News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The final decision on the fate of the sixth frigate of project 11356 has not yet been made
Ilya Samarin, General Director of the Baltic Shipbuilding Plant, said that the sixth building of Project 11356 is currently mothballed and is located in the water area of the enterprise
The final decision on the fate of the sixth frigate of Project 11356 built by the Baltic Shipbuilding Plant "Yantar" (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) has not yet been made. This was stated to TASS by the general director of the PSZ Ilya Samarin.
Crews of Su-33 and MiG-29K SF carrier-based fighters will continue training in Crimea at the NITKA complex in 2022
In accordance with the training plan for the flight personnel of the Northern Fleet's naval fighter regiments in 2022, the crews of the Su-33 and MiG-29K carrier-based fighters will continue to improve their professional skills in the Crimea at the NITKA complex.
In 2021, the Space Forces of the Aerospace Forces discovered all rocket launches in the area of responsibility of the Russian SPRN
In 2021, more than 170 launches of foreign and domestic ballistic missiles and space missiles were detected by the on-duty means of the Russian missile defense system, specialized means of space and missile defense control systems.
About 40 units of special equipment were received by the engineering divisions of the Central Military District in 2021
About 40 units of modern special equipment replenished the parks of special vehicles of engineering units of the Central Military District (CVO) in 2021.
The new tank unit was formed on the basis of the Marine Corps formation of the Pacific Fleet
FAR EAST - A new tank unit has been formed in the Marine corps unit of the coastal forces of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet), stationed in Primorsky Krai, the press service of the Eastern Military District reported on Monday.
In 2021, the Airborne Forces received more than 13 thousand sets of landing equipment and parachute systems
In 2021, the Airborne Forces continued to improve and modernize the VVST samples in service, as well as the introduction of new landing equipment.
ZVO medical units received 9 complexes for first aid on the battlefield
Medical units of the Western Military District (ZVO) received a batch of nine self-dressing modules (AP-3) for equipment.
Four Glonass satellites of the latest generation are in production
As reported in Roscosmos, the first launch of the Glonass-K2 satellite is planned to be carried out in 2022
More than 10 Glonass satellites are in production by Academician M. F. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems JSC (ISS, part of Roscosmos), including four of the latest generation. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Monday.
About 50 tankers received military units and formations of the Central Military District in 2021
Formations and military units of the Central Military District (CVO) received about 50 modern tankers in 2021.
Equipping of the Russian Navy with ice-class ships will continue
The most important segment of the military shipbuilding program, which includes equipping the Russian Navy with icebreaking ships and ice-class support vessels, will be among the priority areas of development in 2022 and the near term.
About 100 units of modern military equipment entered service with military units of the Air Defense Forces in Transbaikalia in 2021
In 2021, about 100 units of modern military equipment were received by military units of the combined arms association, district subordination units, Air Force and air defense units of the Air Force stationed in Transbaikalia.
In Japan, they called the Russian helicopter a masterpiece
The Japanese edition of Traffic News called the Russian Mi-171A3 helicopter a masterpiece
The Japanese edition of Traffic News told about the first flight of the Russian Mi-171A3 helicopter. The publication emphasizes that this is the development of the "masterpiece helicopter" of the Mi-8 series.
In 2022, a corvette and a submarine will join the ship's composition of the Pacific Fleet
In 2022, the newest corvette "Sharp" will join the ship composition of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) and the submarine of project 636.3 "Magadan", which has already been accepted into the Pacific Fleet, will arrive at a permanent base from the Baltic Fleet.
The head of the Russian Academy of Sciences believes that the launch of Luna-25 will be the main scientific event of the Russian Federation in 2022
Nine scientific instruments will be installed on board Luna-25, which will allow Russian scientists to study in detail the properties of the oldest rocks of the Moon for the first time
The launch of the Luna-25 research spacecraft and its planned landing at the South Pole of the Moon will be the main Russian scientific event in 2022, President of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Alexander Sergeev told TASS.
CFl Marines are fully re-equipped with upgraded AK-74M "Body Kit" submachine guns
The units of the Marine Corps of the Caspian Flotilla (CFl) have been completely re-equipped and are 100% equipped with modern upgraded AK-74M 5.45 mm caliber assault rifles with a kit of modernization "Body Kit".
The Aleut snowmobile was adopted by the military railway workers of the Central Military District in Udmurtia
The GAZ-3344-20 Aleut two-link tracked floating snowmobile of high cross-country capability was adopted by a division of the railway troops of the Central Military District stationed in Udmurtia.
The Strategic Missile Forces plan to conduct more than 10 launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles in 2022
This year, the Strategic Missile Forces plan to conduct more than 10 launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles, most of which will be test launches.
How much does it cost to maintain an aircraft carrier?
Aircraft carriers are not just big ships with aircraft. Each of them is a symbol of prestige and power, as well as the pride of the fleet, representing its country. And all because it is very, very expensive to maintain an aircraft carrier.
Russian military will receive S-500 Prometheus systems by 2025
Lieutenant-General Gostev said that the S-500 will enter the Russian troops by 2025
The S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS) will be delivered to the troops of the Southern Military District until 2025. The military will also receive new planes and helicopters. This was announced by the commander of the 4th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Southern Military District, Lieutenant General Nikolai Gostev, in an interview with the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.
The Dragon cargo ship will detach from the ISS on January 21
On board it will be, in particular, the results of research and failed instruments from the station
The undocking of the Dragon cargo ship of the American company SpaceX from the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled for January 21. This was announced on Monday on its website by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
