News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The Australian authorities have confirmed that by March 2023 they will determine plans for submarines within the framework of the AUKUS alliance
According to the statement of the Australian Minister of Defense Richard Marles, the new Australian government has confirmed that by March 2023 it must approve a program for the creation of a fleet of submarines with the United Kingdom and the United States.
Details about the flight of the Belarusian cosmonaut into orbit were told in Minsk
The Belarusian cosmonaut is due to go into low Earth orbit next autumn on a Roscosmos spacecraft. The head of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic shared details about the preparation and objectives of the mission.
Borisov: the shortage of personnel at defense industry enterprises in the Russian Federation will be about 400 thousand people
According to the Deputy Prime Minister, 120 thousand of them are personnel with higher education
The shortage of personnel at Russian enterprises of the military-industrial complex in the near future will be about 400 thousand people, 120 thousand of them are personnel with higher education, the Deputy Prime Minister said on Wednesday at a plenary session in the Tula region Russian Federation Yuri Borisov.
Oleg Mansurov: the space industry had time to adapt to the sanctions
Success Rockets (SR Space) company plans to launch a rocket for the first time this year, which will reach the Pocket line (100 km above the Earth) — the conditional border with space. So far, the launch will be a test, so there are no plans to launch satellites.
The military showed the work of the Nebo-SV radar in the Donbass
The complex of radar stations (radar) "Sky-SV" works on all frequency ranges, it is as sensitive as possible. It gives out a lot of data. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on Tuesday, June 28, published footage of the radar in the Donbass.
The US Navy has adopted the SSN-794 class "Virginia" submarines
The Command of the US Navy announced the official commissioning ceremony of the new Virginia-class submarine (SSN-794) Montana, which took place on June 25 at the Norfolk Naval Base.
Kazakhstan told about the decrease in activity on manned launches of Russia
The Gagarin Launch modernization project has been suspended due to the absence of a third investor and a decrease in the activity of manned launches in Russia. The words of the Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of Kazakhstan Bagdat Musin are transmitted by TASS.
In the USA, they doubted the capabilities of the "Iron Dome"
The United States explained Israel's unwillingness to supply the Iron Dome missile defense system to Ukraine. Russian missiles can reveal the shortcomings of the Israeli system, writes The National Interest.
NASA launched its own rocket from a private foreign spaceport for the first time
Last Sunday, June 26, was a significant day for both the American space agency and the whole country — Australia. For the first time in more than a quarter of a century, NASA has carried out a space launch of its own carrier from a territory outside the United States. Well, for Australia, this is the first launch from a private spaceport.
In Kiev, the construction of a factory for the production of Bayraktar TB2 attack drones was announced
Ukraine will receive its own factory for the production of Bayraktar attack drones, Kiev continues negotiations with Ankara. This was stated by the head of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry Alexey Reznikov.
In Russia, the efficiency of ice reconnaissance has been increased due to drones and neural networks
The technology allows real-time assessment of the situation within a radius of 100 km, the press service of the Platform of the National Technology Initiative reported.
In the USA, they told about the "beast mode" of the F-35 fighter
The American fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter can be converted into a maneuverable bomber. In a configuration called "beast mode", the aircraft can carry four times as much ammunition. Columnist Harrison Cass in the publication 19FortyFive spoke about the use of the F-35 as a bomber.
In Ukraine, tactical intelligence is changing its face
When the war is about to begin, the military must first understand the battlefield. An old and common way to do this is forward force operations, or tactical reconnaissance. Nowadays, modern armed forces conduct preparatory operations by analyzing satellite images and collecting signals.
Deep-sea rescue vehicle AS-36 passes acceptance tests
The crew of the autonomous inhabited deep-sea rescue vehicle AS-36 of the SF rescue squad under the command of Captain 3rd rank Andrey Volkov is undergoing acceptance tests in the Kola Bay on the traverse of the main base of the SF – Severomorsk.
The US Air Force has begun equipping F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters with new AFAR radars
The US Air Force has completed the first stage of equipping F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters with the latest radar stations with an active phased array antenna (AFAR). The new radar was received by fighters from the US National Guard.
The fifth Mogami-class frigate for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces has been launched at the MHI shipyard
On June 23, the launch ceremony of the fifth Mogami-class frigate (also known as Project 30DX, 30FFM), designed for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces, took place at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) shipyard in Nagasaki.
Nuclear submarine "Krasnoyarsk" at sea
As reported by the TASS news agency, on June 26, 2022, the nuclear submarine K-571 Krasnoyarsk (factory number 163), completed by the construction of the Northern Machine-Building Enterprise Production Association JSC (SMP, part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation - USC JSC), went to sea for the first time from Severodvinsk for factory sea trials) - the third ship of the modified project 08851 (project 885M; code "Ash-M").
"The MiG-31 will not catch up with such a missile, but the Tu-95 will strike from afar"
What is the Norwegian NASAMS air defense system, which is expected in Kiev
The United States, as part of military assistance to Ukraine, is ready to supply Kiev with NASAMS air and missile defense systems, the American CNN channel reported. "Newspaper.Ru" worked out together with military experts how dangerous the appearance of such weapons in the Armed Forces of Ukraine is.
Europe wanted to take its equipment from Russia for the ExoMars mission
According to the head of the European Space Agency, if earlier cooperation with Russia was only formally suspended, then the deal with NASA on ExoMars will mean the final termination of the partnership.
Israel Defense Forces: Transformation and its operational consequences
Over the past decade, the Israeli armed forces – the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) – have made major changes to their structure and priorities for conducting combat operations. The ground forces underwent a significant reduction.
