News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The Japanese space agency JAXA has found itself in a difficult situation – it can not decide what to do with a pair of 50-kilogram satellites. Both devices now simply occupy a useful place in the cramped space on board the ISS, but it is impossible to get rid of them or use them for their intended purpose. The fact is that these satellites were created for Myanmar, in which a month ago there was what was officially called a "military coup".

[b]Earlier, The Washington Post reported that the plans of China and Russia for a lunar research station are a sign of the creation of an alliance between Moscow and Beijing against the West.]

The plans of Russia and China to cooperate on the creation of a lunar science station are not directed against the West, they are open to the participation of other countries. This was announced by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

The Eastern Military District will receive the Tor-M2 air defense system — one of the most effective short-range air defense systems in the world. They shoot down planes, helicopters, drones, cruise missiles, and even small quadrocopters. The new product will radically increase the capabilities of military air defense in the Far East.

Small missile ships of the Baltic Fleet conducted large-scale shooting at air, sea and coastal targets.

A British online publication published an image of a three-dimensional model of the latest Russian submarine "Belgorod".

British Resource navylookout.com A specialist in naval subjects, created a computer model of the Russian submarine "Belgorod" project 09852-the future carrier of the underwater vehicle "Poseidon".

The Algerian pilots demonstrated a risky maneuver. Piloting a front-line Su-24MK bomber, they passed at a fairly high speed below the mountain peaks located at a short distance. It is believed that such flights allow you to hide from the enemy's radar and go unnoticed to the intended targets.

The U.S. Coast Guard Command announced the launch ceremony of the Sentinel-class fast patrol boat (WPC 1142) Robert Goldman, which took place on March 12 at the Key West base.

According to the source, a group of ships and submarines will go from the Baltic to the points of permanent deployment in the Far East approximately in May

Two submarines of the project 636.3 "Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky" and "Volkhov", as well as the corvette of the project 20385 "Gremyashchy", built by St. Petersburg shipbuilders for the Pacific Fleet (TOF), will go to the Far East via the Mediterranean Sea and the Suez Canal. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

The British authorities intend to significantly increase the number of nuclear warheads in the country's arsenal. Konstantin Blokhin, a leading researcher at the Center for Security Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, commented on these plans on the air of Sputnik radio.

Scientists studied unknown bacteria from the ISS

American scientists have identified three strains of bacteria unknown to science in samples from the ISS. They were related to bacteria that are important for plant growth. The researchers hope that in the future, these strains can be used to grow food on long-term space flights.

The British Ministry of Defense will suffer heavy costs due to the operation of American fifth-generation F-35B stealth fighters. This was stated in an interview with journalists by the former head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the country, General Richard Dannatt.

According to the published data, it is planned to launch the upgraded Rokot carrier in the second half of 2022. The use of parts from Ukraine in its design was previously refused.

On March 13, 2021, the Telegram channel of Russian military journalist Alexander Sladkov published photos of several 5.45-mm Kalashnikov AK-12 assault rifles with detected defects - a crack in the front part of the forearm, chrome paint on the bolt frame rod, the absence of a pencil case and other details.

Calculations of the coastal missile complex "Bal" of the Caspian flotilla conducted exercises, the final of which was electronic launches on the ships of the imaginary enemy.

The maneuvers of the rocket men took place at the Turali training ground in Dagestan. According to the press service of the Southern Military District, the servicemen marched to the training ground, where they worked out the standards for the deployment of coastal complexes.

The State Corporation "Rostec" has handed over the first Tu-160M missile carrier with new NK-32 engines of the 02 series for preliminary tests. They will be held at the flight test and finishing base of PJSC "Tupolev" in Zhukovsky, near Moscow. This was reported by almost all news agencies. Behind the lines of the news was an interesting and very revealing story of the mid-1990s.

The US Air Force has released a request for information on technologies and systems that will create a "smart" electronic warfare system for F-15 Eagle fighters, including the latest modification of the F-15EX Advanced Eagle. According to Flightglobal, the new system will automatically recognize enemy radars and communication devices and select methods to suppress them.

The construction of 44 support vessels continues under 18 state contracts concluded with shipbuilding enterprises, the Navy reported

The contract for development work on the development of the oil garbage collector was signed in 2020 in the Russian Federation. This was announced by the head of the auxiliary fleet of the Transport support Department of the Russian Defense Ministry, Captain I rank Sergey Epifanov.

The crews of the long-range aviation of the Aerospace Forces (VKS) of the Russian Federation have refueled the Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers with fuel in the airspace, the Ministry of Defense reported on Sunday, March 14.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has ordered 12 second-generation navigation satellites. With their help, the European satellite system "Galileo" (Galileo) will be strengthened. The satellites are planned to be put into orbit from 2024 and strengthen the 28 satellites already there. Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space have received an order for six satellites. The first generation of satellites was mainly supplied by OHB, which this time did not work out.

During the exercises in the Sverdlovsk region of the electronic warfare units of the Central Military District, the role of the enemy was played by Su-34 bombers. On Monday, March 15, the TV channel REN TV reports with reference to the press service of the Central Military District.