News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

As reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Nikolai Evmenov, the shooting was carried out during the expedition "Umka-21"

A nuclear submarine conducted a torpedo firing from under the ice during the Umka-21 expedition in the Arctic. This was reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin by the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Nikolai Evmenov.

The Defense Ministry has released a video for the first time showing three Russian submarines surfacing in the Arctic, breaking through the ice.

As reported by the newspaper "Kommersant" in the material of Anastasia Vedeneeva, "Siberia" was not immediately built. The delivery of the nuclear icebreaker has been postponed from August to December", the first serial nuclear icebreaker "Siberia" of project 22220 (LK-60YA) will not be delivered in August, the new deadline is December.

Earlier, a TASS source said that state tests of the submarine will begin in May

The special-purpose nuclear submarine "Belgorod" of Project 09852, in addition to the nuclear unmanned underwater vehicles "Poseidon", will be able to carry the AS-15 nuclear deep-water station. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

In the Center for Engineering and Technical Support of Rosgvardiya and in the training center "Novsky" ODON named after F. E. Dzerzhinsky, the department's specialists demonstrated the actions of the units in conditions close to combat, including the clearance of objects with the help of robotic means.

On March 26, 2021, in St. Petersburg, JSC "Admiralty Shipyards "(part of JSC" United Shipbuilding Corporation "- USC) hosted the launch ceremony of the large diesel-electric submarine B-602" Magadan " (factory number 01616) of project 06363, which is under construction for the Russian Navy. It is the third of six Project 06363 submarines under construction for the Pacific Fleet.

Front-line SU-24M bombers and SU-30SM multi-purpose fighters have practiced bombing ground targets at a training ground in the Kaliningrad region, the press service of the Baltic Fleet (BF) reported.

As reported by JSC "United Shipbuilding Corporation" (USC), on March 26, 2021, in Shlisselburg, at LLC "Nevsky Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant" (part of the "United Shipbuilding Corporation"), a laying ceremony was held for the Russian Navy of the medium sea tanker project 23130 "Vasily Nikitin" (factory number 902).

On March 25, 2021, in Astrakhan, at the shipyard of the Astrakhan Ship Repair Plant branch of JSC "Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center "(part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation - USC), a solemn ceremony was held for the laying of the rescue and towing vessel of project 22870 "Mikhail Chekov" (factory number 021), which is being built by order of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Russian Ural-63704-0010 "Tornado-U" was first seen on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic. The military all-terrain vehicle was presented at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2015" and became one of the main innovations of the exhibition. His show aroused considerable interest among domestic and foreign specialists.

The Delta IV Heavy launch vehicle is scheduled to launch into orbit on April 26 with the secret NROL-82 satellite in the interests of the US National Office of Military Space Intelligence, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) has announced.

Russian cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov photographed from space the container ship Ever Given, which previously ran aground and blocked the Suez Canal. He posted a photo from the International Space Station (ISS) on his Twitter page.

Mi-24 attack helicopters conducted rocket and artillery fire in the Baltic Sea, the press service of the Baltic Fleet (BF) reported.

Military drones "Orlan-10" will monitor the fire situation on the territory of the Kursk, Voronezh and Belgorod regions, the press service of the Western Military District reported.

Military personnel of the Leningrad Air Force and Air Defense Association will conduct live firing at the Ashuluk training ground in the Astrakhan Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Spending on artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in Europe in 2021 will reach $ 12 billion, and by 2024 their growth will be measured at a double-digit rate. This forecast was made in the research company International Data Corporation (IDC).

Major Sergey Nakazny noted that the main task of the training was the moral training of the pilots, as well as practicing accurate aiming and launching

Pilots of the Russian Knights aerobatic team conducted combat firing on Su-35S for the first time during scheduled flights together with the crews of the Strizhi aerobatic team. This was reported to journalists by the flight commander of the Russian Knights aerobatics group, Major Sergei Nakazny.

Eight upgraded BMP-2M infantry fighting vehicles entered service with motorized rifle units of the Guards Tank Division of the Central Military District, stationed in the Chelyabinsk region.

An American F-35B fighter jet accidentally shot itself with an artillery piece. A US Marine Corps F-35B short takeoff and landing fighter fired a 25 mm cannon at itself. The incident occurred in Arizona on March 12, 2021, but it became known only recently.

In total, since the first flight of the IL-76, about 1 thousand aircraft were produced in 22 modifications

New aircraft can be created in the future on the basis of the military transport IL-76, which made its first flight in 1971. This was stated by the first Deputy General Director of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), Managing Director of PJSC "IL" Sergey Yarkov.