News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The tower from the BTR-80 was installed on Ratel from South Africa
The Rwandan Defense Forces operate a rare modification of the South African Ratel armored personnel carrier.
The combat vehicle, instead of a turret with a 20-mm GI-2 cannon, has a BPU-1 combat module from the BTR-80, armed with a Soviet large-caliber KPVT 14.5 mm and 7.62 mm PKT machine gun.
In Ukraine, they explained why it is not worth putting a 120-mm gun on the T-64
In Ukraine, during the discussion of plans to modernize the existing fleet of T-64 tanks, the question of the possible installation of 120-mm "NATO guns"on combat vehicles was raised.
As the Defense Express portal notes, the lack of own production of 125-mm shells for the guns currently in service speaks in favor of this decision.
Russia has started mass production of S-500 missiles
The Almaz-Antey concern has started mass production of missiles for the Russian S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS), TASS reports, citing a source in the military-industrial complex.
The cause of the crash of a serviceable Russian Su-35S was called a mess
The reason for the crash of the Russian Su-35S fighter was a "banal mess", writes the Baza publication in Telegram. According to Baza, the flight director took the false thermal targets firing back for the fire, which were triggered due to radiation from equipment on the airfield.
An F-15 with an infrared search and tracking system shot down a target out of line of sight
The F-15 fighter hit an air target with an AIM-120 medium-range missile using an infrared search and tracking system. According to The Drive, tests have shown that it is possible to track and determine air targets outside the line of sight without radar stations.
UAC handed over two new Tu-214 aircraft to SLO "Russia" " Aviation of Russia
On August 5, the transfer of two Tu-214PU narrow-body aircraft to the Special Flight Detachment "Russia" took place at the airfield of the Kazan Aircraft Factory Borisoglebskoye.
In the United States, the Su-35S armament was evaluated
The United States evaluated the armament of the multi-purpose Russian Su-35S aircraft and called it the best aircraft for gaining air superiority. The advantages of the aircraft are a large bomb load and a wide range of weapons, according to the author of The National Interest.
NASA expects information about the causes of the incident with the "Science" within two to three weeks
The department stressed that they are in constant contact with their Russian colleagues
The final information on the incident with the emergency activation of the engines of the Russian Nauka module after docking with the International Space Station (ISS) will be available in two to three weeks.
How military aviation extinguishes fires in the regions of Russia
Two military transport aircraft Il-76, participating in the elimination of a fire on the territory of the Mordovian State Nature Reserve, dropped more than 210 tons of water on the flames during the day. Their crews flew to dangerous areas five times. This was reported on Monday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Ukraine on the border with Belarus was protected by "Oreanda"
The Air Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on the border with Belarus have put on combat duty the machines of the automated control system (ACS) for aviation and air defense "Oreanda", Defense Express reports.
Only in Russia, high-explosive guided missiles were created for tanks
Usually, when they talk about the guided armament of Russian main battle tanks, they first of all mention missiles with cumulative warheads capable of destroying enemy equipment at a distance of 5000 meters.
Source: the flight of the Starliner ship was canceled due to problems with engine valves
The agency interlocutor said that it is not yet known how long it will take to eliminate the causes of the problem
The flight of the American Starliner to the ISS was postponed due to problems with the valves of the low-thrust engines. It is not yet known how long it will take to eliminate the causes of the problem, a source in the rocket and space industry told TASS.
NASA revealed to Roscosmos the reason for the problems with the launch of the Starliner
NASA has revealed to Roscosmos the cause of problems with the Starliner spacecraft. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a source in the rocket and space industry.
Uralvagonzavod Rostec fulfilled the state defense order for the supply of T-90M "Breakthrough"tanks to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Uralvagonzavod (part of the UVZ Concern is part of the Rostec State Corporation) has fulfilled its contractual obligations to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The Keldysh Center expressed its readiness to help solve the problems of Starliner
The center noted that they are well aware of the level of development of the American engine industry
The M. V. Keldysh Research Center (part of Roscosmos) is ready to assist Boeing in solving the problems of the Starliner spacecraft. This was announced on Tuesday by the general director of the enterprise, Vladimir Koshlakov, TASS.
The Russian military base in Tajikistan received the latest small arms, flamethrowers and MANPADS "Verba"
The latest samples of small arms, as well as extended – range flamethrowers and MANPADS "Verba" were delivered to the largest military facility of Russia abroad-a base in Tajikistan.
The first sea trials of the aircraft carrier Vikrant of the Indian Navy have been completed
On August 8, the Ministry of Defense of India announced the completion of the first sea trials of the P71 Vikrant aircraft carrier (IAC – 1-Indigenous Aircraft Carrier) designed by the Directorate of Naval Design (DND) and built for the Indian Navy by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL).
The exercise with the participation of 2 thousand servicemen started in Siberia, the Volga region and the Urals-Central Military District
The exercise of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops of the Central Military District (CVO) began at the training grounds of the Altai Territory, as well as the Sverdlovsk and Samara regions, the press service of the CVO reported on Tuesday.
The Ford was stronger than expected
The new type of American aircraft carriers is much stronger than its predecessors. On August 9, the press service of the US Navy announced the third and final test of the USS Gerald R. Ford as part of the FSST program.
NI called the T-90 one of the best modern tanks
The modified T-90S tank has become one of the most successful export products of the Russian military-industrial complex and, perhaps, remains the most commercially successful tank of its time. This opinion was expressed by the columnist of The National Interest, Mark Episkopos.
