News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Mubadala, BEAC and RDIF have become investors in the IXcellerate data center network
IXcellerate, a leading Russian operator of commercial data centers, has raised about $ 190 million from existing shareholders and new investors, including Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala, the UAE sovereign wealth fund), SberInvest and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, the sovereign Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation), the operator said on Tuesday.
The MQ-8C carrier-based drone took part in a combat deployment
The US Navy has used the MQ-8C Fire Scout reconnaissance unmanned helicopter for the first time in combat deployment. According to Northrop Grumman, this happened on December 14 aboard the ship of the near sea zone "Milwaukee".
The military found defects in the updated F-35 software
The US military has discovered defects in the software of the F-35 fighter jets of the Block 4 version. According to Bloomberg, they relate to the processes of using weapons, communication, navigation, cybersecurity and target setting. But despite this, Block 4 is installed on airplanes.
SpaceX has competitive advantages over the Russian Federation, as it does not conduct unnecessary tests of space technology - General Designer of RSC Energia
The absence of unnecessary tests in the development of space technology is a competitive advantage of SpaceX over the Russian space industry, said Vladimir Solovyov, general designer of the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia.
The United States has asked Russia to develop a scenario for the flooding of the ISS - the head of the flight of the Russian segment
The United States is leaning towards the option of flooding the International Space Station (ISS) after the completion of its operation and has asked Russia to calculate options for station data from orbit, said Vladimir Solovyov, flight director of the Russian segment of the ISS.
Belarus announced the availability of reserves for instant response in case of dangers on the state border with Ukraine
The head of the State Border Committee of Belarus, Anatoly Lappo, announced the concentration of weapons to protect the state border in the Ukrainian direction and the opportunity to use reserves if necessary.
An American F-35 fighter jet crashed into the South China Sea
An F-35 fighter jet crashed into the South China Sea while attempting to land on a US Navy aircraft carrier
An American fifth-generation F-35 fighter jet crashed into the South China Sea while attempting to land on the US Navy's Carl Vinson aircraft carrier. This is reported by the press service of the American Pacific Fleet.
Cargo ship Dragon landed in the Atlantic Ocean
He delivered to Earth more than 2.2 tons of various cargoes, including the results of scientific experiments
The Dragon cargo ship of the American company SpaceX landed on water in the Atlantic Ocean near the coast of Florida. This was reported on Monday on the SpaceX Twitter page.
Two Yarilo nanosatellites will be launched to explore the Sun in 2022
In addition to scientific and applied tasks, the project pursues an educational goal
The Yarilo No. 3 and Yarilo No. 4 nanosatellites of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University will be launched as part of the Universat program in 2022. This is stated in the theses to the report of the university representatives to the XLVI Academic Readings on Cosmonautics in memory of S. P. Korolev (Royal Readings), which are scheduled for January 25-28.
The CPC specialist considers it expedient to create a single cosmonaut detachment under the auspices of the UN
Lydia Ivanova, a researcher at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center Research Institute, noted that changes in approaches to the selection and training of cosmonauts in long-term plans for the development of manned cosmonautics will be required.
The first serial batch of Balkan grenade launchers was manufactured in Russia
Now the complex is undergoing extended tests for experimental military operation
The first serial batch of the newest anti-personnel 40 mm grenade launchers "Balkan" was made. This was reported to TASS in the Rostec state Corporation.
The telescope launched into space has moved 1.5 million kilometers from Earth
The James Webb Telescope completed the course correction and reached the second Lagrange point
The most expensive James Webb Telescope successfully completed the final course correction a month after launching into space. This is reported by NASA.
The Russian military proposed to "jam" the enemy's combat swimmers with acoustic waves
The Russian military proposed to fight the enemy's combat swimmers with the help of acoustic waves that will cause underwater saboteurs pain in the ears, as well as a feeling of fear, weakness and depression - the concept is presented in the new issue of the magazine "Military Thought".
Bloody August of '97 in Tajikistan: the towers of the T-72AV were torn off in the battles
In October 1996, I had to visit Tajikistan near the location of the tank unit of the brigade of the rebel Colonel Mahmud Khudoiberdyev. The fighters were just engaged in maintenance of equipment: they cleaned the trunks, dug into the engines, changed the tracks of the tracks of one tank.
The Russian fighter was included among the most dangerous aircraft in Europe
Military Watch: Su-30SM fighters remain among the most dangerous in Europe
The Russian-made Su-30SM fighter was included among the most dangerous combat aircraft in Europe. The Su-30SM, which are in service with the Air Force (Air Force) of Belarus, are distinguished by a long flight range, writes Military Watch.
A planned check of the level of combat training has begun in the troops of the Western Military District - Commander
The ZVO distributed video footage of the deployment of Iskander-M complexes
Planned comprehensive combat readiness classes have begun in the troops of the Western Military District (ZVO), the commander of the ZVO troops, Alexander Zhuravlev, said on Tuesday.
Ukraine's air defense was called useless against Russian aviation
Forbes: Ukrainian air defense is not capable of resisting "Russian aggression"
The air defense of Ukraine is not capable of resisting "Russian aggression". This was pointed out by Forbes columnist David Ax.
In 2022, the Central Military District will be reinforced with electronic warfare battalions and a radio engineering regiment
Electronic warfare (EW) battalions and a radio engineering regiment will be created in the Central Military District (CVO), the commander of the CVO troops Alexander Lapin told reporters.
The first launch of the Soyuz-2 rocket from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in 2022 is scheduled for February 3
The areas of falling of the separating parts of the rocket, according to calculations, are located between the village of Yar-Sale and the Port-Yakha factor, the village of Panaevsk and the Hadyt-Yakha factor
The first launch of the Soyuz-2 launch vehicle in 2022 is scheduled for February 3 from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region, according to a message from the Yamal district network publication YATV in VKontakte.
The Russian military in Pridnestrovie worked on the exercises to advance to the concentration areas and camouflage
The Operational Group of Russian Troops (OGRV) in the Transnistrian region of Moldova held combat readiness classes, the press service of the Western Military District reported on Tuesday.
