News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Ukraine has declared claims to the Moon
Ukraine has high technologies that allow, through the American Artemis program, to have claims to access to lunar resources, the statement of the head of the country's State Space Agency (SCAU), Vladimir Taftai, reports RKB-Ukraine.
Ukraine "100 percent" planned to launch missiles from a platform from the ocean
Ukraine plans to create a light space rocket designed to be launched from a floating platform located in the Atlantic or Indian Ocean, the statement of the head of the country's State Space Agency (SCAU) Vladimir Taftai reports to RKB-Ukraine.
In the US, they were concerned about the "life-sucking" Russian weapons
The heavy flamethrower system TOS-1 "pInocchio" uses projectiles that can be compared to napalm. In the United States, they were concerned about the "life-sucking" Russian weapons. Journalist and former US Army officer Brent Eastwood wrote about the capabilities of the Russian system for 19FortyFive.
The American plane will be equipped with a laser cannon
The AC-130J Ground Forces flying support battery will be equipped with a laser cannon. The American aircraft will receive the Airborne High Energy Laser (AHEL). Air Force (Air Force) The USA received a prototype of the installation. This is reported by The Drive.
The Pentagon has expressed concerns about the security of the AI being created by the US
The United States Department of Defense has expressed concern for the future of artificial intelligence (AI) created by the Pentagon due to the threat of hacker attacks on it, including from hackers acting in the interests of other states. This statement was made by the director of the Joint Center for Research in the Field of Artificial Intelligence of the Pentagon, Lieutenant General Michael Gron on Friday, October 8.
The Prince Oleg submarine missile carrier will launch the BULAVA rocket in November
According to a TASS source, one missile will hit the Kura test site in Kamchatka
The strategic nuclear submarine missile cruiser "Prince Oleg" of project 955A (code "Borey-A") will launch an intercontinental ballistic missile "BULAVA" on state tests in November 2021. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.
Two threats to the Russian segment of the ISS due to sanctions have been named
Problems with the supply of components due to sanctions and the closure of industrial enterprises in Ukraine may become a threat to the Russian segment (RS) of the International Space Station (ISS), experts of the rocket and space corporation Energia believe. They presented their arguments in an article published in the scientific journal "Space Engineering and Technology".
Ukraine will launch a satellite to monitor the Donbass and the Black Sea
The Ukrainian satellite sIch-2-30, which is scheduled to launch in December, can be used to monitor the movements of military equipment in the Donbass and ships on the Black Sea, the head of the country's State Space Agency (SCAU), Vladimir Taftai, said in an interview with RKB-Ukraine.
The age of the Chang'e 5 lunar soil has been determined
Researchers from Australia, the UK, China and the USA have determined that the age of the lunar soil delivered to Earth by the Chang'e 5 mission is 1.96 billion years old - which indicates relatively recent volcanic activity. The scientists' article was published in the journal Science.
Experts: Western sanctions have complicated the replacement of components in the Russian segment of the ISS
The rocket and space corporation Energia called one of the main problems the termination of the release of the element base, which existed during the development of the first modules of the Russian segment of the station.
NASA postponed the flight of the crewed Starliner to 2023
At the end of 2022, American astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) not on the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, but on SpaceX Crew Dragon, Spaceflight Now reports.
The Uzbek authorities sent 1,466 migrant workers to the construction of the cosmodrome in the Russian Federation
The Agency for External Labor Migration of the country clarified that, according to the applications of Russian departments and companies, a total of 5 thousand workers are planned to be sent to the construction sites of Vostochny
Agency for External Labor Migration (AUTM) Uzbekistan, with the participation of specialized Russian companies, has already sent 1,466 Uzbek citizens to the Russian Federation, who will take part in the construction of infrastructure facilities at the Vostochny cosmodrome. This was reported to the TASS correspondent on Saturday by the press secretary of the AUTM Ortikhuzha Norov.
Group landing is being practiced by marines and scouts near Kaliningrad
Landing from airplanes and helicopters is practiced in the Kaliningrad region by more than 250 military personnel of the airborne assault and reconnaissance amphibious battalions of the Army Corps and the Marine Corps of the Baltic Fleet (BF).
Military Watch: Russian K-77M missile may become the most effective in the world
Developed specifically for the Su-57 fighter, the K—77M air-to-air missile will allow the Russian aircraft to gain superiority in air combat, Military Watch magazine writes.
Who substituted a leg for an American submarine - there is no answer
The US nuclear submarine USN-22 Connecticut, which was injured in a collision with an unknown object, returned to its base on the island of Guam.
An assessment of its damage has begun, but it has already been announced that the reactor was not damaged. The incident, as a result of which 11 sailors were injured, occurred during the largest international exercises in the Asia-Pacific region with the participation of four US aircraft carriers and their allies.
The expert spoke about the savings from the use of ultralight launch vehicles
Ultralight launch vehicles will allow the ROSCOSMOS State Corporation to save significant funds when launching light satellites. Retired colonel, military observer Viktor Litovkin told Izvestia about this on October 9.
The Crew Dragon ship will dock with the ISS on October 31
SpaceX's Crew Dragon 3 manned spacecraft, which will launch into orbit on October 30, will have to dock automatically with the International Space Station in 24 hours, NASA announced on Wednesday.
NASA is not aware of new cracks on the ISS
The department noted that the module where there is a crack is isolated
Specialists of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) do not record the appearance of new cracks on the body of the International Space Station (ISS), which could lead to air leaks. This was stated on Wednesday during a press conference in remote mode by the head of the American ISS program Joel Montalbano.
The Ministry of Defense plans to conduct a multiple launch of Zircon missiles by the end of the year
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation plans to conduct another test launch of the newest hypersonic missile "Zircon" by the end of the year. Most likely, for the first time, a volley firing of "ZIRCONS" will be carried out from the frigate Admiral Nakhimov.
Russian military scientists have proposed a promising method of combating the American landing
Russian military scientists have proposed to defend against potential US naval landings with the help of joint actions of manned aircraft and a swarm of small attack drones, the method is presented in the journal "Aerospace Forces. Theory and Practice", published by the Military Educational and Scientific Center of the Air Force.
