News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The development of the Laguna-I radar is carried out using lightweight antenna modules of a new design, which allows the station to be deployed on unprepared sites, including those not equipped with a foundation.

After the commissioning of the purchased equipment, the capacity of the metal processing enterprise will increase, the head of the AK Bars shipbuilding Corporation Renat Mistakhov said

The Gulf shipbuilding plant in Kerch, where, in particular, the universal landing ships of the 23900 project are being built, will be modernized.

The General director of the NCPPP, Sergey Tsurkan, noted that this complex can be placed on warships so that they can independently overcome minefields without the help of minesweepers.

China has proposed to build a multi-kilometer space station in a long-term orbit around the Earth. It is planned to spend 15 million yuan ($2.3 million) to study the feasibility of such a project. This is reported by the South China Morning Post.

At the moment, the drones are almost ready for testing

JSC "Kronstadt" is negotiating with the Ministry of Emergency Situations about the possibility of using helicopter-type drones in extinguishing forest fires. This was announced to TASS by the general director of the enterprise Sergey Bogatikov at the Army forum.

Most of the modules have been independently tested

The Uralvagonzavod Concern (UVZ, part of the Rostec State Corporation) has developed a series of remotely controlled combat modules (DUBM) designed to equip ships of the Navy. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the UVZ during the International military-Technical Forum "Army-2021".

The modernization potential of the small rocket ships of the project 21631 is huge, said the head of the corporation Renat Mistakhov

The AK Bars Shipbuilding Corporation is ready to begin the modernization of small rocket ships (MRCS) of the Buyan-M type project 21631, the relevant proposals with their justification have been submitted to the command of the Russian Navy.

During the exercises of front-line aviation near Voronezh, an episode was worked out with the relocation of Su-34 bombers to an operational airfield equipped directly on the federal highway E-38 Kursk-Saratov.

The ship "Naro-Fominsk" is planned to be launched in the first quarter of 2022 The

small rocket ship "Grad" of project 21631 of the Buyan-M type will be launched until August 30, 2021. This was announced to TASS on the sidelines of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021" by the head of the AK Bars shipbuilding Corporation Renat Mistakhov.

The Israeli Iron Dome air defense system has been successfully tested against cruise missiles in the United States. August 24, portal upi.com He reported that the US Army conducted the first fire tests of its intermediate anti-missile system.

The device will consist of several modules that will be launched into orbit separately and assembled in space

The National Foundation of Natural Sciences of China is considering a project to create an "ultra-large spacecraft extending for kilometers". This was reported by the South China Morning Post newspaper.

Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) will go into outer space about 10 times by the end of 2022 to integrate and retrofit the Russian Nauka and Prichal modules. Cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky told about this on August 25 in the Twitter microblogging network.

At the International Military-Technical Forum "Army–2021", a round table "Prospects for the development and application of robotic complexes for military purposes of air, land and sea basing"was held.

Intel has signed a contract with the US Department of Defense, according to which it will lead a program to create the production of advanced chips in the United States, TechCrunch reported on Monday.

The construction of the Chinese hypersonic wind tunnel JF22 is scheduled to be completed next year. According to China Central Television, it will be able to simulate a maximum speed of up to 10 kilometers per second — 30 times the speed of sound — and an altitude of 40 to 100 kilometers.

The Indonesian shipbuilding company PT Lundin launched an inconspicuous missile trimaran "Golok". According to Naval News, this is the second ship of the X3K type after the Klevang, which burned down in 2012.

On Wednesday, August 25, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, after visiting the shooting center in the Patriot Park, instructed to speed up state tests of promising small arms and protective equipment for VKS pilots.

The head of Roscosmos intends to send invitations on August 25

Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said that he intends to invite entrepreneurs Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson to launch the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, which is scheduled for October 5.

Uralvagonzavod Concern (UVZ, part of the Rostec state Corporation) plans to modernize the T-80BVM tanks. The car will increase the main characteristics, including firepower and mobility, - reports TASS with reference to the press service of the UVZ.

The start of construction of two warships for the Russian Navy at the enterprise in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in the Khabarovsk Territory is an honor and prestige. This statement was made by the acting governor of the region Mikhail Degtyarev on Monday, August 23.