News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The rocket forces and artillery of the Ground Forces receive modern weapons
The formations and military units of missile troops and artillery receive modern MLRS of medium caliber "Tornado-G", modernized self-propelled howitzers "MSTA-S", self-propelled ATGM "Chrysanthemum-S".
Russian ships conducted exercises in the Black Sea
The missile cruiser "Moscow", the frigate "Admiral Grigorovich", the patrol ship "Ladny" and the minesweeper "Kovrovets" conducted exercises in the Black Sea, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) reported on Monday.
South Korea has laid down the first of its most powerful destroyers
HHI Corporation held an official ceremony of laying the lead destroyer of the KDX-III project of the second series. There will be three such ships in total.
T-90SA will receive a German tactical link control system in Algeria
In Algeria, the T-90SA will receive the TacNet tactical link control system from the German Rheinmetall concern. Blogger KAD-GHANI told about this on his Twitter page.
Currently, the army of this state has the second fleet of combat vehicles of this model after India, numbering, according to various reference publications, more than six hundred units.
In Israel, they began to model life on Mars
In Israel, they began to simulate life on Mars: researchers deployed a base in the Ramon crater in the Negev Desert. The experiment was organized by the Austrian Space Forum together with the Israeli Space Agency. 200 scientific studies will be conducted in 20 days, the Izvestia TV channel reports.
In 2022, Sri Lanka will allocate $1.86 billion for defense.
The Sri Lankan government has proposed a defense budget of $373 billion. Rupees ($1.86 billion) for 2022 ff., which is 14% more than in 2021 ff. As reported by Janes Defense Weekly, the appropriations bill for 2022 ff. was submitted to Parliament on October 7.
The self-propelled gun "NONA-S" was crossed with the BMP-2 in Ukraine
In Ukraine, the artillery part of the 2S9 "NONA-S" self-propelled gun began to be installed on the BMP-2 chassis, reports mil.in.ua.
The work was carried out at the Shepetovsky repair plant. The upgraded machine received the designation 2C17-2.
Fighters and bombers refueled at a speed of 600 kilometers per hour
The flight crew of the Eastern Military District (VVO) on the basis of a mixed aviation compound in the Khabarovsk Territory has begun practicing refueling in the air. This is reported by the press service of the district.
The US Navy has a second submarine with missiles equipped with new low-power nuclear warheads
In addition to the strategic nuclear submarine USS Tennessee, the US Navy currently has the submarine USS Alaska, which is also equipped with one or two ballistic missiles with new low-power nuclear warheads W76-2, follows from the data of the Federation of American Scientists.
Active protection from Israel was installed on the K2NO Black Panther tank
The South Korean main tank K2NO Black Panther for testing in Norway received the Israeli active protection complex Trophy.
A combat vehicle in camouflage typical for the army of this Northern European country was recently photographed during transportation on a trawl. It is expected that it will be demonstrated at the 13th Seoul Aerospace and Defense Exhibition. The work of the international forum will begin on October 19.
Putin has cut funding for Roscosmos by 16 percent
On the instructions of the President of Russia, the budget of the state corporation Roscosmos for the next three years will be reduced by 16% or 150 billion rubles, which, in particular, is due to its failure to fulfill 30 of the 83 programs scheduled for 2020.
The US is slowly increasing its submarine nuclear fleet
In addition to the strategic nuclear submarine USS Tennessee, the US Navy currently has the submarine USS Alaska, which is also equipped with one or two ballistic missiles with new low-power nuclear warheads W76-2.
In pursuit of a Russian fighter, a Japanese Mitsubishi interceptor collapsed
The Japanese Air Force is facing a new scandal.
According to Japanese TV channels, when trying to intercept a foreign military aircraft, the Mitsubishi F-2 fighter began to fall apart right in the air – he lost the cockpit light.
As a result, the plane almost crashed.
The Japanese have begun factory sea trials of the head stealth frigate of the new generation
Japan has begun sea trials of the first type 30FFM frigate, the Mogami ship. Its transfer to the fleet is scheduled for next year.
SpaceX capitalization exceeded $100 billion
SpaceX's market capitalization has exceeded $100 billion. The value of the shares of the American company has reached $560 apiece, the Izvestia TV channel reports. Investors are interested in the projects of SpaceX founder Elon Musk. In recent years, the businessman has attracted billions of dollars.
Updated self-propelled howitzers "Acacia" entered the Belarusian army from Russia
The updated self-propelled howitzers "Acacia" were delivered to the Belarusian army from Russia, after major repairs, modern communications equipment, as well as chemical reconnaissance and night vision devices were installed on them, the press service of the defense ministry reports.
Named the deadliest weapon of the US Air Force
The publication of the American edition 19FortyFive named the deadliest weapon of the US Air Force (Air Force). First on the list is the "mother of all bombs— - the almost ten-ton GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) heavy air blast munition, first used in 2003 in Afghanistan. The US Air Force has 15 GBU-43/B MOAB units.
Rocket scientists from the Western Military District conducted live firing in the south of the Russian Federation
Calculations of anti-aircraft missile systems "TOR-M2" from the tank army stationed in the Moscow region, carried out live firing missiles at the Kapustin Yar range (Astrakhan region), the Western Military District (ZVO) reported on Saturday.
Source: MiG-29 carrier-based fighters flew to the ground "aircraft carrier" in the Crimea
It is expected that the training of the regiment's pilots at the NITKA complex will last more than a month
Deck-based multi-purpose MiG-29K/KUB fighters of the 100th separate Naval Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Northern Fleet (SF) performed a flight to an aircraft carrier analog - the ground test training complex (aviation) NITKA in Saki. This was reported to TASS by a source close to the power structures of the Crimea.
The US called the Su-57 weapon that provides Russia with an advantage over NATO
The K-77M air-to-air missile of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter can provide Russia with an advantage over NATO countries in air combat, the American magazine Military Watch reports.