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NATO calls this Russian submarine a "Black Hole" for one frightening reason

The basis of the Russian non-nuclear fleet consists of submarines of the "Project 877", which the West calls Kilo-class submarines, writes TNI. The US Navy gave them the nickname "black hole" because they are very invisible.

In the United States, the National Guard conducted exercises at Camp Roberts in California. During the maneuvers, the military used inflatable models of Russian armored personnel carriers BTR-90 on the chassis of Humvee cars, Defense Blog writes.

We continue to talk about missile systems manufactured in North Korea. Last time in the article "The vaunted HIMARS is a firecracker in comparison with it: 600-mm MLRS from the DPRK", multiple rocket launchers were considered. This time we will talk about the KN-02 Toksa or Hwasong-11. Ballistic missiles are a local modification of the famous Soviet 9K79 "Dot" (SS-21 Scarab according to the NATO classification).

The Admiral Gorshkov frigate will be the first in the Russian Navy to take up combat duty with the Zircon hypersonic missile systems, Russian President - Supreme Commander of the Russian Armed Forces Vladimir Putin said, speaking on July 31 at the Main Naval Parade.

According to the Ministry of Defense of India, the command of the country's Navy during the ceremony held on July 28 received the first aircraft carrier of national construction P71 "Vikrant" (IAC-1 – Indigenous Aircraft Carrier).

On July 28, the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan hosted the launching ceremony of the 8,200-ton URO-class destroyer Sejong Deuong of the KDX-3 Batch II series, designed for the Republic of Korea Navy.

Such accusations "do not take into account the facts at all," the department noted

The Chinese Foreign Ministry considers unprofessional criticism of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) regarding the launch of launch vehicles of the PRC into orbit, since such accusations "do not take into account the facts at all." This was stated on Monday by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian.

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Atul Rane, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Russian-Indian joint venture (JV) BrahMos Aerospace, in an exclusive interview with TASS, told about the details of the first export order for BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippines and countries of Southeast Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.

Putin announced: a new Russian hypersonic missile is coming, which is called "unstoppable"

These Russian missiles have no analogues in the world, and their characteristics will be the envy of any other country. Putin made it clear that Russia with the help of "unstoppable" and "invincible" weapons can hit almost anywhere in the world, writes Haber7.

Readers of the Chinese portal "Guancha" were delighted after the statement of Russian President Vladimir Putin that the Russian fleet will soon receive hypersonic missile systems "Zircon".

Captain 1st rank Dandykin told how the hypersonic missile "Zircon" works

President Vladimir Putin on the Day of the Russian Navy announced that hypersonic missiles "Zircon" will soon arrive on surface ships. The next stage is submarines and ground-based launchers. "Newspaper.Ru" understood the specifics of the operation of this hypersonic missile and why its appearance in service is of concern to the West.

They will be used for scientific experiments and research of natural resources

China successfully launched three Yaogan-35 (Yaogan-35) remote sensing satellites into orbit on Friday. This was announced by the Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

Borisov said that the exit from the ISS project could take up to two years

The main modules of the International Space Station (ISS) have exceeded their life several times. This was announced by the Director General of Roscosmos Yuri Borisov on Friday.

On August 2, the Electron rocket will launch from New Zealand into orbit with a secret mini-satellite of the US National Directorate of Military Space Intelligence NROL-199, the Rocket Lab carrier development company said.

It also allows you to do without a serviceman-a fire spotter, who needs to get closer to the target at a distance of at least 5 km, said Sergey Suvorov

The use of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to adjust the artillery shell "Krasnopol" significantly increased the capabilities of the projectile, and also allows you to do without a serviceman-fire spotter, who needed to get closer to the target at a distance of at least 5 km. This opinion was expressed by military expert Sergey Suvorov in an interview with TASS.

The addition of moss made it possible to obtain sprouts of pepper, radish and lettuce on a black substance-a carbonaceous chondrite simulator.

Air Force (Air Force) The United States has suspended flights of fifth-generation F-35A Lightning II fighters due to problems with the pyrotechnics of ejection seats, writes The Drive.

The Fund for the Support of Military-Patriotic Cinema (Voenkino) during the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022" will present the mechanism and criteria for the selection of film projects that can receive the support of Voenkino, the press service of the fund reported on Saturday.

Navy Day is celebrated in Russia on the last Sunday of July on the basis of the decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated May 31, 2006 "On the establishment of professional holidays and memorable days in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation". In 2022, it falls on July 31.

An almost silent nuclear submarine, a frigate and a proven Soviet classic will pass along the Neva

On the Day of the Russian Navy, July 31, the Main Naval Parade will be held in St. Petersburg. It will be attended by more than 40 ships and submarines, 42 aircraft and helicopters and more than 3.5 thousand military personnel.