Construction of Russia's largest shipbuilding dry dock has been completed at SSK Zvezda
As reported on December 21, 2021, LLC Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex (SSC Zvezda, Bolshoy Kamen, Primorsky Krai), the construction of a dry dock, one of the largest in the world, has been completed at SSC Zvezda. The commissioning works were successfully carried out.
Saab delivered a batch of Karl-Gustav M4 grenade launchers to the Estonian Armed Forces
The Estonian Defense Investment Center (ECDI – Estonian Centre for Defense Investment) announced the delivery to the country of the first batch of 314 units of 84-mm Karl-Gustav M4 hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers manufactured by the Swedish company Saab.
Modern targets began to be used at military training grounds
To increase the level of fire training of soldiers and officers now helps not only more advanced small arms, but also special targets that allow you to create a realistic picture of modern combat on the ranges.
The units of the combined arms army of the VVO in Transbaikalia are fully equipped with Pecheneg machine guns
In the combined arms army of the VVO, stationed in the Trans-Baikal Territory, the rearmament of machine gunners of units with Pecheneg machine guns of various modifications has been completed.
Philippines arming with "almost real" tanks
The Philippine Army will arm itself with "almost real" tanks. December 22, portal inquirer.net He announced that 20 armored vehicles from Israel will arrive in the country by the end of the month.
A modernized Soviet tank was spotted in Iran
During the exercises in Iran, a Karrar tank based on the Soviet T-72M was noticed
The Iranian armed forces used the new Karrar tank in the exercises. During the maneuvers of the formations of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Payambar-e Azam-17, an upgraded tank was noticed, which is based on the design of the Soviet T-72M. This is reported by the Tasnim agency.
Uralvagonzavod supplied upgraded repair and evacuation vehicles to the Russian Army
They are designed to evacuate emergency tanks, including from the enemy fire zone
Uralvagonzavod (UVZ, part of Rostec State Corporation) I sent a batch of upgraded armored repair and evacuation vehicles BRAM-1M under the state defense order to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the plant.
"Derivation-air defense" will be able to get the enemy's special equipment in the shelter, the source said
The anti-aircraft artillery complex (ZAK) "Derivation-Air defense", armed with a 57 mm caliber cannon, will be able to hit the enemy with special guided shells, hiding from a direct shot in a trench, trench or behind a parapet, appropriate tests are being conducted, a source in the defense industry complex told RIA Novosti.
The "secret development of the military" to put a diesel locomotive on wheels remained on paper
The network published a photo showing the body of a railway locomotive, which was put on a car chassis or car wheels.
This project in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was conceived in 1999. At the same time, the work concerning such "crossing" was carried out in 2002-2003. The project with drawings was developed by scientists and engineers of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University.
How secret was the BM-21 Grad during the battles for Damansky in March 1969
We continue to write about the myths that have arisen around some samples of Soviet weapons. We have already talked about the T-62 tanks, now let's remember about another hero of the events at Damansky - BM-21 "Grad". This multiple rocket launcher system is also called secret in many publications, they say, nothing was known about it before these battles.
The share of modern ViT samples in the security and intelligence units of the Strategic Missile Forces has increased significantly in 2021
The share of modern models of VIV in the security and intelligence units of the Strategic Missile Forces increased significantly in 2021, which made it possible to increase the security of military facilities, as well as the possibility of timely detection of DRG on the routes of combat patrol of missile systems.
Engineering units of re-equipped missile formations are equipped with integrated water purification stations
Engineering units of missile formations being re-equipped at the Yars PGRC are equipped with SKO-10 integrated water purification stations.
The founder of Tron paid $28 million for a suborbital flight on the ship New Shepard
Five more people will choose for the flight, which will take place in 2022
Justin Sun, the founder of the Tron entertainment content platform, won the auction and paid $28 million for the opportunity to make a suborbital flight on the New Shepard ship of the American company Blue Origin. He announced this on Thursday on his Twitter page. Previously, the identity of the winner of the auction held in June 2021 was not disclosed.
The Russian satellite that launched the inspector burned up in the atmosphere
Kosmos-2519, from which another spacecraft had previously separated, burned up in the atmosphere. The satellite had remote sensing equipment, as well as equipment for shooting objects in space.
RKS has developed a multi-module platform for nanosatellites
The platform of the nanoclass spacecraft is made in the form of a hexagonal prism and consists of a set of unified scalable modules
JSC "Russian Space Systems" has patented a multi-purpose platform of the nanoclass spacecraft. This is stated in the patent for the invention distributed by the Federal Institute of Industrial Property (available to TASS).
Roscosmos flooded Progress M-UM
Roscosmos: fragments of the Progress M-UM module ship fell into the Pacific Ocean
The instrument and aggregate compartment of the Progress M-UM cargo module has been undocked from the Berth module of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) and flooded in the Pacific Ocean, Roscosmos reports.
Rogozin: the program of dynamic operations on the Russian segment of the ISS in 2021 has been completed
In particular, the mission of the Progress M-UM spacecraft has ended
The program of dynamic operations that were planned for the Russian segment of the ISS in 2021 has been completed. This was announced by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin on Thursday.
The Indonesian Air Force will choose a new fighter between the Rafale and the F-15EX
Chief of Staff (Commander) The Indonesian Air Force, Air Marshal Fajar Prasetyo, confirmed plans to purchase Rafale fighters from the French company Dassault or F-15EX from the American Boeing.
The Japanese and the British will create an engine for a new generation of fighters
Tokyo and London will begin work on an engine demonstrator for a new generation of fighters. These machines can be adopted by about 2040.
Great Britain and Japan have teamed up to create a new fighter
The UK and Japan will create an engine for the next generation fighter
The United Kingdom and Japan, having signed a joint memorandum, united to create a new engine for combat aircraft, writes The Drive.