News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The USA named the best tanks of Russia
Russia inherited a large number of Soviet tanks, which were later supplemented with new developments. The best and most dangerous tanks that were released in Russia were named by columnist Caleb Larson in a material for 19FortyFive.
Built for the Pacific Fleet, the corvette "Sharp" has begun mooring tests
FAR EAST - The corvette "Sharp", built specifically for the Pacific Fleet, began to undergo mooring tests in Vladivostok at the delivery base of the Amur Shipbuilding Plant, the press service of the Pacific Fleet reports.
An unusual USSR tank with two 152 mm guns could become a reality
Tanks with two guns are now often found in computer games, and many perceive them as something fantastic. However, in real life, the designers thought about arming combat vehicles with a pair of guns, which would significantly increase their firepower.
The ground station on Hainan received data from the Gaofen-3-02 satellite
Reception, recording and transmission of data from the satellite to the station took place on November 28
The ground station in Sanya (Hainan Province, Southern China) has successfully received data from the recently launched Gaofen-3-02 Earth remote sensing satellite. This was reported by the newspaper Hainan Ribao.
Engineering and sapper units will fight in a new way
Innovations have been introduced into the tactics of the engineering and sapper units of the Central Military District (CVO) in 2021. This was announced by the head of the engineering troops of the Central Military District Dmitry Koruts.
On Baikonur, Japanese cosmotourists were held to the song "Grass at home"
For the first time in history, the crew of the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft left the Cosmonaut Hotel at the Baikonur Cosmodrome to the song "Grass at Home" in Japanese. This was announced on Wednesday, December 8, Roscosmos reports in its Telegram channel.
The army told about the development of the "Terminator"
The Terminator tank support combat vehicle has successfully integrated into the 90th Guards Vitebsk-Novgorod Tank Division of the Central Military District. She gained her company status in the tactical link of one of the division's tank regiments.
"Peonies" became "Malki"
The Russian army is mastering the updated giant self-propelled guns. Yesterday, December 7, the press service of Uralvagonzavod reported that the first batch of 203-mm self-propelled guns 2S7M "Malka" was transferred to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Great Britain lifted the sunken F-35 from the bottom before Russia
The United Kingdom, the United States and Italy have raised from the bottom of the Mediterranean the sunken fifth-generation fighter F-35 Lightning II, which got there in November after the crash of the British aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth, reports The Drive.
Glavkosmos called the lottery an unsuccessful way to promote flights to the ISS
The drawing is more suitable for suborbital flights, said the company's CEO Dmitry Loskutov
The lottery draw is suitable for suborbital flights, but is an unsuccessful way to promote flights to the International Space Station. This opinion was expressed during the broadcast of the launch of the Soyuz MS-20 manned spacecraft on the Roscosmos-TV channel by the CEO of Glavkosmos (part of Roscosmos) Dmitry Loskutov.
Space Adventures stated that entrepreneurs from the Russian Federation express interest in space flights
The head of the company's representative office in Russia, Sergey Kostenko, noted that the implementation of such a flight is a matter of time
Russian entrepreneurs express interest in visiting space, the implementation of such a flight is a matter of time. This opinion was expressed during the broadcast of the launch of the Soyuz MS-20 manned spacecraft on the Roscosmos-TV channel by the head of the Space Adventures representative office in Russia, Sergey Kostenko.
The crew settled on the corvette "Sharp"
The crew settled on the multipurpose patrol ship of the near sea zone of project 20380 "Sharp". He is fully formed and trained.
Compact and lightweight: in the USA, the PPSH was praised
In the USA, the advantages of the Shpagin submachine gun were called.
Portal 19fortyfive.com He explained why the Soviet PPSH-41 submachine gun was the most massive weapon of the Second World War.
In the USA, it was proposed to ban "Solntsepeki" and "Pinocchio"
The power of Russian heavy flame-retardant systems so impressed retired American officer Brent Eastwood that in his article for 19FortyFive he advised human rights organizations to consider the use of thermobaric weapons and develop some rules for its use, and maybe even ban such systems altogether.
The astronaut explained the absence of Americans on the moon
Former NASA astronaut Jack Fisher explained to RIA Novosti the absence of Americans on the moon. In his opinion, the United States is postponing sending people to the Earth's natural satellite due to the presence of other priorities.
Hubble telescope returned to full operation
The Hubble Space Telescope has returned to full operation. Earlier, he was transferred to safe mode due to equipment problems.
The newest patrol ship of the Black Sea Fleet "Sergey Kotov" performed the first artillery firing at sea
In the Black Sea, the crew of the newest patrol ship (PC) of the Black Sea Fleet "Sergey Kotov" performed the first artillery firing.
Iran's Black Streak
The Iranian military-industrial complex is one of the most closed in the world. At the same time, a number of events have occurred in recent months that significantly complicate its development and the expansion of the capabilities of the Iranian army.
A rare photo from the T-80U tests in India has appeared
In the early 90s, the command of the Indian Army intended to begin replacing the obsolete T-55 and Vidjajanta in service. The first ones, purchased in the Soviet Union, were created back in the 50s, while the second ones, which are a version of the British Vickers Mk.1, have been produced since 1965.
Shoigu gave the command to lay the tracks of a new branch of the Baikal-Amur mainline
On Wednesday, army railway workers began laying tracks on their section of the reconstruction of the Baikal-Amur Mainline. The command to dock the first link of the new route was given by the head of the military department, Sergei Shoigu, via videoconference from the National Defense Control Center of Russia.























