News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Prospects of cooperation between Russia and Kazakhstan in the field of helicopter production were discussed in Ulan-Ude
During the visit of the delegation of Kazakhstan led by Deputy Prime Minister Roman Sklyar to the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant of the Russian Helicopters Holding (part of the Rostec State Corporation), further prospects for the development of cooperation in the production of Mi-171 helicopters were discussed.
China successfully launched the Zhongxing-9B satellite
The launch was the 388th for the Long March series rockets
China on Thursday successfully launched the Zhongxing-9B satellite from the Xichang Cosmodrome in the southwestern province of Sichuan. This was reported by the Central Television of China.
NPO Molniya has no plans to transport Buran to Russia
The specialists of the enterprise visited the Baikonur cosmodrome only for the purpose of assessing the technical condition of the structures in which the spacecraft is located
The Molniya Scientific and Production Enterprise (NPO) visited Baikonur in order to assess the condition of the technical structure in which the Buran flight sample is stored, the enterprise has no plans to return the spacecraft to Russia. This was reported to TASS on Thursday in the press service of the NGO.
A radical version of the modernization of the BMP-1 was presented in Poland
The Polish Army currently continues to operate more than 1,200 BWP-1 infantry fighting vehicles, which are local clones of the old Soviet BMP-1.
It is believed that this technique, created in the first half of the 60s, is outdated and does not meet modern requirements. It has weak armor protection, simple sights.
The cosmonaut spoke about the importance of "Buran" for the space industry
The Buran orbiter, located in Kazakhstan, has not yet lost its relevance. This opinion was expressed on Thursday, September 9, by Mikhail Kornienko, a pilot-cosmonaut of the Russian Federation, hero of Russia, to Izvestia.
Large-scale exercises with ships, aircraft and artillery have started in the Arctic
Large-scale exercises have started in the Arctic, in which about 8 thousand military personnel, 800 units of combat and special equipment, as well as up to 50 ships and vessels will take part.
According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, units of land and coastal troops, as well as air defense troops of the Northern Fleet moved to the training grounds in the Murmansk region as part of an exercise with the Arctic expeditionary group.
The Northern Fleet has begun exercises in the Arctic with the participation of eight thousand military and 50 ships
The Northern Fleet has begun large-scale exercises in the Arctic zone, its press service told reporters. The maneuvers will take place in the waters of the Barents and Kara Seas, the Laptev Sea, in the area of the Novosibirsk Islands and the Franz Josef Land archipelago.
The astronauts installed a swing handrail on the Nauka module as part of integration with the ISS
In addition, the astronauts need to complete the operations for the final connection of the Ethernet cable to the "Science", connect the interfaces of the MLM module and the "Star", install several cables and mount the installation platform.
The ARCAS system for automatic machines will show data on the combat situation in augmented reality
The Israeli company Elbit Systems has introduced a system for ARCAS submachine guns, which shows soldiers information about the combat situation, including the sources of fire and ammunition levels, in augmented reality. You can control the layers of information using the joystick on the front handle of the machine.
Russian planes will receive a "Killer whale"
Russian military and civilian aircraft will receive a search and sighting system "Kasatka". Elements of the system designed for reconnaissance, rescue operations and environmental monitoring are already being placed on Russian aircraft. This is reported by TASS with reference to the words of the executive director of the scientific and production enterprise "Radar mms" Ivan Antsev.
The base minesweeper "Vladimir Yemelyanov" of the project 12700 arrived in Sevastopol
According to the press service of the Southern Military District, on September 6, 2021, the newest mine defense ship "Vladimir Yemelyanov" of project 12700 (factory number 524) arrived in Sevastopol to the place of permanent basing after the transition from the Baltic to the Black Sea Fleet. It became the second base minesweeper of the project 12700 in the Black Sea Fleet after the ship "Ivan Antonov" (factory number 523), which arrived in Sevastopol on September 7, 2019.
The former US ambassador spoke about Russia's superiority in weapons
Russia is superior to the United States in some aspects of weapons. This was announced on Wednesday, September 8, by the American ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul.
Ukraine wanted a modernized "Neptune"
Ukraine wanted to create an upgraded version of the RK-360MC "Neptune" coastal missile system. The modified complex can be used to defeat ground targets. Oleg Korostelev, the general designer and general director of the Luch State Design Bureau, told about this in an interview with the Texts publication.
In Kamchatka, rocket scientists were alerted
In Kamchatka, the division of the coastal anti-ship missile complex "Bal", which is part of the missile connection of troops and forces in the North-East of Russia, was alerted as part of a tactical exercise that has begun, said on Wednesday the head of the information support department of the press service of the VVO for the Pacific Fleet, Captain 3 rank Ilya Kolesnikov.
The Russian military base in Tajikistan was strengthened with new large-caliber machine guns
Large-caliber NSV machine guns have entered service at the Russian military base in Tajikistan. This was announced on Wednesday, September 8, by the Central Military District (CVO).
The crews of the MiG-31BM TsVO flew to the Trans-Baikal Territory to perform combat missile launches
During the main stage of the tactical flight exercises, the crews will work out the interception of air targets of the fighter and attack aircraft type and perform combat launches of air-to-air missiles
The crews of high-altitude supersonic fighter-interceptors MiG-31BM of the aviation division of the Central Military District (CVO) during flight-tactical exercises flew from the Krasnoyarsk Territory and completed the relocation to the airfield in the Trans-Baikal Territory to practice combat launches of long-range missiles. This is stated in a message distributed on Wednesday by the press service of the district.
Synchronous maneuvers of T-90S tanks in the desert were shown on video
The South-Western command of the Indian Army has released video footage of maneuvers with the mass participation of the main battle tanks T-90S Bhishma.
At the beginning of the video, combat vehicles, raising clouds of dust, make a simultaneous turn of almost 180 degrees on command. Then the synchronous reverse movement of an entire tank unit is demonstrated.
The first T-90M with "over-the-horizon vision" will be tested at exercises
In the near future, a modification of the T-90M tank with a retractable optoelectronic module will be tested at military exercises. It is an observation device with a thermal imager, a TV channel and a laser rangefinder on a three-meter telescopic mast, the module allows the tank crew to monitor the situation and find targets without detecting themselves - for example, from behind a one-story house or from a trench.
The Pacific Fleet received the first batch of AK-12 submachine guns
The Pacific Fleet received the first batch of AK-12 submachine guns. In the near future, the military personnel at the combat training grounds will conduct shooting and maintenance of new weapons.
The factory sea trials of the Rondo boat have been completed at the SNSZ
The boat of the project R1650 "Rondo", built by the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation), has successfully completed the program of factory sea trials.
