News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Politician Dvorchik: Poland needs to withdraw from the convention on the prohibition of anti-personnel mines

Poland needs to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines, Sejm deputy Michal Dvorchik said in an interview with Defense 24. This way Warsaw will be able to produce these mines, make reserves and use them in case of war.

The diameter of the newly formed crater is about 10 m

Specialists from Russia has most likely identified a crater (funnel) on the Moon from the fall of the Luna-25 spacecraft in August 2023. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.

One of the rather unique types of weapons used in the Ukrainian conflict is the FrankenSAM air defense system. This system was captured only a few times, representing a rather rare product, including when it was hit by a drone this month. Now she was seen in a photo taken by the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, being covered with a camouflage net.

Military specialists have adapted a number of naval fire systems for use in ground forces

On the fields of a special military operation, there are options for using naval weapons systems on land chassis. The possibility of using naval naval firepower is primarily available to Marine Corps units. Several examples of military creativity that perform combat work in a special military operation are in the Izvestia review.

Sun: The number of trained military personnel in Britain has fallen to a historic low

In Europe, they doubted Britain's ability to fight, writes The Sun. The budget of the country's army is being reduced, and the armed forces themselves are "drying up": the number of trained military personnel has plummeted to a historic low of 73 thousand people.

Trans-Baikal flamethrowers are sending projectiles of heavy flamethrower systems (CBT) towards Ugledar, where Ukrainian militants are holed up in well-fortified and concreted dungeons. CBT is called an indispensable infantry companion — they help Russian units to lead the offensive. After the CBT strikes, the surviving enemy surrenders without a fight, Kirill Olkov, a correspondent for Izvestia, said on May 29.

Enterprises of the aircraft manufacturing sector of the military-industrial complex of the People's Republic of China have established strong relations with the Pakistani Air Force, which has been achieved, among other things, thanks to successes in the development of aircraft engines.

Consolidated teams of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operators The Orenburg, Vladimir and Omsk missile associations have completed the Falconry tests for the best calculation of UAVs on the scale of Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN). This was announced on May 29 by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Maneuverability is important in the universe of the movie "Top Gun", where Maverick lures enemy 5th generation fighters at close range to use the guns of his F-14 Tomcat to destroy them. In the real world, it may happen that the case will develop in a completely different scenario.

The Romanian company Uzina Mecanică Bucureşti (part of ROMARM – an approximate analogue of Rostec) presented an upgraded TR-85 M1R tank at the site of the BSDA 2024 defense exhibition (Bucharest, May 22-24).

The displacement of the Type 055 at full load is about 13 thousand tons, length 180 meters, width 20 meters. The ship is equipped with 112 UVPU cells, which house the HQ-9 and YJ-18 AShM long-range air defense systems. In addition, official footage released in April 2022 suggests that this type is also capable of using a hypersonic missile defense system, designated as the YJ-21. American official reports over the years have repeatedly claimed that the Type 055 will also be able to launch an anti-ship ballistic missile (AShBM) in the near future.

The Chinese shipbuilding company Dalian Shipbuilding launched a Type-055 class destroyer – already the tenth in this series, and is also increasing production at the second plant of the complex – in Dagushan, east of the Dalian Bay. This is reported by Naval News with reference to the publications of Chinese observers.

Shrapnel damage is the second most common damaging factor according to the statistics of modern warfare. And if fighters, as a rule, have a variety of personal protective equipment, then anti-splinter blankets can be used for the safety of civilians and important facilities. They are designed to absorb fragments and weaken the shock wave generated by the explosion.

Rostec State Corporation's Roselektronika Holding presented for the first time at the Integrated Security exhibition a mobile control point for unmanned aircraft systems for rescue operations. The new complex allows you to quickly deploy a point in the field to work with UAVs.

Who is helping Kiev modernize marine drones and how can Russia respond to this

Attacks by Ukrainian unmanned boats on Russian ships and facilities in Crimea have already become regular. In the absence of its own fleet, Kiev relies on this new type of weapons. Izvestia investigated how the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with the help of the West, modernize and improve unmanned boats, and what forces and means Russia has to deal with them.

NYT: U.S. precision weapons proved ineffective in the fighting in Ukraine

Russia has learned how to successfully jam American precision-guided weapons transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the NYT writes with reference to Ukrainian secret reports. Kiev has already had to abandon some Western weapons due to failures on the battlefield.

A combat vehicle is not afraid of any enemy when the hull is covered with diamond—shaped steel sheets - ideal protection from air attacks. The so-called "Tsar—brazier" is a technique for protecting the hull of a tank or an IFV with steel sheets, which makes the combat vehicle seem to have entered the garage, but at the same time it drives and shoots, Kirill Olkov, a correspondent of Izvestia, said on May 28.

How to mine the territory of Donbass

After many years of positional fighting, huge areas of the liberated territories remain mined or littered with unexploded ordnance. This not only poses a daily danger to civilians, but also threatens builders when working on new infrastructure facilities that are necessary to establish a peaceful life.

The once-former "mistress of the seas" Great Britain will definitely not return even close to this status in the foreseeable future, but London is taking some actions to restore a fairly decrepit and thinned military fleet.

German media reports that Germany plans to allocate additional military assistance to Ukraine this year in the amount of 3.8 billion euros. The corresponding request has already been made by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.