News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Russia is currently the world's leading country in the field of hypersonic weapons and missile defense systems (ABM), the head of the Strategic Command (STRATCOM)said US Armed Forces Admiral Charles Richard.

The goal of the industry should be to recreate the conditions for the survival of people on Earth and the preservation of the planet, said the Director General of Roscosmos

Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Roscosmos, believes that cosmonautics should be aimed at recreating the conditions for the survival of people on Earth.

Crews will take part in the Sea Cup competition

The crews of the small artillery ships "Makhachkala" and " Astrakhan "of the Caspian Flotilla have begun the transition to the port of Bender-Enzeli to participate in the"Sea Cup" competition. This was reported to journalists on Friday in the press service of the Southern Military District.

The flight duration will be 12 days

The flight of the Soyuz MS-20 manned spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) will take place according to a four-turn (six-hour) scheme. This was reported to TASS by the head of the ballistics department of the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (part of Roscosmos), Rafail Murtazin.

Dmitry Rogozin, the general director of Roscosmos, expressed the opinion on his Facebook page that cosmonautics is needed not for individuals to escape from the planet, but to make life on Earth better.

In September 1999, American researchers discovered a near-Earth asteroid with a diameter of just over 500 m and a mass of 85.5 million tons, which orbits the Sun in an elliptical orbit for 1.2 years. The asteroid was named Bennu after a bird from Egyptian mythology.

The satellite will receive and transmit signals of an automatic identification system for tracking the movement of ships and monitoring activities at sea

Vietnam has delivered its NanoDragon satellite to Japan for an upcoming launch into low-Earth orbit. This was reported on Friday by the newspaper "Nyan Zan" with reference to the National Space Center (NCC) at the Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology.

At the Mulino training ground, military personnel of the separate engineer-sapper regiment of the 6th Combined Arms Army of the ZVO used the Uran-6 robotic complex for the first time.

Carrier-based fighter pilots of the Northern Fleet have started scheduled training flights at the ground test training complex (aviation) (NITKA) in the Crimea.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense is working on the completion of the lead ship of the project 58250. It is assumed that he will replace the frigate "Hetman Sagaidachny"in the Navy.

An F-22 fighter jet from the 199th Squadron of the US Air Force made an emergency landing at the Ionuye International Airport in Hawaii. No one was injured, a video of the operation appeared on the Network.

VR system thoroughly reproduces workflows, the specifics of the special tools and even the nature of materials

The technodinamika holding (part of state Corporation rostec) has developed an intelligent simulator, training manufacture and repair of ammunition for reactive systems of volley fire (MLRS) "Grad" in virtual reality (VR). This was reported to journalists on Friday in the press service of Rostec.

Iran is developing a so-called kamikaze drone program in connection with the military escalation in the Middle East. Experts of the Project on Combating Extremism (CEP, headquarters in Washington) warn that the new tactics of the use of attack unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by the Iranians is a "key element" of Tehran's efforts to expand its influence in the region, writes the Saudi newspaper Arab News.

The columnist of the Popular Mechanics publication was amazed at the readiness of the special forces of the two countries to overcome any obstacles, including passing through "rings of fire" on the obstacle course.

The basis of the helicopter fleet of the Bangladesh Air Force is made up of Russian-made machines, there are almost two dozen units in total.

The Mi-17, Mi-171 and Mi-172 are used for various tasks, including providing fire support. To do this, they hang blocks for launching unguided aircraft missiles capable of hitting targets at a distance of 4000 - 6000 meters, depending on the modification.

The South Korean company LIG-Nex1 is likely to be selected as the lead developer of the national "Near-Range Defense System-2" (CIWS-II) for combat ships of the Republic of Korea Navy.

Canada resumes patrolling its northern waters. August 12, portal navaltoday.com He reported that the Royal Canadian Navy has sent its Arctic patrol ship HMCS Harry DeWolf on its first trip.

The combat aviation of the Angolan Air Force is traditionally equipped with aviation equipment developed in Russia. For example, MiG-21 and MiG-23 of various modifications still serve there.

Attack aircraft are represented by Su-22M4, Su-25K, Su-24MK. At the end of the 90s, 8 Su-27SK aircraft and their combat training variants were purchased. Currently, 7 winged vehicles remain in service.

The Russian command has used the latest fifth-generation Su-57 fighters to launch strikes against terrorists in Syria.

As reported in Roscosmos, there are no comments on the preparation of the components

Specialists at Baikonur have completed the assembly of the Soyuz-2.1 b launch vehicle, which, together with the Fregat upper stage, should launch OneWeb satellites into orbit on August 20, Roscosmos reported on Friday.