News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

During the fighting in the Syrian city of Hasaka, Kurdish formations used an unusual tracked homemade armored vehicle against militants of the terrorist group "IG" banned in Russia.

The combat systems of the newest and most expensive US Navy ship, the $13 billion Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, "have yet to show that they can effectively" protect the ship from anti-ship missiles and other threats.

Astronomers have made detailed observations of the magnetar SGR 1830-0645 from the ISS

An international group of astronomers made observations of the magnetar SGR 1830-0645 using the NICER instrument (Neutron Star Interior Composition ExploreR) on board the ISS. Preliminary results of the study are published in the arXiv preprint repository.

JSC "Central Research Institute of Economics, Informatics and Control Systems" (CNII EISU), which is a supplier of software for the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, was declared bankrupt, Kommersant reports.

One of the Moscow courts declared bankrupt JSC "Central Research Institute of Economics, Informatics and Management Systems" (CNII EISU). This company is an IT contractor of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and is part of the Rostec association. 

Rocket scientists of the Southern Military District arrived at the Kapustin Yar training ground in the Astrakhan region to conduct special exercises on the management of the Iskander-M missile defense system, the press service of the Southern Military District reported on Monday.

According to Boris Obnosov, CEO of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation, this system is capable of hitting any surface and coastal targets

A unique system of coastal defense and protection of maritime communications has been created in Russia. This was announced in an interview with TASS in honor of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) by the General director of KTRV Boris Obnosov.

Despite the fact that the first Chechen war ended more than a quarter of a century ago, there are a lot of myths and misconceptions around it. For example, information about the participation of T-90 tanks in those hostilities still pops up from time to time in various sources.

The APR-3ME sample is already at the stage of mass production, said Boris Obnosov, General Director of KTRV

Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) is developing new naval weapons, including a new generation high-speed anti-ship missile with an extended range. This was announced in an interview with TASS in honor of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the corporation by the general director of KTRV Boris Obnosov.

FAR EAST - Helicopter crews of naval aviation of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) in Kamchatka conducted flights as part of groups, working out the rescue of people at sea and a number of other tasks, the press service of the fleet reported on Monday.

The crews of the squadron of the newest Su-25SM3 attack aircraft of the aviation regiment of the Southern Military District, based in the Krasnodar Territory, destroyed the infrastructure of the airfield of the conditional enemy during the exercises, the press service of the Southern Military District reported on Monday.

The troops of the Central Military District (CVO) in 2022 will receive more than 1.3 thousand units of new and upgraded weapons and military equipment, including airplanes, helicopters and radar stations, the commander of the CVO troops Alexander Lapin told reporters.

More than 1,300 units of new and upgraded weapons and military equipment will be delivered to the troops of the Central Military District in 2022, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, commander of the Central Military District, told reporters.

The vehicles will strengthen the combat power of the brigade in the Urals

The troops of the Central Military District (CVO) will receive Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopters for the first time in 2022, the commander of the CVO troops Alexander Lapin told reporters.

More than 50 modernized infantry fighting vehicles with the Berezhok combat module will enter service with formations and military units of the Central Military District in the Volga Region by the end of 2022, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, commander of the Central Military District, told reporters.

In 2022, the engineering units of the Guards Tank Army of the Far East will receive the latest means of engineering support. The servicemen will receive a mobile engineering mine clearance complex MICR and a mobile engineering power plant ED30-AI.

The helicopter regiment of the Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Western Military District (ZVO), based in the Smolensk region, will receive two new multi-purpose Mi-8AMTSh-VN helicopters in 2022.

In 2022, the engineering and sapper units of the Central Military District, stationed in Bashkiria, the Tyumen Region and the Udmurt Republic, will receive about 40 units of modern and modernized engineering weapons.

CEO of the corporation Boris Obnosov noted that this "makes "Tactical missile weapons "one of the largest players in the global arms market"

The revenue of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) increased to 300 billion rubles in 2021. This was announced in an interview with TASS in honor of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the corporation by the general director of KTRV Boris Obnosov.

In 2022, a separate engineering brigade of the Central Military District stationed in Bashkiria will receive the latest engineering systems for remote mining (ISDM) "Agriculture", said the head of the engineering troops of the Central Military District, Colonel Andrei Gandzyuk.