News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The "vulnerable" places of the Ka-52 helicopter are trying to "look for" in the French press
Ka-52 attack helicopters take an active part in the special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine; in military chronicles they are much more common than Mi-24/35 and Mi-28 machines performing similar tasks at the front. As part of one of RT's reports covering the combat situation, "Russian television mistakenly showed the weaknesses of the Ka-52, calling into question the protection from small arms," Air&Cosmos claims.
The orbit of airless confrontation
Where is the militarization of space going
An analysis of the available indirect and direct signs of preparations for an arms race in outer space suggests that there is less and less time and opportunities for proactive diplomatic steps on the PARAC. Let's analyze this situation using the example of US military space preparations both at the political and doctrinal level and in the military-technical sphere.
The sky will remain ours
The present and future of Russian air defense systems
In a special military operation in Ukraine, despite the air supremacy won by our aviation, Russian calculations of anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) of various modifications are involved.
The Russian Army received another batch of T-90M tanks
As Rostec State Corporation reported on May 17, 2022, Uralvagonzavod, part of the concern UVZ of Rostec State Corporation, held a solemn dispatch of a train of T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Day of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Navy
On May 18, the Baltic Fleet Day is celebrated in Russia, established by the order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy of July 15, 1996 "On the introduction of annual holidays and professional days in the specialty".
A ship claiming to be the new flagship of the Black Sea Fleet instead of the cruiser "Moscow" has been named
The Black Sea Fleet, left without a flagship after the death of the Guards missile cruiser "Moscow", will soon receive a new flagship of the fleet. According to preliminary information, it will be one of the frigates of project 11356.
Without sleds, but with command boats. How does the producer of "Unions" live
Dmitry Baranov, Director of the Progress RCC, told how the plant lives under sanctions
After the introduction of US and EU sanctions against Russian space enterprises, the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, promised to focus the resources released due to the curtailment of cooperation on the creation of dual-use and military systems.
The timing of the launch of the sea trials of the ice-resistant self-propelled platform "North Pole" has been named
The ice-resistant self-propelled platform "North Pole", the construction of which is being completed at the Admiralty Shipyards shipbuilding enterprise in St. Petersburg, begins factory sea trials. This was announced by the director of the "Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute" Alexander Makarov.
The head of Rostec Chemezov announced the start of serial production of gas turbine engines for frigates of project 22350
Serial production of DGTA-55R gas turbine engines for Russian frigates has been started in Russia, production has been mastered at enterprises that are part of Rostec State Corporation. This was announced by the head of Rostec, Sergey Chemezov.
Borisov spoke about Russia's laser weapons, which can burn drones in five seconds
Russia used the latest laser system "Badass" in Ukraine
Russia used its latest development in the field of laser weapons in Ukraine, said Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov. According to him, this laser "burns through" objects and can "absolutely freely" shoot down drones at a distance of five kilometers. The previous domestic laser complex "Peresvet", according to experts, could also shoot down drones, but only in ideal weather.
Scientists have managed to grow plants in the lunar soil for the first time
Lunar agriculture has made a big step forward: scientists from the University of Florida for the first time grew seedlings in soil delivered from the Moon. This success marks an important milestone in the work on future deep space missions, and also provides useful information about the composition and fertility of space soil. There is not much lunar soil on Earth, so the experiment was not easy.
AI with drones and 3D printers without human participation will build a superdamba in China
A unique 180-meter dam may appear in China by 2024. It will be built using 3D printing and artificial intelligence, which will take over the management of the entire construction process of the structure. People will not take part in the construction.
Sergey Chemezov presented the results of Rostec's work for 2021 to the President of Russia
Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec State Corporation, presented the company's annual report for 2021 to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Among the key achievements of the Corporation is an increase in consolidated revenue by 9.9% to 2.06 trillion rubles, as well as a significant increase in the production of civilian products – its share in sales reached 45.5%.
"Almost all of Venus will be available to us"
Russian scientists decided to land on Venus in a new way
Scientists of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences proposed using a new landing scheme for the Venus-D project. This is an original idea that will be used in Russian cosmonautics for the first time. One of the project managers and co-author of the article, head of the laboratory of spectroscopy of planetary atmospheres Lyudmila Zasova told the newspaper.Ru", why an extra revolution around the Sun is needed to land on the planet, what devices will be used and what will the Americans' exit from the mission lead to.
Uralvagonzavod sent T-90M tanks to the Russian army
At Uralvagonzavod (as part of the UVZ Concern, part of Rostec State Corporation), a solemn dispatch of a train of T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation took place. This was reported by the press service of the UVZ.
Su-25 steadfastly withstood the hit of the Stinger MANPADS in Ukraine
The Su-25 attack aircraft returned safely to the airfield after two Stinger portable air defense systems hit its engine.
The navigator of the aviation squadron of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation told about the case in the zone of the special operation in a television story.
American stealth ships may be written off due to cracks in the hull
Independence-class Coastal Stealth Ships (LCS) The US Navy can be decommissioned ahead of time. Six of them were found to have structural damage.
The Pentagon conducted successful tests of the "super-duper rocket"
The US Air Force announced the successful test of the AGM-183A hypersonic missile
In the USA, the AGM-183A hypersonic missile was successfully tested as part of the ARRW program. While the Pentagon is testing the development partially, checking the operation of the launch vehicle, without directing the warhead to any targets. Prior to that, the program was plagued by failures, such tests were not recognized as successful for more than a year.
The Russian Armed Forces intercepted a Ukrainian drone with valuable information near Kharkiv
A Ukrainian drone with valuable information was intercepted by the Russian Armed Forces (RF Armed Forces) near Kharkiv. Denis Kulaga, a correspondent of the Izvestia TV channel, reported this on May 17.
"I am glad that the world's best export tank will remain in Russia"
General Delomudrov explained why the supply of the T-90M "Breakthrough" to the Russian army will increase
The ground forces of the Russian Armed Forces have been replenished with a batch of the latest T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks, which are manufactured at Uralvagonzavod (UVZ). "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what the features of this machine are and what its prospects are.
