News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
RSC Energia reported that the ERA manipulator has problems
General designer of the corporation Vladimir Solovyov suggested that in a year the manipulator will work brilliantly
A number of problems are now observed in the operation of the ERA manipulator, which is installed on the multipurpose laboratory module "Science" of the International Space Station. This was announced on Monday by twice Hero of the Soviet Union, General Designer of the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) ENERGIA, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vladimir Solovyov.
The Russian segment of the ISS lost one docking node due to cracks in the ZVEZDA module
According to Vladimir Solovyov, the general designer of RSC Energia, now 80% of the equipment in the Russian segment is beyond resources
Russia cannot fully use one of the docking nodes of the ISS due to leaks in the transition chamber of the ZVEZDA module.
The American segment of the ISS received 250 serious technical comments
The modules of the American segment of the International Space Station (ISS) have about 250 serious technical comments. This was announced on October 4 by Vladimir Solovyov, General Designer of the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, at a conference at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The ground forces in 2021 received more than 2.5 thousand new weapons - Commander-in-chief
Over 2,500 new weapons and military equipment were received by the Ground Forces this year, Commander-in-Chief Oleg Salyukov said.
A batch of the newest Mi-28NM helicopters was delivered to the Russian troops
The upgraded Mi-28NM attack helicopter made its first flight on October 12, 2016
A batch of the latest Mi-28NM "Night Hunter" attack helicopters has been delivered to the troops as part of the state defense order. This is stated in an infographic published on Friday in the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.
The Ministry of Defense plans to start purchasing BOA pistols in 2022
The pistol complex has improved ergonomic characteristics, increased accuracy and accuracy of firing, high barrel life, said the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces, Army General Oleg Salyukov.
The URAN-9 shock robotic complexes will be delivered to the troops from 2022
Strike robotic complexes "Uran-9" will be put into trial operation in the Ground Forces from 2022, in the near future they are planned to be put into service, said the commander-in-chief of this type of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Oleg Salyukov.
Azerbaijan's T-90S are superior to all Iranian tanks, but they are few
The Iranian army has transferred a brigade of the 16th Armored Division armed with "Chieftain" tanks to the border with Azerbaijan. These combat vehicles purchased in the UK before the Islamic Revolution, of course, cannot be considered modern, although some of them underwent modernization, including the installation of 840-horsepower B-84 engines from T-72S, improved sights, including night sights.
Japan postponed the launch of the Epsilon rocket with the Vietnamese NanoDragon satellite
The reasons for this decision are not reported
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) postponed the launch of the Epsilon-5 launch vehicle with nine satellites, including the Vietnamese NanoDragon spacecraft, scheduled for Friday. This is stated in the JAXA message.
Cargo ship Dragon landed in the Atlantic Ocean
He delivered about 2.9 tons of cargo to Earth from the ISS
The Dragon cargo ship of the American company SpaceX landed on water in the Atlantic Ocean near the coast of Florida on Thursday evening. This was reported on Twitter by SpaceX.
In Britain, a drone was launched from an aircraft carrier
The Royal Navy of Great Britain tested the launches of drones from an aircraft carrier of the Queen Elizabeth type. A jet unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was launched from the deck of the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales. This is reported by the UK Defense Journal.
Signalmen have created a highly secure network with multi-stage duplication
Specialists of the communications troops of the Eastern Military District (VVO) conducted a large-scale radio training.
During the exercises, they worked out ensuring stable and continuous communication between the control points of the association.
Deck pilots of the Northern Fleet have completed training on an air trainer in the Crimea
The pilots of the Northern Fleet's ship-based fighter aviation regiment on the Su-33 have completed a flight training program in Crimea at the ground-based engineering and technical aviation complex (NITKA), simulating the flight deck of a heavy aircraft carrier.
Izumo will be tested as an aircraft carrier
Japan is ready to temporarily convert its helicopter carriers into aircraft carriers. Yesterday, on September 30, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Japan announced that in the period from October 3 to October 7, flight tests of F-35 fighters will take place on the ship JS Izumo.
Construction of the lead frigate F-110 for the Spanish Navy will begin in March 2022
The head of the Spanish shipbuilding company Navantia, Ricardo Dominguez, said that the Ria de Ferrol enterprise will begin construction of the first sections of the F-110 frigate intended for the Spanish Navy in March 2022.
The Italian Armed Forces intend to arm the UAV "Riper"
Italy has announced its intention to arm the rEaper UAVs available in the country's Air Force (six years after receiving permission to do so from the US administration).
In the US, Blue Origin missiles are being tested for safety
The US authorities are checking Blue Origin for safety. The US Federal Aviation Administration received complaints about the quality of the missiles produced by the company. Some Blue Origin employees said that the management paid more attention to flight safety to the speed of development and assembly of missiles, the Izvestia TV channel reports.
Su-30 and F-35 will fight in battle
Indian Su-30MKI fighters of Russian design will fight in a training battle with Japanese combat aircraft, The Drive reports.
MANPADS "WILLOW" have been put into service with the motorized rifle unit of the ZVO in the Leningrad region
More than 30 sets of MANPADS "wIllow" entered service with a motorized rifle unit of the ZVO, stationed in the Leningrad region.
In Russia, the corvette "Brave" was laid
A new ship was laid for the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Federation. On September 30, the press service of Amur Shipbuilding Plant JSC reported that a solemn ceremony of laying a new corvette was held at the enterprise.
