News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Western sanctions against the Russian Federation forced the Russian aviation industry to look for a replacement for imported components and assemblies. Rostec, which is facing this problem acutely, called the delivery date of the first six MS-21 aircraft with domestic engines.

Previously, the provision of warring units meant timely supplies of ammunition, dry linen, water and food. Now the military needs huge reserves of electricity to carry out daily operations. In particular, we are talking about ensuring the normal functioning of command posts, communication systems, material supply of troops. Military experts predict an increase in the army's electricity needs over the next decade.

High-precision air-based missiles have been actively used in a special military operation since the first days. It was the X-31PM aircraft missiles that destroyed almost all the air defense radars of the armed forces of Ukraine.

Experts explained why Islamabad tested the Shaheen-3 ballistic missile

Pakistan has tested the Shaheen-3 ballistic missile (Shaheen-III). This happened after a vote of no confidence in the country's Prime Minister Imran Khan, who met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow on the day of the start of a special military operation in Ukraine. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what was behind the tests.

The Russian Academy of Sciences appreciated the decision of ESA to terminate participation in the lunar programs of Roscosmos

The European Space Agency removes its instruments from Russian lunar missions. A European camera and a drill will not go to the moon. In the Russian Academy of Sciences "Newspaper.Ru" told what Dmitry Rogozin's comment "a woman with a cart is easier for a mare" means.

Dmitry Khazanov — about what new MiG-25P brought to the domestic aviation

In the second half of the 50s of the twentieth century, the Artyom Mikoyan Design Bureau began work on the creation of heavy high-speed and high-altitude interceptor fighters designed to combat not only existing, but also promising supersonic bombers and reconnaissance aircraft.

The American aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has an extremely difficult fate. From the moment of its laying in 2009 until its final commissioning at the end of last year, the most expensive warship in history was plagued by setbacks.

Rostec State Corporation bought the blocking share of the developer of electronics on Baikal processors — the Edelweiss company. It is noteworthy that representatives of the electronic market associate this company with the founder of the supercomputer company "T-platforms" Vsevolod Opanasenko.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Russian military used hypersonic weapons - the Dagger aviation complex - to destroy the command post of the Ukrainian army in the Donbass.

The most effective in conducting a military special operation in Ukraine objectively became high-precision Kalibr missiles.

The Ministry of Defense has published a video of a salvo launch of "Calibers" at objects of the armed forces of Ukraine from one of the frigates of the Black Sea Fleet.

The operation in Ukraine has once again confirmed the effectiveness of hand grenade launchers of the RPG family, which are actively used by both sides of the conflict. Lightweight, easy-to-use and extremely effective weapons have existed since 1949 and are used almost everywhere: Russian grenade launchers destroy tanks and other armored vehicles, burn bunkers and even shoot down helicopters, They are used by more than 80 countries of the world, writes 19fortyfive.

On April 12, Cosmonautics Day, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko visited the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur Region. Putin said that Russia needs to successfully respond to modern challenges in space, and also promised to resume Russia's lunar program.

The Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle Bayraktar tried to conduct reconnaissance for the ships of the Black Sea Fleet, as well as to find out the location of coastal defensive positions.

However, according to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the enemy drone was promptly detected off the western coast of the Crimean peninsula.

The Russian Academy of Sciences commented on Putin's statement about Russia's resumption of the lunar program

Vladimir Putin recalled the need to send the Luna-25 scientific mission this year. About the history of its transfers, underfunding and plans to attract Chinese partners, he tells "Газета.Ru ".

Import substitution in the optical industry became the central topic of the meeting of the Council of Chief Technologists, which was held under the leadership of Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation Oleg Bochkarev, the press service of the holding "Shvabe.

Experts told how a Russian Navy ship destroyed Bayraktar TB2

The frigate of the Black Sea Fleet "Admiral Essen" destroyed the Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 drone from the ship's anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) "Calm" off the coast of Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what "Calm" is and how it works.

New details have emerged about the creation in the United States of a critically important type of weapon – a strategic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. One could even say that the future of the entire US nuclear arsenal is to some extent in question. Why did this happen and what problems will the Pentagon have to solve now?

For the first time in the world, and in a combat situation, an ejection from a helicopter was performed. The pilots became Heroes of Russia. And not only for this jump through the blades.

Military Watch Magazine (USA): The perfect fighter for the Ukrainian conflict? Why Russia does not have enough Su-57 to turn the situation around

Thanks to the unique capabilities and functions, it is the Su-57 that could become the ideal fighter for the Ukrainian conflict, writes MWM. It is estimated that only six to eight fighters are in service.

The head of the Russian space Agency spoke in detail about plans for the future, cooperation with foreign partners and, of course, Russia's participation in the ISS program.