News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The Sun (UK): Russia publishes footage of the launch of a nuclear missile "Zircon", which at a speed of 10,000 km/ h will reach London in five minutes

Britain was horrified by the "chilling footage" of the launch of the Russian Zircon rocket. They show exactly how Putin can launch a nuclear strike against the West, writes The Sun. It is impossible to intercept and detect a missile, in fact, its launch will become known only after the target is hit, the author of the article notes.

The inconspicuous tiny Finnish town of Eurajoki is known throughout the country today — here in two years a bunker for the ultra-long storage of nuclear waste Onkalo, which means "deep pit" in Russian, will be put into operation. If the project is successful, spent uranium rods will be stored here in the next 100 thousand years.

On March 12, 1944, the ISU-122 self-propelled artillery unit was adopted by the Red Army.

The letter "I" in this case meant that the self-propelled gun was created on the basis of the IS tank ("Joseph Stalin"), and 122 - the caliber of the gun mounted on it. This tracked vehicle was developed during 1943 under the name "object 242".

On March 11, 1982, the Ka-26 helicopter set world records for the rate of climb and ascent to the maximum height. The original modular design of this worker has entered the history of helicopter construction.

Experts told when the Superjet will receive a Russian engine

Against the background of tougher sanctions in Russia, they are forcing the creation of a new, "import-substituted" version of the domestic Sukhoi Superjet passenger aircraft. In particular, for this it is necessary to accelerate the certification of new PD-8 engines. Experts told the newspaper.Ru", how exactly can the process be accelerated, what is the peculiarity of the new engine, as well as the potential harm to it from Western sanctions.

Military expert Dmitry Kornev - what new missile systems can strengthen Russia's western borders

At a meeting of the Russian Security Council on March 11, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that in response to the strengthening of NATO forces at the western borders of the country, the General Staff is developing and has actually completed a plan to strengthen our western borders.

At the end of August 2016, the Ukrainian state-owned Antonov company and the Chinese AICC Corporation signed an agreement on cooperation on the program of the AN-225 "Mriya" heavy transport aircraft of ultra-large payload.

Counter-battery warfare stations and the effectiveness of artillery impact

The armed conflicts of recent decades have clearly demonstrated both the high importance of artillery for achieving success in combat, battle and operation, and the equally serious need to effectively combat it.

The Armed Forces of Russia (Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) deployed a mobile repair battalion near Crimea. Maria Badunts, a correspondent of Izvestia, told about this on Friday, March 11.

The first issue of the magazine "Arms Export" for 2022 published an article by Ruslan Pukhov, Director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (TSAST), dedicated to the development of the armored industry of Ukraine after 2014. The bmpd blog provides the text of the article.

The Tu-141, despite its incredible age, is still flying. Although the art of switching toggle switches in the right direction, apparently, has already been lost by a new generation of operators.

The American Conservative (USA): Are hawks or doves in a bad mood?

Russia was able to create a strategic weapon that in many ways surpasses the American arsenal, writes TAC. How did the US come to this? - the author of the article is perplexed. He calls the fact of lagging behind Russia and China a "catastrophic failure" of the country's leadership, which thoughtlessly spends money on foreign adventures and neglects the "true sources" of America's national power.

Long before the Russian special operation, Ukrainian politicians and the military declared that the Turkish Bayraktar drones would give them a powerful weapon against the "aggressor country". Ukraine started purchasing these UAVs after Azerbaijan's victory in the second Karabakh war – it was then that these drones had a brilliant reputation. Why are the Bayraktars almost powerless now?

55 years ago, on March 10, 1967, a three-stage Proton-K heavy class launch vehicle was launched for the first time from the Baikonur cosmodrome. During its more than half a century-long career, Proton has launched into space all stations of the Salyut and Almaz series, modules of the Mir and ISS stations, many heavy communications satellites, as well as scientific and defense devices. About how the space heavy truck was created - in the material of TASS.

The European Space Agency has summed up the results of a competition for projects to create a technology and an experimental installation for producing oxygen on an Earth satellite. The winner was assigned to develop a working prototype of a device that will extract oxygen from the lunar regolith for astronauts to breathe and use as fuel for spacecraft.

The pride of the Ukrainian fleet - the frigate "Hetman Sagaidachny" was flooded by the crew

The flagship of the Ukrainian Navy "Hetman Sagaidachny" was flooded by the crew. The goal is to prevent the capture of the ship by Russian troops. The frigate was launched to the bottom in shallow water: masts with radar antennas, a running bridge and a 100-mm gun turret on the upper deck of the ship remained sticking above the water surface.

Russia will solve all the problems that have arisen due to the sanctions imposed by the West, Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with members of the government. According to him, the Russian economy is adapting to the new situation, and this will lead to an increase in the independence and sovereignty of the country. The meeting discussed how to prevent food prices from rising, production closures and what measures are needed to support Russian business.

Ukraine has lost at least three enterprises engaged in the production of armored vehicles for Ukrainian armed formations.

The workshops of the V. A. Malyshev Kharkiv Plant of Transport Engineering (ZIM) and the enterprise located in the same city that repaired tanks for the AFU were put out of operation. In addition, in Zhytomyr, a military unit A1576 came under air strikes, where light tracked vehicles were being restored.

Experts explained why Russian nuclear weapons caused concern among US intelligence

Russia is expanding and improving its nuclear arsenal and increasing the capabilities of strategic and non-strategic weapons, which is the "main danger" for Washington. This is stated in the published report of the office of the Director of National Intelligence of the United States, Evril Haines. "Newspaper.Ru" analyzed the document.

US sanctions will not do much harm to the Russian defense industry. The blow of the American authorities on this industry, which, according to their plan, was supposed to be "crushing", is unlikely to have a significant impact on it.