News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Deliveries of the Armata tank to the Russian army begin
The Russian army will receive a batch of new T-14 Armata tanks this year, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexey Krivoruchko said.
The Russian Aerospace Forces will receive four Su-57 fighters by the end of the year
On Tuesday, at the Single Day of Military Acceptance, Deputy Defense Minister Alexey Krivoruchko said that this year the Navy will receive three new nuclear and one diesel-electric submarines, as well as six combat surface ships.
The most dashing refueling in the air was collected on video
In honor of the anniversary of the only 203rd Guards Aviation regiment of tanker aircraft in the Russian Aerospace Forces, a video with exciting shots of refueling in the air of fighters and bombers of front-line aviation has been published.
The Ministry of Defense filed a lawsuit against the RCC "Progress" for 2.4 billion rubles
The Moscow Arbitration Court has registered a claim of the Russian Ministry of Defense demanding to recover more than 2.4 billion rubles from the Samara JSC "Progress Rocket and Space Center", the manufacturer of Soyuz launch vehicles, follows from the information in the file of arbitration cases.
NASA announced the unavailability of spacesuits for the landing of Americans on the Moon
The landing of American astronauts on the Moon in 2024 is impossible, since the spacesuits are not ready for them. This became known on August 10 from the report of the office of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA.
How the Chinese Type 59 tank turned into the Al-Zubair 2
The Sudanese ground forces are armed with Soviet, American and Chinese-made tanks, most of which are considered obsolete. In the first decade of the XXI century, attempts were made to start producing their own samples.
The Americans successfully intercepted a ballistic missile during tests using the PAC-3 MSE
The United States has successfully tested an upgraded PAC-3 MSE missile designed for the Patriot complex. She destroyed a tactical ballistic missile.
The US has completed the "explosive" tests of the most expensive ship in the world
The US Navy has completed tests of the Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, which is the most expensive ship built in the world, with underwater explosions, Defense News reports.
The BepiColombo probe took pictures of Venus
A flyby near Venus is necessary for the device to get acceleration to enter the orbit of Mercury
The automatic spacecraft BepiColombo made a flyby near Venus on Tuesday, at 13:48 Central European time (15.48 Moscow time), taking pictures of it with its two cameras. This was reported by the European Space Agency (ESA).
The army prematurely receives guided aircraft missiles "Whirlwind-1"
During the Single day of acceptance of military products, the acting general director of the Kalashnikov Concern, Andrey Semenov, reported to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu, that within the framework of a seven-year contract, an early delivery of the next batch of guided aircraft missiles "Vikhr-1"was carried out to the troops.
It became known how many T-14 tanks on the basis of "Armata" the Russian army will receive this year
The first 20 T-14 tanks based on the Armata heavy tracked platform will be handed over to the Armed Forces by the end of the year. Earlier, the army received T-90M "Breakthrough" combat vehicles.
Elon Musk offered NASA to help SpaceX develop spacesuits for landing on the moon
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration stated difficulties in achieving this goal
The head of the American company SpaceX, Elon Musk, offered the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) assistance in developing spacesuits.
The Spaniards began testing the combat system of their first submarine
The Spanish company Navantia has started testing the combat system for the lead submarine of the S-80 project "Isaac Peral". It will monitor the submarine's armament, track targets and provide information necessary for missions. According to Naval News, while it was tested on land, but on August 31 it will be installed on the first Spanish submarine.
Specialists of the Ministry of Defense are erecting about 4 thousand buildings and structures
Since the beginning of 2021, specialists of the Military Construction Complex of the Ministry of Defense have been building 4 thousand objects of various purposes in different parts of the country. About 30 thousand specialists and more than 2.8 thousand pieces of equipment are involved in the construction sites of the Ministry of Defense every day. According to the ministry, it is planned to put into operation 3 thousand buildings and structures. Of these, 1,617 buildings have already been built and many have been commissioned on a turnkey basis.
The Russian army begins large-scale exercises at 20 training grounds in the South and North Caucasus
Specialists of all branches of the Southern Military District with the involvement of aviation and ships of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) and the Caspian Flotilla (CFL) are starting a week of large-scale battalion tactical exercises in the South of Russia, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.
The Northern Fleet sends ships on an Arctic campaign
The Russian Northern Fleet is expected to send a detachment of ships to the Arctic on Monday. "From the main base of the Severomorsk fleet, an exit to the Arctic campaign will take place as part of the implementation of a set of measures aimed at ensuring the protection of the interests of the Russian Federation in the Arctic," the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
The Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences plans to form a group of scientists for space flights
Yuri Smirnov, head of the Laboratory for the development and Implementation of biomedical programs of the IMBP RAS, is convinced that the presence of specialized specialists in the cosmonaut squad (Roscosmos or the Academy of Sciences) would be very useful.
Why did the USSR need an aircraft similar to the American B-2
In the Soviet Union, until its collapse, they worked on aircraft that are unique even today. Among them, we can recall the M-67 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, which was created in the second half of the 80s.
Corvettes will not save: the expert explained the mistake in the rearmament of the Ukrainian Navy (Glavred, Ukraine)
Ukraine has forgotten how to build warships. Several countries will build a modest coastal fleet for Ukraine at once. Marine Sergeant Taras Chmut believes that corvettes will not save Ukraine from Russia, as long as there are no SAMs, anti-ship and sonar systems, as well as torpedo tubes in the Ukrainian fleet.
The Solar Orbiter made a flyby near Venus
The flight passed at a distance of about 8 thousand km from the surface of the planet
The automatic Solar Orbiter spacecraft flew near Venus on Monday. This was reported by the European Space Agency (ESA).