News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
In Russia, a system of landing on unequipped airfields in bad weather has been patented
She takes into account in her work the intensity of the modulated radiation of searchlights, the Federal Institute of Industrial Property reported
Military Educational and Scientific Center (VUNC) The Air Force "Zhukovsky and Gagarin Air Force Academy" has patented a visual system for landing aircraft on unequipped airfields in difficult weather conditions and at night. This follows from the patent for the invention distributed by the Federal Institute of Industrial Property (available to TASS).
A new generation F-35 fighter jet crashed in the United States
It became known about the loss of the fifth-generation F-35 fighter in the United States. According to some reports, the plane crashed in Utah. At the moment, it is reported that the plane was completely engulfed in flames. The pilot managed to eject.
Musk said that SpaceX has more satellites than the rest of the Earth
It is planned to double their number in the near future, the businessman noted
The founder of SpaceX and Tesla, Elon Musk, claims that his corporation has more satellites than the rest of the Earth.
Starlink satellite Internet launched in airplanes
SpaceX has launched a satellite Internet service in airplanes. This is reported on the Starlink website. The description of the service states that Starlink Aviation will provide on-board speeds of up to 350 megabits per second with low latency.
What is the "generation of fighters" and can the Su-57 be considered the fifth
The term "aircraft generation" has become a convenient characteristic that allows nominally distinguishing combat aircraft of different years of development. However, there is simply no specific universal definition for ranks of such a classification. It turns out that the word is used, and its meaning is understood by everyone a little differently.
NATO will get a military spaceport right in the center of Europe
A very significant military space agreement was signed by one of the leading private space companies with Luxembourg. It is planned to create a so-called mobile cosmodrome in this country, and it will be used for the urgent launch of military satellites in the interests of NATO. The very method of launching satellites is no less exotic.
The southern slope of the Chinese hulk
The most noisy military command of the Celestial Empire
As a result of the 2017 military reform, the Guangzhou Military District and part of the Chengdu Military District became the Southern Command (Southern Combat Command Zone, SC).
The American company decided to increase the production of MLRS HIMARS to 96 per year against the background of events in Ukraine
The highly mobile multiple launch rocket system and the Javelin anti-tank missile system, which is manufactured by Lockheed in cooperation with Raytheon, another giant of the American defense industry, are attracting growing interest from customers. This was stated by Lockheed Martin.
Poland is wary of the capabilities of Russian air defense systems
In the vicinity of the Belgorod airport, after a strike by Ukrainian aviation, elements of missiles were found that are designed to destroy detected radars, writes the Polish edition of Defence24. The authors of the material indicate that the object was used by Russia.
The Canadian Coast Guard received the icebreaker "Vincent Massey"
The Canadian Coast Guard has announced the acceptance of the third medium icebreaker, which has been repaired and refitted at the Chantier Davie enterprise in Levi (prov. Quebec) as part of the third component of the National Shipbuilding Strategy.
Multifunctional hydrographic boat "Anatoly Knyazev" is being tested in the Baltic
Specialists, in particular, will check the operation of all units, systems and nodes, navigation and radio equipment
The newest multifunctional large hydrographic boat "Anatoly Knyazev", built for the needs of the Baltic Fleet, is undergoing factory sea trials in the Baltic, the press service of the fleet reported on Wednesday.
The Heritage Foundation analytical Center assessed the combat readiness of the US Armed Forces as "unsatisfactory"
Americans like to think that the US armed forces are still ahead of the entire planet, i.e. they are the strongest in the world. Periodically, this is confirmed by various magazines that publish ratings of the armies of the world, constantly placing the American one at the very top of the table. However, objective assessments show that the US Armed Forces are not as strong as politicians in Washington would like.
Sergey Kogogin discussed the development of the Russian automotive industry
On Tuesday, October 18, a meeting was held on the territory of the Dimitrovgrad industrial site of the OAT Group, which is part of the KAMAZ structure, with the participation of the Governor of the Ulyanovsk Region Alexey Russian, the General Director of KAMAZ Sergey Kogogin, the President of AVTOVAZ Maxim Sokolov and the General director of the OAT Group Firdaus Kabirov.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade refused to finance Elbrus three times in a year
Within one year, the applications of the developers of "Elbrus" for state support for the creation of a new chip were rejected three times by the competition commission of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The amount of the requested subsidy, apparently, is measured in billions.
Why is Russia upgrading T-62 tanks
MWM: Russia is upgrading T-62 tanks because Ukraine will have nothing to oppose them
Russia may commission several hundred updated T-62 tanks, MWM reports. Some Western sources present the modernization and restart of Soviet cars as a symbol of despair due to sanctions, but the authors of the article explain why this argument is untenable.
The king of rockets. The heir of the Katyusha will blow up an entire aircraft carrier in an instant
To ensure its leadership, Russia needs a powerful national weapon, writes Baijiahao. According to the author of the article, one of the latest artillery developments of the Tornado MLRS can be called such. This "king of missiles" is capable of destroying an aircraft carrier in one strike.
The T-62M and T-14 Armata tanks have different purposes
Any mention of T-62M tanks, whether it is information about their presence in the zone of a special military operation in Ukraine or the modernization currently underway, causes a violent reaction.
The head of Sevmash said that the construction of nuclear submarines is carried out in three shifts
According to the general director of the shipyard Mikhail Budnichenko, the loading of the enterprise is comparable to the loading of the Soviet period
The construction of submarines of the 4th generation in the interests of the Russian Navy is carried out in three shifts, the press service of JSC "PO "Sevmash" reported on Monday.
Small rocket ship "Storm" - carrier "Calibres" is being tested in the Baltic Sea
The operation of the power plant, steering device, auxiliary mechanisms, communication and navigation equipment, anchor device is being checked, the press service of the Baltic Fleet reported
The newest small rocket ship (MRC) "Storm" of the project 22800 - the carrier of cruise missiles "Caliber", built at the Leningrad Shipbuilding plant "Pella" for the Baltic Fleet, is undergoing factory sea trials at the Baltic sea ranges, the press service of the fleet reported on Monday.
American Marines were banned from using a new amphibious ACV at sea after another flooding of equipment
For many years, the Pentagon has been talking about the need to update the fleet of amphibious armored vehicles in service with American Marines. This issue became particularly acute after the incident that occurred in July 2020, when almost the entire department, 11 out of 13 people, died as a result of flooding off the coast of California of the "old horse" of the KMP – the AAV7 car.