News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
In the USA, Russian "Karakurts" were evaluated
The Russian Navy may receive 18 small rocket ships of the project 22800 "Karakurt". The capabilities of Russian ships were evaluated in the United States. "Karakurt" demonstrates the modernization of the Russian Navy, writes The National Interest.
The condition for manned Soyuz launches from French Guiana is named
Conducting manned launches of Soyuz MS spacecraft on medium-sized Soyuz-ST rockets from Kourou will not require modification of the carrier. Dmitry Baranov, General Director of the Progress Rocket and Space Center (RCC), called TASS the condition for launching with a crew from the cosmodrome in French Guiana.
The US Air Force will deploy an experimental nuclear reactor in Alaska
Air Force (Air Force) The United States has planned to place an experimental nuclear reactor at the Eilson base in Alaska by 2027, The Drive reports.
In the USA, the cause of the fire on the ship Bonhomme Richard was established
The US Navy has established the cause of the fire on the universal landing ship (UDC) USS Bonhomme Richard. The unsatisfactory technical condition of the ship and the low level of training of the crew led to a fire, writes the portal Janes.
Rostec: Iskander-E accurately hit the target at the shooting of a foreign customer
The Iskander-E operational-tactical missile system showed unprecedented accuracy at the shooting of a foreign customer: it hit a missile from a distance of 180 kilometers exactly in the crosshair of a ground target, Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the Rostec State Corporation armament complex, told RIA Novosti.
The first test flight to the moon as part of the American Artemis program is scheduled for February 2022 - NASA
The first unpiloted test flight of the Space Launch System (SLS) launch vehicle and the Orion spacecraft to the Moon orbit under the Artemis program is scheduled for February 2022, its head, NASA representative Mike Sarafin, said during a teleconference dedicated to the Artemis-1 mission.
Foreigners were amazed by the high accuracy of Russian Iskanders
The Iskander-E complex has shown unprecedented accuracy in shooting at a foreign customer. This was announced by the industrial director of the arms complex of the Rostec State Corporation Bekhan Ozdoev on Saturday, October 23.
Nuclear security expert calls US air defense system "insufficient"
The United States is inevitably vulnerable to Chinese intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), according to James Acton, co-director of nuclear security programs at the Carnegie Endowment. He discussed this with a Forbes magazine columnist.
A platform for creating power plants for drones will appear in Russia by 2024
It will allow the creators of drones to reduce the development time of serial samples of equipment by 24 months
A platform for creating auxiliary power plants for drones may appear in Russia by 2024, the press service of the Aeronet National Technology Initiative told TASS. The corresponding development is already underway, and by 2026 the technical solution will bring revenue of 50 million rubles. The platform is being developed by the "Turbomachine Problem Laboratory".
The Norwegian Air Force is switching to the latest fighter jets
Norway will write off all its F-16s by the end of this year. On combat duty, they will be replaced by F-35 fighters, of which there are already 31 units in the Norwegian Air Force. Thus, Norway will become the first country in the world whose Air Force will completely switch to a new generation of fighters.
NASA has set a date for the launch of the superheavy SLS rocket with the Orion spacecraft to the moon
NASA has set the nearest launch date for the superheavy Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft to the Moon on February 12, 2022, Spaceflight Now reports.
The US Navy nuclear submarine damaged in the South China Sea was shown from space
Damaged in the South China Sea, the Connecticut Seawolf-type nuclear submarine of the US Navy (Navy) was captured on a picture of the Planet Labs spacecraft. The corresponding photo was shown by the publication The Drive.
In Poland, they declared the superiority of Piorun over the Russian "Willow"
Polish portable anti-aircraft missile system (MANPADS) Piorun surpasses the Russian "Willow", says Defence24.pl . The publication notes that "the maximum range of the Piorun is not disclosed, but it is known that it exceeds 6.4 kilometers," and the maximum flight altitude is 4 kilometers.
Copies of Soviet T-54s were made up for M1A2 Abrams in China
Specialists of the People's Liberation Army of China have begun to remake their Type 59 tanks, which are being decommissioned, into samples similar to those of a likely enemy.
So, an imitation of the American M1A2 was seen at one of the polygons. Army craftsmen quite close to the original (especially in the frontal projection) decorated a clone of the Soviet T-54.
Defence24 journalist is a fool: Poland uses Russian developments on weapons
The Defence24 portal published an article by journalist Maximilian Dura, which talks about the alleged superiority of Polish weapons over Russian. At the same time, the author acknowledged that Warsaw uses Moscow's best practices in the development of portable anti-aircraft missile systems (MANPADS).
Ariane-5 rocket launched a French military spacecraft and a communications satellite into orbit
The Ariane-5 heavy launch vehicle of the European Space Agency (ESA) successfully launched two communications satellites into orbit on Sunday, the French operator Arianespace reported.
China launched the Shijian-21 satellite to test technologies for protection from space debris
The launch was carried out using a CZ-3B rocket from the Xichang Cosmodrome in Sichuan Province
China on Sunday successfully launched the Shijian-21 satellite into orbit to test technologies for protecting spacecraft from debris in near-Earth space. This was announced by the Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
Ground robots acted as a conditional enemy of the US military
The US Army for the first time used ground robots as conditional opponents. According to The Drive, robots blocked the way to helicopter pads, blocked roads and performed other tasks. They were armed with M240 machine guns and Javelin anti-tank missiles.
Micron invests $150 billion in chip production expansion
The manufacturer of memory chips Micron Technology has announced an investment of $ 150 billion in the construction of new factories and the expansion of existing factories for the production of chips. Due to these investments, calculated for the next 10 years, the American company intends to meet the growing demand for semiconductor products and eliminate its deficit.
For the first time, Roscosmos will show foreigners a mock-up of the Science module in Dubai
The State Corporation will also present a mock-up of the Zeus orbital complex and the transport and energy module
Roscosmos will present its exposition at the 72nd International Astronautical Congress in Dubai (UAE), where for the first time abroad it will show a new model of the multifunctional laboratory module "Science", as well as a model of the Zeus orbital complex and the transport and energy module (TEM). This was reported on Sunday in the press service of Roscosmos.
