News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The ship's systems are being audited, preparations are underway for the final stage of state tests, which begin next week

The passage of factory sea trials is completed on the small rocket ship "Cyclone", built for the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet). A number of systems have already been tested, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet told reporters on Friday.

The United Shipbuilding Corporation summed up the preliminary results of its activities in 2021. As noted, the corporation's enterprises handed over almost two dozen ships and vessels to customers.

ISS: the first Glonass-K2 satellite is planned to be launched in May

The first Glonass-K2 spacecraft of the Russian Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) is scheduled to be launched in May. The timing of the launch of a new generation spacecraft was named by the Information Satellite Systems company (ISS, part of Roscosmos) in a video posted on YouTube.

In 2022, 67 events are planned to be held on the basis of the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center, of which more than 50 will take place within the framework of the state task.

During the training, they worked out more than 10 training tasks on countering air targets

Crews of upgraded MiG-31BM high-altitude interceptor fighters of the air defense forces on duty of the Central Military District (CVO) covered the airspace and intercepted the "violators" while practicing combat training tasks in the Urals and Siberia. This is stated in a statement issued on Friday by the press service of the district.

This year, Russia will finish manufacturing the latest Proton-M heavy-class missiles. The Angara-A5M rocket is being created to replace it.

A sudden check of combat readiness has begun in the Eastern Military District with the deployment of a number of units and formations to landfills at a considerable distance from their locations, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.

About 3 thousand samples of weapons and equipment are planned to be delivered to the troops of the Southern Military District in 2022, said the commander of the troops of the Southern Military District, Army General Alexander Dvornikov.

In 2022, the Polish armed forces, despite the expectation of the start of deliveries of American M1A2 SEP v3 Abrams tanks, will continue to modernize the old T-72M/M1. This technique was produced in the country under a Soviet license back in the days of the Warsaw Pact.

The paired 25-mm artillery universal 2M3 of Soviet production has found a new life in Vietnam. Local designers of one of the research institutes working for the defense industry were able to transfer it to remote control.

A group of enthusiasts-testers of small arms from the United States filmed a unique test of one of the modifications of the Kalashnikov assault rifle - AK-105, which is also used by the Russian special purpose group "Alpha". The presented "rifle", as the author calls it, is very different from the well-known AK, and therefore it is extremely interesting to watch this test.

Until 2015, it was believed that only the US and UK fleets were armed with cruise missiles capable of hitting targets far beyond the coastline. In October 2015, Russia launched a strike from the Caspian Sea against targets in Syria, demonstrating its achievements in rocket science.

A sudden check of the combat readiness of the troops of the Eastern Military District (VVO) with the transfer of some units to remote training grounds may be a demonstration of force on the part of Russia against the background of negotiations with the United States and NATO on security guarantees, a Russian military expert believes.

Created by the "Military-Industrial Company" armored car "MIC-Ural" has been tested in parts of the Rosgvardiya. As reported on the MIC's Instagram page, the armored vehicle, also known as the MIC-59095S, has confirmed its tactical and technical characteristics and is ready to be accepted for supply to units of the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops.

These are the first ever devices of this kind, completely manufactured in Africa

South Africa launched three space microsatellites into near-Earth orbit on Friday. This was reported by the South African government agency SA News with reference to the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the country Blade Nzimande. The satellites were sent from the American spaceport at Cape Canaveral.

American fifth-generation F-22 Raptor fighters want to be equipped with infrared search and tracking sensors. This will give the aircraft fundamentally new capabilities in the fight against other fifth-generation fighters.

The National Interest called the new-built Tu-160M a temporary variant

On January 12, the first new-built Tu-160M strategic missile carrier made its debut flight. In the United States, the resumption of production of missile carriers was assessed. The aircraft, developed during the Cold War, may become a temporary option before the start of production of a promising long-range aviation Complex (PAK-DA), writes The National Interest.

However, the Rocket and Space Center noted that due to the remoteness of the satellite's orbit from the Moon, stereoscopic imaging of the lunar surface is not possible

The Aist-2T satellite, which, paired with a second such device, will create a 3D model of the Earth, will be able to shoot, including the Moon. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the Progress Rocket and Space Center (RCC) (part of Roscosmos).

The task of the fighters was to break through the enemy's defense and develop the success of the offensive

Tank crews of formations and units of the Southern Military District took part in live firing on the ranges of southern Russia, Armenia and South Ossetia. As reported on Saturday in the press service of the district, the shooting was carried out by 1.5 thousand tankers.

Analyst Dura: the Russian armed forces have a choice among unmanned helicopters

Analyst Maximilian Dura assessed Russia's capabilities in the field of unmanned attack helicopters. The expert's column was published by the Polish edition of Defence24.