Tankers of the Southern Military District conducted training firing
Crews of T-72B3 tanks as part of tank units of the Army Corps of the Southern Military District took part in shooting practice at the Angarsky training ground near Simferopol.
Tank crews started shooting at a training ground in the Crimea
The Black Sea Fleet reported on the firing of tankers of the Southern Military District at the Angarsky training ground
Tankers of the units of the Army Corps of the Southern Military District (SE) began firing at the Angarsky training ground in the Crimea. The crews of the T-72B3 tanks conducted classes in accordance with the combat training plan. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet.
More than fifty BMP-2M with the Berezhok module will receive a CVO in 2022
The BMP-2 with the Berezhok combat module will replenish the parks of formations and military units of the Central Military District stationed in the Volga region by the end of this year. This was reported by the press service of the territorial association with reference to the commander of the Central Military District, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin.
More than 80 new all-terrain vehicles "Ural" entered the Air Defense Forces in 2021
Ural cars of the latest modification were delivered to military units of the Eastern Military District (VVO) in 2021.
Russia will strengthen the border with Ukraine with rocket robots
Izvestia: Russia will strengthen the border with Ukraine with the help of the Tornado-G MLRS
Russia will strengthen its southern border with Ukraine with rocket robots - automated multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) "Tornado-G". This is reported by Izvestia, citing sources in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Nuclear complexes "Yars" were brought to the exercises in the Irkutsk region
In the Irkutsk region, mobile strategic complexes "Yars" went to field positions. Autonomous launchers of the local division of the Strategic Missile Forces entered the combat patrol routes as part of the exercise. The command involved about a thousand soldiers and officers, as well as more than 100 units of military and special equipment of various types and purposes.
Strategic missile systems "Yars" have entered combat patrol routes in the Ivanovo region
The launchers of the Yars mobile ground-launched missile system have entered combat patrol routes in the Ivanovo region, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday
Russia will develop a new anti-ship missile
General Director of KTRV Obnosov announced the development of a new generation anti-ship missile
Russia is working on the creation of new means of combating maritime targets. Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) is developing a new generation anti-ship missile. This was announced by the general director of KTRV Boris Obnosov in an interview with TASS.
Ukraine's air defense was called useless against Russian aviation
Forbes: Ukrainian air defense is not capable of resisting "Russian aggression"
The air defense of Ukraine is not capable of resisting "Russian aggression". This was pointed out by Forbes columnist David Ax.
Five major exercises of the air defense forces of the Central Military District will be held in 2022
The commander of the Central Military District, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, noted that combat crews of the S-400 Triumph, S-300 Favorit and Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile systems will take part in them
In 2022, the Central Military District (CVO) will hold five major exercises with combat launches of anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) of air defense units at training grounds in the Astrakhan Region and the Republic of Buryatia. This was reported to journalists by the commander of the Central Military District, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin.
The exercises in the Central Military District will be held with the participation of S-300, S-400 and Pantsir-S
Five major exercises are planned in the Central Military District in 2022 with air defense and missile launches. This, according to RIA Novosti, was stated by the commander of the Central Military District, Alexander Lapin.
Cargo ship Dragon landed in the Atlantic Ocean
He delivered to Earth more than 2.2 tons of various cargoes, including the results of scientific experiments
The Dragon cargo ship of the American company SpaceX landed on water in the Atlantic Ocean near the coast of Florida. This was reported on Monday on the SpaceX Twitter page.
The telescope launched into space has moved 1.5 million kilometers from Earth
The James Webb Telescope completed the course correction and reached the second Lagrange point
The most expensive James Webb Telescope successfully completed the final course correction a month after launching into space. This is reported by NASA.
Two Yarilo nanosatellites will be launched to explore the Sun in 2022
In addition to scientific and applied tasks, the project pursues an educational goal
The Yarilo No. 3 and Yarilo No. 4 nanosatellites of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University will be launched as part of the Universat program in 2022. This is stated in the theses to the report of the university representatives to the XLVI Academic Readings on Cosmonautics in memory of S. P. Korolev (Royal Readings), which are scheduled for January 25-28.
The Russian orbital station will be involved in the development of technologies for the lunar program
RSC Energia was tasked with ensuring the readiness of the first module for a new domestic orbital station in 2025
The Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS) under development can be used to develop various technologies that will be used in the future as part of the lunar program. This was announced by the head of the ballistics department of the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (part of Roscosmos), Rafail Murtazin.
Russian Ambassador: Russia and China are preparing to sign an agreement on the creation of a lunar station soon
Andrey Denisov noted that this is a long-term cooperation program
The intergovernmental agreement between Russia and China on cooperation in the creation of a lunar station is almost ready and may be signed soon. This was stated at a press conference by the Russian Ambassador to China Andrey Denisov.
The launch of the radar satellite "Obzor-R" was postponed to 2023
According to the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, now there are more than one and a half hundred Russian satellites in orbit together with the spacecraft of the Ministry of Defense, but "radar is needed"
The launch of the radar spacecraft "Obzor-R", previously scheduled for 2022, has been postponed to 2023. This was announced by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin on Tuesday.
RSC Energia tested a prototype of equipment for studying the composition of meteors from the ISS
At the moment, most of the meteors are being studied from Earth
Specialists of the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia proposed to study the chemical composition of meteors using a spectrometer that can be installed on board the International Space Station. This is stated in the theses to the report to the XLVI Academic Readings on Cosmonautics in memory of S. P. Korolev (Royal Readings).
An extreme neutron star was studied from the ISS
Astronomers have made detailed observations of the magnetar SGR 1830-0645 from the ISS
An international group of astronomers made observations of the magnetar SGR 1830-0645 using the NICER instrument (Neutron Star Interior Composition ExploreR) on board the ISS. Preliminary results of the study are published in the arXiv preprint repository.
The Progress RCC announced plans to make up to 20 Soyuz rocket launches in 2022
The general director of the organization Dmitry Baranov noted that it will depend on the readiness of the spacecraft
The number of Soyuz rocket launches in 2022 will be about 20, Dmitry Baranov, General Director of the Progress Rocket and Space Center (RCC), told reporters on Tuesday.
