News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The cosmonaut told who can be the first to settle in the "Science" module on the ISS
According to Oleg Artemyev, the first residents may be members of the crew of the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft, which includes cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, actress Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko
The crew members of the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft, which includes cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, actress Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko, can become the first residents of the new cabin of the Russian segment of the ISS, located in the Nauka module. This was reported to TASS by Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev.
Two more new Mi-38 helicopters will appear in the Russian army by the end of 2022
The Russian Helicopters holding company (part of the Rostec Corporation) will transfer two more new Mi-38 helicopters to the Ministry of Defense by the end of 2022, the company's CEO Andrey Boginsky told RIA Novosti.
Shoigu told about sudden inspections in the Russian army
The Russian army is "actually troops of constant readiness", which is facilitated by sudden checks of military personnel. This was announced on Tuesday, August 10, by Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu during his speech at the youth educational forum "Territory of Meanings".
Primorye is ready to send a new batch of Ka-52 helicopters to the troops
Arsenyev Aviation Company "Progress" named after N. I. Sazykin of the Russian Helicopters holding is ready to send a batch of Ka-52 Alligator combat reconnaissance and attack helicopters to the troops. This was told by the acting managing director of the company Andrey Semenov within the framework of a Single day of acceptance of military products, the press service of the enterprise reports.
The long-awaited "Armata"
The first Armata tanks will be handed over to the Russian army this year. On August 10, the Interfax news agency reported that Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexey Krivoruchko announced the transfer of 20 combat vehicles to the armed forces by the end of 2021.
Photos of the first production vehicles of the new Ukrainian Neptune missile system are presented
The new version of the anti-ship complex uses the Tatra T815 as a standard chassis. The prototypes were placed on the basis of KrAZ cars.
Business Insider compared the latest submarines of Russia and the United States
Moscow continues to increase its advantage in the submarine fleet over the United States, which has always had a significantly larger number of surface ships. The United States, which has once again started a rivalry of powers, is trying to keep up. Military columnist Peter Suchiu wrote about this for Business Insider, who decided to compare the latest Russian submarines with American ones.
A rocket from SpaceX was again chosen to launch a mission to the Moon
Intuitive Machines has chosen the Falcon 9 launch vehicle to launch its third mission to the moon — IM-3. Before that, the carriers created by Elon Musk's company were chosen for the IM-1 and IM-2 missions.
The tower from the BTR-80 was installed on Ratel from South Africa
The Rwandan Defense Forces operate a rare modification of the South African Ratel armored personnel carrier.
The combat vehicle, instead of a turret with a 20-mm GI-2 cannon, has a BPU-1 combat module from the BTR-80, armed with a Soviet large-caliber KPVT 14.5 mm and 7.62 mm PKT machine gun.
In Ukraine, they explained why it is not worth putting a 120-mm gun on the T-64
In Ukraine, during the discussion of plans to modernize the existing fleet of T-64 tanks, the question of the possible installation of 120-mm "NATO guns"on combat vehicles was raised.
As the Defense Express portal notes, the lack of own production of 125-mm shells for the guns currently in service speaks in favor of this decision.
Russia has started mass production of S-500 missiles
The Almaz-Antey concern has started mass production of missiles for the Russian S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS), TASS reports, citing a source in the military-industrial complex.
The cause of the crash of a serviceable Russian Su-35S was called a mess
The reason for the crash of the Russian Su-35S fighter was a "banal mess", writes the Baza publication in Telegram. According to Baza, the flight director took the false thermal targets firing back for the fire, which were triggered due to radiation from equipment on the airfield.
An F-15 with an infrared search and tracking system shot down a target out of line of sight
The F-15 fighter hit an air target with an AIM-120 medium-range missile using an infrared search and tracking system. According to The Drive, tests have shown that it is possible to track and determine air targets outside the line of sight without radar stations.
UAC handed over two new Tu-214 aircraft to SLO "Russia" " Aviation of Russia
On August 5, the transfer of two Tu-214PU narrow-body aircraft to the Special Flight Detachment "Russia" took place at the airfield of the Kazan Aircraft Factory Borisoglebskoye.
In the United States, the Su-35S armament was evaluated
The United States evaluated the armament of the multi-purpose Russian Su-35S aircraft and called it the best aircraft for gaining air superiority. The advantages of the aircraft are a large bomb load and a wide range of weapons, according to the author of The National Interest.
NASA expects information about the causes of the incident with the "Science" within two to three weeks
The department stressed that they are in constant contact with their Russian colleagues
The final information on the incident with the emergency activation of the engines of the Russian Nauka module after docking with the International Space Station (ISS) will be available in two to three weeks.
How military aviation extinguishes fires in the regions of Russia
Two military transport aircraft Il-76, participating in the elimination of a fire on the territory of the Mordovian State Nature Reserve, dropped more than 210 tons of water on the flames during the day. Their crews flew to dangerous areas five times. This was reported on Monday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Ukraine on the border with Belarus was protected by "Oreanda"
The Air Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on the border with Belarus have put on combat duty the machines of the automated control system (ACS) for aviation and air defense "Oreanda", Defense Express reports.
Only in Russia, high-explosive guided missiles were created for tanks
Usually, when they talk about the guided armament of Russian main battle tanks, they first of all mention missiles with cumulative warheads capable of destroying enemy equipment at a distance of 5000 meters.
Source: the flight of the Starliner ship was canceled due to problems with engine valves
The agency interlocutor said that it is not yet known how long it will take to eliminate the causes of the problem
The flight of the American Starliner to the ISS was postponed due to problems with the valves of the low-thrust engines. It is not yet known how long it will take to eliminate the causes of the problem, a source in the rocket and space industry told TASS.
