News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
New details have emerged about the fire on the US Navy landing ship Bonhomme Richard in 2020
The Defense News publication has revealed new circumstances of a severe fire on the universal amphibious assault ship of the US Navy USS Bonhomme Richard. Recall that the ship caught fire on July 12, 2020. The USS Bonhomme Richard was extinguished until July 17, 2020.
China has successfully deployed a sail to launch a rocket stage from orbit
For the first time, China has used a sail to lift elements of a spent launch vehicle from orbit. At the end of June, the upper stage of the Changzheng-2D launch vehicle deployed a 25-square-meter sail that will help it get out of orbit faster, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
"Stupor" for the army. Why does the Russian Armed Forces need a "gun against drones"
At the Bauman Moscow State Technical University, they told how the Stupor UAV control system works
During a special operation in Ukraine, the Russian military actively uses portable electromagnetic systems "Stupor", which are able to effectively attack drones from a short distance, depriving them of communication with the operator and disabling them. "Newspaper.Ru" together with experts, I understood the specifics of the tactics of the "anti-drone war".
The keel of the A26 class "Blekinge" head NAFL was laid for the Swedish Navy
The Swedish company Saab announced the ceremony of laying the keel of the A26 class Blekinge for the Swedish Navy, which took place on June 30 at the shipbuilding enterprise in Karlskrona.
Naval Group has identified Greek subcontractors in the framework of the project for the supply of frigates to Athens FDI HN
On June 30, the French Embassy in Athens hosted the signing ceremony of offset (compensation) agreements between the French company Naval Group and Greek subcontractors within the framework of the program for the supply of three frigates of the FDI HN (Belharra class) of the Greek Navy.
The issue of restoring the production of Tu-214 aircraft at the Kazan Aviation Plant
Tatarstan business resource "BUSINESS Online" published Timur Latypov's material "Stepson of the aviation industry: what prevents the revival of the Tu-214? Rustam Minnikhanov oversees the issue in manual mode, Muscovites are forced to attend meetings," which reports that, despite the statements of officials that the restoration of production of the Tu-214 passenger liner is a settled matter, disputes about the need for such a step do not subside.
The APU equipped the UAZ SGR car with a combat module
The UAZ SGR car, popularly called "Loaf", has been an indispensable attribute of military orders since Soviet times, is actively used by the command staff to move in the rear and is an unpretentious machine in maintenance.
The German Navy has begun testing a combat laser demonstrator
Germany has begun testing laser weapons being developed in the interests of the German Navy. A laser weapon demonstrator is installed on board the German frigate Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt) type F125. This is reported by MBDA Deutschland.
A "heartbreaking" video of a tiltrotor crash on a landing ship has appeared
A video has appeared on YouTube of the crash of a V-22 Osprey tiltrotor on the deck of an amphibious transport-a Green Bay dock of the San Antonio type. The "heartbreaking" video drew the attention of the publication The Drive.
"The object is immobilized." About the means of self-defense that are produced in Russia
At the end of May, the Supreme Court of Russia adopted resolution No. 11, according to which the rights of citizens to self-defense, including the protection of their own homes, were expanded. But, of course, not everyone is ready to take up a weapon capable of killing or seriously injuring a person, even in self-defense.
Drones callously and fearlessly dominate the air in Ukraine
Drones are the new masters of the skies of Ukraine
Drones have become the main innovation of the military campaign in Ukraine, the author of the French edition Futura concludes. He views this heartless weapon from a purely technical point of view. It turns out that even civilian drones are used in combat.
Russia dominates the Arctic. But this is for now
Who dominates the Arctic?
With climate change in the north, new opportunities are opening up, and Russia is "playing with muscles," writes The Economist. More than half of the Arctic coastline falls on Russia. Melting ice has opened a shipping corridor through the Bering Strait between Siberia and Alaska to the Barents Sea.
Turkey has disgraced itself with its first aircraft carrier
Turkey has begun testing the Anadolu universal amphibious assault ship (L400 Anadolu). It will become the largest ship in the history of the Turkish Navy. But the Anadolu will not be carried by American F-35 fighters, but by the Bayraktar drones (the marine version) that have become famous in recent years. Why did this replacement happen and will it benefit the Turkish navy?
NASA opens a new era in space exploration with stratospheric telescopes
The first space telescope of JSC — Orbiting Astronomical Observatory was put into orbit in 1966, thanks to which the study of deep space received a powerful impulse. His work was continued by the legendary Hubble, Chandra, Fermi, TESS (NASA projects), the Russian-German Spektr-RG, and at the end of last year NASA launched a new space observatory into orbit — the James Webb telescope.
NASA asks for volunteers' help in finding clouds on Mars
If you often have your head in the clouds, then NASA has a job for you! In an effort to unravel the mysteries of the Martian atmosphere, the space agency decided to enlist the support of the public in a new project Cloudspotting on Mars.
China has published a new space research program until 2030
The Chinese Academy of Sciences has presented 13 candidates for new space missions in the fields of astrophysics, exoplanetology, heliophysics and solar system research. If the projects are approved, they can be created and launched into space in the period from 2025 to 2030. The description of the projects is published in the Chinese Journal of Space Science.
Tanks frowned "Ilyich's eyebrows"
T-62M taken from storage were seen near Kherson, Zaporozhye and Vrubovka
The huge losses of armored vehicles suffered by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) during the four months of the special military operation (SVO) of the Russian troops led to a reduction in the number of tank duels along the line of contact.
The space of struggle is expanding and becoming more complicated
Issues of application of artificial intelligence technologies and systems in the military sphere
The current state of research and development in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) is characterized by extensive penetration of AI technologies into various spheres of human activity.
Two hundred submarines of Yuri Kormilitsin
The General Designer celebrates the 90th anniversary of his birth
Submarines of the Black Sea Fleet strike targets on the coast and deep into the territory of Ukraine. Submariners make a significant contribution to the course of the special military operation of the Russian troops. The moments of their combat work are captured on photo and video frames provided by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
A real product for a real war
Russia has created the most powerful non-nuclear weapons in the world
State tests of the newest RS-28 Sarmat ICBM began on April 20, 2022. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, a successful test launch was carried out from the mine installation of the Plesetsk cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region at the test site in Kamchatka.
