News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The Admiral Gorshkov frigate will perform a new test launch of the Zircon hypersonic missile in the coming days, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti.

The Ukrainian state enterprise "Ukroboronservice", which is part of the state concern" Ukroboronprom", has not yet fulfilled the contract concluded in 2014 for the supply of 50 modernized T-64BV-1 tanks by the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The newest American aircraft carrier is proving its combat readiness. July 19, portal defensenews.com he reported that the US Navy conducted the second stage of the Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST) tests for the USS Gerald R. Ford.

The task of the test firing of the S-500 Prometheus missile defense system was to check the launch complex and the rocket. The radar part of the system was tested and adopted by the state commission last year, military expert Sergey Khatylev, who led the anti-aircraft missile forces of the Moscow Air defense from 2007-2009, told MK.

The Government of Canada announced the transfer of the new Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessels (AOPS) (AOPV 431) Margaret Brook of the Harry DeWolf class, built by Irving Shipbuilding Inc., to the Canadian Navy on July 15.

The development of civil aircraft construction remains one of the most important priorities for Russia with its vast territory. On July 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin said this at a meeting on the implementation of key projects in the field of civil aircraft construction on the sidelines of the MAKS-2021 International Aerospace Salon.

It is planned to produce 23 SSJ100 aircraft in 2021, and 18 such airliners in 2022. This was announced on Tuesday, July 20, by Oleg Gulyaev, director of the Regional Aircraft branch of the Irkut Corporation, during the MAKS-2021 air show.

Blue Origin has launched its new spacecraft for the first time. The company's founder, Jeff Bezos, was also on board.

Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said that serial deliveries of the S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile system to the Russian military will begin this year.

Workers of the Malyshev Kharkiv plant, which is part of Ukroboronprom, hid the inscription "Glory to Ukraine"under the frontal armor of the demonstration sample of the Oplot tank. The Telegram channel "Military Informant"drew attention to the pictures that appeared on the network.

China has launched the world's first maglev train, the state news agency Xinhua reported on July 20.

The crews of the MiG-31BM supersonic interceptor fighters of the Central Military District (CVO) worked out refueling in the air and made more than 50 contacts with the cone sensor of the air tanker during a tactical flight exercise that started in Eastern Siberia.

The American company Blue Origin plans to carry out two more launches of its New Shepard spacecraft with passengers on board. This was announced on Tuesday, July 20, at a press conference by billionaire Jeff Bezos, who owns the company.

Serial deliveries of the new Russian fifth-generation fighter Checkmate are planned to begin from 2026, the head of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), Yuri Slyusar, told reporters.

Vladimir Putin spoke at the opening ceremony of the 15th International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2021.

Today, the XV International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2021 opened in Zhukovsky, near Moscow, and its work will last until July 25. The event is attended by the Concern of East Kazakhstan Region "Almaz-Antey" - existing and promising samples of civil, dual-use and military products of 14 subsidiaries of the holding are presented at the exhibition sites, according to an official press release.

The private corporation Success Rockets announced the registration of the company SR Satellites, which will be engaged in the production of spacecraft. The work will be carried out jointly with the Arcturus Center.

The 18-year-old student Oliver Damen will fly on the New Shepard spacecraft of the founder of Amazon and the richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos, according to the website of the company Blue Origin, which organizes the flight.

According to NASA, the undocking of Crew Dragon Endeavour from the ISS Harmony module is scheduled for July 21 at 06: 45 on the US East Coast time

Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) will perform the docking of SpaceX's Crew Dragon manned spacecraft. As noted on Thursday on the website of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States, this is necessary in order to make room for another manned spacecraft CST-100 Starliner of the Boeing Corporation.

The F-35 engines began to degrade rapidly around the world. Currently, the engines of 46 fighters (15 percent) of the fifth generation F-35 Lightning II of the US Armed Forces were not working, The Drive notes.