News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Rocket Lab will launch satellites into orbit that can see through clouds
The Electron rocket will deliver a new generation of Acadia satellites into space. These devices will be able to receive images in conditions in which optical cameras are powerless: at night, during clouds, snow and rain.
Roscosmos is monitoring a large-scale gas project in the Arctic
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Center for the Construction of Large-Tonnage Offshore Structures (CSCMS) in the Murmansk Region, where NOVATEK is building technological lines for the future liquefied natural gas plant for the Arctic LNG 2 project, and took part in the ceremony of sending the first LNG line. The Head of State expressed confidence that the project will be implemented on time and with the right quality.
In Britain, it was estimated that only KitKat will remain for its soldiers from weapons
The military-industrial complex of Britain cannot satisfy even its own needs, writes An Nahar. The Defense Minister harshly criticizes the sending of weapons to Kiev. According to Wallace, his country will be forced to arm its soldiers with KitKat, as the ministry's pockets are empty.
The French Navy has accepted the lead ship of the complex supply (A725) "Jacques Chevalier"
At the Naval Base in Toulon, an official acceptance ceremony was held at the General Directorate for Armaments (DGA) of the Ministry of the Armed Forces of France for the first (out of four ordered) integrated supply ship, (A725) "Jacques Chevalier".
Samara proved the possibility of carrying out an unrealized mission to the Mars satellite
We are talking about the unrealized NASA PHLOTE project (Phobos L1 Operational Tether Experiment)
A student of Samara University named after Korolev Daria Neryadovskaya mathematically justified the possibility of using a "space elevator" to conduct remote studies of the Mars satellite Phobos, a university student told TASS on Thursday.
The Franco-German Research Institute reported on the first results of the program to create a railgun for warships
The specialists of the Franco-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis obtained the first results of the program to create a railgun – an electromagnetic gun designed for installation on warships. This is reported by the publication Zone Militaire, which received information from the French Defense Procurement Agency.
Near Kaliningrad, the Baltic Fleet conducted exercises with the Bal and Bastion missile complexes
About 100 military personnel and more than 10 units of military and special equipment were involved in the activities according to the combat training plan
Combat crews of the launch batteries of the Bal and Bastion missile systems of the Baltic Fleet are involved in exercises on the Kaliningrad coast of the Baltic Sea, where they are solving tasks to counter a conditional enemy, the press service of the fleet reported on Thursday.
The astronauts printed most of the mock-ups of the ISS modules in zero gravity on a 3D printer
There are not enough Japanese and European modules, Roscosmos cosmonaut Dmitry Petelin said
Russian crew members of the International Space Station (ISS) have printed most of the models of its modules, reports the special correspondent of TASS, cosmonaut of Roscosmos Dmitry Petelin.
What will be the next generation of German submarines
Type 218SG submarines are tested before delivery to the customer
Acceptance tests of three Type 218SG submarines built by the German concern ThyssenKrupp for the Naval Forces of the Republic of Singapore are being completed. According to the current plan, all three will be accepted by the customer by the end of this year, and next summer will join the Singapore fleet.
David's Heirs and their slings
Israel's missile weapons inherit Soviet and Western models
The peculiarity of Israel's geopolitical position, given that this country has a very strong science and a powerful military-industrial complex, led to the advanced development of missile weapons of all classes. Moreover, some samples of these weapons, in fact, become "their own classes", having no direct analogues outside the Jewish state.
The descendants of the Romans do not like to fight
Romania demilitarizes quickly and independently
Many states that are members of the North Atlantic Alliance supply weapons to Ukraine so that it can fight "Russian aggression". Kiev does not receive any military assistance from Bucharest, since the latter does not have real opportunities for this – almost all the military equipment at its disposal is too outdated.
The Chinese army has adapted civilian drones for combat needs
During the special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, both sides of the conflict actively use drones, the most common of which are civilian UAVs. They are massively used as reconnaissance vehicles or converted into attack drones carrying weapons up to mines.
Aiming condition: how Russian snipers improve their tactics
The creation of separate units of shooters increases their effectiveness
The experience of a special military operation leads to the emergence of new units and the development of new types of weapons in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Big changes have affected the sniper business: in a short time, the range of fire has increased many times, rifles have changed, new tactical techniques are being introduced.
The media reported on the launch of the DPRK's second ballistic missile
Kyodo: North Korea launched two ballistic missiles
The DPRK launched a second, presumably, ballistic missile. This was reported on Tuesday, July 18, by the Kyodo news agency with reference to the Coast Guard of Japan.
By the end of the year, another 1400 km of quantum network will be built in Russia
Such a connection has almost absolute cryptographic protection. Potential consumers — banks, mobile operators and large companies
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko said that it is planned to build new sections of the quantum network with a length of more than 1400 km.
The Czech Republic, in a frenzy of rabid Russophobia, is carrying out an accelerated modernization of the country's armed forces
The leadership of the Czech Republic takes an extremely rabid Russophobic position, which in its madness is off the scale and often even exceeds the level of Russophobia in the Baltic countries.
Russian tanks received dynamic aft protection for the first time
Uralvagonzavod has published a video with dynamic protection of the aft part of tanks
Russian T-72 tanks, after upgrading to the T-72B3M level, began to receive dynamic aft protection for the first time, follows from a video published on Tuesday by Uralvagonzavod (UVZ, part of Rostec).
Its changed Britain's mind about tanks
In Britain, military priorities have changed – in London they say that it is necessary to invest in tanks, and not to increase the size of the army. It is noteworthy, but three years ago London was going to completely abandon heavy armored vehicles. What caused such drastic changes and, most importantly, will Britain be able to restore its tank building?
NASA rover has discovered large reserves of aromatic organic matter in two regions of Mars
These regions, named Maaz and Seitah, contain rocks formed about 2.6 billion years ago, when Mars had not yet completely lost its atmosphere and oceans
The Perseverance rover discovered sedimentary rock deposits with large reserves of aromatic organic matter at two different points on the territory of the Jezero crater, presumably resulting from the contact of water with various Martian volcanic minerals.
Sea Swarm: how Russian warships will defend against drones
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has approved a plan to modernize the Navy vessels, strengthening them with means of combating drones
The Russian fleet will be armed against drones. The Ministry of Defense has approved a plan to modernize ships and vessels of the Russian Navy to strengthen their protection from surface and underwater unmanned vehicles, sources told Izvestia in the department.
