News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The average flight time of the pilot was almost 100 hours

Naval aviation pilots spent more time in the sky in 2021 compared to 2020 due to attempts to violate the borders of the Russian Federation. This was stated by the commander of the Pacific Fleet, Admiral Sergei Avakyants, in an interview with the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.

As part of the control entry into the sea, the large landing ships of the Baltic Fleet demonstrated their capabilities.

A ship group consisting of the Korolev and Minsk BDK was involved in the exercises in one of the sea ranges, the information support department of the press service of the Western Military District for the BF told the Military-Industrial Courier.

Washington is concerned about the success of Beijing's space program, Bill Nelson noted

The US authorities are concerned about the success of the PRC's space program and intend to make every effort to ensure that American astronauts return to the moon before China can deliver its taikonauts there. This was stated on Tuesday at a briefing for journalists by the head of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Bill Nelson.

The promising "airborne combat vehicle" will carry a multifunctional combat buggy, representatives of the Ryazan Airborne School and the Military Institute of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation reported in the magazine "Arsenal of the Fatherland".

By the time the punitive operation in the Donbas began, the Ukrainian army had 25 T-80UD, nicknamed "the last serial tanks of the USSR." Moreover, most of the once formidable combat vehicles were in a non-combatant state.

Reducing the load on the production facilities of the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia may affect the quality of Soyuz spacecraft. This is reported by Interfax with reference to the report of specialists of the scientific and production association (NGO) "Technomash" (part of the state corporation "Roscosmos").

The Uraltransmash enterprise of the Uralvagonzavod concern, as part of the fulfillment of the state defense order, manufactured and supplied the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation with new 2S19M2 Msta-S self-propelled howitzers.

The servicemen of the CSTO member states, who are taking part in the exercise with the Collective Peacekeeping Forces "Indestructible Brotherhood-2021" in Kazan, highly appreciated the newest armored vehicle "Lens".

The Guards Tank Army of the Western Military District in the Moscow region received a training simulator "Arterra-VT-3D" for training and improving the practical skills of artillery specialists.

Lockheed Martin Corp. (Fort Worth, Texas) signed a framework contract with the US Air Force worth $ 10.863 billion for the support and modernization of the fleet of F-22 Raptor fighters.

The new Helicopter target complex will be supplied for the equipment of the ranges of the Vistula Motorized Rifle Division of the Western Military District in the Voronezh Region.

A fragment of a Chinese weather satellite will approach the International Space Station (ISS) on November 12. The threat level is already being studied. This was reported to TASS on November 10 in the press service of Roscosmos.

Novikombank, the main bank of the Rostec State Corporation, has provided financial support for the construction of the research vessel "Evgeny Goriglejan", which is scheduled to begin testing in December.

The troops of the radiation, chemical and biological (RHB) protection of the Southern Military District (SE) will receive 60 units by the end of the year. new and promising samples of special equipment.

In the military harbor of Baltiysk, a detachment of warships returning from a trip to the Baltic Sea was solemnly greeted with an orchestra and a traditional roast pig.

In Rostov-on-Don, soldiers and equipment of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops were attracted to counteract the spread of coronavirus infection. With the help of thermal machines TMS-65U "hot fog", the assembly point of the military enlistment office of the Rostov region and other premises will be disinfected.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said that astronauts will not get to the Earth's satellite in 2024. The mission was postponed for at least another year.

It's too early to write off the old American M60 tanks. November 9, portal armyrecognition.com He announced that the Taiwan National Institute of Science and Technology of Zhong Shan (NCSIST) will begin partial modernization of the M60A3 MBT from next year.

An unusual monument has appeared on the territory of the Chengdu Aerospace Corporation flight Training Center - one of the prototypes of the fifth-generation J-20 fighter was placed on a pedestal.

It is reported that the winged car participated in resource tests, and when they were completed, it was decided not to be scrapped, but installed in an honorable eternal parking lot.

The first deliveries of the Tosochka heavy flamethrower system TOS-2 will take place this year, Alexander Smirnov, CEO of NPO Splav, told Interfax.