News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

On September 12, 2024, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation) announced that it had transferred a batch of new Su-57 and Su-35S aircraft to the Russian Aerospace Forces. The fifth-generation Su-57 fighters were accepted by the technical staff, passed a full cycle of factory tests, and were tested in various operating modes by pilots of the Russian Ministry of Defense. The planes flew to the home airfield.

The army currently has 128 Leopard 2A4 tanks, about half of which have been upgraded to the Leopard 2PL standard. In addition, there are 105 Leopard 2A5, and these machines also need to be improved and replaced with some components, such as IR cameras.

Over the past few months, various tests have been conducted on a regular basis on the new Fujian aircraft carrier of the Chinese Navy, including the use of an electromagnetic catapult when launching aircraft with increased weight and payload.

Russia has received the head of the American-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system. Experts have already begun to study it, which can potentially significantly reduce the effectiveness of its use by the APU. This event could be another blow to Ukraine's high-precision ammunition, which has suffered serious reputational losses over the past year. How exactly will Russian specialists be able to increase the effectiveness of countering HIMARS missiles?

Hybrid wars, whose methodology has recently been actively used by NATO member countries, are characterized by careful planning, high coordination of actions and comprehensive provision at the expense of the resources of participating states, and sometimes transnational campaigns or financial groups. Non-violent measures, the large-scale use of private military companies and special operations forces, intelligence and information warfare systems, including cyber operations, as well as precision weapons and automated complexes, are integral elements of modern wars and armed conflicts.

Calculations of missile systems conducted training in the Baltic Sea, the Kola Peninsula, Chukotka and Kotelny Island

On Wednesday, as part of the strategic exercise Ocean-2024, the coastal missile forces of the fleets performed their intended tasks. One of these units landed from large amphibious ships of the Pacific Fleet on the Chukchi Peninsula. This is a very difficult element of combat training and it is necessary to cover the Northern Sea Route in this region, experts say. At the same time, nuclear submarines and ships of the Northern Fleet worked out the search for submarines of a conditional enemy with the performance of practical firing.

The All-Russian meeting of operators of combat unmanned systems "Dronnitsa" was held for the third time, and all of them took place in the Novgorod region. "Dronnitsa-2024" was held on September 6-8 on the basis of the Innovative Scientific and Technological Center "Intelligent Electronics — Valdai". Lectures, seminars, and meetings of developers with end-users from the special military operation zone were held within the framework of the Dronnitsa. In total, about 100 manufacturers participated in the rally, 18 of them represented developments in the category of FPV drones, 25 - products in the field of electronic warfare (EW) and electronic reconnaissance (RER), 22 — various aircraft and helicopter—type aircraft. Robotic products were demonstrated and tested at the test site.

The capabilities of the East Kazakhstan Region Almaz-Antey concern for the development and production of high-tech civilian products for the domestic fuel and energy complex (FEC) will be presented at the TNF 2024 Industrial and Energy Forum in Tyumen, the press service of the concern reports.

The Ocean-2024 naval exercises show the desire of Russia and China to strengthen cooperation in joint confrontation with the West, the world media writes. The scale of the exercises attracts special attention.

A military-technical exchange is planned between India and Brazil: New Delhi may receive Embraer C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft, and its partner from Latin America – fighter jets, helicopters and drones.

Chinese developers have not been able to bring the new WS-15 engine to a technologically acceptable level, despite many years of project implementation. This powerplant is designed for the newest 5th generation fighter J-20A and without it, he could not unleash all the potential inherent in the aircraft.

The forces of the Northern Fleet have practiced the use of anti-submarine weapons in the Barents Sea

The forces of the Northern Fleet, as part of the Ocean-2024 exercise, searched for submarines of a simulated enemy and practiced the use of anti-submarine weapons in the Barents Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

Forbes: the APU has run out of modern equipment for new brigades

The new 154th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine received mainly armored vehicles, which are more than half a century old, writes Forbes. Ukraine has formed eleven new brigades, but they lack modern weapons. At the same time, foreign "donations" have slowed down significantly.

Spiegel: it takes Germany a hundred years to prepare for war

Germany's industry will need decades to prepare for war, Der Spiegel writes, citing a report by the Kiel Institute of World Economics. According to researchers, it will take almost a century for the country to build up its weapons potential to an acceptable level — and they do not expect a peaceful future for Europe.

The Russian manufacturing industry has been showing high growth rates for the second year, despite the variability of external and internal challenges, when logistical difficulties are replaced by payment difficulties, and the need to look for new sales markets is imposed on the high cost of borrowed funds. Anton Alikhanov, Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, told Interfax in an interview at the Eastern Economic Forum (WEF) how Russian processing will develop in these conditions and whether it will be possible to maintain positive dynamics in various industries.

The US Air Force, in cooperation with Raytheon, is integrating the AIM-120 AMRAAM medium-range air-to-air missile onto the first CCA "faithful wingman" drone created in the interests of the Pentagon, which is designed to accompany manned combat aircraft.

Currently, the Russian Navy is conducting exercises "Ocean" with the involvement of over 400 ships, submarines and other watercraft. As part of these maneuvers, one of the naval groups operates near Norway.

At the end of the 2010s, OKB Technika proposed a line of Sarmat all-terrain vehicles for the needs of the Airborne Forces, designated as LSTS – a light special vehicle. These were small-sized high-terrain vehicles of a doorless type, and in a number of modifications with an open top. However, by now this project has undergone major changes.

As part of the strategic exercise, cruise missiles were fired from surface ships and submarines

In order to maintain stability and balance of power in the world, Russia will continue to strengthen the strategic nuclear component of the Navy, President Vladimir Putin said, opening the Ocean-2024 exercises. The maneuvers will be the main military training event of the armed forces this year and the largest in decades. They are held in a bilateral format with the participation of the Chinese side under the overall leadership of the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Admiral Alexander Moiseev. The last time an exercise of this magnitude was held was in 1985.

Defense Ministry: overnight, Russian air defense destroyed 144 Ukrainian drones

The Russian air defense forces last night hit 144 UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the airspace over nine Russian regions.