News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The missile division will be formed in the 22nd Army Corps of the Southern Military District in Crimea to increase the combat capabilities of the district, Commander of the Southern Military District Alexander Dvornikov said in an interview with the newspaper "Military Bulletin of the South of Russia".

Khrunichev Center: we will produce 4 Proton-M rockets, their production will be completed in 2022

The Khrunichev Center has only four Proton-M heavy launch vehicles left to manufacture, the production of missiles will be completed in 2022. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the enterprise.

The California aerospace company Virgin Orbit has carried out another successful launch of a LauncherOne rocket into orbit from aboard a carrier aircraft, a live broadcast was conducted on its website.

Ukroboronprom handed over to the military a batch of repaired ZSU-23-4M "Shilka"

The Ukrainian enterprise "Balaklei Repair Plant" (as part of the Ukroboronprom concern) handed over to the military the repaired ZSU-23-4M "Shilka" anti-aircraft self-propelled guns. This is reported by Defense Express with reference to the press service of the concern.

Large Landing Ship (BDK) The Russian Navy "Orsk", having passed the Bosphorus, entered the waters of the Mediterranean Sea, Istanbul observers reported in social networks, publishing photos of its passage through the strait.

Tank crews of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division of the Southern Military District performed live firing at two firing ranges in the Rostov region, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.

FAR EAST - The crews of the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov, as well as the corvettes Gremyashchy and Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov conducted an air defense training in Primorsky Krai, the press service of the Pacific Fleet (TOF) reported on Friday.

On board the spacecraft were the Pentagon communications technology verification satellites, two nanosatellites of the Polish company SatRevolution and the apparatus of the American company Spire

The American company Virgin Orbit on Thursday, using its LauncherOne air launch vehicle, launched a number of military and civilian satellites into near-Earth orbit. This was announced on Thursday by the company's press service.

On Friday, January 14, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu congratulated the pipeline troops on their professional holiday.

He noted that the servicemen honorably perform their official duty and contribute to strengthening the country's defense potential. "The personnel of the troops have repeatedly proved their professionalism and readiness to act in the most difficult conditions," the Defense Minister stressed.

The newest small rocket ship "Cyclone" of the Karakurt project, built for the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation in Kerch, is completing factory sea trials, the head of the Fleet information support department, Captain of the second rank Alexey Rulev, told reporters on Friday.

A sudden check of combat readiness is being carried out in the troops of the Eastern Military District, the Ministry of Defense reported.

Kurganmashzavod delivered the final batch of infantry fighting vehicles BMP-3 under a two-year contract with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the press service of Rostec reported

The Baltic Plant (part of the USC) has completed the construction of the first serial universal nuclear icebreaker project 22220 "Siberia": on January 12, the vessel departed from the mooring wall of the enterprise and headed to the home port in Murmansk.

The new engineering and sapper regiment of the Eastern Military District (VVO), stationed in the Republic of Buryatia, received the latest robotic mine clearance complex "Uran-6".

Kurganmashzavod continues to implement the state armament program until 2027

State tests of the Octopus-SDM1 light floating tank for the Airborne Forces will be completed in the first quarter of 2022. This was reported to journalists on Friday in the Rostec state Corporation.

The ship's systems are being audited, preparations are underway for the final stage of state tests, which begin next week

The passage of factory sea trials is completed on the small rocket ship "Cyclone", built for the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet). A number of systems have already been tested, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet told reporters on Friday.

The United Shipbuilding Corporation summed up the preliminary results of its activities in 2021. As noted, the corporation's enterprises handed over almost two dozen ships and vessels to customers.

ISS: the first Glonass-K2 satellite is planned to be launched in May

The first Glonass-K2 spacecraft of the Russian Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) is scheduled to be launched in May. The timing of the launch of a new generation spacecraft was named by the Information Satellite Systems company (ISS, part of Roscosmos) in a video posted on YouTube.

In 2022, 67 events are planned to be held on the basis of the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center, of which more than 50 will take place within the framework of the state task.

During the training, they worked out more than 10 training tasks on countering air targets

Crews of upgraded MiG-31BM high-altitude interceptor fighters of the air defense forces on duty of the Central Military District (CVO) covered the airspace and intercepted the "violators" while practicing combat training tasks in the Urals and Siberia. This is stated in a statement issued on Friday by the press service of the district.