Combat training plans for 2021 have been fulfilled - Shoigu
Over 4.5 thousand tactical exercises have been conducted in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation since December last year
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the plans for combat training of the Armed Forces for 2021 have been fully implemented.
A division, 4 brigades and 27 military units have been formed in the Ground Forces since 2019 - Shoigu
Building up the combat capabilities of the Ground Forces in Russia is one of the priorities for the development of the Armed Forces, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
The ships of the Caspian Flotilla carried out launches of "Calibers" on coastal targets during the exercises
Ships of the Caspian Flotilla of Russia carried out launches of "Calibers" on coastal targets during the exercises, the press service of the Southern Military District reported.
The Russian military conducted a "strange" operation to eliminate terrorists using an IED disguised as a downed UAV - photo
In the south of the Syrian province of Idlib, the Russian military killed four terrorists.
The attack was carried out with the help of two drones. First, one drone parachuted a model of a small quadcopter equipped with an explosive device into the positions of the militants. The jihadists noticed the descending vehicle, thinking that it was damaged and was making an emergency landing.
Source: plans to transfer the ALROSA submarine to the Baltic remain
Currently, the submarine is located at the 13th shipyard of the Black Sea Fleet
Plans to transfer the submarine "ALROSA" project 877B "Halibut" from the Black Sea to the Baltic remain. This was reported to TASS by a source close to the Crimean law enforcement agencies on the sidelines of the Sevastopol Naval Salon starting on Wednesday.
The Magadan submarine is preparing for the first raising of the St. Andrew's flag
The diesel submarine of Project 636.3, equipped with KALIBR cruise missiles, will join the Russian Navy on October 12.
"This date was approved by the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Nikolai Evmenov," Navy spokesman Igor Dygalo told reporters.
The ships of the Northern Fleet are sent to fight piracy
"A detachment of the Northern Fleet consisting of the large anti-submarine ship Vice Admiral Kulakov, the medium sea tanker Akademik Pashin and the rescue tugboat Altai under the flag of the commander of the anti-submarine ships, Captain 1st rank Stanislav Varik, entered the Gulf of Guinea of the Atlantic Ocean," the press service of the SF reported on Wednesday, October 6.
The head of the Marine Instrumentation Corporation said that the ILC is at the stage of formation
Leonid Strugov noted that work is underway to study the functioning of the concerns included in the ILC
The Marine Instrumentation Corporation (KMP) is now at the stage of formation. This was reported to TASS by the head of the KMP Leonid Strugov on the fields of the Sevastopol Naval Salon.
Source: Admiral Gorshkov frigate will launch another Zircon rocket by the end of the year
The Admiral Gorshkov frigate will carry out at least one test launch of the Zircon hypersonic cruise missile by the end of this year, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti.
The corvette "Sharp" from the Amur Shipbuilding Plant was transferred to the delivery base in Primorye
The vessel will undergo mooring tests there
The Amur Shipbuilding Plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur sent a multipurpose patrol ship "Sharp" for testing in Primorye, the press service of the plant reported.
Sevastopol "Sevmorzavod" will be re-equipped to ensure the repair of ships of the Russian Navy
In recent years, the Black Sea Fleet has received six submarines, three frigates, minesweepers and missile ships. Sevmorzavod's facilities will be used for their maintenance
The leading shipbuilding and ship repair enterprise of Sevastopol "Sevmorzavod" will be re-equipped to ensure the repair of ships and vessels of the Russian Navy. This was announced on Wednesday by the head of the Marine Instrumentation Corporation Leonid Strugov.
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.