Military personnel on Sakhalin with the help of S-400 missile systems repelled an air raid of a simulated enemy
The training to repel a simulated enemy air raid was conducted on Sakhalin by the calculations of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems of the Air Force and Air Defense Association of the Eastern Military District, the press service of the department reported on Wednesday.
The TV complex for the fight against drones "Chameleon" was presented in the technopolis " Era"
The development is designed for round-the-clock detection of small-sized UAV-type targets
The Chameleon anti-drone television system, which can detect drones flying in radio silence mode, was presented at the thematic exhibition "Innovation Day of the Russian Defense Ministry" in the Era technopolis. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday in the Russian Defense Ministry.
SpaceX launches launch vehicle with Starlink satellites
[b]It was launched from the Cape Canaveral spaceport.]
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 launch vehicle with 60 Starlink microsatellites on Wednesday. The broadcast is conducted on the company's website.
The expert spoke about China's space program
The Chinese space program is very ambitious, said Alexander Lutovinov, Deputy Director for Scientific Work at the ICI RAS, during a press conference at the Izvestia Research Center on Wednesday, April 7.
A robot manipulator was created for cosmonauts and the military
At the exhibition in the military technopolis "ERA" presented a new multifunctional robot manipulator. According to its creators, it, in particular, can become a good assistant for astronauts and Navy sailors.
Omsk scientists will develop samples of engines for nanosatellites
The State Corporation "Roscosmos" supported the scientific project of OmSTU to create new samples of electrothermal engines for nanosatellites weighing 4 kg or more. The scientists plan to develop and manufacture new samples of fuel automation elements of the corrective propulsion system and new samples of micro-motors based on the NTC "Cryogenic Technology".
The Americans made an autonomous anti-drone drone with a grid
The American company Aurora showed a multicopter to fight other drones. The MIDAS device is paired with a ground-based portable radar and is able to shoot down small multicopters using a grid without operator intervention. The information is available on the company's website.
The F-22 and F-35 wingman first released a wingman
The unobtrusive unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) XQ-58A Valkyrie ("Valkyrie") of the Research Laboratory of the US Air Force (Air Force), which is claimed as a potential slave of the fifth-generation F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II fighters, for the first time released its ALTIUS-600 slave drone from the internal compartment, reports The Drive.
Korea Aerospace Industries intends to develop a military transport aircraft
On April 4, Korea Aerospace Industries Co. (KAI) announced its intention to develop transport and multi-purpose aircraft for the country's Armed Forces.
Malaysian Air Force begins evaluation of LCA "Tejas" light combat aircraft"
As expected, in the near future, a group of representatives of the Malaysian Air Force will arrive in India to evaluate the LCA "Tejas" light combat aircraft in the Mk.1A version.
MiG-31 escorted a Norwegian Air Force reconnaissance plane over the Barents Sea
The crew of the Russian fighter identified the object as a Falcon-20 radio-technical reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft
A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet escorted a Norwegian Air Force Falcon-20 radio reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft over the Barents Sea. This was reported on Wednesday in the National Center for Defense Management of the Russian Federation.
The bombing of an American Humvee in Iraq was shown on video
A video has appeared on the Internet, which captures the moment of the explosion of an American Humvee from a close distance.
In the explanation to the video posted on YouTube, it says that the shooting was made in 2005, but the video was made public only recently.
The aircraft carrier "Shandong" was shown from the inside
Chinese television published an interesting report from the aircraft carrier "Shandong". This is the first detailed account of the life of a huge ship. It shows the take-offs of carrier-based fighters, the work of anti-aircraft systems - in particular, the spectacular explosions of short-range missiles were captured in the frame.
New submarine "Magadan" is being prepared for testing
The project 636.3 diesel-electric submarine Magadan, built at the Admiralty Shipyards in St. Petersburg, will go to sea for sea trials in June. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. After a thorough check of all systems and mechanisms, the new submarine will be transferred to the Navy's combat staff. According to the general director of the manufacturer Alexander Buzakov, this should happen before November 25 this year.
The submarine "Belgorod" will serve in the Pacific Ocean
[b]At the same time, it will be able to solve its tasks anywhere in the world's oceans, the source said.]
The special-purpose nuclear submarine "Belgorod" of Project 09852 will serve in the Pacific Ocean after the completion of state tests and transfer to the Russian Navy. This was reported to TASS by a source close to the military department.
Russia may continue building up its nuclear icebreaker fleet
According to the newspaper "Sea News of Russia", after 2030, Russia can continue to build up the nuclear icebreaker fleet. And in particular, to build four icebreakers: two nuclear-powered vessels of the project 22220 type "Arctic" and two vessels of the project 10510 type "Leader".
Turkish shipyard to build floating dock for Russian nuclear icebreakers
As the Kommersant newspaper reports in the article by Anastasia Vedeneeva, " Nuclear icebreakers will find a dock in Turkey. Kyzey Star will build it for Atomflot for 5 billion rubles, " the Turkish shipyard Kyzey Star Shipyard became the winner of the competition for the construction of a floating dock for 5 billion rubles for nuclear icebreakers of Atomflot.
The frigate TOPH fired a new missile for the first time
On Tuesday, the Pacific Fleet frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov launched a Kalibr cruise missile at a ground target for the first time. This shooting was conducted by the crew of the ship from the waters of the Sea of Japan.
The press service of the Pacific Fleet reported that at the estimated time, the missile successfully hit the target position at the test site in the area of Cape Surkum. The range of fire at the same time exceeded 1 thousand kilometers.
The fourth ship of the Karakurt project will be delivered to the Baltic Fleet by the end of the year
In the fall of this year, the Navy will receive a new small missile ship (MRK) "Kozelsk" project 22800 "Karakurt". This is the fourth MRC in the series. He will serve in the Baltic Fleet.
Corvette "Mercury" launched ahead of schedule
Severnaya Verf carried out the technological launch of the Mercury corvette. It happened in March, but it became known about it only now.