News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Military expert Anpilogov: Ukraine does not notice the civilian orientation of the project "Dawn"

The Ukrainian authorities seriously believe that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as well as the Armed Forces of Ukraine, are limited in their methods of targeting missiles and UAVs by satellite communication alone.

How Rostec's platform unites manufacturers and customers

Rostec State Corporation has created a Russian technology portal PCAT.ru . Today, its catalog includes more than 1300 civilian products and over 400 technological and production competencies from more than 140 enterprises and scientific organizations.

Another landmark event in the history of modern space culture took place in the first decade of October this year in the hospitable art space of the Sputnik Scientific and Educational Aerospace Museum.

Two new containers have appeared on the British Type-45 class destroyer Dauntless, which probably serve as launchers for interceptor drones. As suggested by Naval News, the images published by the British Ministry of Defense in early October indicate a new level of protection for ships of this class. The Royal Navy declined to comment on the configuration of the equipment, citing safety requirements.

General Director of the Tupolev company talks about the Tu-160M program

Yuri Abrosimov, CEO of Tupolev, talks about the upgraded version of our country's nuclear triad aircraft, the Tu-160M.

The solution integrates key processes in a single digital circuit, from procurement and production planning to the shipment of finished products

The United Engine Corporation of Rostec State Corporation has implemented a Russian end-to-end production and supply chain management system at its enterprises.

The discussion of the issues took place within the framework of a joint meeting of the Scientific and Technical Councils of Rostec and Roscosmos

RT-Techpriemka (part of Rostec State Corporation) has brought together representatives of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, Roscosmos and Rosatom to coordinate work in the field of industrial robotics.

New solutions for the fuel and energy sector within the framework of the national project "New Nuclear and Energy Technologies" were discussed at the Russian Energy Week

The United Engine Corporation of Rostec State Corporation is ready to create new energy equipment with a capacity of up to 45 MW.

Representatives of the State Corporation, together with experts, outlined the priorities of the industry and named the conditions for the appearance of the transport of the future

Rostec State Corporation held a strategic session dedicated to critical technologies in the automotive industry.

MWM: The Russian Aerospace Forces struck the AFU with FAB-3000 gliding bombs

Russia is hitting the Ukrainian Armed Forces with Soviet-designed heavy bombs equipped with planning modules, writes MWM. FAB-3000 allows Russia to strike from a greater distance and with high accuracy. According to the Ukrainian military, even 500-kilogram bombs completely destroy underground bunkers. These also weigh about three tons.

In the Tu-214, they want to abolish the function of a flight engineer in the cockpit and leave three or two people, a commander and a co–pilot, instead. This is requested by the main customer of hundreds of such aircraft, S7 Airlines. Why does the S7 need this airliner, although there is its more modern counterpart, the MS–21, and why is it so important to change the three-member cabin to a two-member one?

Yesterday, North Korea conducted regular tests of new weapons. This is reported by the Central Telegraphic Agency of Korea (KCNA). A state media report says that a successful test launch of a tactical ballistic missile at one of the test sites was conducted by the General Directorate of Rocket Science of the DPRK.

Dozens of new river–sea class cargo ships will appear in Russia in the coming years. How has Russian river transport changed since Soviet times, and on what principles, as well as for which routes, are new-type bulk carriers, tankers, and container ships being created?

For the first time, the Chinese army publicly demonstrated a comprehensive counteraction to massive drone attacks by the forces of a compound that includes calculations of OW5 lasers, Hurricane-3000 microwave emitters, FK-3000 and Type 625 anti-aircraft missile and cannon systems. Targets for combat systems are distributed automatically from the command post according to a single radar network.

Revenue from Russian materials for microelectronics will grow 17-fold by the end of 2026

Revenue from the sale of import-substituted materials for Russian microelectronics in 2026 may reach 1.7 billion rubles. Image source: AI ChatGPT

Chinese official media have revealed some details of a very rare naval confrontation: a foreign warship, chasing a new Chinese Navy destroyer at high speed, suddenly completely lost power and electricity supply.

Elon Musk's company plans to launch Starmind next year. According to new data from SpaceX representatives, they will be significantly more powerful and heavier than previously planned. In addition, they will be used in dense formations so that the signal transmission time between satellites in one node is minimal. The total capacity of each new satellite will be greater than that of the ISS, in total, the company has issued permission to place a million such systems in orbit at the same time.

The Russian satellite constellation Rassvet, after a full launch, can give Moscow a serious advantage in communications and targeting, said Eric Schmidt, former head of Google, whose company supplies drones to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He acknowledged Russia's success in developing drones. However, the technological race is far from over. How can Russia maintain its advantage?

Recently, both in Russia and in the West, there have been increasing statements about the development of a new generation of armored vehicles – and its main feature will be the use of artificial intelligence (AI). How exactly is AI able to increase the combat effectiveness of armored vehicles, to what extent is it able to replace some crew members, and what specific samples will "electronic brains" receive first of all?

Chinese researchers conducted a video call between the Arctic and Antarctica. It is noteworthy that it was carried out through the Chinese satellite constellation Guowang. Moreover, this is the first publicly described test of this system, which demonstrates the development of Chinese low-orbit groups against the background of the military use of Starlink.