclear reactors.