News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Japanese Maezawa at the beginning of the year will complete the selection of the team for the flight to the Moon
Eight people will accompany the billionaire in this mission
Japanese billionaire entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa, who is going to fly to the Moon in 2023 as a space tourist of the American company SpaceX, will soon complete the selection of eight people who will accompany him on this mission.
Big mistake: why the "tank" ZSU-37-2 "Yenisei" did not go into production
In the late 50s, work began on a new anti-aircraft self-propelled gun in the Soviet Union. It received the designation ZSU-37-2 "Yenisei" or Object 119. At the same time, the design of the ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" was carried out. It was planned that the former would enter service with tank formations and units, and the latter with motorized rifle troops with lighter combat vehicles.
The Russian navy will include a new icebreaker
This year, the new icebreaker Evpatiy Kolovrat will join the Russian Navy. The Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of Russia reported that the icebreaker of the 21180M project was built at the Almaz Shipbuilding Company.
Employees of RSC Energia will arrive at Baikonur on January 12 to prepare for the launch of Progress to the ISS
The flight with employees of the rocket and space corporation Energia will arrive at Baikonur on January 12, the head of the city administration Kostantin Busygin said.
A nuclear submarine has worked out the creation of a polynya in the Arctic ice with the help of a torpedo
The submarine missile cruiser of the Northern Fleet has worked out the creation of a polynya for surfacing in the ice with the help of torpedo firing, the press service of the Northern Fleet reported.
Training of S-300V4 anti-aircraft systems took place in the Kuriles
Anti-aircraft gunners of the Eastern Military District conducted a training session with S-300V4 anti-aircraft missile systems on the Kuril Islands, the press service of the district reported on Saturday.
This year, the development of a new version of the Pantsir anti-aircraft complex is being completed
In 2022, the development of anti-aircraft complexes "Derivation-air defense" and "Pantsir-SM-SV" should be completed, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.
The first regiment of the new Sarmat ICBMs will be on combat duty by the end of the year
The heavy intercontinental missile system "Voevoda" will be gradually replaced with a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) "Sarmat" from 2022, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
The boats of the Northern Fleet will continue to sail under the Arctic ice
In 2022, ice navigation will be one of the most important tasks of the submarines of the Northern Fleet. This was reported in the press service of the SF.
The mountain brigade of the Southern Military District received more than 50 sets of climbing equipment
Servicemen of the mountain motorized rifle brigade of the Southern Military District, stationed in Karachay-Cherkessia, received more than 50 sets of modern climbing equipment.
In 2022, the ZVO tank army will be strengthened by the self-propelled division "Coalition-SV"
Several dozen units of the interspecific artillery complex "Coalition-SV" will enter service with the Guards Tank Army of the Western Military District in 2022. This was reported by the press service of the ZVO.
Chinese scientists found water in lunar soil samples
According to scientists, water appeared in the lunar soil mostly due to the solar wind
Chinese scientists have discovered water in samples of lunar soil delivered to Earth in December 2020 by the Chang'e-5 spacecraft. This was reported on Saturday by the Xinhua news Agency, citing the results of a study published in the journal Science Advances.
Experts have completed the deployment of the James Webb space telescope - NASA
Experts have completed the deployment of components of the world's largest and most powerful James Webb Space Telescope (JWTS) worth $ 10 billion to study the processes of evolution of the Universe, follows from the broadcast, which is conducted by NASA.
Astronauts will have their stress levels measured
MAI will create a device for measuring astronauts' stress based on blood glucose levels
Russian scientists are planning to develop a device to measure the stress level of astronauts. In conditions close to weightlessness, researchers are testing the hypothesis of the relationship of this indicator with the amount of sugar in the blood, Izvestia reports.
Sea trials of the Sharp corvette will begin at the end of January
The start of sea trials of the Sharp corvette is scheduled for the end of January, the press service of the Pacific Fleet reported on Sunday.
In Russia, they decided to strengthen the coastal troops
BRAV The Russian Navy will re-equip the Bastion complexes with new hypersonic missiles in 2022
In 2021, coastal rocket and Artillery troops (BRAV) The Russian Navy has found a new development. The Ministry of Defense decided to strengthen the capabilities of these forces in 2022, Izvestia writes.
Long-range anti-submarine aircraft will continue flights over the Arctic - the Northern Fleet
Long-range anti-submarine aircraft Tu-142 this year will continue to make long flights over the waters of the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans.
The Black Sea Fleet air defense forces were trained in Crimea
Aviation and air defense forces of the Black Sea Fleet conducted training in the Crimea, the press service of the fleet reported. During the event, the issues of detection and tracking of aircraft, including at ultra-low altitudes, were worked out.
The American army is switching to "smart" sights
The Americans have decided on optics for a new generation of small arms. On January 8, the US Army press service announced the signing of a contract with Vortex Optics for the supply of XM157 "smart" sights for advanced rifles and machine guns.
The forces of the Black Sea Fleet "destroyed" enemy drones in Crimea
Naval aviation and air defense forces of the Black Sea Fleet repelled attacks by unmanned aerial vehicles during exercises in the Crimea. This was reported in the press service of the Black Sea Fleet.
