Military railwaymen use Aleut snowmobiles on BAM
During the reconstruction of the BAM section in the Amur Region, military railway workers of the Eastern Military District use GAZ-3344-20 "Aleut" two-link tracked snowmobiles of high cross-country capability. They entered service with the yellow brigades stationed in the Amur Region and the Khabarovsk Territory last year. This was reported in the press service of the VVO.
Russian sappers in Laos neutralized about 2 thousand American bombs on 130 hectares
Russian sappers have cleared more than 130 hectares of territory in Laos in four years, defusing more than 2 thousand explosive objects, said Yuri Stavitsky, head of the engineering troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Artillery units equipped with the latest engineering system "Agriculture" have been formed in the engineering unit of the Southern Federal District
In the engineering unit of the Southern Military District, stationed in the Rostov region, a division has been formed equipped with sets of remote mining engineering system (ISDM) "Agriculture".
Shoigu congratulated the Engineering Troops on their professional holiday
The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu, issued a festive order on the occasion of the Day of Engineering Troops, which is celebrated in Russia on January 21.
In Russia, the production of MLRS is being modernized
Technodinamika Holding is modernizing the production of Grad MLRS
The production of the multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) "Grad" is being modernized. The "Special Design Bureau" and the scientific and production association (NPO) "Alloy" named after A.N. Ganichev (part of the holding "Technodinamika") will ensure the release of the system on modern equipment, taking into account new technological processes. This is reported by Rostec State Corporation.
Japan welcomes the extension of the Strategic Partnership Agreement and the Russian-American dialogue on strategic stability - statement
The Japanese side welcomes the extension by Russia and the United States of the Treaty on Measures for Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (START-3), and also advocates that the parties continue the dialogue on strategic stability, Japan and the United States said in a joint statement.
Serial deliveries of hypersonic missiles "Zircon" will begin in 2022
Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia: serial deliveries of Zircon missiles will begin in 2022
In Russia, the state tests of the hypersonic cruise missile of the sea-based "Zircon" are being completed. Serial deliveries of the rocket will begin in 2022. This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia Alexey Krivoruchko, reports TASS.
Estonia buys Israeli Spike-SR anti-tank missile systems
On January 19, 2022, the State Defense Investment Center of the Estonian Ministry of Defense (Riigi Kaitseinvesteeringute Keskus - RKIK) announced the conclusion of a contract worth more than 40 million euros with the Israeli-German consortium EuroSpike GmbH (a joint venture of the Israeli company Rafael and the German Diehl BGT Defense GmbH & Co. KG and Rheinmetall Defense Electronics) for the purchase of a batch of Spike-SR portable anti-tank missile systems for the Estonian Defense Forces and Kaitseliit.
There were photos of the Ukrainian instructions for the NATO ATGM
A photo of a manual for the Ukrainian military on the use of the British NLAW ATGM appeared on the Web. The manual is written in a lively syllable and provided with illustrations, and the Ukrainian language gives the document a unique charm.
Qatar's Armed Forces can purchase the European SAMP/T anti-aircraft missile system
Qatar's armed forces have received an updated proposal on the possible delivery of the SAMP/T medium-range anti-aircraft missile system manufactured by the Eurosam consortium.
The Turkish military received a new air defense system
Daily Sabah: the upgraded HISAR O+ anti-aircraft system was handed over to the Turkish military
Turkish air defense units have received an upgraded HISAR O+ short-range anti-aircraft system. The new Turkish-designed air defense system can intercept targets at a range of up to 25 kilometers, Daily Sabah reports.
The Lieutenant General appreciated the dispatch of S-400 divisions to Belarus for exercises
Belarus is part of the CIS joint air defense system, the S-400 Triumph is being sent to exercises in order to increase the combat capabilities of the Union State. On Friday, January 21, the former deputy commander-in-chief of the Air Force for the joint air defense system of the CIS countries, Reserve Lieutenant General Aytech Bizhev, told Izvestia.
The drones of the "enemy" were intercepted by the military during exercises in the Nizhny Novgorod region
The training of the counteraction groups to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the conditional enemy took place in the tank army stationed in the Nizhny Novgorod region, the Western Military District (ZVO) reported on Saturday.
China is preparing to launch a new generation CZ-8 rocket in late February - early March
The rocket is already on the launch pad, specialists have started work on its preparation for launch
The Wenchang cosmodrome in the northeast of the Chinese province of Hainan in late February - early March is preparing for the launch of a new generation carrier rocket CZ-8 ("Changzheng-8"). This was reported on Friday by China Central Television.
China conducted the tenth test of the Tianxing launch vehicle
This test was the first for this series of missiles this year
China has conducted the tenth successful test of the Tianxing-1 launch vehicle, which will become a prototype of the future space transport vehicle, according to a statement from the developer Space Transportation.
The US launched "similar to Russian" satellites
The US Department of Defense launched the GSSAP-5 and GSSAP-6 inspection satellites on an Atlas V rocket
The US Department of Defense launched a pair of Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) spacecraft into geosynchronous near-Earth orbit from the Cape Canaveral cosmodrome in Florida on an Atlas V rocket, capable of maneuvering in space and tracking the status of other satellites, writes The Drive.
Axiom Space plans the first flight of a fully commercial crew to the ISS on March 31
Private aerospace company Axiom Space plans to launch the first mission in the history of cosmonautics with a fully commercial crew on board to the International Space Station (ISS) on March 31, the company announced on Twitter.
Rogozin ridiculed Ukraine's plans to build its own cosmodrome
The head of Roscosmos Rogozin assessed the construction of the cosmodrome in Ukraine with an excerpt of the film
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, in his Telegram channel ridiculed Ukraine's plans to build its own cosmodrome.
Roscosmos is developing a project for a cosmodrome train - Rogozin
Roscosmos is working on the possibility of launching light space rockets from railway platforms, the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin said.
The assembly of the first satellite with a VERA plasma engine has begun in Russia
Satellites will be able to engage in remote sensing of the Earth, identify natural disasters, collect data on the movement of ships and aircraft
The Sputnix company and the laboratory of the MEPhI Institute have started assembling a satellite that will use the VERA plasma engine of their development. This was reported to TASS by the press service of Sitronics Group.