News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Large-scale air defense exercises were held near Astrakhan
Large-scale exercises of five air defense formations with a large number of combat launches from the S-300V4, Buk-M3 and Tor-M complexes were held in the Astrakhan region. This was announced on Thursday, October 28, according to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
In the US, they told about Russia's way to kill billions of people
Russia has nuclear weapons capable of killing billions of people, says the American publication 19FortyFive.
Glavkosmos said that prices for commercial space flights will decrease in the 2030s
Flights will become available to ordinary people, Dmitry Loskutov noted to the company
Prices for commercial space flights will decrease in the 2030s due to increasing competition in the industry. This was stated on Wednesday in an interview with the Emirati agency VAM by the CEO of Glavkosmos (part of Roscosmos) Dmitry Loskutov on the sidelines of the 72nd International Astronautical Congress in Dubai.
The troops of the Southern Military District will receive new air defense systems "Willow"
Units of the Southern Military District (SE) will receive new portable air defense missile systems (MANPADS) "Willow". As sources in the Ministry of Defense told Izvestia, a fundamental decision on the complete rearmament of the Southern Military District with new air defense systems has already been made. The main deliveries will fall on the current and next years.
The number of Russian space launches this year exceeded the 2020 figure
In 2020, 17 launches were carried out from four spaceports
Roscosmos has increased the number of launches of space rockets in 2021 compared to the previous year. This is evidenced by the calculations of TASS.
The Soyuz-2.1a rocket, painted to resemble Khokhloma, put Progress MS-18 into orbit
The Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket, painted to resemble Khokhloma, put the Progress MS-18 cargo ship into near-Earth orbit. The broadcast is conducted on the website of the state corporation "Roscosmos".
The launch of the Astra rocket with the US Space Force apparatus has been postponed to November 5
The launch of the Rocket 3.2 launch vehicle with an experimental vehicle in the interests of the US Space Forces has been postponed to November 5, the developer company Astra Space has announced.
The frigate of the Black Sea Fleet "Admiral Grigorovich" is heading to the Mediterranean Sea to replace the "Admiral Essen"
The frigate Admiral Grigorovich of the Black Sea Fleet passes the Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits in the direction of the Mediterranean Sea to join the Russian Navy, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet reports.
Exercises were held on Sakhalin to protect the landing from a conditional enemy
Exercises were held on Sakhalin to protect the landing from a conditional enemy, drones and artillery were involved, and the experience of actions in Syria was also taken into account. This was reported on Thursday, October 28, by the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO).
Exercises on the defense of the coast were held on Sakhalin
The final inspection became a stage of preparation for the Vostok-2022 exercises, which will be held next year
T-80 tanks, drones and Hyacinth artillery installations were involved in exercises to defend the Sakhalin coast from the landing of a conditional enemy.
Surgical operations have been performed on the ISS
The experiment on carrying out a surgical operation on board the International Space Station (ISS) was carried out by the Russian crew, including the crew of the film "The Challenge". This is reported by Interfax with reference to the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
Video: MiG-29 destroyed a missile fired by an F-5 fighter
The destruction of the missile by the Iranian MiG-29 was shown on video.
A video was posted online where an Iranian MiG-29 is practicing the destruction of a missile launched by an F-5 Tiger II aircraft.
Video: Helicopters destroyed targets with rocket fire In Leningrad region
Servicemen of the helicopter regiment of the ZVO destroyed the targets of the "enemy" with rocket fire. Training flights took place at the training ground in the Leningrad region. You can watch the shooting on video.
Ukraine is testing a modernized "Alder"
The Ukrainian multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) will hit more than 100 km. On October 27, the press service of the State Corporation "Ukroboronprom" on its official YouTube channel published a video of the test of the MLRS "Olkha-M" ("Vilkha-M").
In Russia, they were not afraid of the possibility of destroying the Baltic Fleet
The ships of the Baltic and Black Sea fleets of Russia are reliably protected from enemy missile attacks by air defense systems, Admiral Vladimir Komoyedov, commander of the Black Sea Fleet (in 1998-2002), told RIA Novosti.
In France, a submarine was launched, "sewn" from two
At the naval shipyard in Cherbourg, the Perle nuclear submarine was launched, which suffered a severe fire and a bow transplant. The repair of the ship will continue at the French Navy base in Toulon.
The Cadet-75 training parachute will allow landing from a height of 150 meters
The Cadet-75 parachute system confirmed the minimum landing height of 150 meters. Flight design tests were successful, the press service of Rostec State Corporation reports.
What damage was received near China by the Connecticut submarine
Specialists of the US Navy base in Guam, examining a nuclear submarine after an accident in the South China Sea, diagnosed damage to the ship's forward ballast tanks. This was reported to USNI by four knowledgeable sources. The submarine's reactor was not damaged. The condition of the torpedo tubes through which the submarine launches all its weapons - including Tomahawk cruise missiles - is not reported.
Russia has assembled the launch table of the Angara launch pad at the Vostochny cosmodrome
According to the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, the launch table for the Angara rocket on Vostochny has been successfully assembled. The first launch of this type of carrier from the cosmodrome was scheduled for 2023.
An Agni-V ballistic missile was tested at night in India
The Indian Armed Forces conducted a test launch of an Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with a range of over 5 thousand km. This is reported by The Times of India newspaper with reference to the Ministry of Defense of the country.
