Military builders have completed the construction of three berths for basing ships of the Black Sea Fleet in Novorossiysk - the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Specialists of the military construction complex of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation have completed the next stage of construction as part of the development of the coastal infrastructure of the base of surface ships and submarines of the Black Sea Fleet in Novorossiysk, the ministry told reporters.
New nuclear icebreaker "Arctic" under repair in Kronstadt
According to the web resource "Mediapaluba", the lead new nuclear icebreaker "Arctic" of project 22220 (LK-60YA) on August 12, 2021, got up for repair in the Veleshchinsky dry dock of JSC "Kronstadt Marine Plant". The vessel will have to replace the rowing electric motor on the right shaft, which failed during the commissioning of the electric propulsion system.
The authorities are asked to speed up the adaptation of Russian software for the Baikal and Elbrus processors
The Ministry of Industry and Trade asks Russian software developers to speed up the adaptation of their products to Russian processors "Elbrus" and "Baikal". Deputy Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Oleg Bocharov sent a corresponding letter with a request to Russian software developers at the end of July.
Plastic sleeve: now also for rifled weapons
Lightweight cartridges developed for the US army are now available on the civilian market. August 17, portal thefirearmblog.com He reported that the company True Velocity has started retail sale of cartridges with a composite sleeve.
Smith & Wesson released a monster shotgun
There is a new addition to the family of monster shotguns. The DP-12 from Standard Manufacturing, the Tavor TS12 from IWI and other models were joined by the M&P12 from the American company Smith & Wesson.
The line of combat robots will be shown at the "Dronbiatlon" within the framework of the "Army-2021" forum-Shoigu
Reconnaissance robots and "cyborgs" - firefighters tested in Syria The
championship on the management of unmanned aerial vehicles and robotic complexes "Dronbiathlon" will be held on August 25 and 26 within the framework of the International Military-Technical Forum (IMTF) The army-2021, said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
Combat robot competitions will be held in Russia
The championship on the management of flying drones and ground-based robotic complexes will be held within the framework of the military-technical forum "Army-2021".
Self-driving cars without a tester on board will be released on the streets of Russian cities
In the near future, testing of unmanned vehicles without a test engineer on board may begin in some Russian cities, the Rossiyskaya Gazeta reports, citing a source in the Ministry of Transport.
Turkey has supplied additional BBM "Bricks"to the Armed Forces of Somalia
On August 15, the Turkish authorities handed over to the Armed Forces of Somalia the second batch of armored vehicles "Bricks" manufactured by the Turkish company BMC, which have increased protection from mines.
The Americans tested an armored vehicle with a 50 kilowatt laser
The US Army tested a Stryker armored vehicle with a prototype of a 50-kilowatt laser installation during a live-fire exercise at the Fort Sill base in Oklahoma. The military plans to receive four such vehicles by October. They will use a laser to fight drones, artillery and mortar shells.
A new wheeled self-propelled gun based on the "Ural" lit up in Libya
Artillery units of the armed forces of the Government of National Accord of Libya have adopted a wheeled self-propelled installation based on the Ural-4320 car. Such an ACS, armed with a D-30 howitzer, was recently lit up for the first time in one of the training centers during a visit to this facility by the leadership of the PNS.
Uralvagonzavod: the Hunter combat module successfully passed tests and went into mass production
The new combat module "Hunter" developed and produced by NPO Elektromashina (part of the Uralvagonzavod concern is part of Rostec) has been put into mass production, the press service of the concern told reporters.
Another philosophy: a Polish general explained the superiority of Russian tanks
Lieutenant General of the Polish Armed Forces Bohuslav Samol compared NATO and Russian tanks
The Defence24 edition interviewed the Polish Lieutenant General Bohuslav Samol. The reason for the conversation was Poland's plans to purchase a large batch of Abrams tanks.
Shoigu personally checked the readiness of the track of the Tank Biathlon competition for the 2021 Army International Games on the T-80
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that he and the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov on T-80 and T-72 tanks checked the routes of the profile competition, which will be held as part of the Army International Games (ArMI)-2021.
The security and intelligence units of the Strategic Missile Forces train on Typhoon-M simulators
In the training building, which simulates a field position, military personnel learn to install reconnaissance and alarm devices, with the help of which conditional saboteurs will be detected in any weather conditions, regardless of the time of day.
Impassable and swampy terrain is now no problem for armored vehicles
A set of operational deployment of temporary roads "KRVD" will be presented for the first time at the MVTF "Army-2021"in the city of Chita of the Trans-Baikal Territory.
Shoigu told about the tests of the Zircon rocket with a quote from the series
Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu spoke about the results of the tests of the latest hypersonic cruise missile "Zircon", quoting a phrase from the Soviet TV series.
A new combat laser was presented in Turkey
The Turkish defense company Meteksan Defense Industry Inc. has announced the development of a new ground-based laser system called NAZAR. This is a missile defense system. It was first presented at the 15th International Defense Industry Exhibition IDEF 2021.
Russia presented the"REDCOM" kit at the IDEF ' 21 exhibition in Istanbul
The kit provides various types of maintenance of components of air defense systems
The Russian defense company JSC "GPTP " Granit", a subsidiary of JSC " Concern of East Kazakhstan Region "Almaz-Antey", presented a mobile set of repair and diagnostic equipment "REDCOM"in Istanbul on Wednesday. This was reported to the TASS correspondent by the company's representative Yevgeny Gladilin.
Ukraine plans to withdraw from two CIS space agreements
Ukraine intends to withdraw from two agreements of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on outer space. The relevant information follows from the agenda of the meeting of the Government of the country for Wednesday, August 18.