News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The launch of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle from the cosmodrome is scheduled for December 2

The American company SpaceX plans to launch 53 more mini-satellites into orbit for its Starlink network on December 2. This was reported on Sunday by a specialized portal Spaceflightnow.com .

The flight is not planned, the interlocutor of TASS noted

The Tu-160M strategic missile carrier, assembled from scratch, will run along the runway for the first time at the S. P. Gorbunov Kazan Aviation Plant (a branch of PJSC Tupolev) in December 2021. This was reported to TASS by a source in the aircraft industry.

In 2022, new aircraft with hypersonic weapons will be put on combat duty in the aviation military units of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS). This was told to the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda" by the deputy Commander-in-chief of the VKS, Lieutenant General Andrey Yudin.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu spoke at the VII scientific and practical conference "The system of interdepartmental information interaction in solving problems in the field of defense of the Russian Federation".

According to him, no task of state importance - be it the defense of the country or the fight against coronavirus - can be solved without consolidated efforts, reliable, uninterrupted functioning of such a system. As the minister noted, it is "constantly improving and adapting to changes in the global geopolitical picture. This was clearly demonstrated by the coordinated work in the conditions of continuing restrictions on the coronavirus pandemic."

New aircraft with hypersonic weapons will be delivered to the troops of the Aerospace Forces in 2022. This was announced on Monday, November 29, by the Commander-in-chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Lieutenant General Andrey Yudin.

In the Kozelsky missile compound (Kaluga Region), an intercontinental ballistic missile "Yars" was loaded into a mine launcher (SHPU).

The capabilities of the tank forces of Ukraine were evaluated in the United States. The most modern Ukrainian tank "Oplot" will not be able to influence the course of the battle. 19FortyFive columnist Brent Eastwood came to this conclusion.

The Ministry of Defense of India announced the official ceremony of the adoption of the fourth of the six ordered Scorpen-class submarines ("Kalvari"), which took place on November 25 at the naval base in Mumbai.

In 2022, promising VVST models, including those with hypersonic weapons, will be put on combat duty. This was announced in an interview with the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda" by the Deputy Commander-in-chief of the VKS, Lieutenant General Andrey Yudin.

Currently, the share of modern models of equipment in the formations and military units of the RCB protection forces is more than 60%.

The first 15 Ka-52M Alligator helicopters will enter service with the Russian Army in 2022. In total, the Ministry of Defense will receive 30 combat vehicles under the contract concluded with the Russian Helicopters holding company at the Army-2021 exhibition. This is reported by RIA Novosti.

In the 80s, during the Iran-Iraq war, various unusual-looking samples of military equipment appeared. For example, this T-72 tank in the photo.

The Iraqi military improved it with Chinese help, which, given the very tense relations between the Soviet Union and the PRC at that time, was not quite an ordinary thing.

The Vietnamese People's Army continues to operate several hundred captured American M113 armored personnel carriers. These tracked vehicles, for example, are in service with the elite 201st Armored Brigade stationed in the Hanoi area.

The previous correction of the station's orbit height was carried out on November 10

Correction of the ISS orbit is expected at the end of December. This was reported to journalists in the press service of Roscosmos.

The Russian military announced a new successful test launch of a hypersonic missile "Zircon" from the frigate of the Northern Fleet "Admiral Gorshkov".

According to the head of Roscosmos, it is cosmonautics that is the showcase of the availability of technologies in the country

Sociologists have noted a sharp increase in interest in Russian cosmonautics over the past 2-3 years. This was announced by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

The Russian Aerospace Forces will receive new aircraft with hypersonic weapons next year, Lieutenant General Andrey Yudin said. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Alexey Leonkov commented on the information.

At the Fincantieri Marinette Marine Company (FMM) in Marinette (pcs.Wisconsin) On November 18, the ceremony of handing over to the US Navy of the new Littoral Combat Ship (LCS-21) Minneapolis–Saint Paul of the Freedom class was held.

Russia must implement the Venus-D project by 2030, otherwise it will "fall out" of the three great space powers. This was announced on November 29 by Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of the Roscosmos State Corporation.

If Russia does not launch a mission to Venus by 2030, it will "fall out" of the three space powers. The condition for being on such a list was announced by the General director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin. This is reported by RIA Novosti.