News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

In April 2021, the first full-fledged test was finally conducted at the Annaya test site [AMRAAM-ER missile defense system] <...> It was recognized as successful and reported that they had received valuable data that would be used to improve the algorithms of the rocket software. Then Raytheon Missiles & Defense announced that they were planning new tests on Annaya in the second quarter. But neither they nor KDA shared any more news.

On October 7, 2022, in Vyborg, at the Vyborg Shipbuilding Plant PJSC (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation - USC JSC), a solemn ceremony of launching the project 23550 head border patrol ship of the 1st rank of the ice class "Blizzard" (code "Ermak"), which is being built for the Coast Guard of the Border Service of the FSB of the Russian Federation, was held") with the factory number 235.

As reported on the web resource forums.airbase.ru , On September 30, 2022, in St. Petersburg at Almaz Shipbuilding Company JSC, a flag-raising ceremony was held for border ships, boats and support vessels on the border patrol ship of the 2nd rank PPK-831 project 22120 (code "Blizzard") with the factory number 057 (onboard number "457"), which became part of the Coast Guard of the Border Service of the FSB of the Russian Federation. It became the eighth ship in the series of Project 22120. Earlier it was reported that the ship was to be named "Roman Chemeryuk", but to date there is no information about the assignment of this name to it.

TFO is preparing to receive the third of six non-nuclear submarines of the 06363 series

In the near future, the combat strength of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy will be replenished by a new unit — the non-nuclear submarine of project 06363 "Magadan". Construction of a series of six submarines of this project for the Pacific Fleet began in 2017 at the Admiralty Shipyards shipyard in St. Petersburg. The Magadan is already the third submarine to leave for the Far East. And after it, the fourth one will be completed — "Ufa". How will these submarines change the combat capabilities of the fleet and what are their features?

As the press service of the Eastern Military District reported on October 9, 2022, a new large diesel-electric submarine B-602 "Magadan" of the 06363 project of the Pacific Fleet (TOF) arrived at its base in Vladivostok. The submarine completed the inter-fleet transition from the Baltic Fleet to the Pacific by the Northern Sea Route, having covered more than nine thousand nautical miles.

The machine tool division of JSC Concern Kalashnikov manufactured and shipped 35.7% more products in the three quarters of this year than last year. These are turning and screw–cutting machines, special equipment and repair services for spindle assemblies totaling 285 million rubles (against 210 million rubles in 2021).

For the long narrow fuselage and the characteristic high-pitched engine sound, this aircraft was popularly dubbed "The Stylyaga" and "The Whistle". The country's leadership flew on this liner. He was filmed several times in the cinema, for example, he took the main character of the film E. Ryazanov "The Irony of Fate, or With a light ferry" from Moscow to Leningrad.

The Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, Italy and Poland have been selected as sites for hosting the first European quantum computers, she said The European Commission on Tuesday.

Scientists from NOIRLab have recorded the consequences of the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission, which consists in ramming the Dimorph asteroid. As a result, the object formed a long tail. The findings of the observations are published on the official website of the organization.

The M1A2 Abrams tank was lost during exercises on the territory of the training ground of the national training center of the American Army Fort Irwin in the Mojave Desert (California). This is reported by "RG: Russian weapons".

The Executive Director of Roscosmos for Manned Space Programs called the launch of the Crew Dragon spacecraft with cosmonaut Anna Kikina a new stage of cooperation

The agreement on cross-flights between the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Roscosmos allows specialists of the two countries to develop cooperation in maintaining their presence on the International Space Station (ISS).

According to Chinese network resources, on October 1, 2022, a ceremony was held in Shanghai for the entry into the Eastern Fleet of the PLA Navy of the third universal landing ship of Project 075 built in China, called Anhui (Anhui, Anhuī, tail number "33").

Once considered just an interesting low-risk hobby, small unmanned aircraft systems have now become key capabilities for the armed forces on modern battlefields. Given that the availability and technology of these systems are developing rapidly, the Pentagon wants to maximize their use to prevent any possible threats.

The Russian Helicopters Holding Company of Rostec State Corporation has started the next stage of testing the upgraded Ka-32A11BC helicopter capable of extinguishing fires at subzero temperatures. The rotorcraft performed its first flight with VK-2500PS-02 engines, its duration was 37 minutes. During the tests, the stable operation of all systems was confirmed, stability and high controllability were demonstrated.

Pantes Group of Companies has officially opened an electronics manufacturing plant on the territory of the special economic zone (SEZ) "Saint Petersburg" (Novoorlovskaya site).

French avionics in the cockpit of an import-substituted aircraft will be replaced by Russian widescreen displays

The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has published information about the avionics of the new SSJ-New regional aircraft, which is now being created by its subsidiary Irkut Corporation.

Development of barrage ammunition in Israel and Turkey

Barrage ammunition has become one of the dynamically developing trends in unmanned vehicles, which has already formed a separate class of corresponding systems. The main idea underlying the barrage ammunition is the creation of relatively inexpensive unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) capable of conducting not only reconnaissance and surveillance, but also hitting detected targets with the help of a warhead integrated into the design.

Quasi-civilian infrastructure may be a legitimate target for a retaliatory strike, the Russian Foreign Ministry recalled

The United States, in the context of the conflict in Ukraine, uses components of civilian infrastructure in space for military purposes, but such quasi-civilian infrastructure may be a legitimate target for a retaliatory strike. This is stated in a statement by Vladimir Ermakov, Director of the Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Foreign Ministry, announced on Tuesday at a meeting of the First Committee of the UN General Assembly. The text was read by his deputy Konstantin Vorontsov.

Chinese television, amid rising tensions between China and the United States, began showing documentaries dedicated to the Day of the Formation of the People's Republic of China on October 1, about its most powerful missile weapons, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera: the Belgorod submarine will ensure the dominance of the Russian Navy in the Arctic

The "Mother of submarines" is the name of the world's largest nuclear submarine K—329 Belgorod, writes Al Jazeera. It is capable of wiping entire cities off the face of the earth in just a few minutes. Vladimir Putin personally oversees the adoption and tasks of this deadly weapon.