News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The moon is an excellent base, including a military one. Flights there, as well as to Mars, are the next obvious steps that humanity should take for space exploration. Nevertheless, neither Russia nor other countries have any real opportunities for this yet. This is the opinion in a conversation with " Lenta.ru " was expressed by Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko.

At the same time, the ERA computer, its external control panel and the Russian computer work well and exchange information, the European Space Agency noted

Experts have identified data transmission failures during the first tests of the new ERA robot manipulator placed on the outer surface of the multi-purpose laboratory module "Science" of the International Space Station (ISS). This was announced on Thursday by the European Space Agency.

The work should be completed by December 10, 2023

Roscosmos is looking for a contractor to organize experiments on the Russian segment of the ISS and determine the current and residual life of structural elements and hulls of the Russian segment of the station. This is stated in the materials posted on the public procurement website.

The station will be part of the infrastructure for carrying out flights to the moon

The Russian orbital service station will include seven modules and a short-radius centrifuge. This is stated in the terms of reference for the research project on preparing for a flight to the Moon, published by Roscosmos on the public procurement website.

Fighters of the Iraqi People's militia restored a captured T-55A medium tank. If you look closely, you can understand that this is not an ordinary combat vehicle.

The fact is that it was previously in service with the Syrian army and, apparently, was supplied from the Soviet Union in the 70s.

At the Salyut production complex of the Rostec United Engine Corporation, Russian Aerospace Forces servicemen are being trained to restore the AI-222-25 engine for the Yak-130 combat training aircraft.

The works will be carried out within the framework of a tender worth 1.7 billion rubles

The technical task for the creation of the Russian lunar base should be formed by the end of 2025. This is stated in the tender of Roscosmos, posted on the official website of public procurement.

Transport planes are often converted into bombers, but the Americans went further. On September 22, the YouTube channel The War Zone published a video of tests of the Rapid Dragon system, with the help of which many non-combat aircraft can become missile carriers.

The Soviet strategic bomber-missile carrier Tu-160 made its first flight seven years later than the American B-1 Lancer aircraft. Therefore, there is a myth about Soviet engineers copying American ideas. Combat aviation specialist Dario Leone refuted this misconception. His comment was published by The National Interest magazine.

Eyewitnesses in Russia noticed a new fighter. Presumably, the aircraft in the picture is a prototype of the modernized Su-30SM, which was built at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant (IAZ). This is reported by the bmpd blog.

The state Corporation Roscosmos and the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) recommended submitting proposals to the government on the creation of a new Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS), which should replace the International Space Station (ISS) by 2028. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the state corporation.

The participation of light armored vehicles in local wars and conflicts often led to its massive losses. We can recall the mission of the Soviet limited contingent in Afghanistan, the fighting on the territory of the post-Soviet space. Dozens or even hundreds of burnt-out and exploded infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers remained everywhere after the fighting.

Russian cosmonauts on board the ISS reported a smell in the Zvezda module, which appeared in the area of the working air conditioning system (SLE). This is reported by RIA Novosti.

The first Soviet nuclear submarine K-3 "Leninsky Komsomol" has arrived in St. Petersburg. After the restoration, it will be placed in the Museum of Naval Glory of Kronstadt.

The Russian AK-12 assault rifle is not inferior to modern foreign models of small arms in accuracy, Sergey Urzhumtsev, chief designer of Kalashnikov Concern JSC, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The Marine Corps of the Caspian Flotilla received upgraded 5.45-mm Kalashnikov – AK-74M assault rifles with a kit of modernization "Body kit" (for ground forces and intelligence).

Modern armored personnel carriers with improved combat and driving characteristics of the BTR-82A and BTR-82AM are entering service with formations and units of the Ground Forces.

The small rocket ship "Askold" of the project 22800, the construction of which was carried out at the Kerch Shipbuilding Plant named after B. E. Butoma by order of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, was launched.

Military police units of the Central Military District (CVO), including at the Russian military base in Tajikistan, will receive new special equipment and "Gyurza" stun guns by the end of the year, Konstantin Smirnov, head of the regional military police department of the Central Military District, told reporters on Wednesday.

The plastics plant of the Technodinamika holding of the Rostec State Corporation will launch a new complex for assembling ammunition for ship guns, tank and field guns, as well as artillery installations of 100-152 mm caliber.