News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The state of the Ukrainian MiG-29 is revealed
Ukraine repaired almost all MiG-29 fighters
Ukraine has repaired almost all of its MiG-29 fighters. Dmitry Matrunchik, Director of the Lviv State Aviation Repair Plant (LGARZ), revealed the condition of the aircraft that Kiev inherited from the USSR in an interview with Armiyainform. Defense Express writes about this.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed on video the launch of a new missile "Answer"
The frigate "Marshal Shaposhnikov" struck an underwater target with the newest anti-submarine complex "Answer". According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the frigate of the Pacific Fleet launched the latest missile in the waters of the Sea of Japan. The combat part of the complex hit a training underwater target.
In 2022, seven launches of Soyuz rockets with British OneWeb - Rogozin satellites are planned
Six launches from Russian cosmodromes and one from the spaceport in French Guiana are planned to be carried out by Soyuz rockets under the OneWeb program in 2022, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said in an interview with Interfax.
The launch of the James Webb telescope was postponed again
It was supposed to take place on December 22, the next date is December 24
NASA postponed the launch of the James Webb orbital telescope scheduled for December 22 by at least two days due to technical reasons. As noted in the press release, "specialists are engaged in eliminating the problem on the transmission and reception line of information between the telescope and the launch vehicle."
"The submarine has little chance." A military expert spoke about the "Answer" complex
The frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov hit a training underwater target in the Sea of Japan with a missile of the newest anti-submarine complex "Answer". On the air of Sputnik radio, captain of the 3rd rank of the reserve Dmitry Litovkin commented on the launch of the rocket.
Roscosmos allows interaction of Russian and US lunar crews - Rogozin
Roscosmos is ready to conduct a dialogue with NASA on the harmonization of technical standards in lunar programs, the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin told Interfax.
The Russian-Chinese lunar base project is being implemented on the principle of equality
The key aspect of the Russian-Chinese project to create a lunar station is the equality of partners, its absence was the main reason for Russia's withdrawal from the American Gateway project.
Military expert assessed the latest anti-submarine complex "Answer"
The Answer anti-submarine complex is a step forward for the Russian defense industry. Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov told Izvestia about this on Wednesday, December 15.
The newest patrol ship "Sergey Kotov" made a sea crossing from Novorossiysk to Sevastopol
The newest patrol ship (PC) of project 22160 "Sergey Kotov", built for the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet), made the transition from Novorossiysk to Sevastopol.
The troops of the Central Military District received a batch of unique means of radio interference "Lesochek"
The troops of the Central Military District (CVO) were armed with a batch of 30 means of radio interference "Lesochek". This was announced by the head of the electronic warfare service of the Central Military District, Colonel Nikolai Fedorov, at the operational combat training camp, which is taking place in the Orenburg region.
The place of Russian military aviation in the world has been revealed
World Air Forces 2022: Russia ranks second in the world in the number of combat aircraft
Russia ranks second in the world after the United States in the number of military aircraft and helicopters. The place of Russian military aviation in the world is revealed in the directory World Air Forces 2022, published by the magazine FlightGlobal, reports TASS.
The military conducted training firing of tank and motorized rifle units in the south of Russia
Tank and motorized rifle units conducted firing drills at a training ground in the Volgograd region, the Southern Military District reported.
The troops of the Central Military District are equipped with "Field-21" jamming modules
Electronic warfare units of the Central Military District (CVO) are equipped with the latest Field-21 suppression system. So, by the end of this year, four such jamming modules will be received by units based in the Volga region. This was announced by the head of the electronic warfare service of the district Nikolay Fedorov.
Poland could not find a replacement for the Soviet "Shilkas"
Shilka anti-aircraft self-propelled guns, having turned into ZSU-23-4MP Biała, will continue to serve in the ground forces of the Polish armed forces.
It is reported that the machines under a new contract for 10430 million zlotys will be repaired and serviced until the end of November 2024. These measures will make it possible to maintain the existing equipment in a combat-ready condition.
Russian Defense Ministry supplies of ammunition for protection against precision weapons completed ahead of schedule - Rostec
The Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering (Tsniitochmash) has prematurely fulfilled a contract for the supply of ammunition to protect against high-precision weapons in the interests of the Russian Defense Ministry, the state corporation Rostec reported.
The launch of Chinese GeeSAT satellites was recognized as unsuccessful
Specialists find out the causes of the problems
The Chinese space company ExPace on Wednesday carried out an unsuccessful launch of two GeeSAT satellites. This was reported on Wednesday by the Xinhua news agency.
In the Moscow region, an exercise was held to repel air attacks on military facilities
An exercise was held at the Golovenki training ground near Moscow, where a battery of S-300V anti-aircraft missile systems of a separate air defense brigade of the Western Military District practiced repelling a massive air attack on strategically important objects of the Ministry of Defense.
The advantages of the anti-tank complex "Kornet" are named
Dmitry Litovkin: Russian ATGM can overcome any tank protection system
The Russian anti-tank missile system (ATGM) "Kornet" can overcome any system of active protection of modern armored vehicles. Dmitry Litovkin, editor-in-chief of the Independent Military Review, called the advantages of the ATGM. This is reported by TASS.
Glavkosmos has started accepting applications for satellite launches in an online format
The customer, in particular, can submit an electronic application, specifying the parameters of his small spacecraft and the desired time of the mission
The service, which allows you to issue an electronic application for launching spacecraft as a passing load on Soyuz-2 launch vehicles, appeared on the Glavkosmos website. This is stated in the company's message, distributed on Wednesday.
The military observer appreciated the laser systems of the USA
The United States has been developing various laser systems for several years, mainly designed to destroy small homemade drones. This was stated on Wednesday, December 15, by the military observer of Izvestia Alexey Ramm, commenting on the tests of the US Navy anti-submarine laser weapons.
