Minsk has signed a contract for the supply of the second batch of Russian Su-30SM fighters
Belarus has signed contracts for the supply of Mi-35 attack helicopters and the second batch of Su-30SM fighters from Russia, Commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic Igor Golub told reporters on Thursday.
Sweden has shown a "war" with Russia
The Swedish Armed Forces posted a series of videos on YouTube, called "When the war begins", in which Russia is implicitly a potential enemy.
Air defense of Belarus to be re-equipped with S-400
The Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus are preparing to re-equip their anti-aircraft missile forces with the Russian S-400 Triumph and Pantsir-S air defense systems.
The U.S. Navy will receive the "burying of the Russian hope" weapon
In 2022, the US Navy will arm at least one of its ships with RGM-184 anti-ship missiles, otherwise known as Naval Strike Missile (NSM), reports The Drive.
Iran has commissioned an "aircraft carrier" converted from a tanker
Iran has commissioned the largest warship in its history, the Makran helicopter carrier. Manned rotorcraft and drones can be based on its board.
The Day (Ukraine): corvettes-for the Ukrainian Navy
During Zelensky's visit to Ankara, the countries agreed to supply four Turkish corvettes. But there is already an agreement with the Ukrainian enterprise on the construction of just this type of ships. The author began to understand where the duplication came from. As a result, a form of managerial chaos was revealed with a lack of understanding of the situation in the Ukrainian Navy by their own leadership.
NATO special forces "on friendship" walked on the Russian cargo ship
Special forces of the Greek Navy defiantly landed on the Russian cargo ship "Adler" in the Mediterranean Sea. This was reported by the Greek media.
"Prince Potemkin" and "Dmitry Donskoy": Russia ordered new strategic submarines
Two new strategic submarines of the Borey-A project were ordered for the Russian Navy. These boats will be the ninth and tenth ships of Project 955.
In Kamchatka, nuclear submarines were blocked by ice
In Kamchatka, due to severe frosts that have been holding for a week, the ice at the base of nuclear submarines of the Pacific Fleet froze. Icebreakers came to the rescue, according to the information support department of the press service of the Eastern Military District of the Pacific Fleet.
MSU to acquire its own quantum telephone network
The Center for Quantum Technologies of Moscow State University has launched a secure quantum telephony line that will connect 20 subscriber points on the campus of Moscow State University on the Leninsky Mountains. The nodes of the network will be the Faculty of Physics, the Main Building and the Center for Quantum Technologies itself. The maximum distance between the objects will be 50 kilometers. This is reported by "Vesti".
The Amur Association of the VVO received the first batch of the latest PMK-4 gas masks
The combined arms Army of the Eastern Military District, stationed in the Amur Region, Khabarovsk Territory and Jewish Autonomy, received the first batch of the latest PMK-4 gas masks.
The Norwegian Armed Forces ordered the latest version of the Karl-Gustav grenade launcher"
On January 11, the Swedish company Saab announced the signing of a framework agreement with the command of the Norwegian Armed Forces for the supply of 84-mm Karl-Gustav hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers of the M4 version.
"Pumped up" car. Military expert spoke about the BMPT " Terminator"
A German magazine praised the Russian tank support vehicle "Terminator", calling it a "tank on steroids". On the air of Sputnik radio, the site's editor-in-chief MilitaryRussia.ru Dmitry Kornev noted that the BMPT is really admirable.
In the United States, the first AR1 rocket engine was assembled, created as a replacement for the Russian RD-180
The American company Aerojet Rocketdyne assembled the first liquid rocket engine AR1. Perhaps it will be used on the American-Ukrainian carrier from the company Firefly Aerospace.
Just into space: RAS scientists create breakthrough engine for satellites
Russian scientists have proposed a qualitatively new type of engine for working in outer space. It is based on the principle of plasma excitation using a microwave spark discharge. This unit can be installed on small-format satellites.
"Angara" instead of "Yenisei": the Russian Academy of Sciences slowed down with a lunar rocket
The Russian Academy of Sciences recommended to postpone the creation of the Yenisei rocket
Russian scientists agreed on the need to postpone the creation of a super-heavy lunar rocket "Yenisei". Earlier, President Vladimir Putin criticized the leadership of Roscosmos for delaying it.
Jet attack drone makes first flight in China
In China, the WJ-700 long-range strike drone took to the skies for the first time. In the Network there were photos of the device at the airport during the start of engines, as well as employees of the Chinese Aerospace Scientific and Industrial Corporation (CASIC) with a banner in honor of the first flight of the drone, writes flightglobal.
The Americans tested the flying tanker KC-135 " hot " refueling
For the first time, the US Air Force conducted tests of the KC-135 Stratotanker tanker aircraft with "hot" refueling on the ground. According to Flightglobal, the inspections took place in September last year at the Al-Udeid air base in Qatar and were considered successful.
New K130 corvettes of the Bundeswehr-project features
In the near future, the German Navy will accept new K130 corvettes of the Braunschweig type. The Bundeswehr already operates five ships of this project, which became part of the Navy in the period from 2008 to 2013. The construction of five more corvettes of this model indicates the recognition of its suitability, proven in numerous combat services.
"We took into account all the threats": what will be the new air weapons of Russia
Strategic missile carriers Tu-160 and Tu-95 still remain the main air argument of the Russian nuclear triad, however, despite regular modernization, their resource is limited. These machines will be replaced by a promising long-range aviation complex (PAK DA). The Ministry of Defense has already decided on its appearance, and tests of the engine will begin in 2021. About what will be the new "strategist" - in the material RIA Novosti.