News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks may receive active protection complexes in the future
During a recent visit to the Uralvagonzavod by Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko, he and his accompanying officials, in addition to the T-14, were presented with a modern Russian T-90M "Breakthrough" tank.
Preparations for the Vostok exercise began in the Eastern Military District
Most of the tactical events will be held in a bilateral format
Phased preparation for the strategic exercises "Vostok" began in the Eastern Military District (VVO) with the beginning of the new school year, the press service of the district reported.
The first company of "Terminators" appeared in the Russian army
The first full-time unit in the Russian army equipped with Terminator tank support vehicles (BMPT) appeared in the Central Military District, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, commander of the Central Military District, said, RIA Novosti writes.
A new version of the Soviet BMP was created in Egypt
Egyptian designers presented the Sinai 200 armored vehicle at the Egypt Defense Expo 2021 in Cairo. The new vehicle is based on the Soviet infantry fighting vehicle BMP-1. This is reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
A TASS cosmonaut and Japanese tourists will return to Earth on December 20
Landing is expected at 06:18 Moscow time in the steppe of Kazakhstan
The crew of the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft, consisting of cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, who will become the first special correspondent of TASS in orbit, Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and his business assistant Yozo Hirano, will return to Earth on the morning of December 20. This was reported to TASS by the press service of Roscosmos on Wednesday.
Strategic Missile Forces begin winter training period
The winter training period begins in the parts of the RVSN. In 2022, the General Staff plans to master new weapons and rearm missile units. Special attention is paid to combat duty and improving the quality of training, the Izvestia TV channel reports. In 2022, more than 200 exercises and maneuvers are planned in the Strategic Missile Forces. Special battle scenarios will be worked out with each missile regiment.
Anti-aircraft gunners of the Southern Military District began receiving the S-350 Vityaz air defense system
The anti-aircraft missile regiment of the 4th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Southern Federal District received a modern S-350 Vityaz air defense system. Combat crews of the complexes have started receiving equipment on the territory of the 4th State Central Interspecific training Ground of the Russian Ministry of Defense "Kapustin Yar".
The Kornet anti-tank missile system has been adapted to any carrier
As reported in the holding "Precision complexes", the basic model "Kornet-EM" is placed on two telescopic masts with four missiles each
The holding "Precision complexes" (part of state Corporation rostec) has adapted anti-tank missile system (ATGM) "Kornet-EM" for any type of chassis. This was announced to TASS by Sergey Mikhailov, Deputy General Director of the holding, during the EDEX 2021 international arms exhibition.
The Central Military District received unique simulators for training specialists of engineering troops
The engineering unit of the Central Military District, stationed in Bashkiria, received unique simulators that will allow military personnel to work on engineering equipment.
The robotic mine clearance complex "Uran-6" will be delivered to the engineering units of the Military-Industrial Complex in Buryatia
The engineering units of the Eastern Military District (VVO) stationed in the Republic of Buryatia will receive the latest robotic mine clearance complex "Uran-6".
Tankers of the Southern Military District have started training on modern simulators in North Ossetia
Servicemen of the 58th combined arms army of the South Ossetia in North Ossetia began the school year with classes on a modern mobile integrated simulator MKT-188A of the crew of the T-90A tank.
The advantage of the upgraded "Shell" is named
The upgraded anti-aircraft missile and cannon complex (ZRPC) "Pantsir-S1M" will be able to shoot down drones before they launch weapons of destruction. The advantages of the Russian complex were called by the editor-in-chief of the magazine "Arsenal of the Fatherland" Viktor Murakhovsky.
The first serial batch of the training system for Mi-8AMTSh crews was delivered to the Russian Aerospace Forces
The system includes a server, a set of workstations, a place for an instructor, software, a video projector and other equipment
Technodinamika Holding (part of Rostec) delivered the first serial batch of an automated training system (AOS) to the Russian Aerospace Forces for the training of Mi-8AMTSh crew members. This is stated in the message of the holding, distributed on Wednesday.
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Volkhov and Gremyashchy arrived in Vladivostok
Two diesel-electric submarines - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and Volkhov, and in the same detachment with them and the corvette "Gremyashchy" completed most of the transoceanic transition from the Baltic to the Pacific Ocean and arrived in Vladivostok. During the inter-fleet passage, the sailors crossed the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, as well as the Baltic, Northern, Mediterranean, Red, Arabian, South China and Japan Seas.
Shoigu: pilots and aviation specialists of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have fully completed the tasks for 2021
During combat training, modern aircraft and aviation weapons were actively mastered, which greatly contributed to the growth of qualification and professional training of specialists, the head of the Ministry of Defense noted.
The Russian Navy received four warships in 2021
Half of the orders were completed ahead of schedule, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said
The enterprises of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) handed over four warships to the Navy this year, half of the orders were completed ahead of schedule, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
The PMO ship "Pyotr Ilyichev" has entered factory sea trials
The mine defense ship (PMO) of project 12700 "Pyotr Ilyichev", built by the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard (part of JSC "USC"), entered the factory sea trials in the waters of the Gulf of Finland.
The patrol ship Rasul Gamzatov has been commissioned in the Caspian Sea
A solemn flag-raising ceremony was held in Makhachkala on the border patrol ship Rasul Gamzatov. The corvette of the project 22460 "Hunter" will serve to protect the state border in the Caspian Sea.
Shoigu announced the imminent transfer of the Prince Oleg and Novosibirsk submarines to the Navy
The Russian Navy is expected to receive the first serial nuclear submarines "Prince Oleg" of project 955A (code "Borey-A") and "Novosibirsk" of project 885M (code "Yasen-M") by the end of the year. This was announced on Wednesday, December 1, by the head of the Russian Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu.
In the south of Russia, motorized rifle units are being trained with the participation of more than 10 thousand military personnel
Landfills in the Crimea, Volgograd and Rostov regions are involved
More than 10 thousand servicemen as part of battalion tactical groups of motorized rifle formations of the Southern Military District marched to the areas of combined-arms ranges, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.
