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At the exercises of the units of the Western Military District, a lightly armored multi-purpose MT-LB tractor was seen towing a trailer with an unusual cargo - a UR-83P rocket launcher.

Previously, this younger brother of the UR-77 Meteor self-propelled complex, also known as the Serpent Gorynych, was moved with the help of cross-country vehicles. For example, recently KAMAZ-5350 all-terrain vehicles have been used for this purpose. Previously, ZiL-131 were used, in the bodies of which two sets were placed at once.

The United Aircraft Corporation (part of Rostec State Corporation) will ensure the expansion of production capacities for the implementation of the Be-200CHS program at the Beriev TANTK.

Defense Blog: BAE Systems has received a contract to modernize the electronic warfare system of F-35 aircraft

BAE Systems has received a contract for the modernization of electronic warfare equipment of fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft. The aircraft will receive upgraded jamming equipment. This is reported by the Defense Blog.

The planned repair of the flagship of the Pacific Fleet of the Guards missile cruiser "Varyag" has been completed at the Dalzavod. Now he will return to the combat team of the Pacific Fleet. Thanks to the high professionalism and efficiency of the employees of the Dalzavod, the work was completed on time. reported on the company's Instagram page.

The domestic BMP-2 is currently considered one of the most massive infantry fighting vehicles in the world. In addition to the ground forces of the Russian army, it is in service with more than three dozen states.

Defense Express: Be-12 aircraft of the naval aviation of the Ukrainian Navy will be replaced

The Ukrainian naval forces will abandon the Soviet Be-12 aircraft, as well as Ka-27 and Ka-29 helicopters. The solution is due to maintenance difficulties. This is reported by Defense Express.

The newest hydrographic boat was accepted into the Caspian Flotilla. The project of the series was named "Nikolay Ivashintsov". The boat is designed for the tasks of depth measurement, fairway search for the exploration of water routes, the Izvestia TV channel reports. Towing to the base took place in October 2021. The boat has passed all tests and is ready for service.

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory noted that he was in the air for 124.3 seconds

The Ingenuity helicopter located on Mars has already made its 18th flight during its mission, which began ten months ago. This was announced on Friday by representatives of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) located in Pasadena (California), which is responsible for the implementation of this project.

Now the device is already assembled and is being tested

The first navigation satellite of the new generation "Glonass-K2" may be launched in the second quarter of 2022. This was reported to TASS by a source in the rocket and space industry.

The War Zone: tests of the new AGM-183A hypersonic missile in the USA ended in failure

New tests of the American AGM-183A hypersonic missile under the ARRW (Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon) program ended in failure. This was reported by the specialized portal The War Zone with reference to a representative of the US Air Force.

The US Navy Carrier Strike Group (CSG), which is also called the "ark of democracy", no longer seems to Russia to be an unstoppable sea giant. This is written by the columnist of the National Interest magazine Mark Episkopos.

The crews of the frigate Admiral Grigorovich and the patrol ship Dmitry Rogachev conducted a complex of exercises with deck aircraft in the Mediterranean Sea, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) reported on Saturday.

France is building the first ship without a single paper drawing. On December 17, the press service of the Naval Group company held a keel laying ceremony for the first ship of the FDI project.

SpaceNews: China will launch a rocket in 2026 to send taikonauts to the moon

China in 2026 has planned to launch the first rocket that can be used to send taikonauts to the moon by 2030, SpaceNews reports.

National Interest: The US Navy no longer seems to Russia to be an "unstoppable sea giant"

The US Navy Carrier Strike Group (CSG) no longer seems to Russia to be an "unstoppable sea giant". This is reported by the columnist of the National Interest magazine Mark Episkopos.

A criminal case has been initiated

A criminal case was initiated in St. Petersburg after a fire on the territory of the shipyard "Severnaya Verf", the representative of the Western Interregional Investigative Department for Transport of the Russian IC Elena Markovskaya told reporters on Saturday.

Russia has developed a new guided aviation missile X-UAV, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti.

The Americans are expanding the program of converting transport aircraft into missile carriers. December 17, portal flightglobal.com He reported that the US Air Force had worked out the defeat of a surface target by cruise missiles dropped by pallet from a C-130 aircraft.

INTERFAX - The Falcon 9 heavy launch vehicle on Saturday successfully launched into orbit a batch of 52 mini-satellites designed to continue the deployment of the global network of Internet coverage of the Starlink system, the developer company SpaceX reported.

The reusable first stage of the American Falcon 9 launch vehicle, launched on Saturday with 52 Internet satellites of the Starlink project, made a successful controlled landing on a floating platform in the Pacific Ocean, the developer company SpaceX reported.