News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
In the USA, the Russian MiG was confused with an American fighter
In the USA, the MiG-29 fighter was confused with the American F-16 and F-15. The image of the Russian plane decorated a billboard in the California city of Santa Monica.
The latest MZKT-7415 tractors were spotted at the Allied Determination exercises
In the joint Russian-Belarusian operational exercises "Allied Resolve-2022", units equipped with multi-axle wheeled tractors played a significant role in the relocation of the military equipment involved to the landfills.
The Northern Fleet began exercises in the Barents Sea with the participation of 20 ships and vessels
Exercises involving 20 ships and vessels of the Northern Fleet have begun in the Barents Sea. According to the press service of the Northern Fleet, surface ships, submarines, boats and support vessels left their permanent bases and made the transition to designated areas.
MiG-31BM crews will practice intercepting high-precision weapons in Siberia
Military aviation exercises have begun in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. Pilots of supersonic fighter-interceptors MiG-31BM will have to work out interception and counteraction to high-precision weapons of a conditional enemy.
The IXPE Space Observatory transmitted the first image to Earth
The new Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) observatory has transmitted the first data to Earth. The process of its commissioning took a month.
Foreign Minister Lavrov: Russian military exercises begin and end as planned
Russia's military exercises on its territory begin and end as planned, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
In Russia, the fourth and fifth "Frets" were laid
Metal cutting for the fourth and fifth diesel-electric submarines of Project 677 Lada has begun at the Admiralty Shipyards in St. Petersburg. Today, on February 15, the press service of the enterprise reported about it. The contract for the construction of this pair of submarines was signed with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in June 2019 as part of the Army forum.
Soyuz MS-21 crews will begin taking the preflight exam at the CPC on February 22
The launch of the spacecraft to the ISS is scheduled for March 18
The main and backup crews of the Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft, whose launch to the ISS is scheduled for March 18, will begin passing comprehensive examination training on February 22. This is stated in the message of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (CPC), distributed on Tuesday.
Roscosmos told about the reduction in the cost of Angara
NPO Energomash has carried out work to reduce the cost of RD-191 engines for Angara rockets
Roscosmos is working to reduce the cost of RD-191 engines and their modifications for Angara family rockets, the state corporation says.
SpaceX will be the first in the world to release a tourist into outer space
SpaceX will launch a tourist into outer space for the first time
The American company SpaceX, as part of the Polaris program initiated by billionaire Jared Isaacman, will launch a tourist into outer space for the first time in the world, according to the project's website.
Departing from the exercises, the military military trained to repel an attack from the air
The military has worked out the skills of destroying helicopters, armored vehicles, ground objects and manpower of a simulated enemy at ranges up to 5 km
Anti-aircraft gunners of the Western Military District have worked out the cover of columns of military equipment departing to permanent deployment points after successfully conducted exercises. This was reported on Tuesday in the press service of the ZVO.
The deadlines for the creation of a unified version of the Ansat helicopter have been announced
A unified version of the Russian Ansat can be created before the end of the year. Among other things, they want to provide it with a glass cabin, air conditioning and additional tanks.
The global electric car market doubled in 2021 at the expense of China
Having studied the situation on the global market of electric vehicles, the specialists of the analytical company Canalys came to the conclusion that 6.5 million electric vehicles were sold worldwide in 2021, which is 109% more than in 2020.
The military in the south of Russia conducted tactical exercises with transport-assault and attack helicopters
More than 30 Mi-8AMTSh transport and assault helicopters are involved in bilateral company tactical exercises in the south of Russia, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.
The methods of communication of aliens with humans are described
NAS scientists said that aliens can make contact with people with the help of stars
Experts from the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) have listed the ways in which aliens can get in touch with people. This is reported by The Sun.
A detachment of the Pacific Fleet destroyed the ships of a conditional enemy in the Sea of Okhotsk during exercises
The ships of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) have worked out the destruction of a detachment of ships of a conditional enemy during exercises in the Sea of Okhotsk, the press service of the fleet reported.
Warships of the Pacific Fleet practiced artillery firing on surface targets
Warships of the Pacific Fleet in the Sea of Okhotsk as part of the exercises destroyed surface targets imitating a simulated enemy with artillery fire, the information support department of the Pacific Fleet reports.
India has successfully put satellites into orbit during the first space launch in 2022
EOS-04 weighing 1,710 kg is designed to obtain high-quality images of the Earth's surface in all weather conditions
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Monday morning successfully put into orbit a satellite for radar sensing of the Earth, as well as two other small devices. ISRO announced this on its Twitter page.
The creation of training facilities for the Yars missile system has been fully completed in the Strategic Missile Forces
Modern training facilities are widely used in the training of rocket scientists of both mobile and stationary groups of the Strategic Missile Forces.
Exercises of rocket artillery and unmanned aircraft have started in the Chelyabinsk region
They involve more than 150 pieces of equipment and over 500 military personnel
Complex exercises of calculations of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) "Hurricane" and unmanned aircraft started at the training ground of the Central Military District (CVO) in the Chelyabinsk region. This is stated in a message distributed on Monday by the press service of the district.
