News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Two new submarines of the Pacific Fleet fired "Calibers" at the end of the year
Diesel submarines Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and Volkhov, which recently arrived at the Pacific Fleet, conducted training firing with Kalibr cruise missiles at coastal and sea targets at the end of 2021, the press service of the Pacific Fleet reported.
The special forces of the Southern Military District received new SBR "Fara" and radar stations "Sobolyatnik"
Modern short-range reconnaissance stations have been received by the special forces unit of the Southern Military District in the Krasnodar Territory, Vadim Astafyev, head of the press service of the Southern Military District, told reporters.
The military police of the Central Military District were "armed" with rubber sticks "Argument" and handcuffs "Tenderness"
The military police of the Central Military District last year received more than 500 units of non-lethal weapons and special equipment, including rubber sticks "Argument" and handcuffs "Tenderness", the press service of the Central Military District reported.
A fire drill was held on the Veliky Novgorod submarine of the Black Sea Fleet
The crew of the diesel-electric submarine Veliky Novgorod conducted a fire survivability exercise, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet reported.
More than 10 warships of the Northern Fleet will go on long sea voyages in the first half of 2022
More than a dozen warships of the Northern Fleet will perform tasks in the far sea zone in the first half of 2022, the press service of the SF reports.
Russian ships and submarines in 2021 spent a total of almost 48 years at sea
Ships and submarines of the Russian Navy (Navy) have spent about 17,500 days at sea over the past year, that is, almost 48 years, the Department of Information and Mass Communications (DIMC) of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.
In 2022, a new missile launch warning system station will be built near Vorkuta
The construction of the Voronezh radar station (radar) of the Russian missile attack warning System (SPRN) will be completed in 2022, the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.
What is the difference between the Voronezh radar of the missile attack warning system
As part of the combat duty in 2021, more than 170 launches of foreign and domestic ballistic missiles and space missiles were detected by the on-duty means of the Russian missile attack warning system, specialized means of space control and missile defense systems. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Russian cosmonauts will go into outer space on January 19
As reported in Roscosmos, the opening of the exit hatch of the Search module is scheduled at 15:00 Moscow time
Cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov will make the first spacewalk in 2022 under the Russian program on the afternoon of January 19. This is stated in a message distributed by Roscosmos on Sunday.
The Ministry of Defense told about 170 missiles launched in a year
Russian Defense Ministry: 170 launches of Russian and foreign missiles were detected in 2021
In 2021, 170 launches of Russian and foreign ballistic missiles and space rockets were detected, they were recorded by the means of the Russian missile attack warning System (SPRN). This was reported in the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The westernmost division of the RVSN will receive "Yars"
The Bologovskaya missile division in the Tver region this year will be re-equipped with a mobile ground-based missile system (PGRK) "Yars", the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.
The Baltic Fleet Army Corps will be reinforced with more than 40 T-72B3M tanks in 2021
Last year, the army corps of the Baltic Fleet received more than 40 modern T-72B3M tanks and about 1 thousand sets of "Ratnik" equipment, the press service of the Western Military District (ZVO) reported on Sunday.
Russian submarine in the Mediterranean caused panic in the US Navy
Avia.pro: the submarine "Novorossiysk" of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean caused panic in the US Navy
The Novorossiysk diesel-electric submarine belonging to the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy appeared in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea and caused panic among the command of the Naval Forces of the United States and NATO. This is reported by Avia.pro .
The first manned launch in 2022 is scheduled for March 18
According to Roscosmos, two manned launches of Russian ships are planned in total this year
The launch of the Soyuz MS-21 manned spacecraft is scheduled for the evening of March 18. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Sunday.
The ZVO tank army will be equipped with digital portable radio stations "Azart-P1"
The press service of the Western Military District reported on a large batch of modern radio stations "Azart-P1", which were received by state defense order in the units and parts of the military district located in the Nizhny Novgorod region.
Source: The last Glonass-M satellite will be ready for launch in March 2022
There are currently 25 satellites in the grouping, of which 22 are used for their intended purpose
The last Glonass-M navigation satellite has been removed from storage and will be ready for launch in March next year. This was reported to TASS by a source in the rocket and space industry.
In the USA, Russian tanks were not among the three most powerful in the world
19FortyFive named M1 Abrams, K2 Black Panther and Leopard 2 tanks the most powerful in the world
The list of the three most powerful tanks in the world, published by the American publication 19FortyFive, did not include Russian ones.
It became known which tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and self-propelled guns in 2021 received the troops of the ZVO
In the outgoing year, units and formations of the Western Military District received 1,400 units of modern weapons and military equipment. This is reported by the press service of the ZVO.
The Ministry of Defense has taken on the supply of the latest machines "Covenant-D" for the airborne forces, the source said
The Russian Defense Ministry has taken on the supply of the latest Zavet-D artillery fire control vehicles for Airborne troops, an informed source told RIA Novosti.
The Northern Fleet in 2022 will help the Russian Geographical Society to explore the Arctic
A number of projects are linked to combat training
Identification of underwater objects found at the bottom of the Barents and Kara Seas will be one of the main tasks of joint work with the Russian Geographical Society (RGS) in the Arctic region next year, the Northern Fleet (SF) said.
