News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Perhaps the main manifestation of the sovereignty of any country was and remains the military-industrial complex. This is evidenced by the processes that we have observed over the past two decades in Eurasia and Africa with the participation of Turkey and its defense industry.

Colonel Khodarenok called the transition of the Armenian army to the Swiss model logical

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that the country is reforming the army based on international experience. Yerevan intends to bring the Armenian Armed Forces to the Swiss model. Whether Pashinyan will be able to cope with such a task and what kind of armed forces Armenia needs, the military columnist of "Gazeta.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

They will also be armed with thermobaric ammunition for the destruction of enemy fortified areas

In the interests of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, a new line of drones equipped with suspended thermobaric and incendiary ammunition and flamethrowers is being developed, sources told Izvestia in the Russian Defense Ministry.

Ukrainian propaganda reported that the armed formations received one unit of the T-64BV1K tank of the 2022 model, which underwent "deep modernization".

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has published footage of the combat operation of the 2B9 "Cornflower" mortar, the calculation of which destroyed the enemy stronghold with personnel. TASS tells about the world's only mass-produced automatic mortar.

Another propaganda video about the Ukrainian Armed Forces recently spread in the Ukrainian segment of the network. It is worth noting that such videos are posted quite often. Meanwhile, in this case, attention was drawn to the weapons that are at the disposal of the Ukrainian military.

For 70 years, the British Royal Navy has catastrophically shrunk

The insular position of Great Britain made the navy the main type of the British armed forces several centuries ago. And since Great Britain was the strongest and largest country in the world for most of this period, its naval forces had enormous geopolitical significance, being literally "all of them".

Short-range anti-aircraft guns are looking for a new ecological niche

Anti-aircraft artillery quite successfully served as a means of short-range air defense not only during the Second World War, but also for some time after it, when long- and medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS) already appeared.

The general director of the center Dmitry Kuzyakin stressed that the enemy least of all expects the arrival of a drone in a blizzard or frost with wind

Skillful and competent use of combat FPV systems can bring their effectiveness to a new level during a special operation in the upcoming winter period. Dmitry Kuzyakin, Director General of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CCDB), told TASS about this.

According to Chinese specialized sources, the designers of the Israeli military-industrial company Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) began developing the highly mobile LORA RTR in mid-2000 for several reasons.

The Economist: The West could not help Ukraine in the field of electronic warfare

During the conflict in Ukraine, Russia demonstrated complete superiority over NATO electronic warfare systems, writes The Economist. Western-made missiles supplied to Kiev stopped hitting targets, and drones began to fail regularly.

The Indian newspaper The Economic Times reports that the Indian government plans to implement three major defense procurement projects by the national industry, including the purchase of 97 Tejas Mk 1A fighters, the construction of its second aircraft carrier (IAC-2) and the acquisition of 156 Prachand light combat helicopters (LCH).

Reiser Simulation and Training (RST) has signed a contract with the NATO Helicopter Control Agency and the German Armed Forces for the supply of a simulator for the rear part (cabin) of the NH90 helicopter. Bundeswehr to receive upgraded NH90 helicopter simulators for airmobile troops

As reported on the web resource forums.airbase.ru On November 11, 2023, in St. Petersburg, Almaz Shipbuilding Company JSC hosted a flag-raising ceremony for border ships, boats and support vessels on the 2nd-rank border patrol ship Podolsk of project 22120 (code "Blizzard") with factory number 058 (onboard number "458"), which became part of the Coast Guard of the Border Service of the FSB of the Russian Federation. It became the ninth ship in the series of Project 22120.

As reported on November 24, 2023 by PJSC United Aircraft Corporation, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant named after Yu.A. Gagarin (KnAAZ) The United Aircraft Corporation (part of the Rostec State Corporation) has manufactured and handed over to the Russian Ministry of Defense the next batch of new multifunctional Su-35S fighters. The fighters underwent a cycle of ground and flight tests in various operating modes and flew from the KnAAZ airfield to their duty station.

And in which theaters of military operations they can be useful

Russia plans to increase the number of multipurpose nuclear submarines of the Yasen family from nine to 12 units, according to media reports. In particular, three more nuclear submarines will be laid at Sevmash in Severodvinsk in the near future.

On November 24, 2023, the Portuguese Navy signed a contract with the international (headquartered in the Netherlands) shipbuilding group Damen Shipyards Group for the technical and operational design and construction of an innovative multifunctional ship Plataforma Naval Multifunctional (PNM), which will be named A 888 Don João II.

The Yakovlev Company of the United Aircraft Corporation organized a symposium of Superjet-100 aircraft operators in St. Petersburg, dedicated to discussing topical issues of maintaining airworthiness and import substitution. The event was co–organized by the largest operator of this type of aircraft - Rossiya Airlines (part of the Aeroflot Group).

A film about the fateful role of the Soviet tank was released in India

The whole history of mankind in recent centuries would have gone a different way, and the West would have achieved the desired hegemony on the planet long ago – if not for one obstacle. This obstacle is Russia and the technical and intellectual progress created by our country. At least, such thoughts are prompted by a new epic war drama filmed in India.

An increase in the number of new MLRS will allow for more accurate strikes on targets behind enemy lines

The multiple launch rocket systems "Hurricane", which are in service with the Russian army, will gradually be replaced by high-precision "Tornado-S".