News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The Chinese government has paid close attention to the situation with the fall of debris from the spent stage of China's largest rocket, the Changzheng 5B, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Monday.

Earlier, Moscow and Beijing signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in this area

The US authorities intend to closely monitor the plans of the Russian Federation and China to create an International Scientific lunar station. This was announced on Wednesday by the acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy John Hill.

The TASS news Agency reported on May 5, 2021, that three launches of a promising Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) as part of flight design tests (LKI) will be performed in 2021. This was reported to TASS by sources in the military-industrial complex and close to the military department.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, approved the acceptance certificate for the completion of the tests of the Kazan submarine, which was previously signed by the General Director of Sevmash, Mikhail Budnichenko, and the chairman of the Commission for State Acceptance of ships, Captain I Rank Alexey Poteshkin.

[b]The representative of the MiG corporation Mushegh Baloyan noted that thanks to the new combat capabilities, this aircraft has become an effective aviation complex for gaining air supremacy.]

MiG-35 fighters have received new combat capabilities, in particular, they will be able to use any existing aviation weapons.

Calculations of anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS) S-400 "Triumph" conducted exercises in the Pskov region to repel air attacks of a simulated enemy, the press service of the Western Military District (ZVO) reported on Thursday.

American pilots can now see targets in full color. On May 5, the press service of Northrop Grumman announced the delivery of advanced LITENING guidance modules to the US Air Force and National Guard.

The US military has tested the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft as a repeater for the fifth-generation F-22 and F-35 fighters. According to Lockheed Martin, during the tests, one F-22 Raptor and five F-35 Lightning II successfully exchanged data with each other using the gateway on the U-2 and transmitted them to the ground.

The American low-profile destroyer Zumwalt wants to equip a new hypersonic weapons system in 2025. By that time, Russia should have already put into operation the sea-based missile "Zircon".

The Falcon 9 heavy launch vehicle on Tuesday, May 4, successfully launched another batch of 60 mini-satellites into low-Earth orbit, which should replenish the orbital grouping of the global Internet coverage of the Starlink system. This was announced by the developer company SpaceX on Twitter.

According to sources in the military-industrial complex, state tests of the missile are scheduled for 2022, with the first regiment being put on combat duty at the end of the year

Three launches of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) as part of flight design tests (LKI) will be carried out in 2021. This was reported to TASS by sources in the military-industrial complex and close to the military department.

The prototypes have already been tested

JSC "Scientific and Production Corporation "Precision Instrument Systems" (NPK "SPP", part of Roscosmos) has created a mobile medical and diagnostic complex, the prototypes have already been tested. This is stated in the draft plan for the implementation of the company's product diversification program until 2025 (available to TASS).

Japanese media have become interested in Russian Arctic military equipment based on the DT-30 Vityaz all-terrain vehicle. According to experts, these are not only powerful machines, but also a means to achieve geopolitical goals.

At the rehearsal of the military parade in Tula, along with the already known samples, new military equipment was presented. For example, a tracked version of the mobile point of reconnaissance and target designation for the PRP-5 rocket and artillery systems.

At the celebration of the 72nd anniversary of the PLA Navy, a modernized type 094A nuclear submarine was presented. It is equipped with JL-3 ballistic missiles capable of hitting the entire territory of the United States, writes the South China Morning Post, citing sources in the military industry.

The American company SpaceX is preparing on Sunday to put into orbit the second batch of 60 Starlink Internet satellites in a week, the specialized website Spaceflight Now reported.

The next launch of the American Minuteman III intercontinental missile ended in failure. The reasons for the interruption of the ICBM flight are not reported.

[b]It is expected that it will move 15 billion km from the Earth, the Xinhua news agency reports.]

Chinese scientists are considering sending a spacecraft to the edge of the Solar System - a distance of 100 astronomical units (15 billion km) from Earth. This was reported on Wednesday by the Xinhua news agency.

[b]The press service of the US Space Command noted that this rocket does not have several stages, like many others.]

The Pentagon is not sure that the Changzheng-5B rocket (CZ-5B; Long March 5B), which put the Chinese station module into orbit, will disintegrate upon re-entry into the atmosphere. This was reported on Wednesday by TASS in the press service of the US Space Command.

The South Koreans launched another FFX type frigate of the second series (Batch II), also known as Daegu. In total, they plan to build eight such ships.