News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The timing of the disappearance of the Ukrainian aircraft industry is predicted
Currently, the" good name "of the Ukrainian aviation industry makes a "safety margin" of the An-124-100 Ruslan aircraft, which will finally go out of airworthiness in the 2040s. The corresponding dates of the disappearance of the Ukrainian aircraft industry are predicted by Defense Express.
Cosmonauts ' spacewalk is not planned to be postponed due to smoke on the ISS
Roscosmos confirmed the triggering of an emergency alarm in the Russian Zvezda module. However, the incident did not affect the preparation of astronauts for a spacewalk – it is conducted normally.
The sixth frigate FFX-2 for the Republic of Korea Navy was launched
At the enterprise of the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering company in Okpo (O.On September 8, the launch ceremony of the URO frigate of the FFX-2 project (also known as Daegu and Ulsan Batch-II) took place.
The experiment to simulate a flight to the moon will begin in November
The international experiment on simulating the flight to the Moon SIRIUS-21 is scheduled to begin on November 4 this year. This was reported to RIA Novosti on September 9 at the Institute of Biomedical Problems (IMBP) of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Ukrainian armored car caught fire during tests
The Ukrainian armored car "Dozor-B" caught fire during factory tests. The fire on the prototype of the car occurred during the inspection of fire-fighting equipment. This may delay the process of adopting the machine for service, " Defense News reports.
There was a fire in the Russian segment of the ISS
A fire has occurred in the Russian Zvezda module on the International Space Station (ISS). This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the negotiations of the crew with the Mission Control Center near Moscow broadcast by NASA.
Roscosmos commented on the smoke on the Russian segment of the ISS
The emergency alarm in the Zvezda service module of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) went off during automatic battery recharging, Roscosmos commented on press reports about smoke at the near-Earth laboratory.
The US compared the Su-75 with the Chinese J-10C
The United States is concerned about the threat that can be carried by promising and modern single-engine aircraft of Russia and China. Analysts of Military Watch magazine compared the Russian Su-75 Checkmate with the Chinese J-10C fighter.
Russia in the Mediterranean Sea for the first time "held" five "black holes" with "Calibers"
For the first time, Russia has deployed five submarines in the Mediterranean Sea, known as "black holes" and serving as carriers of Kalibr cruise missiles, TASS reports, citing a source in the shipbuilding industry.
The Russian military repelled the attack of "militants" at the exercises at the base in Tajikistan
The Russian servicemen used the calculation of the Tachyon drone, which helped to control the capture groups and fire cover, which made it possible to neutralize the conditional saboteurs at the captured checkpoint in the shortest possible time.
The US intends to close the Middle East with drones
The Fifth Fleet of the US Navy, based in the Middle East, said that it will deploy a new task force in the region, which will include air, surface and underwater unmanned vehicles.
Kazakh businessman refused to give Buran to Russia
The general director of the Kazakhstan JSC "Rocket and Space Company "Baikonur" Dauren Musa said that his company owns the second flight model of the Soviet "Buran". The businessman assured that the company does not plan to transfer it to Russia, TASS reports.
The Russian Navy plans to order another 10 minesweepers of the 12700 project
The commander-in-chief of the Navy Nikolai Evmenov called this series of ships reliable
The Russian Navy plans to order 10 more mine defense ships of the 12700 project. This was announced to journalists on Thursday by the commander-in-chief of the Navy Nikolai Evmenov after the laying ceremony of the ninth ship of the Afanasy Ivannikov project, which was held at the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard.
Russian flamethrowers thwarted the offensive of the "enemy" at the "Turn-2021"
The CSTO exercises "Rubezh-2021"are coming to an end at the Edelweiss training ground in Kyrgyzstan. According to the plan of one of the episodes, the Russian contingent disrupted the offensive of an armed enemy who planned to occupy a settlement, the press service of the Central Military District reports.
Prospects of cooperation between Russia and Kazakhstan in the field of helicopter production were discussed in Ulan-Ude
During the visit of the delegation of Kazakhstan led by Deputy Prime Minister Roman Sklyar to the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant of the Russian Helicopters Holding (part of the Rostec State Corporation), further prospects for the development of cooperation in the production of Mi-171 helicopters were discussed.
China successfully launched the Zhongxing-9B satellite
The launch was the 388th for the Long March series rockets
China on Thursday successfully launched the Zhongxing-9B satellite from the Xichang Cosmodrome in the southwestern province of Sichuan. This was reported by the Central Television of China.
NPO Molniya has no plans to transport Buran to Russia
The specialists of the enterprise visited the Baikonur cosmodrome only for the purpose of assessing the technical condition of the structures in which the spacecraft is located
The Molniya Scientific and Production Enterprise (NPO) visited Baikonur in order to assess the condition of the technical structure in which the Buran flight sample is stored, the enterprise has no plans to return the spacecraft to Russia. This was reported to TASS on Thursday in the press service of the NGO.
A radical version of the modernization of the BMP-1 was presented in Poland
The Polish Army currently continues to operate more than 1,200 BWP-1 infantry fighting vehicles, which are local clones of the old Soviet BMP-1.
It is believed that this technique, created in the first half of the 60s, is outdated and does not meet modern requirements. It has weak armor protection, simple sights.
The cosmonaut spoke about the importance of "Buran" for the space industry
The Buran orbiter, located in Kazakhstan, has not yet lost its relevance. This opinion was expressed on Thursday, September 9, by Mikhail Kornienko, a pilot-cosmonaut of the Russian Federation, hero of Russia, to Izvestia.
Large-scale exercises with ships, aircraft and artillery have started in the Arctic
Large-scale exercises have started in the Arctic, in which about 8 thousand military personnel, 800 units of combat and special equipment, as well as up to 50 ships and vessels will take part.
According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, units of land and coastal troops, as well as air defense troops of the Northern Fleet moved to the training grounds in the Murmansk region as part of an exercise with the Arctic expeditionary group.