News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Sweden has ordered "the most modern submarines in the world"
Sweden is updating its submarine fleet. On August 27, the press service of Saab announced the signing of a contract with the Swedish Ministry of Defense for the construction of two modernized A26 Blekinge submarines.
All new Starlink satellites will receive laser communication
All Starlink satellite Internet system spacecraft launched since September of this year will be equipped with laser terminals, SpaceNews reports a statement by SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell.
The Ministry of Defense will decide on the new appearance of the airborne forces at the end of the year-Shoigu
The Russian military department will make a decision on the new appearance of the Airborne Troops at the end of this year, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
Created for inspections within the framework of the DON Tu-214 will be repurposed
The Tu-214ON aircraft, created specifically for performing observation flights under the Open Skies Treaty, will be redesigned. This was announced by the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu, after visiting the Kazan Aviation Plant.
The expected launch date of Luna-25 has been announced
Russia may launch the Luna-25 spacecraft on May 25 next year. Previously, they wanted to hold the launch in October 2021.
ISS plans to participate in the Sphere project with several satellite groupings - Roscosmos
The Krasnoyarsk company" Information Satellite Systems " named after Reshetnev (ISS) is ready to become one of the key manufacturers of spacecraft under the Sphere program, which provides for the creation of a global satellite constellation, Roscosmos reported.
Anti-aircraft missile troops of the Russian Federation arrived in Belarus to form a joint training center for the Air Force and air defense forces
Units of the anti-aircraft missile forces of the Russian Federation have arrived in Grodno to form a joint training center for the Air Force (Air Force) and air defense forces (air defense) with Belarus.
The Army-2021 Forum was attended by 1.7 million people
320 foreign military personnel took part in the forum
More than 1.7 million people attended the international forum "Army-2021", 320 representatives of foreign military departments from 117 countries took part in it. This was reported on Saturday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Flights of the Chinese UAV TW328/TB-001 in the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean
In recent days, the Japanese military has reported two flights of the Chinese TW328/TB-001 UAV from Tengden Technology, first in the East China Sea, and then in the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean. And for the second time, together with the Y-9JZ radio intelligence aircraft and the Y-8Q base patrol aircraft of the People's Liberation Army Navy of China.
The Army-2021 Forum has ended in the Moscow region
The military-technical forum "Army-2021" in the Moscow region has completed its work, it was attended by more than 1.7 million people. This was reported on Saturday, August 28, on the website of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Roscosmos will test a plasma torch for the disposal of especially hazardous waste
Vladimir Koshlakov, General Director of the Keldysh Research Center, which is part of Roscosmos, told about the tests of the latest technology for the disposal of especially dangerous municipal waste and industrial waste using plasma torches. His words are quoted by TASS.
Roscosmos announced the launch of 10 Russian weather satellites by 2027
Ten meteorological satellites are planned to be launched in Russia by 2027. This became known from the joint report of Roscosmos and Roshydromet, presented at the meeting of the coordination group on meteorological satellites CGMS.
In the United States, the launch of the Astra launch vehicle ended in failure
The test launch of the Astra launch vehicle did not go according to plan. The rocket deviated slightly and shifted to the side, without gaining altitude from the launch field. The device in a few seconds rushed up. After 2.5 minutes of flight, the engines shut down.
The UAC plans to start creating a squadron of Be-200 amphibious aircraft in 2021
According to the corporation, about 10 aircraft will extinguish fires all year round
The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of the Rostec state Corporation) plans to start creating Be-200 amphibious aircraft in 2021, which will be included in the squadron for extinguishing fires. This was announced by the first Deputy General Director of the UAC Sergey Yarkov.
The third Zumwalt went to sea
The last of the American stealth destroyers of the Zumwalt type went to sea for the first time. On August 28, the Associated Press reported that the ship Lyndon B. Johnson left the Bath Iron Works shipyard (Maine) and headed for the Atlantic Ocean to undergo sea trials.
SpaceX successfully landed a rocket on a floating platform in the ocean
The American company SpaceX has successfully launched a Falcon 9 launch vehicle, the first stage of the ship landed on a floating drone platform in the Atlantic Ocean. This is reported in the Twitter account of SpaceX.
A large program for medium-haul and small aircraft is being implemented in the Russian Federation-Shoigu
"At the output of the "medium-haul MS-21 and "Baikal" to replace the "cornhusker" An-2
Russia is implementing a large program to create aircraft for domestic aviation, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
In the United States, they announced the threat to space launches due to the increase in the incidence of COVID-19
A sharp increase in the number of patients with coronavirus has put space launches in the United States at risk. This is written by Bloomberg.
Rogozin admitted the existence of aliens
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said that there are no facts of the existence of humanoid aliens, but various forms of life can exist in the Universe.
The date of the beginning of regular flights of "planes of the XXI century"has been named
The head of the United Aircraft Corporation, Yuri Slyusar, called the start date of regular flights of the newest civil aircraft MS-21 ("Mainline aircraft of the XXI century"). This is reported in the story of the TV channel "Russia 1".























