News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
What is the uniqueness of the small landing ship "Dugong"
The use of air cavity technology in the creation of small landing craft "Dugong" gave designers a huge increase in speed and maneuverability even when transporting troops on board.
NASA astronauts returned to the ISS after a spacewalk to replace the antenna
The astronauts met the allotted six and a half hours to complete the task
American astronauts Tom Marshburn and Kayla Barron returned to the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday after a spacewalk to replace a faulty antenna. The broadcast was conducted on the website of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
The colonel of the US Air Force recognized the effectiveness of the Russian "Shell"
Modern integrated air defense systems are capable of hitting approaching cruise missiles and other guided munitions, writes the director of the program on future concepts and military potential assessments of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, Colonel of the Air Force (Air Force) USA retired Mark Ganzinger.
Over 700 snipers are conducting exercises in the Voronezh, Belgorod, Bryansk and Smolensk regions
Exercises of sniper units have started in four regions of Russia, the press service of the Western Military District (ZVO) reported.[/b]
"Military personnel of sniper units of the combined arms army of the Far Eastern Federal District have begun conducting large-scale exercises as part of training camps in the Voronezh, Belgorod, Bryansk and Smolensk regions. (...) More than 700 military personnel were involved in the training camp," the press service said.
The United States has released the first sample of an upgraded atomic bomb
The United States has released the first serial sample of its upgraded B61-12 atomic bomb. This is reported by TASS with reference to the National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) under the US Department of Energy.
Which countries abandoned the T-72 and why?
Soviet T-72 tanks are in service with almost fifty countries of the world, and during this time only a few countries have abandoned their operation. Why did this happen?
NASA will not have time to work out technologies for a flight to the Moon and Mars until 2030
NASA will not have time to complete all the necessary research to organize long-term missions to the Moon and Mars on the International Space Station (ISS) until 2030, when the operation of the station will be completed. This became known on Thursday, December 2.
The reusable first stage of the Falcon 9 made a successful landing on a platform in the Atlantic
The reusable first stage of the American Falcon 9 launch vehicle, launched on Friday Moscow time with 48 Internet satellites of the Starlink project, made a successful controlled landing on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean, the developer company SpaceX reported.
A new military air defense unit at the Pantsir ZRPC was formed near Khabarovsk
The new unit will provide air defense of the most important military and industrial facilities, military units and formations of the district's troops
TASS, December 3. A new military unit of the air defense (air defense) of the Eastern Military District (VVO) has been formed near Khabarovsk, it will be armed with universal short-range anti-aircraft missile and cannon complexes (ZRPC) "Pantsir", the press service of the district reported on Friday.
Weapons found in the US against Russia and China
Air Force (Air Force) The United States needs high-precision weapons to confront Russia and China. Former US Air Force pilot, Mitchell Institute analyst Mark Ganzinger has found a remedy against enemy defenses. This is reported by Flight Global.
SpaceX has launched a batch of 50 satellites into orbit
Two BlackSky spacecraft were launched into orbit, followed by Starlink satellites
SpaceX on Thursday successfully delivered 48 mini-satellites to orbit for its Starlink network, as well as two microsatellites from BlackSky. The broadcast was conducted on the SpaceX website.
The colonel of the US Air Force called the Russian P-73 the killer of American bombers
Modern integrated air defense systems (air defense), in addition to anti-aircraft missile systems, include fighters equipped with radars with an active phased array antenna, infrared sensors and long-range air-to-air missiles, writes the director of the program on future concepts and military potential assessments of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Research, Colonel of the Air Force (Air Force) USA retired Mark Ganzinger.
The United States has assembled the first atomic bomb of a new type
The first serial sample of the new B61-12 atomic bomb has been assembled at the Pentex plant in Texas. The ammunition lost its parachute, receiving instead an elongated tail section with rudders for flight correction.
Mitchell Institute: missiles with a range of up to 463 kilometers will help defeat Russia
The US Air Force needs to possess a new generation of high-precision ammunition to deter Russia and China. This is stated on the FlightGlobal portal with reference to the Mitchell Institute.
About one hundred units of the VVST received the troops of the Central Military District in November
About one hundred units of the VVST received formations and military units of the Central Military District stationed in the Samara, Saratov, Novosibirsk regions, as well as in Udmurtia and the Republic of Tajikistan, in November of this year.
Military hydrographers and scientists conducted research to substantiate the outer boundary of the continental shelf of the Russian Federation
In 2019-2020, as part of the work to substantiate the RF application for the outer boundary of the Russian continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean, Navy hydrographers organized and conducted comprehensive bathymetric studies in order to obtain additional data.
Work on the creation of the Baiterek complex at Baikonur will begin in March 2022
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said that "all the necessary documents have been agreed"
Work on the modernization of the Zenit launch complex for Soyuz-5 (the Baiterek project) will start in March next year, all documentation for this has already been agreed. This was announced by Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin on Friday at the EAEU business forum "Space Integration".
Rogozin: Russian military satellite grouping has the highest characteristics
The CEO of Roscosmos stressed that, in general, the corporation fulfills the state defense order
The Russian military satellite group provides the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation with everything necessary. This was announced by Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin on Friday at the EAEU business forum "Space Integration".
The ISS orbit was adjusted to evade the wreckage of the US Pegasus rocket
The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) has been adjusted to perform an evasion maneuver from the wreckage of the American Pegasus rocket. This was announced on December 3 at the EAEU forum "Space Integration" by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
A new air defense unit was formed near Khabarovsk
A military air defense unit (air defense) has been formed in the suburbs of Khabarovsk, the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO) reported on Friday.
