News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Until recently, the Western defense industry concentrated on working with the latest generations of military equipment, be it aircraft, armored vehicles or tanks. Modernization of outdated systems was mainly carried out by "second-tier" countries, such as Turkey, individual states of Latin America and Southeast Asia.

Rear Admiral Mikhail Chekmasov spoke about the prospects of Russian aircraft carriers

The Admiral Kuznetsov, the only heavy aircraft carrier in the Russian Navy, will return to the fleet after repairs in the first quarter of 2024. About why new aircraft carriers have not appeared in Russia for 30 years and how the domestic military fleet can withstand NATO carrier strike groups (AUG) - in an interview with Gazeta.Ru" said Rear Admiral of the reserve, military expert Mikhail Chekmasov.

The newest naval armament transport "Gennady Dmitriev" of the 20360M project, built at the Vimpel shipbuilding enterprise in Rybinsk, has been sent to Sevastopol for completion. This is reported by the press service of the enterprise.

He told TASS in an interview whether there are orders for Sotalia, how many ships and ships USC plans to deliver by the end of the year and how the state defense order is being carried out in the current conditions.

China has launched its third aircraft carrier. This is a truly colossal achievement, especially considering the state this country was in just forty years ago. How did the Chinese Navy manage to make this breakthrough and what role did the ships created in the USSR play in it?

In the 90s, a sample of the BTR-T heavy armored personnel carrier was made in Omsk on the basis of the T-55 medium tank. Instead of a turret with a 100 mm gun and a 7.62 mm machine gun, a low-profile manned combat module with a 2A42 automatic cannon and a 9M113 "Competition" anti-tank missile system was installed.

The conflict in Ukraine has shown that economic dependence poses a threat to the national security of any state, writes The Atlantic. The author notes that even "great democracies" like the United States are subject to serious risks in this regard.

Artillery shells "Krasnopol" showed high efficiency during the special operation in the Donbass. This statement was made by Rostec on June 16.

The maneuvers in the Sea of Japan were the first such long-range exercises of the large destroyer Type 055 of the People's Liberation Army Navy of China, which is named "Lhasa" in honor of the capital of Tibet. According to the Global Times, the United States and Japan are constantly provoking China in the Taiwan Strait.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured thousands of galaxies in a new image in ultraviolet light. This is reported by Phys.org .

The shipyards of Kherson may soon start working again. Kherson shipbuilders can start building ships for the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

The Russian Space Systems Holding (RKS, part of Roscosmos) has successfully conducted an experiment on the use of a differential correction and monitoring system (SDCM) in the northern circumpolar regions of Russia, the press service of the holding reported on Thursday.

The Northern Fleet (SF) will receive diesel-electric submarines (DPL), which are called "black holes" because of low noise. Admiralty Shipyards will build a series of six diesel-electric submarines of the 636.3 Varshavyanka project for the SF. This is reported by TASS, referring to a source in the military-industrial complex.

Lockheed Martin (USA) is repurposing the JAGM air-to-ground missile for air defense. According to Rita Flaherty, the company's vice president for strategy and business operations in the missile and fire control sector, which she expressed to journalists at the Eurosatory defense exhibition, the munition can be adapted for a short-range mobile air defense system.

Expert Belousov believes that the Harpoon missile may pose a danger to landing ships of the Russian Federation

The new package of US military assistance for Ukraine will include anti-ship missiles Harpoon ("Harpoon") - in the amount of two complexes. President Joe Biden called them "advanced missile systems." "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what the danger of the "Harpoon" is and what are the chances of increasing the supply of these weapons to Kiev.

A number of leaks and statements by officials can be interpreted in such a way that Russia has started developing specialized marine drones. For example, in order to equip the only Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov with them. What are the features of marine UAVs and which of them are most needed by the Russian Navy?

The Rostec United Engine Corporation, the administration of St. Petersburg and the management company of the special economic zone have concluded a trilateral agreement. Within its framework, the production of aircraft engines will be expanded on the territory of the SEZ of the Northern Capital, including the construction of a production and design building, a development workshop, and a complex for bench tests.

This modification of the Msta-S self-propelled artillery system looks similar to the basic model, but at the same time, there are differences. The main one is the use of a 155-mm gun with a barrel length of 52 calibers.

The first group of officers who will operate the new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) has completed training at the Military Academy of Strategic Missile Forces named after Peter the Great, the head of the Academy Igor Afonin said.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced the baptism ceremony of the Richard M McCool Jr. (LPD-29) class "San Antonio", which took place on June 11 at the enterprise of its Ingalls Shipbuilding division.