News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Now the ships have begun to implement a set of pre-arrival measures, the source said

The frigates of the Black Sea Fleet of Project 11356 "Admiral Grigorovich" and "Admiral Essen", equipped with the Kalibr-NK missile system, are preparing to perform combat service tasks as part of the permanent task force of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean. This was reported to TASS by a source in the naval sphere.

The diesel-electric submarine of project 636.3 "Magadan" was transferred to the Russian Navy. On Tuesday, the Admiralty Shipyards (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) hosted a ceremony of raising the naval flag on the submarine "Magadan".

In Karachay-Cherkessia, the scouts of the mountain unit of the 49th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District received an AK-74M assault rifle with a kit of modernization "Body kit".

Russian hypersonic missiles "Zircon" will be tested with a volley launch from the frigate "Admiral Gorshkov", which will test the concept of a "swarm of bees", which allows distracting the fire of the enemy's anti-aircraft system (air defense), writes TASS columnist Dmitry Litovkin.

Six "astronauts" will spend several weeks at a special station - until the end of October

An international experiment to simulate life and work on Mars has begun in the Negev Desert in southern Israel. It involves six "astronauts" from Israel, Austria, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands and Portugal - five men and one woman. This is reported by the Times of Israel.

For the first time, Russian sailors used reconnaissance drones from aboard the ship to control the hit of KALIBR cruise missiles during exercises. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Dmitry Kornev commented on the naval use of drones.

In addition to the agreement with France on the acquisition of three frigates (with an option to purchase a fourth), six additional Rafale fighters (as a result, their total number will increase to 24 units), Greece intends to spend significant sums on the purchase of missiles and ammunition, the rental of UAVs and the modernization of aircraft.

The United States intends to significantly increase its air defense capabilities. October 11, portal defensenews.com He announced that full-scale production of the promising IBCS air defense system could begin as early as 2023.

It is impossible to say that Russia's possible loss of the ammunition market in the form of the United States is critical for the Russian side, and there are also no grounds for mass state support. This was stated to Izvestia by lawyer, mediator Yuri Kapshtyk, commenting on the relevant media reports on Tuesday, October 12.

A brigade or regiment of S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft systems, having received the Pantsir-SM complexes, will become a self-sufficient unit. Military expert Viktor Murakhovsky told Izvestia about this on Tuesday, October 12.

The patterns were applied to the rocket in connection with the celebration of the 800th anniversary of Nizhny Novgorod in 2021

Roscosmos has applied symbols in honor of the 800th anniversary of Nizhny Novgorod and Khokhloma patterns to the sOyuz-2.1a carrier rocket, which will launch the Progress MS-18 transport cargo ship into orbit. This is stated in the message of the state corporation, distributed on Tuesday.

The Coast Guard of India has received another Sankalp-class coastal patrol ship of the third batch (Batch III), built by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL).

For the first time, Philippine ships will have missiles to fight air targets. October 11, portal navalpost.com He reported that France had delivered Mistral 3 surface-to-air missiles to the Philippine Navy.

To launch three small satellites into low Earth orbit, the company used the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock gateway module, which arrived at the station in December 2020

The American aerospace company Nanoracks launched three research satellites from the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday. This was announced by the company's press service on Twitter.

The Astra Linux Group of companies and the IT Expertise company, the developer of the SAKURA software package designed to ensure information security, have signed an agreement on technological partnership, the press service of the GC reports.

Reconnaissance drones were used from a ship for the first time in Russia. The sailors of the Caspian Flotilla used drones during exercises to control the hit of KALIBR cruise missiles on target. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the Southern Military District (SE).

Units of the Barnaul Division of the Strategic Missile Forces stationed in the Altai Territory brought mobile ground-based YARS missile systems to combat patrol routes.

They want to launch the Venus-D spacecraft on November 11, 2029. Previously, only the approximate start date was reported. Among other things, ANGARA is considered as a possible carrier.

This opinion was voiced by the former Pentagon director of software. The United States has already lost the battle in the field of artificial intelligence to China, which is moving towards global domination, using advances in new cyber capabilities.

Baikal Electronics, a developer of domestic chips from the Baikal line, has entered into a partnership agreement with four design centers for the production of motherboards on its processors in Russia.