News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Production of the T-7A Red Hawk training aircraft was delayed for at least a year due to technical problems during testing. According to Airforce Magazine, the aircraft was found to be unstable during roll when flying at high angles of attack.

China has run out of provincial capitals for the names of its destroyers. June 16, portal scmp.com he reported that the ship Nanning received the name of the last "free" city-the center of the province.

Involve 10 brigades of railway troops

In July, the Russian military plans to start the main stage of work on the reconstruction of the Baikal-Amur Railway (BAM).

"Partner" is based on the armored vehicle "Typhoon-airborne"

The first batch of 11 of the latest armored escort vehicles "Partner" will be delivered to the Russian troops in 2021, the head of the military mission Vladimir Kuimov told reporters during a working trip to the Remdiesel plant of the Deputy Defense Minister of the Russian Federation Alexey Krivoruchko.

For manned programs, the corporation plans to use the Soyuz-2 launch complex, which is located in Guiana

Roscosmos is negotiating the possible future use of the Kourou cosmodrome for manned launches. This was announced by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin at the press conference of the Global Conference on Space Exploration GLEX-2021.

US sanctions restricting the supply of microelectronics have affected dozens of Russian spacecraft, the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said.

Members of the cosmonaut squad will join the new department of expertise, which will control the creation of spacecraft for manned cosmonautics, the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, told reporters.

China plans to send a crew of three astronauts to the space station under construction on June 17, Ji Qiming, a representative of the Chinese Manned Flight Program, told reporters.

The first tactical exercise of the Guards Tank Division of the Central Military District (CVO) with the use of combat vehicles supporting tanks of the BMPT "Terminator" began at the interspecific training ground in the Chelyabinsk region and will last until June 17, the press service of the CVO reported on Wednesday.

Russia is developing a new generation of ammunition designed for the RPG-7 grenade launcher. They are created by the NPO "Basalt", which is part of the concern "Techmash"of the State Corporation Rostec.

According to RIA Novosti with reference to the head of the design bureau "Basalt" Nikolai Sereda, the first such ammunition is expected in 2-3 years.

Two of the three tests of the combined US missile defense system ended in failure, according to a report by the US government Accountability Office.

BAE Systems has received a $ 90.2 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the maintenance and modernization of the San Diego-class amphibious assault dock ship.

The cost of ship production increased by 25% against the background of rising metal prices, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said during a working trip to the Primorsky Territory, where he visited ship and aircraft factories.

According to the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, the second document that will be sent to the government will be a version of the lunar program using a four-launch flight scheme on the Angara launch vehicle.

The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) will receive four Su-57 fighter jets this year. This was reported to journalists by Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov, who oversees the military-industrial complex in the government of the Russian Federation.

On June 11, the ECA Group announced the implementation of the first stage of the modernization program for three Alkmaar-class minesweepers of the Latvian Navy.

Cosmonauts can be launched from the spaceport to fly to the Chinese space station

To launch manned spacecraft from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana, a significant modernization of the infrastructure will be required, it may take several years, the adviser to the General director of Roscosmos, Sergey Krikalev, told Interfax.

The international scientific lunar station of Russia and China will be deployed until 2035, then its operation will begin. This is reported in the presentation that the parties presented on June 16 at the International Conference on Space Exploration GLEX-2021, the video concept of the station was published on the YouTube channel of Roscosmos.

The Brazilian Leopards will remain in service until at least the middle of the next decade. June 16, portal janes.com He reported that the Brazilian Defense Ministry announced a tender for the modernization of 116 Leopard 1A5BR tanks.

Diesel submarines of two projects - 636.3 "Varshavyanka" and 677 "Lada" for the first time will take part in the naval salon, which will be held on June 23-27 in St. Petersburg, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.