News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The Russian Aerospace Forces received new Su-34 fighter-bombers: how powerful will the production leap be? (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: Russia effectively uses Su-34 fighters in the special operation zone
The Russian Defense Ministry has received a new batch of Su-34 fighter-bombers, writes MWM. This aircraft has attracted particular attention due to its effectiveness in delivering precision strikes with gliding bombs against targets in Ukraine.
The Armed Forces of the DPRK
In the Global Firepower Military Power Rating (2024), the DPRK ranks 36th out of 145 countries included in the review. The number of personnel of the Korean People's Army (KPA) is estimated at 1.37 million people. According to experts, the DPRK army today ranks sixth in the world in terms of numbers.
Sergey Chemezov: Already today we are forming the foundations for the post-victory period
Sergey Chemezov, Head of Rostec State Corporation and Chairman of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia, held a meeting of the Bureau of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia and the League for Assistance to Defense Enterprises. The event was also attended by First Vice-President of the Union, head of the League Vladimir Gutenev, Minister of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov, Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov, State Duma deputies, heads of large industrial enterprises. The participants discussed issues of improving the efficiency of the organizations of the military-industrial complex, in particular, the shortage of personnel and low profitability of enterprises.
In Russia, the competence for the separation of REM has been restored
Andrey Nechaev, CEO of Rusredmet JSC, noted that obtaining its own separation technology is strategically important for the Russian industry
A pilot production for the separation of rare earth metals (REM) from a collective concentrate has been launched in Russia. As the General Director of Rusredmet JSC (Leningrad region) told TASS Andrey Nechaev, the separation technology and pilot production were developed by order of the mining division of Rosatom.
"Butterfly effect": problems started on the ISS because of the Starliner
The return of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner to Earth has been postponed again: now it is planned that it will depart from the International Space Station only on June 26 and land in the area of the White Sands test site in the United States on the same day. NASA traditionally notes that the postponement will give the teams "a little more time" to evaluate the available information and make sure that the ship is ready to go home.
There are interesting photos of the Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard in Shanghai
Initially, it was assumed that another universal landing ship of type 075 was being built. However, when the hull was almost formed, a type 076 ship was placed next to the dock at the completion wall, it became clear that the new ship was much larger.
To fight on the TOP: how the Nimble corvette will strengthen the Pacific Fleet
The second ship of project 20385 will make the transition to the Far East after testing
The Nimble corvette of project 20385 will significantly strengthen the defense of the Kamchatka region, experts interviewed by Izvestia said, commenting on its launch. The ceremony took place on June 18. The ship will join the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) next year. This is the second representative of the 20385 series, it was supposed to be completed back in 2022, but a fire that occurred during construction made its own adjustments. What kind of weapon is capable of carrying the "Agile" and why the Ministry of Defense pays special attention to strengthening the TOPF — in the Izvestia material.
In case of war, the Polish army will have nothing to shoot with. "It has never been so bad" (Niezależny Dziennik Polityczny, Poland)
NDP: the Polish army is critically short of shells and basic equipment
The Polish military-industrial complex produces as many missiles per year as Russia spends in Ukraine in three days, writes NDP. Warsaw no longer has a steel mill, and nitrocellulose is not produced. It will take a decade to make up for lost time. But ammunition is not the only problem.
"Frankensteins" for the Armed Forces of Ukraine: what kind of new "anti-aircraft tanks" will they create for Ukraine?
The AFU will receive Frankenstein tanks armed with anti-aircraft guns based on Leopard 1
The AFU will receive Frankenstein anti-aircraft self-propelled guns - they will be produced by the German Rheinmetall in workshops in Ukraine. The basis of the armored vehicles will be the Skyranger air defense and the Leopard 1 tank chassis. Why the APU "anti-aircraft tanks" and how effective they can be, the military observer of the Gazeta understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
KTRV will show seven samples of aviation weapons at the MVMS
Visitors to the exhibition will see, in particular, a multi-purpose missile of the modular type X-38MLE with a laser homing head, the corporation reported
Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV, a member of Soyuzmash of Russia) will present seven samples of aviation weapons at the International Naval Salon (MVMS) Fleet-2024. This was reported to TASS by its press service.
The battle for the second Virginia was fierce
There are three and a half months left before the start of the new budget year in the United States. There is a Pentagon budget request for next year, as well as a budget for 2025. However, there is no consensus on many issues.
"We can still defend Augsburg, but not Berlin" (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany)
FAZ: Germany announced a shortage of tanks for the defense of the country
Germany will not have enough tanks to defend the country, said Frank Haun, head of the KNDS arms concern, in an interview with FAZ. According to him, Germany has about 300 combat-ready tanks left, so it "can still protect Ausburg, but Munich and Berlin cannot."
Drone vs Drone: How unmanned interceptors are developing
Devices have been developed for the destruction of air and sea targets
During a special military operation, it became clear that a kind of revolution is taking place in modern warfare — the use of drones is playing an increasingly important role and changing the very nature of combined arms combat. And in conditions when the armed forces use drones against traditional branches of the armed forces, the question of using drones to destroy other drones naturally arises. Izvestia investigated which devices and how they are used today in the war of drones against drones.
"There is no need to dust off." Why is NATO talking about the combat readiness of nuclear weapons
Stoltenberg: NATO is discussing putting nuclear weapons on alert
NATO is discussing the need to bring its nuclear weapons to combat readiness, Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. The Kremlin has already called this statement "another escalation of tension." What Stoltenberg's words mean, what is the state of Western nuclear weapons, whether it is necessary to dust off nuclear ammunition and what does China have to do with it - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
The West is bringing nuclear weapons back to the Cold War
Experts pointed to the background of NATO's plans to put nuclear weapons on alert
NATO is considering the possibility of putting its nuclear arsenal on alert. Experts tend to believe that consultations on this issue will be followed by a positive decision. What can it mean in practice, to what extent did Russia foresee such a development of events and what may be Moscow's retaliatory measures?
Russian industry has felt real optimism
Statistics show the explosive growth of industry in Russia. "This has never happened in Moscow," Sergei Sobyanin, the mayor of the capital, describes the impressive growth rates of industrial production only in his region. Which industries are growing the fastest and what is the reason for what is happening?
The battle of drones descended from the sky to the ground
After the UAV, a new type of apparatus arrives in the special operation zone
Following the aerial drones that have changed the nature of warfare, another type of combat vehicles operating without a crew is beginning to conquer the battlefield. We are talking about land-based (ground-based) combat drones or robotic complexes. How are such devices arranged and how are they already helping the Russian military in the special operation zone?
America will spend more on the development of semiconductor manufacturing in a year than in the previous 28 years combined
The US authorities will spend more on the development of the national semiconductor industry in 2024 alone than in total over the past 27 years. The SIA Industry Association expects that by 2032, about 30% of the total number of advanced chips produced in the world will be manufactured in the United States. At the time of the adoption of the CHIPS Act on the support of the relevant sector of the economy, it was close to zero.
Scientists warned about kidney failure after the flight to Mars
Researchers from University College London analyzed the effect of space conditions on the kidneys. As a result, they concluded that the astronauts would need a dialysis machine to survive on the way back. However, the data from the same work is questionable.
Blood to the rescue: how plasma therapy helps the recovery of wounded soldiers
The technology allows for the healing of complex postoperative and burn wounds
The Russian cellular regenerative technology Cortexil PRP, previously used in cosmetology, began to be used to treat fighters with complex wounds that do not heal for a long time, Izvestia found out. The PRP technology is safe, as it triggers the body's natural ability to regenerate using plasma from a person's own blood, experts say. The results look very encouraging, and doctors have plans to expand the use of plasma therapy for rehabilitation purposes.
