The launch of missiles by a combat helicopter up a hinged trajectory resembles the operation of multiple launch rocket systems. Smoky streaks of rocket exhaust, obliquely going into the sky. The "jump" of the helicopter with the nose lifting. From the outside, many moments and details accompanying such a volley are not visible. Why and how is it done, how is it effective and what benefits does it give, what disadvantages does it contain? Naked Science decided to delve into the details.

Success Rockets (SR Space) company plans to launch a rocket for the first time this year, which will reach the Pocket line (100 km above the Earth) — the conditional border with space. So far, the launch will be a test, so there are no plans to launch satellites.

The head of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus told by what criteria the country selected candidates for cosmonauts

On April 12, Vladimir Putin instructed Roscosmos to ensure the flight of a Belarusian cosmonaut on a Russian ship. Ethnic Belarusians flew into space during the USSR or under the auspices of Roscosmos, like Oleg Novitsky, but never as representatives of an independent republic.

The Belarusian cosmonaut is due to go into low Earth orbit next autumn on a Roscosmos spacecraft. The head of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic shared details about the preparation and objectives of the mission.

The antennas of electronic warfare systems (EW) are now aimed at fighting drones. The installations independently calculate enemy drones at a distance of 150 km, transmit their coordinates, and then the anti-aircraft defense system (air defense) enters the battle, Alexander Morozov, a correspondent of Izvestia, said on Wednesday, June 29.

The calculation of the electronic warfare complex "Krasukha-S4" suppressed the radar station (radar) of the Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The Russian Defense Ministry showed footage of the combat duty of the calculation of the electronic warfare complex of the Central Military District during a special military operation in Ukraine, reports TASS.

The Tula Shipunov Instrument Design Bureau showed at the Engineers of the Future forum a detailed model of a new version of the Pantsir-SM air defense system with increased ammunition to 24 missiles.

Against the background of the loss of the AFU of key defense nodes in the Donbas, the French authorities intend to strengthen military assistance to the Kiev regime, hoping that new arms supplies will be able to restrain the offensive onslaught of Russian troops.

Norway, with the mediation of the United Kingdom, will supply three MLRS multiple rocket launchers and 5,000 rounds of ammunition to Ukraine, RIA Novosti reports.

Germany and the Netherlands will send an additional six PzH-2000 howitzers to Ukraine. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was reported by the German Defense Ministry.

The Slovak government has decided to purchase 152 tracked infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) CV90 Mk IV. Swedish-made vehicles will replace the BVP-1 and BVP-2, which are copies of the Soviet BMP-1 and BMP-2. This is reported by the Government of Slovakia, European Defense Review reports.

On June 13, 2022, the German Rheinmetall arms concern presented the KF51 Panther main battle tank (Panther) at the Eurosatory in Paris. As reported, the design of the machine is based on the concept of "Leopard 2". At the same time, the model is designed to establish new standards of defeat, protection, intelligence capabilities, networking and mobility.

According to the Slovak Ministry of Defense, at a meeting held on June 28, the Government of the country approved a proposal for the purchase of 152 CV-9035 Mk tracked armored vehicles.4 with a 35 mm cannon as part of an intergovernmental agreement with Sweden.

The Israeli company Camero-Tech presented at the Eurosatury 2022 exhibition a new device from its "See Through Walls" series called Xaver 1000. The principle of operation is classified, the purpose is to study the situation behind obstacles through which a person does not see. The technology is aimed at the military and is designed for reconnaissance and search and rescue missions.

June 29 became the official date of the professional holiday for all those who work at shipyards in 2017. Then, at the initiative of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation and the joint stock company United Shipbuilding Corporation, the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 659 of May 30, 2017 was published, according to which the date of the celebration was set on this day.

Moscow. June 29. INTERFAX A detachment of Pacific Fleet Support vessels (Pacific Fleet) is taking part in the expedition of the Russian Geographical Society (RGS) to the Kuril Islands, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on Wednesday.

The heavy nuclear-powered missile cruisers Peter the Great and Admiral Nakhimov of Project 1144.2 Orlan, considered the most powerful in the Russian Navy, will become giant targets in the event of war. So the Russian ships were evaluated in the publication of the American edition 19FortyFive.

The United States will provide assistance to the Ukrainian Navy by supplying another batch of patrol boats. According to the Ukrainian press, we are talking about boats manufactured by Metal Shark.

The Turkish Navy has begun sea acceptance tests of the amphibious helicopter dock ship (DVKD) L400 "Anadolu" (Anadolu).

According to the statement of the Australian Minister of Defense Richard Marles, the new Australian government has confirmed that by March 2023 it must approve a program for the creation of a fleet of submarines with the United Kingdom and the United States.