News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

A video of the use of an attack drone to storm a building conditionally captured by terrorists has appeared on the Network. The video was shot at the exercises of the special forces of the People's Armed Militia of China.

The multifunctional combat laser system HELIOS will be installed on the destroyer "Preble" type "Arlie Burke" this year, according to Breaking Defense. After that, it will be tested at sea. HELIOS has three functions: to hit small ships and drones, to monitor remote objects and to dazzle optical systems.

The United Aircraft Corporation has published a video of the first flight of the Tu-160M strategic missile carrier. The new aircraft is the first built from scratch in post-Soviet Russia. Previous missile carriers were created using factory stock, or were converted from combat Tu-160.

Rostec will create a simulator to improve the efficiency of maintenance of the Su-35 and Su-57

The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) of Rostec State Corporation is working on a VR simulator for training technical personnel. The use of virtual reality technologies will improve the efficiency of servicing Russian Su-35 and Su-57 aircraft. This is reported on the website of the state corporation.

The Russian Embassy in the United States said that Russia itself will decide where and when to conduct military exercises on its territory.

Because of their technical features, they are called "flying"

TASS, January 11. Military units of the Eastern Military District (VVO) on the Kuril Islands received a batch of upgraded T-80BV tanks, which are called "flying" due to technical features, the press service of the district reported on Tuesday.

At the crossing in the Japanese, East China and South China Seas, the crews of the ships conducted a series of planned exercises

A detachment of ships of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) during a long-distance campaign passed the Strait of Malaka and entered the Indian Ocean, the press service of the fleet reported on Tuesday.

During the modernization, the multipurpose nuclear cruisers of the project 949AM "Antey" will receive 72 launchers of the Kalibr, Onyx and Zircon cruise missiles.

With the military personnel of the motorized rifle unit of the combined arms association of the Air Defense Forces, stationed in the Trans-Baikal Territory, the training of anti-aircraft gunners of MANPADS began on the universal complex simulator "Cone".

It has been 40 years since the first raising of the Naval Flag on the large anti-submarine ship (BOD) of the Northern Fleet "Vice Admiral Kulakov".

About 30 aircraft and more than 500 military personnel were involved in working out the tasks

The crews of about 30 aircraft of the Central Military District (CVO) completed the first 50 combat training missions in 2022 at airfields in Russia and Kyrgyzstan. This is stated in the message distributed by the press service of the district.

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that the launch ceremony of the Richard M McCool Jr. (LPD-29) class "San Antonio" was held at the shipyard of its Ingalls Shipbuilding division on January 7.

The United States has not yet fully deployed the new generation of positioning satellites, but is already preparing to send an improved version of them into space. January 10, portal defensenews.com He reported that the US Space Force has ordered ten satellites of the GPS III Follow-on version (GPS IIIF).

The Minister of Defense considers it important to continue equipping troops with high-precision complexes, the latest intelligence, navigation, communications and control systems

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu set a task in 2022 to continue equipping the armed forces with high-precision weapons, to introduce artificial intelligence technologies into the troops.

The Tor-M2 anti-aircraft systems entered service with the 20th Motorized Rifle Division in Volgograd.

"Tor-M2" is the most modern air defense system in its class. It effectively fights against any aerial targets - from airplanes and helicopters to high-precision projectiles. This is a defensive weapon, experts say.

The need to create a special organization to prepare a person for space flight arose after the selection of cosmonaut candidates began in October 1959

The Cosmonaut Training Center (CPC) named after Yu.A. Gagarin (part of Roscosmos) celebrates the 62nd anniversary of its foundation. This is stated in the message of the CPC, distributed on Tuesday.

During the year, Russia intends to conduct five launches of the Sarmat heavy ICBM and one launch of the Avangard missile defense System.

Sources report that by the end of this year, the Russian military plans to conduct at least five launches of the heavy intercontinental ballistic missile "Sarmat", as well as at least one test launch of the domestic hypersonic missile complex "Avangard".

The Western Military District (ZVO) has sent about 3,000 military personnel to firing exercises in four regions of central and southwestern Russia.

Mohammed Ahmed Al-Jaber recalled that the Governments of the two countries signed an agreement on cooperation in the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes

The Russian Federation and the UAE are developing cooperation in the field of space, the countries have many opportunities for joint exploration of Mars and the Moon. This was stated in an interview with TASS by the UAE Ambassador to Moscow, Mohammed Ahmed al-Jaber.

A group of enthusiastic small arms testers from the United States filmed a Russian-made bullet test and showed the impact of this "Russian weapon" on various types of obstacles. The video caused a heated discussion among users.