News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

An unusual modification of a Russian tank was noticed on the video of the Russian Ministry of Defense. Among the equipment of the Guards Kantemirov division, which was loaded on the echelon in Belarus, there was a T-80UM2 tank. A special feature of the modification was the active protection complex (KAZ) "Drozd-2", reports Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

The hydrographic vessel of the Northern Fleet "Horizon" has clarified the coordinates of Russia in the area of Franz Josef Land, the press service of the fleet reported on Monday.

In Yemen, an unusual homemade hybrid - a Toyota Land Cruiser 79-series pickup truck with a combat compartment installed on it from the Russian BTR-80A was noticed.

Previously, these cars, modified in Jordan by the national defense industrial holding KADDB, received protected cabins with armored glass. Special cabins with rotating turrets equipped with 12.7-mm NSVT "Utes"were installed in the bodies.

A small number of Type 62 light tanks remain in service with the People's Liberation Army of China. They are involved in secondary areas, are listed in training units and, as a rule, play the role of "enemy"armored vehicles during exercises.

The head of SpaceX, Elon Musk, found a humorous explanation for the silence of US President Joe Biden, who has not yet commented on the completion of the first-ever mission of a crew of space tourists.

A small missile ship of the Baltic Fleet conducted exercises in the White Sea.

As part of the exercises, the MRK Sovetsk made the transition from Baltiysk to the White Sea. The route was laid through the Baltic Sea, the Gulf of Finland, the Neva, Lake Ladoga, the White Sea-Baltic Canal.

The Russian military received a Be-200 multi-purpose amphibious aircraft as part of a state defense order, according to data from the Russian Defense Ministry published in the departmental newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda on Friday.

The cause of the fire in the engine of the Il-112B that collapsed in Kubinka is still not known

Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov considers it necessary to modify the engine of the Il-112B and Il-114 aircraft, and not replace it with an imported one.

Serial deliveries of the Il-112B military transport aircraft will shift due to the disaster that occurred in August, the exact date is still unknown, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told reporters.

Deputy Defense Minister Alexey Krivoruchko, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Oleg Ryazantsev and Deputy General Director of USC Andrey Buzinov paid a working visit to the Yantar plant.

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has started installing weapons on new ships of the Israeli Navy. Four Sa'ar 6-type corvettes will receive new Barak MX anti-aircraft missile systems and the Iron Dome anti-missile Defense System (ABM). This is reported by the Navy Recognition portal.

The ship's crew of 12 people will be able to stay in autonomous navigation for up to 20 days

The division of border boats of the border department of the FSB of Russia has been replenished with a new ship that will serve in the waters of the Taganrog Bay of the Sea of Azov. This was reported to journalists on Friday in the press service of the Border Administration.

The rockets were sent as part of the international Soyuz project at the Guiana Space Center, which is operated by the European launch services provider Arianespace

Two Soyuz-ST launch vehicles have been sent to St. Petersburg for transportation to the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana. This is stated in the message of the Rocket and Space Center (RCC) "Progress" on Friday.

The main differences between the three generations of AK machines were demonstrated on video. Vladimir Onokoy, Director for military-technical cooperation of the Kalashnikov concern, told about this.

He started with the machine of the hundredth series - AK-103. The weapon is equipped with a muzzle compensator, which effectively reduces the barrel toss and recoil.

The company reported that in the near future the heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A "Solntsepek" will be delivered to the troops

The Omsk Plant of Transport Engineering (part of the Uralvagonzavod concern of the Rostec State Corporation) has handed over to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation a batch of heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A "Solntsepek" with improved dynamic protection. This was reported to journalists on Friday in the press service of the enterprise.

Russian troops began receiving S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile systems. On September 16, the TASS news agency reported that the S-500 Prometheus complex had passed state tests, and it began to be delivered to the army.

The intersectoral engineering Center "Composites of Russia" of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University has created a technology for manufacturing volume-reinforced preforms of gas turbine engine elements using directional fiber laying. The development can be applied in the construction of products of the rocket and space, aviation, marine and transport industries. This was reported to Izvestia on Friday, September 17, in the MIC "Composites of Russia".

It will be transferred to the Baltic Fleet in 2022 The

Grad small rocket ship of project 21631 will be transferred to the Baltic Fleet next year. This was announced on Friday at the solemn launching of the ship at the Zelenodolsk plant named after A.M. Gorky by the head of the Shipbuilding Department of the Main Command of the Russian Navy, Ilyas Shigapov.

The test flights of four modernized Su-25 attack aircraft belonging to the country's Defense Forces have been completed in Georgia, they were previously equipped with a modern radio-electronic navigation system, the press service of the Government of Georgia reports.

The Russian army has adopted a new means of protecting tanks. The 3VD35 munition is designed to protect the upper hemisphere of equipment from attacks by high-precision weapons, including Javelin anti-tank missile systems. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Rostec state Corporation.