The "Sea Week of Russia - 2021" and the naval salon are opening in Sevastopol
The key topics of the forum "Sea Week of Russia" will be shipbuilding, shipbuilding and ship repair, state contracts and state defense orders, geopolitics of the Azov-Black Sea and Mediterranean regions
"Sea Week of Russia - 2021" and the Sevastopol Naval Salon (SVMS) open on Wednesday in Sevastopol.
Russia has mastered the production of cold-resistant steel for warships
According to Rostec, high-strength shipbuilding steel of the AB2-PK brand is intended for the production of ships of the "corvette" and "frigate" type
The smelting of special cold-resistant steel for the construction of warships and icebreakers was mastered in Russia at the Motovilikhinsky Plants with the support of the ROSTEC State Corporation. This was reported on Wednesday in the press service of the state corporation.
The US will test smart sights for small arms
The Israeli company Smart Shooter announced the delivery of SMASH 2000 fire control systems to the United States. Smart sights for small arms will be tested in the Laboratory of Warfare (Warfighting Laboratory) of the US Marine Corps. This is reported by the Defense Blog.
Six Russian organizations have been named as "reference points" for the development of AI technology
The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, MIPT, the V. P. Ivannikov Institute of System Programming, Innopolis University, ITMO, and HSE have won a competition to select research centers that will receive grant support under the federal Artificial Intelligence project, the government announced on Monday.
A contract has been signed for the supply of the German optics company sHvabe Holding
The Krasnogorsk Zverev Plant (KMZ) has signed a contract with the German company ARRI Rental, specializing in the rental of photo and video equipment for film production, the press service of the sHvabe holding, which includes the enterprise, reports.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations will develop standards for shelters for the first time
A single technical standard will be developed for shelters, bunkers, bomb shelters and protective premises, according to which they will have to be built. It will be adopted for the first time in the country. This was reported by the authors - experts from the GOCHS Research Institute, the leading scientific institution of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
Microwave instead of SVD?
An irreplaceable "PADDLE" has been found a successor. On October 5, the RIA Novosti news agency reported that the Chukavin sniper rifle (microwave) had successfully passed state tests.
The Ministry of Defense of Slovakia has sent requests for the supply of wheeled and tracked BBMs for the Armed Forces of the country
The Ministry of Defense of Slovakia announced the continuation of the procedure for the purchase of new tracked and wheeled armored vehicles for the Armed Forces of the country.
The engine from the T-64 tank in Iran was installed on a clone of the American M109 self-propelled gun
As we have already written, in the 90s, the Ukrainian military industry associated a lot of hopes with the modernization of Iranian military equipment. Moreover, the developers from Kharkov were going to improve the characteristics of not only T-55, T-62 or T-72 tanks, but also other equipment, for example, 155-mm self-propelled artillery units Raad-2, which were a local modification of the American M109A1B.
China has found another buyer for its tracked armored personnel carriers
The Nigerian army continues to receive weapons from China. At the end of August, a small convoy of vehicles carrying military equipment was spotted on one of the highways.
Since the combat vehicles were covered with a tarpaulin, it was not possible to determine their exact type. However, it has been suggested that these are Chinese Type 89 tracked armored personnel carriers. Currently, this information seems to be confirmed.
"tYphoon" became a "partner"
The new armored vehicle "Partner" was accepted for supply by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. On October 5, the press service of the Remdiesel company announced that MSIU 4386, better known as "Partner", will accompany military convoys.
The first graduation of servicemen from an African country took place at the International Mine Action Center of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
At the International Mine Action Center (IPC) For the first time, servicemen from Burkina Faso have completed training in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
For the first time, the Russian military used a booby-trapped "smart house" at the dRuzhba-2021 exercises
Russian servicemen at the joint exercises "dRuzhba-2021" showed their colleagues from Pakistan a "smart house", the Southern Military District reported.
Terrorists are trying to gain access to information about nuclear weapons - the Security Council of the Russian Federation
Terrorist organizations around the world are trying to get information about the production of chemical and nuclear weapons, the Russian Security Council reported.
Expert: The US must fulfill its obligations on chemical weapons, period
Director of the Institute of Strategic Planning Alexander Gusev commented on the radio Sputnik calls of Russian diplomats to the United States to destroy chemical weapons.
US has 3,750 nuclear warheads - State Department
As of September 2020, the United States had 3,750 nuclear warheads, the United States State Department said.
The RVSN receives unique simulators for training communication specialists
The Strategic Missile Forces receive a unique simulator for training the personnel of communications units. On it, military personnel learn to establish communication with various management links in any situation.
A training session with the launches of Iskander missile systems took place at the training grounds in the EAO
The Iskander missile system was tested in practice at the landfills of the Jewish Autonomous Region (EAO), the press service of the Eastern Military District reports.
Successful launches of the Zircon from the submarine will allow state tests to be conducted from the frigate in 2021
State tests will begin in November, a source in the military-industrial complex noted
Two successful launches of the Zircon hypersonic missile from the Severodvinsk nuclear submarine will allow state tests of the missile from the Admiral Gorshkov frigate by the end of the year, a source in the military-industrial complex told TASS on Wednesday.
A salvo of "Zircons" is scheduled for the end of the year
By the end of 2021, another test firing of the hypersonic missile "Zircon" will take place - from the frigate of the Northern Fleet "Admiral Gorshkov". Earlier it was reported that the tests of the missile from the surface carrier have been successfully completed.
