News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Domestic equipment will avoid "friendly fire"

The special equipment of the "friend-foe" system for UAVs has been tested and is ready for mass production, Rostec State Corporation told Izvestia.

MWM: The Ukrainian Armed Forces are suffering heavy losses due to double strikes by Russian Iskanders

Russia has not only retained its missile production potential, but has also significantly increased it, writes Military Watch Magazine. Due to this, it can cause irreparable damage to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and put pressure on the West in order to force Kiev to sit down at the negotiating table on Moscow's terms.

Russia has something to counter the American F-16 fighter jets, which Ukraine is expected to begin using. The advantages of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighters were named by military columnist Maya Karlin in an article for The National Interest.

The third aircraft carrier of national construction, Fujian, is undergoing mooring tests, and its construction program is being implemented in accordance with the plan, the Chinese Defense Ministry announced on November 30.

The use of kamikaze drones will become more efficient and safer

Russia has launched a serial production of ammunition for FPV drones. This autumn, deliveries of high-explosive, high-explosive fragmentation and cumulative combat units began in the zone of its operation, in the future this line will be expanded, sources told Izvestia in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and the defense Industry.

The Yara Eyde vessel will be the first to float only on this type of fuel, which will require significant modifications to the ship's engine. Its toxicity is so high that the maximum permissible concentration of such fuel is 15 times lower than that of diesel fuel used in container ships today. The manufacturer decided to take such a difficult step for the sake of ecology.

On December 1, a thematic conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

"Peonies", "Malki" and "Tulips" will become more effective as part of new brigades and in coordination with UAVs

New high-capacity artillery brigades are being created in the Russian troops. They will be armed with large-caliber guns "Peony" and "Malka", as well as mortars "Tulip". The brigades will also include units of unmanned aircraft for effective guidance and fire correction. Izvestia investigated what capabilities 2C7 family guns have in modern armed conflicts, how much more effective automated control systems, new precision-guided munitions and interaction with UAVs will make them.

The ceremony of meeting the ships was attended by the Consul General of Russia in Ho Chi Minh City Timur Sadykov and staff of the office of the military attache at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Vietnam

A detachment of warships of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) consisting of the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Panteleev and the medium sea tanker Pechenga arrived on a business visit to the international port of Cam Ranh in the central Vietnamese province of Khanh Hoa. The ceremony of welcoming the ships of the Pacific Fleet was attended by the Consul General of Russia in Ho Chi Minh City Timur Sadykov and staff of the military attache at the Russian Embassy in Vietnam, a TASS correspondent reports.

No air defense system can destroy the Russian Lancet barrage munition during an attack, because it is produced at very high speed. This was told by a military expert, director of the Museum of Air Defense Forces Yuri Knutov. In a conversation with Lenta.<url>" he listed other effective weapons of Russia in the zone of a special military operation (SVO).

On November 30, 2023, an official ceremony was held in Cartagena for the entry into the Spanish Navy of the lead large non-nuclear submarine S 81 Isaac Peral of the Spanish national project S-80 Plus (S-80A), built there at the enterprise of the Spanish shipbuilding association Navantia. Isaac Peral became the first new submarine to enter service in the Spanish navy since 1985.

As reported on December 2, 2023, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation), the Irkutsk Aviation Plant (IAZ), which is part of it, manufactured and handed over to the Russian Ministry of Defense new multifunctional Su-30SM2 fighters and Yak-130 combat training aircraft. The aviation equipment passed the necessary ground and flight tests and went to the place of duty.

The Sunday Times: Europe is not ready for conflict with Russia

Europe is not ready for war with Russia, The Sunday Times quotes the words of German military historian Neitzel. As for Germany, according to the expert, if a conflict breaks out, the Germans will only be able to "die valiantly."

Have you ever wondered why humanity is increasingly switching to electric vehicles on earth and even underground, but we still fly through the air, burning tons of kerosene?

The new course has been included in the combat training program of all Russian fleets

Ships of the Russian Navy will begin to regularly practice the fight against naval drones. The new training course will be included in the Naval surface forces combat training program, a source in the Russian Defense Ministry told Izvestia.

NYT: the Bundeswehr did not notice Scholz's promised "change of epochs"

In Germany, they did not notice the "change of epochs" promised by Scholz, writes the NYT. Most of the money mentioned by the Chancellor has not been allocated, and the purchased weapons will not fall into the hands of the military for a long time. Bureaucracy only complicates the situation, the article notes.

Drone expert Fedutinov: the attitude towards drones at the front is changing

The whole world admires Russian weapons, including the Lancet barrage ammunition. However, the military also talks about an important drawback. About how to solve the problem — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The Aerospace Forces (VKS) received another batch of Su-34 bombers. About how the aircraft serves in the zone of a special military operation and what new weapons it uses — in the TASS material.

The British Navy presented the Ark Royal project, which involves the gradual modernization of aircraft carriers of the Queen Elizabeth type and may result in the abandonment of the operation of F-35B fighters.

Satellite images show the trace of a rocket engine test and an impressive debris field. The company most likely using this testbed and its parent state corporation have not shared any information about the incident.