News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The commissioning of Russia's first specialized testing ground for UAVs has been postponed to 2022
The commissioning of Russia's first UAV test site, where developers will be able to conduct all types of flight tests, including technology demonstrations and certification flights, has been postponed to 2022 due to the pandemic.
In Poland, the state of the Ukrainian "god of war" was assessed
The state of the Ukrainian "god of war" - artillery - leaves much to be desired. This assessment was made in the Polish edition of Defence24.
An eerie high-pitched howl: The Aviationist appreciated the sound of Su-57 engines
The Aviationist was struck by the sound of the Su-57 fighter jet engine.
An authoritative resource dedicated to military aviation, The Aviationist drew attention to the "very cool videos" of the passage of Su-57 fighters over cities posted on the Web. The first one was filmed back in June 2020 during the opening of the monument to the Hero of the Soviet Union, Honored Test Pilot of the USSR Igor Petrovich Volk in Zhukovsky. The second was in May 2021 at the Victory Day Parade in Moscow.
The ZVO troops repelled a missile strike by the "enemy" at the Kapustin Yar training ground
The air defense forces of the Western Military District repelled a massive missile strike. At the Kapustin Yar training ground in the Astrakhan region, air defense exercises were held with combat launches of long-range anti-aircraft missile systems and medium- and short-range anti-aircraft missile systems.
Kalashnikov intends to create modifications of the RPL-20 light machine gun for new ammunition
According to Sergey Urzhumtsev, Deputy General Director and Chief Designer of the concern, Russia has potential in the international market of fire support weapons
The Kalashnikov Group of Companies intends to develop modifications of the latest Russian 5.45mm RPL-20 light machine gun for 7.62 x 39 and 5.56 x 45 mm cartridges. This was reported to TASS by Deputy General Director - Chief Designer of Kalashnikov Sergey Urzhumtsev.
In the USA, they remembered the predecessor of "Armata"
The Russian tank "Object 195", which is also known as the T-95, could become one of the best combat vehicles in the world. In the USA, they remembered the predecessor of the T-14 Armata. Charlie Gao wrote for 19FortyFive about the advantages of Russian development.
Rostec unmanned helicopters were used for the first time as targets in military exercises
Helicopters were used to simulate an air raid by a simulated enemy during the Russian-Serbian exercises "Slavic Shield - 2021"
An aerial target simulator of a helicopter (VM-V) developed by Technodinamika Holding of Rostec State Corporation was first used in military exercises to simulate an air raid by a simulated enemy. The drones served as targets for the Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile and cannon systems, the press service of Technodinamika told TASS on Tuesday.
"Sharp" came out for testing
A new corvette has been built for the Pacific Fleet. On November 1, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that the first sea trials of the new Sharp corvette will be held on November 2 and 3.
The submarine, which will be the first full-time carrier of the Zircon, became known
According to unofficial data, the first full-time underwater carrier of the hypersonic missile "Zircon" will be the multipurpose nuclear submarine "Perm" project 885M. Earlier it became known that the first full-time surface carrier of the complex will be the frigate Admiral Golovko.
The T-64BV tank received "red eyes" in the Donbass
The captured T-64BV main battle tank of one of the Donbass People's Militia units received "red eyes" - two special searchlights are installed on both sides of a 125 mm smoothbore cannon.
Putin named the number of drones in service with the Russian army
The Russian army is armed with more than 2 thousand unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This was announced on Tuesday, November 2, by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and representatives of the defense industry.
Putin said that the Russian military has learned to repel the attacks of unmanned vehicles
The President believes that it is necessary to introduce promising technologies, including artificial intelligence, in the development of unmanned military aviation
The Russian military can effectively repel drone attacks, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
The next batch of T-72B3M tanks entered service with the army corps of the Baltic Fleet
Another batch of upgraded T-72B3M tanks has been received by the motorized rifle unit of the Baltic Fleet Army Corps stationed in the Kaliningrad Region.
The Trophy active protection complex was successfully tested on the Leopard 2 tank
The first series of successful firing tests of the Trophy active protection complex installed on the German Leopard 2 tank took place. According to the Israeli Ministry of Defense, these works are carried out in accordance with an agreement signed in February last year with the German Ministry of Defense.
The medical commission recognized the crew with Japanese tourists as fit to fly into space
The launch of the Soyuz MS-20 manned spacecraft with two tourists on board is scheduled for December 8
The Main Medical Commission has decided that cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and his business assistant Yozo Hirano are ready to make a space flight for 12 days. This is stated in the message of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (CPC), distributed on Tuesday.
On November 3, Putin will hold the final meeting in a series of defense-related meetings
Thematic meetings on defense are held annually in May and November
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, November 3, will conclude the next series of meetings on defense issues, which is taking place in Sochi. This was reported to TASS by the press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov.
Abrams without a crew in the tower
The Americans have "revealed the cards" of further modernization of their main battle tank. November 1, portal armyrecognition.com He reported that US Congressman Tim Ryan boasted of "knocked out" funding for an Army Tank Plant in Lima (Lima Army Tank Plant, LATP).
The BTS-4 restored in Ukraine received tracks from the T-80
At the end of last month, the Ukrainian army received more than a dozen medium-sized BTS-4 tractors restored by the Lviv Armored Plant. According to the press service of Ukroboronprom, the first batch of repaired equipment has already been sent directly to the troops, the second is waiting for shipment.
Amazon has called the launch date of a competitor Starlink
Amazon has announced the launch date of the first prototypes of spacecraft of the Kuiper global Internet system, which will become a competitor to Starlink. According to ArsTechnica, referring to the application of the US Federal Communications Commission, the KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2 satellites should be launched in the fourth quarter of next year.
The next launch of satellites under the OneWeb program is scheduled for the end of December from Baikonur
A source in the rocket and space industry previously told TASS that the launch of OneWeb satellites is scheduled for December 27
The next launch of the British OneWeb communications satellites from the Baikonur cosmodrome is scheduled for the end of the year. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Tuesday.
