News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Russian weapons were evaluated in the United States. The 19FortyFive edition has published a list of the most common submachine guns. The list included a Russian-made submachine gun.

Scientists hope that thanks to this they will be able to find traces of life on the Red Planet

According to the results of the study of soil samples from the so-called Bagnold dunes, which was conducted by the Curiosity rover, scientists concluded that there are large reserves of organic matter on the surface of Mars. This is the second alleged "deposit" of organic matter on the Red Planet. A description of the study was published by the scientific journal Nature Astronomy.

The eleventh issue of the magazine "Army Collection" of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation contains an article by V. Litvinenko, A. Klyukoyt "Modernization and development of new artillery models". In particular, the article mentions possible measures to improve the capabilities of the famous Russian 240-mm self-propelled mortar 2C4 "Tulip".

The launch of the NASA and SpaceX Crew 3 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) was postponed due to the health condition of one of the crew members. This is stated in a NASA statement, RIA Novosti reports.

The first launch of the carrier with OneWeb satellites in 2022 is scheduled for January 27

Most of the launches of British OneWeb communications satellites in 2022 will be carried out from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. This was reported to TASS by a source in the rocket and space industry.

Russia will continue to improve its aerospace defense system. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and defense industry enterprises, the Izvestia TV channel reports. The President noted that by 2027 the share of modern weapons will be at least 80%.

The ships also conducted artillery firing on the sea towed shield

Crews of large amphibious ships of the Pacific Fleet conducted artillery firing in the Sea of Okhotsk, destroying an "enemy" command post on the shore and floating sea mines, the press service of the fleet reported on Tuesday.

The control check of combat training, in which over 70 thousand servicemen took part, was completed in the Central Military District (CVO), the press service of the CVO reported on Tuesday.

The latest radio-controlled target complexes have been installed at the new training ground of the Sosnovy Bor tank unit in the Republic of Buryatia.

The Serov Mechanical Plant (SMZ) of the Technodinamika Holding, which celebrated its 90th anniversary on November 1, has more than tripled its revenue over the past five years.

The Russian R-30 Bulava-30 sea-based ballistic missile, which encountered numerous difficulties during the tests, is inferior to its Western counterparts in a number of characteristics. Criticism of Russian weapons was published by the American magazine The National Interest.

It is planned to use various types of aerial unmanned aerial vehicles to protect the maritime borders of Russia. The new technology provides for the combined use of reconnaissance drones and barrage ammunition.

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.

The state of the Ukrainian "god of war" - artillery - leaves much to be desired. This assessment was made in the Polish edition of Defence24.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.