News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Japan has launched a new generation of lead frigate
In Japan, a ceremony was held to launch a Mogami-class frigate. In the future, the country intends to build several dozen such ships.
Starlink satellite Internet will reach 300 Mbps and cover almost the entire planet by the end of the year
One of the key factors in the development of the Starlink project from SpaceX is a grant from the US Federal Communications Commission, which allocated $885.51 million for this. In return, Elon Musk pledged to provide Internet access to 642,925 homes and businesses in remote corners of 35 states of America. Competitors in the face of other providers challenged this decision, arguing that Starlink will not be able to provide the required minimum speed of 100 Mbit/s. Technically, so far it is, but the other day Elon Musk made a revolutionary statement.
Patrol ship P 71 launched for Malta
On February 27, 2021, at the shipyard of the Italian shipbuilding company Cantiere Navale Vittoria SpA in Adria near Venice, the patrol ship P 71, which is being built for the armed forces of Malta, was launched. The launch ceremony was attended by the Commander of the Armed Forces of Malta, Brigadier Geoffrey Kermey.
Brazil may launch its own satellite launches before the end of the year
According to the head of the Brazilian Space Agency, Carlus Moura, nine companies, four of which are Brazilian, are interested in launching from the Alcantara space center.
With Operation Clemenceau 21, France highlights its global interests
The French naval task force (FRMARFOR), led by the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, has been in the World's oceans for almost five months since February 21, 2021. Operation Clemenceau 21 (Clemenceau 21) is a continuation of the 2019 mission of the same name and pursues similar goals to defend France's global claims.
Fincantieri to build two U212 NFS class submarines for Italian Navy
On February 26, the Italian company Fincantieri announced the signing of a contract with the European Organization for Cooperation in the Field of Weapons OCCAR for the construction of two new-generation submarines for the Italian Navy.
The corps of amphibious ships of the project 23900 began to form in the Crimea
In Kerch, the formation of the hulls of the future universal landing ships "Ivan Rogov" and "Mitrofan Moskalenko"began. Work on domestic helicopter carriers is carried out taking into account the experience gained in the construction of ships of the Mistral type.
The UAE Navy received a new support ship
As part of NAVDEX-2021, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on February 22, a ceremony was held for the adoption of the support ship (L72) Al Saadiyat (Al Saadiyat) by the UAE Navy.
Iran has demonstrated a "creative approach" to its air Force
Iran's Defense ministry has delivered dozens of planes, helicopters and jet engines to the Islamic Republic's Air Force in accordance with plans to increase the combat power of the country's forces, the Mehr news agency reports.
Media: China is preparing a super-heavy rocket for a manned mission to the Moon in 2030
The payload capacity of the device will be about 100 tons, the Global Times newspaper notes
The Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) plans to create a super-heavy launch vehicle for a manned mission to the moon in approximately 2030. This was reported on Monday by the Global Times newspaper.
Kalashnikov will supply the Russian Defense Ministry with 20 Armavir target missiles by the end of 2022
The new contract provides for maintenance, operational repair and completion of target missiles
The Kalashnikov Group of Companies (GC) (part of the Rostec State Corporation) will supply the Russian Defense Ministry with 20 Armavir high-altitude target missiles by the end of 2022. This was reported to journalists on Monday in the press service of "Kalashnikov".
Russia has started building helicopter carriers
The Gulf shipyard in Kerch (Crimea) has started building helicopter carriers, TASS reports, citing a source in the Russian military-industrial complex.
RCS has completed the creation of the ground segment of the wide-band GLONASS functional supplement to improve navigation accuracy
JSC "Russian Space Systems" (RKS, part of the State Corporation "ROSCOSMOS") has completed the formation of the ground infrastructure of a high – precision complex of wide-band functional additions to global navigation satellite systems based on the development of the differential correction and monitoring system (SDCM) - a network of 53 unified measurement collection stations (USSI) has been created.
Rostec has delivered the first fiber-optic complex for underwater oil production
The Shvabe holding company of the Rostec State Corporation has delivered to the customer a pilot set of equipment for a fiber-optic system for transmitting and converting optical signals (SPOS). Signal transmission equipment for controlling the subsea infrastructure of offshore oil and gas production is planned to be installed at the Russian production complex at the Yuzhno-Kirinskoye field on the shelf of Sakhalin Island.
The "rivals" of the Russian "Iskander" are named»
Foreign "rivals" of the Russian operational-tactical missile system (OTRK) "Iskander-E" are the American MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATacMS), the Israeli complex with a long-Range Artillery Missile (LORA) and the Chinese SY-400 with BP-12A missiles, Izvestia writes.
Source: Russia has started developing a new-generation strategic missile system
According to a source in the military-industrial complex, Russian engineers have begun to create a new-generation strategic missile system, which received the symbol "Cedar". Now its development is at the very early stage.
Russian aviation can get EW-protected antennas
Russian combat aircraft can receive noise-resistant antenna arrays "Comet", said the head of the Main Department of Research Activities of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Andrey Goncharov.
The source reported on the planned launch of "Zircons" from the submarine " Severodvinsk"
The multi-purpose nuclear submarine of the project 885 (code "Ash") "Severodvinsk" this year will be the first of the Russian submarines to fire hypersonic missiles "Zircon", including from under water, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti.
China Navy's new carrier-based aircraft Can't Take off from Aircraft Carriers
The Chinese carrier-based KJ-600 early detection radar aircraft cannot operate from the country's existing aircraft carriers, Defense World reported, citing the national television of the People's Republic of China.
Russia begins military exercises in the Kuril Islands
Soldiers machine-gun connection army corps of the Eastern military district (TSB) of the Ministry of defense of Russia is carried out on the Kuril Islands of exercises involving more than 1 million people involved aircraft. This was reported on the agency's website on Friday, February 26.
