News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The expert compared the new Sikorsky CH-53K helicopter of the US Marine Corps with the Russian Mi-26

The US Marine Corps has adopted the CH-53K King Stallion ("Royal Stallion") helicopter. This is the largest single-rotor helicopter in the Pentagon's arsenal. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok compared the characteristics of the CH-53K with the Russian Mi-26.

Rogozin said that Russia has decided on the timing of the completion of work on the ISS

The decision on the deadline for the end of Russia's participation in the International Space Station program has already been made, but it will not be announced yet. According to the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, Moscow will warn partners in a year about the completion of work on the ISS in accordance with its obligations. According to him, Russia continues to work on the orbital station until 2024.

The Russian Ministry of Defense has presented a summary of the results of today's special military operation. It reports that the defeat of the enemy's manpower and equipment was carried out in all directions of the operation.

Astronomers have stated that alien agriculture can be seen through a telescope

Modern telescopes are very far from being able to see an alien Earth-type civilization directly - its cities, fields and mechanisms. Nevertheless, astronomers are trying to come up with indirect ways to identify intelligent life. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out an article by American astronomers who suggested looking for traces of farming of other civilizations in the atmosphere of exoplanets.

Since August 1945, the only thing that protects the world from a global war is the possibility of a retaliatory strike, dangerous for nuclear powers. Until now, the main weapon of Russian nuclear deterrence has been "Satan", as NATO calls her, or "Voivode", as she is called in Russia. Now a different missile system has been adopted, much more dangerous and better protected. Will he be able to change the strategic balance sufficiently so that the conflict between Russia and NATO will continue to remain unacceptable for its participants?

The launch of the Angara-1 light class launch vehicle was carried out from the Plesetsk cosmodrome.2" with the device in the interests of the Russian Defense Ministry

on April 29, 2022 at 22:56 Moscow time, an Angara-1 light class launch vehicle was launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome.2" with the apparatus in the interests of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. TASS has prepared a material about the launch vehicles of this family.

Retired Colonel Lizunov said that Moldova is not able to return Transnistria

In the capital of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), Tiraspol, the building of the Ministry of State Security was fired from grenade launchers, a television center was attacked. Moldovan leader Maya Sandu called the incident "a provocation of forces inside Transnistria that advocate war." "Newspaper.Ru" assessed the military potential of Moldova and the PMR, where a contingent of Russian peacekeepers is stationed.

In the military special operation in Ukraine, not only combat units are involved, but also rear units that provide fighters with everything they need. The Ministry of Defense of Russia has published footage of the organization of logistics units in the field.

The US will create the fourth version of the M1A2 Abrams tank

The Pentagon announced the next modernization of the Abrams tank - to the level of M1A2 Abrams SER v4. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what the upgrade is and how this version of the car will differ from the previous ones.

During a special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian military uses special camouflage on military equipment, which reduces visibility in the infrared and radar range.

Camouflage capes, which work on the principle of "stealth", are used to hide the latest technology - T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks and Iskander tactical missile systems.

The christening ceremony of the sixth K-130 class corvette took place at the Blohm + Voss company in Hamburg ("Braunschweig"), intended for the German Navy. The corvette received the name "Cologne".

On April 27, 1952, the 88-1 prototype made its first flight lasting 12 minutes. It was operated by test pilot Nikolai Rybko. With the acquisition of the Tu-16, Soviet aviation received the first mass jet carrier of nuclear weapons.

On April 26, 1953, the B-200-B-300 missile system shot down an aerial target for the first time. This is how the legendary Soviet S-25 Berkut air defense system was born.

After the Second World War, due to the appearance of ultra-long-range high-altitude bomber aircraft and nuclear bombs, the need for sky protection at altitudes over 10 kilometers sharply increased.

Roscosmos is mass-producing new Sarmat intercontinental missiles, a total of 46 complexes are planned to be delivered to the troops, the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin said.

According to the general director of the enterprise Alexey Rakhmanov, localization of production of products for the state defense order is already close to 100%

Suppliers of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) will find a solution to replace the remaining imported components for military shipbuilding within a period of three to 16 months. This was announced to journalists on Wednesday by the general director of the company Alexey Rakhmanov during a working trip to Kaliningrad.

On the night of April 27, explosions sounded again in the border regions of Russia – an ammunition depot caught fire in the Belgorod region, a Ukrainian UAV was shot down near Voronezh. There is a lot of evidence that Ukrainian drones and helicopters are trying to attack Russian territory. How should air defense systems work in such cases – and in which cases can they give a full guarantee of protection against such attacks?

On April 25, the exhibition "INNOPROM. Central Asia". The enterprise of the NPO "High–Precision Complexes" holding - Kovrov Electromechanical Plant (a member of the Vladimir branch of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia) presented products of the Ant - Ant brands and road rollers "Raskat" at the joint exposition of Rostec State Corporation.

Doctor of Military Sciences Sivkov: The United States can accelerate the construction of warships by 20-30 times

The US Navy has unveiled a fleet development plan for the next 30 years. It contains three possible options, one of which must be approved by Congress. The first option involves the construction of 316 ships by 2052, the second - 327 ships, the third - 367. The implementation of any of these options will depend on the actions of China and Russia.

The team of the OSIRIS-REx interplanetary station has chosen a new target for research. This is the famous asteroid Apophis, which was previously considered the most dangerous body for the Earth. The station, which is now flying to Earth with the ground of the asteroid Bennu, will go to Apophis in 2023 and will explore it from orbit, according to the website of the University of Arizona.

The United States has faced problems due to the supply of portable Stinger anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine. This information was shared by Western military analyst Howard Altman.