News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The successful completion of strength tests of the new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford was a signal to the Russian Federation and China that the United States is not concerned about the anti-ship missiles of these two countries, the South China Morning Post reports, citing the words of former Chinese military instructor Sun Zhongping.

The Vityaz machine-building company, part of the Uralvagonzavod concern of the Rostec State Corporation, has handed over a batch of DT-10PM two-link tracked conveyors to the Russian Defense Ministry. By the end of the year, the company will fulfill 2 more contracts.

The device will help in monitoring such weather events as cyclones, thunderstorms

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched the GSLV-F10 launch vehicle with the EOS-03 satellite on board on Thursday. As ISRO reported on its Twitter page, the launch took place from the space center named after Satish Dhawan on the island of Sriharikota.

A former Chinese military instructor, Song Zhongping, expressed the opinion that a stress test for his own aircraft carrier by detonating explosives near him is an ostentatious action aimed at certain goals-China and Russia, the South China Morning Post reports.

The mission cannot be completed as planned, the Indian Space Research Organization noted

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) reported on Thursday that the launched GSLV-F10 (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, a launch vehicle for launching geosynchronous satellites) with the EOS-03 satellite on board had technical problems, and the mission could not be completed as planned. This is reported by ISRO on its Twitter page.

The introduction of the road into operation will increase the transport capabilities of Eastern Siberia, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation noted

The reconstruction of the eastern branch of the Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) by the end of 2024, after the road is put into operation, will increase the transport capabilities of Eastern Siberia, increase the capacity of the mainline and the volume of transit traffic, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The crews of the newest small missile ships "Veliky Ustyug" and "Uglich" of the Caspian Flotilla (CFl) conducted training to repel attacks by means of an air attack of a conditional enemy, Colonel Vadim Astafyev, head of the press service of the Southern Military District, told reporters on Thursday.

The Americans successfully launched the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Her May tests, we recall, ended unsuccessfully.

The nuclear icebreaker "Arctic" left the berth of the Baltic plant and began the transition to the Kronstadt Marine Plant (part of the USC). There, the ship will dock, where scheduled work will be carried out to replace one of the engines.

The training and equipment of the intelligence units of the Russian army, shown during exercises with the army of Uzbekistan at the Termez training ground near the border with Afghanistan, surprised journalists.

The columnist of the Popular Mechanics publication was amazed at the readiness of the special forces of the two countries to overcome any obstacles, including passing through "rings of fire" on the obstacle course. Moreover, such exercises are not practiced in the NATO armed forces.

The production of Belarusian armored cars "Kaiman" at the 140th repair plant in the city of Borisov began six years ago. These vehicles are designed for conducting reconnaissance, escorting convoys and performing a large list of other special tasks.

The lessons learned from the accident of the Kursk nuclear submarine will prevent similar tragedies in the future, Admiral Alexander Moiseev, commander of the Northern Fleet, said.

The American fifth-generation fighter F-22 Raptor made an emergency landing at the Pearl Harbor-Hickam base (Hawaii). The corresponding video was published on Instagram by the user hnlramper.

He delivered 3.7 tons of payloads to the station

The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) has completed the docking of the American Cygnus cargo ship of Northrop Grumman Corporation, which delivered 3.7 tons of payloads to the station. The broadcast is carried out on the website of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is working on the issue of completing the Vladimir the Great ship of the 58250 project, the country's military department reports.

According to a high-ranking TASS source in the space industry, a hole in the skin of the Soyuz MS-09 was drilled in zero gravity. At the same time, the alleged culprit did not know the device of the device.

At the Mulino training ground, servicemen of the separate engineer-sapper regiment of the 6th Combined Arms Army of the Western Military District (ZVO) for the first time used the Uran-6 robotic complex. He was involved in a tactical exercise at a special training ground designed to train the actions of troops in urban conditions.

When the Cassini mission explored Titan from the orbit of Saturn, scientists received a lot of new information, but each answer gave rise to a dozen new questions. To answer some of them, in 2019, NASA approved the development of the Dragonfly research vehicle (Dragonfly). It will not be possible to make it universal, so the other day we decided on the priority goal of the mission – it will be the search for life in any form.

NASA has started selecting candidates for a project to simulate life on Mars. This is a special simulation mission, during which several people will live for 12 months in a special complex "Mars Dune Alpha".

The US Army has signed a contract with re2 Robotics to develop a robotic arm for refueling AH-64 Apache attack helicopters in combat. The robot arm will autonomously bring the refueling gun to the filler neck of the tank and independently determine when the helicopter has received enough fuel.