News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Construction of the lead Italian non-nuclear submarine of the 212NFS project has begun
On January 11, 2022, at the enterprise of the Italian shipbuilding association Fincantieri in Mudgiano in La Spezia, a ceremony was held to begin construction for the Italian Navy of the lead non-nuclear submarine of the new project 212NFS (construction number p.6340).
The General Director of the Yantar plant told about the plans for the construction of updated paratroopers
According to Ilya Samarin, in the first half of 2022, slipways will begin to be released as ships are launched, and the plant is taking measures to attract new orders
The Baltic Shipbuilding Plant "Yantar" expects to continue the construction of a series of large amphibious assault ships of the modernized project 11711. This was stated to TASS by Ilya Samarin, General Director of the PSZ (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation).
The Cygnus space cargo ship will go to the ISS on February 19
The launch of the Antares launch vehicle is scheduled for 12:39 on the east coast of the United States from the spaceport on Wallops Island
The launch of the Cygnus cargo spacecraft of the American corporation Northrop Grumman to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled for February 19. This was announced on Wednesday by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Su-30SM fighters defeated a conditional enemy in Transbaikalia
Training flights were conducted by Su-30SM pilots in the Trans-Baikal Territory, during the maneuvers bombs were dropped on the equipment of a conditional enemy. This was announced on January 13 by the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO).
Russian military will receive upgraded S-300PM-2 anti-aircraft systems
The anti-aircraft regiment of the Central Military District will receive upgraded S-300PM-2 "Favorite" air defense systems in 2022
The upgraded S-300PM-2 Favorit anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS) will be handed over to the Russian military by the end of 2022. The new systems will be received by the anti-aircraft missile regiment of the Central Military District (CVO). This was announced by the commander of the Central Military District, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, reports TASS.
The second launch of the Starliner is scheduled for May 2022
Boeing is preparing the Starliner spacecraft for a new test launch to the ISS in May 2022, Sergey Kravchenko, the head of the company in Russia, Ukraine and the CIS, told Interfax.
Specialists of the RCB protection of the combined-arms army of the ZVO received the RHM-6 reconnaissance vehicles for service
Specialists of the RCB protection of the Guards Red Banner Combined Arms Army received a batch of reconnaissance chemical vehicles RHM-6 included in the automated command and control system.
The "built from scratch" Russian Tu-160M turned out to be not entirely new
Russia built the first Tu-160M from a Soviet airframe
The strategic missile carrier Tu-160M, first built in Russia from scratch, and flew in January, turned out to be not entirely new. This circumstance follows from the comment of the bmpd blog in LiveJournal.
Special forces soldiers of the Baltic Fleet were trained on the UTK "Diver"
A number of trainings were conducted with the military personnel of the anti-submarine sabotage forces and means of the Baltic Naval Base at a multifunctional training complex.
New RTV radar stations were received by the Air Defense forces in the Khabarovsk Territory
The units of the Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Eastern Military District, stationed in the Khabarovsk Territory, received new radar stations (radars) last year.
The new Tu-160M armament has been named
The updated strategic missile carrier Tu-160M will become the carrier of a new generation of cruise missiles of various types, writes The Drive. In an article devoted to the first flight of an aircraft built from scratch, the publication tells in detail about the Tu-160M and almost for the first time calls its new armament.
The Sphere program until 2030 will be approved in 2022
The budget for the planning period from 2022 to 2024 provides for financing of the main activities of the project in the amount of 21 billion rubles
The program for the creation of the multi-satellite grouping "Sphere" is planned to be approved in 2022. This is stated in the presentation of the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
The ExoMars mission apparatus will be delivered to Baikonur in the spring
The launch is scheduled for the second half of 2022
The device, which will be launched as part of the ExoMars mission in 2022, is scheduled to be sent to the Baikonur cosmodrome in the spring. This was announced on Thursday by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
Five Soyuz rocket launches are planned for Vostochny in 2022
These launches will be carried out through Roscosmos
Five launches of the Soyuz rocket are planned from the Vostochny cosmodrome in 2022. This was announced by Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin during a meeting on the results of 2021.
Work will be carried out on the Russian orbital Station in the interests of national security
Speaking about the advantages of a promising station, Roscosmos noted the storage and maintenance of spacecraft, the possibility of reconfiguration and the commercial segment
The work in the interests of national defense and security will be carried out on board the promising Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS). This is stated in the presentation of the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
A NATO analyst called the Ukrainian army the strongest operating in Europe
Potomac Foundation President: Ukraine has the strongest active army in Europe
The president of the Potomac Foundation, Philip Karber, who has visited Ukraine 36 times over the past 8 years, in an interview with 19FortyFive called the Ukrainian army the strongest among those operating in Europe.
The tasks of ROSS are revealed
Rogozin said that ROSS will work in the interests of national security
It is planned, in particular, to work in the interests of national security at the Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS). The tasks of a possible Russian replacement of the International Space Station (ISS) are revealed in the presentation of the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin. This is reported by TASS.
The new logistics support vessel Vsevolod Bobrov has arrived in Novorossiysk
The crew completed the inter-fleet transition from the Baltic to the Black Sea Fleet
The crew of the logistics vessel Vsevolod Bobrov completed the transition from the Baltic Sea and arrived in Novorossiysk. This was reported to journalists on Thursday in the press service of the Black Sea Fleet.
Roscosmos and NASA are consulting on extending the operation of the ISS until 2030
In addition, the agencies have prepared a draft agreement on cross-flights of US astronauts on Soyuz and Russian cosmonauts on American ships
Roscosmos and NASA are consulting on extending the operation of the International Space Station (ISS) until 2030. This is stated in the presentation of the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
Russian Su-34s have worked out the destruction of enemy aircraft
The crews of the Su-34 CVO destroyed the "enemy" aircraft during combat training sorties
The crews of Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers worked out overcoming the air defense system (air defense), destroying the airfield and enemy aircraft. The Su-34 aviation Division of the Central Military District (CVO) fulfilled the tasks during the first combat training sorties in 2022. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Central Military District.
