News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

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.

The private space company Success Rockets has unveiled a brand new rocket under the long-announced name Stalker. This version looks much more serious and promising than the earlier version of the project. Moreover, in the process of creation, the changed geopolitical situation will be taken into account, and the first launch is scheduled for 2024.

In Russia, the Storm 3450E3R rack server appeared under the Depo brand. This is the most localized server, since it is assembled in Russia and is based on the Depo development board, on which the Elbrus-8SV CPU of the domestic MCST is located. All hardware is controlled by the Russian OS "Alt Server" 10 of the company "Basalt SPO".

Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov promised the appearance of unconventional types of weapons in Russia

The State Armament Program (GPV) will be aimed at creating non-traditional types of weapons, including directed energy weapons, kinetic weapons, as well as control systems using artificial intelligence and robotic complexes.

North Korea continues the work begun earlier to restore the tunnel at the Pungeri nuclear test site, Yonhap news agency writes, citing a report by experts from the Vienna-based non-governmental European organization Open Nuclear Network.

Continuation of the article on unmanned aircraft systems of Turkey (part I). This excerpt discusses the main types of ammunition used with Turkish UAVs. The full material is presented here .

The command of the Pakistan Navy has adopted the fourth and last high-speed missile boat of the Azmat class, built at the Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works (KSEW) in Karachi.

On April 6, the Budget Committee of the German Parliament at its meeting approved the allocation of 152.6 million euros for equipping MALE-class Heron-TP unmanned aerial vehicles available in the German Armed Forces with weapons.

The budget of the US defense program is growing more and more. The rationale for this is the need to confront Russia and China. According to former US Congressman David Stockman, the US military budget did not see such money at the height of the Cold War.

Rear Admiral Seregin explained why the BC Bastion was used on the target near Odessa

The Russian armed forces destroyed the Center for the collection and training of foreign mercenaries near Odessa with high-precision missiles of the Bastion coastal complex, the Defense Ministry reported. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out why this particular complex was used and what are the possibilities of its modernization.

The first private crew of Axiom Space went to the ISS

For a long time, private individuals flew to space stations only as tourists. Axiom Space has changed this tradition by sending a group of non-professional astronauts to the ISS, whose main task will be to conduct research. In particular, these studies should help in the creation of the world's first private space station Axiom, which will be assembled as a segment of the ISS in 2024.

The spacecraft for the Luna-25 mission will be launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome in the Amur Region in August this year.

Work will begin after the protection of the draft project

The Supervisory Board of Roscosmos decided to proceed with the development and creation of modules of the new Russian orbital station after the protection of the draft design, Roscosmos reported.

Experts explained why the US Navy is decommissioning warships

The US Navy has released a list of 24 warships that are planned to be taken off combat duty and decommissioned in 2023. The relevant document of the Navy includes a list of the ships being withdrawn by name with an indication of their index. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what the reason for the write-off was.

According to the Pentagon, China plans to increase the size of its navy from about 355 to 460 ships by 2030. At the same time, according to the current budget, the US Navy will be reduced from 298 to 280 pennants by 2027.