News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The Japanese have begun factory sea trials of the head stealth frigate of the new generation
Japan has begun sea trials of the first type 30FFM frigate, the Mogami ship. Its transfer to the fleet is scheduled for next year.
SpaceX capitalization exceeded $100 billion
SpaceX's market capitalization has exceeded $100 billion. The value of the shares of the American company has reached $560 apiece, the Izvestia TV channel reports. Investors are interested in the projects of SpaceX founder Elon Musk. In recent years, the businessman has attracted billions of dollars.
Updated self-propelled howitzers "Acacia" entered the Belarusian army from Russia
The updated self-propelled howitzers "Acacia" were delivered to the Belarusian army from Russia, after major repairs, modern communications equipment, as well as chemical reconnaissance and night vision devices were installed on them, the press service of the defense ministry reports.
Rocket scientists from the Western Military District conducted live firing in the south of the Russian Federation
Calculations of anti-aircraft missile systems "TOR-M2" from the tank army stationed in the Moscow region, carried out live firing missiles at the Kapustin Yar range (Astrakhan region), the Western Military District (ZVO) reported on Saturday.
Source: MiG-29 carrier-based fighters flew to the ground "aircraft carrier" in the Crimea
It is expected that the training of the regiment's pilots at the NITKA complex will last more than a month
Deck-based multi-purpose MiG-29K/KUB fighters of the 100th separate Naval Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Northern Fleet (SF) performed a flight to an aircraft carrier analog - the ground test training complex (aviation) NITKA in Saki. This was reported to TASS by a source close to the power structures of the Crimea.
The US called the Su-57 weapon that provides Russia with an advantage over NATO
The K-77M air-to-air missile of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter can provide Russia with an advantage over NATO countries in air combat, the American magazine Military Watch reports.
The United States called the reasons for the "invincibility" of the American army
The US Army is invincible for five reasons, writes 19FortyFive. The American publication claims that the United States Army has "one of the deadliest arsenals in the world."
kRasmash modernizes cryogenic production amid Covid-19 pandemic
A cryogenic production site will be upgraded at the site of the Test and Refueling Complex of the Krasnoyarsk Machine-Building Plant (kRasmash) in the village of Podgorny, according to ROSCOSMOS, which includes the enterprise.
The launch of the Japanese Epsilon-5 rocket with nine satellites has been postponed to the end of October
The launch of the Japanese Epsilon light launch vehicle, which has already been canceled twice, is planned to be carried out at the end of October, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) reported.
The main South Korean destroyer of the KDX-III project of the second series was laid down
On October 5, 2021, the South Korean corporation Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) at its shipyard in Ulsan held an official ceremony of laying and installing the first section of the head of three large "Aegis" destroyers of the KDX-III project of the second series (Batch-II) ordered for the South Korean Navy. The actual construction of this destroyer was started with the ceremony of the first steel cutting in Ulsan on February 16, 2021. The ship should be launched in the second half of 2022 and handed over to the South Korean navy by November 2024.
Two Russian samples were included in the world's top weapons
Kalashnikov assault rifle and RPG-7 hand grenade launcher were among the five deadliest weapons systems in the world, compiled by 19fortyfive. They were accompanied by the first machine gun, a bomber of the Second World War and a drone.
SpaceX is going to launch a new group of Starlink Internet satellites into orbit in mid-October
The American company SpaceX plans to launch another batch of 51 Starlink Internet satellites into orbit in mid-October, according to data from the specialized website Spaceflight Now.
Supersonic "flying coffin" is being sold in the USA
A flight sample of the F-104 Starfighter fighter is for sale in the USA. A car that once broke all possible records in its class can be purchased for $850,000.
The preliminary cause of the L-410 crash in Tatarstan has been named
The cause of the crash of the L-410 aircraft in Tatarstan, according to preliminary data, was a technical malfunction. This was reported on Sunday, October 10, in DOSAAF of Russia.
Iran claims to have more than 120 kg of 20% enriched uranium
Iranian specialists now have at their disposal more than 120 kg of uranium enriched to a level of 20%, said Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.
The Chinese Shenzhou-13 manned spacecraft will launch to the national space Station on October 15
The Chinese manned ship Shenzhou-13 is scheduled to launch on October 15 to the newly created orbital space station of the People's Republic of China, according to the data of the American specialized website Next Space Flight.
Rocket engine tests will be stopped to transfer oxygen to hospitals
Tests of rocket engines of the Voronezh Design Bureau (KB) "Himavtomatiki" will be suspended until the end of October 2021. This was announced by the head of ROSCOSMOS Dmitry Rogozin on Twitter.
Poland pointed to progress in the repair of the Russian Admiral Kuznetsov
The fact that the crews of the carrier-based aircraft of the Northern Fleet arrived at the Saki airfield in the Crimea for training at the ground test complex NITKA (Ground Test Training Complex Aviation) may indicate progress in the repair of the only Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, writes the Polish edition of Defence24.
The exercises of the ship strike group of the Caspian Flotilla with the participation of the Air Force and air defense forces were held
According to the plan of the exercise, a detachment of warships was attacked by a ship group of a conditional enemy
The naval strike group of the Caspian Flotilla repelled a naval attack by a conditional enemy as part of the exercises, the press service of the Southern Military District reported. The group was supported by aircraft from the Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the district.
Infrastructure is being prepared in Sevastopol for the Mitrofan Moskalenko ship under construction
According to a TASS source, the helicopter carrier will become the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet
The newest universal landing ship-helicopter carrier of the project 23900 "Mitrofan Moskalenko" after completion of construction at the Kerch shipyard "Gulf" will become the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, infrastructure is being prepared for its basing in Sevastopol. This was reported to TASS by a source in the naval sphere.
