News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The launch of the Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) has been postponed. This was reported on Tuesday, August 3, in the American company Boeing.

A family of various combat and auxiliary equipment has been developed for the Russian airborne troops on the platform of the BMD-4M amphibious assault vehicle. Many of these samples could be met at the Alabino training ground near Moscow on the eve of the celebration of the 91st anniversary of the creation of the Airborne Troops.

Roscosmos previously reported that due to the aging of a significant part of the station's equipment, the further operation of the Russian segment of the ISS after 2024 creates additional risks

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) expects that the US Congress will extend the work of the ISS until 2030 this year.

Kingston Reif, a military expert, director of disarmament and threat reduction policy at the Arms Control Association (USA), said that the development of missiles by China and Russia could cause an uncontrolled nuclear war. His words are transmitted by The Sun.

In recent weeks, due to the sharp aggravation of the situation in Afghanistan, the military states bordering this "hot spot" have conducted a series of unplanned military exercises. They involved a large number of various military equipment, including tanks.

The newest nuclear submarine missile cruiser K-571 "Krasnoyarsk"was solemnly launched in Severodvinsk. This is the fourth ship in the series of submarines of the Ash project. And the third, built in an improved version with the letter " M " - modernized. In total, nine of them are planned to be released.

The flight time can theoretically be reduced to 1 hour and 20 minutes, but for safety reasons, the optimal estimated time is 2 hours and 7 minutes, Roscosmos reported

Transport spacecraft will be able to reach the International Space Station (ISS) using a single-turn scheme in about two hours. This was reported to TASS by the head of the ballistics department of the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (part of Roscosmos), Rafail Murtazin.

As part of the demonstration program, an artillery crew was landed. One fighter on the Tandem-400 system delivered an 82-millimeter mortar to the destination, the other on a similar parachute-a gunner.

Multifunctional Su-34 fighter-bombers and Su-24MR reconnaissance aircraft of the Central Military District worked out refueling in the air as part of a tactical flight exercise in the Chelyabinsk Region, the press service of the Central Military District reported on Monday.

A separate unit of the Pacific Fleet RCBZ, stationed in the Primorsky Territory, received a batch of five new TDA-3 thermal smoke machines for setting aerosol curtains.

The command of the US Navy announced the christening ceremony of the SSN-795 multi-purpose submarine "Hyman J." held on July 31 at the General Dynamics Electric Boat company.Rickover "class " Virginia".

It docked to the ISS on July 29

Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov, who are on board the International Space Station (ISS), will begin unloading the multi-purpose laboratory module (MLM) "Science"on Monday. This was reported by a specialist of the Mission Control Center (MCC) to the astronauts, the negotiations are broadcast on the NASA website.

The factory sea trials of the large diesel-electric submarine of the project 636.3 "Magadan"have been completed. They were held in the landfills of the Baltic Sea in two stages.

On July 31, a brand-new Su-35 fighter took off from the factory airfield in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, fell into the Sea of Okhotsk. The pilot ejected and was not injured. This is the first crash of the aircraft since the beginning of its flight tests. The incident gave Military Watch a reason to assess the potential of the fighter.

The Russian automatic ADS machine has won recognition among the military of different countries. After all, this is probably the first weapon in the world that is equally effective under water and on land. This is the conclusion reached by the military expert of The National Interest magazine, Peter Suchiu.

According to the CEO of Roscosmos, the state corporation will not engage in suborbital flights, like American billionaires

The Director General of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, proposed to create a special module at the Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS) for tourists to visit it.

This opportunity is due to the equipment and workplaces that are installed on the module, the general director of Roscosmos noted

The multi-purpose laboratory module (MLM) "Nauka" will more than double the number of experiments performed on board the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS). This was announced by the general director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin. He gave a lecture on Monday as part of the Summer Space School.

How do they understand in production whether the new cartridges meet the expectations of the developer? A specialist of the Kalashnikov concern, Georgy Gubich, demonstrated this on video with the help of employees of the Barnaul Cartridge Factory.

The Italian navy is armed with fifth-generation fighters. August 1, portal navalnews.com He reported that the Italian Navy has begun testing its newest F-35B fighters on the deck of the aircraft carrier Cavour.

An American-made MD-530F helicopter belonging to the Afghan National Air Corps made an emergency landing in Helmand Province.

The militants of the Taliban terrorist group banned in Russia claimed that they managed to knock him out. At the same time, the command of the government forces reported that the incident occurred for technical reasons. The crew was not injured and was able to reach the territory controlled by the central authorities. After that, he was promptly evacuated.