News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Cosmonaut recruitment was open, applications were accepted from citizens of the Russian Federation not older than 35 years old, with higher education in engineering, scientific or flight specialties with work experience

Cosmonauts of the 2018 set Konstantin Borisov, Alexander Gorbunov, Alexander Grebenkin, Alexey Zubritsky, Sergey Mikaev and Oleg Platonov can make the first flights into orbit in 2023-2024. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Thursday.

Helicopter pilots of a separate regiment of the Leningrad Army of the Air Force and Air Defense flew in difficult meteorological conditions. You can watch their flights on the video, which was presented by the press service of the Western Military District.

The construction of the Belgorod special-purpose submarine, the carrier of the Poseidon marine drones, is at the final stage. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was announced by Mikhail Budnichenko, General Director of JSC PO Sevmash.

In anticipation of Altay tanks, Turkey is upgrading its existing combat vehicles. Yesterday, January 19, the portal savunmasanayist.com He reported that the Turkish Defense Industry Administration (SSB) has approved the TIYK-LEO 2A4 program, under which more than 300 Leopard 2A4 tanks will undergo deep modernization.

Among them are the S-400, S-350 air defense systems, Bastion missile systems, more than 100 aircraft and helicopters

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that in 2021, the Armed Forces received more than 5,000 new and upgraded weapons, military and special equipment.

The Armed Forces received, in particular, 900 armored combat vehicles, three modern submarines, including the nuclear-powered submarine Prince Oleg, armed with Bulava ballistic missiles.

In 2021, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation received more than five thousand new and modernized samples of weapons, military and special equipment. This was announced by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

Rostec State Corporation delivered eight types of various weapons and military equipment to the Russian armed forces by the Single Day of Military Acceptance.

Serial deliveries of the Zircon hypersonic cruise missile will begin in 2022. This was reported to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu by Deputy Head of the Military Department Alexey Krivoruchko during the single day of acceptance of military products.

According to him, the state tests of the "Zircon" are being completed.

By the end of the year, it is planned to complete the construction of three sidings and three double-track sections

Military personnel of railway connections of the Central Military District (CVO) will complete the construction of six facilities of the second branch of the Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) by the end of the year. This was reported to journalists by the head of the Department of railway troops of the Central Military District, Major General Oleg Bragin.

The troops also received four mine and three autonomous launchers

The strategic missile forces received 11 intercontinental ballistic missiles of the Yars and Avangard complexes in the fourth quarter of last year, Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko said on Thursday.

The Soyuz-2.1a rocket is characterized by increased accuracy of removal and increased payload mass up to 7.5 tons

Two Soyuz-2 launch vehicles.1a" and the Soyuz-2.1v rocket, manufactured by the Progress Rocket and Space Center (RCC) under a state contract, were accepted by the military representation of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. This was reported to the head of the military department Sergei Shoigu by the general director of the center Dmitry Baranov.

The tank has all-round protection against modern anti-tank weapons

General Director of Uralvagonzavod (UVZ, part of Rostec State Corporation) Alexander Potapov reported to the head of the Ministry of Defense Sergei Shoigu on the successful implementation in 2021 of the contract for the supply of upgraded T-72B3 tanks to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. This was reported to TASS by the UVZ press service.

Serial deliveries will begin in 2022

The hypersonic cruise missile of the sea-based "Zircon" completes state tests. Serial deliveries of the products will begin in 2022, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko said on Thursday.

The Zircon hypersonic cruise missile is completing state tests, serial deliveries will begin in 2022, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko said.

General Director of the company Alexey Maruyev said that the cars have passed all types of control tests and meet the requirements of regulatory and technical documentation

In 2021, the company "Armory Workshops" supplied the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation with 21 multi-purpose armored vehicles "Tiger-M" with the combat module "Arbalet-DM". This was reported to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoigu by the general director of the enterprise Alexey Maruyev.

The multipurpose nuclear submarine "Kazan" has become the lowest-noise submarine of the Russian Navy, said Mikhail Budnichenko, CEO of the Sevmash plant. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Viktor Litovkin called the submarine one of the best in the world and explained why.

The share of modern weapons and military equipment in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation by the end of 2022 should grow to at least 72.7%. This was announced by Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko at the Single Day of acceptance of military products.

According to the head of Sevmash, Mikhail Budnichenko, the multipurpose nuclear submarine of the 885M project is the lowest-noise submarine of the Russian Navy. The first such ship entered service in May last year.

The Russian Navy will hold a series of exercises in the near future, the Defense Ministry said. In accordance with the training plan of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation for 2022, in January-February, a series of naval exercises under the general leadership is held in all areas of responsibility of the fleets