News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The admiral commented on the reports of the British media about the submarines of the Russian Federation
The British media broadcast speculation when they write about the Russian Borey-class submarines submerged 500 m into the Atlantic. This opinion was expressed on Monday, August 2, by Admiral-submariner ex-commander of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Federation Vladimir Valuev.
Solar Orbiter and BepiColombo will fly by Venus on August 9 and 10
The spacecraft will fly over the planet with an interval of only 33 hours
The automatic spacecraft Solar Orbiter and BepiColombo will fly over the planet Venus on August 9 and 10, 2021. This was announced on Monday by the European Space Agency (ESA).
NASA has announced the launch date of the Starliner spacecraft on the ISS
The launch of the Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled to take place on August 3, the aerospace agency NASA announced on Monday, August 2.
Rogozin announced the date of the flight to the ISS of the next Russian module
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said that the launch of the next Russian module to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled for November 24. On Thursday, July 29, he wrote about this on his Twitter account.
Preliminary tests of the first deeply modernized "strategist" Tu-160M and the creation of the second such aircraft are being completed - the head of the UAC
The first deeply modernized strategic bomber Tu-160M "White Swan" is completing preliminary tests, the production of the second such aircraft is coming to an end, said the head of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Yuri Slyusar.
The characteristics of the" biathlon " tank of the PRC Type 96B are still classified
The Chinese Type 96B has been taking part in tank biathlons on the territory of Russia for several years. Last year, one of these machines was even presented at the Army-2020 forum. But, interestingly, the Chinese comrades are still in no hurry to fully disclose all the data.
The engines of the Zvezda module helped to align the ISS after the incident with Nauka
To eliminate the loss of orientation of the International Space Station (ISS), caused by a 45-degree change in altitude due to the spontaneous activation of the engines of the Russian Nauka module docked to the station on Thursday, it was necessary to turn on the engines of the Zvezda module and the Progress MS-17 cargo ship docked to the Poisk module. This was announced on Friday, July 30, by the REN TV channel.
The new IL-76MD-90A military transport vehicle can be certified for the civilian market
According to the first Deputy General Director of the UAC Sergey Yarkova, the aircraft has a modern flight and navigation complex and an on-board communication complex
The latest domestic military transport aircraft Il-76MD-90A can be certified for the civilian market in the future. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the first Deputy General Director of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, as part of the Rostec state Corporation) Sergey Yarkov.
Six ships and submarines are planned to be laid in Russia on August 9-10
Two strategists will be laid down at the Sevmash software, two corvettes - at the Amur Shipyard, two Varshavyanka-at the Admiralty Shipyards, the source said
Six ships and submarines are planned to be laid at the enterprises of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) on August 9-10. This was reported to TASS by a source in the shipbuilding industry.
Ilyushin is ready to modernize the existing fleet of Il-76 aircraft from around the world
Customers are offered a wide range of opportunities, including even the remotorization of cars, said Sergey Yarkov, First Deputy General Director of UAC
PJSC " Il "(part of the United Aircraft Corporation, UAC) is ready to offer a modernization package for updating Il-76 aircraft from around the world. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the first Deputy General Director of the UAC Sergey Yarkov.
After the docking of the "Science", NASA was happy about the safety of the ISS batteries
Zebulon Scoville, the flight director of the American segment of the International Space Station (ISS), said that after the incident with the Russian multi-purpose laboratory module "Science", he was pleased with the safety of all the solar panels and panels of the ISS. He wrote about this on Thursday on his Twitter page on July 30.
The Su-22 strike aircraft continue to serve in the Angolan Air Force
The Su-22 fighter-bomber with a variable sweep wing is an export version of the Su-17. Such winged combat vehicles were supplied by the Soviet Union to 15 states.
They could be seen in numerous hot spots, for example in the 80s in Afghanistan. The Syrian Air Force used these aircraft during the conflict in Lebanon in 1982, they participated in the Iran-Iraq War and other armed conflicts.
T-72 with a new "reactive armor" was tested at exercises in Uzbekistan
T-72B with enhanced protection were seen during a combat readiness check in Uzbekistan. According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of this Central Asian state, the defense measures carried out determined the readiness of personnel and military equipment for high-quality performance of combat training tasks.
About 1000 marines gathered for exercises in the Crimea
About 1,000 Marines, about 50 units of combat and special equipment are involved in the exercises in the Crimea, which are held at combat training grounds. This was reported by the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet.
Military personnel for the first time used a remote method of " blocking mining"
Units of the engineering troops for the first time practically used remote "blocking mining" during a special exercise at the Mulino training ground in the Nizhny Novgorod region. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the servicemen worked out joint actions of combined arms and engineering units to draw a conditional enemy and military equipment into a mined area with subsequent blocking and destruction.
Sevmash was given the task to reduce the delivery time of nuclear submarines by 9-14 months
Alexey Rakhmanov, General Director of USC, said that the corporation is solving this problem together with technologists
Sevmash (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, USC) is solving the task of reducing the delivery time of serial nuclear submarines (submarines) by 9-14 months. This was announced on Friday by the general director of USC Alexey Rakhmanov.
More than 5 thousand servicemen and 600 pieces of equipment are involved in special training of the military police in the west of the Russian Federation - the Ministry of Defense
Readiness for strategic maneuvers "West-2021" is being checked
Special exercises of military police units "Sentinel-2021" are being held on the territory of the Western Military District, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on Friday.
The docking system coped with fluctuations at the stage of the rendezvous of the Nauka module with the ISS-flight director
At the stage of the rendezvous of the Nauka module with the ISS, minor fluctuations were noticed, the docking system coped with them, said the flight director of the Russian segment of the ISS, Vladimir Solovyov.
The activation of the engines after the docking of the Nauka module to the ISS is explained
Pilot-cosmonaut and Hero of Russia Mikhail Kornienko explained the activation of the engines of the Russian multipurpose laboratory module (MLM) "Science" on the International Space Station (ISS) by a computer control malfunction. In an interview with " Lenta.<url> " he noted that this incident does not pose any danger.
The use of tank guided missiles was demonstrated in China
The crews of Chinese ZTZ-99A tanks demonstrated the use of guided missile weapons.
These combat vehicles, also known as Type 99A, are equipped with 125-mm modifications of the Russian 2A46 smoothbore guns (D-81TM). They can launch cumulative ammunition guided by a laser beam through the barrels of guns, which are analogs of the 9M119M complex "Reflex-M".
