News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Australia will abandon European helicopters
Australia will replace European MRH 90 Taipan helicopters with American Black Hawk
Australia will abandon the operation of European MRH 90 Taipan helicopters developed by Eurocopter. Canberra will replace the MRH 90 with American Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters. This is reported by Defense News.
The American destroyer "invisible" Zumwalt was covered with rust and corrosion
The pride of the American Navy is the Zumwalt destroyer (DDG-1000), which, after several years of service, was covered with rust and corroded. The destruction affected the radio-absorbing tiles, which provide low visibility on the radars of the 183-meter ship.
A new generation of jet drones will be produced in Ukraine, Kiev reported
The Ukrainian-Turkish plant, which is being built in Vasylkiv (Kiev region), will produce ANKA-type jet drones - the next generation of UAVs after Bayraktar, the speaker of the Ukrainian delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) on the settlement of the situation in Donbass, Alexey Arestovich, said on Saturday during an interview with Radio Liberty (recognized in the Russian media as a foreign agent).
President Putin announced Russia's global leadership in new weapons
Russia today occupies a leading position in the world in modern types of weapons, Vladimir Putin said in the film "Russia. Recent history" on the channel "Russia 1".
About 240 employees of the rocket and space industry died from covid during the pandemic
According to the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, 30,568 employees have recovered, 1,596 people are currently being treated
More than 235 employees of the rocket and space industry died due to coronavirus during the entire pandemic period. This was announced by Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin on Sunday.
The Russian anti-submarine ship "Junga" hit coastal targets during exercises in the coastal ranges of the Barents Sea
The crew of the small anti-submarine ship "Junga" of the Kola Flotilla of the heterogeneous forces of the Northern Fleet (SF) practiced artillery firing in the coastal ranges of the Barents Sea, the press service of the fleet reported on Sunday.
Putin said that the Russian Federation has managed a lot in the development of the defense industry and the army on the basis of a revived economy
The President noted that the uniqueness of Russia's position is that no one can intercept missiles, "the speeds are such that it is impossible to take them"
The Russian authorities have managed to do a lot in the development of the military-industrial complex and the armed forces on the basis of the restored economy of the country. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview for the film "Russia. The latest history" on the TV channel "Russia-1".
NASA has launched a new asteroid collision monitoring
NASA has launched a new monitoring of asteroid collisions with Earth. Now the system more accurately calculates the probability of a dangerous approach. The result of complex calculations can be seen on a separate website, the Izvestia TV channel reports. Asteroids and stars are visible on the resource with 3D visualization. The data is constantly updated, the real picture is displayed. The previous NASA system worked for almost 20 years. In less than an hour, it was possible to get the probability of a collision with our planet over the next 100 years.
The expert said that the microsatellite launch program requires long-term support
Russia needs to launch about 20 microsatellites into space every year, said Ivan Uteshev, head of the Astronomy Department of the Center for Pedagogical Excellence
About 20 launches of microsatellites need to be carried out annually, and the program for launching such devices requires support on a long-term basis. This opinion was expressed by the head of the Department of Astronomy of the Center for Pedagogical Excellence of Moscow, coach of the Russian national team in Astronomy and Astrophysics Ivan Uteshev at a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with participants of the Congress of Young Scientists on Tuesday.
The launch of the New Shepard rocket with space tourists was postponed due to bad weather
The launch was postponed to December 11
TASS, December 8. The American company Blue Origin postponed the launch of the New Shepard spacecraft with space tourists from December 9 to December 11 due to adverse weather conditions. The company announced this on its Twitter page on Wednesday.
The price of a ticket to the Vostochny cosmodrome does not exceed 10 thousand rubles - Roscosmos
The cost of registration of services for visiting the Vostochny cosmodrome is less than 10 thousand rubles for adult citizens of the Russian Federation, for a child - less than 5 thousand, Roscosmos reported.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations will receive four Mi-8AMTSh-VA attack helicopters for flights in the Arctic, the source said
The Ministry of Emergency Situations in 2022-2023 will receive four Mi-8AMTSh-VA attack helicopters for service in the Arctic, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti.
Almost a "Black Eagle": how in Ukraine they wanted to confuse everyone with a mutant tank
About three years ago, an unusual Ukrainian tank lit up in a video advertising the Ukrainian armored repair and evacuation vehicle "Athlete". Some of the viewers even decided that they had declassified their closed recent development in Nezalezhnaya.
In Belarus, the multiple launch rocket system "Hurricane" was transplanted to MAZ-6317
State tests of the upgraded multiple launch rocket system "Hurricane" have begun in Belarus at the Osipovichi test site. The MLRS received a new automotive platform: instead of the ZIL-135LM, the launcher for 220-mm rocket projectiles is placed on the MAZ-6317.
Troops from 2027 will begin to receive the Su-57 fighter in a new guise - the Board of the Military-Industrial Complex
A hypersonic missile is already ready for him
The Su-57 fighter will be armed with hypersonic weapons, from 2027 the aircraft will go to the troops with a new engine, First Deputy chairman of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) of Russia Andrey Yelchaninov said in an interview with Interfax.
NASA Launched the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer Space Telescope
The United States has launched the IXPE X-ray telescope (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer). The cost of the mission is estimated at more than 180 million dollars.
CVO received about 50 new-generation auto-binding machines
Medical units of the Central Military District (CVO) for the first time received new-generation AP-3 auto-dressings in 2021, the press service of the CVO reported on Thursday.
19FortyFive: Russian missiles will overcome the US missile defense without the "Vanguard"
While the United States is trying to achieve at least minimal success in hypersonic technologies, Russia is testing ready-made missiles. And, although the most attention of the public is attracted by the planning Avangard combat units for ballistic missiles, the main advantage of hypersonic technologies is concentrated in the operational and tactical link, writes 19FortyFive.
MiG-31 TsVO performed about 40 aerial refueling exercises near Chelyabinsk
Crews performed refueling in conditions of limited visibility, at night, using on-board lighting equipment
Pilots of supersonic MiG-31 interceptor fighters of two aviation regiments of the Central Military District (CVO) stationed in the Perm and Krasnoyarsk Territories performed about 40 refueling from an air tanker during tactical flight exercises that started in the Chelyabinsk region. This is stated in a message distributed on Thursday by the press service of the district.
About a thousand AK-12 assault rifles were received by the special forces of the Central Military District in the Novosibirsk region in 2021
This year, about a thousand AK-12 submachine guns have been put into service with a special purpose unit of the Central Military District stationed in the Novosibirsk region.
