News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Secure video conferencing will be provided by Russian software products
Compatibility of VideoMost software with Astra Linux Special Edition OS has been confirmed
Compatibility tests of the domestic videoconferencing product VideoMost with the special-purpose operating system Astra Linux Special Edition have been completed, the press service of the Astra Linux group of companies reports.
Russia is increasing the production of military and civilian helicopters
The Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec) will deliver 190 military and civilian vehicles to both Russian and foreign customers in 2021, which is 20 more helicopters than last year.
In the engineering troops, work continues on the creation of a heavy-class RTK
The engineering troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to develop weapons that meet modern requirements.
Chinese users appreciated the parade of the Russian Navy held in St. Petersburg
Users of the Chinese website "Guangcha" appreciated the parade in honor of the Day of the Russian Navy, which was held on July 25 in St. Petersburg.
Buk-M2E air defense systems successfully repelled a missile attack in Syria
The deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria, Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, said that President Assad's troops successfully repelled an attack by Israeli aircraft with the help of Russian-made air defense systems early on Sunday.
"Thunderstorm of Europe" - SS-20 wanted to add an even more deadly " Pioneer-3"
The Soviet medium-range mobile missile systems RSD-10 "Pioneer", also known as SS-20, were called the"Thunderstorm of Europe". And for good reason. They could hit targets with warheads with a capacity of 150 kilotons at a distance of up to 5000 km.
The Pentagon has published a video of refueling in the air of the "Doomsday"plane
The US Department of Defense showed the aerial refueling of the Boeing E-4B airliner, known as the "Doomsday"aircraft. The corresponding post was published by Pentagon press Secretary John Kirby on Twitter.
Turkey has shown a supersonic drone for its aircraft carrier
Baykar Defense has published the concept of the MIUS jet drone, designed to equip the first Turkish aircraft carrier Anadolu.
The christening ceremony of the lead tanker of the class (T-AO-205) "John Lewis" took place at the NASSCO shipyard"
General Dynamics-National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO) announced the christening ceremony of the head tanker of the next generation of the John Lewis class (T-AO-205), which is also known under the designation T-AO(X), held on July 17 at its San Diego facility.
The nuclear submarine "Kazan" went on exercises in the Barents Sea
The lead nuclear submarine of the project 885M "Yasen-M ""Kazan" after participating in the naval parade in Severomorsk went on exercises in the Barents Sea. This was reported on Monday, July 26, by the press service of the Northern Fleet (SF).
On the ISS, a place was freed up for "Science"
The Pier module was undocked on the ISS. The undocking of Progress MS-16 with the module from the ISS took place on July 26 at 13:56, according to the Twitter account of Roscosmos.
The Ivanovo Airborne Division received BMD-4M and BTR-MDM "Shell" combat vehicles"
The winged infantry continues to be equipped with serial BMD-4M amphibious assault vehicles and BTR-MDM "Shell" armored personnel carriers. On the eve of the professional holiday of the Airborne Troops, who will be 91 years old in a few days, the first batch of such equipment - 37 units-was received by the Ivanovo 98th Airborne Division.
Special-purpose submarine "Belgorod" has completed the first stage of testing
The special-purpose nuclear submarine Belgorod, the carrier of the Poseidon strategic system, has returned to Severodvinsk, having completed the first stage of factory sea trials.
The Ministry of Transport wants to introduce drones everywhere and create digital passenger profiles in 9 years
The Ministry of Transport of Russia has prepared a strategy for the development of the transport industry, which the agency plans to implement from 2021 to 2030. In particular, digital passenger profile systems will be created to pay for travel using biometrics and calculate the optimal travel route, and the use of unmanned vehicles will also be regulated.
The Chinese army has an analogue of the American Javelin anti-tank missile
The Chinese army has commissioned HJ-12 anti-tank missiles, which are called copies of the American Javelin. This became known thanks to photos from the exercises that the command of the Tibetan Military District published on Wechat.
The second serial "Ash-M" will be launched on July 30
Sevmash will launch Krasnoyarsk, the second serial nuclear submarine of the Yasen — M project, on July 30. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, this will happen at a solemn ceremony in Severodvinsk.
Dassault Rafale "knocked out" during the exercises of the Russian Su-35
The Egyptians conducted exercises in which the French Rafale fighter defeated the Russian Su-35. Both aircraft belong to the fourth generation.
The Pier module and the Progress spacecraft were successfully flooded in the Pacific Ocean
The docking of the new module with the ISS is scheduled for July 29
The Pirs module was successfully de-orbited with the help of the Progress cargo ship and sunk in the non-navigable region of the Pacific Ocean. This was reported on Monday in Roscosmos.
The combat use of the Mi-35 helicopter in Afghanistan was shown on video
The National Air Corps of Afghanistan, along with Western-made equipment, actively uses Mi-35 combat helicopters in battles with militants of the Taliban terrorist organization banned in Russia.
The Pentagon plans to reduce its fleet by 180 aircraft
The US Air Force plans to abandon modernization and withdraw from combat more than 180 combat aircraft that have served their time in order to free up funds for the purchase of new weapons within the framework of the new defense budget for 2022, it follows from the documents considered in the US Senate.
