News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Excursions for tourists resumed at the Vostochny cosmodrome
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the excursion facility was closed for almost two years
The first tourists in 2022 visited the Vostochny cosmodrome, which is located in the Amur region. Due to the pandemic, the facility for excursions has been closed for almost two years, according to the website of the Center for the Operation of Ground-based Space Infrastructure (CENKI) on Monday.
Gunners of the Central Military District used "Acacia" and "Grads" in the Urals
Calculations of ACS "Acacia" and MLRS "Grad" destroyed a conditional enemy during exercises in the Urals
The gunners of the Central Military District (CVO) destroyed the targets of a conditional enemy during exercises in the Chelyabinsk region. The military used 2S3 "Acacia" howitzers and BM-21 "Grad" multiple rocket launchers (MLRS). This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the district.
China has denied information about the fall of a fragment of its spacecraft to the Moon
Beijing adheres to international law in the process of space exploration, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China has denied information about the possible fall of a fragment of the Chang'e-5T1 experimental automatic apparatus to the moon. This is stated in a message published on Monday on the website of the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
SpaceX launched a rocket with Starlink satellites
The rocket will launch 46 satellites into low Earth orbit
SpaceX on Monday launched a Falcon 9 launch vehicle with another grouping of Starlink microsatellites. The broadcast is conducted on the company's website.
Rostec will develop a project for a liquefied gas transshipment complex in Murmansk
The holding company "Roselectronics" of Rostec State Corporation will carry out work on the design of the infrastructure of the liquefied natural gas transshipment complex in the port of Murmansk. One of the key facilities will be an automated radio engineering post of the vessel traffic control system, which will ensure the safety of navigation in the waters of the port in the Bay of Ur.
In the USA, Virginia submarines were compared with Russian "Ash Trees"
19FortyFive: Russian submarines will receive hypersonic missiles before American ones
Nuclear submarines of the Virginia type of the Block V variant of the US Navy (Navy) are comparable to Russian submarines of the Yasen-M project, writes the American publication 19FortyFive.
By the 2030s, Russia will use drugs to protect astronauts from radiation
Humanity will soon have the opportunity to change the properties of the body for a limited period with the help of genetic or cellular engineering, said Alexander Bloshenko, Executive Director of Roscosmos for Advanced Programs and Science.
In Russia, they created a noise-resistant special antenna for the military
It will use GLONASS navigation when jamming signals
An interference-resistant antenna for the control, navigation and communication equipment of the combat equipment kit will allow the Russian army to access GLONASS signals even in conditions of electronic suppression. Ashot Oganesyan, Deputy Director of the Moscow branch of JSC VNIIR-Progress, told TASS about this during the Navigation-2021 conference.
MiG-31 and Su-30SM destroyed the "enemy" during night flights in Primorye
Pilots of MiG-31 high-altitude interceptors and Su-30SM fighters during day and night flights in Primorye discovered and hit air targets and evaded a retaliatory strike, the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO) reports.
A detachment of ships of the Pacific Fleet will complete combat duty in the Mediterranean in March
After the watch, the ships will head to Vladivostok
A detachment of ships of the Pacific Fleet (TOF) consisting of the Varyag Guards missile cruiser, the Admiral Tributs large anti-submarine ship (BOD) and the Boris Butoma large sea tanker will complete combat missions in the Mediterranean Sea in March this year and go on a hike to the home port of Vladivostok. This was reported to TASS by a source in the naval sphere.
The missile cruiser "Moscow" hit more than 50 training targets in the Black Sea
More than 50 sea and air targets were destroyed during the exercises by the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, the Guards missile cruiser "Moscow". This was reported today in the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet.
Motorized rifle echelons of the Southern Military District returned from exercises to their locations
The first units of motorized rifle formations of the Southern Military District, stationed in the Chechen Republic and the Republic of Dagestan, arrived at the permanent deployment points after the completion of planned exercises in the Republic of Crimea. This was announced on Friday, February 18, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
Ten Su-24 bombers relocated from Crimea to other regions of the Russian Federation as part of the exercises
Russian Su-24 bombers based in Crimea have conducted exercises to relocate to replacement airfields in other regions of the Russian Federation, said the official representative of the Black Sea Fleet Alexei Rulev.
The long journey of the Polish minesweeper
The Polish Navy officially announced the completion of the tests of the minesweeper Kormoran. February 17, portal defence24.pl He reported that the Remontowa shipyard has completed all stages of testing, and the ship is ready for military service.
Missile tests for the Mi-8 helicopter have been completed in Ukraine
The Ukrainian Research Institute of IS VVT has completed tests of the complex with Barrier-V missiles for the Mi-8MSB-V
Tests of the Ukrainian complex with Barrier-B missiles for helicopters have been completed. Specialists of the State Research Institute for Testing and Certification of Weapons and Military Equipment (GNII IS VVT) performed more than 30 missile launches. This is reported by Defense Express with reference to the press service of the Institute.
MW: Tu-22M3 with "Daggers" can close the Mediterranean Sea for NATO
Tu-22M3 with "Daggers" will become a problem for NATO in the Mediterranean.
The publication Military Watch reacted to the transfer of Tu-22M3 bombers and MiG-31K fighters with "Daggers" to Syria.
The Kremlin called the training launches of ballistic missiles a regular process
Exercises and training launches of ballistic missiles are a regular training process. This was announced on Friday, February 18, by the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov.
Bulgaria upgrades T-72 tanks
The Bulgarian government has approved the project of updating the T-72 tanks. February 17, portal sofiaglobe.com He informed that the modernization will take place within the framework of a contract with Terem signed back in 2020.
Russian anti-aircraft gunners destroyed targets with Tor-M2U weapons
Anti-aircraft gunners of the Southern Military District destroyed targets during the exercises with weapons of the Tor-M2U complex
Anti-aircraft units of the Southern Military District (SE) conducted training in the Kuban. During the exercises, the Russian military discovered and hit small-sized maneuvering targets of a conditional enemy. The anti-aircraft gunners used the armament of the Tor-M2U anti-aircraft missile system (SAM), the press service of the Southern Military District reported.
MiG-31 crews destroyed high-precision weapons of the "enemy"
Large-scale exercises are continuing in Siberia. So, in the final of the first stage, the pilots of the supersonic fighter-interceptors MiG-31BM destroyed the high-precision weapons of the "enemy" - cruise, anti-aircraft and aircraft guided missiles.
