The scandal on the nuclear-powered missile submarine " Karelia»
As reported by the newspaper "Kommersant" in the material of Nikolai Sergeev, " The deputy political officer was completely upset in isolation. What ended the fight against the spread of coronavirus on board a nuclear submarine", a scandalous incident occurred during the coronavirus pandemic on the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine "Karelia".
The fifth and sixth submarines of the project 636.3 for the Pacific Fleet will be laid down in 2021
CEO Alexander Buzakov said that submarines of project 677 in 2021 it is planned to establish not
"Admiralty shipyards" will lay in 2021 fifth and sixth submarine of project 636.3 for the Pacific fleet (TOF). This was reported to TASS by the general director of the enterprise Alexander Buzakov.
The Northern Fleet and the Russian Civil Society are preparing a new expedition to the Arctic to search for sunken submarines of the Great Patriotic War
The Northern Fleet, together with the Russian Geographical Society (RGS), is preparing a new Arctic expedition to search for and survey warships and submarines that sank during the Great Patriotic War, the press service of the SF reported.
The crew of the newest MRK "Grayvoron" is being trained for the first time to go to sea after being accepted into the Black Sea Fleet
The crew of the newest small rocket ship (MRK) "Grayvoron" of the Black Sea Fleet has started working out measures before the first departure to the sea to independently perform planned combat training tasks.
Severnaya Verf intends to hand over five ships and vessels in the near future
[b]The head of the enterprise, Igor Orlov, also said that Severnaya Verf will receive a new boathouse for the construction of ships in the ocean zone in 2022. [b]
Severnaya Verf (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) will deliver five ships and vessels to customers in the near future. This was reported to TASS by the general director of the enterprise Igor Orlov.
Modern river operations
As noted in the first part, in modern conditions, river operations are becoming increasingly important in regions where economic and social life develops along river basins. The international market continues to see the spread of water transport technologies that can support the conduct of combat operations on rivers.
A modern arsenal of 20 storage facilities was built in Transbaikalia for the needs of the Ministry of Defense
A system of facilities for storing ammunition and explosive materials, which is able to withstand a shock wave with a capacity of 240 tons in TNT equivalent, has been put into operation in the Trans-Baikal Territory.
The Defense Ministry will additionally purchase hypersonic and high-precision weapons
The issues of additional supplies of hypersonic and high-precision long-range weapons were discussed at a meeting held by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the Military-Industrial Corporation NPO Mashinostroeniya JSC in Reutov near Moscow on Friday, February 5.
China has successfully tested medium-range ballistic missile interception technology for the first time
On February 4, 2021, China successfully conducted tests to intercept a medium-range ballistic missile at the Korla test site in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
"An ambitious task." Expert on the creation of a drone-shooting ATGM in Russia
Russia is creating the world's first anti-tank missile system capable of shooting down drones. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Vadim Kozyulin told how difficult the task is to be solved by engineers and designers.
Chinese probe "Tianwen-1" made the fourth route adjustment on the way to Mars
[b]The Chinese National Space Administration reported that it is located at a distance of about 1.1 million km from this planet and 184 million km from Earth.]
The unmanned spacecraft of the People's Republic of China "Tianwen-1" successfully made the fourth correction of movement on the way to Mars. As reported on Friday by the Chinese National Space Administration, it is located at a distance of about 1.1 million km from this planet and 184 million km from Earth.
The Indonesian satellite launched by Proton collapsed
The Indonesian telecommunications satellite Telkom-3, launched into a non-calculated orbit by the Russian carrier rocket "Proton-M", collapsed. This is evidenced by the data of the US Air Force, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the portal space-track.org.
In Russia, for the first time, a rocket engine was developed completely in digital form
For the first time, Russian specialists have designed a rocket engine without using paper drawings. In the future, it is intended to be used on the new Irtysh rocket, also known as the Soyuz-5.
The Khrunichev Center received orders for the launch of the Angara-A5 in 2022
Earlier, the general director of the Khrunichev Center, Alexey Borochko, said that the third test launch of the heavy launch vehicle "Angara-A5" is scheduled for the second quarter of 2021
The Khrunichev Center has received several orders for the launch of the Angara-A5 heavy launch vehicle, in particular for 2022. This was stated by the chief designer of NPO Energomash (part of Roscosmos), Pyotr Lovochkin, on Saturday in an interview with the program " Big Space "on the channel" Roscosmos TV " on YouTube.
More than 30 foreign planes have been scouting near Russia's borders this week
For a week, more than 30 aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles conducted reconnaissance near the borders of Russia. The activity of foreign aircraft was detected by Russian air space control systems.
Kiesling: Without a carbon tax, biofuels can't compete with jet fuel oil
Mass production of biofuels for aviation is less cost-effective compared to the production of aviation kerosene from oil. Therefore, without the introduction of a carbon tax, it is not able to compete with traditional jet fuel, said Jay D. Kiesling, professor of chemical engineering and bioengineering at the University of California, Berkeley, deputy director of the Biological Sciences Laboratory at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, chief Executive Officer of the Joint Institute for Bioenergy, in an interview with Global Energy.
In Russia, ground tests of an aircraft equipped with a potentially revolutionary superconducting electric motor have begun
Russian engineers have started ground testing of a flying laboratory based on the Yak-40, equipped with a superconducting electric motor. It is installed in the nose of the aircraft.
A fully electric flying laboratory will be created in two years - NITS im. Zhukovsky
A production aircraft with an all-electric powerplant may appear by 2030, according to Andrey Dutov, General Director of the N.E. Zhuklovsky Institute Research Center.
Kazakhstan's unmanned aerial vehicle " Chagala»
As reported on February 5, 2021, the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan, test flights of the new reconnaissance unmanned aircraft complex "Shagala"took place. The UAV was developed by military scientists of the National Defense University of Kazakhstan named after the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Elbasy (NUO).
A line of piston engines for drones will be created in Russia
A line of piston engines for unmanned aerial vehicles will be created in Russia within five years. They will also receive attack drones.