News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The "aluminum coffin" became a robot
Australians are learning to fight robots. On November 24, the press service of BAE Systems Australia announced the delivery of twenty M113 AS4 robotic infantry fighting vehicles to the Australian Ministry of Defense.
American "BMP-2" and "T-80" received more advanced sights
Stationed at the U.S. Army National Training Center (Fort Irwin, Mojave Desert, California), the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment is an unusual part of the American armed forces. He is entrusted to act for a conditional enemy during maneuvers regularly taking place at the local training ground.
Marines of the Pacific Fleet received intelligence robots "Sectarian"
The new academic year, which starts in the Armed Forces on December 1, the marines of the Pacific Fleet will begin, among other things, with the development of a modern small-sized robotic intelligence system 1K144 "Sectarian". The first batch of such equipment was received by a Marine unit stationed in Primorye.
ZVO helicopter pilots practiced strikes on "enemy" targets during exercises in the Leningrad region
The crews completed the task of destroying enemy infrastructure and manpower
Ten helicopters were involved in military aviation exercises with live firing at the Kingisepp training ground in the Leningrad Region. This was reported on Thursday in the press service of the Western Military District.
Protection from drones and Javelin: and The Drive appreciated the new armor of the T-80 tank
The Drive appreciated the armored dome of the Russian T-80 tank
A video of a Russian T-80 in Crimea with an improvised protection of the tower in a visor or dome over the tower appeared on social networks. The Drive portal reacted to the tank with "fancy armor".
Forbes: outdated artillery and shortage of ammunition will not allow Ukraine to defeat Russia
Outdated artillery, which Ukraine relies on, will not help protect the country in the event of a hypothetical attack by Russia, this opinion was expressed by war correspondent David Ex in an article for Forbes magazine.
In Russia, state tests of the MiG-31 version with an electric control system are being conducted
The progress of modernization works was checked by the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Alexey Krivoruchko
An upgraded version of the MiG-31 interceptor fighter with an electric control system is undergoing state tests in the Russian Federation. This was reported by the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Alexey Krivoruchko representatives of the aircraft factory "Sokol".
In Ukraine, air defense actions have been worked out in the conditions of interference
The crews of the Ukrainian army's air defense systems have worked out actions in the conditions of interference. During the exercises, Soviet-made anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS) opposed the Ukrainian Omut electronic warfare complexes. This is reported by Defense Express.
Progress MS-17 spacecraft successfully submerged in the Pacific Ocean
Roscosmos indicated that the ship's mission has now ended
The Progress MS-17 spacecraft has been successfully de-orbited and sunk in a non-navigable area of the Pacific Ocean. This was announced on Thursday on Twitter by the state corporation "Roscosmos".
How to improve MiG-31 fighters
On Thursday, Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko checked how MiG-31 fighters are being improved to the MiG-31BM version at the Sokol aircraft factory in Nizhny Novgorod.
At the enterprise, the deputy minister reported that the modernization, which has been carried out since 2007, with the complete replacement of on-board electronic equipment with modern samples and provides for the use of modern aviation weapons, increases the combat effectiveness of the aircraft by about three times.
The President agreed with the proposal on the personal responsibility of the heads of state-owned companies for the purchase of domestic software
At a meeting of the President of the Russian Federation with the government on Wednesday, the head of the Ministry of Finance Maksut Shadaev reported on the unsatisfactory execution of government directives from 2018 to representatives of state interests on the boards of directors of state-owned companies on the procurement of Russian software products and proposed to introduce personal responsibility of heads of state-owned companies - Vladimir Putin agreed with the proposals.
Russian scientists have developed a noise-reducing technology for aircraft
Scientists of Perm National Research Polytechnic University have come up with a technology that allows to reduce the noise level produced by airplanes. The results of the study are published in the journal Akustika.
Ukraine has checked the "burning Russian troops" shells
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) checked the combat readiness of multiple rocket launchers "Alder". The corresponding video is published on YouTube.
The strike aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, under the cover of fighters, worked out strikes on ground targets
Strike and fighter aircraft of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on Tuesday evening worked out air strikes against the enemy at the ranges "Wide Lan" and "Kiev-Alexandrovsky", the press service of the command of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
F-35 will get smart bombs
The United States has begun testing a smart bomb on the fifth-generation fighter-bomber F-35 Lightning II. The aircraft will receive a guided precision bomb GBU-53/B StormBreaker. This is reported by Defense Blog with reference to Raytheon.
The launch of the Proton-M rocket will take place on December 12
The launch of the launch vehicle was postponed from December 6 due to the need to refine the upper stage
The launch of the Proton-M launch vehicle is scheduled for 15:09 Moscow time on December 12. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Wednesday.
Node module "Berth"
The new Berth node module will allow up to five Russian ships to dock simultaneously to the International Space Station (ISS), thereby expanding the technical capabilities of the Russian segment. In addition, the Berth will provide fuel transfer from cargo ships to other modules of the station, the transmission of recharging and the transmission of information between docked objects.
The launch of the Progress M-UM spacecraft with the Berth node module on the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome is scheduled for 16:06 Moscow time on November 24. Docking to the multipurpose laboratory module "Nauka" is planned on November 26.
About the device of the module, its future location as part of the Russian segment of the ISS and new features - in the TASS infographic.
Russian Su-27SM3 and Su-30M2 fighters have worked out strikes on ships in the Black Sea
The crews of Su-27SM3 and Su-30M2 fighters from the mixed aviation unit of the Southern Military District (SE) performed training flights over the Black Sea and practiced bombing attacks on the ships of a conditional enemy, said the head of the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet, Captain 2nd rank Alexei Rulev.
Falcon 9 rocket launched in the USA to protect the Earth from asteroids
The Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched in California (USA) with the kamikaze space probe DRAT, which will crash into an asteroid to test the technology of protecting the Earth from collisions with space objects. NASA is broadcasting live on November 24.
China recognized the superiority of the Russian S-400 over the American competitor
The Russian S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) is superior to the American THAAD anti-missile system, the Chinese portal Sina said.
