News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The Russian President held a number of meetings with the heads of the Russian military-industrial complex. They, in particular, announced the creation of a super-protected command post in Russia. This bunker, as reported by the media, will allow you to give the command to strike retribution even after a nuclear attack on our control centers.

The updated Tu-160 bomber made its first flight

The first flight of the Tu-160M with serial engines of the improved NK-32-02 model took place on November 3. This is an important stage not only for the strategic bomber program – the largest combat aircraft (maximum take-off weight of 275 tons) in the history of world aviation.

Only ground operations guarantee victory in modern conflicts

The center for analysis of strategies and technologies (cast) held for the third time a very productive and very informative conference "Ogarkov readings".

The radiation chemical and biological defense forces celebrate the 102nd anniversary of its Foundation on November 13. Military chemists are responsible for eliminating the consequences of the use of weapons of mass destruction and are involved in the fight against man-made disasters.

The Ministry of defense is strengthening the grouping of the southern military district by means of electronic warfare (EW). In the region, it is planned to significantly increase the number of new Mi-8MTPR-1 helicopters with the Rychag-AV radio suppression system. These complexes, according to the developers, are able to interfere with locators and neutralize the operation of almost any air defense systems. The emergence of new "Levers" is an effective response to the possible deployment of NATO short — and medium-range missiles in the region, experts say.

The Russian defense Ministry has published a video of highly maneuverable air combat on su-35S fighters.

On November 13, the day of radiation, chemical and biological protection troops is celebrated annually in the Armed forces of the Russian Federation. By the end of 2025, the share of modern weapons in these troops should be 85%.

European NATO countries have received new intelligence capabilities. On November 12, the NATO press service reported that the last of five RQ-4D Phoenix reconnaissance drones ordered under the Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) program landed at Sigonella air base in Italy.

By the end of 2020, the Russian global navigation satellite system (GLONASS) did not reach the accuracy indicators declared in the Federal target program (FTP), RIA Novosti writes, referring to the materials of Roscosmos.

The war in Karabakh has shown that the tank is an easy target for attack drones. In just a few weeks of fighting, Yerevan lost more than 120 combat vehicles. What conclusions Russia should do at the end of this conflict and how now the Russian tanks are protected from the shock drones and loitering munitions of the enemy?

The US Senate appropriations Committee published a bill on the NASA budget for 2021. The Agency will be able to receive only a part of the requested amount for the implementation of the Artemis program to return people to the moon, but scientific programs and the development of new automatic devices and telescopes will be fully funded, according to the website SpaceNews.com.

Upgrading the Alligators will protect pilots and allow them to destroy small targets at the maximum range

The southern military district will be the first to receive an updated version of the ka-52 alligator With improved combat capabilities, taking into account the experience of Syria.

The Northern fleet's missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov completed a set of combat training tasks in the Barents and Norwegian seas and returned to its permanent base in Severomorsk.

for the Leopard 2 tanks in Switzerland in the late 80-ies created a powerful 140-mm gun. It still surprises with its characteristics and size.

Many data about it have not yet been made public, but even from the published photographic materials, it can be understood that the length of this weapon significantly exceeds those already in service.

More than 80 units. BUK-M3 SAMS entered service in the anti-aircraft missile brigade of the Central military district, stationed in the Altai territory. The latest weapons arrived at the point of permanent deployment as part of the military echelon after performing live firing at the Kapustin Yar training ground in the Astrakhan region.

The frigate of the Northern fleet "Admiral Kasatonov" hit a target with a Kalibr missile at a training ground in the Arkhangelsk region from The white sea. On Thursday, November 12, the press service of the fleet reported.

The Severnaya Verf plant, which is part of the United shipbuilding Corporation, plans to transfer the lead Corvette of project 20385 "Gremyashchy"to the Russian Navy on December 25. This was stated to journalists on Thursday, November 12, the General Director of the company Igor Orlov.

Vladimir Putin said that Russia is completing the creation of a nuclear forces control center, which is almost completely protected from nuclear attacks and equipped with the most advanced equipment and communications facilities. Moscow has already seriously modernized its nuclear triad in recent years. Now it's time to update its management system, which Russia inherited from the USSR and was developed on the territory of Ukraine.

Boeing's "Commercial aircraft" and "defense, space and security (BDS)" segments are the most vulnerable, and they can be seriously affected by the sagging capitalization of the aviation giant.

On November 5, 2020, the US Navy signed a $ 9.474 billion contract with the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard (GDEB, part of the General Dynamics Corporation) in Groton, Connecticut, for the construction and testing of the first two us nuclear - powered missile submarines of the new generation-SSBN 826 Columbia and SSBN 827 Wisconsin.