News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
"Enemy" objects destroyed by Iskander-M missiles at exercises near Kaliningrad-Baltflot
Calculations of operational-tactical missile systems (OTRK) "Iskander-M" worked out the destruction of important objects of the imaginary enemy at the exercises in the Kaliningrad region, the Baltic Fleet (BF) said on Thursday.
"Russian Knights" for the first time began to perform "Cuban Diamond" on five Su-35S
The pilots plan to demonstrate their performance using the new aircraft for the first time at the aviation festival on May 15
The Russian Knights and Strizhi aerobatics groups first began performing a complex of aerobatics in the Cuban Diamond formation with the participation of five Su-35S fighters. This was reported by TASS on Thursday, the commander of the "Russian Knights" Sergei Shcheglov.
The largest exercise of the Polish Army "Dragon-21" with units near the borders of Belarus and Russia
This year's largest exercise of the Polish Army "Dragon-21" will be held on June 2-18 almost throughout the country, in land, air, sea and cybernetic space.
The first echelon of military railway workers is preparing for the construction of the second branch of the BAM
In the Amur region, the first military echelon of the 573rd separate railway mechanization battalion of the 48th separate railway brigade arrived at the Dugda station of the Far Eastern Railway, which departed from the Strela station from the Omsk Region.
The ships of the Black Sea Fleet began to go to sea more because of the activity of NATO-Commander
The training of surface ships and boats of the Black Sea Fleet during the winter training period took place in conditions of intensive counteraction to NATO ships operating in the Black Sea, Commander of the Southern Military District Alexander Dvornikov said in an interview with the newspaper "Military Bulletin of the South of Russia".
The military in the south of Russia received a new air defense system S-350
The new medium-range anti-aircraft missile system S-350 "Vityaz" has entered service in the Southern Military District, said in an interview with the newspaper "Military Bulletin of the South of Russia" Commander of the district Alexander Dvornikov.
Study: Russia ranks second among manufacturers of combat helicopters
The first place is occupied by the United States, their market share is 62%, according to the Military Helicopters handbook, released by the British publishing group Shephard Media
Russia ranks second after the United States in the global list of manufacturers of combat helicopters. This is stated in the reference book Military Helicopters ("Military helicopters"), released by the British publishing group Shephard Media and available to TASS.
More than 80 units of military equipment have been delivered to the Central Military District since the beginning of the year
More than 80 units of weapons and military equipment have been received by the troops of the Central Military District (CVO) since the beginning of this year.
The third patrol ship OPV-87 for the Argentine Navy is launched at the Concarneau shipyard
According to the French company Naval Group, on May 10 at the shipyard in Concarneau (Brittany), the ceremony of launching the third of the four ordered by the Argentine Navy patrol ship of the coastal zone OPV (Offshore Patrol Vessel) – (53) "Storni" (Storni) took place.
In the Trans-Baikal Territory, the ranges of the combined arms army of the VVO are being modernized for the new training period
Military personnel of the formations and military units of the VVO stationed in the Trans-Baikal Territory will improve their professional skills at the modernized landfill facilities during the summer training period.
By order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, the new anti-sabotage boat of the Pacific Fleet was named " Sakhalin Unarmeets"
A new anti-sabotage boat (PRDK) "Grachonok"has arrived in the connection of ships protecting the water area of the Troops and forces in the North-East of Russia.
Turkey to replace F-35 with its own drones
Turkish company Baykar Defense has published the first concept image of the TB-3 Bayraktar drone on the deck of the aircraft carrier landing ship Anadolu.
No mine detector can replace the sensitive sense of smell of a service dog
The exercise on the detection of explosive objects with the counselors of the mine-search service dogs was held in the combined-arms army of the Eastern Military District (VVO) in Primorye.
The only instance: the armored car "Holder" was shown in the LPR
The fighters of the People's Militia of the self-proclaimed LPR reanimated the existing single copy of the vehicle for providing crossings (MOP) "Holder".
She took part in the parade dedicated to the 76th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
The ISS orbit will be adjusted on May 20
The station will be "raised" to 350 meters to create the necessary ballistic conditions for the next manned launch
The next correction of the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) in preparation for the launch of the Soyuz MS-19 transport manned spacecraft will take place on May 20. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Wednesday.
"Shilki" and "Slingshot" cover the Angolan army from air attacks
The ZSU-23-4 anti-aircraft self-propelled gun, despite its venerable age, is still in service with the armies of more than three dozen countries.
For example, they are armed with air defense units of the Angolan ground forces. There are about 50 pieces in total.
China has revealed the latest submarine
In the Chinese social network Weibo, the first photo of a new type of submarine appeared. The ship is ready to be launched in Wuhan. Presumably, this is the head sample of the upgraded Type-039C Yuan project.
Roscosmos plans to launch 16 launch vehicles by 2022
Roscosmos plans to launch 16 launch vehicles from the Baikonur and Vostochny cosmodromes by July 2022. This was reported on Wednesday, May 12, "RIA Novosti", referring to the data of the public procurement website.
F-15E fighter loaded with record number of JASSM cruise missiles
Five AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile cruise missiles were suspended from the F-15E Strike Eagle fighter mounts. This is one of the most modern complexes of this type in the arsenal of the US Air Force.
The expert assessed the potential of the" Iron Dome " of Israel
The Israeli "Iron Dome" is effective when it comes to countering the Palestinian semi-military missiles of the "Qassam" type, the Soviet Grad missiles available to the radicals, as well as mortar or artillery shells. Alexander Mikhailov, director of the Bureau of Military-Political Analysis, told Izvestia about this on May 12, commenting on rocket attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip.
