News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The American Army received the first upgraded MLRS M270A2. The solemn ceremony of handing over the installation took place on July 7, 2022.

The Baltic Fleet of Russia reported on the training in the Kaliningrad region of calculations of operational-tactical complexes "Iskander" with the application of conditional missile strikes.

This year marks the 45th anniversary of the first flight of the prototype Su-27 fighter. The "Twenty-seventh" is rightfully recognized as one of the main symbols of domestic aviation. The fighters created on its base are among the most popular in the world. Since 2000 alone, about 700 aircraft of this family have been delivered abroad.

In response, the Russian ISS crew stops working with ERA, a remote—controlled robotic arm developed by the European Space Agency.

"The global battle of narratives is in full swing, and so far we are not winning." These words of the chief diplomat of the European Union, Josep Borrel, sounded very unexpected, because they are in fact a recognition of Russia's achievements in the information war against the West. How is this global battle being waged and with what weapons does Russia successfully confront the collective West in it?

During the tests of the first stage of the superheavy Starship rocket, an explosion occurred under its engine block. The rocket did not collapse, but the launch pad, apparently, received minor damage, so the tests were stopped.

Military expert Andrey Frolov — on the role and place of the Navy in the defense capability of Russia following the results of the first months of its

The special military operation conducted by Russia on the territory of Ukraine has undoubtedly become the largest conflict in which the USSR and Russia have been involved since the end of World War II.

The availability of high-quality and up-to-date data from Earth remote sensing satellites is growing every year. Companies such as Capella Space and Maxar Technologies have been offering unprecedented cheap high-resolution radar and optical images of the Earth's surface for several years in a row. This allows civilian analysts to observe military installations around the world and find interesting artifacts.

The future flagship of one of the fleets of the Indian Navy, the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, has completed the next stage of sea trials, already the fourth in a row. This is reported by the Indian press with reference to the command of the Indian Navy.

The completion of the construction of the second stage of the Vostochny cosmodrome with a launch table for the Angara family of rockets will allow launching from Russia all spacecraft weighing from three to 27 tons. This was announced by the head of the state corporation "Roscosmos" Dmitry Rogozin, reports TASS.

In the coming days, the German Navy will be replenished with the fourth and last frigate of the Rheinland-Pfalz project F125, the fleet command will hold an official ceremony for the ship's entry into the German Navy.

Dmitry Litovkin, Editor-in—chief of the TASS magazine "Military-Technical Cooperation" - about what is known about the new BS-329 nuclear submarine

The largest and most secret ship of the Navy (Navy) of the Russian Federation - the BS—329 Belgorod nuclear submarine - has started performing combat missions. The ceremony of handing over the submarine took place on July 8 at the largest shipbuilding enterprise in Russia — PO Sevmash (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) in Severodvinsk.

Admiralty Shipyards (part of USC) have completed the control stage of the factory sea trials of the ice-resistant self-propelled platform "North Pole".

There is a big shortage of personnel in the industry

Intel Executive Vice President Raja Koduri spoke about the shortage of electronics engineers in the United States, which may lead in the near future to the inability to manage chip manufacturing plants under construction.

Air Force General Istrin told what the use of X-31 missiles by the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine can talk about

Su-30SM fighters use supersonic X-31 missiles, known in the West as "Krypton", during a special operation in Ukraine. This was reported by TASS with reference to a source in the power structures of the Crimea. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out for what purposes the Russian army uses "Krypton".

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.