Syrian BTR-152 armed with powerful machine guns
In Syria, the firepower of the old BTR-152 was significantly increased. If earlier these wheeled armored personnel carriers were armed with 7.62-mm SGBB, now they can see 14.5-mm CPV.
The Vladimirov heavy machine gun, despite the fact that it was created in the second half of the 40s, is still considered one of the most powerful in the world.
Military masters coped with the installation of a 9-ton tower on the IS-2
In the repair battalion of the combined arms association of the Eastern Military District, stationed in the Republic of Buryatia, military craftsmen are completing work on the restoration of the legendary heavy tank of the Great Patriotic War (WWII) "Joseph Stalin" (IS-2). The masters plan to put the tank on the move to celebrate the 76th anniversary of the Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War.
The media reported on the salvo launch of missiles from the Kazan nuclear submarine"
Nuclear submarines of the project 885M "Yasen-M" are capable of launching multiple launches of cruise missiles "Kalibr-PL" and "Onyx". First of all, we are talking about the submarine "Kazan".
Russia has imposed restrictions on flights over part of the Crimea and the Black Sea - NOTAM
Russia has imposed temporary restrictions on flights over parts of the Crimea and the Black Sea from April 20 to 24, according to the international notice for pilots (NOTAM).
S-300V4 complexes repelled an air raid during exercises in the Kuril Islands
The exercise to repel an air raid by the calculations of the S300V4 anti-aircraft missile system was held on the Kuril Islands, the press service of the Eastern Military District reports.
Russia seeks to undermine US capabilities in space to win future conflicts - US military
Russia is trying to weaken the US capabilities in space in order to win in possible future conflicts, the head of the US Space Command, James Dickinson, said on Tuesday.
Roscosmos hopes to agree on the Sphere program in the first half of 2021
First Deputy head of Roscosmos for the development of the orbital group and promising projects Yuri Urlichich noted that budget and extra-budgetary investments in the program will be equal
Roscosmos expects that the program for the creation of the multi-satellite group "Sphere" will be approved in the first half of the year.
The payload for the first launch of the Amur rocket can be satellites of the Sphere program"
Roscosmos recalled that the rocket is designed for a certain cost of the launch service, so it is also designed for foreign customers
The satellites under the Sphere program are to become the first payload of the Amur methane launch vehicle with a return stage. This was reported to TASS by the Executive Director of Roscosmos for Advanced programs and Science Alexander Bloshenko.
Rogozin: the first module for the new Russian space station will be ready in 2025
The Director General of Roscosmos noted that the first basic module is already in operation
The Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia has been tasked with ensuring the readiness of the first base module for the new Russian space station in 2025. This was announced by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
ISS predicted disaster due to wear and tear
The situation associated with the aging of the structures of the International Space Station is becoming catastrophic, and Russia cannot put the lives of astronauts at risk. This was warned by Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Yuri Borisov on the air of the TV channel "Russia 1", his words are transmitted by TASS.
The United States was able to scout the situation near Voronezh from a drone
The American long-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) MQ-4 Triton was able to scout the situation near Voronezh. This follows from the visualization of the capabilities of the drone, presented by the Telegram channel "Military Informant".
Taiwan is developing a national fighter jet
As stated on April 15, the president of the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) Art Chang, Taiwan is implementing a national project to develop a new generation fighter for the country's Air Force.
The arrival of US fighter jets in Poland is not related to the situation near Ukraine-Pentagon
The arrival of US military aircraft F-15 and F-16 on the territory of Poland is not a reaction of Washington to the situation around Ukraine, it is a common practice in the framework of the exercises, said on Monday the representative of the Pentagon John Kirby.
Orion prepares for mass departure
In the Moscow region, the construction of a serial plant for the production of attack drones has begun
At the industrial site in Dubna, near Moscow, builders have begun the construction of the first plant in Russia, in the workshops of which they will mass-assemble attack unmanned aerial vehicles. The Kronshtadt company intends to invest more than four billion rubles in the project.
Kalashnikov unveils three new civilian drones
The company ZALA AERO (part of the Kalashnikov Group of Companies) has introduced three new unmanned aerial vehicles for civilian use. The presentation of the new products took place on Wednesday in Moscow as part of the ZALA EXPO exhibition.
The army is increasingly conducting exercises with the use of drones
In the Leningrad region, the calculations of unmanned aerial vehicles of the combined-arms army of the Western Military District (ZVO), as part of a control check for the winter training period, worked out tasks to search for command posts of a conditional enemy.
Germany, Denmark and Finland raised fighter jets due to Russian Tu-160 over the Baltic Sea - Russian Defense Ministry
German, Danish and Finnish Air Force fighters escorted Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers while flying over the Baltic Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Russia has built the first runway for all types of aircraft in the Arctic
The Russian Defense Ministry has built a runway for all types of aircraft on the Arctic island of Alexandra Land (Arkhangelsk Region), Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.
Su-25SM3 squadrons of the Southern Military District flew to the Crimea and the Astrakhan region as part of a control check
The crews of the Su-25SM3 aviation unit of the 4th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Southern Military District, based in the Stavropol Territory, flew to the operational airfields of the Crimea.
More than 300 airfield shelters will be built for the 5th generation aircraft and advanced aircraft equipment-Shoigu
The facilities will provide camouflage equipment from satellite surveillance and fire exposure
More than three hundred shelters will be built for the deployment of advanced aviation equipment, including fifth-generation aircraft, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.