News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Rogozin: Roscosmos was heavily involved in the construction of the launch under the "Angara" on the East
According to the head of the state corporation, the work was carried out together with the redesign of the complex
Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Roscosmos, said that the state corporation had a very difficult time entering into the project of building a launch complex for the Angara launch vehicle at the Vostochny cosmodrome.
NASA postponed the flight around the Moon as part of the Artemis program for April-May
In August last year, NASA Inspector General Paul Martin reported that the landing of astronauts on the Moon in 2024 is not possible due, in particular, to delays in the development of spacesuits.
The US explained Russia's inability to build a nuclear aircraft carrier
19FortyFive: Russia is unable to build a nuclear aircraft carrier due to lack of capital
The USSR and, subsequently, Russia are unable to build a nuclear aircraft carrier due to a shortage of human and financial capital, explains Brent Eastwood, a columnist for the American publication 19FortyFive.
Russian fighter jets carried out training flights in the skies of Armenia
The crews of the fighter aviation of the Southern Military District from the Erebuni Airbase (Armenia) performed training flights on MiG-29 and Su-30SM fighters, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.
Source: the production of the latest Ichthyosaurus torpedoes will be increased from 2023
It is planned to conclude a new long-term contract to obtain the required number of products, a source in the military-industrial complex said
The volume of production of promising electric torpedoes UET-1 (cipher "Ichthyosaurus") will increase from 2023. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.
About a thousand marines of the Caspian Flotilla practiced shooting from machine guns and RPG-7 in the mountains of Dagestan
The servicemen of the marine units of the Caspian Flotilla practiced tactical firing from the Kalashnikov AK-74 and the RPG-7 hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher at the Adanak training ground in Dagestan as part of planned tactical and fire training, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.
The first batch of military equipment has arrived at the center of patriotic education in Yakutia
Two MT-12 cannons and two ZU-23 anti-aircraft guns were installed near the Avangard administrative building
The first batch of equipment - two MT-12 cannons and two ZU-23 anti-aircraft guns - arrived in Yakutsk to equip the Avangard training and methodological center for military-patriotic education of youth. This was announced to TASS on Thursday by the director of the Yakut cadet boarding school, on the basis of which the center is being created, Alexey Koryakin.
NASA will flood the ISS in the Pacific Ocean
NASA plans to flood the ISS at Nemo Point in the Pacific Ocean in 2031
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) intends to continue operating the International Space Station (ISS) until 2030. This is reported by CNN.
Electronic warfare specialists conducted exercises to defeat the radio communication lines of a conditional enemy in the ZVO
A large-scale training on the destruction of radio communication lines in various ranges and the application of electronic strikes on the control points of a conditional enemy was carried out at the training grounds of the Western Military District (ZVO), said the commander of the district's troops, Colonel-General Alexander Zhuravlev.
RSC Energia: the issue of flooding of the ISS will be resolved at the level of the governments of the partner countries
The corporation noted that the technical possibility of the ISS arch from orbit has been studied since its creation
The technical capability of the ISS arch from orbit has been worked out since its creation. The decision on flooding will be made at the level of the governments of the participating countries of the project, the press service of the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia told TASS.
VVO received modern command and staff vehicles
The troops of the Eastern Military District (VVO) received a large batch of new communications equipment over the past year. Command and staff vehicles (KSHM) allow you to establish communication via closed Internet channels and carry out topographic mapping through various satellite systems.
In the Kurgan region, the military defeated the "enemy" with bombs
During the exercises in the Kurgan region, the crews of the Central Military District worked out a covert approach to a given area and bombing at fortifications and facilities of a simulated enemy field camp.
The Su-27 was named one of the best fighters of the fourth generation
The Russian multipurpose supersonic heavy fighter Su-27 was named one of the best fourth-generation combat aircraft in the world.
Roscosmos spoke about the sole decision to flood the ISS
RSC Energia said that the decision to flood the ISS will be made by all project participants
The possibility of flooding the International Space Station (ISS) from a technical point of view has been considered since its creation, the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia (part of Roscosmos) told TASS.
A batch of the newest automatic filling stations ARS-14KM has been received in the regiment of the Southern Military District Defense in North Ossetia
A batch of the newest automatic filling stations ARS-14KM based on the all-terrain vehicle "KamAZ" has arrived in the regiment of the 58th Combined Arms Army of the South Ossetia, stationed in North Ossetia.
Rosgvardiya has begun preparations for the annual exercises "Zaslon-2022"
The media previously reported that residents of several border areas of the country drew attention to convoys with military equipment of the Russian Guard
Rosgvardiya has begun preparations for the operational-strategic exercise "Zaslon-2022". As the official representative of the department Valery Gribakin told TASS, the transfer of forces to the areas of practical training is carried out from different districts of Rosgvardiya.
Sea trials of the fifth Kalvari-class submarine of the Indian Navy have begun
The Ministry of Defense of India announced the sea trials of the fifth (out of six ordered by the Indian Navy) non-nuclear submarine of the Scorpen class (Kalvari), which began on February 1.
The state order for the amount of more than 280 million rubles was fulfilled in 2021 by the Novosibirsk Iskra plant of the Technodinamika holding
Novosibirsk Mechanical Plant "Iskra" of the Technodinamika holding of Rostec State Corporation has fully fulfilled its obligations under the state order of 2021. All deliveries were carried out within the time limits set by the contracts.
The rescue of the Merkava tank from mud captivity was shown on video
During the exercises of the Israel Defense Forces, one of the Merkava Mk tanks that took part in them.4M is stuck in a mud trap almost up to the very tower. A video of this incident was posted on social networks last Wednesday.
Ukraine will start producing Bayraktar drones
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Reznikov announced plans for the construction of the Baykar Makina plant
Ukraine plans to launch the production of Turkish Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Cooperation in the production of unmanned platforms of Baykar Makina will be included in the agreement that Ukraine and Turkey will sign on Thursday, February 3.