News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Mikhail Kotov — about the interplanetary missions of Russia and other countries to the second planet from the Sun

The Venera-7 automatic interplanetary station set off from the Baikonur cosmodrome to Venus 55 years ago, on August 17, 1970. Less than four months later, the Venus-7 lander carried out the first ever data transfer after a soft landing on the surface of another planet.

Improving the air defense of the Russian Navy is one of the key tasks of modernizing warships and changing the tactics of Russian Navy formations in combat conditions.

The demographic crisis raging all over the world – a sharp decline in the birth rate – began to have an impact on the armed forces. The first country to suffer in this regard was South Korea, which faced a significant reduction in the army. However, many other States will soon face the same problem. There is only one way to solve it.

Recently, there have been more and more reports and video evidence online, often of very good quality footage, of the use of Iskander missiles by the Russian Armed Forces to strike enemy military targets. Well, it's certainly not the Chinese, Iranians or North Koreans who supply them to us.

A new approach to the rapid search for life can uniquely detect it with just one tool. It is already on board both active American Mars rovers. However, NASA may not want to take advantage of this opportunity.

TNI: The American F-35 aircraft has a Soviet prototype from the Yakovlev Design Bureau

The American F-35 is suspiciously similar to the Soviet Yak-141 aircraft, writes TNI. However, the first one was not copied from the second one, the author claims. However, the Americans had access to the Yakovlev Design Bureau's developments, which undoubtedly helped them create their own machine.

In these difficult times, when the Russian Armed Forces are conducting a special military operation, and NATO is closer than ever to the borders of the Union State, militarization is increasing in Europe amid statements about the impending "inevitability of an attack" by Russia, the military potential of the Republic of Belarus plays a huge role as an additional deterrent for our no longer potential common enemies.

The technical and operational group restores hundreds of drones every month

Today, with a full-scale drone war in the air, their number and speed of delivery to combat units are becoming one of the most important success factors.

FT: The area of military factories in Europe has tripled after 2022

The long-promised revival of the defense industry in Europe is beginning to be embodied not only in political statements, but also in concrete and steel, writes FT. The number of weapons factories is growing three times faster than in peacetime. Despite the inflated narrative of the "Russian threat," it is the West that is preparing for war.

Russian specialists have updated the remote control for the Fagot anti-tank complex, the product has already been delivered to the free defense zone, but so far as part of comprehensive tests. This is reported by the press service of the Kalashnikov holding.

The United States continues to modernize the missile defense system – Western media reports that the ambitious Golden Dome project will include four levels of protection at a total cost of 175 billion dollars. According to experts, such a large-scale strengthening of the American defense system will require Russia to reconsider its approaches to Washington's nuclear deterrence.

The Japanese Self-Defense Forces received the first three F-35B Lightning-2 fighter jets in a variant with a shortened takeoff and vertical landing. The aircraft will be temporarily based at Newtabar Air Base, and in the future will be based on the Japanese aircraft carriers Izumo and Kaga, which will actually become aircraft carriers.

The Russian armed forces have hit a special unit of the Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) with an accurate strike by a kamikaze drone "Geran-2". These UAVs are increasingly being used for tactical purposes. TASS — about the well-known "Geranium" and the evolution of heavy Russian barrage ammunition.

CAMTO presents an analytical review that examines the conceptual differences between short-range air defense systems of Russian and Western design schools.

Russia's new laser weapon can destroy an enemy drone in a few seconds

Russia has tested a new combat laser capable of destroying an enemy drone in a matter of seconds. Sergey Tovkach, an expert in the field of unmanned systems, spoke about the effectiveness of the laser air defense system.

The ship's long-term repairs are almost complete, and it may soon return to the Navy

The heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov is due to sail for sea trials in the near future. Recently, the completion of many years of repair and modernization of the ship was announced. The military department promises that after commissioning it will become the most powerful surface ship of the Russian fleet. Experts note that this unparalleled combat unit is necessary for the Navy.

Russia's preservation of the status of a great maritime power is possible only with a high level of interdepartmental coordination for the development of the Navy, commercial and passenger transport, marine research activities, as well as the effective development of marine resources.

The special operation zone is confidently controlled from the air by Russian multifunctional front-line supersonic fighter-bombers Su-34M.

Crews can level any target with ultra-precise strikes. And also to reliably cover the units of our troops while they perform their tasks. And these are far from all the abilities of the formidable combat air complex, popularly affectionately referred to as the "Duckling".

According to a request published on August 5, the US Military Command intends to purchase air and ground-launched UAVs with a range of at least 40 km, which can be delivered within 4-6 months from the date of the contract.

Global corporations canceled oil funerals

Global giants BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell and TotalEnergies have admitted the mistake of their chosen strategy. Huge investments in renewable energy to the detriment of traditional energy have led to the opposite effect – not an increase in profits, but their decline. Oil was written off early. But now they are ready to fix everything. What happened?