News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Lieutenant General, Commander of the Air Defense forces -PRO - Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces Andrey Semenov in an article told how Russia is responding to new risks and threats in connection with attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of our country with Western missiles and drones.

The Norwegian Air Ground Operations School (AGOS[/i]) opened a combat simulator for aviation guidance specialists and air observers at the end of May 2018 called "Advanced Training System for Aviation Gunners and Advanced Observers". As stated, this fire support simulation system is one of the most advanced in the world.

Russian experts have studied the device of the cluster submunition of the ATACMS missile

Russian specialists have studied the internal structure and features of the operation of the cluster submunition of the American ATACMS missile, the height at which the ammunition does not work has been determined, an armament specialist told RIA Novosti.

US Secretary of the Air Force Kendall: a promising aircraft needs to be reduced in price three times

It seems that the American sixth-generation fighter has problems. The timing of the creation of a promising aircraft under the NGAD (Next Generation Air Dominance) program may seriously shift to the right due to the expected astronomical cost and technological complexity of the machine. The Pentagon is not abandoning the project, but is unable to say when the fighter will enter service. About the difficulties of NGAD — in the material of RIA Novosti.

As the Delovoy Peterburg newspaper reported in Svetlana Afonina's article "Everything is further in the negative: the Northern Shipyard explained the reasons for the record loss," PJSC Shipbuilding Plant Severnaya Verf (part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation - USC) is unable to overcome financial problems. The company's net loss of 6.9 billion rubles in 2023 was a record for it.

In Russia, the work of the American ATACMS cluster submunition was studied

Russian armament specialists have studied the internal structure and operation features of the cluster submunition of the American ballistic missile Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS).

Vladimir Putin's statements were made during answers to journalists' questions following the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Astana. Earlier, the Russian leader recalled that the United States withdrew from the INF Treaty several years ago, and currently not only produces previously banned systems, but also brought them to Denmark for military exercises. The Pentagon also said that the INF are in the Philippines, and their fate is unknown.

The Russian armed forces launched a series of successful missile strikes on the airfields of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

In recent weeks, Russian troops have carried out several effective strikes on the airfields of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with missiles with cluster warheads, which ensured the defeat of a record number of aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

AT: patrol ship Ivan Papanin will ensure Russia's dominance in the Arctic

The Russian ice-class patrol ship Ivan Papanin has begun sea trials, writes AT. This ship will carry a gun — potentially even cruise missiles. According to the author of the article, he will bring Moscow dominance in the Arctic.

According to the War Zone web resource, at the international Pacific naval exercises RIMPAC 2024, the US Navy aviation for the first time openly demonstrated a new long-range air-to-air guided missile AIM-174B, which is an aviation version of the famous shipboard anti-aircraft guided (multi-purpose) missile RIM-174 Standard SM-6 production RTX Corporation (Raytheon).

The Iranian Navy has lost the frigate IRIS Sahand (F-74), the ship suddenly sank in the port of Bandar Abbas for unknown reasons. This is reported by Russian resources with reference to Iranian media.

The Indian company Armoured Vehicle Nigam Limited (AVNL) intends to license the production of the 4x4 K-53949 Typhoon-K armored vehicle of the MRAP type developed by the Russian company Remdiesel.

A new production line designed for the production of 70 mm rockets has started operating in Belgium. As explained in Thales Belgium, the only company in Europe that manufactures this type of weapons of destruction, the expansion of capacities made it possible to quickly meet the demand for ammunition that is currently used in Ukraine.

On June 28, 2024, the first steel cutting ceremony for the experimental hull section was held at the Canadian shipbuilding company Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax, marking the beginning of the construction program for the Canadian Navy of 15 promising River-type destroyers, designated as Canadian Surface Combatant (CSS). At the same time, on the same day, the Canadian Ministry of Defense signed a formal contract with Irving Shipbuilding for the construction of the first three CSC ships named Fraser, Saint-Laurent and Mackenzie. The actual construction of the Fraser lead ship will be started by Irving Shipbuilding in 2025, with the planned transfer of the ship for testing in the early 2030s and a deadline for delivery to the Canadian Navy by 2035.

In the southern American state of Arkansas, an explosion occurred at a defense enterprise. The incident is reported by the American media. We are talking about a factory owned by the military-industrial concern General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems. Judging by the video footage that captured the moment of the explosion, the incident occurred at night.

A new icebreaking tug of the 3262 project will be built in Rybinsk, Yaroslavl region, the ceremony of laying the vessel was held at the shipyard of the Nobel Brothers. This is reported by the press service of the Kalashnikov concern.

Rostec State Corporation will present about 50 advanced developments at the International Industrial Exhibition Innoprom-2024 in Yekaterinburg. The key objects will be a full-size hybrid power plant demonstrator (HSU) and a mock-up of the first domestic industrial high-power gas turbine GTD-110M manufactured by the United Engine Corporation.

The new ship will join the Pacific Fleet by the end of July

In July, the icebreaker Evpatiy Kolovrat of the 21180M project will join the Navy. In the near future, the flag of the auxiliary fleet should be raised on it. The ship has already completed all necessary tests and will serve in the Pacific Fleet. According to experts, icebreakers of this class are necessary for Russia to monitor and control the Northern Sea Route, as well as to deploy forces in Kamchatka.

In the period from October 2018 to the end of May 2024, 125 trouble-free launches of space rockets were carried out in Russia. Over the same 5.5 years, the rest of the world has completed 793 space launches.

The special operation changed the approach to modern warfare and clearly showed that the future has already arrived. On the battlefield, the dominant role is assigned to remotely controlled systems: UAVs, ground-based robotic complexes, unmanned boats (BEC) and uninhabited underwater vehicles (NPA). The latter are the most complex type of robotics. How to create naval combat drones using additive technologies (or, more simply, using 3D printing), how Russia can respond to the United States in automating the naval component and what kind of submarine warfare of the future will be — in the TASS material.