The United States called the shortcomings of new SUVs for the army
The Pentagon recognized the low efficiency of promising ISV machines
The American Army Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) SUVs were recognized as ineffective in combat. The shortcomings of the new machines were named in the report of the Department of operational testing and evaluation DOT & E (Director of Operational Test and Evaluation) of the US Department of Defense, which was published on Thursday. This is reported by Breaking Defense.
US military jeeps are too vulnerable: a marriage or a miscalculation of designers?
Light ISV SUVs from GM Defense are ineffective in combat. They cannot be fired on the move, design features do not allow. The vehicles designed for American paratroopers and commandos turned out to be weak and vulnerable.
Italy is testing an updated C1 Ariete tank
The first prototype of the updated C1 Ariete tank went to the test. February 2, portal italiandefencetechnologies.com He reported that running tests under the AMV (Aggiornamento di Mezza Vita) program have begun at the CEPOLISPE test site near Rome.
The Indian Defense Ministry may purchase up to 200 additional K-9 Vajra self-propelled howitzers
According to information published on the India Today website, the Indian Defense Ministry may order a new batch of 200 units of 155-mm tracked self-propelled howitzers K-9 Vajra, the cost of which is estimated at $ 1.5 billion.
Rostec will complete testing of self-propelled guns for paratroopers in 2022
Rostec announced the completion of preliminary tests of the Lotos ACS for the Airborne Forces in 2022
Preliminary tests of the airborne self-propelled artillery gun 2C42 "Lotus", which is being developed for Airborne troops, will be completed in 2022. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Rostec state Corporation.
Russia has delivered a new batch of armored vehicles "MIC-Ural" to one of the countries of the Middle East
The Military Industrial Company has delivered a new batch of multipurpose armored vehicles "MIC-Ural" to one of the Middle Eastern countries, Alexander Krasovitsky, CEO of MIC LLC, told RIA Novosti.
VVO received modern command and staff vehicles
The troops of the Eastern Military District (VVO) received a large batch of new communications equipment over the past year. Command and staff vehicles (KSHM) allow you to establish communication via closed Internet channels and carry out topographic mapping through various satellite systems.
A batch of the newest automatic filling stations ARS-14KM has been received in the regiment of the Southern Military District Defense in North Ossetia
A batch of the newest automatic filling stations ARS-14KM based on the all-terrain vehicle "KamAZ" has arrived in the regiment of the 58th Combined Arms Army of the South Ossetia, stationed in North Ossetia.
The state order for the amount of more than 280 million rubles was fulfilled in 2021 by the Novosibirsk Iskra plant of the Technodinamika holding
Novosibirsk Mechanical Plant "Iskra" of the Technodinamika holding of Rostec State Corporation has fully fulfilled its obligations under the state order of 2021. All deliveries were carried out within the time limits set by the contracts.
Indian SV will receive an additional batch of ATGM "Competition-M"
Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) and the Indian Army Command have signed a major contract for the production and supply of an additional batch of ATGM "Competition-M".
In the USA, weapons from Poland were evaluated for Ukraine
The Drive: Polish Thunder MANPADS would be very useful for Ukraine
Portable anti-aircraft missile systems (MANPADS) "Thunder", which Poland will supply to Ukraine, would be very useful for Kiev now. The possibilities that Polish weapons will provide to the Armed Forces of Ukraine were evaluated in the American edition of The Drive.
Poland to share "Lightning Bolts" with Ukraine
Western countries are actively arming Ukraine. On February 2, Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak announced the transfer of the Piorun MANPADS to the Ukrainian army (Polish. - lightning) and an ATGM of an unnamed type.
The United States on the shoulders of Kiev flew into the territory of Belarus
"On January 24, 2022, the border service authorities, in cooperation with the Air Force and air defense units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus, recorded the fact of violation of the State Border of Belarus in the airspace from Ukraine by an unmanned aerial vehicle, which was subsequently forced to land by the air defense units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus.
The S-400 complex arrived from Russia to Belarus
The forces of the Union State are being tested in the Republic
The Russian S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system has been relocated to Belarus, where it will take up combat duty as part of the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State. This was reported to journalists in the Russian Defense Ministry.
NASA will launch the SLS superheavy rocket for the first time in March
NASA postponed the first launch of the SLS rocket with the Orion spacecraft from February to March
The first launch of the superheavy Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft, which is supposed to fly around the Moon and then return to Earth, is postponed from February 15 to mid-March. Ars Technica writes about this, referring to NASA.
NASA postponed the flight around the Moon as part of the Artemis program for April-May
In August last year, NASA Inspector General Paul Martin reported that the landing of astronauts on the Moon in 2024 is not possible due, in particular, to delays in the development of spacesuits.
The launch of OneWeb satellites from Kourou will take place on the evening of February 10
A total of seven OneWeb satellite launches are planned for 2022
The launch of the Russian Soyuz-ST-B carrier rocket with 34 OneWeb satellites from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana will take place on the evening of February 10. The corresponding information was published on Thursday by the space launch operator Arianespace.
RSC Energia: the issue of flooding of the ISS will be resolved at the level of the governments of the partner countries
The corporation noted that the technical possibility of the ISS arch from orbit has been studied since its creation
The technical capability of the ISS arch from orbit has been worked out since its creation. The decision on flooding will be made at the level of the governments of the participating countries of the project, the press service of the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia told TASS.
Roscosmos spoke about the sole decision to flood the ISS
RSC Energia said that the decision to flood the ISS will be made by all project participants
The possibility of flooding the International Space Station (ISS) from a technical point of view has been considered since its creation, the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia (part of Roscosmos) told TASS.
NASA will flood the ISS in the Pacific Ocean
NASA plans to flood the ISS at Nemo Point in the Pacific Ocean in 2031
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) intends to continue operating the International Space Station (ISS) until 2030. This is reported by CNN.
