News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Video: F-35A test-drops new nuclear bomb at supersonic speed
A fifth-generation f-35A fighter jet test-dropped a B61-12 nuclear bomb at supersonic speed. The product did not have a warhead.
On wings to space: the history of spaceplanes
the History of work on projects of various reusable aerospace systems goes back more than a dozen years. In April 1981, the first flight into orbit of the American Space Shuttle took place, and a little later the winged Buran flew into space.
The launch of the Gonets satellites was postponed due to comments on the rocket
It was postponed for about 10 days, a source in the rocket and space industry told TASS
The launch of three Gonets-M communications satellites from the Plesetsk cosmodrome was postponed for about 10 days due to comments on the rocket. This was reported to TASS by a source in the rocket and space industry.
Since June 1, the VKS has warned 18 times about dangerous approaches of objects with Russian satellites
the missile warning system on Duty detected about 30 ballistic missile launches during the same period
During the summer training period (June 1 - November 30), the main space situation intelligence center (RKO) issued a warning about dangerous approaches of various objects to Russian satellites 18 times. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of defense, distributed on Sunday.
Machines fire: self-propelled flamethrowers are waiting for a serious upgrade
Heavy flamethrower systems (CBT) "Pinocchio" and "Solntsepek" thoroughly updated. Combat vehicles will increase not only firepower, but also security, as well as connect them to the"military Internet".
Attack helicopter "Tiger" will receive a new guided missile system
The French Tiger attack helicopter will receive a new air-to-ground tactical missile as its main armament. The French armed forces have developed an anti-tank guided missile for their "Tiger", which will replace the ATGM "Hellfire" (Hellfire ).
The flag of the hydrographic service of the Navy was raised on the large hydrographic boat " Alexander Makorta"
On November 21, the main base of the Northern fleet – Severomorsk – hosted a solemn ceremony of raising the flag of the hydrographic service of the Russian Navy on a large hydrographic boat of the project 19920 "Alexander Makorta".
On November 21, the St. Petersburg enterprise Almaz removed the hull of the icebreaker evpatiy Kolovrat from the boathouse"
It is planned that the 21180m project icebreaker evpatiy Kolovrat, which is under construction in Saint Petersburg at the Almaz Shipbuilding company, will join the Navy in 2022.
The use of unusual jet installations from China was shown in the video
The people's liberation army of China is traditionally armed with a large variety of multiple rocket launchers. The smallest-107 mm caliber - can hit targets at a distance of more than 10 km.
Test launch of Angara from Plesetsk postponed for a week-source
The first test launch of the Angara-A5 rocket from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in six years has been postponed for a week, a source in the space industry told Interfax on Monday.
Soyuz-ST will be taken to the launch pad at the Kourou cosmodrome on November 25 to prepare for launch
According to a source in the rocket and space industry, last week during tests in the installation and measurement complex, a leaky electro-pneumatic valve was detected, the part was already brought from Russia.
China has launched the world's first satellite for the 6G network – but no one knows what it is
The media reported that one of the 13 new Chinese satellites launched on November 6 by the long March 6 rocket is the Tianyang-5 spacecraft. This is the brainchild of Chengdu Guoxing Aerospace Technology, based on the developments of a leading Chinese University in Chengdu. Tianyang-5 is designed to study the Earth, but it will also test the operation of a transmitter for the new 6G network, which does not yet exist in nature.
Yuri Borisov: the ERA-GLONASS System can become a platform for controlling drones
The state automated information system for emergency response in case of road accidents may become a platform for driving self-driving cars in the future. This was stated on Friday at the opening of the international Congress "ERA-GLONASS" by Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov.
The submarine "Kazan" on state tests hit the "Caliber" target at a distance of more than 1 thousand km
ships and vessels of the Belomorskaya naval base of the Northern fleet served to Protect the water area and ensure shooting
The lead nuclear submarine of the project 885m ("Yasen-M") "Kazan" during the final stage of state tests hit a target at the Chizha test site in the Arkhangelsk region at a distance of more than 1 thousand km with a Kalibr missile from the White sea. This was announced on Monday by the press service of the Northern fleet.
Drone reconnaissance: sniffer drones have appeared in the troops
New UAVS specialize in detecting enemy air defense systems
Planes and helicopters will now be protected by artificial intelligence drones. A high-tech unmanned reconnaissance system has been tested in the Ground forces. The new model specializes in detecting the operation of air defense radars and anti-aircraft missile systems, sources in the defense Department said.
These domes can't be extinguished
in 2020, parachuting and paratroopers did a lot for the first time
Our airborne forces were the first in world history to perform a group high-altitude jump from 10 thousand meters from the Il-76 military transport aircraft at a flight speed of up to 350 km/h. The jump was made in the area of the Franz Josef Land archipelago on drifting ice. Another evidence of our country's active consolidation in the Arctic.
Keeping the divine status
Prospects for the development of artillery
Almost all classes of military equipment used in the current armed forces were born in the twentieth century. Only artillery appeared in the middle Ages. Now it is even difficult to determine exactly when and where it happened. At the same time, the importance of artillery does not decrease, only the concepts of its use change.
Answer for 100 years
Russia's Nuclear triad switched to digital format
The traditional meeting of President Vladimir Putin with the leadership of the defense Ministry and defense industry in Sochi was one of the main sensations of this year. The head of state said that the construction of a new – exclusively protected – control point for strategic nuclear forces is being completed in Russia.
The extraordinary fate of the K-19 submarine
Russian nuclear-powered missile submarines – 60 years old
The first Russian nuclear-powered ship-a carrier of ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads-entered service on November 12, 1960, when the state Commission signed the acceptance certificate on the completion of the K-19 tests. the Lead ship of project 658 did not receive its own name. And due to severe accidents in July 1961 and February 1972, accompanied by the release of radiation and the death of crew members (9 and 30 people, respectively), it remained in the memory of the people under the nickname "Hiroshima".
Part of the Armenian ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" that fought in Karabakh did not have locators
In the course of hostilities in Nagorno Karabakh, Armenian armed forces have used various means of defense. Mostly, these were outdated systems created in the sixties and seventies. For example, the ZSU-23-4 Shilka self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.