The US has assessed the advantage of Russian weapons under water
Russia has a unique innovative amphibious weapon that does not lose its effectiveness in underwater conditions. This information was shared by the author of several military books, a writer from Michigan, Peter Suchiu, in his article published in The National Interest.
Robotic complexes and elements of combat equipment were presented in the technopolis" ERA"
Promising developments and advanced technologies in the field of robotics, as well as elements of military equipment for military personnel, are presented to experts and the scientific community at the site of the Military Innovative Technopolis "ERA".
The use of tank guided missiles was demonstrated in China
The crews of Chinese ZTZ-99A tanks demonstrated the use of guided missile weapons.
These combat vehicles, also known as Type 99A, are equipped with 125-mm modifications of the Russian 2A46 smoothbore guns (D-81TM). They can launch cumulative ammunition guided by a laser beam through the barrels of guns, which are analogs of the 9M119M complex "Reflex-M".
The characteristics of the" biathlon " tank of the PRC Type 96B are still classified
The Chinese Type 96B has been taking part in tank biathlons on the territory of Russia for several years. Last year, one of these machines was even presented at the Army-2020 forum. But, interestingly, the Chinese comrades are still in no hurry to fully disclose all the data.
T-72 with a new "reactive armor" was tested at exercises in Uzbekistan
T-72B with enhanced protection were seen during a combat readiness check in Uzbekistan. According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of this Central Asian state, the defense measures carried out determined the readiness of personnel and military equipment for high-quality performance of combat training tasks.
In Mulino, the "Tick" minelayer and the latest PTKM-1R anti-roof mines were tested
Russian engineering units in Mulino (Nizhny Novgorod region) have worked out the skills of installing mixed minefields with promising means of constructing mine-explosive barriers. According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense, the universal minelayer UMZ-K "Tick"was used for the first time.
Specialists of the RCB protection hid the BUK-M3 from enemy satellites
During the exercises in Siberia, the military personnel of the radiation, chemical and biological Protection (RCB) protection unit of the Central Military District (CVO), stationed in the Altai Territory, concealed the movement of BUK-M3 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM).
An underwater modification of the BrahMos cruise missile is offered for export
The Russian-Indian company BrahMos Aerospace is ready to start supplying an underwater modification of the BrahMos cruise missile to the navies of foreign countries.
JSC "KB Radar" has developed a new product in the line of means of combating drones
JSC "KB Radar" has completed the development, manufacture and acceptance tests of the device for blocking the radio channels of control and navigation of multicopters "Groza-R4".
A contract has been signed for the supply of the first batch of S-500 air defense systems to the Russian Ministry of Defense
As the TASS news agency reported on July 29, 2021, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation signed a contract with Almaz-Antey Concern for the supply of the first batch of S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS). This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.
The Japanese company successfully launched a rocket of its own design twice in a month
The rocket reached a maximum altitude of 92 km, after which it fell into the Pacific Ocean
The private Japanese company Interstellar Technologies on Saturday successfully launched a rocket of its own development MOMO. She announced this on Twitter.
The Ariane 5 rocket launched the world's first reprogrammable commercial communications satellite into orbit
The Ariane 5 heavy launch vehicle has successfully placed the European Eutelsat Quantum satellite and the Brazilian Star One D2 satellite into a geostationary transition orbit, the French operator Arianespace reported.
Reuters: the US authorities did not agree with the statement of Jeff Bezos about NASA and SpaceX
The Main Control Department rejected the protest that NASA acted incorrectly when it chose only SpaceX to build the lunar module
The Main Control Department of the United States (GAO, the control and audit body of Congress) did not find a mistake in the actions of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), when it chose only one company, SpaceX, for the construction of the lunar module, not agreeing with the open letter of the founder of Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos. This was reported by the Reuters news agency on Friday.
The British Air Force called the actions of Russia and China in outer space dangerous
The Chief of Staff of the United Kingdom's Air Force, Michael Wigston, claims that Moscow and Beijing are carrying out "dubious operations" in space, including flying their own satellites in "close proximity" to others.
The launch of the Soyuz rocket with OneWeb satellites from Baikonur will take place on August 20 - Rogozin
The launch of the Soyuz rocket with communication satellites of the British company OneWeb from the Baikonur cosmodrome is scheduled for mid-August, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.
The next batch of OneWeb satellites has arrived in Baikonur
The upcoming launch, scheduled for August, will be the ninth under the OneWeb program and the third performed from the Baikonur cosmodrome
A batch of spacecraft of the OneWeb global satellite Internet system has arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in preparation for their launch. This was reported on the website of Roscosmos on Friday.
The UK announced the danger of Russian and Chinese satellites
The Chief of Staff of the British Air Force, Michael Wigston, in an interview with the Daily Telegraph on Thursday, July 29, called the flights of satellites of Russia and China "questionable" activities.
The Marathon-IoT satellite constellation will be fully formed in 2027
It will include 264 vehicles placed in 12 orbital planes
The formation of the Marathon-IoT satellite communications constellation will be fully completed in 2027. This was announced by the Deputy General Designer of JSC " Information Satellite Systems named after academician M. F. Reshetnev" Alexander Kuzovnikov.
Rogozin said that Roscosmos is sending another heavy "Angara" to Plesetsk
The third carrier rocket "Angara A-5" will undergo flight tests
Roscosmos is sending the third Angara A-5 carrier rocket from the Khrunichev Center for flight tests. This was announced by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin on the radio "Komsomolskaya Pravda".
Roscosmos has reduced the preparation time for conducting experiments on the ISS
The state Corporation Roscosmos has reduced the preparation time for conducting experiments on the International Space Station (ISS) to one and a half years. This was announced on July 30 by the head of the corporation Dmitry Rogozin.