News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

CNN: Russia produces three times more ammunition than the United States and Europe combined

Russia produces almost three times more artillery ammunition than the United States and Europe combined, CNN reports. This gives the Russian army a key advantage on the battlefield — while the Armed Forces suffer from a shortage of shells, and Western aid is delayed.

A new material for masking tanks, self-propelled guns and other types of weapons was tested in the area of the SVO

Russian scientists have created a thermal insulation coating "Teplosphere" based on polyurethane — it makes it difficult to detect military equipment using thermal imagers, the Center for NTI "Digital Materials Science" told Izvestia. Field tests conducted in the SVO zone have shown the effectiveness of this method of camouflage. Kamikaze drones with thermal imagers are a big problem for armored vehicles, and creating protection against their attack can have a noticeable effect, experts explained.

Guardian: the head of Airbus urged Europe to join forces in creating fighter jets

The head of Airbus, Guillaume Faury, called on Europe and Britain to join forces to create fighter jets, writes the Guardian. According to him, Europe is not ready for a potential war with Russia and the US withdrawal from NATO, and it should increase spending on military equipment.

We continue the topic of naval fire support. Having considered in the first part artillery ammunition, let's move on to the systems called the "long arm" of the modern Navy.

MWM: Ukraine will not replace the destroyed Iskander-M Patriot systems without the help of the United States

The Ukrainian Patriot battery suffered heavy losses as a result of the Iskander-M strike, MWM writes. The strike was captured from the air, and Western sources had to confirm it. At the same time, as noted in the article, they will not be able to make up for the loss of the Armed Forces of Ukraine – Washington is in no hurry to help Kiev

Colonel Khodarenok: to strengthen Russia's air defense, it is necessary to recreate two air armies

German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbok supported the idea of her British counterpart David Cameron on the air of ARD about London's purchase of German Taurus missiles and the transfer of British Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine. To what extent the forces and means of air defense of Russia are ready to repel massive attacks by enemy air attacks - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

According to a video published by the BaltiyskLife - Baltiysk Telegram channel, on March 5, 2024, the first of two frigates of Project 11356, named Tushil, completed at PJSC Baltic Shipbuilding Plant Yantar for the Indian Navy, was transferred from Kaliningrad to Baltiysk to begin factory sea trials.

The attack drone will be able to hit both surface and ground targets

The marine version of kamikaze drones is preparing to enter battle - work on creating a special ship—based version of the attack drone is coming to an end. The novelty, which will soon enter service with the Navy, can be used from both ships and boats.

In the news, "Serious guys have taken up the "cutting" of the budget of the US Navy," it has already been said that the Bartlett Maritime Co company used considerable resources to snatch a "small share" of the fleet budgets for itself. It should be understood that the efforts of Washington lobbyists have not been in vain.

The Baltic shipyard Yantar has launched the frigate Tushil of Project 11356, built for the Indian Navy, for sea trials. This is reported by the bmpd blog with reference to the TG channel "BaltiyskLife - Baltiysk".

Most of the tactical flight elements will be practiced based on the combat experience of a special military operation

About 20 crews of Mi-24 and Mi-8 attack and military transport helicopters, as well as Ka-29, Ka-27 and Ka-27PS shipboard helicopters of the mixed helicopter regiment of the Baltic Fleet Marine Aviation Aviation Unit are taking part in tactical flight exercises taking place in the Kaliningrad Region. This was reported by the press service of the fleet.

infoBRICS: In Ukraine, Russia used a deadly combination of weapons

For a long time, the West has claimed that Russia's military might is not so great. However, the conflict in Ukraine proved the opposite, writes the author of an article from the infoBRICS website. Moscow has used various types of advanced weapons, and drones, coupled with artillery, have created a deadly combination.

Chinese military experts call the Iskander-M tactical missile system the "main trump card" of Russian rocket scientists as part of a special military operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine.

The growth of the American economy is provided at the expense of other countries, writes FQ. Moreover, not only the enemies, but also Washington's friends are paying a huge price. Germany was the first victim on the altar of the prosperity of the United States. The others will follow her.

The AOI begins the 3rd attempt to arm the infantry with Israeli weapons (even in the form of a clone) after failures with Galil and Tavor. This step will provide greater flexibility in maintenance, prevent soldiers from retraining in reserve, ensure uniform stocks of spare parts and save logistics costs over the years.

The combination of detection and destruction means allows you to destroy any objects with high accuracy

On March 6, a video of the destruction of the HIMARS launcher by a homing missile of the Russian multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) appeared on the telegram channels of Russian military commanders "Tornado-S". The high-precision defeat was the result of the work of the reconnaissance and strike complex (RUK) using a reconnaissance drone. Izvestia looked into the capabilities of the Tornado-S smart missiles and what other systems and complexes can be used by the far-flung arms of the Russian Armed Forces against targets.

According to Naval News, at the international naval exhibition DIMDEX-2024 in Doha (Qatar) The Iranian Defense Ministry, among other things, demonstrated a model of an upgraded submarine of the Fateh type with an air-independent power plant (VNEU). The analysis of the model conducted by Naval News suggests the use of a Stirling engine.

CNN: the use of FAB-1500 aerial bombs by the Russian Armed Forces led to huge losses in the Armed Forces

Russia has started using the powerful FAB-1500 aerial bomb in Ukraine. Correspondents of the American CNN channel Tim Lister and Frederick Pleitgen said that the use of ammunition seriously undermines the defense of the Ukrainian army and changes the balance of forces on the front line.

According to experts, currently the armed confrontation in Ukraine for the most part is an "artillery war". In their opinion, this is primarily due to the fact that there are not so many high-precision long-range weapons on the "battlefields" so far that they can break the enemy, and even more so have a decisive impact on the course of their defense.

AT: American Abrams tanks lost to Russian Ghoul drones in Ukraine

Multimillion-dollar American Abrams tanks can't do anything against cheap Russian Ghoul drones in Ukraine, writes AT. Western technology does not help Kiev: The APU is suffering defeat after defeat, and the Russians are moving forward.