News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
General of the US Space Forces: we lag behind the Chinese and Russians in hypersonic missiles (The Hill, USA)
The general of the US space forces admitted that the US lagging behind Moscow and Beijing is potentially dangerous for national security, the author of the Washington newspaper The Hill reports. The Congressional Research Service claims that a significant part of American hypersonic weapons cannot be used with a nuclear warhead.
The US used a Soviet aircraft to transport helicopters
The Soviet-designed AN-124-100 Ruslan aircraft was used to transport helicopters to the United States. Maximus Air Cargo aircraft transported Mi-17 helicopters of the former Afghan Air Force to the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona. This is reported by The Drive.
The first batch of Yandex servers was produced in Russia
They do not require active cooling systems in data centers and can operate at 40 degrees Celsius, the company noted
Yandex has released the first batch of servers manufactured in Russia. This was reported to TASS by the company's press service on Friday.
US plans to produce about 500 new tactical nuclear bombs - experts
The United States plans to produce at least 480 new B61-12 nuclear bombs to equip its B-2 Spirit strategic stealth bombers and the B-21 Raider being developed, as well as American and other NATO fighter-bombers in Europe, according to the Federation of American Scientists.
The British Navy has launched an operation to lift a fifth-generation fighter that fell into the Mediterranean Sea
The British military has launched an urgent operation to lift the fifth-generation F-35B Lightning II fighter jet that fell into the Mediterranean Sea in order to prevent its top-secret technologies from falling into the hands of Russia, the Daily Mirror newspaper reported on Thursday.
Apple's self-driving car will be released in 2025
Apple plans to release an unmanned vehicle, its appearance is scheduled for 2025, Bloomberg reports, citing a source. It is noted that at the beginning of the year, the company's engineers set an estimated time frame for the development of the vehicle in five to seven years.
Colonel of the missile forces of the Caspian Flotilla spoke about the successes of the servicemen
Military personnel of Missile Troops and Artillery units (RVIA) The Caspian Flotilla (CFL) celebrate their professional holiday. Colonel Vadim Astafyev spoke about the success of the flotilla in 2021 and its modern weapons on Friday, November 19.
Rostec will deliver a batch of remote mining machines "Agriculture" to the Armed Forces by the end of the year
With the help of the machine, you can install the most modern mines, equipped with the possibility of self-destruction and self-deactivation
A new batch of remote mining engineering systems (ISDM) "Agriculture" will be delivered to the Russian armed forces (AF) by the end of the year. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the General Director of the NGO "Alloy" named after A. N. Ganichev (part of the holding "Technodinamika" of the Rostec State Corporation) Alexander Smirnov.
The Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation demanded to monitor the construction of the Vostochny cosmodrome on a daily basis
Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Igor Krasnov held a meeting at the Vostochny cosmodrome in the Amur Region and, following its results, demanded that Roscosmos and other responsible structures monitor compliance with legislation during the construction of facilities on a daily basis.
Japan Aerospace Agency launches new Astronaut recruitment
L The volunteers will then have to go through four exams
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced on Friday in a message on its website that from December 20 it will begin a new set of astronauts who, in particular, will be able to take part in lunar exploration programs. Applications will be accepted until March 4, volunteers will then have to go through four exams, the winners of the competition will be announced approximately in March 2023, after which they will begin training.
A TOPH ship in the Sea of Japan found and "bombed" a submarine
The crew of the large anti-submarine ship (BOD) "Admiral Panteleev" during the exercise worked out the algorithm of actions to search for a submarine of a conditional enemy, said the head of the information support department of the press service of the Pacific Fleet, Captain 3rd rank Ilya Kolesnikov.
Expert: the Tornado MLRS family has proven itself as an effective weapon
As Alexander Smirnov, CEO of the NGO "Alloy", noted, the relevance of this weapon will remain for a long time
The family of the latest multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) "Tornado" has proven itself as a reliable and effective weapon. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the General Director of the A. N. Ganichev Alloy NGO (part of the Technodinamika holding of Rostec State Corporation) Alexander Smirnov.
Mooring tests began on the new corvette "Sharp"
Mooring tests have begun on the fourth serial multipurpose patrol ship of the project 20380 "Sharp". All systems and equipment of the corvette were prepared for the start of testing. All types of power supply to the main switchboards are accepted.
Amur Shipbuilding Plant brought the corvette "Sharp" to mooring tests
Mooring tests on the fourth serial multipurpose patrol ship of the project 20380 "Sharp" have begun at the delivery base of the Amur Shipbuilding Plant (ASZ, part of JSC "USC") in Vladivostok.
State tests of the long-range projectile for the TOS-2 will be completed before the end of the year
Alexander Smirnov, Director General of the A. N. Ganichev Splav NGO, noted that the new projectile has an increased range and can also be used with the TOS-1A
State tests of a new long-range rocket for the Tosochka heavy flamethrower system TOS-2 will be completed by the end of this year. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the General Director of the A. N. Ganichev Alloy NGO (part of the Technodinamika holding of Rostec State Corporation) Alexander Smirnov.
Roselectronics has been identified as the sole provider of telecommunications solutions for the Russian Emergencies Ministry
The United Instrument-Making Corporation, the managing organization of the Rostec State Corporation's Roselectronics Holding, has been designated by the Government of the Russian Federation as the sole provider of telecommunications solutions for the Russian Emergencies Ministry for the period 2022-2023.
Five new ways to destroy US Navy aircraft carriers have been named
The United States analyzed new threats to aircraft carriers. According to experts, they may question the expediency of using this type of weapon, which the United States is proud of.
According to 19FortyFive, underwater drones pose a serious danger to American aircraft carriers. Unlike conventional submarines, they can wait a long time for an aircraft carrier to approach and launch an attack when it is detected. At the same time, underwater drones, unlike the crews of submarines, do not worry about their possible death.
The Black Sea Fleet repelled the attack of low-flying drones during the exercises
Training to repel the attack of unmanned aerial vehicles of a conditional enemy took place in the Black Sea Fleet, the press service of the fleet reports.
The keel of the third MMIPV coastal patrol ship for the South African Navy has been laid at the Damen shipyard in Cape Town
The keel of the third multi-purpose patrol ship of the coastal zone MMIPV (Multi Mission Inshore Patrol Vessel) has been laid at the Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) shipyard as part of the Biro project of the South African Navy.
A TASS correspondent cosmonaut and two space tourists flew to Baikonur
A backup crew, which includes cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov and Xiong Ogiso, also flew to the cosmodrome
The crew of the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft consisting of cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, who will become the first special correspondent of TASS in orbit, Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and his business assistant Yozo Hirano flew to Baikonur to complete preparations for the flight to the ISS. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Friday.
