News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Virgin Orbit conducted the first operational launch of the LauncherOne rocket
Virgin Orbit launched the LauncherOne rocket. Seven spacecraft were put into orbit for different operators.
The American equivalent of the Su-57 and F-35 was compared
The American fifth-generation fighter F-35 Lightning II, due to its low visibility, has an advantage over the fourth-generation F-15EX Eagle II aircraft, which is considered an analog of the Russian Su-57. A comparison of fighters is given by the American magazine The National Interest.
A submarine of the Pacific Fleet on an exercise in the Sea of Japan worked out a torpedo attack of a simulated enemy submarine
FAR EAST-Diesel submarines of the Primorsky Flotilla of the heterogeneous forces of the Pacific Fleet (TOPF) conducted an exercise in the waters of the Sea of Japan, having worked out the use of anti-submarine means of a submarine when attacking a submarine of a conditional enemy, the press service of the fleet reported.
China has published a new photo of Mars
The National Space Administration of China (CNSA) has published a new photo of Mars taken by the Zhurong rover ("Zhuzhong"). This is reported by CNN.
The existence of life on Venus has been refuted
The existence of living organisms on Venus is impossible due to the almost complete absence of biologically available water and the presence of sulfuric acid. This conclusion was reached by scientists at Queens University in Belfast, who measured the activity of water in the clouds of the second planet from the Sun and other large objects of the Solar system. The astronomers published their findings in the journal Nature Astronomy.
The Russian military conducted a training test of the Crimean air defense against the background of Sea Breeze maneuvers
About 20 aircraft and helicopters, several divisions of the S-400 and Pantsir-S air defense systems conducted a training test in Crimea against the background of the Sea Breeze exercises launched on the eve of Ukraine, the United States and other NATO countries.
Agni P: India's new nuclear weapons carrier
India has a new carrier of nuclear warheads. On June 28, the press service of the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) of the Ministry of Defense of India announced the successful tests of the new Agni P missile.
Photos of the newest nuclear submarine "Belgorod" — the first carrier of "Poseidon"are presented
The Network posted high-quality photos of the Russian special purpose submarine K-329 "Belgorod" — the longest in the world.
Construction of a training center for divers of the Pacific Fleet has begun in Kamchatka
It is planned to pass it by the end of the year
Specialists of the Military Construction Complex of the Russian Defense Ministry have begun the construction of a training center for divers of the Pacific Fleet. This was reported to journalists on Tuesday in the Russian military department.
The Ukrainian aviation industry is in agony
The Ukrainian state Enterprise "Kharkiv State Aviation Production Enterprise" officially employs 1,580 people, but more than a thousand of them have not appeared at the plant for a long time.
A school, kindergartens, a yacht club and a ski track will be built at the base of the submarine forces of the Pacific Fleet
A new school, kindergartens, as well as a yacht club and a ski track will be built as part of the development of social infrastructure at the base of the submarine forces of the Pacific Fleet (TOPF) in Kamchatka, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.
The second universal landing ship Marado became part of the South Korean Navy
On June 28, 2021, the ceremony of commissioning the second universal landing ship (UDC) LPH 6112 Marado was held at the naval base of the South Korean Navy in Chinhaegu (Gyeongsangnam-do Province).
The Ada-class corvettes of the Pakistan Navy will receive new anti-aircraft missile weapons
The Pakistani Navy, according to Shepherd, has decided to replace the anti-aircraft missile weapons of the Ada-class corvettes under construction (the Turkish MILGEM project).
MiG-31K and Tu-22M3 flew over the Mediterranean Sea as part of the exercises
MiG-31K fighters capable of carrying hypersonic missiles and Tu-22M3 long-range bombers flew over the Mediterranean Sea as part of the exercises. This was announced on June 29 by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Self-propelled guns 2S3M "Acacia" of the Belarusian army are being modernized in Russia
Self-propelled artillery installations 2S3M "Acacia" of the Belarusian army will undergo major repairs at the Ural plant of transport engineering of the Uralvagonzavod concern.
According to Rostec, this information was announced at the 10th International Exhibition of Weapons and Military Equipment MILEX-2021, which was recently held in Minsk.
China uses a new superheavy rocket to build a space power plant
The Chinese decided to use the promising superheavy carrier "Changzheng-9" in the creation of a space solar power plant. It will be located at an altitude of almost 36 thousand kilometers and transmit the collected energy to the Earth.
The Russian squadron conducted an exercise to repel a conditional air attack in the Mediterranean Sea, where the British aircraft carrier is located
MiG-31K hypersonic weapons carriers and Tu-22M3 long-range bombers performed flights over the Mediterranean Sea
Russian ships conducted training to repel an air attack by a simulated enemy in the Mediterranean Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday.
Russia has launched the first "active" radar "Liana"
Launched on June 25, 2021 at 22: 50 Moscow time from Plesetsk in the Arkhangelsk Region with a Soyuz-2.1 b rocket, the Kosmos-2550 spacecraft is the first "active" radar reconnaissance satellite 14F139 "Pion-NKS" of the space complex of marine reconnaissance and target designation 14K159 "Liana", writes the bmpd blog in LiveJournal.
Media: Pakistan may take part in joint exercises with the Russian Federation in the Baltic Sea
The ship of the Pakistani navy PNS Zulfiqar together with the Russian Navy can take part in the anti-piracy exercises Arabian Monsoon 2021 in the Baltic Sea, RIA Novosti reports, citing a high-ranking source in the Pakistani navy.
The SKA observatory will join the largest global networks of radio telescopes
The official launch of the telescope is scheduled for 2027
SKA, the world's largest radio telescope under construction, will be equipped with equipment that will allow it to become part of the largest global networks that combine the capacities of the largest radio telescopes in the world. This was announced to TASS by the director General of the SKA Observatory, Professor Philip Diamond.
