News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Chubais: ferrous metallurgy faces deep restructuring due to energy transition

The ferrous metallurgy is facing a deep restructuring related to the energy transition: the abandonment of coal, the restoration of iron with the help of methane and hydrogen, Anatoly Chubais, special representative of the President for relations with international organizations, said at the Gaidar Forum on Thursday.

More than 700 km of military roads have been laid in Kalbajar, Lachin, Zangilan and Gubadli districts of Azerbaijan (on the border with Armenia) since the end of the war, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said.

Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov and American astronaut Mark Vande Hai will also return on the descent vehicle of the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft

The landing of the Soyuz MS-19 lander on Earth is scheduled for March 30. Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov, as well as American astronaut Mark Vande Hai, will return to Earth on it, Roscosmos said in a statement on Wednesday.

19FortyFive: Ukraine could use five types of weapons in the war against Russia

The American publication 19FortyFive named the main weapon of Ukraine against Russia. The list includes five types of weapons that, according to the publication, Kiev could use in a possible war against Moscow.

According to scientists, they will be able to protect against radiation and meteors

Lava tunnels that were formed earlier during volcanic activity on the Moon can be used as protection against radiation and meteors during the construction of bases. This opinion was expressed by specialists of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in an article published in the journal "Manned Space Flights" (CPC publication).

The servicemen of the tank battalion of the Russian 201st military base stationed in Tajikistan have been retrained for modern T-72B3M tanks with improved combat characteristics. This is reported by the press service of the Central Military District.

On January 11, 2022, at the enterprise of the Italian shipbuilding association Fincantieri in Mudgiano in La Spezia, a ceremony was held to begin construction for the Italian Navy of the lead non-nuclear submarine of the new project 212NFS (construction number p.6340).

According to Ilya Samarin, in the first half of 2022, slipways will begin to be released as ships are launched, and the plant is taking measures to attract new orders

The Baltic Shipbuilding Plant "Yantar" expects to continue the construction of a series of large amphibious assault ships of the modernized project 11711. This was stated to TASS by Ilya Samarin, General Director of the PSZ (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation).

The launch of the Antares launch vehicle is scheduled for 12:39 on the east coast of the United States from the spaceport on Wallops Island

The launch of the Cygnus cargo spacecraft of the American corporation Northrop Grumman to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled for February 19. This was announced on Wednesday by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Training flights were conducted by Su-30SM pilots in the Trans-Baikal Territory, during the maneuvers bombs were dropped on the equipment of a conditional enemy. This was announced on January 13 by the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO).

The anti-aircraft regiment of the Central Military District will receive upgraded S-300PM-2 "Favorite" air defense systems in 2022

The upgraded S-300PM-2 Favorit anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS) will be handed over to the Russian military by the end of 2022. The new systems will be received by the anti-aircraft missile regiment of the Central Military District (CVO). This was announced by the commander of the Central Military District, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, reports TASS.

Boeing is preparing the Starliner spacecraft for a new test launch to the ISS in May 2022, Sergey Kravchenko, the head of the company in Russia, Ukraine and the CIS, told Interfax.

Specialists of the RCB protection of the Guards Red Banner Combined Arms Army received a batch of reconnaissance chemical vehicles RHM-6 included in the automated command and control system.

Russia built the first Tu-160M from a Soviet airframe

The strategic missile carrier Tu-160M, first built in Russia from scratch, and flew in January, turned out to be not entirely new. This circumstance follows from the comment of the bmpd blog in LiveJournal.

A number of trainings were conducted with the military personnel of the anti-submarine sabotage forces and means of the Baltic Naval Base at a multifunctional training complex.

The units of the Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Eastern Military District, stationed in the Khabarovsk Territory, received new radar stations (radars) last year.

The updated strategic missile carrier Tu-160M will become the carrier of a new generation of cruise missiles of various types, writes The Drive. In an article devoted to the first flight of an aircraft built from scratch, the publication tells in detail about the Tu-160M and almost for the first time calls its new armament.

The budget for the planning period from 2022 to 2024 provides for financing of the main activities of the project in the amount of 21 billion rubles

The program for the creation of the multi-satellite grouping "Sphere" is planned to be approved in 2022. This is stated in the presentation of the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

The launch is scheduled for the second half of 2022

The device, which will be launched as part of the ExoMars mission in 2022, is scheduled to be sent to the Baikonur cosmodrome in the spring. This was announced on Thursday by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

These launches will be carried out through Roscosmos

Five launches of the Soyuz rocket are planned from the Vostochny cosmodrome in 2022. This was announced by Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin during a meeting on the results of 2021.