News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The next stages of the project are planned to be completed during 2021-2022

Tula "Instrument Design Bureau" (KBP, part of the NGO "High-Precision Complexes" of the state Corporation "Rostec") and the operators of the scientific company of the Military Innovation Technopolis "Era" are working on the modernization of radar systems developed by KBP to increase their ability to detect low-visibility targets, including anti-ship missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as ground and underwater robotics. This was reported to TASS by the press service of "High-precision complexes".

The crew of the frigate "Admiral Grigorovich" fired the anti-aircraft missile system "Calm" during a joint exercise with the anti-ship missile systems "Utes "and" Bal", the Black Sea Fleet reported on Wednesday.

The Army and operational-tactical aviation of the Southern Military District conducted a massive relocation to field airfields. About 100 planes and helicopters of the 4th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense participated in the exercises to withdraw aircraft from the attack of the simulated enemy.

More than 50 units of the second-generation anti-tank missile systems "Fagot" entered service with the motorized rifle unit of the Southern Military District (SE), stationed in the Stavropol Territory.

Airbus has announced the delivery of the 100th BTA A-400M Atlas aircraft to the customer. The aircraft, designated MSN111, was transferred to the Spanish Air Force Command. It was the tenth A400M delivered by Airbus to this country.

The application of group and single strikes on important objects of the "enemy"has been worked out

Calculations of operational-tactical missile systems (OTRK) "Iskander" from the combined-arms army of the Western Military District have completed the transfer of equipment to the summer operation mode and have taken up combat duty in the Kursk region.

The People's Militia of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic recorded the operation of an electronic warfare station (EW) of Ukrainian security forces in the area of three Kiev-controlled settlements near the contact line in the Donbass, the press service of the LPR defense ministry told reporters.

The US Navy Command announced the construction of the next-generation John Lewis class tanker (T-AO 208) "Robert F." at the General Dynamics-National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO), which began on May 21.Kennedy."

The Mi-24B helicopter of the Czech Air Force received a tiger color. A video of Mi-24B helicopters of the 221st helicopter Squadron of the Czech Air Force in new camouflage was published on the Internet. The cockpit of the car was turned into tiger snouts, and the sides were painted with British and American Wellington I and B-24 Liberator bombers.

The basis of the air defense of the armed forces of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi was purchased in the USSR anti-aircraft missile systems. For example, the Ground forces operated the Osa, Kvadrat, and Strela-1 air defense systems.

The Tu-22M3 long-range bombers, which were relocated to the Russian Hmeimim air base in Syria earlier this week, conducted their first flights. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the crews of the Tupolevs have begun to perform tasks to develop the airspace over the Mediterranean Sea.

Russia has successfully tested the modified aircraft guided missiles "Whirlwind", the press service of "Kalashnikov" reported. Earlier, the group of companies published on its page "VKontakte" a teaser of weapons tests, which was replicated in the media as a "new secret".

The AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) missile, designed to destroy enemy air defense systems, in particular, the Russian S-400 Triumph, was renamed Advanced Reactive Strike (AReS), the editor of Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine Steve Trimble said on Twitter.

In the Armed Forces of Belarus, a sudden check of the combat readiness of missile troops has been completed, the Ministry of Defense of the republic reported on Wednesday.

The United Engine Corporation of Rostec is expanding the use of robotic technological complexes in the production of parts for aircraft gas turbine engines. Five robotic lines are included in the production chain of PJSC UEC-Saturn, and two more robotics projects are included in the investment program for 2021-2023. 

For the first time in Russian history, the United Engine Corporation Rostec designed the VK-1600V helicopter engine only using 3D modeling. All design documentation of the power plant demonstrator created at UEC-Klimov has been released in electronic form.

According to the head of NASA, Bill Nelson, hurricanes have become more destructive due to the process of global warming

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is creating a new Earth system observatory to predict and monitor climate change and natural disasters. This is stated in a statement issued on Monday by the press service of NASA.

The State Corporation is working to promote virtual reality complexes with Lomonosov Moscow State University, other universities, Sirius, and schools

Virtual reality complexes that are being created at Roscosmos can be used in geography lessons using remote sensing data from space. This opinion was expressed by the director of the Digital Development Department of Roscosmos Konstantin Shadrin.

In total, the Ministry of Defense plans to receive at least 76 upgraded Su-34M aircraft by 2027

The modernization of the Su-34 front-line fighter-bomber will allow it to partially solve the tasks of assault aviation. This was reported to TASS by a source in the aircraft industry.

A TASS source in the military-industrial complex indicated that plans may change

The nuclear-powered strategic missile cruiser "Prince Oleg" of project 955A (code "Borey-A") will perform the first test launch at sea in early June. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.