The 9P140MB MLRS "Uragan-MB" combat vehicle has successfully passed the preliminary testing stage
In early July, as part of the development work (R & D) on the modernization of the Uragan MLRS, VOLATAVTO OJSC (Republic of Belarus) successfully completed preliminary tests of the 9P140MB combat vehicle.
The gunners of the Central Military District automated the fire control system using radio communications
The military personnel of the Central Military District artillery unit stationed in Kuzbass developed and presented for the first time an automated fire control system, which included the R-187 "Azart" radio station and an automated workplace for a senior battery officer.
The military expert called the main advantage of the new tank " Octopus"
The light floating tank "Octopus-SDM1" has successfully passed the first stage of testing in the Black Sea. On the air of Sputnik radio, a military expert, retired Colonel Viktor Litovkin, told about the car.
Tests of the light tank "Octopus-SDM1" in the Black Sea were shown on video
The light floating tank "Octopus-SDM1" was tested in the Black Sea.
This is the first stage of testing the machine in marine conditions, the Rostec state Corporation reported. The tank confirmed the possibility of transportation by large landing ships, as well as its own high water-carrying qualities.
MIC company raises salaries for employees - CEO
The management of the "Military-Industrial Company" (MIC) has decided to increase the salary of linear production managers by 15% - heads of workshops, their deputies, heads of sections and masters of JSC "Arzamas Machine-Building Plant", General Director of LLC "MIC" Alexander Krasovitsky told Interfax on Friday.
The United States has produced the first updated W88 thermonuclear warhead
The National Nuclear Safety Administration of the US Department of Energy announced the first upgraded W88 thermonuclear warhead designed for UGM-133A Trident II (D5) ballistic missiles launched from nuclear submarines, The Drive reports.
State tests of the hypersonic missile "Zircon" will begin in August
In the second half of August, flight and design tests of the "Zircon" from the nuclear submarine "Severodvinsk" will begin, a source told TASS in the military-industrial complex
State tests of the latest hypersonic missile "Zircon" from a surface carrier will begin in August 2021. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.
The US announced the risks due to Russian hypersonic weapons
The United States is unlikely to narrow the gap in the field of hypersonic weapons with Russia and China in the coming years, which may lead to potential risks for the former in the future, writes the American magazine The National Interest, citing a report prepared by the Congressional Research Service.
NI: US Hypersonic Weapons are in their infancy
The US military is afraid of the development of hypersonic weapons technologies in Russia and China and insists on increasing funding for the development of a new class of weapons. This is reported by the National Interest.
According to the publication, the US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Michael Griffin, speaking with a report to Congress, spoke about the potential risk in "harsh terms".
The Ministry of Defense announced a tender for the purchase of S-13DF aircraft for almost two billion rubles
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced a tender for the purchase of unguided S-13DF aircraft missiles with an initial (maximum) contract price of 1.9 billion rubles, follows from the data of the public procurement portal.
The United States "overcame" Russian electronic warfare systems
During the tests, the American Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS), a military control system that provides interaction with other elements of anti-missile and air defense (ABM and air defense), successfully shot down two targets that simulate enemy cruise missiles, Breaking Defense reports.
Anti-aircraft gunners of the Southern Military District in Chechnya destroyed the enemy's strike unmanned aircraft with the use of the Tor-M2 air defense system"
Anti-aircraft gunners of the motorized rifle division of the 58th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District (SEO) in Chechnya destroyed an unmanned strike aircraft of a conditional enemy, the press service of the SEO reports.
It became known about the US plans to build a tracking base for Russia in space
The US authorities are planning to build a special intelligence base to monitor the actions of Russia and China in space. This became known to Sky News.
NASA has successfully switched Hubble to work with a backup computer
Observations will resume in the next two days after the engineers have completed the verification and calibration of all scientific instruments
TASS, July 16. NASA engineers have successfully completed the procedure for switching the Hubble orbital observatory to work with a backup onboard computer after part of the spacecraft's electronics failed in mid-June.
How to find camouflaged military bases from satellite images
It turns out that to spy on foreign military bases, you do not need to sit in a secret bunker and study images from military satellites with a magnifying glass.
The richest man in the world will take an 18-year-old student into space
The 18-year-old student Oliver Damen will fly on the New Shepard spacecraft of the founder of Amazon and the richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos, according to the website of the company Blue Origin, which organizes the flight.
China successfully launched a reusable suborbital spacecraft
A Chinese reusable suborbital spacecraft has made its first flight, Xinhua reports. According to the agency, the product landed at the Alashan-Yutsi airfield (Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region) after the flight. The launch and landing of the ship took place on July 16. It is noted that the flight "was completely successful".
Crew Dragon will be moved to the ISS to make room for the Starliner docking
According to NASA, the undocking of Crew Dragon Endeavour from the ISS Harmony module is scheduled for July 21 at 06: 45 on the US East Coast time
Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) will perform the docking of SpaceX's Crew Dragon manned spacecraft. As noted on Thursday on the website of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States, this is necessary in order to make room for another manned spacecraft CST-100 Starliner of the Boeing Corporation.
Russia has allocated 3.7 billion rubles to create an analog of the Hubble telescope
About 3.7 billion rubles were allocated for the creation of the Russian ultraviolet space telescope "Spectrum-UV" in the period up to 2025. The device will become an analogue of the American Hubble telescope. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the data of the public procurement website.
A new satellite production company has appeared in Russia
The private corporation Success Rockets announced the registration of the company SR Satellites, which will be engaged in the production of spacecraft. The work will be carried out jointly with the Arcturus Center.