News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Air Defense Troops Day
Air Defense Forces Day – Air Defense Forces Day is a memorable day in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and is celebrated annually on the second Sunday of April, according to the decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated May 31, 2006 "On the establishment of professional holidays and memorable days in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation". In 2022, this day falls on April 10.
Tested by fire: how and why the T-55 and T-62 were upgraded
In April 1983, the Soviet Army received upgraded versions of the T-55 and T-62 tanks.
The modification of these combat vehicles was undertaken on the basis of the resolution of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR "On measures to ensure the comprehensive modernization of the T-55 (T-55A) and T-62 tanks", adopted on July 25, 1981. A special program provided for bringing them up to the characteristics of the T-72 and T-64 tanks, as well as foreign analogues.
"The West has started a great hypersonic arms race"
Experts told why AUKUS announced the development of hypersonic weapons
The United States, Great Britain and Australia - members of the AUKUS military partnership, which was established in 2021 - have agreed to cooperate in the development of hypersonic weapons. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what contribution each of the countries can make to hypersonic cooperation and why they need it.
What does the report of the Prime Minister to the State Duma have to do with IT
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin addressed the State Duma on Thursday with an annual report on the results of the government's activities.
Yuri Slyusar: "The country needs planes"
The General Director of the United Aircraft Corporation, Yuri Slyusar, in an interview with the Rossiya 24 channel, told about the current stages of work on the Superjet and MS-21 projects, how the import substitution program is being implemented in the aviation industry, and called the challenges facing the Russian aviation industry in the new conditions.
Curiosity rover goes around ventrifacts on its way to the foot of Greenhue
The Curiosity rover is heading towards the foot of the Greenhue formation, the rocks of which were formed later than the terrain surrounding the rover. On the way, Curiosity encountered such dangerous areas of the landscape that the mission team had to pave a new path.
Problems of import substitution in Russian microelectronics
As the newspaper Kommersant writes in the material of Nikita Korolev and Yevgeny Khvostik, "Processors are isolated. How the Russian authorities will restart the electronic industry", the growing sanctions restrictions in response to the military actions in Ukraine have exposed systemic problems in the domestic microelectronics.
One-way flight
Barrage ammunition in military conflicts
Analyzing the special military operation in Ukraine, many experts focus on the unjustifiably low use of barrage ammunition (BB).
The reincarnation of the Crocodile: why does Russia need a flying cruiser
Dmitry Litovkin — about the modernization of the Mi-24P, which has repeatedly proven itself in combat
40-year-old Mi-24P machines are returning to service. In military circles, they are called "Crocodile" — helicopters built according to an airplane scheme, armored and extremely dangerous because of their striking capabilities.
Russia is preparing to fly only on domestic aircraft
Russia has named the planes on which Russians will fly after the resource of foreign Boeing and Airbus is exhausted. In addition to the Sukhoi Superjet-100, these will be long-haul Tu-214 and Il-96. Why were these planes chosen, will Russia be able to produce them, and why have they been uninteresting to Russian airlines so far?
"The US nuclear missile program has totally lagged behind Russia"
The Pentagon told when the LGM-35A Sentinel ballistic missile will replace the Minuteman III
The US Department of Defense has revealed the name of a new intercontinental ballistic missile - LGM-35A Sentinel. It should replace the LGM-30G Minuteman III. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what was going on with the US nuclear missile program.
Space will become completely Russian
Satellite equipment will be assembled from domestic raw materials
With the introduction of Western sanctions, Russia's ability to form its orbital grouping will depend solely on its own design, technological and financial resources. Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of the Roscosmos State Corporation, announced plans to achieve full import independence of space instrumentation in a short time.
The leader of Russian microelectronics has made a profit for the first time in 12 years
The main Russian processor manufacturer, Zelenograd "Micron" showed a net profit at the end of the year for the first time in the last 12 years. It amounted to 258 million rubles. The previous 11 years brought him losses of more than 19 billion rubles.
Russia has launched production of 20 Tu-214 aircraft
Production of Tu-214 long-haul narrow-body aircraft has been launched in Russia. This was announced to TASS on the sidelines of the forum-exhibition "State Order" by the head of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Yuri Slyusar.
"There is no opportunity to enrich uranium in the USA today"
Experts explained why Joe Biden refused SLCM-N missiles
US President Joe Biden canceled the program to create a sea-based nuclear cruise missile, which was adopted by Donald Trump in 2018. It was supposed to be the "American response" to the tactical nuclear complexes of Russia and China. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out why the American leader did it.
Hypersonic weapons of the USA – suitcase without handle
The Drive (USA): the newest hypersonic cruise missile of the USA made a secret test flight
The United States announced a successful test of hypersonic weapons, writes The Drive. But it's too early for Americans to rejoice, because such "successful tests" have been going on for more than ten years.
Young Guards
Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — about the first two Naval formations that received elite status
At the end of March, two Marine corps formations — the 155th Separate Brigade and the 126th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade - received the honorary name "guards". Military units of the Navy are marked with this status for the first time since the Great Patriotic War. Why did these brigades receive a high rank?
"The record of aircraft loading has been broken": the US Navy is testing the concept of light aircraft carriers
The American command hopes to form a fleet of light aircraft carriers that will complement the Ford-type giants with a displacement of over 100 thousand tons.
Kaliningrad is preparing to produce electric cars powered by local "RENERA" batteries
Rosatom plans to build a plant in the Kaliningrad Region for the production of lithium-ion cells and batteries with a total capacity of about 4 GWh per year, which will start operating in 2025 and will meet the needs of Russian automakers in traction batteries.
TAI has delivered another batch of UAVs to the Turkish Navy Command
The Turkish Defense Ministry has published photos from the acceptance ceremony by the command of the country's Navy of three new UAVs, including two Anka-S UAVs and one Aksungur manufactured by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI).
