News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The United States called the main obstacles to the development of weapons in Russia. This was written by experts of the American research corporation RAND in their report.

The new Voronezh-M radar station of the Russian missile attack warning system (SPRN) near Sevastopol will "see" the Mediterranean Sea and the central part of the Atlantic Ocean, the general designer of the SPRN Sergey Boev told Interfax at the MAKS-2021 air show in Zhukovsky, near Moscow.

The Kronstadt company is ready to provide flying platforms for testing technologies and technical solutions for integrating unmanned aircraft systems into a single airspace.

Within the framework of the state defense order, 25 special vehicles of mine clearance groups (SAGR) were delivered to the units of the engineering troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The vehicles were delivered to the engineering units of the military districts, the Northern Fleet and the units of the Russian Aerospace Forces.

In the Leningrad Region, servicemen of the Keletsko-Berlin Artillery Brigade of the Combined Arms Army of the Western Military District (ZVO) began live firing from closed firing positions at targets simulating enemy fortifications and armored structures.

Combat crews of the Leningrad Association of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Western Military District hit the equipment and manpower of the "enemy". The exercises were held at the Ashuluk training ground in the Astrakhan Region, they fired from the Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile and cannon complex.

It will be carried out from the frigate "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov" of the Northern Fleet, a source in the military-industrial complex said during MAKS-2021

The next test launch of the hypersonic missile "Zircon" at the maximum range will be performed in the near future from the frigate "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov" of the Northern Fleet. This was reported to TASS on Tuesday during MAKS-2021 by a source in the military-industrial complex.

The Russian navy continues testing the hypersonic missile "Zircon". On July 19, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the frigate "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov" successfully fired at a ground target.

The observatory is sending images to Earth again, the department stressed

The Hubble Orbital Observatory has fully resumed its work and is sending images to Earth again. This was announced on Monday by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

The Su-34 crews used half-ton corrected aerial bombs with satellite guidance. The exercises of the aviation regiment of the Central Military District are held on the territory of the Kurgan region.

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.