News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Military personnel on Sakhalin with the help of S-400 missile systems repelled an air raid of a simulated enemy
The training to repel a simulated enemy air raid was conducted on Sakhalin by the calculations of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems of the Air Force and Air Defense Association of the Eastern Military District, the press service of the department reported on Wednesday.
The Pentagon said it was impossible to abandon anti-personnel mines
The representative of the US Department of Defense, Mike Howard, said that the US army can not yet completely abandon the use of anti-personnel mines during combat operations. This is reported by The New York Times on Tuesday, April 6.
The Russian military repelled a missile and air strike with the help of S-300 at an exercise in Tajikistan
Calculations of the S-300PS anti-aircraft missile systems division repelled a missile and air strike by a simulated enemy on the objects of the 201st Russian military base at an exercise in Tajikistan, the press service of the Central Military District reported on Wednesday.
The patrol ship "Ladny" of the Black Sea Fleet after the completion of scheduled repairs went to sea
The patrol ship "Ladny" of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) left for the sea training range from Sevastopol after completing scheduled repairs at the ship repair enterprise, the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet reported on Wednesday.
The F-22 and F-35 wingman first released a wingman
The unobtrusive unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) XQ-58A Valkyrie ("Valkyrie") of the Research Laboratory of the US Air Force (Air Force), which is claimed as a potential slave of the fifth-generation F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II fighters, for the first time released its ALTIUS-600 slave drone from the internal compartment, reports The Drive.
Control checks began in more than 80 military units of the Strategic Missile Forces
[b]The Ministry of Defense reported that in total, more than 15 thousand military personnel and about 3 thousand pieces of equipment will be involved in the inspections following the results of the winter training period in the Strategic Missile Forces]
Final control checks have begun in more than 80 units of the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
The expert spoke about China's space program
The Chinese space program is very ambitious, said Alexander Lutovinov, Deputy Director for Scientific Work at the ICI RAS, during a press conference at the Izvestia Research Center on Wednesday, April 7.
Far Eastern units are reinforced with upgraded T-80BVM tanks
Land formations and units of the Far Eastern Military District (Far Eastern Military District) are reinforced with modern T-80BVM tanks. These combat vehicles, in particular, first entered service with the motorized rifle division stationed in the Khabarovsk Territory. Several dozen T-80BVMS were delivered to its garrisons by rail. The Far East prepared for the reception of equipment in advance - in the parks they equipped places for storing and servicing new tanks.
"Kalashnikov" ahead of schedule handed over to the Ministry of Defense guided missiles " Whirlwind-1»
The Kalashnikov Concern has prematurely completed the implementation of the state defense order for 2021 for the supply of the Russian Defense Ministry of guided missiles "Vikhr-1". This is stated on April 7 in a message on the website of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
SpaceX launches launch vehicle with Starlink satellites
[b]It was launched from the Cape Canaveral spaceport.]
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 launch vehicle with 60 Starlink microsatellites on Wednesday. The broadcast is conducted on the company's website.
The British will install an aircraft EMU on nuclear submarines
The British Dreadnought-class nuclear submarines, which will replace the Vanguard submarines, will have an electric remote control system (EDSU), like aircraft. It automates the control of the course, pitching, depth of immersion and buoyancy of the ship and will allow operators to simply set the desired indicators, according to BAE Systems.
The US Army will triple the range of the "killers" of the Russian S-400
The US Army is studying the possibility of increasing the range of Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM) almost three times — from the current 500 kilometers to 1,600 kilometers, according to Breaking Defense.
The expert said that the Soyuz-MS is able to fly to the ISS in less than three hours
This is possible when using a two-turn flight scheme
The Soyuz-MS manned spacecraft will be able to reach the International Space Station (ISS) in 2 hours and 45 minutes, using a two-turn flight pattern. This was reported to TASS by the head of the ballistics department of the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) "Energia" Rafail Murtazin.
The submarine "Belgorod" will serve in the Pacific Ocean
[b]At the same time, it will be able to solve its tasks anywhere in the world's oceans, the source said.]
The special-purpose nuclear submarine "Belgorod" of Project 09852 will serve in the Pacific Ocean after the completion of state tests and transfer to the Russian Navy. This was reported to TASS by a source close to the military department.
The fourth ship of the Karakurt project will be delivered to the Baltic Fleet by the end of the year
In the fall of this year, the Navy will receive a new small missile ship (MRK) "Kozelsk" project 22800 "Karakurt". This is the fourth MRC in the series. He will serve in the Baltic Fleet.
WSJ: in the United States, the aircraft used for observation flights over Russia are being disposed of
A representative of the US Air Force said that the presence of two OC-135B aircraft is no longer necessary
The US military decided to disassemble the aircraft for spare parts, which previously, according to the terms of the International Treaty on Open Skies (DON), were used by the United States to conduct observation flights over Russia. This was reported on Monday by The Wall Street Journal.
Video: air defense systems repelled a missile attack by a simulated enemy
In the Astrakhan region, at the Ashuluk training ground, combat crews of the latest air defense systems of the Western Military District during the exercise repelled rocket attacks of a simulated enemy. In the presented video, you can watch the combat launches of anti-aircraft guided missiles at targets that imitated aircraft and cruise missiles of the "enemy".
Ka-52 attack helicopters to be transferred to Abkhazia for exercises
The Ka-52 Alligator reconnaissance and attack helicopters will be deployed to Abkhazia for planned tactical exercises. According to the head of the press service of the Southern Military District, Colonel Vadim Astafyev, the Alligators will provide air support to the motorized rifle units of the Russian military base of the Southern Military District during the maneuvers.
The aircraft carrier "Shandong" was shown from the inside
Chinese television published an interesting report from the aircraft carrier "Shandong". This is the first detailed account of the life of a huge ship. It shows the take-offs of carrier-based fighters, the work of anti-aircraft systems - in particular, the spectacular explosions of short-range missiles were captured in the frame.
At the Vostochny cosmodrome, they began to prepare for the launch of a new batch of OneWeb satellites
Before that, 36 new OneWeb spacecraft arrived at the Ignatievo airport in the city of Blagoveshchensk on an AN-124-100 aircraft, Roscosmos reported.]
Specialists of the Vostochny cosmodrome have begun preparations for the scheduled launch of the next batch of OneWeb spacecraft using the Soyuz-2.1 b launch vehicle and the Fregat upper stage at the end of April. This was reported in Roscosmos on Tuesday.
