News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

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.

The coastal missile system " Bastion "and the patrol ship" Pavel Derzhavin " conducted a joint exercise in the Black Sea, where a frigate of the Spanish Navy recently entered, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet reported.

Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has demonstrated an innovative concept for creating a mixed air group, which will include the LCA Tejas light combat aircraft and various unmanned vehicles.

The best of the 39 options, scientists recognized a single-stage module on liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen

TASS, March 15. Scientists from Russia and the United States have chosen the best version of the module for delivering astronauts from the orbiting lunar station to the surface of the Earth's satellite and back. An article describing their work was published by the scientific journal Acta Astronautica, the press service of the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology writes briefly about this.

The opening ceremony of the new IRGC naval missile base ("Rocket City") was held in Iran, and new weapons were presented, the country's state television reports.

The British magazine Navy Lookout showed a possible image of the Russian nuclear submarine K-329 "Belgorod" project 09852 with the nuclear deep-water station (AGS) AS-31 "Losharik" project 10831.

The attempt to evacuate the Turkish armored car ended with its fall from the platform and overturning. It is reported that the military vehicle was found to have a malfunction, so they decided to take it out with the help of a four-axle car.

The United Shipbuilding Corporation is strengthening its position in the Kaliningrad Region.

The Northern Production Association "Arctic" opens a branch at the Baltic Shipbuilding Plant "Yantar" (part of the USC).

The command of the Indian Navy, during a ceremony held on March 10 at the Mumbai Naval Shipyard, adopted the third of the six ordered Kalvari (Scorpion) – class (S23) "Karanj" (Karanj).

According to a TASS source, after launching the submarine will be completed afloat

The second serial nuclear submarine of the project 885M cipher "Yasen-M" Krasnoyarsk will be launched by the shipbuilders of "Sevmash" in August this year. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

The crew of the newest Project 12700 minesweeper "Pyotr Ilyichev", which is being built for the Pacific Fleet, completed training at the Joint Center of the Navy and arrived in Vladivostok for an internship on the same type of ship-the naval minesweeper "Yakov Balyaev", which three months ago became part of the Pacific Fleet.