News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
NASA postponed the astronauts' spacewalk from the ISS to the end of November
It was originally planned that Tom Marshburn and Kayla Barron, who will go to the ISS on November 3 aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft, will carry out work on the outer surface of the station on November 17
The spacewalk from the International Space Station of American astronauts Tom Marshburn and Kayla Barron has been postponed for almost two weeks and will take place only at the end of November.
The fleet of Russian flying radars is growing
A few years ago, the Russian Air Force received the first serially upgraded A-50U long-range radar detection (AWACS) aircraft.
The launch of the Skif-D satellite is scheduled for the end of September 2022
The satellite will be placed in an average circular orbit with a height of 8,070 km
The launch of the Skif-D satellite into a circular orbit with a height of 8,070 km is scheduled for the end of September 2022. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Sunday.
Special radio frequencies will be allocated for drones
The State Commission on Radio Frequencies (GCRF) can allocate frequencies of 5850-6425 MHz for communication of unmanned aircraft with their operators. This is reported by "Prime" with a link to iz.ru .
The Admiral Gorshkov frigate has practiced firing anti-aircraft missiles in the Barents Sea
The crew practiced firing with the Poliment-Redut anti-aircraft missile system
The frigate of the Northern Fleet "Admiral Gorshkov" conducted training anti-aircraft missile firing at air and sea targets in the Barents Sea. This was reported on Thursday in the press service of the fleet.
Large-scale air defense exercises were held near Astrakhan
Large-scale exercises of five air defense formations with a large number of combat launches from the S-300V4, Buk-M3 and Tor-M complexes were held in the Astrakhan region. This was announced on Thursday, October 28, according to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
In the US, they told about Russia's way to kill billions of people
Russia has nuclear weapons capable of killing billions of people, says the American publication 19FortyFive.
Glavkosmos said that prices for commercial space flights will decrease in the 2030s
Flights will become available to ordinary people, Dmitry Loskutov noted to the company
Prices for commercial space flights will decrease in the 2030s due to increasing competition in the industry. This was stated on Wednesday in an interview with the Emirati agency VAM by the CEO of Glavkosmos (part of Roscosmos) Dmitry Loskutov on the sidelines of the 72nd International Astronautical Congress in Dubai.
The troops of the Southern Military District will receive new air defense systems "Willow"
Units of the Southern Military District (SE) will receive new portable air defense missile systems (MANPADS) "Willow". As sources in the Ministry of Defense told Izvestia, a fundamental decision on the complete rearmament of the Southern Military District with new air defense systems has already been made. The main deliveries will fall on the current and next years.
The number of Russian space launches this year exceeded the 2020 figure
In 2020, 17 launches were carried out from four spaceports
Roscosmos has increased the number of launches of space rockets in 2021 compared to the previous year. This is evidenced by the calculations of TASS.
The Soyuz-2.1a rocket, painted to resemble Khokhloma, put Progress MS-18 into orbit
The Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket, painted to resemble Khokhloma, put the Progress MS-18 cargo ship into near-Earth orbit. The broadcast is conducted on the website of the state corporation "Roscosmos".
The launch of the Astra rocket with the US Space Force apparatus has been postponed to November 5
The launch of the Rocket 3.2 launch vehicle with an experimental vehicle in the interests of the US Space Forces has been postponed to November 5, the developer company Astra Space has announced.
The frigate of the Black Sea Fleet "Admiral Grigorovich" is heading to the Mediterranean Sea to replace the "Admiral Essen"
The frigate Admiral Grigorovich of the Black Sea Fleet passes the Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits in the direction of the Mediterranean Sea to join the Russian Navy, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet reports.
Exercises were held on Sakhalin to protect the landing from a conditional enemy
Exercises were held on Sakhalin to protect the landing from a conditional enemy, drones and artillery were involved, and the experience of actions in Syria was also taken into account. This was reported on Thursday, October 28, by the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO).
Exercises on the defense of the coast were held on Sakhalin
The final inspection became a stage of preparation for the Vostok-2022 exercises, which will be held next year
T-80 tanks, drones and Hyacinth artillery installations were involved in exercises to defend the Sakhalin coast from the landing of a conditional enemy.
Surgical operations have been performed on the ISS
The experiment on carrying out a surgical operation on board the International Space Station (ISS) was carried out by the Russian crew, including the crew of the film "The Challenge". This is reported by Interfax with reference to the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
Video: MiG-29 destroyed a missile fired by an F-5 fighter
The destruction of the missile by the Iranian MiG-29 was shown on video.
A video was posted online where an Iranian MiG-29 is practicing the destruction of a missile launched by an F-5 Tiger II aircraft.
Video: Helicopters destroyed targets with rocket fire In Leningrad region
Servicemen of the helicopter regiment of the ZVO destroyed the targets of the "enemy" with rocket fire. Training flights took place at the training ground in the Leningrad region. You can watch the shooting on video.
Ukraine is testing a modernized "Alder"
The Ukrainian multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) will hit more than 100 km. On October 27, the press service of the State Corporation "Ukroboronprom" on its official YouTube channel published a video of the test of the MLRS "Olkha-M" ("Vilkha-M").
In Russia, they were not afraid of the possibility of destroying the Baltic Fleet
The ships of the Baltic and Black Sea fleets of Russia are reliably protected from enemy missile attacks by air defense systems, Admiral Vladimir Komoyedov, commander of the Black Sea Fleet (in 1998-2002), told RIA Novosti.
