News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The upgraded T-72 began to arrive in the Iranian ground forces
A massive modernization of the T-72 main battle tank fleet has begun in Iran. At the end of last year, at the major maneuvers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Payambar-e Azam-17 ("The Great Prophet-17"), a serial model modified according to the Karrar project was demonstrated for the first time.
Rosgvardiya engineers use the Destroyer complex for mine clearance
On their professional holiday - the Day of Engineering Troops - the engineering and technical group of OMON "Zubr" of the Russian Guard demonstrated the identification and destruction of an explosive object.
In Ukraine, they wanted to build a cosmodrome
Ukraine wants to build a cosmodrome on the Black Sea coast
Participants of the founding conference of the All-Ukrainian Association of Innovation and Space Clusters wanted to build a cosmodrome in Ukraine. As a location, they proposed the border of the Odessa and Mykolaiv regions near the Black Sea coast, Ukrinform reports. It is noted that the construction of the facility will require coordination with Turkey due to the risk of the second stage of the launch vehicle falling on its territory.
Hack the satellite
The European Space Agency invites everyone to try to hack the European OPS-SAT satellite operating in orbit. This is reported on the website of the event organizers specially created for this occasion.
The volume of the Russian IoT market in 2021 reached 93.5 billion rubles
According to preliminary estimates by J'son & Partners Consulting, the volume of the Russian Internet of Things market in 2021 reached 93.5 billion rubles. Compared to 2020, the number of connected devices increased by 16%, to 29.6 million units. Russia accounts for only 1.2-1.5% of the installed global base of IoT devices.
A tank based on a motorcycle was shown in Vietnam
A Twitter user showed a Vietnamese mock-up of a tank based on a motorcycle
A mock-up of a tank based on a motorcycle was noticed in Vietnam. The design received an imitation of a turret and a cannon. A video demonstrating the layout was posted by a Twitter user.
A possible air leak site was found on the ISS
Roscosmos: Russian cosmonauts have discovered a possible air leak site on the ISS
Russian cosmonauts have discovered an alleged air leak in the chamber of the Zvezda module on the International Space Station (ISS). This was reported to Izvestia by the head of the press service of the Roscosmos State Corporation Dmitry Strugovets.
NASA allowed permanent isolation of the Russian "Star"
NASA: in the worst case, the Russian Zvezda module on the ISS can be isolated
NASA and Roscosmos are working to eliminate a leak in the Zvezda module of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS), Interfax reports, referring to the statement of the director of the American Space Agency for the ISS program Robin Gates.
Life support systems for flights to Mars may be ready by 2030
As reported by NASA, some devices already meet the requirements for a manned flight to the planet
The systems necessary for the life support of the crew during the flight to Mars can be debugged on the International Space Station (ISS) by 2030. This was announced on Tuesday by Robin Gates, Director of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for ISS issues.
The Resurs-P satellite No. 1 was withdrawn from the grouping after the failure of the onboard equipment
He worked for eight and a half years
The Resurs-P satellite No. 1, which worked in orbit for 3.5 years longer than the prescribed period, was withdrawn from the grouping due to the failure of its onboard equipment. This was announced to TASS by the General Director of Progress Rocket and Space Center JSC (part of Roscosmos) Dmitry Baranov.
The first stage of the Falcon 9 made a successful landing on a floating platform
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 launch vehicle with Starlink satellites
The reusable first stage of the American Falcon 9 launch vehicle made a successful controlled landing on the floating platform A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean. This was reported on the Twitter account of the developer company SpaceX.
SpaceX launched a rocket with Starlink satellites
49 microsatellites will be launched into low Earth orbit
The American company SpaceX on Tuesday launched a Falcon 9 launch vehicle with another grouping of Starlink microsatellites. The broadcast is conducted on the company's website.
In the US, they told about the "overestimation" of the Russian S-400
Defense News: Russian S-400 Triumph air defense systems should not be underestimated and overestimated
The capabilities of the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems purchased by India from Russia "cannot be underestimated, as well as overestimated," aerospace expert Douglas Barry told the American edition of Defense News.
SpaceX launched a new batch of Starlink Internet satellites into orbit, brought the grouping to 2040 vehicles
The Falcon 9 heavy launch vehicle on Wednesday, Moscow time, successfully launched into orbit a batch of 49 mini-satellites designed to continue the deployment of the global network of Internet coverage of the Starlink system, the developer company SpaceX reported.
Rescuers of the Central Military District began preparations for the launches and landings of Soyuz MS in the taiga near Krasnoyarsk
Spacecraft launches will take place in March and September 2022
Specialists of the search and rescue and Parachute Landing Service (PS and PDS) of the Central Military District (CVO) have begun preparing to ensure the safety of launches and landings of Soyuz MS spacecraft, which will take place in March and September 2022, during training camps in the Krasnoyarsk Territory in the conditions of the Siberian taiga. This is stated in a message distributed on Wednesday by the press service of the district.
A rare Soviet helicopter is being upgraded in Ukraine
The Ukrainian company "Motor Sich" is upgrading the Soviet Mi-8TP helicopter
A rare modification of the Soviet Mi-8 helicopter will be repaired in Ukraine. The Motor Sich company has received an order for the repair and modernization of the Mi-8TP helicopter. The Soviet apparatus was designed to transport international groups that monitored the implementation of arms reduction measures. This is reported by Defense Express.
More than 900 exercises of the Russian troops are planned in the Central Military District in 2022
In particular, aspects of the resolution of armed conflicts and stabilization of the situation in the countries of the Central Asian region will be worked out
The number of training events for Russian troops has been increased by 10% in 2022 in the Central Military District (CVO) compared to last year - up to 900 events.
The South of Russia was protected from bombing from Ukraine
Izvestia: Russia's first Buk-M3 air defense system brigade deployed in the Southern Military District
In the Southern Military District (SE), the first brigade of anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) "Buk-M3", which is part of the 8th Combined Arms Army, has been deployed in the Russian Armed Forces, Izvestia reports, citing sources in the Ministry of Defense.
The storming of the village with the "Meteorite" installation was shown on video
The Russian Defense Ministry has published a video of a training battle at a training ground near Voronezh. Engineering and sapper units of the Western Military District worked out the assault of the settlement with the use of their special equipment.
The Chinese copy of the MiG-21 was equipped with "smart" bombs
Bangladesh will significantly increase the bombing accuracy of its Chengdu F-7BG fighters. January 18, portal savunmasanayist.com He reported that Roketsan supplied Bangladesh with TEBER Guidance Kit kits for converting MK-81/MK-82 bombs into high-precision projectiles.
