News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Humvee does not give up on the new army SUV
The purchase of new JLTV army SUVs is hampered by the desire of the US army to maintain an existing fleet of Humvee vehicles. July 9, portal thedrive.com he reported that the US Army has submitted a request for the redistribution of funds allocated for the purchase of new cars.
The first full-time carrier of the hypersonic missile "Zircon"became known
According to the data presented, the first full-time carrier of the latest hypersonic missile will be the frigate Admiral Golovko. It is also known that, in addition to surface ships, submarines will use it.
The US has improved the "most destructive weapon on Earth"
The strategic nuclear submarine Tennessee of the Ohio type of the US Navy has received a passive Large Vertical Array (LVA) sonar system that provides an almost 360-degree view, which reduces the "blind spot" area in the aft part of the submarine, writes The Drive.
Russian planes conducted an exercise to search for bases of conditional militants in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan
The crews of Su-25SM attack aircraft of the Russian Kant air base in Kyrgyzstan conducted an exercise to search for bases of conditional militants, the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Saturday.
Gunners in Kuzbass were reinforced with the "Sturm-S" missile system"
The Ministry of Defense reported that the artillery unit of the Central Military District stationed in Kuzbass received 6 modernized self-propelled anti-tank complexes 9P149 "Sturm-S" based on the tracked armored tractor MTLB.
SpaceX showed a self-propelled floating station for landing Falcon rockets
The American company SpaceX has shown the work of a new autonomous floating platform Shortfall of Gravitas, which is designed for landing the stages of Falcon rockets. The corresponding video was published on July 9 on his Twitter account by the founder of the company, Elon Musk.
Russia is preparing for the strategic maneuvers "West-2021"
The Leningrad Army of the Air Force and Air Defense will take part in the Russian-Belarusian strategic exercises "West-2021" scheduled for September, the Western Military District (ZVO) reported.
The Russian Defense Ministry announces the arrival of the nuclear submarine "Vepr" in the Gulf of Finland to participate in the parade
The nuclear submarine of the Northern Fleet "Vepr" arrived on July 10 in the Gulf of Finland to prepare and participate in the main naval parade, the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Saturday.
The apotheosis of the NATO exercises Sea Breeze-the stubs of the "Brezhnev boat"
In Ukraine, the sunken boat "Burevestnik", known in Soviet times as the boat of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, was raised from the bottom of the Black Sea in the port of Odessa.
The Israeli Navy plans to build small corvettes of the Saar 72 project
The last time about the corvettes "Reshef "("Saar-72" for the Israeli Navy) I wrote in November 2019. Then the company announced that it had signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense for the development and construction of a new generation of rocket ships to replace the Saar-4.5, but apparently it was only a preliminary design.
The shooting of "Armata" at the tank was shown on video
In honor of the 85th anniversary of the 38th Research Institute of Armored Weapons and Equipment, journalists were shown how "Armata" shoots at a fellow strong Soviet T-64 tank. The Zvezda TV channel showed the process in all possible forms: from outside from different angles, in slow motion, from the Armata control room and from inside the target tank.
Virgin Galactic rocket plane with Branson reached space and Returned to Earth
Virgin Galactic's Unity rocket plane with its billionaire owner Richard Branson on board on Sunday, July 11, reached the Pocket line, which is considered the boundary of space. The flight was broadcast on the company's YouTube.
The launch of the next ship with cargo for the ISS will take place on August 10
On board Cygnus will be, among other things, a 3D printer that uses a material that simulates the soil of the Moon, an air purification device for carbon dioxide, a mounting bracket
The next resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) using the Cygnus cargo ship is scheduled for August 10. This was announced on Wednesday by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
The British praised the Turkish attack UAVs: Turkey has broken the monopoly of the United States and Israel! (Star, Turkey)
The Turkish media do not miss the opportunity to remind about domestic drones, which have become the property of the country for many. And again there was a reason. The analysis, published on the British defense industry information platform called "Drone Wars", contains very flattering reviews and even bold statements.
In the United States, a test detonation of the warhead of a hypersonic air-based missile was carried out
The US Air Force conducted a test detonation of a conventional warhead of an AGM-183A ARRW hypersonic air-launched missile, according to a message from military representatives of the Elgin Air Base (Florida).
Signs of life found on Saturn's moon
Astronomers from the University of Arizona (USA) and the University of Paris Sciences et Lettres (France) have discovered a mysterious source of methane, which is probably hiding in the ocean under the icy crust of Enceladus, Saturn's moon. This source can be living organisms. The discovery is described in an article published in the journal Nature Astronomy.
Self-propelled guns "Coalition-SV" will provide a qualitative break from competitors for decades
Russian artillery has traditionally been considered one of the best in the world, which has been repeatedly confirmed by numerous wars and military conflicts.
MBDA Group will equip the Type-45 destroyers of the British Navy with the CAMM missile defense system
MBDA Group announced the signing of several contracts for the modernization of air defense systems/ABOUT six destroyers of the Type-45 class of the British Navy.
The defense of a strategic bomber was shown on video
The Russian Defense Ministry has published a video of long-range aviation exercises. After taking off from the Engels Air Base near Saratov, the Tu-95MS and Tu-160 strategic bombers launched cruise missiles at targets at the Arctic test site.
Popular Science: Russia has managed to solve the main problem of underwater weapons
Underwater weapons tend to be ineffective on the surface, this is its main problem, writes Popular Science. However, in Russia, a two - medium special automatic machine-ADS-was developed to solve this problem.























