News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
In Roscosmos, attempts to link the postponement of the Starliner launch with the Nauka module were considered ugly"
The head of the press service of the state corporation, Vladimir Ustimenko, said that there was bad weather at the cosmodrome, and "the ship and the rocket were returned back to the vertical assembly shop, which would not have been done if the transfer really happened because of "Science".
Factory sea trials of a large diesel-electric submarine of the project 636.3 "Magadan" have been completed"
The factory sea trials of the large diesel-electric submarine of the project 636.3 "Magadan", built at JSC "Admiralty Shipyards" (part of JSC "USC"), have been completed.
The incident with the engines of "Science" did not cause damage to the ISS, but the consequences in the future are not excluded - " Roscosmos"
The incident with the Nauka engines did not cause damage to the ISS, but the consequences may manifest themselves in the future, said Sergey Krikalev, executive director of Roscosmos for manned space programs.
"Curious" details of the crash of the Russian Su-35S have been revealed
The Russian Su-35S fighter jet crashed under very "curious" circumstances, the bmpd channel writes in Telegram, citing unofficial network sources.
Rostec has equipped the Admiral frigate with diesel-gas turbine units
The United Engine Corporation of Rostec has delivered another diesel-gas turbine unit (DGTA) M55R to the Severnaya Verf Shipbuilding Plant, which replaced foreign analogues on Russian frigates.
Putin discussed the development of the weapons complex with the head of Rosatom
Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with the head of Rosatom, Alexey Likhachev, on Wednesday. The President was told that the state corporation's foreign orders continue to grow, despite the pandemic. In addition, this year the company expects to increase revenue for new products by 18%.
The keel of the 10th Legend-class ship for the US Coast Guard has been laid at the Ingalls Shipbuilding shipyard
The Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Huntington Ingalls Industries has announced the laying of the keel of a large multi-purpose patrol ship (National Security Cutter – NSC) (WMSL-759) "Calhoun" of the Legend class, intended for the US Coast Guard.
India has put its first own aircraft carrier to sea
India has put the first aircraft carrier of its own construction Vikrant to sea for testing. "Pride Day for India: the reincarnated Vikrant set off today for its first sea trials 50 years after its illustrious predecessor played a key role in winning the 1971 war," the Indian Navy command said.
China has successfully launched two small telecommunications satellites Beta
The launch was carried out using a CZ-6 rocket from the Taiyuan Cosmodrome
China on Wednesday successfully launched into orbit two small telecommunications satellites Beta, designed to provide multimedia services. This was announced by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
"Typhoon" made friends with "Meteor"
The German Air Force is testing new air-to-air missiles. On August 3, the press service of the Bundeswehr reported that Eurofighter Typhoon fighters are testing Meteor missiles.
Russian ships conducted firing in the Atlantic as part of the command and staff training of the Northern Fleet
The Northern Fleet has begun to build up the air defense system in the Arctic as part of the exercises
A detachment of Russian warships conducted a comprehensive exercise in the north-eastern part of the Atlantic Ocean during the command and staff training that started, the press service of the Northern Fleet (SF) reported on Wednesday.
Large-scale command and staff training has started in the Northern Fleet
More than 30 ships and submarines and 10 thousand military personnel are involved
More than 30 ships and submarines and 10 thousand servicemen are involved in the command and staff training of the Northern Fleet, which started on Wednesday, the press service of the fleet reported.
A device for ensuring the stable operation of electronics in the aerospace industry was developed in the capital's SEZ
Import-substituting technologies for aviation and space were presented by a resident of the Technopolis Moscow SEZ, the general director of the capital's special economic zone said Gennady Degtev.
RSC Energia said that spending on working out a single-turn flight scheme to the ISS is not necessary
Such a scheme leads to a reduction in fuel consumption, which, in the case of the launch of the Progress-MS truck, can be used to correct the station's orbit, said Raphael Murtazin, head of the corporation's ballistics department.
Modernization of German frigates of project 123
On July 30, 2021, the German Federal Defense Procurement Agency Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) issued contracts to the Swedish group Saab AB for a total of 4.6 billion Swedish kronor (about 450 million euros) for the supply of new electronic weapons for the modernization of four frigates of Project 123 (F123, Brandenburg type) of the German Navy. Deliveries and work, including subsequent technical support, will be carried out from 2021 to 2030.
More than 30 ship crews will show the capabilities of the Caspian Flotilla at the Army Forum"
Also, on August 27-29, more than 15 units of military equipment will be presented at the forum site
The events of the military-technical forum of the Southern Military District "Army" in Kaspiysk (Republic of Dagestan) will include a demonstration of the combat capabilities of the ship group of the Caspian Flotilla. More than 30 crews of ships, vessels and boats will be involved in the demonstration, the press service of the military district told reporters on Tuesday.
Russia is creating a long-range hypersonic long-range missile X-95
The Russian Federation is developing the latest long-range aviation hypersonic missile X-95, said the head of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Vladimir Zarudnitsky.
The Russian military base in Tajikistan against the background of the aggravation of the situation in Afghanistan received a batch of 17 modernized IFVs
The Russian military base in Tajikistan has received upgraded BMP-2M, the press service of the Central Military District reported on Tuesday.
A secret network for the control of troops was deployed by signalmen at exercises in Siberia
Signalmen of the combined arms association of the Central Military District deployed a secret multi-stage communication to control troops at an exercise in the Kemerovo Region and the Altai Territory, the press service of the Central Military District reports.
The Russian BMP-3F was compared with the Ukrainian BTR-4
The naval version of the Russian BMP-3, which entered service with the marines of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, surpasses the combat qualities of the BTR-4, which is used by Ukrainian marines. The Russian machine has good seaworthiness, which saves landing ships from having to come close to the shore. And in terms of firepower, the BMP-3F has no equal in the world, according to the Ukrainian edition of Defense Express.
