The Russian Defense Ministry told about the work of the Commission on Innovative Projects and Technologies in 2021
For the first time, the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center hosted meetings of representatives of the military administration bodies and expert groups of the Russian Defense Ministry Commission on Innovative Projects and Technologies.
China's third universal amphibious assault ship launched
On January 29, 2021, the third universal landing ship of Project 075 under construction for the PLA Navy was removed from the dry construction dock of the Chinese shipbuilding enterprise Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard of the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group (part of the Shanghai Shipbuilding Association of the Chinese State Shipbuilding Corporation China Shipbuilding State Corporation - CSSC) in Shanghai and towed to the completion wall for completion.
The US Coast Guard has adopted the 41st Sentinel-class boat"
The US Coast Guard Command announced the launch ceremony of the Sentinel – class FRC (Fast Response Cutter) (WPC 1141) "Charles Moulthrope" (Charles Moulthrope), which took place at the Portsmouth base.
"Pyotr Morgunov" completed the inter-fleet passage from the Baltic and arrived in Severomorsk
The new ship will mainly operate in the seas of the Arctic Ocean as part of the Arctic group of the Northern Fleet
The large landing ship (BDK) "Peter Morgunov", built at the Baltic Shipyard "Yantar" (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation), completed the interbase transition from the Baltic and arrived at the main base point in the Northern Fleet - Severomorsk. This was reported on Friday by the press service of the Northern Fleet.
Three more ships of the Buyan-M project are under construction
The ships are supposed to be equipped with Kalibr-NK complexes
Three more ships of the Buyan-M project, which are supposed to be equipped with Kalibr-NK complexes, are under construction, Renat Mistakhov, General Director of Ak Bars Shipbuilding Corporation, said on Saturday during the flag-raising ceremony on the new Grayvoron Black Sea Fleet ship in Sevastopol.
In the Crimea, the warship "Sergey Kotov" was launched»
Russian shipbuilders held a ceremony of launching a new patrol ship of the project 22160. He became the fourth representative of the series.
The Russian Navy will be replenished with more than 40 ships and vessels in 2021
About six units of ships and vessels will receive the Black Sea Fleet, said the Chief of the General Staff of the Navy Alexander Vitko. The composition of the Russian Navy this year is planned to be replenished with more than 40 ships and vessels.
Six warships will be commissioned into the Black Sea Fleet by the end of the year
The Black Sea Fleet (BSF) will be provided with six warships and four auxiliary vessels by the end of the year. This was announced on Saturday, January 30, by the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Vice Admiral Igor Osipov.
From Russia to North Korea: the US evaluated the nuclear forces of the opponents
The NASIC report reflects either chaos in the US intelligence community, or ignorance of the situation
The US Air Force's National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) earlier this year published a report on threats to the United States from ballistic and cruise missiles from China, Iran, North Korea and Russia. Military observer " of the Newspaper.En " Mikhail Khodarenok dealt with the details of the document, which allows us to assess the potential of the world's largest nuclear powers.
The Defense Ministry revealed the characteristics of the Yars-S missile system"
The Russian Defense Ministry for the first time spoke about the characteristics of the strategic complex with the Yars-S intercontinental ballistic missile.
Quiet and smart: The Drive rated the first Russian electric torpedo
The Drive rated the first electric torpedo created in Russia since the Cold War
The attention of The Drive portal was attracted by the news that an electric torpedo successfully passed state tests in Russia. This was recently announced by the General Director of the corporation "Tactical Missile Weapons" Boris Obnosov.
The military will conduct exercises near St. Petersburg with the S-400
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that the military will work out the reflection of an air strike of a simulated enemy using the S-400 Triumph air defense systems on February 4-5 near St. Petersburg.
The S-400 "Triumph" complex went on combat duty in the Samara region
The S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system has entered combat duty in the Samara region, the press service of the Central Military District reported on Friday.
Chinese space gamma-ray monitor Sees its first gamma-ray burst
One of the satellites of the Chinese gamma-ray monitor of the whole sky GECAM registered its first gamma-ray burst. It is assumed that it may be associated with a magnetar in our galaxy or be the result of the merger of two compact objects. A circular about the discovery of the burst is published on the website of the Gamma-ray Burst Coordinate Network.
ESA has signed a contract for the development of an orbital transport worth €4.5 billion
It is assumed that the transport will be able to be used to refuel the sealed modules of the future Lunar Gateway space station and transport cargo in low Earth orbit
The European Space Agency (ESA) and Thales Alenia Space have signed a contract to develop a transport to deliver cargo from low Earth orbit to the Moon. According to a statement released by Thales on Friday, the contract value will be €4.5 billion.
Elon Musk said that according to the current rules, " humanity will never get to Mars»
According to the entrepreneur, the existing rules of the US Federal Aviation Administration can become a serious obstacle to the development of the Red Planet by humans. Recall that the next tests of the prototype of the Starship space system are due to take place soon.
NASA has planned for February fire tests of rocket engines for the flight to the Moon
[b]The previous tests of the engines took place on January 16, when they worked simultaneously for about a minute, although it was expected that this would last about eight minutes.]
Specialists of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) intend to conduct new fire tests of the Space Launch System (SLS) launch vehicle engines at the end of February, the previous ones were completed ahead of schedule. This is stated in a statement published on Friday on the website of the space agency.
The RD-171MV engine will be tested as part of the rocket stage in 2021
Igor Arbuzov, General Director of NPO Energomash, noted that the volume of work in 2021 is 20-25% higher than in the previous year
NPO Energomash (part of Roscosmos) will deliver the RD-171MV engine to Samara in 2021 for testing as part of the rocket stage. This was announced by the general director of the company Igor Arbuzov.
The United States has deployed a group of B-52H strategic bombers to the western Pacific
A group of four US B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers has arrived at Andersen Air Base on the US island of Guam in the western Pacific, the US Pacific Air Force Command said.
Fully automated commercial drone flights are allowed in the US
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) allowed the first fully automated commercial flights of unmanned aerial vehicles, giving a small firm the "green light" to operate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) without direct control by dispatchers or human operators.