News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Russian scientist argued with Musk over the flight to Mars
Threats of a global catastrophe due to which the founder of the American company SpaceX, Elon Musk, wants to start colonizing Mars, are exaggerated. This was stated by the leading researcher of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Vyacheslav Turyshev.
China intends to improve the environmental friendliness of fuel for national launch vehicles
The chief designer of the CZ-2F rocket, Rong Yi, recalled that the CZ-2F launch vehicle was created in the 90s and is refueled according to the technologies of that time
China plans to continuously improve the environmental friendliness of the fuel for its launch vehicles. This was reported to the TASS correspondent on Thursday by the chief designer of the CZ-2F rocket, Rong Yi.
Exercises of the Russian Navy formations will be held in the Aniva Bay in the south of Sakhalin
The exercises of the formations of the Russian Navy will be held in the Aniva Bay (south of Sakhalin) from June 19 to 22, the press service of the government of the Sakhalin region reported on Thursday.
In the Kuban, a training exercise was held to repel an air attack with the S-300V4 system
A tactical exercise with the anti-aircraft missile unit of the Southern Military District, equipped with a unique S-300V4 anti-aircraft missile system, took place in the Krasnodar Territory, the press service of the Southern Military District reported on Thursday.
The combat readiness of the army corps of the Black Sea Fleet was tested at the exercises in the Crimea
In the formations and military units of the army Corps of the Black Sea Fleet (BSF) stationed in the Republic of Crimea, a command and staff training (KSHT) was held under the leadership of the commander of the association, Major General Denis Lyamin.
Construction begins on the fourth MILGEM-class corvette for the Pakistan Navy
As reported on June 15, the public relations service of the Armed Forces of Pakistan ISPR (Inter-Services Public Relations), a ceremony of cutting the first steel for the fourth corvette of the Ada class (MILGEM) was held at the KSEW enterprise in Karachi) Pakistan Navy.
On equal terms: the American general recognized the effectiveness of the " Ash " submarines"
The latest Russian submarines of the Yasen project have caused great concern in the Pentagon. The quietness of the course, low visibility and powerful missile weapons make the new Russian submarines the most dangerous enemy for the US army and Navy.
American truck armed with Soviet "zushka" in Venezuela
In the Network there were photos of another unusual gantrak - this time from Venezuela. There, the military installed a Soviet 23-mm Zu-23-2 anti-aircraft gun in the back of an American GMC M35 truck.
Canada will return the "cursed" submarine to service
The Royal Canadian Navy intends to return to service the submarine Corner Brook, nicknamed "the damned" for the numerous emergencies on board.
Poland will deploy Javelin ATGM in the east of the country"
Poland will deploy FGM-148F Javelin anti-tank missile systems in the east of the country. This, as reported by "RIA Novosti", told reporters the Minister of National Defense of Poland Mariusz Blaszczak.
Venezuela's Navy completes recovery program for Scorpion-90 BRM"
The Venezuelan army is completing a program to modernize 78 light armored reconnaissance vehicles "Scorpion-90". At the moment, 75 armored vehicles have been restored.
Patrushev visited the Progress RCC and the aircraft engine manufacturing plant in Samara
In particular, the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation inspected the final assembly shops of the NK-32 engines of the second series for the Tu-160 "White Swan" bombers and the deeply modernized Tu-160M
Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev visited the Progress Rocket and Space Center (RCC) and the UEC-Kuznetsov in Samara.
In the Russian Federation, the production of anti-icing sensors with AI elements for military aircraft has begun
The new de-icing system sensors can be used on both military fighters and civilian aircraft
Advanced military aviation systems will be equipped with sensors of the de-icing system with elements of artificial intelligence (AI). Serial production of the new sensors has already begun, the press service of the Technomash concern (part of the control circuit of the Rostec Technodinamika holding) told TASS on Thursday.
Photo report from the nuclear submarine K-561 " Kazan»
On the KORABEL web resource.EN Oleg Kuleshov has published a photo report-photo tour of the newest nuclear submarine K-561 "Kazan" - the lead ship of the modernized project 08851 (885M, code "Ash-M"), built by JSC "Production Association "Northern Machine - Building Enterprise" (NSR, part of JSC "United Shipbuilding Corporation" - USC) in Severodvinsk and commissioned by the Russian Navy on May 7, 2021. On June 1, the nuclear-powered submarine K-561 Kazan arrived from Severodvinsk to its permanent base in Zaozersk (Western Siberia), becoming part of the 11th Division of submarines of the Northern Fleet.
This year, three military training grounds were created in central Russia
In 2021, three new military training grounds were created in central Russia, Colonel Sergey Nikitushkin, head of the training and Material Base Department of the Main Directorate of Combat Training of the Russian Armed Forces, said at the training camp of the polygon service specialists.
Armored ambulances "Lens" entered service with the motorized rifle division of the Southern Military District"
Armored ambulances "Lens" were delivered to the motorized rifle division of the 58th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District (SE) in North Ossetia.
"Cheetah" tracked down and attacked an anti-submarine missile of the same type of submarine
The crew of the Guards submarine "Cheetah" emerged victorious in an underwater duel with another nuclear submarine - tracked down and successfully attacked it with an anti-submarine missile during an exercise in the Barents Sea.
"The firing was carried out with a practical (training) ammunition from an underwater position on a similar submarine. The performance of the combat exercise was recognized as successful, " TASS informs with reference to the press service of the Northern Fleet.
Chinese cosmonauts entered the base module of the China Space Station
[b]The Office of the Manned Space Flight Program of the People's Republic of China reported that this is "the first time in history that the Chinese have entered their own space station".]
Three Chinese cosmonauts entered the base module of the Tianhe space station of the PRC on Thursday. This was announced on Thursday by the Office of the Manned Space Flight Program of the People's Republic of China.
A new torpedo homing system has been tested in Russia
The new equipment increases the target detection range and the accuracy of the defeat
The new torpedo homing equipment, which increases the target detection range and accuracy of destruction, has passed qualification tests in Russia. This was reported on Thursday by TASS in the press service of the concern "Techmash "(part of the management circuit of the holding "Technodinamika" Rostec).
Rostec has developed a new collimator sight with unique characteristics
Tsniitochmash of Rostec State Corporation has developed a new collimator sight PKM 75 with unique characteristics of accuracy and energy consumption.