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French media criticized European stereotypes about Russian weapons
The leadership of Europe is lost between ignorance of recent events and long-standing stereotypes, writes Xavier Rofe in the French edition of Atlantico.
The enemy and the Gremlin: a new hypersonic missile will be tested in 2023
The hypersonic aircraft missile, code-named "Gremlin", will take off in two years: tests are scheduled for 2023. In some documents, the product is called GZUR-hypersonic guided missile. In terms of its dimensions, the Gremlin will be smaller than the previously adopted X-47M2 Dagger.
Rosatom has created a shell for the Armata tank"
Rosatom State Corporation is working on a standard ammunition for the T-14 Armata tank. - The projectile will be ready by the time the installation batch of tanks is delivered to the Russian Armed Forces at the end of 2021,-said Andrey Terlikov, general designer of the vehicle developer, the Ural Design Bureau of Transport Engineering, at the IDEX 2021 exhibition in Abu Dhabi. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
In Russia, they began to develop a new hypersonic missile " Gremlin"
Russia is developing a hypersonic guided missile codenamed "Gremlin", Izvestia reported. According to the publication, development work started in November 2018. Tests of the rocket are scheduled for 2023, soon the creators will start testing the engine of the complex.
In Norway, they told about the payment for the alliance with the United States because of Russia
Deployment of strategic bombers of the Air Force (Air Force) The United States in Norway is a response to Russia's strengthening in the Arctic, Hans Christensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project of the Federation of American Scientists, said in an interview with Nettavisen. The translation of the publication of the Norwegian edition leads "InoSMI".
The source explained the dispatch of the cruiser "Admiral Lazarev" for disposal by the technical condition
The decision to dispose of the heavy nuclear cruiser "Admiral Lazarev" was made after assessing the technical condition of the ship, a source in the industry told Interfax on Thursday.
China has revealed a forest of ballistic missiles
A spectacular photo of ballistic missile launchers of the People's Liberation Army of China appeared on the network. Installations with raised and lowered missiles are placed on the plain, covering it all. The photo shows at least three hundred launchers.
Rumors about the third carrier of "Poseidon" were not confirmed
Against the background of the just concluded agreement on the extension of the START-3 treaty, experts in the field of arms control, as well as the creators of strategic systems themselves, react very painfully to the stuffing of information and the publication of dubious, anonymous sources, information about what programs are being built in Russia, prepared for adoption or already put into combat.
"It will destroy everything": how the Pentagon is going to "restrain" Russia
Moscow is concerned about the prospect of an echelon of the US missile defense system in space. The implementation of Washington's plans will destabilize the existing system of international security, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov is sure. The diplomat stressed that if this idea is successful, the Americans will be able to strike directly from orbit at the positional areas of intercontinental ballistic missiles. Without waiting for them to start.
Exports from Russia according to closed items of customs statistics in 2020 decreased by 16%
As reported by the RBC news agency in the article "The pandemic has reduced secret exports from Russia. Against the background of a decline in supplies to foreign customers, Algeria became the largest recipient of weapons, " exports from Russia according to closed items of customs statistics, which include weapons and military equipment, fell by 16% in 2020, to $ 11.5 billion. This happened against the backdrop of a pandemic that delayed deliveries to a number of foreign customers.
Measure of strength: Why Russia needs the world's longest submarine
The Belgorod submarine is one of the most ambitious shipbuilding projects in the country
The special-purpose submarine "Belgorod" is preparing to go to sea for the first time. As sources in the military department told Izvestia, the world's longest submarine has a high degree of factory readiness.
Putin: The West has changed its attitude towards new Russian weapons
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about the changing mood in foreign countries on the issue of new types of weapons in Russia.
The US Secretary of State and the South Korean Foreign Minister agreed on close cooperation to achieve the complete denuclearization of the DPRK
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and South Korean Foreign Minister Jong Yong agreed to strengthen the alliance of the two countries and discussed the problem of the DPRK during a telephone conversation.
In St. Petersburg, there was a fire on the construction of the nuclear icebreaker " Ural"
The fire occurred in St. Petersburg on the nuclear icebreaker "Ural", under construction at the Baltic Plant (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation), it is already localized, the press service of the plant told RIA Novosti.
"By leaps and bounds to launch". Scientist on Russia's great success on Mars
If there is life lurking somewhere on the Red Planet, it is only under the surface at a depth of more than one and a half meters, says Oleg Korablev, scientific director of the Russian part of the project, head of the Department of Physics of Planets and small bodies of the Solar System of the ICI RAS.
The creation of the latest weapons cost Russia 10-20 billion rubles a year
[b]Former Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov also noted that with the current budget of the armed forces, these were "almost imperceptible expenses".]
About 10-20 billion rubles a year were spent over 10 years on the development of modern Russian weapons-the Avangard hypersonic complex, the Peresvet laser complex and the Poseidon underwater vehicles. This was announced on Thursday by the special representative of the President of the Russian Federation for environmental protection, former Defense Minister (2001-2007) Sergey Ivanov.
"Poseidon" in the boat: the submarine is being prepared for testing nuclear robots
Preparations have begun for testing the Poseidon nuclear underwater robots from their first full-time carrier, the Belgorod nuclear submarine. Now the nuclear-powered cruiser is preparing to go to sea for the first time. Previously, a unique strategic underwater drone was tested from the B-90 Sarov diesel submarine. Experts believe that it may take several more years to complete the project of creating a complex with innovative ammunition.
Promising aircraft carrier for the Russian Navy is supposed to be equipped with a nuclear power plant - head of USC
The creation of the aircraft carrier project "Manatee" will provide a technological breakthrough in many segments of the Russian economy, including the nuclear industry, says the General Director of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) Alexey Rakhmanov.
Russia's most secret weapon was not created
The most secret superweapon of Russia turned out to be the Burevestnik cruise missile with a nuclear engine, military expert Dmitry Kornev writes in Izvestia.
The PEAK neutron reactor has started reaching a capacity of 10 megawatts
Neutron research reactor PIK, which is Gatchina near St. Petersburg, went to the next stage energy start — his power has begun to raise the level of 10 MW, and the output of the reactor operating power of 100 MW is planned EN 2022. The conclusion of the reactor on the energy mode of operation is stated in the message on the website of the Kurchatov Institute.
