News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The UEC has formed a pool of 40 SaM146 replacement engines for SSJ 100 aircraft
The United Engine Corporation (UEC) has formed a pool of 40 SaM146 replacement engines as part of the creation of a comprehensive after-sales support system for operators of Sukhoi Superjet 100 airliners, the press service of the corporation reports.
Barrier for the F-35: how the Arctic air defense is organized
Units of the 1st Air Defense Division of the Russian Aerospace Forces control the airspace over the Arctic. Modern radars are capable of detecting not only strategic bombers, but also "invisible" aircraft, as well as drones.
The trapped M1A2 Abrams tank was shown on video
A new incident with the main battle tank of the American army M1A2 has been recorded in the USA. A video has appeared on social networks in which you can see Abrams with a 120-mm cannon buried in the ground. At the same time, the front part of the case is also deeply buried in the ground.
The Defense Ministry called the US attempts to accuse Russia of creating risks for the ISS hypocrisy
The department reported that Russia is systematically strengthening its defense capability against the background of the threat from the American side
The Russian Defense Ministry considers hypocritical the statements of the State Department and the Pentagon, which tried to accuse the Russian Federation of creating risks for the International Space Station (ISS). This was stated in the military department on Tuesday.
Shoigu visited parts of the ZVO
The Head of the Ministry of Defense also discussed with the Governor of the Voronezh region the development of military camps
Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu inspected military units of the Western Military District in the Voronezh Region on Tuesday and discussed with Governor Alexander Gusev the development of military camps. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The nuclear icebreaker "Siberia" has entered sea trials
On November 16, the first serial nuclear icebreaker of the project 22220 "Siberia" left the completed embankment of the Baltic Plant (part of the USC) and headed for the Gulf of Finland, where the program of factory sea trials will begin.
NASA will spend $93 billion on the Moon
By 2025, NASA will spend $93 billion on the Artemis lunar program. A similar forecast is contained in the report of the Inspector General of the American Space Agency, Paul Martin, reports Space.com .
Russian drones will be able to use foreign satellites
Russian-made Orion drones will be able to work through foreign spacecraft. Sergey Bogatikov, CEO of Kronstadt JSC, told about this during the Dubai Airshow 2021 International Airshow, TASS reports.
Soviet T-55 overseas turned into Leon 1
The first Soviet T-55s appeared in the Peruvian army forty-seven years ago. A total of 250 such medium tanks were delivered. For a long time, these machines practically did not differ from the thousands of "fifty-fifths" serving in almost seven dozen other countries of the world.
"Powerful development". Military expert on the "superautomat" AK-12
Russian Marines are receiving AK-12 assault rifles, according to media reports. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Vladislav Shurygin spoke about the advantages of the new weapon.
The amount that NASA will spend on the lunar program by the middle of the decade has been announced
According to American experts, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States will spend $93 billion on the Artemis lunar program by 2025. Earlier it became known that the landing of astronauts on the Earth's satellite will take place no earlier than 2025.
Comparison of the military power of the United States and Russia in 2021
Have you ever wondered what the size of the Russian and American armed forces is? The video not only shows how many tanks, planes and warships these countries have, but also compares each of the types of weapons.
Kronstadt stated that the existing ammunition completely solves the UAV strike tasks
Complexes with unmanned aerial vehicles are maximally unified among themselves, the company noted
The aviation means of destruction (ASP) that are in service and are being tested completely solve the strike tasks of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of Kronstadt JSC. This was announced to TASS by the company's CEO Sergey Bogatikov at the Dubai Airshow 2021 International Airshow.
Why did the crews of T-64BV tanks take a third of their ammunition into battle in the Donbas
The fighting in the Donbas has become one of the largest conflicts of recent times, where armored vehicles, in particular T-64BV tanks, were massively used.
The delivery date of the first "S-550" for service in the Russian Aerospace Forces has been named
The first mobile specialized strategic missile defense (ABM) system S-550 will be put into service with the Russian army until 2025. A source close to the Russian Defense Ministry told TASS about this on the sidelines of the Dubai Airshow 2021 international Airshow.
The Russian Army will receive the first S-550 missile defense system by 2025
The first S-550 strategic missile defense (ABM) system will be put into service in the Russian army until 2025. This was reported to TASS by a source close to the Ministry of Defense.
The historic submarine of project 633 S-49 was towed from Sevastopol to Balaklava Bay
The military towed the historic submarine of Project 633 S-49 to a museum with a submarine harbor hidden in a rock in Balaklava Bay in Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Monday.
A batch of Su-57 fighters will enter the army
The Russian Defense Ministry will receive four new fifth-generation Su-57 fighters by the end of the year. A batch of these combat aircraft will be transferred to the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation in December from the aviation plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to sources in the military-industrial complex.
Roscosmos told about possible experiments in the ISS module "Science" in the near future
Cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov reported that "while the elements of equipment are being installed in the module"
Experiments in the multipurpose laboratory module "Science", which was docked to the International Space Station in the summer, may begin in the near future. This was announced in an interview with TASS by Roscosmos cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, who is now on board the station.
Production of the Kornet ATGM in Jordan will begin in 2022 - the head of Rosoboronexport
The start of production of anti-tank missile systems (ATGMS) "Kornet" in Jordan is scheduled for next year, the head of Rosoboronexport Alexander Mikheev told Interfax.