News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Astronauts will work out a spacewalk in virtual reality
The Odyssey Virtual Reality System Developed by the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia (part of Roscosmos), it will be used for spacewalk training from November. This was reported on October 26 by TASS with reference to the leading engineer of Energia Dmitry Akhmedov.
The media learned about the upcoming salvo of the Novosibirsk nuclear submarine with cruise missiles
Launches of Onyx and Kalibr-PL cruise missiles, including one salvo, from the Novosibirsk nuclear submarine of Project 885M (code "Yasen-M") are scheduled for mid-November. This was announced on Tuesday, October 26, according to TASS, citing a source in the shipbuilding industry.
Japan has launched a new satellite for its own positioning system
The Michibiki spacecraft should replace the very first satellite from a similar series, launched into orbit back in 2010
The Japanese company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on Tuesday launched the H-2A launch vehicle with a new satellite for the global positioning system. A live broadcast of the launch from the Tanegashima cosmodrome in southwestern Kagoshima Prefecture was conducted on the corporation's website.
Coastal complexes and the Black Sea Fleet frigate conducted joint firing
A Progress target missile was launched from the installations of the Utes complex, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet said
The crew of the frigate Admiral Grigorovich of the Black Sea Fleet conducted joint missile firing with combat crews of the coastal anti-ship missile systems Bal and Utes, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet said.
The Black Sea Fleet conducted missile firing of the Bal complexes and the Admiral Grigorovich frigate
The crew of the frigate Admiral Grigorovich of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) conducted joint missile firing with combat crews of the coastal anti-ship complexes BPRK "Bal" and "Utes".
In Primorye, the reserve composition of the military personnel of the Air Force will be trained in the use of new military equipment
The reserve composition of the military units of the combined arms association of the Eastern Military District (VVO), stationed in Primorye, has begun training, the press service of the district reports.
Jeff Bezos will build his own space station
The company of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin, together with Sierra Space, will build their commercial space station in low Earth orbit by 2025-2030, according to the project's website.
A detachment of Black Sea Fleet ships conducted firing in the Black Sea as part of an exercise to protect objects of maritime economic activity
A detachment of ships of the Black Sea Fleet conducted a special exercise to protect objects of maritime economic activity of the Russian Federation in the Black Sea, the fleet headquarters reported on Tuesday.
The revision of insurance activities allowed Roscosmos to save 800 million rubles in three years
The state corporation previously reported that in 2019-2020, in particular, the economy was affected by trouble-free launches
Roscosmos was able to save 800 million rubles of the federal budget thanks to the revision of the insurance activity processes. This was announced on Tuesday by Maxim Ovchinnikov, First Deputy Director General of Roscosmos for Economics and Finance, during the plenary session of the Marathon of Innovators.
The Novosibirsk nuclear submarine will fire a volley of "Onyx" and "Calibers"
In November, as part of state tests, the Novosibirsk nuclear submarine will perform several launches of Kalibr and Onyx missiles, including a two-type salvo launch.
A bulletproof vest is not a panacea: a wound injury firsthand
If the bulletproof vest stopped the bullet, it does not mean that the person will remain unharmed. Matt Carricker from Demolition Ranch showed what a wound injury looks like, and that even the best bulletproof vest is not a panacea.
Bait for rockets: an inflatable replica of the Type 99A tank was shown in China
The most modern tank of the People's Liberation Army of China is currently the Type 99A, also known as the ZTZ-99A.
Currently, according to various sources, at least six hundred such tanks belonging to the third generation of tracked armored vehicles after the Second World War are in service with elite formations.
The Stryker armored vehicle will receive an anti-drone electromagnetic weapon
The American company General Dynamics Land Systems has signed an agreement with the startup Epirus on the integration of its Leonidas pulsed electromagnetic weapon on the Stryker armored vehicle. According to The Drive, the developers want to offer this combination to the US Army, which plans to equip Stryker with a directed energy weapon and has already tested it with a combat laser.
Indian aircraft carrier has entered the second stage of testing
India is preparing to arm itself with the first aircraft carrier of domestic construction. October 5, portal navyrecognition.com he reported that the ship INS Vikrant went to sea to check the seaworthiness.
The US allowed the extension of the ISS service life until 2030
Representatives of the United States at a meeting with the head of the state corporation "Roscosmos" Dmitry Rogozin talked about the possibility of extending the operation of the International Space Station (ISS) for a period up to 2030. This was told by Rogozin himself on Tuesday, October 26.
Roscosmos and NASA discussed the possibility of docking the Eagle spacecraft to the US lunar station
The parties held talks within the framework of the 72nd International Astronautical Congress in Dubai
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin discussed with a NASA representative during the 72nd International Astronautical Congress in Dubai the possibility of docking the Russian ship "Eagle" to the promising American lunar station.
Rogozin does not believe in the service life of the ISS until 2030
According to the head of Roscosmos, the finish line is ahead from the point of view of the station's operation
The head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin does not believe that the International Space Station (ISS) will last until 2030.
Rogozin announced the transfer of part of the rocket launches to the Kourou cosmodrome
Russia will move part of the planned rocket launches to the French Kourou cosmodrome. Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Roscosmos, said this at a briefing on October 26.
A pair of Tu-22M3 missile carriers flew over the Black Sea
On Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that two Tu-22M3 bombers of the Russian Long-range Aviation performed a scheduled flight over the neutral waters of the Black Sea. The planes were in the air for about five hours.
The Ministry of Defense believes that self-learning neural networks should be controlled by the state
The ministry stressed that when approving the draft Code of Ethics for Artificial Intelligence, comments on the priority of national interests and on the implementation of the requirements of the National Security Strategy were taken into account.