Russian MLRS will receive a new guided missile
NPO "Splav" named after Ganichev (part of the Rostec Techmash concern) is developing a guided missile in a 122 mm caliber on an initiative basis, the general director of the enterprise Alexander Smirnov said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
The US has changed the lock on nuclear warheads
The Pantex plant in Texas has released the first batch of upgraded W88 thermonuclear warheads-they are equipped with Trident II ballistic missiles on submarines. The updates affected the charge initiation system, conventional explosives, and a lightning rod connector was also added to the warhead.
The US has produced the first improved warhead for the Trident II D5 ballistic missile
The first improved nuclear warhead W88 for Trident II D5 ballistic missiles, designed to be launched from nuclear submarines, has rolled off the assembly line.
Russia increases the number of "Daggers" - the Security Council
Russia is increasing the number of high-precision long-range weapons, including the Kinzhal hypersonic complexes, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Mikhail Popov said.
The Thai Navy will receive a short-range air defense system
The command of the Thai Navy has signed a contract with a national company for the supply of mobile short-range anti-aircraft missile systems.
The Turkish army received a Turkish-made short-range air defense system
The first Turkish short-range anti-aircraft missile systems Hisar A+ entered the army in full configuration. According to Defense News, now the Roketsan company is preparing to start mass production of Hisar O+medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems. The military should receive them in 2024.
The source announced the postponement of the Soyuz launch due to the unavailability of OneWeb satellites
The launch of the Soyuz-2.1 b carrier rocket from Baikonur with the British OneWeb communication satellites, scheduled for August 5, was postponed for at least a week due to the unavailability of the devices. This was announced on Wednesday, July 14, RIA Novosti reports, citing three sources in the rocket and space industry.
The Pakistani Navy has decided to purchase the first three Sea Sultan BPA aircraft
The Pakistan Navy has decided to convert the first three Embraer Lineage 1000E airliners into basic patrol aircraft, which will replace the outdated P-3C Orion.
The Indian Navy received the tenth aircraft of the P-8I "Neptune" BPA"
On July 13, Boeing announced the delivery of the 10th aircraft of the P-8I "Neptune" (the Indian version of the American P-8A "Poseidon") to the Indian Navy as part of the contract signed in 2016.
In the US, they were surprised by the cheap F-35 for Switzerland
The fact that Switzerland will buy a fifth-generation F-35A Lightning fighter, since it promises "the highest performance at the lowest price" compared to Typhoon, Rafale and F/A — 18E/F Super Hornet aircraft, is surprising, writes John Vinable, a veteran of the US Air Force (Air Force), a researcher at the Heritage Foundation, in Breaking Defense.
The Defense Ministry will order 15 helicopters per year for Rostvertol
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu noted that the military department needs not only new helicopters, but also high-quality repairs and modernization of vehicles in operation
Rostov helicopter production complex "Rostvertol "(part of the holding "Russian Helicopters") will receive an order from the Ministry of Defense for the construction of 15 helicopters per year. This was announced by the head of the military department Sergei Shoigu during a meeting with the staff of the enterprise.
The "Plane of the XXI century" received a wing made of Russian composites
The passenger aircraft MS-21-300 ("Mainline aircraft of the XXI century 300") received a wing made of Russian composite materials, according to the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC). The corresponding video of the docking of the left wing console to the fuselage of the aircraft is published on YouTube.
A military expert appreciated the idea of turning the Il-114 into a marine reconnaissance aircraft
The new Russian IL-114-300 aircraft was proposed to be used to search for surface and underwater objects. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Dmitry Litovkin commented on this idea.
In the United States, six Russian deadly UAVs were named
According to their capabilities, Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can catch up with American and Turkish ones, writes the American magazine The National Interest.
The crews of air missile carriers worked out flights in formation at short distances
Scheduled flights of crews of long-range Tu-22m3 bombers took place in the Kaluga Region.
The main task of the flight shift was to maintain the training of the flight crew, as well as practical testing of flights on aviation equipment in formation at short distances.
Rostec supplied the engines to complete the certification of the Indian HJT-36 TCB
The United Engine Corporation of Rostec supplied two AL-55I engines with an increased resource to the Indian corporation HAL. They will be used for the final stage of certification tests of the Indian HJT-36 aircraft.
And why then intelligence or a terrorist Bond
The kidnappings by foreign spies of the discoveries of brilliant British universities and individual researchers pose no less a threat to the UK than terrorism.
More than 10 thousand servicemen are involved in a comprehensive training on the combat readiness of the Central Military District troops
A comprehensive training on the combat readiness of troops has started in the Central Military District( CVO), more than 10 thousand servicemen are involved in it, the press service of the CVO reports on Wednesday.
More than 500 units. military equipment was put into service by the troops of the Southern Military District for six months
During the six months of 2021, the troops of the Southern Military District (SE) received more than 500 units. combat, automotive and special equipment, as well as various types of weapons.
Shoigu said that the Russian Armed Forces have the highest percentage of new military equipment among the armies of the world
It is almost 71%, the Russian Defense Minister noted
The Russian armed forces have the highest percentage of modern weapons and military equipment among the armies of the world-almost 71%, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
