News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
St. Petersburg State University scientists investigate the behavior of bacterial biofilm in space
These exercises will be the first in the world
Scientists of St. Petersburg State University (St. Petersburg State University) will be the first in the world to study bacterial biofilms (communities of microorganisms) in microgravity. The results of the study will help prevent the appearance of microorganisms inside spaceships and prevent diseases in the ISS crew, the press service of the university reported on Thursday.
The next launch of OneWeb satellites is scheduled for March 4
Soyuz launch vehicle launches from Baikonur
The next batch of 36 satellites of the British company OneWeb will be launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on March 4. This was announced on Friday night by the launch operator Arianespace.
The crews of the Su-34 Rostov aviation regiment destroyed a simulated enemy in the stratosphere
About 10 aircraft took part in the maneuvers
The crews of Su-34 fighter-bombers of the aviation regiment based in the Rostov region conducted flight exercises, during which they worked out the destruction of conditional enemy aircraft in the stratosphere. This was reported on Friday by the press service of the Southern Military District (SE).
The Fregat upper stage launched 34 OneWeb satellites into orbit
The Soyuz-ST-B launch vehicle launched from the Kourou cosmodrome at 21:09 Moscow Time
All 34 British OneWeb communications satellites launched on Thursday from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana were successfully launched into orbit by the Fregat-M upper stage. This was reported during the broadcast, which is conducted by the launch operator Arianespace.
Source: the second regiment of hypersonic "Vanguards" will take up duty until the end of 2022
The Avangard combat unit is capable of flying in dense layers of the atmosphere at a hypersonic speed of up to Mach 27, maneuvering along the course and altitude and overcoming any missile defense
The second regiment of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) UR-100N UTTH with hypersonic combat equipment "Avangard" will take up combat duty as part of the Yasnensky compound of Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) until the end of 2022. This was reported to TASS by a source close to the military department.
The Russian military carried out conditional launches of Bastion missiles during exercises in the Crimea and the Krasnodar Territory
Military exercises in the Crimea and in the Krasnodar Territory have worked out the deployment of coastal anti-ship complexes "Bastion" with conditional (electronic) launches of cruise missiles, the Black Sea Fleet said on Friday.
In the Tver region, Su-35S and S-300 complexes were involved in live firing exercises
The crews used the Khibiny-2 electronic warfare system to pass the air defense of a conditional enemy
Su-35S fighters and S-300 complexes were involved in tactical flight exercises with live firing in the Tver region. This was reported to journalists in the press service of the Western Military District.
A detachment of warships of the Pacific Fleet destroyed the "enemy" during exercises in the Sea of Okhotsk
A detachment of warships of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) in the framework of exercises in the Sea of Okhotsk fired artillery at the ships of the "enemy", reports the Pacific Fleet.
The military of the Central Military District conducted complex exercises with Mi-8 helicopters and S-400 air defense systems in Siberia
About 500 servicemen and over 40 units of military and special equipment were involved in the exercises
Complex exercises of crews of Mi-8AMTSh-V Terminator transport and combat helicopters and units of the S-400 Triumph air defense system of the Central Military District (CVO) were held in the Novosibirsk Region. This is stated in a message distributed on Friday by the press service of the district.
The Drive: A-100 flying radar will expand the capabilities of the Russian Aerospace Forces
The newest A-100 Premier long-range radar surveillance and guidance aircraft will significantly expand the capabilities of the Russian Aerospace Forces. The flying radar built in Taganrog has already tested radio equipment in flight.
Mountain motorized infantry of the Central Military District destroyed the camp of the conditional enemy in the foothills of the Western Sayan
About 500 servicemen took part in the exercises
Servicemen of the mountain motorized rifle unit of the Central Military District (CVO), stationed in Tuva, destroyed the enemy camp during exercises in the foothills of the Western Sayan. This is stated in a message distributed on Friday by the press service of the district.
An analogue of the "Afghan version" of the Soviet T-55 tank lit up in Yemen
During the fighting in Yemen, President Hadi's T-55AM2 tanks, modernized in Czechoslovakia, were again seen as part of the military formations opposing the Shiite Ansar Allah movement (Houthis).
As a rule, early versions of T-55s are used in battles, which formed the basis of the armored power of the land forces of this country before the civil war began in 2014.
The Russian Academy of Sciences expects to have time to send scientists to the ISS before the end of its work
Institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) are preparing proposals to Roscosmos to organize a program for sending professional scientists to the International Space Station, RAS President Alexander Sergeev said in Yekaterinburg on Friday.
Several institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences are preparing proposals for sending scientists to the ISS
The President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Sergeev noted that the initiative can be carried out on the module "Science"
Several institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) are preparing proposals for sending scientists to the International Space Station (ISS), RAS President Alexander Sergeev told reporters on Friday.
MiG-31BM crews intercepted about 30 "enemy" aircraft during exercises in three regions of the Russian Federation
In total, more than 500 servicemen took part in the exercises
MiG-31BM high-altitude interceptor fighters of the Aviation Division of the Central Military District (CVO) worked out counteraction and intercepted about 30 supersonic reconnaissance aircraft of a conditional enemy during exercises that ended in the Perm Territory, Sverdlovsk and Chelyabinsk regions. This is stated in a message distributed on Friday by the press service of the district.
The annual flight time of U-UAZ helicopters under maintenance exceeded 26 thousand hours
According to the results of 2021, the total flight time of helicopters produced by the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant of the Russian Helicopters Holding (Rostec State Corporation), which are under warranty and maintenance, amounted to 26,430 hours.
In Tyumen, the military built a medical center in record time
Military builders have handed over a multidisciplinary medical center in Tyumen, built in record time, the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation told reporters on Friday.
The Indian Coast Guard has adopted the last patrol ship of the Sankalp class of the third batch
According to information published on February 8 on the official Twitter page of Goa Shipyard Ltd, a patrol ship of the coastal zone of the Sankalp class of the third batch (Batch III) was transferred to the command of the Indian Coast Guard ahead of schedule.
Video: armored bulldozer pushed Merkava tank off a cliff
The Israel Defense Forces are currently armed with modern Merkava Mk tanks.4, equipped, among other things, with active protection complexes.
Machines of earlier versions are no longer in use. According to reference publications, more than six hundred Merkava Mk.3 are in storage, the rest can be seen only in museums, at sites of decommissioned equipment and at landfills where various training tasks are being worked out on them.
A photo of a rare railway version of the BRDM-1 has appeared
Launched in 1957, the Soviet armored reconnaissance patrol vehicle BRDM-1 had several modifications. For example, in the very original version, it was made without an armored hull roof.
