News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Production of Checkmate fighters has started in Russia
The Komsomolsk-on-Amur plant began production of light tactical aircraft (LTS), better known as Checkmate or Su-75. This was stated during the Dubai Airshow by the head of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Yuri Slyusar, his words are quoted by RBC.
"Ingenuity" made the fifteenth flight on Mars
The Mars helicopter "Ingenuity" made its fifteenth flight in the atmosphere of the Red Planet, which became the first full-fledged flight at very high propeller speeds. The drone flew 406 meters in a little over two minutes and received a number of color images of the surrounding area, according to NASA Twitter.
The pilots of the deck MiG-29 completed training at the NITKA complex in the Crimea
According to a TASS source, in the coming days he will begin flying to a permanent-based airfield
The hundredth separate naval fighter aviation regiment of the Northern Fleet has completed training on an analog of an aircraft carrier - the NITKA ground test training complex in Saki in the Crimea. In the coming days, he will begin flying to a permanent-based airfield, a source close to the Crimean law enforcement agencies told TASS.
Serial deliveries of Armata tanks to the Russian army are included in the new state armament program
The new state armament program for 2024-2033 assumes serial deliveries of Armata tanks to the Russian military, Mikhail Osyko, a member of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) of Russia, told Interfax.
Chairman of the PSB Petr Fradkov headed the Working Group on Improving the Financial Stability of Defense Industry Organizations
On November 9, the first meeting of the Working Group on Regulatory and legal support of the financial stability of the organizations of the military-industrial complex at the Bureau of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia took place, the press service of PJSC Promsvyazbank reported.
The ISS has adjusted its orbit to evade the wreckage of a Chinese satellite
The International Space Station on Wednesday conducted a maneuver to avoid a collision with a fragment of a Chinese weather satellite, Roscosmos reported.
Study: Russia is one of the three countries with the largest armored vehicle fleets
According to a study by Defense IQ, China and the USA are also in the top 3
Russia is one of the three countries with the world's largest fleets of armored vehicles. This is stated in the study of the world market of armored vehicles by the analytical company Defense IQ, available to TASS.
Commander of the Central Military District: in 2022, the BMPT battalion will be involved in the exercises
Terminator tank support combat vehicles (BMPT) in the amount of nine units will be delivered to the 90th Guards Tank Division of the Central Military District from December 1, 2021. This information was announced by the press service of the Central Military District, referring to the commander of the district troops, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin.
The Falcon 9 reusable stage made a successful landing on a platform in the Atlantic
The reusable first stage of the American Falcon 9 launch vehicle, launched on Thursday Moscow time into orbit with the Crew Dragon-3 manned spacecraft, made a successful controlled landing on a floating platform in the Atlantic, the developer company SpaceX reported.
In 2021, the military conducted about 250 shootings at a Russian base in Tajikistan
Motorized rifle and tank units of the 201st military base of the Russian Federation in Tajikistan conducted more than two hundred live firings in 2021, the Central Military District (CVO) reported.
The Central Military District is reinforced with the S-300 division and the upgraded MiG-31BM long-range interceptor
In October, the troops of the Central Military District (CVO) received more than 150 pieces of weapons, special and aviation equipment, including the upgraded MiG-31BM long-range interceptor and a divisional set of the S-300PM2 anti-aircraft missile system, the press service of the CVO reported on Thursday.
Hexagon nozzles are missing on the ISS
Hexagon nozzles have disappeared on the International Space Station (ISS). Cosmonaut Anton Shkaperov informed the Mission Control Center about this. The words of the Russian are transmitted by RIA Novosti.
The Type-054A/P class lead frigate has been transferred to the Pakistan Navy
The first (out of four ordered) multi-purpose frigate of the Type-054A/P class has been handed over to the Pakistani Navy, the Chinese newspaper Global Times reported.
In Pakistan, they continue to earn on the Soviet TT
Pakistani artisans collect artisanal copies of the Soviet TT self-loading pistol, but sell it under the Mauser brand.
The frigate of the Pacific Fleet "Marshal Shaposhnikov" went to sea for sea trials of the updated ship systems
The frigate of the Pacific Fleet "Marshal Shaposhnikov" entered the waters of Peter the Great Bay to check and test the updated ship systems recently installed by industry representatives.
The Central Military District troops received more than 150 units of military equipment in October
In October of this year, formations, military units and institutions of the Central Military District received more than 150 units of weapons, special and aviation equipment.
In Russia, they reacted to the superiority of the Polish Piorun over the Willow
The Polish Piorun is the best of the worst portable anti-aircraft missile systems (MANPADS) and does not surpass the Russian Verba, writes TASS columnist Dmitry Litovkin, reacting to the publication of Defence24.
NI: Modernization will make Antei a formidable weapon
Russian submarines of the project 949A "Antey" are getting a new life. As a result of the modernization, they are expected to be able to carry hypersonic Zircon missiles. And such submarines will become even more formidable.
At the SNSZ, the ship of the PMO "Anatoly Shlemov" was taken out of the workshop
At the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation), the mine defense ship of project 12700 "Anatoly Shlemov" was taken out of the workshop.
The development of the concept of the lunar program has fallen in price by 200 million rubles
Roscosmos has signed a contract with the head scientific institute TsNIIMash for the development of the lunar program and the concept of the orbital station for 1.5 billion rubles, follows from the data of the public procurement portal.
