News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The British Dreadnought-class nuclear submarines, which will replace the Vanguard submarines, will have an electric remote control system (EDSU), like aircraft. It automates the control of the course, pitching, depth of immersion and buoyancy of the ship and will allow operators to simply set the desired indicators, according to BAE Systems.

The US Army is studying the possibility of increasing the range of Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM) almost three times — from the current 500 kilometers to 1,600 kilometers, according to Breaking Defense.

This is possible when using a two-turn flight scheme

The Soyuz-MS manned spacecraft will be able to reach the International Space Station (ISS) in 2 hours and 45 minutes, using a two-turn flight pattern. This was reported to TASS by the head of the ballistics department of the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) "Energia" Rafail Murtazin.

[b]At the same time, it will be able to solve its tasks anywhere in the world's oceans, the source said.]

The special-purpose nuclear submarine "Belgorod" of Project 09852 will serve in the Pacific Ocean after the completion of state tests and transfer to the Russian Navy. This was reported to TASS by a source close to the military department.

In the fall of this year, the Navy will receive a new small missile ship (MRK) "Kozelsk" project 22800 "Karakurt". This is the fourth MRC in the series. He will serve in the Baltic Fleet.

A representative of the US Air Force said that the presence of two OC-135B aircraft is no longer necessary

The US military decided to disassemble the aircraft for spare parts, which previously, according to the terms of the International Treaty on Open Skies (DON), were used by the United States to conduct observation flights over Russia. This was reported on Monday by The Wall Street Journal.

In the Astrakhan region, at the Ashuluk training ground, combat crews of the latest air defense systems of the Western Military District during the exercise repelled rocket attacks of a simulated enemy. In the presented video, you can watch the combat launches of anti-aircraft guided missiles at targets that imitated aircraft and cruise missiles of the "enemy".

The Ka-52 Alligator reconnaissance and attack helicopters will be deployed to Abkhazia for planned tactical exercises. According to the head of the press service of the Southern Military District, Colonel Vadim Astafyev, the Alligators will provide air support to the motorized rifle units of the Russian military base of the Southern Military District during the maneuvers.

Chinese television published an interesting report from the aircraft carrier "Shandong". This is the first detailed account of the life of a huge ship. It shows the take-offs of carrier-based fighters, the work of anti-aircraft systems - in particular, the spectacular explosions of short-range missiles were captured in the frame.

Before that, 36 new OneWeb spacecraft arrived at the Ignatievo airport in the city of Blagoveshchensk on an AN-124-100 aircraft, Roscosmos reported.]

Specialists of the Vostochny cosmodrome have begun preparations for the scheduled launch of the next batch of OneWeb spacecraft using the Soyuz-2.1 b launch vehicle and the Fregat upper stage at the end of April. This was reported in Roscosmos on Tuesday.

Wheelbarrows, gun-trucks, installation of NURS on pickups — what people will not come up with when full-fledged army equipment is not available or "ended". To mark the seventh anniversary of the launch of the Warspot portal, we offer you a selection of photos of military homemade items that can be found in combat zones.

According to the newspaper "Sea News of Russia", after 2030, Russia can continue to build up the nuclear icebreaker fleet. And in particular, to build four icebreakers: two nuclear-powered vessels of the project 22220 type "Arctic" and two vessels of the project 10510 type "Leader".

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov also allowed an increase in the production of aircraft

The government expects to increase the efficiency of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and the entire Russian aviation industry, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said after visiting the production site of the UAC LAZ named after P. A. Voronin in Lukhovitsy.

In the United States, the B-52 Stratofortress bomber failed to launch the ARRW hypersonic launch vehicle. The first flight tests of the new weapon took place on April 5 over the Point Mugu sea ridge off the coast of California.

On Tuesday, the Pacific Fleet frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov launched a Kalibr cruise missile at a ground target for the first time. This shooting was conducted by the crew of the ship from the waters of the Sea of Japan.

The press service of the Pacific Fleet reported that at the estimated time, the missile successfully hit the target position at the test site in the area of Cape Surkum. The range of fire at the same time exceeded 1 thousand kilometers.

The project 636.3 diesel-electric submarine Magadan, built at the Admiralty Shipyards in St. Petersburg, will go to sea for sea trials in June. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. After a thorough check of all systems and mechanisms, the new submarine will be transferred to the Navy's combat staff. According to the general director of the manufacturer Alexander Buzakov, this should happen before November 25 this year.

It is reported that at the beginning of March 2021, in St. Petersburg, PJSC "Shipbuilding Plant "Severnaya Verf" (as part of JSC "United Shipbuilding Corporation"), a technical launch of the hull of the project 20386 Mercury corvette under construction for the Russian Navy (former "Daring", factory number 1009) was made without publicity.

Deputy Defense Minister Dmitry Bulgakov checked in Abakan the readiness of military personnel, vehicles and special equipment of the 5th separate Poznań Red Banner Railway Brigade to participate in a large-scale construction project.

The underwater vehicle will then be returned to combat readiness

The repair of the nuclear underwater habitable vehicle AS-31 (unofficial name "Losharik") will last up to four years. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

The electronic warfare units of the Russian military base in Abkhazia have neutralized the attack unmanned aerial vehicles of the imaginary enemy over the Black Sea. To eliminate the drones, the Krasukha and Zhitel electronic warfare systems were used.