News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The long way of the "Balkan"
After three decades of development, the Russian army may receive a new automatic grenade launcher. On January 25, the TASS news agency reported that the first serial batch of new Balkan anti-personnel grenade launchers had been manufactured in Russia.
Rogozin: the construction of the launch complex under the "Angara" on the East goes around the clock
According to the head of Roscosmos, the construction should be completed by the end of the year
The construction of the second stage of the Vostochny cosmodrome, which includes the construction of a launch complex for launching the Angara launch vehicle, is carried out around the clock. This was announced by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin on Wednesday.
Motovilikha sent a batch of Grads to the Russian army
The military division of Motovilikhinsky Plants - CJSC Special Design Bureau, which is under the management of the Technodinamika Holding, as part of the implementation of the GOZ, sent a batch of Grad MLRS combat vehicles in a modern modification to the Russian army.
The operation of the Belarusian spacecraft was extended until 2025
The Earth remote sensing system created on the basis of the BKA works steadily and fully fulfills its tasks, Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Vladimir Gusakov assured.
The US Navy has lost an F-35C fighter jet
America lost the first F-35 carrier-based fighter. On January 25, the US Navy press service reported that one of the aircraft of the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) wing was lost during training flights.
In Poland, they told about the helplessness of Russian "Brawlers" at sea
Defence24: the Russian ships "Buyan-M" to be helpless in the open sea
Small missile ships of project 21631 "Buyan-M", equipped with cruise missiles "Caliber", you do not have a powerful system of antiaircraft defense (air defense), so be defenseless in the open sea to strike a potential enemy, says the portal Defence24 Polish military commentator Maximilian Stupid.
The marines of the Baltic Fleet on alert marched to the area of exercises near Kaliningrad
In the near future, the marines of the Baltic Fleet will work out the tasks of the anti-amphibious defense of the coast with the performance of live firing from small arms and weapons of military equipment
The units of the Guards Marine Corps of the Baltic Fleet, alerted, marched to the area of exercises in the Kaliningrad region, the press service of the fleet reported on Wednesday.
More than 20 warships entered the Black Sea for exercises
The headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet reported that a large group of warships and support vessels were going to sea. They left their bases in Sevastopol and Novorossiysk to participate in maneuvers. The command of the Black Sea Fleet in total attracts more than two dozen crews to them.
The forgotten UAZ "Jaguar" could sail from Ulyanovsk to Astrakhan
The Russian armed forces traditionally pay great attention to waterfowl technology. Wheeled and tracked armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, paratroopers, some models of self-propelled artillery installations, etc. received the ability to independently force water obstacles.
Ships of the Black Sea Fleet have worked out air defense during exercises
The ships of the Black Sea Fleet conducted air defense training during the exercises, the press service of the fleet said.
A new research vessel of the Russian Navy has entered sea trials
The oceanographic research vessel "Evgeny Goriglejan", built in Kaliningrad by order of the Russian Defense Ministry, is preparing for the start of factory sea trials.
Live firing of "flying tanks" T-80U in Cyprus was shown on video
The crews of the T-80U of the twentieth Armored Brigade of the National Guard of the Republic of Cyprus conducted live firing exercises at a training ground near the settlement of Kalo Horio.
Russian-made combat vehicles made a rapid march to the area of the battle with a conditional enemy. Small water obstacles were overcome while driving over very rough terrain.
Mubadala, BEAC and RDIF have become investors in the IXcellerate data center network
IXcellerate, a leading Russian operator of commercial data centers, has raised about $ 190 million from existing shareholders and new investors, including Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala, the UAE sovereign wealth fund), SberInvest and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, the sovereign Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation), the operator said on Tuesday.
The MQ-8C carrier-based drone took part in a combat deployment
The US Navy has used the MQ-8C Fire Scout reconnaissance unmanned helicopter for the first time in combat deployment. According to Northrop Grumman, this happened on December 14 aboard the ship of the near sea zone "Milwaukee".
The military found defects in the updated F-35 software
The US military has discovered defects in the software of the F-35 fighter jets of the Block 4 version. According to Bloomberg, they relate to the processes of using weapons, communication, navigation, cybersecurity and target setting. But despite this, Block 4 is installed on airplanes.
SpaceX has competitive advantages over the Russian Federation, as it does not conduct unnecessary tests of space technology - General Designer of RSC Energia
The absence of unnecessary tests in the development of space technology is a competitive advantage of SpaceX over the Russian space industry, said Vladimir Solovyov, general designer of the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia.
The United States has asked Russia to develop a scenario for the flooding of the ISS - the head of the flight of the Russian segment
The United States is leaning towards the option of flooding the International Space Station (ISS) after the completion of its operation and has asked Russia to calculate options for station data from orbit, said Vladimir Solovyov, flight director of the Russian segment of the ISS.
Belarus announced the availability of reserves for instant response in case of dangers on the state border with Ukraine
The head of the State Border Committee of Belarus, Anatoly Lappo, announced the concentration of weapons to protect the state border in the Ukrainian direction and the opportunity to use reserves if necessary.
An American F-35 fighter jet crashed into the South China Sea
An F-35 fighter jet crashed into the South China Sea while attempting to land on a US Navy aircraft carrier
An American fifth-generation F-35 fighter jet crashed into the South China Sea while attempting to land on the US Navy's Carl Vinson aircraft carrier. This is reported by the press service of the American Pacific Fleet.
Cargo ship Dragon landed in the Atlantic Ocean
He delivered to Earth more than 2.2 tons of various cargoes, including the results of scientific experiments
The Dragon cargo ship of the American company SpaceX landed on water in the Atlantic Ocean near the coast of Florida. This was reported on Monday on the SpaceX Twitter page.
