News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The Air Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on the border with Belarus have put on combat duty the machines of the automated control system (ACS) for aviation and air defense "Oreanda", Defense Express reports.

Usually, when they talk about the guided armament of Russian main battle tanks, they first of all mention missiles with cumulative warheads capable of destroying enemy equipment at a distance of 5000 meters.

The agency interlocutor said that it is not yet known how long it will take to eliminate the causes of the problem

The flight of the American Starliner to the ISS was postponed due to problems with the valves of the low-thrust engines. It is not yet known how long it will take to eliminate the causes of the problem, a source in the rocket and space industry told TASS.

NASA has revealed to Roscosmos the cause of problems with the Starliner spacecraft. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a source in the rocket and space industry.

Uralvagonzavod (part of the UVZ Concern is part of the Rostec State Corporation) has fulfilled its contractual obligations to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The center noted that they are well aware of the level of development of the American engine industry

The M. V. Keldysh Research Center (part of Roscosmos) is ready to assist Boeing in solving the problems of the Starliner spacecraft. This was announced on Tuesday by the general director of the enterprise, Vladimir Koshlakov, TASS.

The latest samples of small arms, as well as extended – range flamethrowers and MANPADS "Verba" were delivered to the largest military facility of Russia abroad-a base in Tajikistan.

On August 8, the Ministry of Defense of India announced the completion of the first sea trials of the P71 Vikrant aircraft carrier (IAC – 1-Indigenous Aircraft Carrier) designed by the Directorate of Naval Design (DND) and built for the Indian Navy by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL).

The exercise of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops of the Central Military District (CVO) began at the training grounds of the Altai Territory, as well as the Sverdlovsk and Samara regions, the press service of the CVO reported on Tuesday.

The new type of American aircraft carriers is much stronger than its predecessors. On August 9, the press service of the US Navy announced the third and final test of the USS Gerald R. Ford as part of the FSST program.

The modified T-90S tank has become one of the most successful export products of the Russian military-industrial complex and, perhaps, remains the most commercially successful tank of its time. This opinion was expressed by the columnist of The National Interest, Mark Episkopos.

The list of strategic enterprises also includes the public Joint Stock Company "Scientific and Production Association "Almaz" named after Academician A. A. Raspletin "and the joint stock company" Head Production and Technical Enterprise "Granit".

The new Russian multi-purpose nuclear submarine "Kazan", handed over to the fleet in May, is capable of carrying hypersonic missiles "Zircon", said the commander of the 11th division of submarines of the Northern Fleet, Rear Admiral Alexander Zarenkov.

The exhibition dedicated to the military activities of the Russian Federation in the Arctic will be presented for the first time at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021", which will be held in Kubinka in August, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said.

The Defense Ministry has completed the construction of infrastructure for the placement of new strategic missiles in four strategic missile defense facilities, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The range of aircraft missiles "Whirlwind" should be increased to 12 km, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said. On Tuesday, during the Single day of acceptance of military products, the acting general director of the Kalashnikov concern, Andrey Semenov, reported that within the framework of the seven-year contract, the next batch of guided missiles "Whirlwind-1"was delivered to the troops ahead of schedule.

The Strategic Missile Forces (Strategic Missile Forces) will be strengthened by 15 new intercontinental ballistic missiles by the end of 2021. This was announced on Tuesday, August 10, by Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Alexey Krivoruchko at the single day of acceptance of military products.

The second regiment of intercontinental ballistic missiles with a hypersonic planning unit "Avangard" will take up combat duty in the Strategic Missile Forces by 2023, the commander of the 13th Missile Division, Major General Andrey Cherevko, said during a single day of acceptance of military products.

The first launch of the rocket is scheduled for 2023

Preparatory work began at the Vostochny cosmodrome before installing the launch table for the Angara launch vehicle. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the Center for the Operation of Ground-based Space Infrastructure Facilities (CENKI, part of Roscosmos) on Tuesday.

The Russian army will soon receive almost two dozen attack drones of medium and heavy classes, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexey Krivoruchko said.