News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Blue Origin has named two of the four tourists who will fly into space in October
During the next launch of the New Shepard spacecraft, Chris Boshuizen, Glen Devries and two other unknown space tourists will be on board. According to some reports, among them is the actor William Shatner, known for the TV series Star Trek.
The US explained the destruction of Ukrainian aircraft
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine received most of the fleet of Soviet Tu-160 strategic bombers. More than half of the vehicles of the Ukrainian Air Force (VVS) were disposed of in the late 1990s. The United States explained the reasons for the destruction of the Ukrainian Tu-160: it prevented the transfer of technology of Soviet bombers to China, The Military Watch magazine writes.
Blue Origin announced on October 12 the second suborbital flight with space tourists on the New Shepard rocket
The American private aerospace company Blue Origin announced a new manned suborbital flight of four tourists on a New Shepard rocket, it is planned for October 12, according to the company's website on Monday.
On September 29, the corvette "Brave"will be laid at the Amur Shipbuilding Plant
The corvettes are designed for operations in the sea zone and fighting against enemy surface ships and submarines, the Russian Defense Ministry said
The multi-purpose corvette of the near sea zone of the project 20380 "Brave" will be laid at the Amur Shipbuilding Plant (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, USC) on September 29. This was reported to journalists in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
They wanted to install Ukrainian "Zaslon" and "Knife" on the Belarusian T-72 "Vityaz"
At the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union, Belarus received a significant number of T-72 tanks. By the beginning of the second decade of the new century, more than 450 T-72B remained in service, another 700 vehicles were in storage.
The future of the Russian Navy was seen in the repaired 30-year-old Admiral Kuznetsov
Such a great country as Russia needs an aircraft carrier, Vladimir Korolev, Deputy General Director of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) for military shipbuilding, said in an interview with TASS.
The House of Representatives of the US Congress adopted the draft defense budget for 2022
The bill provides for new anti-Russian sanctions
The defense budget for 2020 in the amount of $768 billion was approved by the House of Representatives of the US Congress by 316 votes to 113. Of the $768 billion, $740 billion is provided directly for the needs of the Pentagon, $28 billion - for the Ministry of Energy.
In the United States, the S-400 tests were evaluated
In September, Russian troops conducted live-fire exercises. As part of the maneuvers at the Ashuluk training ground in the Astrakhan region, calculations of S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) were involved. In the United States, the tests of the Russian system were evaluated. The National Interest magazine published the opinion of military expert Peter Suchiu about the Russian S-400 complex.
The US army is testing light tanks
Next year, the American army will choose a new light tank for itself. September 23, portal janes.com He reported that the Mobile Protected Firepower (MFP) program has entered the "limited user testing" phase.
Alexey Rakhmanov: it will take from eight to ten years to build an aircraft carrier for the Russian Navy
The construction of the future aircraft carrier for the Russian Navy will take eight years with ready documentation, and the entire project can be implemented in ten years, Alexey Rakhmanov, General Director of USC JSC, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
Rostec announced the start of production of protection systems against high-precision weapons
The Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering (TSNIITOCHMASH, part of Rostec) has started mass production of protection systems against high-precision weapons, the press service of Rostec reported.
Tests of the third multi-purpose patrol ship PPA of the Italian Navy have begun
The European Organization for Cooperation in the Field of Armaments (OCCAR) announced the sea trials of the third multi-purpose patrol ship of the coastal zone PPA (Pattugliatore Polivalente D'ALTURA) P432 "Raimondo Montecuccoli", which took place in September.
The UK has commissioned a new multi-purpose nuclear submarine HMS Audacious
The British commissioned the fourth Astute-type submarine. Today it is the most modern type of submarines in the arsenal of the Royal Navy.
The actions of the T-72B3 tank from a camouflaged shelter were shown on video
At the Donguz training ground (Orenburg Region), during the active phase of the anti - terrorist exercises of the countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization "Peace Mission-2021", Russian tankers demonstrated advanced methods of conducting defensive combat operations.
The Indian Army has ordered more than 100 Arjun Mk-1A heavyweight tanks
Last Thursday, it became known that the Ministry of Defense of India ordered 118 Arjun Mk-1A main battle tanks. According to local media, they will be manufactured by the Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) in Avadi (Chennai) in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Australia is building up its missile arsenal
Australian fighters and ships will be armed with new missiles. September 23, portal navalpost.com He reported that the Australian government approved the purchase of Tomahawk, JASSM-ER and LRASM ammunition.
The ISS orbit was successfully adjusted on the eve of the arrival of the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft
Its height decreased by 1.2 km
The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) was lowered in connection with the upcoming arrival of the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft with a movie crew on October 5 and further undocking for sending the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft to Earth. This is stated in a message on the Roscosmos website.
Video: "Terminators" covered armored vehicles at exercises in Kazakhstan
The operational and strategic command and staff exercises "Otpantau-2021" held in Kazakhstan involved the existing modern types of weapons and military equipment.
According to the press center of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the troops have applied the experience of recent armed conflicts in practice, worked out new forms and methods of conducting combat operations.
The production of the first satellite of the Skif system has begun in Russia
The production of the first satellite of the new Russian space group "Skif" for providing broadband Internet access has begun. This is stated on September 24 on the channel of the satellite-building enterprise "Information satellite Systems" named after Reshetnev " in YouTube.
In the United States, they were concerned about lagging behind Russia in hypersonic
The United States is concerned about the progress of Russia and China in the field of hypersonic weapons. Secretary of the Air Force (Air Force) Frank Kendall expressed dissatisfaction with the pace of implementation of such programs and the lag of the United States from competitors. This is reported by Air Force Magazine.
