Published photos and videos of the test of the new American aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford with a powerful explosion
The Americans conducted "explosive" tests of their newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78). Numerous photos and videos allow you to view these tests in all their glory.
The military expert told what is unique about the exercises of the Pacific Fleet in the Pacific Ocean
The warships of the Pacific Fleet, together with naval aviation, are conducting exercises in the Central Pacific Ocean for the first time in recent history. On the air of Sputnik radio, the captain of the 1st rank of the reserve Mikhail Nenashev commented on the course of the exercises.
For the first time in recent history, the Pacific Fleet conducts exercises in the Central Pacific Ocean
Warships of the Pacific Fleet (TOF), together with naval aviation, are conducting exercises in the Central Pacific Ocean for the first time in recent history, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Monday.
In India, the keel of the fourth frigate of the project 11356 was laid
According to the Ministry of Defense of India, the company Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) on June 18 held a ceremony of laying the keel of the second project 11356 frigate under construction in this country, intended for the Indian Navy.
Ships of the Russian Navy arrived in St. Petersburg to participate in the International Naval Salon
The Navy ships taking part in the X International Naval Salon (MVMS-2021) moored at the berths of the Passenger Port of St. Petersburg, the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reports.
Krylov Center is developing an electric propulsion system for the nuclear icebreaker "Leader"
The icebreaker's capacity will be 120 MW
The Krylov Center has started developing an electric propulsion system for the Leader nuclear icebreaker with a shaft capacity of 120 MW. This was announced in an interview with TASS by Oleg Savchenko, Director General of the Krylov State Research Center (KGNC).
Rosoboronexport's portfolio of orders for marine equipment reached $5.5 billion
The head of the company, Alexander Mikheev, said that the marine weapons segment includes contracts for the supply and joint construction of ships and submarines, the supply of various weapons for them, coastal support equipment, as well as infrastructure projects.
Norway has developed a floating generator that can provide electricity to 80 thousand homes
The Norwegian company Windcatching Systems (WCS), together with the oil and gas company Aibel, has developed a unique wind-catching system. It is a giant grid with a height of 325 meters with many small wind turbines (about 120), arranged in a staggered order. Similar to conventional land-based wind turbines, the Windcatcher is attached to the sea floor by metal piles.
The creators of the Baikal processors were sold to Warton»
Expected for more than six months, the deal to acquire a controlling share of the developer of the line of Russian processors "Baikal" is closed. The details of the transaction are not known, but it is obvious that the share of the arrested owner of "T-platforms" in this organization has been reduced to a minimum, and possibly to zero.
Dana M2 in detail
Czechoslovakian weapons can be in demand even after four and a half decades after development. Excalibur Army has shown a new video about the Dana M2 self-propelled gun-an upgraded version of the Dana vz self-propelled gun. 77. Of particular interest is the fact that this self-propelled gun is purchased by the Ukrainian army.
Top Russian armored vehicles for cash
Inside, everything you need-comfortable seats, climate control, and, of course, a lot of armor.
At least for hunting, at least for a special operation. GAZ "Tiger" is the most popular armored car in the Russian law enforcement agencies. Some cars that have served their time end up on the secondary market. The most recent and trouble-free "Tiger" is sold for 8 million rubles.
Expert: drones will be able to drive freely on the streets in five to ten years
Self-driving cars will be able to become full-fledged road users in five to ten years, current communication technologies are vulnerable to hacking and do not allow this, Dmitry Peskov, special representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the field of digital and technological development, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
VPK completes work on creating a prototype of the VPK-MT-LBu snowmobile
The Military-Industrial Company is completing the assembly of a prototype of a new snowmobile within the framework of the MT-LB and MT-LB crawler tractor modernization program, the company's general director Alexander Krasovitsky told Interfax on Monday.
Security and intelligence units of the Strategic Missile Forces train on simulators " Typhoon-M"
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.
The Invisible Man Killer: how the S-125 air defense system works
60 years ago, the S-125 short-range anti-aircraft system was adopted. It was a response to the changed tactics of the Air Force and is designed to deal with low-altitude high-speed targets.
After the war, the bombers received jet engines and climbed to heights inaccessible to anti-aircraft artillery. On the ground, long-range radars and interceptor missiles were urgently invented - so effective that by the mid-50s, the Air Force was forced to change tactics.
South Korea says it will strengthen defense capabilities in space
Minister of National Defense Soe Uk promised to work closely with the private sector to modernize the space industry
The Republic of Korea will strengthen its defense capabilities in the space sector and create a system to combat threats in space. This was stated on Monday by the Minister of National Defense So Uk, according to the KBS TV channel.
NASA reported an unsuccessful attempt to revive the Hubble telescope
NASA announced that the Hubble Space Telescope stopped working a week ago, on the evening of June 13, due to a failure of the memory module of the onboard payload computer. Attempts to fix the problem have so far been unsuccessful, so the device can not yet conduct scientific research. This is reported by the publication Astronomy Now.
Russia has developed a device that will be able to collect space objects and deliver them to Earth
Russian specialists have developed a spacecraft for collecting nanoscale objects located in the vicinity of Lagrange points.
Astronauts on the ISS have completed the installation of a new solar battery
American and French astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Tom Pesquet on Sunday, June 20, finished installing a new solar panel on the International Space Station. The broadcast was conducted on the NASA website.
The ISS orbit will be raised by almost 900 m
The ascent will be carried out using the engines of the Progress MS-16 transport cargo ship, Roscosmos reported
The height of the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) will be adjusted by 890 m on June 24. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Monday.