News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Russia is rapidly and consistently developing combat unmanned aircraft. In 2018, there was a key breakthrough, after which the family of military drones began to expand rapidly. By 2025, the number of drones in the Russian army will double, and their role in combat operations will become more visible.

The Russian military tested the "flying BMD" with high-precision missiles the

" Flying " combat vehicle of the landing force - the latest mi-8AMTSH-VN "Sapsan" helicopter-fired anti-tank guided missiles "Ataka-VM". As told in the Russian military-industrial complex, the crew of a prototype helicopter successfully attacked targets that mimic the armored vehicles of a potential enemy.

The Russian defense Ministry plans to start state tests of the upgraded Tu-160 strategic missile carrier in 2021. This was announced on Monday, December 21, by the head of the military Department Sergei Shoigu.

The President stressed that "such weapons significantly increase the potential of parts and compounds"

Russian President Vladimir Putin is confident that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the management of weapons in the future will largely determine the outcome of the battle. He said this, speaking on Monday at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of defense.

This is the only object in the world at the 80th degree of North latitude, said the head of the Department Sergey Shoigu

The military base on the island of Alexandra Land of the Franz Josef Land archipelago is fully built and equipped. This was stated by the head of the Russian defense Ministry Sergei Shoigu during an extended meeting of the Board of the Russian military Department.

The air defense system of the Kuril Islands in 2020 will be strengthened with s-300V4 anti-aircraft missile systems, said the commander of the Eastern military district (VVO) Gennady Zhidko.

Putin drew attention to the fact that Russian military personnel are operating in Syria, and peacekeepers have begun to carry out a mission in Nagorno-Karabakh

During the year, the Russian troops conducted more than 5,700 exercises and trainings of various levels, during which they showed high combat readiness, the ability to effectively work out complex, non-standard tasks. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of defense.

In 2020, the Russian Navy adopted the main nuclear-powered submarine of the Borey - A project, the Knyaz Vladimir, armed with Bulava ballistic missiles with a modern complex of means to overcome missile defense. On Monday at the Board meeting, the defense Ministry said the head of Department Sergey Shoigu.

In 2020, the aviation strategic nuclear forces of Russia were replenished with five upgraded Tu-95MS missile carriers. This was announced on Monday at the Board of the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation by the head of the Department Sergey Shoigu.

Two regiments of the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) will be re-equipped with mobile and mine-based Yars missile systems in 2021, the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, Colonel-General Sergei Karakayev, told reporters on the sidelines of an expanded meeting of the board of the Russian Defense Ministry.

The Russian Navy in 2021 will be replenished with two strategic submarines of the Borey-A class, the fleet will receive a total of 32 ships, said Russian defense Minister General of the army Sergei Shoigu.

Construction of the newest radar station "Yakhroma" will begin in Sevastopol in 2021. This was announced by Russian defense Minister General of the army Sergei Shoigu during the final Board of the Department on December 21.

Flight tests of the latest intercontinental ballistic missile "Sarmat" will be conducted in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. A special training ground will be built there for this purpose next year. This was announced on Monday, December 21 at a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation by the head of the Department Sergey Shoigu.

The US Department of defense plans to support national production in the field of semiconductor products suitable for use in the"defense industry".

JSC "Okskaya shipyard"was declared the winner. The initial (maximum) price of the contract is 3 billion rubles. JSC "Okskaya shipyard"was declared the winner. The initial (maximum) price of the contract is 3 billion rubles.

On December 18, 2020, an ice-resistant self - propelled platform (LSP) was launched at Admiralty Shipyards JSC (part of United Shipbuilding Corporation-USC) in St. Petersburg) "North Pole" project 00903 (factory number 02404), under construction for the Federal Service of Russia for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (Roshydromet).

The Northern Fleet clarified that the lead ship of the Yasen-M project entered the next stage of state tests at the end of last week with a full-time crew and a acceptance team on board.]

The newest nuclear submarine "Kazan" of the project "Yasen-M" within the framework of the state testing program fired an anti-ship cruise missile at a sea target in the White Sea. This was reported on Saturday by the press service of the Northern Fleet.

The crew of a diesel-electric submarine (DAPL) during the exercise carried out the setting of a mine barrage of torpedo tubes in a submerged position, said on Saturday the Baltic Fleet (BF).

The number of the latest fifth-generation F-35A Lightning II multirole fighters stationed at Ailson Air Force Base in Alaska has reached 20 units, the US Air Force said.

The President spoke about the "antidote" at the annual press conference

At the final press conference on December 17, Vladimir Putin said that Russia is "actively working" on an "antidote" to the future hypersonic weapons (GZO) of other countries. The President did not specify which systems are in question, but information about some of them has previously appeared in open sources. Experts note that protection against such weapons is an extremely difficult, but feasible task. how it is going to be solved in our country-izvestia understood.