News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The Thai Navy will receive a short-range air defense system
The command of the Thai Navy has signed a contract with a national company for the supply of mobile short-range anti-aircraft missile systems.
More than 10 thousand servicemen are involved in a comprehensive training on the combat readiness of the Central Military District troops
A comprehensive training on the combat readiness of troops has started in the Central Military District( CVO), more than 10 thousand servicemen are involved in it, the press service of the CVO reports on Wednesday.
The US has changed the lock on nuclear warheads
The Pantex plant in Texas has released the first batch of upgraded W88 thermonuclear warheads-they are equipped with Trident II ballistic missiles on submarines. The updates affected the charge initiation system, conventional explosives, and a lightning rod connector was also added to the warhead.
Russia increases the number of "Daggers" - the Security Council
Russia is increasing the number of high-precision long-range weapons, including the Kinzhal hypersonic complexes, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Mikhail Popov said.
Research Institute "Voskhod" received 216 million rubles from the government for the project of transferring Bauman Moscow State Technical University to domestic software
Published on Monday by the decree of the government Research Institute "Voskhod" from the reserve fund allocated 216,445,9 thousand rubles of subsidies for the transfer of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University "for the use of domestic and (or) freely distributed software".
The Defense Ministry will order 15 helicopters per year for Rostvertol
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu noted that the military department needs not only new helicopters, but also high-quality repairs and modernization of vehicles in operation
Rostov helicopter production complex "Rostvertol "(part of the holding "Russian Helicopters") will receive an order from the Ministry of Defense for the construction of 15 helicopters per year. This was announced by the head of the military department Sergei Shoigu during a meeting with the staff of the enterprise.
Shoigu said that the Russian Armed Forces have the highest percentage of new military equipment among the armies of the world
It is almost 71%, the Russian Defense Minister noted
The Russian armed forces have the highest percentage of modern weapons and military equipment among the armies of the world-almost 71%, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
Turkish "Vulture" will replace the American "Harm"
The Turkish supersonic anti-radar missile Akbaba ("Vulture") will replace the American AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM, "Harm"), Defense News reports, citing a source.
Niihimmash will develop a space system for processing carbon dioxide
Such a system on board the manned station will allow collecting carbon dioxide and processing it by hydrogenation reaction, according to the annual report of the institute
The Research and Design Institute of Chemical Engineering (Niihimmash) will develop a system for processing carbon dioxide to ensure life in space. This is stated in the annual report of the Institute.
The international competition among special forces "Green Path"is being held in Kuban
The final stage of the international competition for field training among special purpose groups from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan "Green Path"is taking place at the Molkino training ground in the Krasnodar Territory. This was announced on Tuesday, July 13, according to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Niihimmash will produce packages for space food
In the future, the Institute plans to start making bags for freeze-dried space food on a regular basis
JSC "Research and Design Institute of Chemical Engineering" (Niihimmash) plans to start manufacturing bags for freeze-dried space food on a regular basis. This is stated in the annual report of the Institute.
The Strategic Missile Forces in the Altai Territory made an extended march with the participation of the Yars PGRC
In the Altai Territory, during the round-the-clock large-scale exercises of the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN), Yars mobile ground missile systems (PGRK) performed intensive maneuver actions on combat patrol routes.
Japan is concerned about the build-up of weapons by Russia and China-the report of the Ministry of Defense of the country
Japan is concerned that its neighboring states are increasing weapons and activating the activities of their armed forces, according to the White Paper published by the Japanese Defense Ministry, an annual report on the country's security and the situation in the world as a whole.
Russian anti-aircraft gunners in Tajikistan repelled a massive missile attack by a simulated enemy
Russian servicemen of the air defense division of the 201st military base, armed with S-300 PS systems, repelled a massive missile attack by a simulated enemy at an exercise in Tajikistan, the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Tuesday.
The Yak-18T aircraft with an APD-500 aircraft engine based on the Aurus car engine will be shown at MAKS-2021
The aircraft engine-demonstrator APD-500, created on the basis of the motor of the car of the government class Aurus, was installed on the Yak-18T aircraft for display at the International Aerospace Salon MAKS-2021, the press service of the developer of this power plant-the Central Institute of Aviation Engine Engineering (CIAM, part of the SIC "Zhukovsky Institute") named after Baranov told RIA Novosti.
Effective and deadly: NI has prepared an overview of Russia's attack drones
In the current decade, Russia is ready to begin active operation of a number of drones, some of them are at the development stage, some are at the production stage. This will allow Russia to overtake the United States, China, Iran, Israel and Turkey.
In the United States, the cost overruns for the maintenance of the F-35 were calculated
Almost six billion dollars will be overspending of the Pentagon's funds for the maintenance of fifth-generation F-35 fighters by 2036, if the military cannot reduce spending on this budget item.
Shoigu announced plans to strengthen the power of the nuclear triad by increasing the combat effectiveness of the Tu-160M "strategists"
Improving the combat effectiveness of the Tu-160M strategic missile carriers is the most important task that the new NK-32 aircraft engines of the second series will help to solve, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a conference call on Tuesday.
A roadmap is being developed for the disposal of obsolete property of the Ministry of Defense at shipyards-Shoigu
The Russian military department is developing a roadmap for the disposal of property that is located at shipyards, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
Shoigu: the parade on the Day of the Navy in St. Petersburg will be the largest in comparison with the previous ones
A total of 54 ships are planned to pass, including frigates from India, Iran and Pakistan
The main naval parade, which will be held on July 25 in St. Petersburg, will be the largest in comparison with the previous ones, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.