News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

There was information about the use of another new type of weapon by the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine. We are talking about mortars for almost silent firing. These are 2B25 "Gall" mortars. They are used primarily by special forces and help to effectively fight the enemy's DRG.

Source: "Pantsir-SM" with a double supply of missiles will enter the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation this year

At the forum "Engineers of the Future" in Tula, a presentation of a new version of the Russian anti-aircraft complex "Pantsir-SM" was held. It is distinguished from previous modifications by an increased number of missiles. "Newspaper.Ru" understood the features of the new version of the "Shell".

The German command widely advertises its newest Puma BMP, which is designed to replace the Marder. Its technological refinement is still underway, including based on the results of operation in the military. In particular, it is in service with the 33rd Mechanized battalion, which has become an exemplary unit of the Bundeswehr due to the transition to a new materiel.

How is the hypersonic weapons program developing in the United States and is it worth waiting for the appearance of real-world missiles there

The next tests of American hypersonic weapons ended in complete failure. On Friday, June 29, it became known that during testing, a promising ultra-high-speed CPS rocket had problems with the launch of the second stage. As a result, the tests ended in an accident.

Dmitry Khazanov — how the USSR eliminated the backlog in helicopter construction

An extraordinary event in the world of domestic helicopter construction took place on July 3, 1952, when the crew commander Sergey Brovtsev made a long flight on the Yak-24 for the first time.

Concern Uralvagonzavod of Rostec State Corporation has created the country's first fast-charging electric filling station for electric cars. Its capacity is 150 kW – stations with such characteristics have not been produced in Russia before. The unique development will be presented at the X International Industrial Forum "Innoprom", which will be held from July 4 to 7, 2022 in Yekaterinburg.

Dmitry Stefanovich, a researcher at IMEMO RAS, spoke about the risks of developing a nuclear conflict

Russian and Western analysts have been discussing the possibility of using nuclear weapons since the beginning of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine. Dmitry Stefanovich, a researcher at the IMEMO RAS Center for International Security, co-founder of the Watfor project, an expert of the Russian Council on International Affairs and the Valdai Club, assessed the likelihood of an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine towards the use of nuclear weapons and told what state the nuclear triads of Russia and the United States are in, as well as what Russia's response may be if the United States places its nuclear weapons on the territory of Finland and Sweden.

Tula designers from the Instrument Design Bureau named after Shipunov developed a new modification of the Pantsir-SM anti-aircraft missile system with increased ammunition. The new complex received the prefix "TBM" (transport and combat vehicle).

Head of Chechnya Kadyrov: bases for new Akhmat battalions will appear in the republic

Bases for the new Akhmat battalions as part of the Russian Defense Ministry units are being built in the Chechen Republic, the head of the region Ramzan Kadyrov said.

The heavy nuclear-powered missile cruisers Peter the Great and Admiral Nakhimov of Project 1144.2 Orlan, considered the most powerful in the Russian Navy, will become giant targets in the event of war. So the Russian ships were evaluated in the publication of the American edition 19FortyFive.

The head of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus told by what criteria the country selected candidates for cosmonauts

On April 12, Vladimir Putin instructed Roscosmos to ensure the flight of a Belarusian cosmonaut on a Russian ship. Ethnic Belarusians flew into space during the USSR or under the auspices of Roscosmos, like Oleg Novitsky, but never as representatives of an independent republic.

June 29 became the official date of the professional holiday for all those who work at shipyards in 2017. Then, at the initiative of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation and the joint stock company United Shipbuilding Corporation, the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 659 of May 30, 2017 was published, according to which the date of the celebration was set on this day.

The launch of missiles by a combat helicopter up a hinged trajectory resembles the operation of multiple launch rocket systems. Smoky streaks of rocket exhaust, obliquely going into the sky. The "jump" of the helicopter with the nose lifting. From the outside, many moments and details accompanying such a volley are not visible. Why and how is it done, how is it effective and what benefits does it give, what disadvantages does it contain? Naked Science decided to delve into the details.

Western parts are no longer used! China confirmed the delivery of aircraft parts to Russia — cooperation has reached a new level

Moscow plans to refit the CR929 aircraft of joint production with China in order not to use Western components in it, Sina writes. Cooperation between Moscow and Beijing in the field of high-precision technologies has reached a new level, the author of the article believes.

The Turkish Navy has begun sea acceptance tests of the amphibious helicopter dock ship (DVKD) L400 "Anadolu" (Anadolu).

Moscow. June 29. INTERFAX A detachment of Pacific Fleet Support vessels (Pacific Fleet) is taking part in the expedition of the Russian Geographical Society (RGS) to the Kuril Islands, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on Wednesday.

According to the statement of the Australian Minister of Defense Richard Marles, the new Australian government has confirmed that by March 2023 it must approve a program for the creation of a fleet of submarines with the United Kingdom and the United States.

The Belarusian cosmonaut is due to go into low Earth orbit next autumn on a Roscosmos spacecraft. The head of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic shared details about the preparation and objectives of the mission.

According to the Deputy Prime Minister, 120 thousand of them are personnel with higher education

The shortage of personnel at Russian enterprises of the military-industrial complex in the near future will be about 400 thousand people, 120 thousand of them are personnel with higher education, the Deputy Prime Minister said on Wednesday at a plenary session in the Tula region Russian Federation Yuri Borisov.

Success Rockets (SR Space) company plans to launch a rocket for the first time this year, which will reach the Pocket line (100 km above the Earth) — the conditional border with space. So far, the launch will be a test, so there are no plans to launch satellites.