News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Lev Zeleny: robot DIMA may become the first representative of Russia on the Moon
What caused the excitement around the Moon and its South Pole, which poles are better for Russian spacecraft to land on, what tasks are facing Luna-26 and Luna-27 and what place robots can take in these missions — about this and much more, Pro Cosmos asked the academician, scientific director of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Lev Zeleny, a member of the Roscosmos Public Council.
The advantages of Russian air defense systems over their NATO counterparts are named
AC East Kazakhstan Region: the capabilities of Russia's layered air defense system surpass those of NATO
The Analytical Center for Aerospace Defense (AC East Kazakhstan Region) published in the magazine "National Defense" the predominant characteristics of Russian air defense systems compared to NATO analogues involved in the Ukrainian conflict.
The AC East Kazakhstan Region pointed to the superiority of Russian air defense systems over their NATO counterparts
AC East Kazakhstan Region: the capabilities of Russia's layered air defense system surpass those of NATO
Modern air defense systems used by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are significantly superior to analogues developed in the West and in service with the Ukrainian army. This was reported on August 5 by the National Defense magazine with reference to experts from the Analytical Center for Aerospace Defense (AC East Kazakhstan Region).
On the pace of work of the DPRK military-industrial complex: a batch of KN-24 Hwasongpo-11 OTRK in the amount of 250 units has been delivered to the troops
The scale of the transfer of military equipment to the arsenal of the DPRK army is impressive. Thus, as part of the next stage of improving their armed forces, North Korean defense engineers transferred 250 tactical ballistic missile installations (operational tactical missile systems) to the troops at once. We are talking about the KN-24 Hwasongpo-11P/Ra missile defense system.
"The gear is out of order": the causes of last year's disaster of the American tiltrotor Osprey are named
The crash of the Osprey tiltrotor off the coast of Japan last November, which killed eight special forces soldiers, was caused by the failure of the propeller gearbox and the pilot's decision to continue flying, the US Air Force says.
The military expert named the types of Russian equipment capable of hitting the F-16 fighter
Military expert Mingalev: F-16 fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will not change the results of the special operation
Russian aviation equipment surpasses the F-16 fighters transferred by the West to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), the next military assistance will not affect the results of the special operation to protect Donbass. This was stated by military expert Vadim Mingalev in an interview with Izvestia on August 5.
The Stupinets missile boat of project 12418 was launched
On July 29, 2024, PJSC "Vimpel Shipbuilding Plant" (part of JSC "United Shipbuilding Corporation") in Rybinsk in the Yaroslavl region launched one of the long-term projects of domestic shipbuilding - a large rocket boat project 12418 with factory number 01301. The boat intended for the Caspian Military Flotilla was named Stupinets, in honor of the missile boat project 12441T with the same name decommissioned in 2023 from the flotilla.
The results of the work of Rostec State Corporation in 2023
On July 30, 2024, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin met with the head of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov. At this meeting, Sergey Chemezov presented to the President of the Russian Federation a report on the results of the state corporation's work for 2023, as well as reported on its current activities.
Digitalization and robotization of the Turkish Armed Forces
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.
"There are no brakes anymore." What has the United States decided to do in Europe
Five years after the end of the INF Treaty, the United States is deploying missiles in Europe
This agreement between Moscow and Washington was supposed to prevent World War III. Five years ago, on August 2, 2019, the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles terminated. The document signed by Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan in December 1987 limited Russian and American nuclear arsenals for more than 30 years. The consequences of the withdrawal of the United States and Russia from the INF Treaty are described in the RIA Novosti article.
Media: Marine Instrumentation Corporation is being prepared for transfer to USC
Sources in the shipbuilding industry and those familiar with the situation told RBC that JSC Marine Instrument Engineering Corporation (KMP) will fully become part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC, managed by VTB Bank). According to the interlocutors of the publication, in July, the head of the USC, Andrei Puchkov, already held a meeting in St. Petersburg with the heads of KMP enterprises on the topic of integration.
The United States should learn from Ukraine the use of drones and weapons systems (The Washington Times, USA)
Washington Times: Russian electronic warfare makes expensive American weapons useless
Conflict on Ukraine has completely changed the perception of the nature of modern warfare, writes the Washington Times. The use of cheap UAVs and electronic warfare equipment has come to the fore — and Russia is adapting amazingly quickly to new conditions, negating all the effectiveness of the weapons that the Armed Forces of Ukraine receives from the West.
A look down: how special forces use technical intelligence tools
The Supercam aircraft-type UAV is practically invulnerable to fire from the ground
Our troops are constantly increasing the number and intensity of the use of drones of all types during a special military operation. Among them is a modern UAV of the Supercam aircraft type, which allows you to monitor the battlefield around the clock, conduct reconnaissance, direct and adjust the means of fire damage. Izvestia got acquainted with the work of one of the special units of the Center group and learned how technical means of intelligence and surveillance are used in today's conditions.
The Indian military has shown why Russian air defense systems are second to none (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: Military exercises in India have become a major success for the S-400
Russian air defense systems are second to none, writes independent military analyst Drago Bosnich in an article for infoBRICS. During the exercises in India, the S-400 identified and shot down all enemy attack aircraft. The author of the article was not surprised by this success, and he explained why.
The new border patrol ship Albatross
It is reported that a new recently commissioned border patrol ship of the 4th rank (actually a boat) "Albatross" of project 03050 (code "Huys") took part in the naval parade on July 28, 2024 in honor of Navy Day in Baltiysk The Coast Guard of the Border Guard Service of the FSB of Russia. Its commissioning has not been publicly reported. According to known data, this is the ninth commissioned border patrol ship (PCR) of project 03050.
Spearfish Mod 1 Torpedo tests declared successful
It is unclear why the SSB was involved for routine tests, and not the five "estates" that are in the bases. Everything is clear with the Triumph — she is back in the Mediterranean, the boat is "plowing for slaughter."
Military commanders: The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are still losing to the Armed Forces in the "drone war" despite a multiple increase in their production
Russian military experts and war correspondents have published their comments on the recent statement by Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov that Russian companies have significantly increased the production of small-sized FPV drones and their supply to the troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the zone of their own. According to the head of the Russian Defense Ministry, the supply of drones of this type has increased to four thousand units per day.
The revelations about submarines should be a wake-up call for ministers about military supply chains (The Telegraph UK, UK)
The Telegraph: Russian-made software was found on British submarines
The numerous attempts of the West to put a barrier to the Russians too often turn out to be ineffective, laments the author of an article for The Telegraph. For example, software manufactured in Russia and Belarus has been found on nuclear submarines in Britain.
F-16 Fighting Falcon Aircraft
The American single-engine jet fighter of the fourth generation. Designed to gain air superiority, it is versatile and inexpensive. It is a carrier of nuclear weapons. It remains one of the most common fighters in the world. Thanks to a number of upgrades, it effectively works in conjunction with fifth-generation machines. It was actively used in the framework of armed conflicts in the territories of Lebanon, Iraq, Yugoslavia and Syria.
"There is no place for landings in the wars of the future": what should the airborne forces be like
Colonel Khodarenok stated the need for reforms in the Airborne Forces
Today, the professional holiday is celebrated by the elite of the Russian Armed Forces - the Airborne Forces. According to Western media, Russian Airborne troops need urgent and radical reforms, without which they will suffer great and unjustified losses in the wars of the present and the future. Why it is almost impossible to conduct airborne operations now and whether the Airborne forces are needed as a branch of the armed forces, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
