News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

On Wednesday, February 26, a four-day launch window opens, during which it is planned to launch a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. On board will be a NASA lunar probe, a private lunar rover and an Odin device the size of a microwave, which will go into deep space. His goal is to study an asteroid, possibly containing trillions of dollars worth of metals. If the mission succeeds, humanity will take the first step towards extracting resources beyond the Earth. If not, the dream of space wealth will be postponed for decades again.

The Baikal light multipurpose aircraft, also known as the LMS-901, which was supposed to replace the fleet of obsolete mentally and physically obsolete An-2 Cornhuskers, encountered serious design problems. The culprits responsible for the mistakes have not yet been named.

On February 18, 2025, at the Israeli shipbuilding company Israel Shipyards in Haifa, the ceremony of the first steel cutting and the start of construction for the Israeli Navy of a new type of small rocket corvette Reshef took place.

Telegraph: Britain's air defenses are defenseless against nuclear and ballistic missiles

Britain has recognized that their air defense is shamefully vulnerable, writes The Telegraph. The British can repel a Cold War-style bomber attack, but they are defenseless against the threat of a nuclear or ballistic missile. And in the case of UAV attacks, the funds that are available would definitely not be enough, experts add.

One of the problems of people in zero gravity remains the rapid degradation of tissues, without which active activity or even simple walking is difficult, such as cartilage in the knee and hip. Scientists have found a way to seriously improve the situation with minimal time expenditure.

The nuclear aircraft carrier of the United States Navy "Harry S. Truman" (USS Harry S. Truman) collided with the merchant ship "Besiktas-M" (Besiktas-M) in the Mediterranean Sea near the Egyptian Port Said. This was announced on February 13 by the command of the 6th Fleet of the US Navy, the incident itself occurred the day before.

As the newspaper Kommersant reported in Aigul Abdullina's article, "Clouds are gathering over Baikal. The replacement of the "corncob" will be replaced by the "corncob", the project to create a light multipurpose turboprop aircraft "Baikal" may be frozen or transferred to S7 Group.

50 years ago, on February 22, 1975, the prototype Su-25 attack aircraft made its first test flight. Over the years of service, the Grach, as the pilots called the car, took part in many military conflicts, demonstrating unsurpassed survivability. TASS recalls how the legendary machine was created, fought and continues to fight.

UAVs are capable of performing a wide range of tasks in the interests of ships and submarines

The Russian Supercam drone has been given the opportunity to act in the interests of the Navy. He can patrol, conduct ice reconnaissance and give target indications. Izvestia investigated which drones can work for ships and submarines and what tasks they can perform.

The fact that Soviet military equipment and some types of weapons are superior to their Western counterparts, especially in terms of reliability and maintainability, has been shown by the experience of their use during a special military operation in Ukraine.

The T-90M "Breakthrough" main battle tank, the export version of which the T-90MS loudly debuted at the IDEX 2025 exhibition in Abu Dhabi, is considered by experts to be the most advanced. Numerous improvements based on the results of high-intensity battles have made it even more perfect. TASS analyzed how the armored vehicle is publicly treated abroad.

Vladimir Demirov, Head of the Department of Resource Support of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, talks about how the experience of a special operation changed the tactics of supplying troops with fuel

Buggies and armored tankers based on the Ural began to be used to supply troops with fuel on the line of contact. This technique is equipped with electronic warfare equipment that protects against UAV attacks.

Toyo Keizai: Russia's main "weapon" is natural resources

Russia's main allies are gas and oil, writes Toyo Keizai. After the start of the SVR, Europe tried to abandon Russian gas. The West boldly imposed sanctions on Russia, but at the same time continued to buy fuel from it in incredible quantities.

On February 17, 1995, in accordance with a special decree of the President of the Russian Federation, the A-135 anti-missile defense system of the Moscow Industrial Region was put into service. For 30 years now, it has been guarding Russia's aerospace borders, protecting Moscow from a ballistic missile strike. Its radar is capable of examining a five-centimeter ball at a distance of over 1,500 km.

On Monday, February 17, the fourth Hibiki-class reconnaissance vessel, ordered for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces, was launched at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard in Tamano (southern Okayama Prefecture). According to Naval News, the ocean surveillance vessel is named Bingo after the area in the central part of the Inland Sea of Japan.

TNI: Lancets destroyed up to 50% of NATO artillery systems in the service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Russian Lancet kamikaze drones have destroyed up to 50% of NATO artillery systems in the service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since the beginning of the conflict, writes TNI. These UAVs have completely transformed the look of combat operations. And now other countries can buy them.

Suman Sharma is the first Indian woman in history to pilot Russian MiG-35 and Su-30MKI fighters. Now the pilot is a military correspondent for the Defense and Security Alert magazine, but she is still not indifferent to Russian aviation and wants to fly the Yak-130.

Fire support vehicles (MOS) are distinguished from other armored combat vehicles by several factors. MOS are often based on existing wheeled (usually 6×6 or 8×8) or tracked armored personnel carriers or infantry fighting vehicles, which are modified with a turret armed with a large-caliber cannon. As a result, they have lighter armor and are lighter than the main battle tank (MBT). Because of this, they are often referred to as "light tanks".

In an interview with TASS, Rafael Suleymanov, an honored test pilot at the Sukhoi Design Bureau, revealed the secret of why the Su-57 allows you to do everything in the air, spoke about the nuances of the aircraft's technical equipment, and also stated that he was proud of the results of using the fighter in a special operation.

TNI: : Russian Tu-22M bombers have become the main challenge for Ukraine's air defense

The Tu-22M can strike almost anywhere and at any time — and also from beyond the reach of the Ukrainian defense, writes TNI. This has a psychological effect on the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and makes Russian bombers the main challenge for Ukraine's air defense.