Submarine crisis: France recalled ambassadors from the US and Australia
The US State Department expressed regret over the recall of the French ambassador from Washington
France has recalled its ambassadors from the United States and Australia. The reason was the creation of the AUKUS union (Great Britain-USA-Australia), from which Paris lost the contract with Canberra for the supply of 12 submarines.
Australia's acquisition of nuclear submarines with the support of the United States will significantly increase the capabilities of its Navy - the head of the Pentagon
The US plan to help Australia obtain nuclear submarines will allow the Australian Navy to significantly increase its capabilities, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said on Thursday.
In the United States, they told about questions about the contract between France and Australia
There are questions about the contract concluded between the Australian government and the French company Naval Group, which provides for the construction of 12 non-nuclear submarines, says the American edition of The Drive.
The cancellation of the contract for the creation of submarines by Canberra was not a surprise for Paris, says the Prime Minister of Australia
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday denied French accusations that Canberra misled Paris before announcing the cancellation of a joint contract for the construction of nuclear submarines, Western media reported on Sunday.
In the US, they told about Biden's plans for nuclear submarines for Australia
Nuclear submarines for the Royal Australian Navy (Navy) can be built by reducing the order for Virginia-type submarines of the US Navy, Brian Clark, a researcher at the Hudson Institute, told Breaking Defense.
The image of a promising ship for the Ukrainian Navy, which is being created under the UNCEP program, is presented
At the DSEI-2021 exhibition, Babcock International for the first time showed a model of a promising large rocket boat of a new type, which will be received by the Ukrainian Naval Forces. It will be created according to the UNCEP program. The concept is based on the British small patrol ship Protector 50.
The Chinese portal Sohu assessed Ukraine's plan to destroy the Russian Black Sea Fleet
The columnist of the Chinese portal Sohu appreciated the plan of the director of the Ukrainian NPC "Jib" Oksana Vrublevskaya to mine the Black Sea for the mass destruction of Russian ships.
The Russian Federation has developed an advance project of an air-independent power plant for the Sarma UAV
There are already conditions for the creation of the first air-independent power plant in the Russian Federation, running on oxygen and hydrogen, for an autonomous uninhabited underwater vehicle "Sarma". This was told to TASS by Viktor Litvinenko, deputy head of the Department of Physical and Technical Research of the Foundation for Advanced Research (FPI).
Rostov border guards received a new ship for service
The ship's crew of 12 people will be able to stay in autonomous navigation for up to 20 days
The division of border boats of the border department of the FSB of Russia has been replenished with a new ship that will serve in the waters of the Taganrog Bay of the Sea of Azov. This was reported to journalists on Friday in the press service of the Border Administration.
At the Yantar PSZ, the Deputy Defense Minister of the Russian Federation discussed the implementation of the state defense order
Deputy Defense Minister Alexey Krivoruchko, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Oleg Ryazantsev and Deputy General Director of USC Andrey Buzinov paid a working visit to the Yantar plant.
Small rocket ship "Grad" was launched
It will be transferred to the Baltic Fleet in 2022 The
Grad small rocket ship of project 21631 will be transferred to the Baltic Fleet next year. This was announced on Friday at the solemn launching of the ship at the Zelenodolsk plant named after A.M. Gorky by the head of the Shipbuilding Department of the Main Command of the Russian Navy, Ilyas Shigapov.
At the exercises in the Leningrad region, the military used means of suppressing communications
At a special lesson in the Leningrad region, the military used modern electronic warfare systems (EW). They can suppress communication and GPS navigation.
Russia will create an ultra-long-range rifle for the universal NATO cartridge 50 bmg
An ultra-long-range rifle of the caliber of NATO countries, capable of hitting targets in real combat conditions at a range of 2.5-3 kilometers, is being created in Russia, the chief designer of the enterprise developing this weapon ORSIS (part of the Industrial Technologies group of companies)said in an interview with RIA Novosti Maxim Baymetov.
The Roscosmos enterprise has developed a new weapon for the security forces
The Roscosmos enterprise Zlatoust Machine-Building Plant (Zlatmash, Roscosmos enterprise) has developed a new CEDAR-PARA submachine gun for arming law enforcement agencies and special forces, tests will begin in 2022. This was announced on Sunday, September 19, by the head of the small arms sales Bureau of JSC "Zlatmash" Vadim Astashin on the Day of the Gunsmith.
The company "Zlatmash" has developed a new submachine gun "CEDAR-PARA" for special forces
The new CEDAR-PARA submachine gun, designed for law enforcement agencies and special forces forces, was developed on an initiative basis by Zlatoust Machine-Building Plant (Zlatmash, part of the Roscosmos state Corporation), state tests of weapons will begin in 2022, Vadim Astashin, head of the Small arms Sales Bureau of Zlatmash JSC, told RIA Novosti on the Day of the Gunsmith.
The main differences between the three generations of Kalashnikov assault rifles were shown on video
The main differences between the three generations of AK machines were demonstrated on video. Vladimir Onokoy, Director for military-technical cooperation of the Kalashnikov concern, told about this.
He started with the machine of the hundredth series - AK-103. The weapon is equipped with a muzzle compensator, which effectively reduces the barrel toss and recoil.
Startup TUBOT has successfully tested a robot for diagnosing an oil and gas pipeline
Robotic startup TUBOT (part of the TechnoSpark group of companies with the participation of SIGMA.Novosibirsk") conducted demonstration tests at the oil production facility of the Sredneobskaya oil and gas field of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug.
In the United States, they were concerned about the killer robots tested by Russia
The killer robots tested during the Zapad-2021 exercises are causing concern in Western countries, as they are a "step forward" in creating a Russian unmanned army, the American publication Stars and Stripes writes.
The Germans armed themselves with a new version of the Leopard tank
German tankers received Leopard 2 tanks of the latest A7V modification. On September 18, the press service of the Bundeswehr reported that the 393rd tank battalion "Thuringian Lion" became the first unit armed with Leopard 2 A7V tanks.
Omsktransmash handed over to the Ministry of Defense flamethrower systems TOS-1A with improved dynamic protection
The company reported that in the near future the heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A "Solntsepek" will be delivered to the troops
The Omsk Plant of Transport Engineering (part of the Uralvagonzavod concern of the Rostec State Corporation) has handed over to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation a batch of heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A "Solntsepek" with improved dynamic protection. This was reported to journalists on Friday in the press service of the enterprise.
