Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first H-225M helicopter to the Singapore Air Force
On March 29, Airbus Helicopters announced the transfer of the first H-225M medium multirole helicopter to the Republic of Singapore Air Force under the 2016 contract.
The destruction of the Houthi kamikaze drone by the Saudi F-15 was shown on video
An F-15 Eagle fighter of the Royal Saudi Air Force detected and destroyed a kamikaze drone launched by supporters of the Ansar Allah movement (Houthis).
In the video that appeared on social networks, a flying unmanned aerial vehicle of relatively small size is seen, outwardly similar to the Qasef-2K barrage munition.
The Russian "Tsar-engine" took place
Research and Production Association (NPO) "Energomash" has completed a three-month cycle of eight fire tests of the first finishing liquid rocket power unit RD-171MV, known as the "tsar-engine". This is reported by Roscosmos.
Roscosmos has postponed the launch of the Condor-FKA radar satellites"
The launch of two Condor-FKA radar Earth observation satellites has been postponed for 2022 and 2023, according to Roscosmos materials published on the state procurement website.
Tomsk scientists have invented a lightweight material for satellites
Scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) have created a technology for producing a complex composite that can be used to protect the electronics of space satellites. This was told to RIA "Tomsk" by Professor of TPU Oleg Khasanov.
Electronic warfare systems used in exercises against drones
The Borisoglebsk and Zhitel electronic warfare systems proved their effectiveness against drone attacks during the exercises. They completely disabled the combat drones, and also suppressed the command posts of the imaginary enemy.
Rostec called the terms of serial deliveries of the air defense control complex "Magister".»
Serial deliveries of the Magister air defense control system will begin this year. This was announced on Wednesday, March 31, by the press service of the state Corporation "Rostec".
DRDO performed the drop of a light torpedo of national design from the IL-38
The Defense Research and Development Organization of the Ministry of Defense of India (DRDO) has successfully tested for the first time a new version of the improved light torpedo "Shyena" (Shyena), adapted for use on board the IL-38SD maritime patrol aircraft of the Indian Navy.
A strange tweet from the US Strategic Command caused quite a stir
On Monday, March 29, 2021, a strange message appeared on the official page of the US Strategic Command on Twitter. The set of mysterious symbols"; l;; gmlxzssaw " looked extremely suspicious and immediately gave rise to a lot of conspiracy theories. Someone "recognized" in this the launch codes of missiles with nuclear warheads, others considered it a message for spies, and others made a connection with the invasion of an alien armada. But the reality, as often happens, was much more strange and ridiculous.
"Smart artillery»: in Russia, they proposed to remake the old guns
VNII "Signal" proposed to modernize the artillery from obsolete guns
In Russia, it was proposed to create a "smart" artillery from obsolete guns. For this purpose, the Signal Research Institute plans to develop a set of unified equipment that will provide automatic data entry for firing on towed guns. In turn, this will allow them to upgrade to the level of highly effective artillery systems. Military observer " of the Newspaper.En " Mikhail Khodarenok dealt with the company's initiatives.
At the exercises in Abkhazia, car repair units used the latest REM-KL vehicles to evacuate equipment in battle
Military personnel of the automobile repair unit of the Russian military base in Abkhazia, as part of a tactical and special exercise at the Tsabal training ground, evacuated conditionally damaged equipment, using the latest REM-KL repair and evacuation vehicles in a combined-arms battle.
US Army to test robot porters
The American company General Dynamics Land Systems in April 2021 will deliver to the US Army several wheeled transport ground robots MUTT, which will pass the final tests. According to Jane's, it is planned to start small-scale production of new robots by September of this year, and at the end of the year, the US military may adopt MUTT.
In 2020, the global market for semiconductor materials grew at a record high
According to the SEMI industry association, which unites manufacturers of semiconductor products and related equipment and materials, the global market for semiconductor materials in 2020 grew by 4.9% compared to 2019 and reached a record value of $ 55.3 billion.
In the Mediterranean Sea entered the reconnaissance ship of the Russian Navy "Ivan Khurs"
The reconnaissance ship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet "Ivan Khurs" on Tuesday, after passing the Bosphorus, entered the Mediterranean Sea, Istanbul observers reported in social networks, publishing photos of its passage through the Strait.
The crews of the three newest ships completed their training at the Joint Naval Training Center
The crews of the newest PMO ships of the project 12700 "Pyotr Ilyichev" and "Georgy Kurbatov", as well as the patrol ship of the project 22160 "Sergey Kotov" completed a full cycle of training at the Joint Naval Training Center in St. Petersburg.
Ships of the Baltic Fleet passed the Suez Canal
The Baltic Fleet corvette Stoyky and the tanker Kola, which are on a long cruise, completed the passage of the Suez Canal and entered the Mediterranean Sea after navigation in this blocked water corridor was restored.
On the "Volkhov" looked around in the compartments on the bottom of the Baltic Sea
The crew of a diesel-electric submarine dived to a depth of 190 meters in the sea ranges of the Baltic Fleet.
Russia has started the modernization of the burnt-out Losharik»
In March, the specialists of the Ship Repair Center "Zvezdochka" in Severodvinsk completed the unloading of the core of the nuclear reactor of the burned-out nuclear deep-water station (AGS) AS-31 "Losharik" project 10831, TASS reports, citing a source close to the Russian Defense Ministry.
Moscow-Ankara agreements on Idlib are being implemented slowly-Lavrov
The agreements with Turkey on Idlib are being implemented more slowly than expected, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
The US will hold secret exercises to repel the offensive of Russia and China
The US media reports that the US will hold secret exercises to respond to Russia and China. The Pentagon has planned a virtual war game, the Izvestia TV channel reports. The scenario of maneuvers assumes the onset of a global crisis. The Americans plan to repel Russia's offensive in the Baltic States, China's invasion of Taiwan, as well as global cyber attacks. In previous exercises, the United States admitted defeat.























