News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Germany has announced its intention to become a guarantor of security in Europe, but at the same time admitted that it is not even able to fulfill the NATO directive – to raise defense spending to 2% of GDP. Experts believe that in general, the EU economy is bursting at the seams against the backdrop of multibillion-dollar aid to Ukraine. What role did anti-Russian sanctions play in this and what financial benefits does Washington derive from the situation?

Aeronet-35 – exhibition of unrealized projects

The Aeronet-35 exhibition was held at the end of November at VDNH. It attracted 130 organizations that demonstrated 170 developments in the field of unmanned aviation.

At the meeting with Putin, the mothers of the participants raised the topics of equipping military personnel and supplying the army

The Russian President spoke with the mothers of servicemen involved in the special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine. Among the topics raised at the meeting on November 25 in Novo-Ogarevo is the lack of camouflage robes.

Iran and Turkey have made their products in demand on the world market

According to the statements of officials in the governments of Western countries, Russia and Iran have signed a contract for 1,750 unmanned aerial vehicles of the Shahed and Mohajer family (UAVs). Of this amount, 500 pieces have allegedly already been delivered in two batches.

Although the American space intelligence gives Russia serious trouble

The fighting in Ukraine highlights the trends in the development of modern combat systems, which appeared even before it began. But now these hostilities significantly affect these trends.

InVoen Info continues the review of the article by Avi Yager, researcher at the International Institute for Combating Terrorism of the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC, Herzliya, Israel) on the reform of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)

The press service of Uralvagonzavod reported that the new protection makes it possible to increase the survivability and effectiveness of the use of armored vehicles not only during combined arms combat, but also during combat operations with the massive use of anti-tank weapons.

FT: Ukraine has revealed the limited capacity of the Western military-industrial complex

The West hesitated to sign contracts necessary both to increase the supply of weapons to Kiev and to strengthen its own combat readiness, writes FT. As a result, there were problems with the military-industrial complex. The authors of the article name two main reasons why it is so difficult for the West to replenish its arsenals.

Dr. Scott Savitz, a senior engineer at the RAND Corporation, which serves as a strategic research center working on orders from the US government, their armed forces and related organizations, spoke about the dangers of drifting mines and the difficulties of dealing with them in his article on the RAND website.

December 3 marks the Day of the Nuclear Icebreaker Fleet of Russia. On this day in 1959, the state flag of the USSR was raised on the world's first nuclear icebreaker, which was named "Lenin". This date is considered the birthday of the nuclear icebreaker fleet of Russia.

Keji zhibao: the world's first space elevator to Mars will be launched in 2035

Astronauts presented a project that will allow people to move easily and quickly in space, writes "Keji Zhibao". It's about the elevator. Adapted to the new conditions, it will take passengers to the moon and to Mars. Colonization of space will soon become not a dream, but a reality.

Political scientist Svetov called the Americans' dream statements about Russia's alleged difficulties in the production of missiles

Political scientist, military expert Yuri Svetov, commenting on December 4 to Izvestia, the statement of the head of the US national intelligence, Evril Haines, that the Russian Federation could allegedly face difficulties in creating high-precision missiles, noted that, according to representatives of the West, Russia has already ended everything for a long time, and Haines expressed the US dream that Moscow would have problems of this kind.

The countries of Eastern Europe are experiencing a boom in the military industry, producing "Soviet" samples of ammunition for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The United States also intends to join this process. How quickly can NATO countries deploy mass production of the Soviet-style ammunition they need and what can Russia oppose to this?

Almost 10 months after the start of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, allies who supported Kiev's military actions are increasingly concerned about the need to increase ammunition production as the conflict depletes their stocks. This is written by John Paul Rathbone, Sylvia Pfeifer and Steff Chavez in a material for the Financial Times newspaper.

Politico: Europeans blame Biden for the collapse of the EU industry, hiding an inconvenient truth

Europeans blame the United States for the failure of their industry, writes Politico. But their search for the culprit is just envy, the author of the article believes. Europe is uncompetitive on prices in a number of areas, and the market value of Tesla, for example, is four times higher than the entire German automotive industry.

According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on November 30, 2022, a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was held in Moscow at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

As reported on November 28, 2022, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation, the Ulyanovsk branch of PJSC IL - Aviastar (part of PJSC United Aircraft Corporation of Rostec State Corporation), manufactured and handed over the next serial heavy military transport aircraft Il-76MD-90A, built in the interests of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

In the struggle between America and China for space, Australia will become a "pot of gold". And although Beijing is developing its space technologies very quickly, striving to "catch up and overtake" the Americans, the United States also has a strong trump card against it.

Recently, reports of various unpleasant incidents occurring with American military equipment, ships and aircraft have been appearing very regularly.

Izvestia visited the repair base of heavy armored vehicles of the 1st Army Corps

Active battles in the zone of a special military operation place special requirements on the restoration of combat vehicles — it must be done quickly, efficiently, focusing on a variety of tank models — both their own and captured. Correspondents of Izvestia visited the repair base of heavy armored vehicles organized in the 1st Slavic Brigade of the 1st Army Corps. Which tanks showed themselves best during their own, how damaged equipment is repaired and why captured combat vehicles are tuned — in our report.