The Russian Navy and naval aviation conducted exercises in the Mediterranean Sea
Detachments of warships of the Pacific, Northern and Black Sea fleets of Russia, together with anti-submarine aircraft of the Il-38 naval aviation, conducted an exercise in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. This was announced on February 20 by the Ministry of Defense.
Rostec will develop a project for a liquefied gas transshipment complex in Murmansk
The holding company "Roselectronics" of Rostec State Corporation will carry out work on the design of the infrastructure of the liquefied natural gas transshipment complex in the port of Murmansk. One of the key facilities will be an automated radio engineering post of the vessel traffic control system, which will ensure the safety of navigation in the waters of the port in the Bay of Ur.
ZVO sappers in the Leningrad region received new protective suits OVR-2-02 for equipment
10 sets of OVR-2-02 protective suits have been delivered to the engineering and sapper unit of the Western Military District in the Leningrad Region.
The Americans showed a large underwater robot Snakehead
The US Navy has published photos of a large underwater robot Snakehead, which was launched in February. According to The Drive, the military previously said that Snakehead would be the largest uninhabited vehicle to launch from submarines. First, he will do intelligence and data collection.
The drone tank crawled across the ground and took off into the sky
The European project HUUVER showed tests of its crawler robot with propellers. He rode down a slide of rocks, descended a grassy slope and took off.
The French Armed Forces will purchase new armored vehicles worth 1.8 billion. euro
As part of a visit to Nexter's enterprise in Roan on February 19, French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced four contracts for the supply of equipment and weapons to the country's armed Forces with a total value of more than 1.8 billion. euro.
Ukraine sold upgraded T-72s, only superficially similar to the T-90
The tank repair plants of Ukraine that remained without state orders in the 90s, competing with each other, began to offer foreign countries their options for the modernization of the T-72.
A large number of different versions have been developed, including quite unusual ones. For example, you can recall the layout of the so-called T-72-120, first shown in 1999.
Russian sappers continue humanitarian demining of the territory of Laos
The military personnel of the International Mine Action Center of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to carry out tasks to clear the territories in Khammuan Province of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
In the training network of the RVSN there are simulators for training the forces on duty
The training network of the Strategic Missile Forces has unique training systems for training the on-duty forces of the Strategic Missile Forces.
The Indonesian Navy plans to purchase NSM missile systems to equip new high-speed missile boats
The Indonesian Navy will evaluate the NSM (Naval Strike Missile) missile system manufactured by the Norwegian company Kongsberg as part of a project to equip new high-speed missile boats with this type of weapon.
France and the UK will develop missiles in a fold
The British Fleet will not be left without anti-ship missiles. February 20, portal air-cosmos.com He reported that France and the United Kingdom signed an agreement with MBDA to begin work on a future anti-ship (FMAN) and cruise missile (FMC).
Vietnam used powerful S-24 air-to-air missiles from ground installations
During the 1979 war, the armies of Vietnam and China practically did not use combat aircraft. Why did this happen? The fact is that the Vietnamese air Force was relatively small and its strike component was involved in operations against the commandos in Cambodia. The opponents did not dare to use conventional MiG-21 interceptor fighters against tanks and infantry advancing in the mountains.
Russia has begun the final stage of firing tests of the Kornet-D1 missile system
Russian specialists have started the final stage of firing tests of the new self-propelled missile system "Kornet-D1" on the chassis of the BMD-4M combat vehicle. It is designed for Airborne troops.
China has started working on a double of Elon Musk's ship
China is developing a transport system similar to SpaceX's Starship
In China, they are working on a returnable two-stage launch system, which is similar to the reusable Starship transport system. The twin of Elon Musk's development will be able to carry up to 20 tons of payload, Space News reports.
Cygnus space truck docked with ISS
Astronauts Raja Chari and Kayla Barron captured the ship using the Canadarm2 manipulator arm
The American Cygnus cargo ship docked on Monday to the International Space Station (ISS). The broadcast is carried out on the website of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
China has denied information about the fall of a fragment of its spacecraft to the Moon
Beijing adheres to international law in the process of space exploration, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China has denied information about the possible fall of a fragment of the Chang'e-5T1 experimental automatic apparatus to the moon. This is stated in a message published on Monday on the website of the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
Excursions for tourists resumed at the Vostochny cosmodrome
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the excursion facility was closed for almost two years
The first tourists in 2022 visited the Vostochny cosmodrome, which is located in the Amur region. Due to the pandemic, the facility for excursions has been closed for almost two years, according to the website of the Center for the Operation of Ground-based Space Infrastructure (CENKI) on Monday.
The American transport tiltrotor was recognized as ready for combat missions
The US Navy has announced the initial operational readiness of the CMV-22B transport tiltrotor. This means that the device was recognized as fully suitable for combat missions. CMV-22B has already completed its first mission, and it was successful.
An Iranian F-5 fighter jet crashed
A military plane crashed in the Iranian city of Tabriz in the province of East Azerbaijan.
The head of the Crisis Management Department of the province of East Azerbaijan, Muhammad Bagher Honarbar, said that the plane crashed into a car and the wall of the school building, where there were no students at that time.
Novikombank supports the production of the latest passenger aircraft
Novikombank, the main bank of Rostec State Corporation, is a financial partner of the program for the creation of a new generation passenger aircraft MS-21. The organization lends a number of enterprises of the State Corporation - participants in cooperation on the implementation of the project.