News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Flight tests of Il-112B transport aircraft will begin next year
The tragedy in Kubinka, near Moscow, where the newest Russian Il-112B transport vehicle crashed, should not interrupt the testing of these vital vehicles for the army.
Several Russian news agencies immediately reported, citing their sources, that after finding out the causes of the crash of the Il-112B military transport aircraft, tests of this type of aircraft will continue.
The MiG-29 fighter jet crashed during a training flight
A MiG-29 fighter jet crashed during a training flight on the territory of the Ashuluk training ground in the Astrakhan region. This was reported in the press service of the Southern Military District, RIA Novosti reports.
"Tornado-G", "Hurricane-1M" and "Tornado-S" are produced serially with a new ammunition set
It includes, among other things, high-precision rockets, said Mikhail Osyko, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation
The complexes of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) "Tornado-G", "Hurricane-1M" and "Tornado-S" have been put into mass production in the Russian Federation and put into service. This was stated in an interview with TASS on the eve of the Army-2021 forum by Mikhail Osyko, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) of the Russian Federation.
The military-industrial complex told about the use of artificial intelligence by the military for target recognition
The reaction time and decision-making is much faster, but the machine itself does not yet know how to think, said Mikhail Osyko, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission of Russia
The current level of development of artificial intelligence in the Russian Federation allows it to be used for target recognition and assistance in piloting. This opinion was expressed in an interview with TASS on the eve of the international forum "Army-2021" by Mikhail Osyko, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) of the Russian Federation.
Correction of the ISS orbit was postponed at the request of the Americans-Roscosmos
The correction of the orbit height of the International Space Station was postponed to a reserve date at the request of the American side, Roscosmos reported.
Serial production of the Hunter combat module has begun
The universal combat module "Hunter" has successfully passed the qualification tests. It was put into mass production.
Video: Shoigu tested the route for ArMI-2021 on a T-80 tank
The Russian Defense Ministry has published video footage of how the head of the Russian military department, Sergei Shoigu, personally checks the condition of the tank biathlon track at the Alabino training ground near Moscow.
Anchor and mooring equipment was loaded on board the icebreaker "Ural"
Specialists of the Baltic Plant (part of the USC) loaded the anchor-mooring device and anchor chains on board the nuclear icebreaker project 22220 "Ural".
Rostec will demonstrate the work of the Penicillin intelligence complex at the Army-2021 forum
The complex detects enemy artillery not with the help of radar, but thanks to the new principle of combining thermal and sound intelligence The
holding company " Roselektronika "of the Rostec State Corporation will present for the first time at the international forum" Army-2021 "the complex of sound and thermal intelligence" Penicillin "in the export version. It is also planned to demonstrate its work within the framework of the forum, the Rostec press service told reporters on Thursday.
An intelligent simulator for the production and repair of ammunition for Grad has been created
Technodinamika Holding of Rostec State Corporation has created an intelligent simulator that teaches the production and repair of ammunition for the Grad rocket launcher in virtual reality. The equipment has already begun to be used at the developer plant.
The creator of the "Zircon" called the timing of the appearance of hypersonic weapons in the United States
The US may have hypersonic weapons after 2023. The general director of the corporation "Tactical Missile Weapons" KTRV Boris Obnosov called the timing of the creation of the corresponding missile to the "Military-industrial Courier".
In China, the development of the Russian Navy was called a "terrible signal" to the West
Russia is rapidly developing its navy, and recently there has been a special activity in this area. Thus, the country sends a signal of its determination to protect its interests in the world's oceans in the presence of serious threats from the West, the author of the Chinese edition of Xinhua believes.
Technodinamika will show the combat capabilities of the TOS-2 and ISDM at Army-2021
Technodinamika Holding of Rostec State Corporation will demonstrate for the first time the combat capabilities of the latest products-the remote mining engineering system (ISDM) and the TOS – 2 heavy flamethrower system at the Army-2021 MVTF.
Shipbuilding companies will take an active part in the business program of the MVTF "Army-2021"
The United Shipbuilding Corporation and the companies of the USC Group will actively participate in the business program of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021", which will be held from August 22 to 28.
"Ducklings" will sink ships
Su-34 bombers expand their combat capabilities. Yesterday, on August 18, the Izvestia newspaper reported that the Russian Defense Ministry has completed work on the integration of X-35U missiles on the Ducklings.
Russian snipers will be armed with drones
The Russian Defense Ministry will add reconnaissance UAVs to the arsenal of sniper units. Sniper pairs will be armed with drones that will allow you to find, identify and monitor targets at a distance of several kilometers. This is reported by Izvestia, citing sources in the defense ministry.
Features of the competitor: the BMP-3 will compete with the Chinese ZBD-86A
In the competition of crews of infantry fighting vehicles "Suvorov onslaught", which will be held at the Korla training ground in China, Russian BMP-3 will compete with the ZBD-86A. In addition to the People's Liberation Army team, representatives of the armed forces of Belarus and Venezuela will also perform on such equipment.
The Army International Games may be partially transferred to the Arctic in the future
According to the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov, interest in the Army Games is growing both in Russia and abroad
Several competitions of the Army International Games (ArMI) may be held in the Arctic in the future. This was announced on Thursday by the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, at a briefing for foreign military attaches.
The cosmonaut complained about the creaking hinges of the Russian "Science"
The loops of the multifunctional laboratory module (MLM) "Nauka", docked to the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS), creak and drown out other sounds, RIA Novosti reports, referring to the NASA-organized broadcast of the crew members ' negotiations with Earth, organized by NASA.
A new Ukrainian tank with camouflage made of paint tape was noticed in Kiev
The first rehearsal of the parade in honor of the 30th anniversary of independence took place in the Ukrainian capital. This anniversary date will be celebrated on August 24. Three BM "Oplot" tanks are presented in the mechanized column for the first time.