News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Roscosmos has not yet made a decision on the inclusion of weapons in the emergency reserve of cosmonauts
Currently, the paper stage of developing technical proposals for funds that can be included in the NAZ is underway, said the executive director of the state Corporation for Manned space programs.
Russia is developing a new system for monitoring mines with nuclear missiles
A wireless system for monitoring the state of silo launchers with intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) is being developed in Russia, according to the materials of the Royal Readings on Cosmonautics, available to RIA Novosti.
Russia has recognized the profitability of Elon Musk's space project
The project of the American space corporation SpaceX to regularly launch small satellites at a single price using Falcon 9 rockets will begin to make a profit by the end of the first year. This conclusion was reached by specialists of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University, who studied the initiative of Elon Musk's company, RIA Novosti reports.
US Navy aircraft carrier "Dwight Eisenhower" entered the Red Sea, goes to the Persian Gulf
The American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Dwight Eisenhower ("Dwight Eisenhower"), having passed the Suez Canal, entered the Red Sea, which is part of the area of responsibility of the US Central Command, the Egyptian information site Cairo24 reported.
The special forces regiment in the Stavropol Territory is re-equipped with the latest AK-12
The special purpose regiment of the Southern Military District in the Stavropol Territory was one of the first to receive a batch of 300 new Kalashnikov AK-12 assault rifles, said the head of the press service of the Southern Military District, Colonel Vadim Astafyev. The AK-12 differs from the AK-74 submachine guns currently in service by its increased accuracy of fire and barrel survivability. Improved ergonomics of the weapon increased the ease of use.
Russian ships conducted shooting in the Sea of Japan
Russian warships conducted live-fire exercises in the Sea of Japan, the Pacific Fleet said on Saturday.
Russian secret satellite burned up in the atmosphere
The Russian military satellite "Kosmos-2525" descended from near-Earth orbit and burned up in the atmosphere, TASS reports, referring to the Command of the Aerospace Defense of North America.
Su-34 with ten nuclear bombs
An interesting photo of a front-line Su-34 bomber with ten simulated aircraft bombs suspended at once (IAB, a nuclear bomb simulator) was found in a presentation posted in open access to the 60th anniversary of the FSUE "Russian Federal Nuclear Center-All - Russian Scientific Research Institute of Technical Physics named after Academician E. I. Zababakhin "(FSUE " RFNC-VNIITF im. Academician E. I. Zababakhin", Snezhinsk, formerly Chelyabinsk-70, Chelyabinsk region).
The work of the microwave gun of the RVSN was shown on video
In the Network there was a video from the large exercises of the Strategic Missile Forces in the Altai Territory. For the first time, mobile ICBM launchers "Yars" were used in the maneuvers and the microwave gun of the remote mine-clearing vehicle "Foliage"was used.
The British are upgrading their MLRS
The British rocket artillery will hit further and more accurately. April 3, portal defence-blog.com He reported that the British Ministry of Defense has begun to modernize its MLRS.
The Soyuz MS-18 manned spacecraft is being prepared for assembly with a launch vehicle at Baikonur
At the Baikonur cosmodrome, the space head part was transported with the Soyuz MS-18 transport manned spacecraft for the general assembly of a space rocket, the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia reported on Sunday.
The carrier-based aircraft carrier of the US Navy began combat sorties from the Eastern Mediterranean - the 6th Fleet
The carrier-based aircraft of the American aircraft carrier Dwight Eisenhower ("Dwight Eisenhower"), which entered the Eastern Mediterranean, began combat sorties in support of Operation Unwavering Resolve, the US 6th Operational Fleet said.
In Russia, they are going to produce an unmanned aerial vehicle Bayraktar TB2
According to the Turkish magazine "Türk Havacılık Haberleri ve Diğer Canavarlar", published by the Turkish Aviation Industry Association (Türk Havacılık Sanayicileri Derneği), the Russian company "New Unmanned Systems" LLC from Nizhny Novgorod in 2020 signed an agreement with the Turkish company Baykar Defense (part of the Baykar group) on the organization of joint production of the widely known Turkish reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicles Bayraktar TB2 for their promotion in the Russian market.
The Defense Ministry will receive the lead nuclear submarine of the Yasen-M project for the Day of the Russian Navy
Previously, it was assumed that this would happen in May-June
The lead nuclear submarine of the project 885M cipher "Ash-M ""Kazan" will be handed over to the fleet for the Day of the Russian Navy, which this year is celebrated on July 25. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.
Named aircraft that can compete with the Su-35
The competition for the Russian Su-35 generation 4++ fighter in the international arms market from foreign combat aircraft today can only be made up of fifth – generation fighters produced by the United States-the F-22 and F-35, the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of the Russian Federation told RIA Novosti, commenting on media publications about the superiority of the Russian aircraft over the F-22.
Border guards received an amphibious boat to protect the north of Crimea
The amphibious boat of the A25PS project, built by order of the Border Service of the FSB of Russia, entered service with the Crimean unit and will guard the shallow bays of Sivash, Karkinitsky and Perekopsky. This was reported by the press service of the Federal Security Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Sevastopol.
The crews of the newest corvettes "Sharp " and" Zealous " arrived for training at the Navy training center in St. Petersburg
The crews of the newest corvettes "Sharp " and" Zealous " arrived for training at the Navy training center in St. Petersburg. The training cycle will take two months.
In the Altai Territory, rocket scientists used a remote mine-clearing machine "Foliage"
In the Barnaul compound (Altai Territory), the latest remote mine clearance vehicle (MDR) "Foliage" was used to accompany the mobile ground missile system "Yars"on the combat patrol routes.
In the Khabarovsk Territory, the pilots flew the Su-34 to the maximum altitude
In the Khabarovsk Territory, the pilots of the bomber aviation unit of the Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Eastern Military District made training flights on Su-34 fighter-bombers to the maximum altitude.
The Hungarian Air Force abandoned the Mi-8
The Hungarian Air Force has rejected the Russian Mi-8T helicopter. A few days ago, the last flight of the car of this model took place from the Solnok air base.