News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Ukrainian aircraft will be deprived of Russian components by the end of the year
The Ukrainian state Enterprise Antonov plans to complete the import substitution of the An-178 aircraft by the end of the year. By this time, the aircraft will lose Russian-made components. This is reported by Defense Express with reference to an interview with the Deputy General Director of the State Enterprise Alexander Vitushko.
The shooting of the cruiser "Marshal Ustinov" with cruise missiles was filmed on video
The cruisers of the Northern Fleet "Peter the Great" and "Marshal Ustinov" fired cruise missiles at a target position in the Barents Sea, depicting a detachment of landing ships of a conditional enemy. The press service of the fleet published a video of the launch of the Vulkan missile defense system from the Marshal Ustinov.
The Northern Fleet announced the beginning of the return of troops after major maneuvers in the Arctic
On Wednesday, the Russian Northern Fleet began returning troops from maneuvers in the Arctic zone, which involved about 8 thousand military personnel, about 50 ships, 120 aircraft and helicopters.
Decommissioned T-80UD and BTR-70 tanks became targets at the Zapad-2021 exercises
The latest samples of Russian military equipment were tested for the first time at the joint strategic exercise "West-2021". For example, the conditional enemy was smashed by infantry fighting vehicles B-19-modernized BMP-3 with an uninhabited rocket-gun module "Epoch". Previously, they were not officially demonstrated.
US intelligence: China is building up its nuclear forces according to the Russian model (The Washington Times, USA)
US intelligence chiefs are discussing efforts to rearm their agencies to counter China. They believe that the Russian nuclear triad is convincing and effective, so the Chinese are largely guided by it and would like to have the same one.
Rostec has opened the first service center for servicing Yak-130 aircraft engines
The United Engine Corporation has opened a service center on the territory of the training base of the Russian Aerospace Forces for the maintenance of AI-222-25 engines, which are installed on Yak-130 combat training aircraft.
EW specialists of the Central Military District protected tanks from mines with controlled interference at exercises near Chelyabinsk
Almost 2.5 thousand military personnel were involved in practical actions
Specialists of the electronic warfare units of the Guards Tank Division of the Central Military District protected the columns of tank regiments from mine-explosive barriers with the help of electronic warfare systems during a practical episode of bilateral exercises of tank regiments in the Chelyabinsk region. This is stated in a message distributed on Wednesday by the press service of the district.
Construction of the terminal of the new airport of the Vostochny cosmodrome will be completed by 2025 - Rogozin
The construction of the terminal of the new airport complex of the Vostochny cosmodrome will be completed in 2024-2025, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.
The border service of the FSB of Russia received a new patrol boat "Manatee"
Tests of a new river boat for the border service of the FSB of Russia have been completed, it will soon begin service, the Vimpel shipbuilding plant (Rybinsk, Yaroslavl region) reported.
Improved "Strela-10MN" and "Tunguska-M1" were seen at the Mulino training ground
Various air defense systems were used at the Mulino training ground (Nizhny Novgorod Region) during the main stage of the joint strategic exercise of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus "West-2021".
"Dmitrov" assessed the situation at the bottom of the Baltic Sea
A Russian diesel-electric submarine has made a deep-sea dive.
As part of the shipboard exercises, the crew of the Dmitrov worked out tasks at various depths, Captain Roman Martov, head of the information support department of the press service of the Western Military District for the Baltic Fleet, told the Military-Industrial Courier.
In the south of Russia, reservists will be transferred to rocket and machine-gun "cars"
The servicemen of the country's Combat Army Reserve (BARS) will master the tactics and use of all-terrain vehicles with machine-gun and anti-tank weapons. Training sessions for the crews of automobile "wheelbarrows" will be held at the Tarskoye training ground.
Roscosmos plans to carry out three launches with OneWeb satellites by the end of the year
Roscosmos plans to launch three rockets with OneWeb satellites from different cosmodromes by the end of 2021, the head of the press service of Roscosmos, Vladimir Ustimenko, said.
ARCAS sight will turn an assault rifle into an information combat center
Gone are the days when the electronic filling of an assault rifle or submachine gun was limited to a pair of sights (optical and night vision) that allow a soldier to make an accurate shot.
The Americans will combine groups of small satellites into a "space layer"
The Defense Advanced Development Agency (DARPA) of the US Department of Defense has launched the Space-BACN program to create cheap optical communication terminals that can adapt to most standards of optical communication lines between satellites. So the military wants to combine various groups of small satellites in low Earth orbit, which cannot yet exchange data, into a "space layer".
The Russian-European ExoMars spacecraft will be able to drill on Mars to a record depth
A mock-up of the Rosalind Franklin rover of the Russian-European ExoMars-2022 mission extracted soil from a depth of 1.7 meters during tests, Roscosmos reported, citing materials from the European Space Agency (ESA).
Borisov: Russia will retain its advantage in the field of hypersonic weapons
According to the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, the latest Russian weapons systems fully comply with global trends
Russia plans to maintain its leadership in the field of hypersonic and innovative weapons systems. This was stated on Wednesday to journalists at the Tyumen Oil and Gas Forum (TNF 2021) by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov.
Not only helicopters: the carriers of the newest missile "Product 305"have become known
They want to integrate the latest air — to-surface aviation missile of the LMUR class not only into the armament of attack helicopters, but also manned aircraft and UAVs. The carrier will be able to act, in particular, the Su-25 attack aircraft.
Powerful landing support. Military expert on the BMD-4M landing
During the Zapad-2021 exercise, a battalion was parachuted for the first time using the latest BMD-4M amphibious assault vehicles, the Defense Ministry reported. Military expert Viktor Litovkin on the air of Sputnik radio spoke about the unique qualities of this machine.
A Russian " spy " vessel was spotted in Britain
British analysts have noticed the Russian oceanographic research vessel "Yantar". H. I. Sutton, an open source intelligence specialist, drew attention to the ship near the territorial waters of Ireland. The " spy " ship can be used for cutting underwater cables and reconnaissance missions, according to the UK Defense Journal.
