Chinese VT-4 tanks first used in combat
The Nigerian army has launched a large-scale operation in the north-east of the country against the militants of the terrorist organization Boko Haram (banned in the Russian Federation). The action, dubbed "Tura Takai Bango", involves the latest weapons acquired by Nigeria in China: VT-4 tanks, ST-1 wheeled tanks and 105-mm SH-5 self-propelled guns.
Aurus car body welding shop launched
After that, several more bodies were made to work out the technological process and comply with quality standards. Production of Auruses in Yelabuga will take place on a full cycle: here also prepare stamping production, assembly of engines and, of course, painting of bodies.
In Norway, electric cars overtook all other cars in sales
More than half of all cars sold in Norway in 2020 were exclusively electric-powered. These are the data of the local Norwegian specialized agency. Pure electric vehicles alone accounted for as much as 54% of all new car sales, and if cars with hybrid powerplants were taken into account, the figure would be even higher.
Graphene has helped to create confusion in the superconductor
A team of scientists from Finland, Russia, China and the United States has demonstrated that changing the temperature difference in a graphene system can be used to generate entangled electron pairs in superconducting structures. The work is presented in the journal Nature Communications.
A new experimental superconducting processor demonstrates 80 times greater efficiency at a clock speed of up to 10 GHz
Researchers from the National University of Yokohama, Japan, have completed the development and conducted the first tests of an experimental microprocessor built on the basis of superconducting base elents. This microprocessor is 80 times more efficient in terms of energy consumption than current computing devices made using CMOS technology. This is a huge prospect, given that 10 percent of the amount of electricity generated around the globe is consumed by computers.
Two bronze propellers were stolen from the destroyer of the Baltic fleet
The commander of the destroyer "Restless", according to the investigation, was involved in the theft of two bronze propellers of the ship, said "Interfax" head of the military investigation Department of the TFR for the Baltic Fleet Sergey Sharshavykh.
Nuclear submarine "Tiger" will return to the fleet in 2022
The multi-purpose submarine "Tiger "from the" animal " division of the Northern Fleet will return to service next year after repairs.
Low-flying Israeli fighter jets scared off the Lebanese
Israeli warplanes and unmanned aerial vehicles committed unprecedented violations of Lebanese airspace on January 10. Jewish state combat aircraft were spotted over Beirut and its suburbs, causing panic among residents of the Arab republic, still not recovered from the devastating explosion on August 4, 2020 in the port of the Lebanese capital, according to local news portal Naharnet.
From the "Caucasus" to the "West": the main military exercises of 2021
In 2021, the intensity of combat training in the Russian Armed Forces will increase
In 2020, the geography of challenges for Russia has expanded, the role of military force in solving international problems has increased, the Ministry of Defense notes. In this regard, it is of particular importance to maintain the combat capability and combat readiness of the army and navy at the required level. "Newspaper.Ru " analyzed what activities of combat and operational training will be carried out in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 2021.
The Cold War. What will happen to the army at minus 50 Celsius
Almost the entire arsenal of the Russian military-weapons and equipment-is designed for temperatures from minus 50 to plus 50 degrees. If the heat is still more or less clear, then fighting in the extreme cold entails serious changes in tactics and strategy. About how this is taken into account by the statutes and the command, — in the material of RIA Novosti.
2021 will create new crises right at the Russian borders
The year 2020 will be remembered by Russians not only for the coronavirus pandemic, but also for the beginning of a new wave of destabilization in the post-Soviet space. It is the beginning, because the processes that began in 2020 will continue in 2021. How exactly will this happen?
Three military camps will cost Lithuania 168 million euros
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense has signed public-Private partnership (PPP) agreements with UAB Salvinta and UAB Partneryystės projektai keturi, which will build three new military camps. This is reported by the press service of the military department.
Cloud Perspectives: what awaits the Russian military aviation
In the next four years, the army will receive more than 400 new and upgraded aircraft and helicopters
In 2020, several multibillion-dollar contracts for the serial production of combat aircraft and helicopters were completed. But the state's financial difficulties related to the pandemic have made adjustments to the defense department's plans and forced it to postpone some contracts.
EW helicopters will cover the VVO troops
The Eastern Military District received a batch of Mi-8mtpr-1 helicopters, which are designed to produce radio-electronic interference, the press service of the district reported.
The Europeans agreed to develop a sixth-generation fighter
The United Kingdom, Sweden and Italy have signed an agreement to develop a sixth-generation fighter under the Tempest program. The car may appear in the 2030s.
France has signed an agreement to purchase three AWACS and control aircraft E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
It is reported that on December 2, 2020, the governments of France and the United States concluded an intergovernmental agreement in the form of an exchange of Letters of Offer and Acceptance - LOA on the supply by the United States to France through the American program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of three carrier-based long-range radar detection and control aircraft Northtrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye.
Serial deliveries of the Chinese regional passenger aircraft ARJ21
As reported by the ATO web resource.EN, the Chinese regional jet passenger aircraft ARJ21 set a record for annual deliveries - in 2020, 24 aircraft of this type produced by COMAC Corporation (Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China) were transferred to airlines. This was reported by the Chinese news agency Xinhua.
A contract has been signed for the construction of a European module for the Gateway orbital station
Thales Alenia Space and the European Space Agency have signed an agreement to create an ESPRIT module for the future Gateway space station. The contract amount is almost 300 million euros.
Deliveries of air defense systems to the Russian Armed Forces in 2020
Today [January 10, 2021] the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation gave birth to this message: 09.01.2021 (06: 00)...In 2020, the VKS entered service with four regimental sets of the S-400 "Triumph" anti-aircraft missile system and 24 anti-aircraft missile gun systems ZRPK "Pantsir-S", which were delivered to the air defense units stationed in the Sverdlovsk, Samara and South Sakhalin regions. Also in 2020, the first S-350 complex was delivered to the ZRV training center in the Leningrad Region to train specialists of the anti-aircraft missile forces.
The Russian Aerospace Forces will re-equip the first regiment with the S-350 Vityaz in 2021
In 2021, the Russian Aerospace Forces will re-equip the first regiment with S-350 Vityaz anti-aircraft missile systems, as well as receive two new regimental sets of S-400 air defense systems and complexes. This was reported on January 9 in the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.























