China has appreciated the new Kalashnikov assault rifle
In China, the AK-12 Kalashnikov assault rifle, which entered service with the Russian military, was evaluated. The Sohu publication stressed the importance of such a step.
The expert believes that sanctions against weapons from Russia only formalized unspoken decisions
Alan Lushnikov, First Vice-President of the Kalashnikov Union of Russian Gunsmiths, noted that the production of civilian small arms and the strengthening of the position of domestic manufacturers in this market allows defense industry enterprises to fulfill their tasks.
The system of storage and destruction of weapons will cost Russia 480 million rubles
This is stated in the explanatory note to the draft federal budget for 2022-2024
Russia will spend 480 million rubles to create a system for storing and destroying weapons handed over or found, according to an explanatory note to the draft federal budget for 2022-2024, which is available to TASS.
Biomorphs as a weapon of the future
Biomorphism is a great way to remain inconspicuous, even when in plain sight. September 20, portal wenweipo.com He reported that engineers of the Northwestern Polytechnic University of China (Xi'an city) have developed and successfully tested a robotic copy of a sea stingray, which can potentially become a weapon of the future.
A possible construction site of the Tesla plant in Russia has been named
Russian journalists named the alleged construction site of the Tesla plant in Russia, but the head of the company, Elon Musk, did not confirm this information. This is reported by the publication Electrek.
The manufacturer of air defense systems will release an unmanned electric car
The Russian concern Almaz-Antey, which is engaged in the development and production of weapons for air defense, has presented a chassis for an unmanned electric car. It already has a working name-E-NEVA.
An unknown armored car was first seen in Syria
An unusual-looking police armored car was seen as part of the column of the sixteenth brigade of the Syrian government forces. The vehicle is clearly made by local craftsmen in one of the army workshops.
The Russian designer revealed the features of the Arena-M active protection complex
The Russian complex of active protection (KAZ) of armored vehicles "Arena-M" can repel an attack from any direction. The system received a modern radar and maneuverable ammunition for destroying an attacking projectile. The features of the complex were revealed by the head of the development and design department of the Kolomna KBM, Vladimir Kharkiv, on the air of the Zvezda TV channel.
South Korean President and British Prime Minister are concerned about North Korea's missile tests
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and South Korean President Moon Jae-in at a meeting in New York expressed deep concern about North Korea's recent missile tests, the British Prime Minister's office said.
The US has shown the concept of a new long-range air — to-air missile
The Boeing Corporation presented the appearance of the LRAAM air — to-air missile. It has a two-stage design and can hit air targets at a very long range.
The last "Points" of NATO: the launch of a tactical missile was filmed in Bulgaria
Bulgaria currently remains the only state in NATO whose army continues to operate the Soviet tactical missile system 9K79 "Tochka".
This month, live firing was conducted at the Shabla training ground for two days. According to the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense, a division of the 4th Artillery Regiment equipped with such weapons took part in them. The rocket successfully launched from the launcher and hit the target.
Almaz-Antey is being transferred 100% of the shares of a Moscow-based enterprise that builds missiles
JSC "Concern of East Kazakhstan Region "Almaz-Antey", specializing in air defense systems (air defense), will receive 100% of the shares of the "Voskresensky Aggregate Plant", which is engaged in the assembly and equipment of missiles, follows from the decree of the President of the Russian Federation.
The military checked the reliability of the air defense system of the capital and the Moscow region
On Tuesday, September 21, the air defense units covering the capital's sky were put on alert. Although the alarm was a training signal, the soldiers and officers had to act without discounts on conventions. If an enemy missile or an intruder aircraft had happened to fly up to Moscow at that time, they would not have had a chance to evade defeat.
NASA is reorganizing its manned program
The head of the US space agency, Bill Nelson, said that two new directorates will appear instead of one structural unit
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is reorganizing its manned flight program, creating two new directorates instead of one structural unit, one of which will focus on research beyond Earth's orbit, including a flight to Mars.
NASA: the VIPER lunar rover will try to find water on the western outskirts of the Nobile crater
The head of the planetary division of the department, Lori Glaze, noted that this region for landing was not only the most interesting from the point of view of science, but also the most convenient from the point of view of maintaining communication with the Earth.
NASA has identified the landing site of the VIPER rover on the Moon in 2023
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced the landing site of the VIPER rover on the Lunar surface in 2023, according to the office's website.
The Space Council of the Russian Academy of Sciences approved proposals for scientific research on board the Luna-25
The members of the council noted the need to use the potential of the Vostochny cosmodrome, Roscosmos reported
The participants of the meeting of the Presidium of the Scientific and Technical Council of Roscosmos and the Bureau of the RAS Council for Space, held on Tuesday by video conference, supported the program of scientific research that is planned to be carried out on board the Luna-25 automatic station. This was reported to TASS in the state corporation.
A Russian private company plans to send satellites into orbit in early 2022
We are talking about small spacecraft under the Space-Pi program, including for automatic identification of vessels
Sputnix (a resident of Skolkovo) plans to launch small spacecraft under the Space-Pi program, including for automatic identification of ships (AIS), in the first quarter of next year. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the organization.
Roscosmos plans to protect the nuclear space energy project in the Cabinet of Ministers by 2022
It includes the project of the nuclear tug "Zeus", said the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin
Roscosmos expects to protect the project on nuclear space energy, which includes the project of the Zeus nuclear tug, in the government of the Russian Federation by the end of the year. This was announced on Tuesday by the general director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
Rogozin accused SpaceX of squeezing Roscosmos out of the market
The American company SpaceX, headed by Elon Musk, is squeezing Roscosmos enterprises out of the international space services market, RIA Novosti reports the statement of the general director of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.