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Russia for the first time tested a hypersonic missile "Zircon" from a submarine, the tests were successful - the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Judging by the video published by the agency, the rocket launch took place at night
The Russian military conducted the first test launch of a hypersonic missile "Zircon" from a submarine. Prior to that, the launches of the Zircon were carried out from a surface ship.
These missile systems are difficult to identify, track down and destroy
These missile systems are difficult to identify, track down and destroy, which makes them superior to mine-based missiles in terms of survivability.
The Strategic Missile Forces (Strategic Missile Forces) have launched large-scale exercises in the center of the country in the Sverdlovsk region.
The control check of the forces began in the Black Sea Fleet
Under the leadership of the Commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Igor Osipov, the quality of the work of the fleet units will be evaluated following the results of the summer training period
The inspection of the forces of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) began following the results of the summer training period, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet said on Monday.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Navy listened to the heads of relevant departments about the progress of mooring tests of the corvette "Zealous"
The Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, listened to the heads of the relevant departments of the Navy's Main Command about the progress of mooring tests of the corvette "Zealous" project 2030, built at the enterprise "Severnaya Verf" (part of JSC "USC") in St. Petersburg.
The President of Ukraine signed the law on reforming the defense industry, providing for the liquidation of the Ukroboronprom Group of Companies
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed the law "On the specifics of reforming enterprises of the military-industrial complex of the state form of ownership".
American Mk VI boats will become a heavy burden for the Ukrainian Navy
The construction of six Mk VI high-speed patrol boats for subsequent delivery to Ukraine has begun at American shipyards. The contract, funded by the US government, should be completed by March 2025.
NI: Launching "Zircon" from a submarine can be a real breakthrough
The National Interest explained why launching a hypersonic Zircon missile from a submarine could be a breakthrough. No country in the world has ever carried out an underwater launch of such missiles.
The publication The National Interest evaluated the tests of the "Zircon" from the submarine. Special attention of the author Chris Osborne was attracted not by the first surface launch, but by the second, from an underwater position, scheduled for November.
"It's not a sensation, it's a shock." Expert on tests of the Zircon rocket from the submarine
Alexey Podberezkin, director of the MGIMO Center for Military and Political Studies, explained what the successful tests of the Zircon hypersonic missile from a nuclear submarine say on Sputnik radio.
Admiral appreciated the first tests of the Zircon rocket
The first successful launch of the Zircon hypersonic missile from the Severodvinsk submarine indicates that the tests are on schedule and the Russian Navy will receive the missiles on time. This was announced on October 4 by Admiral-submariner, former commander of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Federation Vladimir Valuev.
A group of ships of the Caspian Flotilla went to sea to conduct a final inspection
Crews will perform combat training tasks for their intended purpose in difficult conditions
A heterogeneous grouping of ships of the Caspian Flotilla went to sea to pass the final inspection for the 2021 academic year, the press service of the Southern Military District (SE) reported on Monday.
Baltflot will work out the defense of the coast near Kaliningrad
Divisions of anti-ship coastal missile systems "BAL" and "Bastion" of the Baltic Fleet are practicing a missile strike on the ships of a conditional enemy on the coast of the Kaliningrad region.
Arleigh Burke: there are already seventy of them
The American fleet was replenished with another destroyer. October 4, portal defence-blog.com He reported that the christening ceremony of the Carl M. Levin ship took place at the Bath Iron Works shipyard located in Bath (Maine).
A target in the form of a T-14 ARMATA tank was presented in Australia
In Australia, the first full-scale target was demonstrated, copying the appearance of the Russian T-14 tank on the ARMATA heavy unified platform.
At the end of last month, GaardTech posted a photo of this sample on its Twitter page and described it as a "robotic opponent of the 5th generation."
The flight director reported technical problems on the ISS
A number of technical problems have been identified on the International Space Station (ISS) that interfere with the normal operation of its Russian segment. This was announced on October 4 at the conference "Scientific Space of the XXI century: challenges, solutions, breakthroughs" by the head of the flight segment of the station, Deputy general designer of the rocket and space corporation ENERGIA Vladimir Solovyov.
RSC Energia said that the cost of the ISS is estimated at $150 billion
Only 10% of this amount of real money was spent, the corporation noted
The cost of the International Space Station (ISS), according to independent estimates, currently amounts to about $ 150 billion. This was stated on Monday by Vladimir Solovyov, General Designer of the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) ENERGIA, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, at the conference "Scientific Space of the XXI Century: Challenges, Solutions, Breakthroughs" at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
RSC Energia reported that the ERA manipulator has problems
General designer of the corporation Vladimir Solovyov suggested that in a year the manipulator will work brilliantly
A number of problems are now observed in the operation of the ERA manipulator, which is installed on the multipurpose laboratory module "Science" of the International Space Station. This was announced on Monday 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 segment of the ISS lost one docking node due to cracks in the ZVEZDA module
According to Vladimir Solovyov, the general designer of RSC Energia, now 80% of the equipment in the Russian segment is beyond resources
Russia cannot fully use one of the docking nodes of the ISS due to leaks in the transition chamber of the ZVEZDA module.
The American segment of the ISS received 250 serious technical comments
The modules of the American segment of the International Space Station (ISS) have about 250 serious technical comments. This was announced on October 4 by Vladimir Solovyov, General Designer of the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, at a conference at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The ground forces in 2021 received more than 2.5 thousand new weapons - Commander-in-chief
Over 2,500 new weapons and military equipment were received by the Ground Forces this year, Commander-in-Chief Oleg Salyukov said.
A batch of the newest Mi-28NM helicopters was delivered to the Russian troops
The upgraded Mi-28NM attack helicopter made its first flight on October 12, 2016
A batch of the latest Mi-28NM "Night Hunter" attack helicopters has been delivered to the troops as part of the state defense order. This is stated in an infographic published on Friday in the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.
