News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

It is specified that the annual demand for LNG will be at the level of 2.8 thousand tons

At least 13-14 launches of the advanced Amur launch vehicle with a return stage are expected annually by 2030. This is stated in the presentation presented by the Executive Director of Roscosmos for Advanced Programs and Science Alexander Bloshenko at the annual international LNG Congress.

Missile weapons of the US Army can not replace the corresponding arsenal of the Air Force (Air Force) of the country, writes in a column for the American magazine Aviation Week & Space Technology, Lieutenant General of the Air Force of the country (retired) David Deptula.

In the Crimea and other regions of the south of Russia can deploy long-range anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS) of the new generation S-500, as well as new medium-range air defense systems S-350, said the commander of the Southern Military District (SE) Army General Alexander Dvornikov.

The financing of scientific research in space is characterized by a regular reduction in the amount of budget funds, according to the annual report of the Accounting Chamber (SP).

The heavy flamethrower system of the new generation TOS-2 ("Tosochka") is expected to enter service with the Russian army this year, said the head of the radiation, biological and chemical (RCB) protection troops of the Russian Armed Forces Igor Kirillov.

According to correspondents of Chinese specialized military-technical publications, the command of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JDF) at the end of 2016 adopted the latest wheeled tank under the designation "Type-16". The model is intended for staffing in the period from 2016 to 2025 six divisions and four brigades of the ground forces, which are planned to be reformed on the model of the Brigade tactical team" Stryker " (Brigade combat team Stryker) of the US Army.

The Turkish S-400 will have a partner-the HISAR-O complex.

The Egyptian publication NoonPost reacted to the news about the completion of the initial tests of the HISAR-O system. This was recently stated by the head of the Turkish Defense Industry Department, Ismail Demir.

The United States has approved the sale to Taiwan of key components of equipment for Taipei's program to build its own submarine fleet.

During a ceremony held on March 16 at the Japan Marine United (JMU) Corporation in Yokohama (Kanagawa Prefecture), the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force received the third Awaji-class PMO ship.

The small missile ship "Vyshny Volochek" of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) is returning to Sevastopol from the Mediterranean Sea and is now passing through the Bosphorus, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet.

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.