News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The Turkish Armed Forces received the first Akinci UAV of the HALE class
On August 29, the official ceremony of handing over to the Turkish Armed Forces of the Akinci high-altitude reconnaissance and strike UAV of long flight duration (HALE class) developed by Baykar took place at the Chorlu Airbase.
Kronstadt may localize the production of drones abroad
The company also plans to use the capacities of the Dubna Machine-Building Plant for the production of both elements of the complex and ground control systems, said the general director of the enterprise Sergey Bogatikov.
The newest armored car for special forces K-4386 was armed with a "Cord, ATGM and "Tray"
The Russian armored car K-4386 (4x4) in the special forces version of the Z-SpN was shown for the first time at the International military-Technical Forum "Army-2021"
Military personnel will clean the Arctic from garbage-TOPH
The environmental division of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) of Kamchatka has started carrying out garbage collection in the Arctic, the press service of the Eastern Military District for the Pacific Fleet reported on Monday.
The Russian military conducted a set of special exercises on the types of support
The Russian Armed Forces have completed special exercises on the types of support for the actions of troops (forces), the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
Cosmonauts found new cracks in the Russian segment of the ISS
The cosmonauts found new non-penetrating cracks in the Russian segment of the International Space Station, they appeared on the oldest, the first of the Zarya module put into operation. This was announced by the general designer of the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia, the flight director of the Russian segment of the ISS, twice hero of the USSR Vladimir Solovyov, RIA Novosti reports.
The cosmonaut spoke about the high degree of wear of the Russian segment of the ISS
The systems of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) are in a high degree of wear, said the general designer of the rocket and space corporation Energia, cosmonaut Vladimir Solovyov, RIA Novosti writes.
South Korea will launch a lunar orbiter in 2022
Its construction is planned to be completed in October
The construction of the first South Korean lunar exploration spacecraft will be completed in October this year. This was announced on Monday by the Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technologies of the country.
Blue Origin's lawsuit against NASA brought down the computers of the US Department of Justice
Jeff Bezos ' lawyers presented more than seven gigabytes of data in the form of huge PDF files that cannot be opened.
A military-patriotic park has opened in Kaliningrad
It was created on the basis of a separate repair and restoration battalion of the Baltic Fleet.
The idea of creating such a park was born a year ago. The sectors united by a single concept include a platform for displaying equipment, an alley of cars, an exhibition of weapons samples and a battalion club.
Construction of the CVN-81 Doris Miller aircraft carrier has begun at the Newport News Shipbuilding shipyard
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that on August 25, at the enterprise of the Newport News Shipbuilding division, the cutting ceremony of the first steel for the construction of the Doris Miller aircraft carrier (CVN-81) will be held.
Experiments were started in the "Science" module
Astronauts will conduct up to five or six experiments a year in "Science"
The cosmonauts have already started conducting experiments in the multi-purpose laboratory module (MLM) "Science". This was announced in an interview with TASS by twice Hero of the Soviet Union, General designer of the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vladimir Solovyov.
Roscosmos said that the ISS's performance is under control
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov previously noted that the state of the station leaves much to be desired
The security situation of the International Space Station (ISS) is under control. This was reported to TASS on Monday by the head of the press service of Roscosmos, Vladimir Ustimenko.
RSC Energia has completed the investigation of emergency situations on the Nauka module
The Commission of the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia has completed an investigation into the causes of failures that occurred during the flight of the Nauka module to the International Space Station (ISS). This was announced on Monday, August 30, by the general designer of RSC Energia, the flight director of the Russian segment of the ISS, cosmonaut, twice Hero of the Soviet Union Vladimir Solovyov.
RSC Energia reported that there were two blocks of problems with the Science module
The corporation said that they were connected with the propulsion system and fuel, as well as equipment sensors and new software
Two blocks of problems were fixed after the launch of the multi-purpose laboratory module (MLM) "Science" into orbit and docking with the ISS, the specialists managed to solve them. This was announced in an interview with TASS by twice Hero of the Soviet Union, General Designer of the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vladimir Solovyov.
The Russian military annually receives up to 150 aircraft and helicopters-Shoigu
The Russian military annually receives up to 150 aircraft and helicopters, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said. According to him, a lot of work has been done for such indicators, the defense industry has been modernized.
The latest version of the BMP-3 with the "Epoch" module is seen at the landfill
The latest military equipment was used at the special exercises of the logistics support units of the Western Military District that were completed in the Nizhny Novgorod Region. In particular, in the photo materials published by the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, you can see the latest modification of the BMP-3 with the Epoch combat module.
The modernized Ukrainian T-72UA1 was unsuccessfully used in combat
The first attempt of the Ethiopian army to use the T-72UA1 tank modernized in Ukraine in battles ended in failure. One of these combat vehicles in good condition was captured recently by the militants of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray.
Shoigu said that almost all Russian weapons have been tested in Syria
The Russian Defense Minister said that 320 samples were tested
Almost all samples of modern Russian weapons were tested during the counter-terrorist operation in Syria. This was announced by the head of the Russian Defense Ministry Sergei Shoigu in an exclusive interview for the YouTube channel "Solovyov Live".
Meyer Turku company will build multi-purpose ships for the Finnish Border Guard
The Finnish shipbuilding company Meyer Turku Oy (a division of the German Meyer Werft) has signed a letter of intent providing for the construction of two multi-purpose ships for the Finnish Border Guard.