News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

On August 15, the launch ceremony of the lead corvette of the Ada class (MILGEM), intended for the Pakistani Navy, took place at the Istanbul Naval Shipyard in Istanbul.

Military Watch Magazine spoke about the advantages of the Soviet S-200 system.

Military Wait magazine published an article "Why NATO hated the S-200 - the longest-range air defense system of the Cold War".

According to reports published on Twitter, sea trials of the third universal landing ship (UDC) of the Type-075 class built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, intended for the PLA Navy, have begun.

The hypersonic missile "Zircon", which Russia will adopt in the coming years, will put the aircraft carrier strike groups of the US Navy at risk and make them ineffective, according to Mark Episkopos, a columnist for The National Interest.

The next strategic directive of the Joint Council for the Control of ensuring the needs of the Pentagon will focus on the future "integrated air and missile defense" (air defense and missile defense), reports Breaking Defense statement of the deputy chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces (AF) of the United States, General John Hyten.

In accordance with the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation, the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021"will be held from August 22 to 28, 2021. However, its official opening will take place on August 23.

The T-90M will confidently act both in conditions of a full-scale war, including with the use of weapons of mass destruction, and in local conflicts, including counter-insurgency operations.

On August 15, 2021, at the Turkish naval shipyard in Istanbul (Istanbul Naval Shipyard), in addition to the launching ceremony of the first corvette of the Turkish MILGEM project (Ada type) being built for the Pakistani Navy, in the presence of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the ceremony of the first steel cutting and the start of construction for the Turkish Navy of the lead patrol ship of the new type Akhisar was also held.

The Guards tank Army of the ZVO received five unified command and staff vehicles (UKSHM) R-149MA1, which increased the combat capabilities of communication units.

In the United States, they continue to create full-scale models depicting the military equipment of potential opponents. If earlier Soviet or Russian samples, such as the T-90, were mainly presented, now imitation of products of the military-industrial complex of the People's Republic of China has become increasingly common.

Since 2016, the Strategic Missile Forces have received more than 70 Typhoon-M combat anti-sabotage vehicles (BPDM).

As part of the scientific and business program of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation "Army-2021", the Main Command of the Ground Forces plans to hold an open round table on the development of military equipment for military personnel.

The motorized rifle brigade of the ZVO, stationed in the Leningrad Region, received 10 modernized BMP-2M with the Berezhok combat module for service under the state defense order.

Russia plans to create a robotic air defense system based on the Uran-9 shock RTC, RIA Novosti reports, citing a source in the defense industry.

Scientific achievements of military educational organizations subordinate to the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces will be presented at the Army-2021 MIFTF.

The next research expedition to the Arctic seas of the hydrographic vessel of the Northern Fleet "Horizon" under the command of Captain Vitaly Khopryachkov has begun.

At the launch site, specialists will perform final installation work and test the Changzheng-7-uai-4 and Tianzhou-3 systems

The launch vehicle "Changzheng-7-uai-4 "(Long March-7 Y4) for the Chinese cargo spacecraft" Tianzhou-3 " has arrived at the Wenchang cosmodrome in the southern province of Hainan, China. This was announced on Monday by the Department of the Manned Space Flight Program of the People's Republic of China.

In the Murmansk region, units of a separate Arctic motorized rifle brigade of the Northern Fleet broke through the defenses of a conditional enemy and inflicted artillery strikes. The exercises were held at the training ground near the village of Alakurtti. On the video, you can watch the actions of the fighters.

The concern will also present at the forum devices that provide the ability to control a helicopter using instruments

The concern" Radio-Electronic Technologists "(KRET) of the Rostec State Corporation will present for the first time at the Army-2021 forum a new navigation system for START 1a light helicopters. This was reported to journalists on Monday in the press service of KRET.

The command of the US Coast Guard announced the launch ceremony of the new fast patrol boat FRC (Fast Response Cutter) of the Sentinel class-(WPC 1144) "Glen Harris", which took place at the Fort Macon base (North Carolina).