News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

In terms of the number of launches of space rockets, Roscosmos in 2021 equaled 2019, according to TASS calculations

Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Roscosmos, congratulated the state corporation and all space enthusiasts on the accident-free completion of the launch campaign this year.

China has approved the fourth stage of the lunar surface exploration program to prepare for the construction of a joint Russian-Chinese scientific station on the Moon, during which three missions will go to it, the deputy head of the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) said At Yanhua.

The space forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces conducted on Monday the third test launch of a heavy carrier rocket "Angara-A5" with a large-scale model of the payload from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

The Su-25SM3 and Su-25SM crews made about 70 scheduled sorties

The crews of the Su-25SM3 and Su-25SM attack aircraft launched a missile and bomb attack on the forces of a conditional enemy during exercises in the Stavropol Territory. This was reported to journalists on Tuesday in the press service of the Southern Military District (SE).

In the autumn of 2022, the ship will have to start performing complex mooring and factory sea trials at sea, the interlocutor of TASS noted

The second serial nuclear submarine missile carrier of Project 955A (code "Borey-A") "Generalissimo Suvorov", withdrawn from the boathouse on December 25 at Sevmash (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation), after completing the test program at sea, will be handed over to the Navy (Navy) of the Russian Federation in the first half of 2023. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

The moon landing is planned as part of a broader program of activities in the area and on the surface of the Earth's satellite, which will be carried out in cooperation with the United States

The Japanese government intends to land its astronauts on the moon in the second half of the 2020s. This was stated by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a meeting held in Tokyo on Tuesday on the strategy of space exploration, the Kyodo news agency reported.

It significantly increases the potential capabilities of the rocket in comparison with earlier Angara models. As in the last three test launches of missiles of this family, the payload was represented by a mock-up.

General Salyukov: the adoption of the BMP B-19 is planned for the near future

The Russian military will receive a new infantry fighting vehicle (BMP). Tests of the BMP B-19 with the Epoch combat module will be completed in the near future. The commander-in-chief of the Ground Forces, Army General Oleg Salyukov, told about the adoption of the machine into service in an interview with the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.

The Su-25SM3 and Su-25SM attack aircraft of the Southern Military District conducted special flight training exercises, during which they trained bombing and launching unguided missiles at a conditional enemy. According to the press service of the Southern Military District, in total, the pilots made about 70 scheduled sorties.

The new AK-12 submachine guns, which entered service with the troops of the Eastern Military District, were tested by military intelligence units in the Khabarovsk Territory.

Austal Limited has announced the transfer by its Austal USA division to the US Navy Command of the Independence-class coastal zone warship, LCS-30 Canberra.

The universal integrated simulator "Cone" of anti-aircraft gunners of the Igla MANPADS entered service with the motorized rifle unit of the combined arms army of the Air Defense Forces stationed in the Trans-Baikal Territory.

Belarus plans to buy from Russia a new batch of modernized anti-aircraft missile systems "Tor-M2", the press secretary of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) of Russia Valeria Reshetnikova said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The intelligence units of the 49th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District (SE) received another batch of new small-sized radar stations "Sobolyatnik".

In Dagestan, the calculations of the coastal missile complex "Bal" took up combat duty. The servicemen will perform tasks for the defense of the naval base in Kaspiysk during the New Year and Christmas holidays.

Russia is negotiating the creation of joint ventures for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on the territory of foreign customers, the press secretary of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) of Russia, Valeria Reshetnikova, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

Americans are switching to a new generation air defense system. December 27, portal defensenews.com He reported that the US Department of Defense has signed a contract with Northrop Grumman for small-scale and full-scale production of IBCS systems.

In 2021, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation conducted a number of major maneuvers that increased the combat readiness of the army.

The largest was the Russian-Belarusian strategic exercise "West-2021", where for the first time mass-produced shock robotic systems were used in combat formations.

The press service of the Kalashnikov concern: the state defense order for the supply of AK-12 assault rifles has been fulfilled

The Kalashnikov Group of Companies has fulfilled the state defense order for the supply of AK-12 assault rifles in 2021. The weapons were delivered under a long-term contract. This was reported in the press service of the GC.

In Indonesia, a mysterious object was discovered that caused a lot of noise. Recall that some time ago, an unidentified floating tank approached one of the drilling platforms located in the coastal waters.