News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation reported that according to this indicator, the country came out on top in the world, surpassing the United States

China has set a national record for launching launch vehicles, increasing their number in 2021 by 40% compared to 2020, up to 55 times. This was announced on Thursday by the Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

The head of SpaceX Musk in response to the criticism of ESA: we are not interfering with anyone and are not going to do it

The head of the American company SpaceX, Elon Musk, in an interview with the Financial Times, commented on the criticism of the Starlink satellites by the Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), Josef Aschbacher, reports TASS.

More than 50 units of rocket and artillery weapons were delivered in 2021 to formations and military units stationed on the territory of the Central Military District (CVO).

19FortyFive: F-35 fighters arrived in Europe from the USA against the background of the situation with Ukraine

Russia is in a panic because of the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters that arrived in Europe from the United States against the background of the situation with Ukraine, 19FortyFive notes.

19FortyFive: The US has a clear advantage over China and Russia thanks to its alliances

The American publication 19FortyFive named the biggest advantage of the United States in a war with Russia or China.

Yusaku Maezawa also said that in 2023 he will fly to the moon

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, in an interview with TASS, which he gave while on the ISS, said that he plans to make a film about a world without money after the flight to the moon.

The facts of large-scale theft of spare parts and components for armored vehicles were revealed in one of the military units of the Khmelnitsky region. The damage caused is estimated at UAH 1 million (about 2.7 million rubles).

The opening of the renovated completion embankment No. 6 took place at the Yantar PSZ (part of USC JSC). The reconstruction was carried out as part of the modernization program of the enterprise.

A survey of the Military Harbor area was conducted in Baltiysk.

On the eve of the New Year holidays, the military personnel of the anti-sabotage forces and means detachment of the Baltic Naval Base inspected the permanent deployment points of the BF ships.

The new Russian orbital service station (ROSS) should be in a high-latitude orbit with an inclination of 97-98 degrees, Roscosmos said.

The American fighter-interceptor F-104 Starfighter has been named the undisputed leader of the rating of the most emergency aircraft of the Cold War. The list of "flying coffins" also includes the Bulgarian MiG-19, the American F-4 Phantom II, the British Lightning F.6 and the Hungarian MiG-21F.

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. (GRSE) announced the keel laying ceremony of a new anti-submarine ship for shallow water fairway (ASW-SWC) intended for the Indian Navy, which took place on December 21 at the enterprise in Calcutta.

The 2C4 "Tulip" mortar, the 2C7 self-propelled gun of the self-propelled gun "Peony" and other samples of military equipment appeared in the museum

More than 10 samples of military equipment were delivered in 2021 to the only Russian Museum of Fireworks and Fireworks in Vatutinki. This was reported to journalists on Thursday in the press service of the Western Military District.

According to the head of Roscosmos, the enterprises of the rocket and space industry have worked well in 2021, despite the pressure of the pandemic

Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Roscosmos, is convinced that the new launch complex at the Vostochny cosmodrome, which is designed for launching the Angara launch vehicle, will be introduced on time.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the establishment of the Pipeline Troops Day in the armed forces.

It is noted that the fragments did not harm the environment

TASS, December 30. The parts of the Angara-A5 launch vehicle found on the territory of the Komi Republic, which was launched on December 27 from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, did not harm the environment and will be evacuated until February 2022. This was reported on Thursday on the website of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the region.

The upgraded Ka-226T Alpinist helicopter made its first round-trip flight

Tests of the upgraded Ka-226T light helicopter, which received the working name "Mountaineer", are continuing in Russia. As part of the tests, the car made a circular flight for the first time, Lenta was informed.ru" in the Russian Helicopters holding.

The Celestial Empire commissioned the first serial universal amphibious assault ship Type 075, called Guangxi. The operation of the main UDC began in April.

Representatives of the Danish company Ørsted reported on the generation of the first batch of electricity at the Hornsea 2 wind farm. It should take over the status of the largest and most powerful facility of this type in the world from its predecessor, the Hornsea 1 power plant. But this is only the middle of the road – two more segments of the energy complex, Hornsea 3 and Hornsea 4, are already under construction.

The Russian military is developing methodological manuals for the preparation of calculations of the new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which they plan to start putting on combat duty next year, as well as the Sirena-M command missile.