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Ministry of Defense: more than 240 modern and modernized tanks will be delivered to the troops in 2021
More than 240 modern and modernized tanks will be delivered to the units of the Land Forces of the Russian Federation this year. The relevant information is published on the website of the Ministry of Defense.
About 2 thousand servicemen of the Baltic and Northern Fleets practiced conducting combat operations during the amphibious landing
Units of the Baltic and Northern Fleets within the framework of the joint strategic exercise of the armed forces of Russia and Belarus "West-2021" have practiced conducting combat operations during the landing of a marine landing, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.
Designers have developed the appearance of the Vostochny Cosmodrome terminal
The project was presented to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin
Roscosmos is considering the appearance of the terminal for the Vostochny cosmodrome, which was created by Crocus JSC (the general contractor for construction works). This was reported to TASS in the state corporation.
The Guards Tank Army of the ZVO will receive BMPT, T-80BVM tanks and the Tor-M air defense system
The military units and formations of the Guards Tank Army of the Eastern Federal District regularly receive new and modernized equipment.
The nuclear submarine "Eagle" fired a cruise missile in the Barents Sea
The nuclear submarine "Eagle "fired an anti-ship cruise missile" Granit " in the Barents Sea, the press service of the Northern Fleet reported.
The Granit cruise missile hit a target in the Barents Sea
Successful firing by the Granit anti-ship complex took place during military exercises in the Barents Sea. This was reported on September 12 in the press service of the Northern Fleet.
In the USA, they "print" barracks
3D printers have become a construction tool of the American army.On September 11, Popular Mechanics magazine reported that ICON has built the largest "printed" structure in North America — it became the National Guard barracks at the Camp Swift training Center in Bastrop, Texas.
Modern protection for tanks was tested for an explosion and shown on video
The Research Institute of Steel conducted tests of the dynamic protection "Relict" installed in modern T-72B3, T-80BVM and T-90M "Breakthrough". Experts have found out whether it will work on the shot of a 12.7-by-108-millimeter bullet. The experiment was captured on a video published by the Zvezda TV channel.
The airborne forces used mounted fire from the BMD-4M for the first time at the Zapad-2021 exercises
The Russian airborne forces during the exercise "West-2021" for the first time used mounted fire from the BMD-4M to destroy the control points of enemy drones, the Defense Ministry reported.
INS Dhruv: a ship for tracking space and the seabed
India will be able to track missile launches near its borders. September 11, portal hindustantimes.com He reported that the Indian Navy has officially accepted the INS Dhruv ship into its composition.
The Ministry of Defense showed a video of the launch of the Granit rocket at a target in the Barents Sea
The Ministry of Defense has published a video of the launch of a cruise missile "Granit "from the nuclear submarine" Eagle"of project 949A ("Antey") in the Barents Sea.
The cause of the accident of the Ukrainian-American Alpha rocket was announced
The unsuccessful launch of the new Alpha rocket is associated with the premature shutdown of the first-stage engine. After the problem made itself felt, the carrier was blown up.
Americans under the gun of Russian "Calibers"
The deployment of Russian Kalibr cruise missiles, and in the future, the Zircon cruise hypersonic missiles in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea, puts almost all American military bases located in the Middle East at risk.
The grouping of submarines with "Calibers" in the Mediterranean was increased to five submarines
Two submarines are making an inter-fleet transition from the Baltic to the Pacific Fleet, a source in the shipbuilding industry said
The grouping of non-nuclear submarines of the project 636.3 of the Russian Navy (Navy) in the Mediterranean Sea has been brought to five units for the first time. This was reported to TASS by a source in the shipbuilding industry.
The ISS Commission proposed to operate the station after 2024
The Commission on the Safety of the countries participating in the International Space Station (ISS) project recommended that the governments of the countries extend the operation of the station after 2024. This was reported to RIA Novosti in the press service of Roscosmos.
The timing of the disappearance of the Ukrainian aircraft industry is predicted
Currently, the" good name "of the Ukrainian aviation industry makes a "safety margin" of the An-124-100 Ruslan aircraft, which will finally go out of airworthiness in the 2040s. The corresponding dates of the disappearance of the Ukrainian aircraft industry are predicted by Defense Express.
Cosmonauts ' spacewalk is not planned to be postponed due to smoke on the ISS
Roscosmos confirmed the triggering of an emergency alarm in the Russian Zvezda module. However, the incident did not affect the preparation of astronauts for a spacewalk – it is conducted normally.
The sixth frigate FFX-2 for the Republic of Korea Navy was launched
At the enterprise of the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering company in Okpo (O.On September 8, the launch ceremony of the URO frigate of the FFX-2 project (also known as Daegu and Ulsan Batch-II) took place.
The experiment to simulate a flight to the moon will begin in November
The international experiment on simulating the flight to the Moon SIRIUS-21 is scheduled to begin on November 4 this year. This was reported to RIA Novosti on September 9 at the Institute of Biomedical Problems (IMBP) of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Ukrainian armored car caught fire during tests
The Ukrainian armored car "Dozor-B" caught fire during factory tests. The fire on the prototype of the car occurred during the inspection of fire-fighting equipment. This may delay the process of adopting the machine for service, " Defense News reports.