News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Two BlackSky spacecraft were launched into orbit, followed by Starlink satellites

SpaceX on Thursday successfully delivered 48 mini-satellites to orbit for its Starlink network, as well as two microsatellites from BlackSky. The broadcast was conducted on the SpaceX website.

Modern integrated air defense systems (air defense), in addition to anti-aircraft missile systems, include fighters equipped with radars with an active phased array antenna, infrared sensors and long-range air-to-air missiles, writes the director of the program on future concepts and military potential assessments of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Research, Colonel of the Air Force (Air Force) USA retired Mark Ganzinger.

The first serial sample of the new B61-12 atomic bomb has been assembled at the Pentex plant in Texas. The ammunition lost its parachute, receiving instead an elongated tail section with rudders for flight correction.

The US Air Force needs to possess a new generation of high-precision ammunition to deter Russia and China. This is stated on the FlightGlobal portal with reference to the Mitchell Institute.

About one hundred units of the VVST received formations and military units of the Central Military District stationed in the Samara, Saratov, Novosibirsk regions, as well as in Udmurtia and the Republic of Tajikistan, in November of this year.

In 2019-2020, as part of the work to substantiate the RF application for the outer boundary of the Russian continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean, Navy hydrographers organized and conducted comprehensive bathymetric studies in order to obtain additional data.

Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said that "all the necessary documents have been agreed"

Work on the modernization of the Zenit launch complex for Soyuz-5 (the Baiterek project) will start in March next year, all documentation for this has already been agreed. This was announced by Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin on Friday at the EAEU business forum "Space Integration".

The CEO of Roscosmos stressed that, in general, the corporation fulfills the state defense order

The Russian military satellite group provides the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation with everything necessary. This was announced by Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin on Friday at the EAEU business forum "Space Integration".

The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) has been adjusted to perform an evasion maneuver from the wreckage of the American Pegasus rocket. This was announced on December 3 at the EAEU forum "Space Integration" by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

A military air defense unit (air defense) has been formed in the suburbs of Khabarovsk, the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO) reported on Friday.

The Director General of Roscosmos said that the launch of the Soyuz-2.1b rocket is planned together with the satellites

The launch of the British OneWeb communications satellites is scheduled for December 27. This was announced by Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin on Friday at the EAEU business forum "Space Integration".

According to the head of Roscosmos, work on the deployment of the Russian orbital service Station has already begun

Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin believes that 2028 will be critical for the continuation of work on the International Space Station (ISS).

Pad No. 1 is the oldest launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome

Chairman of the Aerospace Committee of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of Kazakhstan Baubek Oralmagambetov said that he hopes to sign an intergovernmental agreement with the Russian Federation and the UAE to modernize the Gagarin Launch at Baikonur next year.

Ukraine is starting the practical stage of construction of two naval bases in Berdyansk and Ochakov. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov on December 3 during the "hour of questions to the government" in the Verkhovna Rada.

As the resource reported Navalnews.com At the end of November, the South Korean shipbuilding company Kangnam Corporation handed over to the command of the Republic of Korea Navy the fourth Yangyang-class minesweeper, named Namhae.

About 50 military infrastructure facilities of foreign countries, such as the USA, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, are located in the Arctic. This was stated by the commander of the Northern Fleet, Admiral Alexander Moiseev, during the strategic session "Security Architecture of the Arctic region: ahead of the challenges of the time" of the XI International Forum "The Arctic: Present and Future".

The head of the state corporation "Roscosmos" Dmitry Rogozin appreciated the military satellites of Russia. The orbiters of the Russian Armed Forces are distinguished by high characteristics. This is reported by TASS.

Su-34 bombers conducted training flights from the Baltimore airfield in Voronezh for the first time after its reconstruction, the press service of the Western Military District reported.

The Kestrel wheeled Indian armored vehicle ("Kestrel") was created to replace the outdated Czechoslovak-made OT-64 armored personnel carriers and Soviet BMP-1.

Modules with weapons of various types, including uninhabited ones, were installed on it at different times. However, judging by the video footage that appeared on the Network, currently preference is given to the tower from the Russian BMP-2 Sarath ("Victory Chariot"), which is produced in India under license.

For violating the rules of preparation for flights on the Black Sea Fleet, two military technicians will be tried before. The criminal case was sent to the Crimean Garrison Military Court for consideration on the merits.