Kalashnikov will improve the AK-12
The Kalashnikov Group of Companies (GC) is working on new modifications of the AK-12 line of submachine guns. Designers are preparing an improved AK-12SP automatic machine. The weapon will receive new elements that increase ergonomics, but will retain a proven design. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of Kalashnikov.
The newest Chinese self-propelled gun will receive an armored assistant
The Chinese 155-mm self-propelled artillery system, which is a deep modification of the PLZ-05 produced since 2005, has received a number of significant improvements.
Thus, the undercarriage has become longer by one support roller from each side, the engine power has increased, which now amounts to at least 1000 hp.
A radical version of the modernization of the BMP-1 was presented in Poland
The Polish Army currently continues to operate more than 1,200 BWP-1 infantry fighting vehicles, which are local clones of the old Soviet BMP-1.
It is believed that this technique, created in the first half of the 60s, is outdated and does not meet modern requirements. It has weak armor protection, simple sights.
Ukrainian armored car caught fire during tests
The Ukrainian armored car "Dozor-B" caught fire during factory tests. The fire on the prototype of the car occurred during the inspection of fire-fighting equipment. This may delay the process of adopting the machine for service, " Defense News reports.
A new BMP was introduced in Belarus
A new version of the MZKT-690003 armored personnel carrier has been introduced in Belarus. The vehicle, also known as Volat V2, received an uninhabited combat module with a 30 mm caliber gun, which turned it into a full-fledged infantry fighting vehicle (BMP). This is reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
Russian flamethrowers thwarted the offensive of the "enemy" at the "Turn-2021"
The CSTO exercises "Rubezh-2021"are coming to an end at the Edelweiss training ground in Kyrgyzstan. According to the plan of one of the episodes, the Russian contingent disrupted the offensive of an armed enemy who planned to occupy a settlement, the press service of the Central Military District reports.
Americans under the gun of Russian "Calibers"
The deployment of Russian Kalibr cruise missiles, and in the future, the Zircon cruise hypersonic missiles in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea, puts almost all American military bases located in the Middle East at risk.
The Russian "bunker killer" missile will be exported
Russia begins exporting the latest aviation concrete-piercing missiles X-59MKM.
The first foreign customer will receive a batch of aviation concrete-piercing missiles X-59MKM by the end of the year. This was reported to RIA Novosti by a military-diplomatic source.
Source: Russia will start exporting the Latest aviation concrete-cutting missile X-59MKM
By the end of the year, Russia will supply the first foreign customer with a launch batch of the latest aviation concrete-piercing missiles X-59MKM, capable, in particular, of destroying the enemy's protected underground control points, a military and diplomatic source told RIA Novosti.
China successfully launched the Zhongxing-9B satellite
The launch was the 388th for the Long March series rockets
China on Thursday successfully launched the Zhongxing-9B satellite from the Xichang Cosmodrome in the southwestern province of Sichuan. This was reported by the Central Television of China.
NASA has not ruled out the flight of a Russian on Crew Dragon
The third and fourth missions to deliver people to the International Space Station (ISS) using the Crew Dragon spacecraft will send American, European and Japanese astronauts, as well as another unnamed crew member, to Earth orbit, NASA reports.
The experiment to simulate a flight to the moon will begin in November
The international experiment on simulating the flight to the Moon SIRIUS-21 is scheduled to begin on November 4 this year. This was reported to RIA Novosti on September 9 at the Institute of Biomedical Problems (IMBP) of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The cause of the accident of the Ukrainian-American Alpha rocket was announced
The unsuccessful launch of the new Alpha rocket is associated with the premature shutdown of the first-stage engine. After the problem made itself felt, the carrier was blown up.
The cosmonaut spoke about the importance of "Buran" for the space industry
The Buran orbiter, located in Kazakhstan, has not yet lost its relevance. This opinion was expressed on Thursday, September 9, by Mikhail Kornienko, a pilot-cosmonaut of the Russian Federation, hero of Russia, to Izvestia.
Rogozin replied to the owner of "Buran" from Kazakhstan
Dmitry Rogozin, the General Director of Roscosmos, responded on Facebook to the owner of the Kazakh Rocket and Space Company Baikonur, Dauren Musa, who introduced himself as the owner of an almost ready-made flight model of the Soviet reusable Buran spacecraft, RIA Novosti reports.
Kazakh businessman refused to give Buran to Russia
The general director of the Kazakhstan JSC "Rocket and Space Company "Baikonur" Dauren Musa said that his company owns the second flight model of the Soviet "Buran". The businessman assured that the company does not plan to transfer it to Russia, TASS reports.
The astronauts installed a swing handrail on the Nauka module as part of integration with the ISS
In addition, the astronauts need to complete the operations for the final connection of the Ethernet cable to the "Science", connect the interfaces of the MLM module and the "Star", install several cables and mount the installation platform.
Mishustin instructed the Russian Foreign Ministry to exchange notes with the United States on the duty-free import of "space" goods
The corresponding draft note of the Russian Foreign Ministry suggests the extension of the agreement on duty-free import of "space" goods for a period of five years until 2026
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin instructed the Foreign Ministry on behalf of the government to exchange notes with the United States on the extension of the duty-free import agreement for goods transported within the framework of Russian-American cooperation in the field of space exploration. The document is published on the official Internet portal of legal information.
The ISS Commission proposed to operate the station after 2024
The Commission on the Safety of the countries participating in the International Space Station (ISS) project recommended that the governments of the countries extend the operation of the station after 2024. This was reported to RIA Novosti in the press service of Roscosmos.
Cosmonauts ' spacewalk is not planned to be postponed due to smoke on the ISS
Roscosmos confirmed the triggering of an emergency alarm in the Russian Zvezda module. However, the incident did not affect the preparation of astronauts for a spacewalk – it is conducted normally.