News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Philippines will protect its ships from air threats for the first time
For the first time, Philippine ships will have missiles to fight air targets. October 11, portal navalpost.com He reported that France had delivered Mistral 3 surface-to-air missiles to the Philippine Navy.
NanoRacks launched three satellites from the ISS into near-Earth orbit
To launch three small satellites into low Earth orbit, the company used the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock gateway module, which arrived at the station in December 2020
The American aerospace company Nanoracks launched three research satellites from the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday. This was announced by the company's press service on Twitter.
The SAKURA complex will be certified according to the Ready for Astra Linux program
The Astra Linux Group of companies and the IT Expertise company, the developer of the SAKURA software package designed to ensure information security, have signed an agreement on technological partnership, the press service of the GC reports.
Russia has used reconnaissance drones from a ship for the first time
Reconnaissance drones were used from a ship for the first time in Russia. The sailors of the Caspian Flotilla used drones during exercises to control the hit of KALIBR cruise missiles on target. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the Southern Military District (SE).
The "YARSES" of the Barnaul RVSN compound have entered the combat patrol routes
Units of the Barnaul Division of the Strategic Missile Forces stationed in the Altai Territory brought mobile ground-based YARS missile systems to combat patrol routes.
The launch date of the first mission to Venus in the history of modern Russia has been announced
They want to launch the Venus-D spacecraft on November 11, 2029. Previously, only the approximate start date was reported. Among other things, ANGARA is considered as a possible carrier.
The US has lost the battle for artificial intelligence to China
This opinion was voiced by the former Pentagon director of software. The United States has already lost the battle in the field of artificial intelligence to China, which is moving towards global domination, using advances in new cyber capabilities.
Baikal Electronics announced the mass release of PCs on Baikal-M processors
Baikal Electronics, a developer of domestic chips from the Baikal line, has entered into a partnership agreement with four design centers for the production of motherboards on its processors in Russia.
Source: two test launches of the Sarmat ICBM are planned to be completed by the end of 2021
TASS has no official confirmation of this information
Two test launches of the newest liquid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) "Sarmat" are planned to be carried out by the end of 2021, the first of them in November. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.
In Kamchatka, divers checked the parking of the ships of the Pacific Fleet
In Kamchatka, swimmers from the detachment of anti-sabotage forces conducted a survey of the bases of ships of the Pacific Fleet. Diving descents took place in the waters of the Avacha Bay, the head of the information support department of the VVO press service for the Pacific Fleet, Captain 3rd rank Ilya Kolesnikov, told RG.
vAryag and Admiral Tributs carried out ten missile launches in the Sea of Japan
The flagship of the Pacific Fleet, the Guards missile cruiser vAryag and the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Tributs, carried out 10 missile launches in the Sea of Japan, the information support department of the press service of the Eastern Military District of the Pacific Fleet reported.
Ships of the Pacific Fleet fired anti-aircraft missiles in the Sea of Japan
The fire was directed at target missiles launched from small missile and small anti-submarine ships
The vAryag missile cruiser and the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Tributs fired anti-aircraft missiles in the waters of the Sea of Japan. This was reported in the information support department of the VVO press service for the Pacific Fleet.
The new kRonshtadt JSC plant in Dubna will be able to produce dozens of drones annually
According to the company's CEO Sergey Bogatikov, the entire line of drones will be produced
The plant for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which Kronstadt JSC will open in Dubna at the end of 2021, will be able to produce dozens of drones per year. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the company's CEO Sergey Bogatikov.
The keel of the lead destroyer of the KDX-3 project of the second series for the Republic of Korea Navy has been laid
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has announced the keel laying ceremony of the Sejong Dewong (KDX-3) second-series URO-class destroyer designed for the Republic of Korea Navy, which took place on October 5 in Ulsan.
Roselectronics has equipped the new Sevastopol airport with domestic radars
Roselectronics Holding of Rostec State Corporation installed and put into operation radar equipment ahead of schedule during the modernization of the airfield base of the Belbek civil airport under construction in Sevastopol.
The Russian military confirmed the good work of the "Shell" in Syria
Six Syrian soldiers were wounded as a result of a strike by six Israeli F-16 fighter jets on the T-4 airfield in the province of Homs (Syria). This was reported by the Russian military.
The rocket forces and artillery of the Ground Forces receive modern weapons
The formations and military units of missile troops and artillery receive modern MLRS of medium caliber "Tornado-G", modernized self-propelled howitzers "MSTA-S", self-propelled ATGM "Chrysanthemum-S".
Russian ships conducted exercises in the Black Sea
The missile cruiser "Moscow", the frigate "Admiral Grigorovich", the patrol ship "Ladny" and the minesweeper "Kovrovets" conducted exercises in the Black Sea, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) reported on Monday.
South Korea has laid down the first of its most powerful destroyers
HHI Corporation held an official ceremony of laying the lead destroyer of the KDX-III project of the second series. There will be three such ships in total.
T-90SA will receive a German tactical link control system in Algeria
In Algeria, the T-90SA will receive the TacNet tactical link control system from the German Rheinmetall concern. Blogger KAD-GHANI told about this on his Twitter page.
Currently, the army of this state has the second fleet of combat vehicles of this model after India, numbering, according to various reference publications, more than six hundred units.