News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The emergency landing of the Mi-17 helicopter was shown on video
The Mi-17 transport helicopter of the Indian Air Force made an emergency landing in one of the mountainous areas. Video footage taken during this incident appeared on the network.
Apparently, the pilots picked up a not too good place to land their rotorcraft, so when it touched the ground, it fell to the right, damaging the propeller blades at the same time.
Two Tu-95MS flew over the Bering, Chukchi and Okhotsk Seas
"Two Tu-95MS long-range strategic missile carriers performed a planned flight in the airspace over the neutral waters of the Bering, Chukchi and Okhotsk Seas," the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
The christening ceremony of the SSN-796 class "Virginia" was held at the Newport News Shipbuilding enterprise
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced the christening ceremony of the SSN-796 "New Jersey" multi-purpose submarine of the "Virginia" class, which took place on November 13 at the Newport News Shipbuilding enterprise.
The new Russian ISS module will deliver 700 kg of cargo to the station
Including resource equipment and consumables will be sent
The Berth node module, which is scheduled to launch on November 24, will deliver cargo and food to the International Space Station (ISS). This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Friday.
The Russian "Coalition" will get smarter
Promising self-propelled guns "Coalition-SV", currently at the final stage of experimental military operation, will receive a smart high-precision ammunition operating on the principle of "shot and forgot", the head of the missile forces and artillery of the Armed Forces of Russia, Lieutenant General Mikhail Matveevsky, told Izvestia.
The toilet broke down again on the American segment of the ISS
The toilet broke down again on the American segment of the International Space Station (ISS). This was announced on Friday, November 19, by German astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA) Matthias Maurer.
In 2021, the Strategic Missile Forces have increased their capabilities to fulfill the tasks of nuclear deterrence - The Russian Defense Ministry
The implementation of the measures planned for 2021 to rearm the Strategic Missile Forces group (RVSN) has allowed to increase the share of modern strategic missile systems and increase the group's capabilities to perform nuclear deterrence tasks, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reports.
The American fighter of the 5th generation walked on Prince Charles
The visit of Prince Charles of Wales to the aircraft carrier of the British Navy HMS Queen Elizabeth during the Middle East tour of the heir to the throne has been canceled.
Gunners and rocket scientists celebrated their professional holiday
The Day of Rocket Troops and Artillery, established 77 years ago by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of October 21, 1944, is celebrated on November 19.
On this day in 1942, with the volleys of thousands of artillery pieces, the Red Army counteroffensive near Stalingrad began, marking a radical turning point in the Great Patriotic War. In this battle, artillery proved to be the main fire striking force that contributed to the defeat of the enemy.
Details for the latest wheeled armored vehicles "Boomerang" began to be made on a 3D printer
This makes it possible to significantly reduce the cost of manufacturing prototypes of equipment, said the general director of the Military-Industrial Company Alexander Krasovitsky
The most complex parts for the newest wheeled armored platform "Boomerang" began to be produced on a 3D printer. This was reported to TASS by the Director General of the Military Industrial Company (MIC) Alexander Krasovitsky.
China has launched an Earth remote sensing satellite into orbit
China has successfully launched a Gaofeng-11 series remote sensing satellite into orbit, the China Space Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) said on Saturday.
Spain is preparing to test the first submarine of a new generation
The Spanish navy is preparing to test the first submarine of the S-80 project. November 19, portal laverdad.es He reported that the first launch of diesel engines of the S-81 Isaac Peral submarine took place at the Cartagena shipyard.
The world's cheapest rocket has reached near-Earth orbit for the first time
The ultra-light carrier Rocket of the American company Astra, positioned as potentially the cheapest rocket in the world for launching a small payload into space, has reached near-Earth orbit for the first time. The corresponding video was posted on Twitter by the editor NASASpaceFlight.com By Chris Bergin.
In the USA, M1 Abrams was called the ideal T-72 destroyer
The American M1 Abrams has been the world's king among tanks for more than 35 years, writes Popular Mechanics magazine.
In the USA, they told about the problems of the F-35 in Europe
Sales of US fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jets in Europe face fierce competition from local manufacturers of combat aircraft, Breaking Defense says.
In Russia, they told about the construction of an aircraft carrier for the sake of an "impressive picture"
More important than waging war, the task of the Russian Navy (Navy) is to prevent it, the optimal solution of which is inconspicuous and small-sized surface and especially submarine fleet does not correspond, says the weekly "Zvezda".
Ukraine announced the start of construction of a cosmodrome for a new launch vehicle "Cyclone-4M"
The ceremony of the start of the construction of the cosmodrome for the promising Ukrainian carrier "Cyclone-4M" took place in Halifax, Canada. Earlier it became known that they want to hold its first launch in 2022.
ArianeGroup did not call the Russian Soyuz a European missile
The European rockets of the future will be Ariane 6 and Vega C, Frank Heybanom, responsible for the Ariane 6 program at ArianeGroup, said in an interview with SpaceNews.
The US is going to build a nuclear power plant on the moon
NASA and the Idaho National Laboratory on Friday, November 19, announced a collection of ideas for the construction of a nuclear power plant on the Moon, which could become an energy source independent of the Sun for a permanent habitable station, the Associated Press reports.
The military conducted exercises with Iskander complexes near Ivanovo
Missile strike control training was conducted in the Ivanovo region with calculations of Iskander-M operational and tactical missile systems (OTRK) from the Guards Tank Army, the Western Military District (VVO) reported on Saturday.
