News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The crew of the newest minesweeper "Pyotr Ilyichev" is ready to settle on the ship
The Kamchatka crew of the PMO ship "Pyotr Ilyichev" under the command of Lieutenant Commander Yuri Nikitenko, after training at the Joint Training Center of the Navy, arrived in St. Petersburg and is ready to settle on the ship.
Large landing ships mined the approaches from the sea
The crews of the BDK "Minsk", "Korolev" and "Kaliningrad" completed the tasks of mine laying in the sea ranges of the Baltic Fleet.
As part of the exercises, the sailors of the BDK "Minsk", "Korolev" and "Kaliningrad" carried out the installation of defensive minefields in the specified areas. At the same time, training bottom and anchor mines were used.
The British fleet has been replenished with a new nuclear submarine
The British Navy has been replenished with a new Astute-type submarine. September 26, portal navalpost.com He announced that the Astute-class submarine HMS Audacious has officially entered the Royal Navy's combat fleet.
Russia upgrades missile attack warning system
Russia is preparing to modernize the Missile Attack Warning System (SPRN). Three radar stations of the 77YA6 Voronezh series, which are part of the SPRN, are planned to be upgraded by 2028. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the interstate joint-stock company (IAC) "Vimpel".
It is planned to allocate more than 1 trillion rubles for the state program of scientific and technological development of the Russian Federation in 2022-Deputy Prime Minister
About 1.05 trillion rubles are planned to be allocated next year for the implementation of the state program of scientific and technological development of Russia, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko said at the first meeting of the Government Commission on Scientific and Technological Development, reports government.ru on Thursday.
Blue Origin has named two of the four tourists who will fly into space in October
During the next launch of the New Shepard spacecraft, Chris Boshuizen, Glen Devries and two other unknown space tourists will be on board. According to some reports, among them is the actor William Shatner, known for the TV series Star Trek.
The US explained the destruction of Ukrainian aircraft
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine received most of the fleet of Soviet Tu-160 strategic bombers. More than half of the vehicles of the Ukrainian Air Force (VVS) were disposed of in the late 1990s. The United States explained the reasons for the destruction of the Ukrainian Tu-160: it prevented the transfer of technology of Soviet bombers to China, The Military Watch magazine writes.
Blue Origin announced on October 12 the second suborbital flight with space tourists on the New Shepard rocket
The American private aerospace company Blue Origin announced a new manned suborbital flight of four tourists on a New Shepard rocket, it is planned for October 12, according to the company's website on Monday.
On September 29, the corvette "Brave"will be laid at the Amur Shipbuilding Plant
The corvettes are designed for operations in the sea zone and fighting against enemy surface ships and submarines, the Russian Defense Ministry said
The multi-purpose corvette of the near sea zone of the project 20380 "Brave" will be laid at the Amur Shipbuilding Plant (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, USC) on September 29. This was reported to journalists in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
They wanted to install Ukrainian "Zaslon" and "Knife" on the Belarusian T-72 "Vityaz"
At the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union, Belarus received a significant number of T-72 tanks. By the beginning of the second decade of the new century, more than 450 T-72B remained in service, another 700 vehicles were in storage.
The future of the Russian Navy was seen in the repaired 30-year-old Admiral Kuznetsov
Such a great country as Russia needs an aircraft carrier, Vladimir Korolev, Deputy General Director of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) for military shipbuilding, said in an interview with TASS.
The House of Representatives of the US Congress adopted the draft defense budget for 2022
The bill provides for new anti-Russian sanctions
The defense budget for 2020 in the amount of $768 billion was approved by the House of Representatives of the US Congress by 316 votes to 113. Of the $768 billion, $740 billion is provided directly for the needs of the Pentagon, $28 billion - for the Ministry of Energy.
In the United States, the S-400 tests were evaluated
In September, Russian troops conducted live-fire exercises. As part of the maneuvers at the Ashuluk training ground in the Astrakhan region, calculations of S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) were involved. In the United States, the tests of the Russian system were evaluated. The National Interest magazine published the opinion of military expert Peter Suchiu about the Russian S-400 complex.
The US army is testing light tanks
Next year, the American army will choose a new light tank for itself. September 23, portal janes.com He reported that the Mobile Protected Firepower (MFP) program has entered the "limited user testing" phase.
Alexey Rakhmanov: it will take from eight to ten years to build an aircraft carrier for the Russian Navy
The construction of the future aircraft carrier for the Russian Navy will take eight years with ready documentation, and the entire project can be implemented in ten years, Alexey Rakhmanov, General Director of USC JSC, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
Rostec announced the start of production of protection systems against high-precision weapons
The Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering (TSNIITOCHMASH, part of Rostec) has started mass production of protection systems against high-precision weapons, the press service of Rostec reported.
Tests of the third multi-purpose patrol ship PPA of the Italian Navy have begun
The European Organization for Cooperation in the Field of Armaments (OCCAR) announced the sea trials of the third multi-purpose patrol ship of the coastal zone PPA (Pattugliatore Polivalente D'ALTURA) P432 "Raimondo Montecuccoli", which took place in September.
The UK has commissioned a new multi-purpose nuclear submarine HMS Audacious
The British commissioned the fourth Astute-type submarine. Today it is the most modern type of submarines in the arsenal of the Royal Navy.
The actions of the T-72B3 tank from a camouflaged shelter were shown on video
At the Donguz training ground (Orenburg Region), during the active phase of the anti - terrorist exercises of the countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization "Peace Mission-2021", Russian tankers demonstrated advanced methods of conducting defensive combat operations.
The Indian Army has ordered more than 100 Arjun Mk-1A heavyweight tanks
Last Thursday, it became known that the Ministry of Defense of India ordered 118 Arjun Mk-1A main battle tanks. According to local media, they will be manufactured by the Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) in Avadi (Chennai) in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
