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There are no plans to resume launches of Strela launch vehicles from Baikonur
General Director - General Designer of the enterprise Alexander Leonov said that the launchers for this type of missiles were transferred to JSC "CENKI"
Reutov NPO of Mechanical Engineering (part of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation) It does not plan to resume launches of carrier rockets "Strela" from the Baikonur cosmodrome. This was announced by the general director-General designer of the enterprise Alexander Leonov in an interview with TASS at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army - 2021".
Kalashnikov will complete the adaptation of the Vikhr-1 rocket to the Orion-E drone by the end of the year
The missile is capable of hitting targets at a distance of up to 10 km
The Kalashnikov Group of Companies (part of the Rostec State Corporation) will complete the adaptation of the Vikhr-1 anti-tank guided missile to the Orion-E unmanned aerial vehicle by the end of the year. This was announced at the international military-technical forum "Army-2021" by the first Deputy General Director of Kalashnikov Andrey Semenov.
At the Army-2021 forum, they talked about high-precision high-speed missiles
Russian anti-ship missiles X-31AD and X-35UE can hit enemy warships and vessels in any weather conditions and when the sea is rough from five to six points. High-precision weapons were demonstrated at the Army-2021 forum.
US Marines have successfully tested the new generation NMESIS anti-ship missile system
The United States conducted successful tests of the NMESIS mobile coastal system using Naval Strike Missile anti-ship missiles. It is assumed that such weapons can become a strong argument against the Chinese navy.
The United States allowed the deployment of "Dark Eagles" striking Moscow in Europe
The US Army has named its promising hypersonic missile Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), capable of hitting Moscow from London, Dark Eagle ("Dark Eagle"), according to Popular Mechanics.
In Ukraine, they proposed to build missiles for "war on foreign territory"
Ex-deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Ivan Zayets said during the round table that Ukraine needs to build missiles for "war on foreign territory". The broadcast on August 18 was conducted by Ukrinform on its YouTube channel.
The Afghan resistance asked the West to help with weapons
The resistance fighters of the Panjshir province, which is not controlled by the Taliban, have asked Western countries to help them with weapons. This is stated in a statement by their leader Ahmad Masood, published on August 18 in The Washington Post.
"Tornado-G", "Hurricane-1M" and "Tornado-S" are produced serially with a new ammunition set
It includes, among other things, high-precision rockets, said Mikhail Osyko, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation
The complexes of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) "Tornado-G", "Hurricane-1M" and "Tornado-S" have been put into mass production in the Russian Federation and put into service. This was stated in an interview with TASS on the eve of the Army-2021 forum by Mikhail Osyko, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) of the Russian Federation.
Serial production of the Hunter combat module has begun
The universal combat module "Hunter" has successfully passed the qualification tests. It was put into mass production.
Russia will show an anti-aircraft robot on wheels
Within the framework of the Army-2021 forum, the Almaz-Antey air Defense Concern will present samples of anti-aircraft equipment of various classes. Some cars will be shown to the general public for the first time.
Almaz-Antey Concern will show the Sosna complex on a wheeled chassis for the first time at the Army-2021 forum
The Almaz-Antey concern of East Kazakhstan Region will show for the first time at the Army-2021 forum, which will be held in Kubinka on August 22-28, the Sosna anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) on a wheeled chassis, the press service of the concern told reporters.
An intelligent simulator for the production and repair of ammunition for Grad has been created
Technodinamika Holding of Rostec State Corporation has created an intelligent simulator that teaches the production and repair of ammunition for the Grad rocket launcher in virtual reality. The equipment has already begun to be used at the developer plant.
The NAZAR laser will strengthen Turkey's missile defense
The Turkish defense company Meteksan Defense Industry Inc. has announced the development of a new ground-based laser system called NAZAR.
This is a missile defense system. It was first presented at the 15th International Defense Industry Exhibition IDEF 2021.
The creator of the "Zircon" called the timing of the appearance of hypersonic weapons in the United States
The US may have hypersonic weapons after 2023. The general director of the corporation "Tactical Missile Weapons" KTRV Boris Obnosov called the timing of the creation of the corresponding missile to the "Military-industrial Courier".
In China, the development of the Russian Navy was called a "terrible signal" to the West
Russia is rapidly developing its navy, and recently there has been a special activity in this area. Thus, the country sends a signal of its determination to protect its interests in the world's oceans in the presence of serious threats from the West, the author of the Chinese edition of Xinhua believes.
Technodinamika will show the combat capabilities of the TOS-2 and ISDM at Army-2021
Technodinamika Holding of Rostec State Corporation will demonstrate for the first time the combat capabilities of the latest products-the remote mining engineering system (ISDM) and the TOS – 2 heavy flamethrower system at the Army-2021 MVTF.
"Ducklings" will sink ships
Su-34 bombers expand their combat capabilities. Yesterday, on August 18, the Izvestia newspaper reported that the Russian Defense Ministry has completed work on the integration of X-35U missiles on the Ducklings.
Russia will create a tracked mortar for the Arctic
The Russian Defense Ministry is conducting experimental design work to create a tracked mortar on a snow-and-mud chassis adapted for the Arctic landscape. The vehicle will be based on a two-link DT-BTR transporter, TASS reports with reference to Mikhail Osyko, a member of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation.
Features of the competitor: the BMP-3 will compete with the Chinese ZBD-86A
In the competition of crews of infantry fighting vehicles "Suvorov onslaught", which will be held at the Korla training ground in China, Russian BMP-3 will compete with the ZBD-86A. In addition to the People's Liberation Army team, representatives of the armed forces of Belarus and Venezuela will also perform on such equipment.
Technodinamika has completed testing of the Alazan-8M anti-hail missile
The Alazan-8M rocket with a caliber of 60 mm has increased efficiency compared to the earlier Alazan-6 model
Technodinamika Holding of Rostec State Corporation has successfully completed tests of the latest anti-hail missile Alazan-8M, as well as the launcher for Elbrus-A missiles. This was reported to journalists on Thursday in the press service of the enterprise.