News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The rocket and space corporation Energia called one of the main problems the termination of the release of the element base, which existed during the development of the first modules of the Russian segment of the station.

At the end of 2022, American astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) not on the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, but on SpaceX Crew Dragon, Spaceflight Now reports.

The Agency for External Labor Migration of the country clarified that, according to the applications of Russian departments and companies, a total of 5 thousand workers are planned to be sent to the construction sites of Vostochny

Agency for External Labor Migration (AUTM) Uzbekistan, with the participation of specialized Russian companies, has already sent 1,466 Uzbek citizens to the Russian Federation, who will take part in the construction of infrastructure facilities at the Vostochny cosmodrome. This was reported to the TASS correspondent on Saturday by the press secretary of the AUTM Ortikhuzha Norov.

Landing from airplanes and helicopters is practiced in the Kaliningrad region by more than 250 military personnel of the airborne assault and reconnaissance amphibious battalions of the Army Corps and the Marine Corps of the Baltic Fleet (BF).

Developed specifically for the Su-57 fighter, the K—77M air-to-air missile will allow the Russian aircraft to gain superiority in air combat, Military Watch magazine writes.

The US nuclear submarine USN-22 Connecticut, which was injured in a collision with an unknown object, returned to its base on the island of Guam.

An assessment of its damage has begun, but it has already been announced that the reactor was not damaged. The incident, as a result of which 11 sailors were injured, occurred during the largest international exercises in the Asia-Pacific region with the participation of four US aircraft carriers and their allies. 

Ultralight launch vehicles will allow the ROSCOSMOS State Corporation to save significant funds when launching light satellites. Retired colonel, military observer Viktor Litovkin told Izvestia about this on October 9.

The publication of the American edition 19FortyFive named the deadliest weapon of the US Air Force (Air Force). First on the list is the "mother of all bombs— - the almost ten-ton GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) heavy air blast munition, first used in 2003 in Afghanistan. The US Air Force has 15 GBU-43/B MOAB units.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon 3 manned spacecraft, which will launch into orbit on October 30, will have to dock automatically with the International Space Station in 24 hours, NASA announced on Wednesday.

The department noted that the module where there is a crack is isolated

Specialists of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) do not record the appearance of new cracks on the body of the International Space Station (ISS), which could lead to air leaks. This was stated on Wednesday during a press conference in remote mode by the head of the American ISS program Joel Montalbano.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation plans to conduct another test launch of the newest hypersonic missile "Zircon" by the end of the year. Most likely, for the first time, a volley firing of "ZIRCONS" will be carried out from the frigate Admiral Nakhimov.

Russian military scientists have proposed to defend against potential US naval landings with the help of joint actions of manned aircraft and a swarm of small attack drones, the method is presented in the journal "Aerospace Forces. Theory and Practice", published by the Military Educational and Scientific Center of the Air Force.

Ural-4320 KDZ all-terrain vehicles with a set of additional armored protection have been operated in the Russian Army for a long time. They are intended primarily for the transportation of personnel, cargo, as well as towing trailers weighing up to 11,500 kg, while their own weight can exceed 15,000 kg.

FAR EAST - Missile firing will be conducted by the vAryag missile cruiser and the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Tributs in the Sea of Japan - both vessels have already left Vladivostok, the press service of the Pacific Fleet (TOF) reported on Thursday.

The corvette and submarines of the Pacific Fleet are accompanied by the rescue and towing vessel "Captain Guryev"

A detachment of ships and submarines of the Pacific Fleet (TOF), performing an inter-fleet transition from the Baltic to permanent bases, has entered the Indian Ocean. This was reported to TASS on Thursday on the margins of the Sevastopol Naval Salon by a source close to the power structures of the Crimea.

The diesel-electric submarine Kolpino is currently in dry dock at the Sevastopol Marine Plant. By February 1 next year, its repair will be completed.

Autonomous field camps (APL-RV), adapted to the specifics of the activities of Strategic Missile Forces units and successfully passed state tests, arrive at the Teikovo Missile compound.

The holding company "Roselectronics" of Rostec State Corporation has developed a technology for manufacturing nanofolgs for connecting electronic components. The new material has significant advantages over traditional methods, allowing soldering at room temperature in a fraction of a second.

As part of the work on the development of the maintenance system for new-generation surface ships, the 51st Central Design and Technological Institute of Ship Repair has developed and is implementing repair and technical documentation and standard sheets.

The launch system of heavy-duty drones was tested in the Tomsk region before the introduction of an experimental zone for drones in the region, within which it is planned to cancel a number of norms of the Air Code, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Foundation for Advanced Research (FPI).