News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Sobyanin and Rogozin inspected the progress of the construction of the national space center
The center is planned to accommodate 20 thousand engineers, designers and administrative staff
Moscow, January 21. /TASS/ Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of the Roscosmos State Corporation, inspected the construction of the National Space Center building complex on the territory of the Khrunichev State Space Research Center.
Military railwaymen use Aleut snowmobiles on BAM
During the reconstruction of the BAM section in the Amur Region, military railway workers of the Eastern Military District use GAZ-3344-20 "Aleut" two-link tracked snowmobiles of high cross-country capability. They entered service with the yellow brigades stationed in the Amur Region and the Khabarovsk Territory last year. This was reported in the press service of the VVO.
Video: BMP-2 participate in the rescue of freezing people in Iran
To rescue people stranded due to blizzards and heavy snowfall at the Asadabad Pass (Hamadan province), the Iranian armed forces deployed BMP-2.
A large number of vehicles with passengers trapped in the snow had to be rescued by Russian-made military equipment. It is known that the "twos" are distinguished by good cross-country ability in any terrain and can confidently act in extreme conditions.
China is preparing to launch a new generation CZ-8 rocket in late February - early March
The rocket is already on the launch pad, specialists have started work on its preparation for launch
The Wenchang cosmodrome in the northeast of the Chinese province of Hainan in late February - early March is preparing for the launch of a new generation carrier rocket CZ-8 ("Changzheng-8"). This was reported on Friday by China Central Television.
Romania announced the decommissioning of MiG-21 fighters
Romania officially announced the decommissioning of obsolete MiG-21 fighters. January 20, portal scramble.nl He announced that by 2024 the remaining Migs will be replaced by American F-16s.
Cosmonaut Korsakov declared more confidence in the Russian spacesuit than in the American one
The cosmonaut noted that he conducted a test fitting of the spacesuit before the flight
Cosmonaut Sergei Korsakov, who is due to go to the ISS with colleagues Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev on March 18, said that he considers the Russian Falcon spacesuit more reliable than the spacesuit of the American company SpaceX.
Video: T-72 tanks shot at a convoy of armored vehicles during exercises
In the Stavropol Territory, during exercises at the Nikolo-Alexandrovsky training ground, tankers of the 49th Army of the Southern Military District destroyed moving armored vehicles as targets. The uniqueness of the shooting was also in the fact that they were carried out at a long distance: the targets - a column of armored vehicles, which were fired at by tanks - were at a distance of up to three kilometers, the press service of the Southern Military District reported.
The aviation regiment in the Smolensk region will be replenished with two helicopters for the Mi-8AMTSh-VN special forces
The flight speed of the new technology has increased to 280 km/h
Two Mi-8AMTSh-VN helicopters of the latest modification for special purpose units will receive a separate helicopter regiment stationed in the Smolensk region. This was reported to journalists on Friday in the Western Military District (ZVO).
Su-30SM2 will serve in the Navy
The first samples of Su-30SM2 fighters were transferred to the Russian Navy. On January 20, the TASS news agency reported that, as part of a single day of military acceptance, Rostec State Corporation handed over samples of modernized aircraft to the armed forces.
State Duma deputies discussed the development of the Patriot park network
Within the framework of the visiting meeting of the State Duma Committee on Defense, deputies together with experts discussed the creation, functioning and development of Patriot military-patriotic parks of culture and recreation in all military districts and in the Northern Fleet. The meeting was held in the Moscow region on the site of the Congress and Exhibition Center. It was attended by the directors of all Patriot parks and representatives of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Roscosmos will launch two light Hangars in 2022
CEO Rogozin: Roscosmos will launch at least two Angara light missiles in 2022
Roscosmos will launch at least two Angara light missiles in 2022, said Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of the state corporation. The manager's statement is transmitted by TASS.
A picture of the F-35 that fell into the sea appeared
A picture of a British F-35B fighter jet, which was lifted from the bottom of the sea, has been published
The first pictures of the British fifth-generation carrier-based fighter F-35B Lightning II, which was raised from the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, appeared on the web. In November, the plane crashed from the deck of the aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth. The ChDambiev channel in Telegram drew attention to the picture.
Air battles were practiced in the south of the Russian Federation by the crews of Su-30M2 and Su-27SM3 fighters
Pilots from the Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Southern Military District, stationed at the Krymsk airfield in the Krasnodar Territory, practiced aerial duels and performed aerobatics during the exercises.
The French Jaguar has entered service
The French army began to arm itself with new reconnaissance vehicles. January 21, portal opex360.com He reported that the first 20 units of the Jaguar EBRC 6×6 were delivered to the troops.
In the USA, the "crazy quirks" of the Russian Su-34 were revealed
The Drive: The Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber has no analogues in the world
The Russian multifunctional supersonic fighter-bomber Su-34 has no analogues in the world, being "one of the most intriguing combat aircraft in the world with a unique appearance." The "crazy quirks" of the Russian fighter-bomber were revealed in the American edition of The Drive.
The Khrunichev Center has welded the tank hulls of the first "Angara", which will be launched from the East
Deputy General Director of the enterprise Roman Khokhlov also reported that the Khrunichev Center for the first time in a long time completed the year without debt obligations on rocket technology
The tank hulls for the first Angara-A5, which will be launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome, have already been assembled. This was announced by Roman Khokhlov, Deputy General Director of the Khrunichev Center for Production.
The drones of the "enemy" were intercepted by the military during exercises in the Nizhny Novgorod region
The training of the counteraction groups to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the conditional enemy took place in the tank army stationed in the Nizhny Novgorod region, the Western Military District (ZVO) reported on Saturday.
Astronauts who have not completed a training course in the United States will not be sent to the ISS - Roscosmos
The crew, whose members have not been trained to work in the American segment, will not be able to be sent to the ISS, the press service of Roscosmos reported.
The Americans drew attention to the "crazy quirks" of the Russian fighter-bomber
The Russian multifunctional supersonic fighter-bomber Su-34 has no analogues in the world, being "one of the most intriguing combat aircraft in the world with a unique appearance."
For the first time in modern history, the Khrunichev Center finished the year without rocket debts
The Khrunichev Center has fulfilled all production plans for the year for the first time in modern history, said Roman Khokhlov, deputy director of the center.