News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

As a result of the modernization, the navigation accuracy and reliability indicators of the missile carriers will significantly increase, the service life of the aviation complex will be extended, and the take-off and landing characteristics will be improved.

According to the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin, in fact, the Sphere program has already begun, the Ministry of Finance began financing it formally before the adoption of the program

The first funds for the creation of a scientific and technical reserve under the Sphere program will be sent to Roscosmos in the coming days.

Previously, it was assumed that the device would be launched on a Soyuz-2.1 b carrier rocket

The launch vehicle for the launch of the biological satellite "Bion-M" number 2 can be changed to "Soyuz-5". This was announced in an interview with TASS by the general director of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin at the International military-Technical Forum "Army-2021".

The launch took place from the Jiuquan Cosmodrome

The Chinese carrier rocket CZ-2C ("Changzheng-2-xi") successfully launched two experimental satellites into orbit on Tuesday. This was reported by the Central Television of China.

The department did not specify the details of the contract

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has signed another contract for the supply of Kalibr cruise missiles within the framework of the Army-2021 forum, the military department told reporters.

Contracts for the modernization of Tu-95MS and MiG-31 aircraft were signed between the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and the enterprises of PJSC UAC (part of the Rostec State Corporation) within the framework of the Army-2021 MVTF.

The Rostec United Engine Corporation, within the framework of the Army-2021 MVTF, has concluded a state contract with the Russian Defense Ministry for the supply of a batch of NK-32 series 02 engines for Tu-160M missile carriers in the amount of 7.5 billion rubles.

Kronstadt will supply the Russian military with five complexes with new-generation Sirius attack drones, the company's press service reported.

If there was a rating of tanks-losers, then the Ukrainian BM "Oplot" would surely take the first place in it. His entire short career is accompanied by failures and scandals.

The Thai military refused further purchases of such equipment. The contract concluded with Ukraine was constantly under threat of failure, and all 49 cars were received much later than planned.

The AK-12 will become the main automatic weapon of the Russian Armed Forces for the next decades, the press service of the Kalashnikov concern reported

American fifth-generation fighters F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II can be detected by Russian radars, Pavel Sozinov, General designer, Deputy General Director of the Almaz-Antey concern, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The Turkish Bayraktar TB2 attack and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is an easy target for Russian anti-aircraft missile systems, Pavel Sozinov, general designer, deputy General Director of the Almaz-Antey concern, told RIA Novosti.

The Deputy Prime Minister said this on the sidelines of the second stage of the pre-election congress of United Russia

The construction of multi-purpose nuclear submarines of the Yasen project 885 will continue, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told reporters on the sidelines of the second stage of the pre-election congress of United Russia.

Roscosmos has formed proposals for the creation of a group of satellites for environmental monitoring in Russia. They have already been sent to the government, the general director of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin said in an interview with TASS at the International military-Technical Forum "Army-2021".

The head of the Ministry of Defense noted that currently the production volumes of civil aircraft are insufficient

The decision to allocate 340 billion rubles for regional or small aviation is unprecedented. This was stated by the head of the Russian Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu, speaking on Tuesday at the congress of the United Russia party.

The Russian Defense Ministry has signed the first contract for the supply of hypersonic missiles "Zircon". Alexey Podberezkin, director of the MGIMO Center for Military and Political Studies, said on Sputnik Radio that this will significantly strengthen the combat capabilities of the Russian fleet.

Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said that the launch of the satellite is planned at the turn of 2023-2024

The orbit to which the biological satellite "Bion-M" No. 2 will be launched may be changed. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the general director of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin at the International military-Technical Forum "Army-2021".

For the construction of the launch pad, a site was identified in the Mudan village of Pingtong County

The administration of the island of Taiwan plans to build a launch pad for launching rockets into space. This was reported on Tuesday by the island's Central News Agency, citing the head of the space department, Wu Zongxin.

The Far East is being made inaccessible to air attack means. Whether we are talking about foreign planes, drones or various types of missiles - all of them will be detected in time and guaranteed to be destroyed. To do this, a new generation of radar stations is being installed in the east of the country.

The issue of Russia's continued participation in the International Space Station (ISS) project should be decided in the coming months. This was announced on the air of the Echo of Moscow radio station on Tuesday, August 24, by Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of the Roscosmos state Corporation.