News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

On board the "Epron" is a group of Sevastopol scientists of the Institute of Biology of the South Seas, who will conduct expedition studies of the ecological state of the seas of the Mediterranean basin.

Military expert Konstantin Sivkov on the air of "Solovyov live" called three components of deterrence of the threat emanating from the West.

Space24: OneWeb satellites will allow the UK to monitor Russia

In mid-December last year, Airbus and OneWeb signed a partnership agreement to provide satellite communications services in low Earth orbit in the interests of the military in Europe, Space24 writes. In the future, this will allow monitoring the movements of Russian military and equipment, helping to direct attack drones at targets.

Sohu: lifting the MiG-31 into the air terrifies the enemy

The MiG-31 fighter is a super-powerful interceptor and a "mysterious killer", the lifting of which into the air terrifies the enemy. This opinion was expressed by a journalist of the Chinese portal Sohu.

On a web resource russianplanes.net Recently, the first photo of a newly built Mi-38 helicopter with the tail number "384" appeared at the airfield of JSC "National Center of Helicopter Construction named after M.L. Mil and N.I. Kamov" (JSC "NCV Mil and Kamov" as part of JSC "Russian Helicopters") in Tomilino (Panki) near Moscow.

Adopted in 1981, the MiG-31 fighter remains one of the most formidable and well-known aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces. After modernization, the interceptor received the ability to carry hypersonic weapons and fight the most modern air, land and sea targets.

The Tanzanian special forces will hit enemies "in two barrels". January 15, portal janes.com He reported that at the parade dedicated to the Day of the Zanzibar Revolution, the soldiers of the special unit were armed with unusual Gilboa DBR Snake carbines.

Chubais: ferrous metallurgy faces deep restructuring due to energy transition

The ferrous metallurgy is facing a deep restructuring related to the energy transition: the abandonment of coal, the restoration of iron with the help of methane and hydrogen, Anatoly Chubais, special representative of the President for relations with international organizations, said at the Gaidar Forum on Thursday.

More than 700 km of military roads have been laid in Kalbajar, Lachin, Zangilan and Gubadli districts of Azerbaijan (on the border with Armenia) since the end of the war, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said.

Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov and American astronaut Mark Vande Hai will also return on the descent vehicle of the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft

The landing of the Soyuz MS-19 lander on Earth is scheduled for March 30. Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov, as well as American astronaut Mark Vande Hai, will return to Earth on it, Roscosmos said in a statement on Wednesday.

19FortyFive: Ukraine could use five types of weapons in the war against Russia

The American publication 19FortyFive named the main weapon of Ukraine against Russia. The list includes five types of weapons that, according to the publication, Kiev could use in a possible war against Moscow.

According to scientists, they will be able to protect against radiation and meteors

Lava tunnels that were formed earlier during volcanic activity on the Moon can be used as protection against radiation and meteors during the construction of bases. This opinion was expressed by specialists of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in an article published in the journal "Manned Space Flights" (CPC publication).

The servicemen of the tank battalion of the Russian 201st military base stationed in Tajikistan have been retrained for modern T-72B3M tanks with improved combat characteristics. This is reported by the press service of the Central Military District.

On January 11, 2022, at the enterprise of the Italian shipbuilding association Fincantieri in Mudgiano in La Spezia, a ceremony was held to begin construction for the Italian Navy of the lead non-nuclear submarine of the new project 212NFS (construction number p.6340).

According to Ilya Samarin, in the first half of 2022, slipways will begin to be released as ships are launched, and the plant is taking measures to attract new orders

The Baltic Shipbuilding Plant "Yantar" expects to continue the construction of a series of large amphibious assault ships of the modernized project 11711. This was stated to TASS by Ilya Samarin, General Director of the PSZ (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation).

The launch of the Antares launch vehicle is scheduled for 12:39 on the east coast of the United States from the spaceport on Wallops Island

The launch of the Cygnus cargo spacecraft of the American corporation Northrop Grumman to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled for February 19. This was announced on Wednesday by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Training flights were conducted by Su-30SM pilots in the Trans-Baikal Territory, during the maneuvers bombs were dropped on the equipment of a conditional enemy. This was announced on January 13 by the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO).

The anti-aircraft regiment of the Central Military District will receive upgraded S-300PM-2 "Favorite" air defense systems in 2022

The upgraded S-300PM-2 Favorit anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS) will be handed over to the Russian military by the end of 2022. The new systems will be received by the anti-aircraft missile regiment of the Central Military District (CVO). This was announced by the commander of the Central Military District, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, reports TASS.

Boeing is preparing the Starliner spacecraft for a new test launch to the ISS in May 2022, Sergey Kravchenko, the head of the company in Russia, Ukraine and the CIS, told Interfax.

Specialists of the RCB protection of the Guards Red Banner Combined Arms Army received a batch of reconnaissance chemical vehicles RHM-6 included in the automated command and control system.