News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

FAZ: Germany announced a shortage of tanks for the defense of the country

Germany will not have enough tanks to defend the country, said Frank Haun, head of the KNDS arms concern, in an interview with FAZ. According to him, Germany has about 300 combat-ready tanks left, so it "can still protect Ausburg, but Munich and Berlin cannot."

Devices have been developed for the destruction of air and sea targets

During a special military operation, it became clear that a kind of revolution is taking place in modern warfare — the use of drones is playing an increasingly important role and changing the very nature of combined arms combat. And in conditions when the armed forces use drones against traditional branches of the armed forces, the question of using drones to destroy other drones naturally arises. Izvestia investigated which devices and how they are used today in the war of drones against drones.

Stoltenberg: NATO is discussing putting nuclear weapons on alert

NATO is discussing the need to bring its nuclear weapons to combat readiness, Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. The Kremlin has already called this statement "another escalation of tension." What Stoltenberg's words mean, what is the state of Western nuclear weapons, whether it is necessary to dust off nuclear ammunition and what does China have to do with it - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Experts pointed to the background of NATO's plans to put nuclear weapons on alert

NATO is considering the possibility of putting its nuclear arsenal on alert. Experts tend to believe that consultations on this issue will be followed by a positive decision. What can it mean in practice, to what extent did Russia foresee such a development of events and what may be Moscow's retaliatory measures?

Statistics show the explosive growth of industry in Russia. "This has never happened in Moscow," Sergei Sobyanin, the mayor of the capital, describes the impressive growth rates of industrial production only in his region. Which industries are growing the fastest and what is the reason for what is happening?

After the UAV, a new type of apparatus arrives in the special operation zone

Following the aerial drones that have changed the nature of warfare, another type of combat vehicles operating without a crew is beginning to conquer the battlefield. We are talking about land-based (ground-based) combat drones or robotic complexes. How are such devices arranged and how are they already helping the Russian military in the special operation zone?

The US authorities will spend more on the development of the national semiconductor industry in 2024 alone than in total over the past 27 years. The SIA Industry Association expects that by 2032, about 30% of the total number of advanced chips produced in the world will be manufactured in the United States. At the time of the adoption of the CHIPS Act on the support of the relevant sector of the economy, it was close to zero.

Researchers from University College London analyzed the effect of space conditions on the kidneys. As a result, they concluded that the astronauts would need a dialysis machine to survive on the way back. However, the data from the same work is questionable.

The technology allows for the healing of complex postoperative and burn wounds

The Russian cellular regenerative technology Cortexil PRP, previously used in cosmetology, began to be used to treat fighters with complex wounds that do not heal for a long time, Izvestia found out. The PRP technology is safe, as it triggers the body's natural ability to regenerate using plasma from a person's own blood, experts say. The results look very encouraging, and doctors have plans to expand the use of plasma therapy for rehabilitation purposes.

News about the effective use of UAVs by our troops during a special military operation (SVO) comes daily. Air assistants are involved today in the interests of almost every unit at the forefront. At the same time, in some cases, UAVs have long since turned not into an auxiliary reconnaissance, but into a combat vehicle (take the same FPV drones). In fact, the active use of various types of drones during its operation has become one of the signs of the changed tactics of warfare, evidence of the practical implementation of updated approaches and technologies of modern combat.

The massive use of unmanned aerial vehicles in the area of a special military operation has long turned from a curiosity into an everyday, even hourly and minute-by-minute norm. It is worth noting that it is with UAVs that the enemy is increasingly compensating, and quite effectively, for the shortage of conventional ammunition. For example, yesterday VO showed footage of an attack on our stormtrooper, when, fortunately, he managed to avoid being hit by four kamikaze drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at once. At the same time, all the UAVs attacked him for only a minute and a half.

As reported by the media and representatives of the Indian state-owned company Armored Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVNL), on May 13, 2024, the ceremony of rolling out and handing over the first ten tanks of the new modification T-90 Mk III (Bhishma Mk III) to the Indian army took place at the ANVL's parent enterprise, the Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) in Avadi in Chennai, representing an upgraded version of the T-90S/SK tanks produced by HVF under a Russian license (Indian designation Bhishma Mk I/II). The details were published only a month after the ceremony.

The industry demonstrates high rates of construction of submarines of various classes

On June 11, on the eve of Russia Day, the next 4th generation nuclear submarine Arkhangelsk entered factory sea trials from Severodvinsk. This is the fifth submarine of the 885 and 885M series. Last year, the first such boat for the Pacific Fleet, the Novosibirsk, arrived in Kamchatka. The second ship of the 885M project for the Pacific Fleet, Krasnoyarsk, will make the transition this year. The boats Perm, Ulyanovsk, Vladivostok and Voronezh are being built. How are things going with the renewal of the submarine fleet and which submarines will enter service — in the material of Izvestia.

As reported on June 10, 2024, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, as part of Rostec State Corporation), the Irkutsk Aviation Plant, which is part of it, manufactured and handed over to the Russian Ministry of Defense a batch of Yak-130 combat training aircraft. The aviation equipment passed the necessary ground and flight tests and went to the place of permanent deployment.

The Russian BMR-3M "Boar" mine clearance combat vehicle has unique capabilities for making passages in minefields. She has repeatedly demonstrated her capabilities during her training.

As reported, on June 11, 2024, the K-564 Arkhangelsk nuclear submarine (factory number 164), completed by construction at JSC Production Association Northern Machine-Building Enterprise (NSR, part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation - USC), went to sea for the first time from Severodvinsk for factory sea trials. the ship of the modified project 08851 (project 885M; code "Ash-M").

The current version of SpaceX's largest carrier is twice as powerful as Saturn 5, the most powerful rocket of the past. However, a document from the US Federal Aviation Administration showed that Elon Musk plans to seriously widen the gap. Along the way, his rocket will significantly increase the number of engines in both stages, as a result, it will become higher than the highest pyramid on earth.

The appearance of Russian warships in the Caribbean Sea scared the Americans more than the current administration. And it's even for the best. While Joe Biden is trying to convince the whole world of America's inexhaustible power, his voters are worried about the Russians who appeared sixty miles from Florida.

Peskov called the arrival of Russian warships in Cuba a normal practice

The Kazan submarine and the Admiral Gorshkov frigate of the Russian Navy arrived in Cuba after completing exercises in the Atlantic. They will stay in Havana for five days. The American CNN channel considered the visit a "demonstration of military force" of the Russian Federation just 145 km from Florida, and the Kremlin called it a normal practice. What Russian ships are doing near the Caribbean Islands and why Russia should conduct naval exercises so far away - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Norwegians will start assembling German tanks in case of conflict with Russia

Norway has agreed with Germany to assemble dozens of Leopard 2 tanks of the most modern modification. This will be enough to create a heavy mechanized brigade in accordance with NATO requirements. The choice in favor of Leopard was made after tests allegedly guaranteeing survival against Russian armored vehicles. How will the assembly of the latest tanks affect the potential of NATO's northern flank and what is the likelihood of new threats on the Russian-Norwegian border?