News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The Chinese National Space Administration showed new selfies of the orbital probe "Tianwen-1", obtained by a detachable camera. In addition to the device itself, the northern polar region of Mars got into the frame, according to the website Space.com .

The Russian upper stage "Perseus" with a mock-up of the satellite entered the atmosphere over the central Pacific Ocean on January 6 at 01:08 Moscow time, according to the website of the American space forces Space-track.org . The upper stage could not bring the payload simulator into geostationary orbit — the first flight of the device created at RSC Energia ended in failure.

More than one thousand servicemen of the special forces units of the mountain motorized rifle brigade and the mountain battalion of the 201st military base stationed in Tajikistan underwent mountain training in 2021, the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) reported.

Special exercises to check the readiness of the crews of the ships of the Caspian Flotilla (CFl) for combat duty were held in Dagestan, the Southern Military District (SE) reported on Wednesday.

Combat vehicles of tactical and army aviation will fly over the city

S-400 Triumph systems, Pantsir-S complexes, helicopters, as well as personnel will take part in the parade on Palace Square to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the liberation of Leningrad from the blockade during the Great Patriotic War. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday in the press service of the Western Military District.

A new instrument complex has been developed for the machine, which allows increasing the speed and range of reconnaissance by 1.5-2 times

The latest RHM-9 radiation, chemical and biological reconnaissance vehicles based on the Typhoon-K car will be put into service with the RCBZ troops in 2022. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

"In 2022, the Navy faces the tasks of intensive training of forces and troops of the Northern, Pacific, Black Sea, Baltic fleets and the Caspian Flotilla for actions as part of combined (interspecific) groupings of forces (troops) The Navy is ready to carry out tasks in all areas of the World Ocean, including the Arctic. It is planned that the sailors will take part in about 950 tactical and command and staff exercises. About 300 crews of ships and submarines will be trained," said the commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, whose words were quoted in the Russian Defense Ministry.

In 2023, the Russian army may receive a Su-30SM2 fighter with updated engines and weapons.

Rostec State Corporation plans to launch production of 76 MS-21 civil aircraft by 2027, Rostec Corporation CEO Sergey Chemezov said during a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

BRDM-1s continue to be operated in the Indonesian Marine Corps. These armored four-wheel drive reconnaissance and patrol vehicles, which also had the designation BTR-40P (floating), were delivered in the early 60s.

Roscosmos called the situation in Baikonur calm

Representatives of Roscosmos assessed the situation in the Kazakh city of Baikonur. This is reported by the Telegram channel "Sputnik Near Abroad".

Almaz-Antey Concern, a Russian manufacturer of air defense systems, intends to increase the production of radio-electronic equipment and communications equipment, including civilian ones, against the background of a slight decline in exports, said Pavel Sozinov, the concern's general designer.

The air defense systems manufactured by Almaz-Antey Concern are the most reliable in the world and the most demanded weapons on the world market. This was announced on Wednesday, January 5, by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with the general designer of Almaz-Antey Pavel Sozinov, according to a statement on the Kremlin's website.

Vladimir Putin called the Almaz-Antey concern's air defense systems the most reliable in the world

President Vladimir Putin gave an assessment of the Russian air defense systems developed by the Almaz-Antey concern. This is reported by TASS.

Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region will be the first in Russia to create an automatic design system, Pavel Sozinov, the company's general designer, said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Almaz-Antey has completed the main part of the reorganization of the air traffic control system and has re-equipped most of the airports with new equipment, Pavel Sozinov, general designer of the concern, said.

The new Russian upper stage Perseus, which could not, as planned, put the payload layout into geostationary orbit, will enter the dense layers of the atmosphere on the night of January 6, follows from the website data Space-track.org, where the parameters of the orbits of spacecraft assembled by the US military are published.

The ex-head of Rusnano compared the energy transition with the information revolution of the XX century. A country that does not complete this process will look like it would look now without the Internet, he believes

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation recalled that in 2021, long-range aviation units were replenished with four upgraded Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers

Two upgraded Tu-160M strategic missile carriers, which will be delivered to long-range aviation in 2022, will be equipped with new electronic warfare (EW) systems and new weapons. This was reported to journalists on Tuesday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

All launches will take place from Baikonur

Three Progress MS cargo transport ships will be launched to the ISS from Baikonur this year. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Tuesday.