News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
"Roselectronics" stimulates the development of domestic ECB
Concern "Constellation" of the holding "Roselectronics" (part of Rostec) and JSC "NIIET" combine efforts to create a domestic electronic component base (ECB) for Russian-made communication equipment, including a new generation.
American airliners offered to arm with cruise missiles
In recent years, the US Navy and Air Force have been writing off more and more outdated equipment, and cruise missile carriers are no exception. Just recently, 17 B-1B bombers were "retired", 22 Ticonderoga-type missile cruisers, 28 Arleigh Burke-type Block 1 and Block 2 destroyers are planned to be decommissioned soon. These losses will only be partially compensated by the construction of new ships.
"Vityaz" was included in the list of the most common submachine guns
The American edition of 19FortyFive has compiled a list of the world's best submachine guns. The article noted that in the modern world they are increasingly used in the armed forces.
Training was conducted with the crew of the AS-40 TOPH apparatus to rescue the crew of a submarine lying on the ground
A planned exercise of the search and rescue squad of the Pacific Fleet took place in Peter the Great Bay, during which the crew of the AS-40 deep-sea rescue vehicle worked out actions to assist an emergency submarine lying on the ground.
Engineers of the Southern Military District in the Kuban received a set of heavy mechanized bridges TMM-3M2
Engineers of the 49th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District in the Kuban received a set of heavy mechanized bridges TMM-3M2 at the KamAZ automobile base.
Rating of the strongest: in which positions the Russian army bypassed the United States and China
Named the strongest armies in the world in 2021.
Global Firepower publishes the results of its annual study of the military power of 140 countries around the world. In its rating, it relies on 50 factors. Among them are not only the number of troops and military equipment, but also the financial condition, technological development and geographical location of the state.
Real "supertank": the US remembered about the Russian T-95
Before the end of the Cold War, the Soviet Union developed a prototype of the "supertank", which surpassed all modern NATO tanks in combat capabilities. We are talking about the T-95 or "Object 195", the project largely became the basis for the newest T-14 Armata.
Mi-8 and Mi-26 helicopters were given the names of heroes
A solemn ceremony of naming the Mi-8 and Mi-26 helicopters took place at the military airfield in Zernograd.
Putin: the level of equipment of the Russian Navy with modern weapons by 2027 should exceed 70%
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the level of equipment of the Russian Navy with modern weapons by 2027 should exceed 70%.
The American Abrams tank will receive an uninhabited tower
The American Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in Lima may receive funds for the modernization of the M1A2 Abrams tank. In the USA, they wanted to equip the tank with an uninhabited turret and a loading machine. This is reported by Army Recognition with reference to the press release of Congressman Tim Ryan's team.
The world's most powerful self-propelled mortar "Tulip" can become wheeled
In the Russian armed forces, much attention is paid to the improvement of weapons for the ground forces, this is the topic of the publication in the November issue of the magazine of the Ministry of Defense "Army Collection" by V. Litvinenko, A. Klyukoit "Modernization and development of new artillery models".
Specialists will come to Baikonur in the near future for measurement work on the Baiterek project
As specified in Roscosmos, design and estimate documentation is currently being developed
Survey and measurement work will soon begin on the site of the Zenit-M complex, which will be upgraded into Baiterek. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Monday.
Modernization of Type-23 frigates of the Chilean Navy has been completed at the ASMAR shipyard
The Chilean state shipbuilding company ASMAR (Astilleros y Maestranzas de la Armada) has handed over to the Chilean Navy the third modernized Type-23 frigate, Almirante Condell (FF-05).
Putin revealed plans to supply air defense systems to the troops
In recent years, the Russian Armed Forces have received 25 S-400 air defense systems and more than 70 new fighters, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
A Russian startup with the ambitions of Korolev
Is there a private cosmonautics in Russia and how soon will a Russian commercial rocket fly?
The correspondent of the magazine "Aerospace Sphere" talked about this with the CEO and founder of Success Rockets Oleg Mansurov.
The crew of the SIRIUS international isolation experiment has been determined
There were three Russians, two Americans and one representative of the UAE
Three citizens of the Russian Federation, two Americans and one representative of the UAE joined the crew of the SIRIUS-21 international isolation experiment, during which six volunteers will spend 240 days in isolation. This was reported to TASS on Monday in the press service of the Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, on the basis of which the experiment will be conducted.
The "Afghan" BMP-2D is still in service with 4 states
The first experience of combat use of Soviet combat vehicles in infantry in Afghanistan only confirmed what has long been known: our IFVs, like their foreign peers, have insufficient survivability on the battlefield.
In Samara, a satellite body was assembled for 3D modeling of the Earth
The Samara Rocket and Space Center (RCC) "Progress" has assembled the body of the Aist-2T satellite, which will have to create a 3D model of the Earth. This was announced on October 29 by the general director of the company Dmitry Baranov.
The scouts of the Amur Association of the Air Defense Forces cleared the object from conditional terrorists during the exercises
Scouts of the Amur Combined Arms Association of the Eastern Military District (VVO), stationed on the territory of the Amur Region, the Jewish Autonomy and the Khabarovsk Territory, in Tiger and Typhoon-K cars, cleared an important object from conditional terrorists, the press service of the district reports.
The United States announced that China is ahead of Russia in the field of hypersonic weapons
Deputy Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (KNSH) The US Armed Forces (AF) General John Hyten said that China is ahead of Russia in the development of hypersonic weapons. This is reported by TASS.