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Robotic complexes "Uran-9" provided a change of positions of motorized rifle units at the Mulino training ground
For the first time, the change of positions of motorized rifle units in conducting maneuverable defense was provided by reconnaissance and fire support robots from the Uran-9 robotic complex during the practical actions of troops (forces) of the main stage of the SSU "West-2021" at the Mulino training ground.
The solemn launching of the small rocket ship of the project 21631 "Grad"will take place in Zelenodolsk
The solemn launching of the serial small rocket ship of the project 21631 "Grad "will take place on September 17 at the JSC" Zelenodolsk Plant named after A.M. Gorky " in the Republic of Tatarstan.
RSC Energia stated that it was impossible to adhere to the allocated finances
With the available funding, it is impossible to increase the volume of research in low-Earth orbit, said Alexander Derechin, Deputy General Director of the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia, speaking at the international Gagarin Conference, TASS reports.
Russia has used the Lastochka attack drones for the first time
For the first time, Russia has used the Pacer and Outpost reconnaissance and strike drones, which are part of the Lastochka complex. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were used to support the advancing troops during the Zapad-2021 exercises, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Russian Defense Ministry.
The military in Kamchatka conducted an exercise to destroy the ships of a conditional enemy in the Pacific Ocean
The Russian military in Kamchatka conducted an exercise to eliminate the ships of a conditional enemy in the Pacific Ocean with missiles of the Bal coastal complex, the Pacific Fleet reported on Tuesday.
Billionaire Branson's Virgin Galactic company faces new challenges
Virgin Galactic, a company controlled by British billionaire Richard Branson, has faced new problems, SpaceNews reports.
The Terminator BMPT supported the offensive at the Zapad-2021 exercise
The Terminator tank support combat vehicles were used during combat training operations at the Zapad-2021 strategic exercises of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.
According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the BMPT operated as part of mobile tactical groups during the transition to offensive actions of the motorized rifle division and the tank brigade of the coalition group.
The use of the "Outpost-R" unmanned aerial vehicle in the strike version
A video is being distributed demonstrating the use of the tactical unmanned aerial vehicle "Outpost-R "in the strike version during the joint strategic exercises of the Russian Armed Forces" West-2021 " on September 11, 2021.
The Philippine Air Force has returned six multi-purpose helicopters to service
The Philippine Air Force Command has completed the repair of six previously unused helicopters, which allowed expanding the capabilities for transporting troops and cargo.
The Russian military destroyed the armored vehicles of a conditional enemy during exercises in the Arctic
The servicemen of the Arctic motorized rifle brigade of the Northern Fleet (SF) have worked out a set of tasks for the defense of the territory of Russia in the conditions of the Far North and the Arctic, the press service of the SF reported on Tuesday.
A new tank training ground has been opened in Buryatia
The ceremony was attended by the deputy commander of the VVO association, Major General Igor Timofeev and Deputy Chairman of the Government of Buryatia on security issues Pyotr Mordovskoy
A new tank training ground has been opened in the village of Sosnovy Bor in Buryatia. This was reported to journalists on Tuesday in the press service of the republican government.
The tasks of Russian combat robots are revealed
Russian combat robots will protect strategic objects. Autonomy and advanced optical devices will allow monitoring at any time of the day. This is reported by Izvestia, citing sources in the Russian Defense Ministry.
The fighters of the Central Military District carried out combat launches of missiles at targets in the stratosphere
Supersonic fighter-interceptors MiG-31BM performed combat launches of air-to-air missiles at the Telemb training ground in Buryatia.
A field camp for the training of combat reserves was created in North Ossetia
The construction of a field camp is being completed at the Tarskoye training ground in North Ossetia, where units of the country's combat army reserve (BARS) will come for training. The readiness of the camp was checked by the commander of the Southern Military District, Army General Alexander Dvornikov. This was reported in the press service of the military district.
A strategic bomber was used at the Zapad-2021 exercise
The Tu-95MS strategic bomber worked out a breakthrough of the enemy's air defense zone during the Zapad-2021 exercise, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
Putin called one of the tasks in the Tula region the diversification of defense enterprises
The President also noted that the topic of increasing the average income level of people in the region is one of the problem points
Russian President Vladimir Putin called for diversifying the" well-represented "defense industry in the Tula region and developing industry as a whole to ensure the growth of real incomes of residents of the region.
The US called the problems of Russian carrier-based aviation
The United States called the main problems of Russian carrier-based aircraft. The insufficient combat load of the Su-33 and the low flight range of the MiG-29K prevent them from becoming the main tools for projecting force. This is the conclusion reached by the authors of the 19FortyFive portal.
In the US, they noticed decommissioned stealth aircraft
At the Fresno Yosemite International Airport in the United States, unusual aircraft were noticed. A pair of decommissioned F-117 stealth aircraft arrived at the base of the 144th Fighter Wing of the US Air Force (Air Force). The planes will take part in the exercises as "aggressor planes", The Drive reports.
In the North Caucasus and in the south of the Russian Federation, exercises will be held with the participation of more than 6 thousand military personnel
About 800 units of weapons and equipment, as well as more than 40 aircraft and helicopters of army and tactical aviation will be involved in the exercises
The bilateral exercises will be held over the next week at several training grounds of the Southern Military District, the press service of the Southern Military District reported. More than 6 thousand military personnel will take part in the exercises.
ISS crew members Akihiko Hoshide and Tom Peske completed a spacewalk
It lasted 6 hours and 54 minutes
Japanese astronauts Akihiko Hoshide and Frenchman Tom Pesquet returned to the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday after almost seven hours of work in outer space. The broadcast was conducted on the website of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration.