Putin was shown combat robots
Russian President Vladimir Putin observed the actions of a unit of combat robots during a trip to the Mulino training ground in the Nizhny Novgorod region, where the Russian-Belarusian strategic exercises "West-2021"are taking place. This is reported by TASS.
The Pacer and Outpost attack drones were used for the first time at the Zapad-2021 exercises
The Terminator tank support combat vehicles and the Pacer and Outpost attack drones at the Zapad-2021 exercises supported the offensive of the motorized rifle division and tank brigade of Russia and units of Armenia and Belarus with fire and air strikes.
Engineering troops blew up a multi-row fire shaft 1.5 km away at the Zapad-2021 exercise
Engineering troops undermined a multi-row fire shaft with a length of 1.5 kilometers, disrupting the approach of the reserves of the conditional enemy during the episode of the Zapad-2021 exercise at the Nizhny Novgorod Mulino training ground.
The Agriculture complex and the Solntsepek system were used together for the first time at the Zapad exercises
The heavy flamethrower system TOS-1A "Solntsepek" is designed for fire support of infantry and tanks, destruction of enemy manpower. The complex "Agriculture" is built on the principle of multiple launch rocket systems.
Iskanders launched a group strike against a conditional enemy at the Zapad-2021 exercise
The calculations of the Iskander-M operational and tactical complexes from the starting positions located 50 kilometers from the Mulino training ground at the Zapad-2021 exercises carried out a group missile strike on the command post and other critical objects of the imaginary enemy, the Defense Ministry told reporters on Monday.
In the North Caucasus and in the south of the Russian Federation, exercises will be held with the participation of more than 6 thousand military personnel
About 800 units of weapons and equipment, as well as more than 40 aircraft and helicopters of army and tactical aviation will be involved in the exercises
The bilateral exercises will be held over the next week at several training grounds of the Southern Military District, the press service of the Southern Military District reported. More than 6 thousand military personnel will take part in the exercises.
NV.ua (Ukraine): "It lasted about 30 minutes." Zelensky told what Biden's answer was about Ukraine's membership in NATO
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that during a meeting with his American counterpart Joe Biden in Washington, he said that Ukraine should be in NATO, but it depends not only on the US president. Zelensky said this during an interview with Farid Zakaria on CNN.
Zelensky believes that it is impossible to compare Ukraine and Afghanistan in the issue of assistance from the United States
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky believes that it is incorrect to compare Ukraine and Afghanistan from the point of view of American aid.
Attack aircraft can also receive LMUR missiles
The Ministry of Defense is working on the issue of equipping not only helicopters, but also combat aircraft with the latest guided missiles of the LMUR.
IL-38 crews destroyed the "enemy" submarine during exercises in Kamchatka
The crews of the Il-38 anti-submarine aircraft of the Pacific Fleet (TOPF) during the exercises in Kamchatka worked out the destruction of a simulated enemy submarine. This was reported to journalists on Monday, September 13, in the press service of the TOPF.
Japan demanded that Russia not violate its airspace
Japan sent a protest to the Russian Federation through diplomatic channels because of the alleged violation of the airspace by a Russian aircraft. This was announced by the Secretary General of the Japanese government Katsunobu Kato at a press conference on Monday, September 13.
G. M. Beriev TANTK has been provided with a balanced load until 2026
On September 10, the Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko visited the Beriev Transport Aviation Plant (part of the transport aviation division of PJSC UAC of the Rostec State Corporation) as part of a working visit to the Rostov Region.
The combat experience gained in Syria was useful to helicopter pilots
The Mi-35 and Mi-24 helicopters of the Army aviation of the Western Military District provided cover for the practical actions of the ground forces within the framework of the Zapad-2021 exercise, using the "helicopter carousel" tactics.
The Malaysian Air Force will continue operating F/A-18D and Su-30MKM fighters until 2035-2040.
The Malaysian Air Force will continue operating the F/A-18D Hornet and Su-30MKM fighters until 2035 and 2040, respectively.
The first flight of the Mongolian reconnaissance UAV El-2
On September 12, 2021, the first reconnaissance unmanned vehicle El-2 (Borodach-2) of national development made its first flight in Mongolia at the Nalaykh airfield near Ulaanbaatar. It is reported that the Mongolian UAV has a range of 100 kilometers with a ceiling of 3000 meters.
The CH-53K showed its real effectiveness for the first time
The US Marine Corps (KMP) has used its new heavy helicopter for the first time in a non-medical mission. September 12, portal thedrive.com He reported that the CH-53K King Stallion evacuated the MH-60S helicopter, which made a hard landing in the mountains.
RSC Energia stated that it is impossible to increase research at the DOE without increasing the budget
According to the deputy general director of the corporation Alexander Derechin, now Russia is at the stage of research when their results can be applied in various fields
The number of studies in low-Earth orbit cannot be increased with the same budget that we have now. This was stated by Alexander Derechin, Deputy General Director of the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia.
ISS crew members Akihiko Hoshide and Tom Peske completed a spacewalk
It lasted 6 hours and 54 minutes
Japanese astronauts Akihiko Hoshide and Frenchman Tom Pesquet returned to the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday after almost seven hours of work in outer space. The broadcast was conducted on the website of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Japan and Russia will continue experiments on growing protein crystals on the ISS until 2024
These experiments began in 2003
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will continue to conduct experiments on growing protein crystals on the International Space Station (ISS) together with Roscosmos until 2024. This was announced on Monday by Hiroshi Sasaki, vice president of JAXA.
NASA intends to extend the operation of the ISS for at least 10 years
NASA management expects to extend the operation of the International Space Station (ISS) for at least 10 years. This was stated on September 13 during the international Gagarin Conference by the head of the NASA manned flight program, Kathy Luders.
