News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Video: A group of air defense forces destroyed 50 targets near Astrakhan
Combat crews of anti-aircraft missile systems of formations and air defense units destroyed more than five dozen air targets during an exercise in the Astrakhan region.
The missile firing of the cruisers of the Pacific Fleet was shown on video
The Ministry of Defense has published a video of missile firing in the Pacific Ocean. During the planned exercise, the flagship of the Pacific Fleet, the cruiser vAryag and the nuclear submarine OMSK, shot the target ship with cruise missiles.
The crew of the corvette "Agile" under construction arrived for training in St. Petersburg
The crew of the Project 20385 Nimble corvette, which is being built at the sEvernaya Verf shipbuilding enterprise, arrived in St. Petersburg to study at the Joint Training Center of the Russian Navy.
In Russia, they noticed an armored personnel carrier-MDM with an anti-aircraft installation
On Friday, the command and staff exercises ended in Russia. Among the equipment of the parachute regiment, which took part in maneuvers at the Pesochnoye training ground in the Yaroslavl region, an armored personnel carrier BTR-MDM with a ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun was noticed. This is reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
The Pacific people shot back with "volcanoes" and "Granites"
The Omsk submarine and the vAryag cruiser launched cruise missiles at a target at a distance of over 450 km during an exercise off the coast of Kamchatka. This is reported by the press service of the Pacific Fleet.
Surface tests of the Russian "Zircon" have been completed
Flight design tests of the Zircon hypersonic missile from a surface carrier have been completed, TASS reports, citing a source close to the Russian Defense Ministry.
Ukraine has started preparing the production of fuselages for helicopters
The MSB-8 helicopters, developed by the Ukrainian company Motor Sich, can receive fuselages of their own production. Preparation for the release of helicopter body parts began at the State Enterprise "Kharkiv State Aviation Production Enterprise" (KHGAPP). This is reported by Defense Express.
A radio-controlled target in the form of an M1 Abrams tank was shown in China
At the international aviation and space salon Airshow China 2021 in Zhuhai, an unusual piece of equipment is presented. Outwardly, it is very similar to the American M1 Abrams main battle tank, although it is painted in an uncharacteristic pixel camouflage for overseas equipment.
The amphibious assault of the Northern Fleet conducted exercises to defend the coast of Yakutia
The Arctic grouping of the Northern Fleet (SF) has worked out the landing of a marine landing on the unequipped coast of Yakutia, the press service of the SF reported on Wednesday.
China surprises the world with military developments
The entire color of the Chinese defense industry is represented these days in Zhuhai. On September 28, the 13th International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, better known as Airshow China 2021, opened in this city.
Ukraine has disrupted the program to replace Soviet SUVs
The Saiga program, which assumed the replacement of Soviet UAZ-469 SUVs in the Ukrainian army, may be canceled because of the price. Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexander Nosov wrote about the disruption of the program on his Facebook page.
The peacekeeping brigade of the Central Military District was fully equipped with AK-12 submachine guns
The peacekeeping brigade of the Central Military District has been completely re-equipped with new small arms. On Wednesday, September 29, the press service of the Central Military District reported that the "blue Helmets" had received the final batch of 1.5 thousand modern Kalashnikov assault rifles the day before.
sOyuz rocket to send Euclid telescope to search for dark matter in 2022
The sOyuz rocket will send the Euclid telescope to search for dark matter at the end of 2022. This was announced on September 29 by the European Space Agency (ESA).
The paratroopers used new ways to fight drones during the exercises in the Crimea
On Wednesday, September 29, the final stage of the tactical exercise of two regiments of the Novorossiysk Airborne Assault Mountain Division took place at the OPUK training ground in Crimea.
Lockheed Martin has released the 700th F-35 fighter
The United States releases one stealth fighter every three days. On September 28, the press service of Lockheed Martin Corporation announced the release of the 700th F-35 Lightning II aircraft from the assembly line.
The Chinese showed the J-20 fighter with engines of their own production
The Chinese military showed a J-20 fighter jet with Chinese WS-10C engines at an air show in Zhuhai. Previously, the aircraft was equipped with Russian turbojet dual-circuit powerplants AL-31FN. According to Flightglobal, it is not known at what stage of development the WS-15 engine, which was originally planned to equip the Chinese fighter, is currently at.
The fourteenth flight of "Ingenuity" was postponed due to problems with the automatic skew
NASA experts postponed the fourteenth flight of the Mars helicopter "Ingenuity" for an indefinite period - this is due to both the impending connection of the Sun and Mars, and unresolved problems in the operation of the skew machine, according to the agency's website.
Putin criticized the implementation of instructions for the development of the space industry
On September 29, Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the fulfillment of instructions for the long-term development of the space industry. So, in April, the Government was instructed to prepare a set of appropriate measures, but this was not fully done. According to the Russian leader, delays in the implementation of the program can lead to risks.
The Chinese Chang'E-4 module spent 1 thousand days on the far side of the moon
The National Space Administration of the People's Republic of China will publish the data obtained during the mission
The Chinese interplanetary automatic station Chang'E-4 and the lunar rover Yutu-2 have so far spent 1 thousand Earth days on the far side of the Moon. This was reported on Wednesday by the Xinhua news Agency with reference to the Center for Lunar Research and Space Programs of the People's Republic of China, which is part of the structure of the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA).
Russia is developing the idea of creating a service orbital station - Putin
Russian specialists are developing the idea of creating a service orbital station, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.