Repair of the diesel-electric submarine of the Black Sea Fleet "Alrosa" is planned to be completed by the end of 2021. The technical readiness of the ship is now 80 percent.

Dmitry Litovkin-why the submarines of the project 971 are called the perfect naval weapon

Already in 2023, Russian sailors will be able to return to permanent combat duty in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Multi-purpose nuclear submarines of the project 971 type "Pike", or, as they are also called in the West, "Shark", will take on the escort of ships, and will also monitor the coasts of the United States and Britain.

The command of the Colombian Navy is taking measures to put into operation the Coast Guard fleet of three new high-speed multi-purpose interceptor boats developed by Safe Boats International.

Japan's Nikkei Asian Review believes that Russia is beginning to yield to China in the development of new weapons and military technologies. Gradually, this lag may become irreversible. China is becoming the world's number two arms exporter. Russia is the third. Beijing is targeting traditional Russian arms markets.

Even ten years ago, it seemed that mandatory conscription would sink into oblivion, especially in Europe, where after the end of the cold war, one country after another moved to an entirely professional (contract) armed forces. Among them were the closest neighbors of Belarus and Russia-Poland (2009), Lithuania (2008) and Latvia (2007).

Four Indian soldiers and at least 20 Chinese soldiers were injured in a clash on the Indian-Chinese border in Northern Sikkim, India Today reports, citing sources.

The US army on the background of financial constraints caused by coronavirus infection, this year will hold a private "cupping" for the air force (air force) and naval forces (naval forces) of the country, writes Breaking Defense, Recalling the statement of chief of army staff General James McConville.

KnAAZ has implemented a project for the digital identification of aircraft components. The work on the project was carried out in several stages. First, the specialists of the Quality management and Standardization department of KnAAZ tested barcoding as an element of automation in the production and storage of tools.

In Russia, the development of a new-generation fighter-interceptor has begun

The Russian state corporation "Rostec" reported that experts are conducting development work on the creation of a new fighter-interceptor MiG-41. Earlier it was noted that this modification will be able to perform tasks in space and will be a completely new model of the aircraft, and not a modified version of its predecessor - the MiG-31.

The crews of MiG-31BM fighter-interceptors and Su-24 tactical front-line bombers of the separate mixed aviation regiment of the Northern Fleet refueled in the air from the Il-78 tanker aircraft of the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation. The refueling took place in the Arctic sky.

Dynetics conducted successful tests of the promising X-61A Gremlins air system, which involves launching a UAV from a carrier aircraft. During the test, the drone was in close proximity to the C-130.

A decision on the readiness of the communication satellite payload for operation will be made in the near future

The decision on the readiness of the payload of the Express-80 communication satellite for operation will be made in the near future, experts have already conducted its flight tests. This is stated in a video posted on Wednesday on the official channel of JSC "Information Satellite Systems named after M. F. Reshetnev" (ISS) on YouTube.

Mass media: Russia was removed from the discussion of the lunar station

Russian experts no longer participate in the discussion of the project of the American lunar station Gateway. It became known that they were excluded from the mailing list of letters and deprived of access to the materials.

The Falcon 9 heavy launch vehicle on Sunday successfully launched a record batch of 143 mini-satellites, including 10 spacecraft, to continue the deployment of the global Internet coverage of the Starlink system, the developer company SpaceX said.

What is known about the JL-3 ballistic missile, the work on which Beijing does not recognize

The United States is concerned about China's work on a promising ballistic missile for submarines JL-3, the range of which will allow China to reach the United States. This follows from a public report on missile threats to the United States. What is the new missile, the work on which Beijing, by the way, has not officially confirmed, in the material of the "Newspaper.Ru».

Russia and the United States have begun practical work on the issue of extending START-3

Moscow and Washington have announced their readiness to extend START-3 for five years, and the work of experts on this issue has already begun, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

According to a press release from the French arms concern Nexter, the 155-mm high-precision ammunition "Katana" (KATANA ) has completed its first successful test firing. The test campaign took place from December 7 to 11, 2020 in the north of Sweden, at the Vidsel test site (Vidsel). According to the manufacturer, the artillery ammunition successfully demonstrated its ability to fly in a controlled manner.

More than 20 units of modern weapons and special military equipment will be received in 2021 by the units of the Guards Tank Division of the Central Military District (CVO), stationed in the Chelyabinsk and Sverdlovsk regions, the press service of the CVO reported on Monday.

More than 20 units of modern weapons and special military equipment will be received in 2021 by the units of the Guards Tank Division of the Central Military District (CVO), stationed in the Chelyabinsk and Sverdlovsk regions, the press service of the CVO reports.

In Turkey, for the first time, a radically modernized Leopard 2A4 was openly demonstrated, which now comes close to the new generation of cars in a number of characteristics.

Last week, high-ranking military officials led by the country's Defense Minister, Hulusi Akar, visited enterprises engaged in the production of armored vehicles.