News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The first launch of the Eagle without astronauts on board is scheduled for December 15, 2023

Roscosmos plans to assess the economic efficiency of transport and technical support (TTO) of the International Space Station (ISS) and the promising Russian Orbital Station (ROS) with Soyuz MS and promising Eagles, according to the public procurement portal.

The initial price of the application was 67.6 million rubles

Roscosmos plans to conduct a technical and economic assessment of the creation and operation of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) until 2025. This is stated in the documents posted on the public procurement portal.

Arrival to the Pacific Fleet is expected in November

The carrier of Kalibr-NK cruise missiles, the Gremyashchy missile corvette of Project 20385, makes an inter-fleet transition from the Baltic to the Pacific Fleet (TOF) The Russian Navy. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

The state corporation previously announced plans to put telescopes on the lunar base to monitor dangerous asteroids and comets

Roscosmos plans to use the Astronomical Research Center (ANC) to create equipment that will be installed on the Lunar Scientific Base to monitor the asteroid-comet danger. This was reported to TASS by a source in the rocket and space industry.

They will pass through the Mediterranean Sea and the Suez Canal

Diesel-electric submarines "Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky "and" Volkhov " of the project 636.3 of the Pacific Fleet (TOF) will begin an inter-fleet transition from the Baltic to the place of permanent basing in the coming days. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

The units of the PGRK RVSN are fully equipped with unique simulators for training mechanics-drivers of autonomous launchers of the Yars mobile missile system.

On August 15, the launch ceremony of the lead corvette of the Ada class (MILGEM), intended for the Pakistani Navy, took place at the Istanbul Naval Shipyard in Istanbul.

Military Watch Magazine spoke about the advantages of the Soviet S-200 system.

Military Wait magazine published an article "Why NATO hated the S-200 - the longest-range air defense system of the Cold War".

According to reports published on Twitter, sea trials of the third universal landing ship (UDC) of the Type-075 class built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, intended for the PLA Navy, have begun.

The hypersonic missile "Zircon", which Russia will adopt in the coming years, will put the aircraft carrier strike groups of the US Navy at risk and make them ineffective, according to Mark Episkopos, a columnist for The National Interest.

The next strategic directive of the Joint Council for the Control of ensuring the needs of the Pentagon will focus on the future "integrated air and missile defense" (air defense and missile defense), reports Breaking Defense statement of the deputy chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces (AF) of the United States, General John Hyten.

In accordance with the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation, the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021"will be held from August 22 to 28, 2021. However, its official opening will take place on August 23.

The T-90M will confidently act both in conditions of a full-scale war, including with the use of weapons of mass destruction, and in local conflicts, including counter-insurgency operations.

On August 15, 2021, at the Turkish naval shipyard in Istanbul (Istanbul Naval Shipyard), in addition to the launching ceremony of the first corvette of the Turkish MILGEM project (Ada type) being built for the Pakistani Navy, in the presence of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the ceremony of the first steel cutting and the start of construction for the Turkish Navy of the lead patrol ship of the new type Akhisar was also held.

The Guards tank Army of the ZVO received five unified command and staff vehicles (UKSHM) R-149MA1, which increased the combat capabilities of communication units.

In the United States, they continue to create full-scale models depicting the military equipment of potential opponents. If earlier Soviet or Russian samples, such as the T-90, were mainly presented, now imitation of products of the military-industrial complex of the People's Republic of China has become increasingly common.

Since 2016, the Strategic Missile Forces have received more than 70 Typhoon-M combat anti-sabotage vehicles (BPDM).

As part of the scientific and business program of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation "Army-2021", the Main Command of the Ground Forces plans to hold an open round table on the development of military equipment for military personnel.

The motorized rifle brigade of the ZVO, stationed in the Leningrad Region, received 10 modernized BMP-2M with the Berezhok combat module for service under the state defense order.

Russia plans to create a robotic air defense system based on the Uran-9 shock RTC, RIA Novosti reports, citing a source in the defense industry.