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Project 22350 frigates will be the first carriers of hypersonic weapons
Frigates of the project 22350 will become the first full-time carriers of hypersonic weapons, the press service of the Northern Fleet reported on Friday, April 23.
Military uses drones to search for wildfires
To search for forest fires, units of the Central Military District will use unmanned aerial vehicles. Calculations of the Orlan-10 reconnaissance drones conducted exercises on such use of special equipment, and at the same time monitored the situation in the fire-hazardous areas of the Kemerovo region.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy said that interspecific exercises in the fleets will be held every year
This will allow us to fully and very specifically assess both the actions of the fleet commands and the actions of the forces of each of the fleets and the Caspian Flotilla in their operational area of responsibility, Nikolai Evmenov said.
Russia for the first time refused to launch a commercial satellite
For the first time, Roscosmos refused to launch a satellite to a customer due to the maximum load of production facilities. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the general director of the organization Dmitry Rogozin.
More than 20 ships of the Black Sea Fleet returned after the exercises in the Crimea
More than 20 ships of the Black Sea Fleet returned to their permanent deployment points after participating in exercises near the Crimea at the Opuk training ground. This was reported on Friday, April 23, by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The facial recognition system in Moscow found 600 people who are wanted
In a few months, a facial recognition system installed in the Moscow metro has helped identify 600 people who are on the federal wanted list. This was announced by the Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin, speaking at the discussion club of the Higher School of Economics and the BEAC.
Russian military personnel destroyed more than 100 air targets over the Black Sea as part of the exercise
Military personnel of the Russian military base in Abkhazia destroyed more than 100 air targets in the sky over the Black Sea as part of a control check during the winter training period, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.
The Baltic Fleet involved 10 ships and aircraft in training to check combat readiness
Training with the military authorities, formations and military units as part of the final check for the winter training period was held in the Baltic Fleet (BF).
In the US, Russian submarines were called trucks with missiles
Nuclear submarines (NPS) of the project 885M "Yasen-M" of the Russian Navy (Navy) pose a serious threat to the enemy, writes the American publication 19FortyFive.
An unusual version of the "Shot" armored car is seen in Kazakhstan
Operational and tactical exercises "Kalkan-2021"were held in the Mangystau region of Kazakhstan. As noted in the defense department of the state, they involved parts and divisions of the armed forces, national security agencies, Border Service units and the National Guard.
Crew Dragon with four astronauts on board docked to the ISS
This is the third flight of a SpaceX spacecraft to the ISS with a crew on board
SpaceX's Crew Dragon manned spacecraft with four astronauts on board docked on Saturday to the International Space Station (ISS). The broadcast is conducted on the website of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Spain launched a new-generation submarine
Spain is preparing to upgrade its submarine fleet. Yesterday, April 23, the press service of the company Navantia reported that the shipyard in Cartagena held a solemn ceremony of launching the first submarine of the project S-80.
The US announced a shortage of 800 fighter jets
Influential representatives of the US Democratic Party will not support an increase in funding for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighter program in the budget of the upcoming fiscal year 2022, if it does not move forward in solving an extensive list of problems, writes Defense News.
Large landing ship "Ivan Gren" conducted exercises in the Barents Sea
The crew of the large landing ship "Ivan Gren" conducted exercises in the Barents Sea, the press service of the Northern Fleet said on July 24.
Roscosmos satellites monitor emergencies on the planet
The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations has received data from a 1.8 million square km satellite survey taken from April 15 to 24 in emergency situations, Roscosmos said on Saturday.
The commander-in-Chief of the Navy on the" Sevmash " checked the progress of modernization of the heavy nuclear missile cruiser "Admiral Nakhimov"."
Equipped with "Zircons" and "Calibers", the ship should return to the fleet in 2022
The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Nikolai Evmenov, as part of a working trip to the Northern Fleet, visited the Sevmash enterprise in Severodvinsk, where he checked the progress of repairs and modernization of the Admiral Nakhimov heavy nuclear missile cruiser (TARKR).
The lead Chinese universal landing ship "Hainan" of project 075 was introduced into the PLA Navy
On April 23, 2021, at the naval base of the Southern Fleet of the PLA Navy in Sanya (Hainan Island), in the presence of Chinese President Xi Jinping, a solemn ceremony was held for the entry into the PLA Navy of the main universal landing ship of project 075, named "Hainan" (tail number 31), the third destroyer "Dalian" of project 055 (tail number 105) and the sixth strategic nuclear submarine "Great Campaign 18" / 長征 18 of Project 094 (tail number 421).
The forces and troops of the Northern Fleet returned to their permanent locations from exercises in the Arctic
Warships, submarines, support vessels, as well as units of coastal units and air defense troops involved in interspecific command and staff exercises (KShU) to resolve crisis situations in the Arctic, have returned to their permanent locations, the Northern Fleet (SF) said on Sunday.
The military showed how the "Tornado" shoots without manual guidance
Employees of the Saratov artillery center demonstrated shooting from the Tornado-G MLRS without manual guidance, the Zvezda TV channel reports.
The European Vega rocket will be launched from Kourou on the night of April 29
It should put into orbit the first satellite from the new constellation of Earth monitoring devices
The corporation-operator of rocket launches in France Arianespace told Agence France-Presse on Wednesday that the next launch of the European Vega light rocket will be carried out next week from the spaceport in Kourou (French Guiana), on the night of April 28 to 29. This is stated in the AFP information.
