News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Crimean "Moscow" for the first time shot " Volcano»
Located in the Crimea, the cruiser " Moscow "of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) of Russia for the first time fired an anti-ship missile" Vulkan "of the" Basalt " complex, RIA Novosti reports. The corresponding video was published in Telegram.
Heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser "Admiral Lazarev" is set aside for disposal
As reported, on April 30, 2021, the heavy nuclear missile cruiser "Admiral Lazarev" (former "Frunze", factory number 801) of project 11442, withdrawn from the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy, was towed from its long-term parking place to the sediment in Fokino (Abrek Bay of Strelok Bay) for disposal at JSC "30th Ship Repair Plant" (Danube village, Primorsky Krai).
In the US, the "wrong" test of the Russian "Caliber" was shown»
During one of the test launches, the control of the Kalibr-NK cruise missile was lost, which fell into the sea next to the Marshal Shaposhnikov frigate that launched it, says The Drive, commenting on a video posted on YouTube of a "test launch of a cruise missile launch model".
China is building a space station
China will have a national space station in low-Earth orbit. On April 29, the press service of the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) reported that the Changzheng-5B launch vehicle successfully launched the base module of the future space station into orbit.
The DF-41 missile system rushing along the highway was captured on video in China
The launcher of the Chinese intercontinental missile system DF-41 was captured on video while it was moving along a public road.
It can be seen that a multi-ton combat vehicle with a wheel formula of 8x8 with a fairly decent speed moves in the flow of transport along with ordinary passenger cars.
Rogozin showed the unique shots taken by the Russian satellite
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin showed unique footage of the origin of vortices and weather, captured by the Russian satellite "Arctic-M", launched in February. He posted the pictures on his Telegram channel.
The source called the service life of the world's largest submarine "Dmitry Donskoy"
The last nuclear submarine of the Russian Navy, the Project 941 Dmitry Donskoy, which is the largest operational submarine in the world, will last until the full production of fuel in a nuclear reactor, which will happen within the next three to four years, a source in the shipbuilding industry told RIA Novosti.
Two detachments of ships of the Pacific Fleet went on a campaign in the Asia-Pacific region
Two detachments of warships of the Pacific Fleet (TOF) left Vladivostok on a long-distance trip to the Asia-Pacific region, the press service of the fleet reported on Saturday.
The Pentagon plans to conduct another test launch of the Minuteman III ICBM in early May
The United States plans to conduct another test launch of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile in early May to test the combat readiness of nuclear deterrence weapons, according to the international notice on the closure of the area for civil aviation flights over the Pacific Ocean (NOTAM).
The Network showed how the AK-12 powerfully "beat" the American bulletproof vest
In Russia, an experiment was conducted with an American bulletproof vest and AK-12 bullets, experts tried to find out whether the Russian machine gun could flash the "ballistic gel", the shooting was organized by the Zvezda TV channel.
Su - 30SM fighters of the VKS and the Russian Navy will undergo a deep modernization
The Su-30SM fighters in service with the Russian Aerospace Forces and the Russian Navy will be upgraded to the Su-30SM2 variant, the Izvestia newspaper reported on Sunday, citing sources in the Russian Defense Ministry.
In Russia, the ship of the project 12700 was launched
Russian shipbuilders held the ceremony of launching the project 12700 mine defense ship "Pyotr Ilyichev". It can be transferred to the customer this year.
Tests of a new French ballistic missile for a Triomphant-type submarine were shown on video
France has tested a new M51 submarine-launched ballistic missile. Its carrier is a strategic submarine of the Triomphant type.
The Fregat upper stage and 36 British OneWeb satellites are included in the catalog of space objects - the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Launched on Monday on a Soyuz-2.1 b rocket from the Vostochny cosmodrome, 36 British satellites, together with the Fregat upper stage, are included in the Main Catalog of Space Objects of the Russian space Control System, the Russian Defense Ministry reports.
The record-breaking Progress MS-14 ship was sunk in the non-navigable part of the Pacific Ocean
The Progress MS-14 spacecraft was launched to the ISS from the Baikonur cosmodrome on April 25. He set a record for the longest stay in orbit
The Progress MS-14 space cargo ship, which spent more than a year in orbit, was driven out of orbit and burned up in the atmosphere on Thursday night. The unburned parts were flooded in the non-navigable part of the Pacific Ocean, Roscosmos said in a statement.
China has successfully put the base module of the future space station into orbit
The Changzheng-5B heavy launch vehicle successfully launched the Tianhe base module of the future Chinese space station into low-Earth orbit on Thursday, the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) said.
The reusable Falcon 9 stage made a successful landing on a platform in the Atlantic
The reusable first stage of the American Falcon 9 launch vehicle, which launched on Thursday Moscow time into orbit with 60 Internet satellites of the Starlink project, made a successful controlled landing on a floating platform in the Atlantic, the developer company SpaceX said.
SpaceX has launched a new group of Starlink Internet satellites into orbit, bringing the grouping to 1503 vehicles
The Falcon 9 heavy launch vehicle on Thursday successfully launched another batch of 60 mini-satellites into low-Earth orbit, designed to continue the deployment of the global Internet coverage of the Starlink system, the developer company SpaceX said.
There are not many ships - Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy
At the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation), the launch ceremony of the mine defense ship "Pyotr Ilyichev" of project 12700 was held.
The third anti-sabotage boat, designed to protect the bases of the Pacific Fleet, arrived in Kamchatka
The connection of the ships of the protection of the water area of the Troops and forces in the North-East of Russia (OKVS) has been replenished with another new anti-sabotage boat of the Grachonok project.