News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The Crew Dragon ship with four astronauts on board landed off the coast of the USA
On board the ship are US astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan MacArthur, European Space Agency astronaut Tom Pesquet, as well as Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide.
SIRIUS' annual isolation experiment is due to start in early 2023
According to the chief project manager Mark Belakovsky, many countries have applied to Russia to participate in the one-year experiment, a number of contracts have already been signed
The SIRIUS international annual experiment simulating a flight into deep space is scheduled to begin at the Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow in the first quarter of 2023. This was reported to TASS by SIRIUS project chief Manager, Head of the Department of IMBP RAS Mark Belakovsky.
The indicator of equipping the troops of the Southern Military District with the latest types of weapons reached 71 percent.
The commander of the troops of the Southern Military District, Army General Alexander Dvornikov, spoke at a briefing about equipping the district's troops with modern types of weapons and equipment.
During the development of the Yars PGRC, fundamentally new samples of the VVST were created
During the development of the Yars PGRK, fundamentally new models of weapons, military and special equipment were created, significantly increasing the capabilities of the missile complex.
The frigate "Admiral Gorshkov" arrived at the Belomorskaya Naval Base to continue testing the ship's weapons
The frigate Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov made the transition from the main base of the Northern Fleet – Severomorsk on the Kola Peninsula - to the city of Severodvinsk on the White Sea to continue the testing program of modern sea-based weapons.
Shoigu: modernization of the Irkutsk submarine will extend its service life by 10 years
According to the Minister of Defense, the ship is planned to be equipped with the latest missile, torpedo and radio equipment, as well as modern means of communication
The service life of the Irkutsk multipurpose nuclear submarine of the Antey project 949A of the Pacific Fleet after its repair and modernization at the Zvezda Far Eastern plant will last for at least 10 years. This was announced on Tuesday by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during a conference call at the military department.
RAS stands for international partnership in the work on the new Russian station
Negotiations on international participation in the project of a new Russian space station should begin in the near future, said Academician Lev Zeleny, scientific director of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Shoigu: the peak of the pandemic did not affect the effectiveness of combat training of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
The difficult epidemic situation has not affected the effectiveness of combat training of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday during a conference call.
Russia will use the ISS at least until 2027-2028
According to the executive director of Roscosmos Sergey Krikalev, the launch of the multipurpose laboratory module "Science" and the node module "Berth" does not mean the completion of the development of the ISS
The operation of the International Space Station (ISS) will last at least until 2027-2028. This was announced by the executive director of Roscosmos for manned space programs Sergey Krikalev.
The reliability of Soyuz ships may decrease sharply in the coming years - NPO Technomash
Experts also predict low reliability indicators of Angara missiles in the first years of operation
Reducing the load of RSC Energia's capacities can have an extremely negative impact on the reliability of the Soyuz manned spacecraft and Progress trucks, according to the theses of the report of experts from NPO Technomash (part of Roscosmos).
Russian military base in Tajikistan received new radio stations
Digital portable radios of the sixth generation "Azart-P1" replaced devices of earlier modifications at the Russian military base in Tajikistan
This was reported by the press service of the Central Military District (CVO). "More than two thousand modern Azart-P1 radio stations have been received by the Central Military District troops since the beginning of the year.
A new Russian software stack for virtualization and data storage has been created
The compatibility of the Russian data storage system "Aerodisk Vostok" with the Brest virtualization complex has been confirmed, the press service of the Astra Linux Group of Companies (GC) reports.
Poland has established the production of launchers for the Patriot
Poland is taking active steps to create its own air defense system Wisła. On November 8, the press service of Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa announced the transfer of the first pair of M903 launchers manufactured by Huta Stalowa Wola for the Patriot system.
Astronauts from the ISS monitored the ecology of the Olympic construction site in Sochi
The station crew conducted an environmental survey of the construction of Olympic facilities
The Olympic facilities around Sochi were built under the environmental supervision of astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS). Hero of Russia, cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin told about this at a press conference in TASS.
Astronauts will have to wait a month in orbit for the opportunity to fly to the moon - report
Russian cosmonauts will have to wait at least a month for the opportunity to fly to the Moon because of the need to prepare the Vostochny cosmodrome for a new launch, according to a report by specialists of the rocket and space corporation Energia.
The corvettes "Brisk" and "Persistent" of the Baltic Fleet completed the campaign in the Baltic Sea
The ships have traveled over 6,700 nautical miles
The corvettes of the Baltic Fleet "Boyky" and "Stoyky" completed their combat training missions in the Baltic Sea and returned to their base in Baltiysk. The campaign lasted more than a month, the ships passed over 6,700 nautical miles, the press service of the fleet reported on Tuesday.
IX Forum "Composites without Borders"
On November 17, 2021, the IX annual Forum "Composites Without Borders" will be held in partnership with the International Industrial Exhibition INNOPROM. The event will be held in two formats in person at the Skolkovo Technopark online at the INNOPROM Online site. The event is supported by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. The general sponsor is the interregional cluster "Composites without Borders".
Engineering troops reinforced with robotic complexes "Uran-6" and "Uran-14"
Since the beginning of the year, over 300 units of military and special equipment have been delivered to the Engineering Troops as part of the state defense order. It was received by all military districts and the Northern Fleet. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
In Poland, the pragmatism of the Russians in artillery was appreciated
The use of 240-millimeter heavy self-propelled mortars 2X4 "Tulip" and 203-millimeter heavy self-propelled guns 2S7M "Malka", developed in the 1970s, is an example of the pragmatism of the Russians, writes the Polish edition of Defence24.
At Putin's meetings in Sochi, the delivery dates of S-500 - Shoigu air defense systems were discussed
Long-term contracts for the supply of S-400 air defense systems to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the start of deliveries of new-generation S-500 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS) were considered in Sochi at meetings held by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said in an interview with the host of the Moscow program. The Kremlin. Putin" to Pavel Zarubin (Rossiya-1 TV channel, VGTRK).
