News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The Rafale M F3-R fighter has reached the stage of full operational readiness
The Rafale M multi-role fighter in the F3-R standard has reached the stage of full operational readiness. This aircraft is considered one of the most advanced fourth-generation fighters in the world.
Secret tunnel for Soviet submarines "Malyutok" first filmed
The Zvezda TV channel for the first time aired footage of a once-secret military facility – a special deep-water tunnel for Black Sea submariners.
A new TL-2195 torpedo tube of project 1388N3 was put into operation
As the press service of the Southern Military District reported, on March 19, 2021, a solemn ceremony of raising the St. Andrew's flag and commissioning a new torpedo boat TL-2195-the lead boat of the 1388N3 project - was held in Novorossiysk.
Deck-based "flying radars" will learn how to control drones
The US Navy will soon order the American company Northrop Grumman to finalize the deck-based E-2D Advanced Hawkeye long-range radar detection aircraft. According to Flightglobal, the company will have to upgrade on-board computers and information display systems so that aircraft crews can control several unmanned aerial vehicles.
The Express-80 spacecraft was put into operation as part of the satellite constellation of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Space Communications»
On March 15, 2021, the Express-80 communication and broadcasting satellite was put into operation as part of the FSUE Kosmicheskaya Svyaz orbital group (SE KS) at the position of 80° V. D. Flight tests of the Express-80 spacecraft were carried out in full and with positive results.
The Russian spacecraft "Luna-25" will launch on October 1, 2021
Russia returns to the moon. The launch of the Luna-25 spacecraft, which will break the half-century pause of Russian flights to the Earth's natural satellite, is scheduled for October 1, the Izvestia TV channel reports. The station was presented at the Lavochkin NGO. The mission's lander will be tested in the Earth's atmosphere.
Soyuz MS-18 has been tested for tightness in a vacuum chamber
The cycle of pneumovacuum tests of large-sized space equipment using a helium-air environment is carried out for objective control of strict requirements for the tightness of compartments and onboard systems of the ship in ground conditions.
The Russian and Belarusian military worked out the liberation of the settlement
These days, Russian-Belarusian tank exercises are continuing in the Nizhny Novgorod Region. About 300 servicemen and more than 80 pieces of military equipment take part in them at the Mulino training ground. According to the press service of the Western Military District, joint actions in the offensive and defense will be worked out during the exercises, and the settlement will be stormed.
USC General Director: at least 50% of Russian equipment will be used on promising vessels
The State Duma held a meeting of the Expert Council for the development of the shipbuilding industry and marine equipment, the topic of which was import substitution.
The Indonesian Navy has transferred the third Nagapasa-class DEPL"
On March 17, DSME announced the handover ceremony of the third and final Nagapasa-class (405) Alugoro to the Indonesian Navy command at the PT PAL facility in Surabaya.
The Malka self-propelled gun was used as a high-precision weapon at maximum range during an exercise in the Amur region
At the Trirechye training ground in the Amur region, a unit of the high-power self-propelled gun "Malka" of the VVO during a tactical exercise performed firing at the maximum range according to the coordinates obtained from an unmanned aerial vehicle.
A work of art: American pilot dispels myths about the MiG-23
An American pilot confessed his love for the MiG-23 fighter.
American civilian pilot, one of the best experts on Soviet fighters in the West, Will Ward, dispelled the myths about the MiG-23.
Iranian ICBM mines discovered near Kuwait and Emirates
Iran is equipping new underground ballistic missile launch silos after it revealed footage from a secret missile site earlier this week.
The last "Varshavyanka" will be transferred to the Pacific Fleet in 2024
The last diesel-electric submarine of the project 636 "Varshavyanka" for the Pacific Fleet will be delivered in 2024. And this will be the end of the construction of a series of six submarines for the Pacific Fleet.
S-400 air defense systems were first camouflaged with aerosols in Kamchatka
During the exercises in Kamchatka, the military personnel of the radiation chemical and biological protection unit made the positions of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems invisible to aviation and radar radars.
Shooting of the largest hovercraft captured on video
The small amphibious assault ship "Mordovia" of the Baltic Fleet performed artillery fire on sea and air targets in the Baltic Sea off the coast of the Kaliningrad Region.
"Sukhoi" and " MiG " are merged into a corporation
Rostec announced the structural reform of the UAC
The Russian aircraft industry is on the verge of a large-scale reform: Rostec unites Sukhoi and MiG companies and UAC, which includes Ilyushin, Tupolev and Irkut. The total effect of the creation of a single aviation engineering and design center should be up to 130 billion rubles. The details of the reform were dealt with by the military observer of the newspaper.En " Mikhail Khodarenok.
The Russian Defense Ministry has built a water intake on the Belbek River to deliver 50 thousand cubic meters of water per day to Sevastopol
The water intake on the Belbek River and the automated water pipeline from the Kadykovsky quarry, which was built by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, will be able to deliver about 65 thousand cubic meters of water to Sevastopol per day, Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov said.
The Apache helicopter hit the target at a range four times greater than its normal range of destruction
The Americans tested an AH-64E Apache attack helicopter armed with an Israeli Spike NLOS missile. During the tests, it was possible to hit the ship, located 32 kilometers from the launch site.
The Soyuz-2.1 A rocket has passed general tests before launching from Baikonur
This rocket on March 20 should put into orbit 38 satellites from 18 countries
The Soyuz-2.1 a launch vehicle, which is scheduled to launch 38 satellites from 18 countries into orbit on Saturday, has passed general tests. This was announced by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
