It is planned to order 12 support vessels based on Project 03182 in Zelenodolsk for the Russian Navy
As reported by the online business of Tatarstan "BUSINESS Online", held on 18 December 2020 in Zelenodolsk celebrations on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of Zelenodolsk plant named after A. M. Gorky, the Director-General established on the basis of plant shipbuilding Corporation "AK bars" Renat Mistakhov said that the Russian defense Ministry intends to order at the Zelenodolsk enterprise 12 large support vessels, which is a variant of small sea tanker of the project 03182.
Another border patrol ship of project 03050 was laid down in Rybinsk
on december 18, 2020, in rybinsk (yaroslavl region), jsc " vimpel shipbuilding plant "(part of the kalashnikov group of companies) laid the foundation stone of the border patrol ship of the 4th rank of project 03050 (code " guys") with the factory number 1414. this is the sixth boat in the series of this project, which is being built at jsc " gcc "vympel" in the interests of the border service of the fsb of russia.
Severnaya Verf builds more than 10 warships for the Russian Defense Ministry
The corvette "Gremyashchy" will be transferred to the Navy before the end of the year
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexey Krivoruchko during a working trip to St. Petersburg checked the progress of the state defense order at the Severnaya Verf shipyard.
The Chukotka nuclear icebreaker of Project 22220 was laid down
on december 16, 2020, the fifth universal nuclear icebreaker of project 22220 (lk-60ya), named "chukotka" (construction number 05712), was laid in st. petersburg at jsc "baltic plant" (part of jsc "united shipbuilding corporation" - usc).
Ice-resistant self-propelled platform "North Pole" launched»
On December 18, 2020, an ice-resistant self - propelled platform (LSP) was launched at Admiralty Shipyards JSC (part of United Shipbuilding Corporation-USC) in St. Petersburg) "North Pole" project 00903 (factory number 02404), under construction for the Federal Service of Russia for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (Roshydromet).
The submarine "Dmitrov" worked on the Baltic Sea installation of minefields and avoiding anti-submarine helicopters
The crew of a diesel-electric submarine (DAPL) during the exercise carried out the setting of a mine barrage of torpedo tubes in a submerged position, said on Saturday the Baltic Fleet (BF).
Nuclear submarine "Kazan" fired "Onyx" at a sea target
The Northern Fleet clarified that the lead ship of the Yasen-M project entered the next stage of state tests at the end of last week with a full-time crew and a acceptance team on board.]
The newest nuclear submarine "Kazan" of the project "Yasen-M" within the framework of the state testing program fired an anti-ship cruise missile at a sea target in the White Sea. This was reported on Saturday by the press service of the Northern Fleet.
"Thirst for speed": why the Navy refused a submarine worth two billion
A huge speed, a titanium hull and a world record that has not been broken so far — on December 18, 1970, the experimental nuclear submarine of Project 661 "Anchar" accelerated under water to almost 45 knots (83 kilometers per hour). However, despite the successful tests, this nuclear-powered ship did not go into production and remained the only one of its kind. Why high-speed submarines were not useful to the fleet - in the material of RIA Novosti.
Rockets hit the U.S. air base in Afghanistan
Four missiles struck the US Air Force base "Bagram" near the Afghan settlement of the same name in Parwan province. This was reported on December 19 by TOLOnews TV channel with reference to local authorities.
"there are no good and bad ones. There are national interests." vladimir putin-on foreign policy
[b]the president answered questions from journalists about arms control, relations with foreign leaders, and shared his views on other international processes.]
Russian President Vladimir Putin held another big press conference. we have selected the most significant statements from the speech of the russian leader concerning international relations.
Putin allowed the possibility of increasing the number of Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh with the consent of all parties
he expressed the hope that there will be no more cases of violation of the ceasefire
Russia can increase the number of peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh if all parties to the conflict consider it necessary, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
US Air Force "destroyed" Russian " Kub " and T-72
Air Force (Air Force) The United States on the basis of Anglin (Florida) conducted exercises Emerald Flag ("Emerald flag"), which as a simulator of the target of a potential enemy was used anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) military air defense (air defense) "Cube ""Russian production", writes Defense Blog.
"Universal fighting bird": NI admired the Russian Su-35
The American edition of National Interest evaluated the characteristics of the Russian Su-35 "4++" generation fighter and called it a "universal war bird".
"Can destroy the world": the US evaluated the Tu-95
ni believes that the "old" russian weapons are capable of "destroying the world" [/b]
The four-engine Tu-95MS propeller bomber was created in the USSR in the middle of the last century, but it is still capable of" destroying the world", according to the material of The National Interest magazine. This aircraft was compared to the American B-52, while noting that most of the Tu-95 was developed in the 1980s, so the Soviet aircraft are relatively young.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in 2021 will receive the first 10 helicopters for special forces Mi-8AMTSh-VN
The agency plans to continue purchasing such machines
the first 10 mi-8amtsh-vn attack transport helicopters for special forces will enter service with the russian army in 2021, deputy defense minister alexey krivoruchko said.
Japan will have its own fighter jet with a virtual reality system
in japan, plans have been unveiled to create a new generation multi-purpose fighter with lockheed martin corporation, designed to gain air supremacy and fight ground targets.
Artificial intelligence has learned to control the radar of the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft
On December 15, 2020, the US Air Force conducted tests of the artux neural network algorithm on the U-2 Dragon Lady strategic reconnaissance aircraft. according to flightglobal, in flight, the algorithm controlled the radar station of the radar and was responsible for detecting missile launchers.
the us will develop uranium fuel for flights to the moon
Fuel is also planned to be used on other planets
the united states intends to process uranium for the use of this fuel on the surface of the moon and planets, as well as for space energy. this is stated in the strategy approved on wednesday by us president donald trump in the field of space nuclear energy.
The alleged next test of the anti-satellite missile complex "Nudol"
The US Space Command (US Space Command - USSPACECOM) reported on the next test of an anti-satellite interception missile (Direct-ascent anti - satellite-DA-ASAT) made by Russia on December 16, 2020 from the Plesetsk missile range. The Ministry of defense of Russia on the start-up was not reported.
"Threats are growing": The US accused Russia of testing weapons against satellites
The US claims that Russia has tested an anti-satellite missile]
Washington expressed concern that Moscow allegedly continues to work on testing anti-satellite weapons. Its use, we are sure in the United States, will lead to numerous debris, which, in turn, will pose a threat to commercial satellites. The Russian Foreign Ministry called such statements propaganda stuffing.
