The Norwegian defense Ministry assesses the possibility of upgrading the tank fleet
The Norwegian Ministry of defense announced its intention to purchase new tanks and the selection of two potential suppliers for the project.
MLRS of unknown origin lost by Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh
After the lifting of wartime restrictions on the dissemination of information in Azerbaijan, videos and photographs taken during the fighting began to appear.
The Hungarian General spoke about the difficulties of replacing the T-72 with the Leopard 2
The Hungarian army received the first Leopard 2 tanks - they will replace the Soviet T-72 in the ground forces. According to the military, the transition to a new type of tank caused a lot of problems-starting with the fact that the Leopard does not fit into the hangars built for the T-72.
Tornado-S multiple launch rocket systems will completely replace Tornadoes by the end of 2027"
outdated "Hurricane" systems will also be replaced, the defense Ministry said
Tornado-S large-caliber multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) will completely replace the existing Smerch MLRS and outdated Uragan systems by the end of 2027. This was announced in an interview with the newspaper "Red Star" chief of the missile forces and artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Mikhail Matveevsky.
"Lisochka" to burn: the South of Russia will protect the thermobaric flame throwers
The South of Russia will be protected by wheeled thermobaric flamethrowers. The southern military district (SE) will be the first to be re-equipped with the latest heavy flamethrower systems TOS-2 or Tosochka, sources in the Ministry of defense told Izvestia. Now the new cars are completing state tests.
The media reported on the use of energy weapons by the Chinese military in a real battle
At least, so says a prominent expert of the Communist party of China — Jin canrong (Jin Canrong). A video of the speech in which he makes such a statement quickly went viral. The news was picked up by prominent news agencies, and on specialized resources it may well claim the status of the topic of the day. But how much truth is there in it?
The American sm-3 block IIA interceptor shot down a target simulating an Intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time
The United States successfully tested the SM-3 Block IIA anti-missile system: it destroyed a target that mimicked an Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). This opens up new opportunities for the United States to confront Russia and China.
The Europeans have approved the project of the space telescope ARIEL
The European space Agency has officially approved the design of the new ARIEL space telescope and allowed the process of its creation to begin. It is expected that the telescope will be launched in 2029 and will conduct the first large-scale study of the atmospheres of thousands of exoplanets of various types, according to the Agency's website.
Media: Japan in March will send a satellite into orbit to clean up space debris
According to Kyodo, the satellite will be put into orbit by the Russian Soyuz
Japanese startup Astroscale Holdings in March next year will send into orbit a special satellite for cleaning up space debris. This was reported on Wednesday by the Kyodo news Agency.
OneWeb sent 36 satellites to launch at the Vostochny cosmodrome
the First launch of oneweb communications satellites from the spaceport is scheduled for December 2020
TASS, November 18. Communications satellites of the British company OneWeb were sent from Florida to the Vostochny cosmodrome in preparation for their launch into orbit. This was reported on the company's Twitter.
Russia is developing a system for managing thousands of satellite groupings
Russian space systems is developing a satellite grouping management system based on artificial intelligence, the holding's press service reported.
In the United States, the first training air battle using augmented reality (AR) technology was held)
Former F-22 Raptor fighter pilot and Red Six company founder Daniel Robinson piloted an experimental Berkut 560 aircraft produced by Freeflight Composites with an augmented reality headset for atars (Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality System) aircraft developed by Red Six.
China intends to abandon Russian Il-78 tankers
The people's liberation army of China should soon receive its own tanker aircraft, which Xian developed on the basis of the first Chinese heavy military transport aircraft Xian Y-20.
Fighter jet for new Chinese aircraft carrier shown in video
Chinese television has published a report from the land training complex NITKA carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese Navy.
Hungary ordered two Embraer KC-390 transport and refueling aircraft
On November 17, 2020, the Hungarian government signed a contract with the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer to supply the Hungarian air force with two new Embraer C-390 Millenium medium military transport aircraft in the KS-390 transport and refueling configuration. The aircraft should be delivered in 2023 and 2024.
Head of VSMPO-AVISMA: "We will continue to supply parts to Boeing»
Sergey Stepanov told RBC how a key titanium producer in the world survives a catastrophic drop in the number of orders from aircraft manufacturers, whether VSMPO-AVISMA helps the state and when the situation can be expected to normalize
An air tanker began cruising over the Western Outpost
In the sky over the Kaliningrad region, the crews of the su-30SM and su-24 aircraft of the Baltic fleet began to practice refueling from the Il-78 tanker.
Lack of trust in the world caused a surge in armed conflicts and terrorism - CSTO Secretary General
The world community is experiencing an acute lack of trust and stability, which leads to an increase in armed conflicts, mass illegal actions, and manifestations of terrorism, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas said on Wednesday at the eighth meeting of the CIS security Council secretaries.
Monitor Karabakh: Turkey sends troops to Azerbaijan
Turkish Parliament approves sending troops to Azerbaijan
The Turkish Parliament has adopted a Memorandum by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on sending troops to Azerbaijan. Turkey will set up an observation post in Azerbaijan, from which it will use drones to monitor compliance with the ceasefire in Karabakh.
Turkish robots incite Armenians against Russians
Thousands of fake accounts created to participate in the information war have been identified in social networks. The main purpose of the bots was to discredit Russia in Armenia and Armenians in Russia, and "threads" from them lead to Azerbaijan, Turkey and Britain. This is the first sign of a new political reality, in which the military-political Alliance of Moscow and Yerevan will be tested for strength.