News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
North Korea has built the most powerful submarine in its history
According to US and South Korean sources, the new North Korean submarine weighing 3,000 tons is ready to be launched. It is assumed that it will be able to carry three ballistic missiles.
Tourist flights to low-Earth orbits may begin by 2030
Glavkosmos believes that as this direction develops, demand will increase, as the price will fall
Mass tourist flights to low-Earth orbits can begin by 2030, according to the General Director of Glavkosmos (part of Roscosmos) Dmitry Loskutov.
Ural pilots practiced refueling in the air at the exercises near Kurgan
The crews of the Su-34 multi-role fighter-bombers together with the Su-24MR reconnaissance aircraft of the Central Military District aviation unit (CVO) at the test site in the Kurgan region, as part of a control check for the winter training period, worked out refueling in the air and missile launches.
In Ukraine, they boasted of a new ATGM capable of piercing 1000 mm of armor
In recent years, the Ukrainian military industry has mainly been engaged in the repair and modernization of old Soviet equipment.
In Primorye, a barracks designed in the loft style was put into operation
The room is designed for 200 military personnel
The only barracks in the Far East, decorated in the loft style, was put into operation after reconstruction in a historic building built almost 120 years ago in Ussuriysk in Primorye, the press service of the Military Construction Complex of the Russian Defense Ministry told TASS on Friday.
China launches Shiyan-6 satellite to explore near-Earth space
This year, China plans to carry out at least 40 launches and set a new national record
China on Friday successfully launched the third satellite of the Shiyan-6 series to explore near-Earth space and test space equipment. This was reported by China Central Television.
A unique landing of Marines in Kamchatka was filmed on video
Russian marines in the framework of the exercise broke through the defense of the imaginary enemy and landed on the unequipped coast in Kamchatka, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday, April 9.
The head of ESA considers the project of a hotel in low-Earth orbit an idea from the field of science fiction
At the same time, Josef Aschbacher considers it necessary to achieve greater commercial returns from the exploration of outer space
The project to build a space station in Earth's orbit, which will function as a hotel, is still reminiscent of science fiction and is unlikely to be implemented in the near future. This opinion was expressed by the Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), Josef Aschbacher, to a TASS correspondent.
At the General Dynamics shipyard, the keel of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer URO Harvey S. Barnum is laid"
According to the US Navy Command, on April 6, the General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) company held a keel laying ceremony for the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer URO (DDG-124) "Harvey S. Barnum".
The commander of the air defense forces spoke about the S-350 and the Container radar"
The commander of the air and missile defense forces - Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the VKS, Lieutenant General Yuri Grekhov, spoke about the S-350 Vityaz medium-range anti-aircraft missile system and the Container radar. The S-350 is deployed at the anti-aircraft missile Forces training center in Gatchina.
The Defense Ministry will expand the range of military robots, Shoigu said
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation will continue to work on expanding the range of robotic systems for military purposes, said the head of the department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.
The complex "Pantsir-S1" tipped on its side in Serbia
In Serbia, while following one of the highways, the self-propelled anti-aircraft missile and gun system "Pantsir-S1"lay on its side.
Photos of the ZRPC that was involved in the accident have already appeared on the network. It can be seen that the combat vehicle was slightly damaged and can be returned to service quickly enough. At the same time, it is not yet known exactly why everything happened, and whether there are any victims.
Shoigu checked the implementation of the state defense order for the development and production of robotic systems
The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, checked the implementation of the state defense order of JSC "766 Department of Production and Technological Equipment" (UPTK) in the Moscow region, where robotic systems for various purposes are developed and produced.
The ships "Grayvoron " and" Vyshny Volochyok " conducted artillery firing in the Black Sea
Getting accurate artillery shell struck the ship's sea shield-a target that simulates an enemy ship, reported in Department of information support of the black sea fleet
Small missile ships "home or office" and "Vishny Volochek" spent artillery firing at surface targets on the ground in the Black sea, said to journalists on Friday in Department of information support of the black sea fleet (BSF).
China to launch four Hainan-1 remote sensing satellites by the end of 2021
It is expected that the launch will be carried out from the spaceport in Wenchang
Chinese authorities plan to launch four Hainan-1 remote sensing satellites into orbit by the end of this year. This was reported by the Hainan Daily newspaper.
The submarine "Veliky Novgorod" fought for survivability
The crew of the diesel-electric submarine "Veliky Novgorod" from the separate brigade of submarines of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) conducted an exercise in the fight for survivability at the base point.
TSENKI was engaged in working out the appearance of the ground infrastructure for the Sea Launch cosmodrome"
The Center for the Operation of Ground-based Space Infrastructure (CENKI) has previously worked out the appearance of the ground-based infrastructure necessary for the operation of the Sea Launch cosmodrome.
The frigate of the Northern Fleet will work out the search for submarines in the Norwegian Sea
The frigate of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Federation "Admiral Kasatonov" will work out the search for submarines in the Norwegian Sea, the press service of the fleet reported.
The Russian Navy sent a detachment of ships to the Atlantic
A detachment of Russian ships is heading to the Atlantic, currently it is in one of the bays of the Mediterranean Sea in anticipation of improving weather conditions, the Baltic Fleet said on Saturday.
Divisions of the S-400 air defense systems of the Northern Fleet will conduct live firing near Astrakhan
Combat crews of S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs), which are in service with the air defense forces of the Northern Fleet, will practice live firing at the Ashuluk training ground near Astrakhan, the press service of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Federation reports.