The Chelyabinsk nuclear submarine of the project 949A (cipher "Antey") will be converted into a carrier of Onyx and Zircon cruise missiles under the project 949AM, work on the ship will begin after the modernization of the Irkutsk submarine of the same type is completed, a source in the shipbuilding industry told RIA Novosti.

The press service of the Northern Fleet announced the successful completion of state tests of the large hydrographic boat "Leonid Century" of the 23040G project. A corresponding act has already been signed, and the flag of the hydrographic service of the Russian Navy will be raised on the boat by the end of December. This ritual will mean that the Leonid Century has been accepted into the Northern Fleet.

The newest logistics support vessel Vsevolod Bobrov makes an inter-fleet transfer from Baltiysk to the main base point – Sevastopol, where it will become part of the Black Sea Fleet, said the head of the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet, Captain 2nd rank Alexey Rulev.

The universal landing ships "Ivan Rogov" and "Mitrofan Moskalenko" will operate helicopter-type attack and reconnaissance drones

The universal landing helicopter carriers (UDC) of the project 23900 "Ivan Rogov" and "Mitrofan Moskalenko", which are being built at the Kerch shipyard "Gulf", will be adapted for basing attack and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This was reported to TASS by a source in the shipbuilding industry.

RBC: Russian Foreign Ministry to develop artificial intelligence for foreign policy analysis

The Russian Foreign Ministry is working on a system that will use artificial intelligence to analyze arrays of data on foreign policy issues. RBC writes about this.

Battalion tactical groups of the combined arms army of the Western Military District (ZVO) equipped with the latest sights for small arms 1P63 and 1P29.

This year, the troops of the Central Military District (CVO) received more than 25 thousand modern small arms, the commander of the CVO, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, said on Tuesday.

"Among them are AK-12 submachine guns, upgraded models of silent weapons "Val" and "Vintorez", sniper rifles of various calibers, the latest "Cord" submachine guns and large-caliber machine guns "Utes," Lapin said.

The Estonian Ministry of Defense plans to purchase multiple launch rocket launchers with high-precision ammunition by 2031 and increase the number of personnel of the Defense Forces.

The Pentagon has published a contract for $ 93 million for the production of Abrams tanks

The US military wanted more M1A2 Abrams tanks. The Pentagon has published a contract for the development, design and production of Abrams tanks. This is reported by the Defense Blog.

The T-62 medium tank created in Nizhny Tagil took part in dozens of wars and armed conflicts. So, in Syria, Yemen, Libya, Ethiopia, they continue to be used until now.

According to the general director of the enterprise Dmitry Semizorov, the work, in particular, allowed to improve the characteristics of military equipment in terms of chassis control, reduce the preparation time for the opening of fire, increase the accuracy of the binding of a self-propelled gun.

For the first time, a photo of a mock-up of a Russian 82-mm advanced self-propelled mortar based on a protected K-63968 Typhoon-K vehicle has appeared. The first photo was published by the telegram channel "Militarist".

The tactics of "nomadic" mortars based on Syrian combat experience were worked out by servicemen of the Central Military District during exercises at the Yurginsky training ground in the Kemerovo region, the press service of the Central Military District reported on Tuesday.

India may become the first foreign buyer of the new S-500 air defense system, but deliveries will begin only after meeting the needs of the Russian army, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said.

India may, if desired, become the first country on the list for the purchase of the S-500 after the Russian army receives these air defense systems in the right amount, said Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Yuri Knutov spoke about the advantages of the S-500.

The device will also be used to improve the operation of remote sensing satellites to study the resources of our planet

China on Tuesday successfully launched the Tianlian-2-02 relay satellite into orbit for more efficient data transmission from the Chinese orbital station. This was announced by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).

Tests of a 35-meter parachute designed to slow down at subsonic speed took place in Oregon on November 21 and December 3

Two second-stage parachutes, which are planned to be used during the descent to Mars of the equipment of the Russian-European Exomars mission, were successfully tested in late November - early December in the United States. This was reported on Tuesday by the European Space Agency (ESA).

Elon Musk said that this project will also be relevant for flights to Mars

The American company SpaceX has launched a program to remove carbon dioxide from the Earth's atmosphere, the head of the company, American entrepreneur Elon Musk, said on Monday. The company plans to subsequently process carbon dioxide into rocket fuel.

According to the rector of Novosibirsk State Technical University Anatoly Bataev, the consortium will also deal with energy issues

A consortium of more than 20 organizations based on the Novosibirsk State Technical University (NSTU) was created in Novosibirsk. One of its main goals will be the creation of hybrid integrated circuits for spacecraft that increase their power and service life, Rector of NSTU Anatoly Bataev told reporters on Tuesday.

Kazakhstan and Russia have carried out all domestic procedures for the Gagarin Launch modernization project, but the UAE is delaying the process, Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Bagdat Musin said.