News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
ISS crew members Akihiko Hoshide and Tom Peske completed a spacewalk
It lasted 6 hours and 54 minutes
Japanese astronauts Akihiko Hoshide and Frenchman Tom Pesquet returned to the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday after almost seven hours of work in outer space. The broadcast was conducted on the website of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
The Barents Sea is under the reliable protection of the Northern Fleet
As part of the exercise with the Arctic expeditionary group, which is conducted under the leadership of the commander of the Northern Fleet of the Hero of Russia, Admiral Alexander Moiseev, the ship's search and strike group performed a number of anti-submarine tasks in the near sea zone.
IL-38 crews destroyed the "enemy" submarine during exercises in Kamchatka
The crews of the Il-38 anti-submarine aircraft of the Pacific Fleet (TOPF) during the exercises in Kamchatka worked out the destruction of a simulated enemy submarine. This was reported to journalists on Monday, September 13, in the press service of the TOPF.
The combat experience gained in Syria was useful to helicopter pilots
The Mi-35 and Mi-24 helicopters of the Army aviation of the Western Military District provided cover for the practical actions of the ground forces within the framework of the Zapad-2021 exercise, using the "helicopter carousel" tactics.
Attack aircraft can also receive LMUR missiles
The Ministry of Defense is working on the issue of equipping not only helicopters, but also combat aircraft with the latest guided missiles of the LMUR.
The Australian Navy has accepted the second supply transport of the "Seplay"class
The Australian Ministry of Defense has signed an acceptance certificate for the second of two AOR (auxiliary oiler and replacement ship) supply class transports ordered for the country's Navy.
SNSZ received 192 million rubles for optimization of production processes
The Industrial Development Fund and Sredne-Nevsky Shipbuilding Plant JSC (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) signed a loan agreement under the guarantee of USC JSC.
G. M. Beriev TANTK has been provided with a balanced load until 2026
On September 10, the Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko visited the Beriev Transport Aviation Plant (part of the transport aviation division of PJSC UAC of the Rostec State Corporation) as part of a working visit to the Rostov Region.
The use of the latest Russian buggy "Sarmat-2" was filmed on video
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has published footage of the use of the latest vehicles by Ulyanovsk paratroopers - light buggies "Sarmat-2", recently adopted by the Airborne Forces. The light high-speed all-terrain vehicle is designed to transport three fighters, equipped with a 12.7-mm Kord machine gun and an automatic Flame grenade launcher.
The CH-53K showed its real effectiveness for the first time
The US Marine Corps (KMP) has used its new heavy helicopter for the first time in a non-medical mission. September 12, portal thedrive.com He reported that the CH-53K King Stallion evacuated the MH-60S helicopter, which made a hard landing in the mountains.
Citizens of Uzbekistan will work at the Russian Kamaz
The first group of 150 citizens of Uzbekistan went to work at Kamaz enterprises as part of an organized recruitment carried out in August.
The Malaysian Air Force will continue operating F/A-18D and Su-30MKM fighters until 2035-2040.
The Malaysian Air Force will continue operating the F/A-18D Hornet and Su-30MKM fighters until 2035 and 2040, respectively.
The main stage of the Zapad-2021 exercise has started near Nizhny Novgorod
The main stage of the joint exercises of the Armed Forces of Russia and Belarus "West-2021" started on September 13 at the Mulino training ground in the Nizhny Novgorod region.
Japan and Russia will continue experiments on growing protein crystals on the ISS until 2024
These experiments began in 2003
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will continue to conduct experiments on growing protein crystals on the International Space Station (ISS) together with Roscosmos until 2024. This was announced on Monday by Hiroshi Sasaki, vice president of JAXA.
The deep-sea drone "Sarma" for exploring the depths of the World's oceans is planned to be launched in a series in 2024
Serial production of the autonomous uninhabited underwater vehicle " Sarma "is planned to begin in 2024, said Alexander Vedrov, Deputy General Director of the Almaz-Antey concern for production and Technological Policy.
The future minesweeper was named after the Hero of the Soviet Union "Afanasy Ivannikov"
A ceremony of laying a mine defense ship was held at the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard (SNSZ, part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation).
Lockheed Martin will continue to modernize the M-270 MLRS in the United States
The US Department of Defense announced the signing of an additional contract by the command for concluding contracts of the US Army with Lockheed Martin Corporation to support the production and deployment of multiple launch rocket systems of the M-270A2 version.
Roketsan has developed a 122-mm rocket munition with a laser guidance system
The Turkish company Roketsan has developed a new 122-mm rocket ammunition with a laser guidance system. The munition was first presented in August at the IDEF-2021 exhibition under the designation TRLG-122.
The US was surprised by the modification of an outdated Russian tank
The authors of the Defense Blog portal were surprised by the new modification of the outdated Russian T-62 tank. The publication emphasizes that the medium tank, adopted in 1961, is still in service.
The joint offensive of the T-80UE-1 and BMD-4M was shown on video
For the first time, the T-80UE-1 conducts joint training operations with the BMD-4M at the Zapad-2021 strategic exercises.
The paratroopers have their own T-72B3, but it was decided to work out tasks with gas turbine main battle tanks during these maneuvers.
