News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
A photo of a Japanese submarine after a collision with a bulk carrier has appeared
The Japanese Coast Guard has released a photo of the SS501 Soryu submarine, which was damaged after a collision with a bulk carrier off the coast of Kochi Prefecture.
Video: in the South of Russia have been firing from nuclear mortars
In the southern military district began the teaching of the units of missile troops and artillery of great power. More than 13 thousand servicemen marched in a combined way to military training grounds in the Astrakhan, Rostov, Volgograd regions, as well as in the Krasnodar and Stavropol territories.
Video: the first stage of pilot operation of the BPMT "Terminator" has been completed"
The first stage of the pilot operation of the Terminator tank support vehicle (BMPT) was completed at the training ground of the Guards Tank Division of the Central Military District in the Chelyabinsk Region.
The new ice-class patrol ship will be commissioned in 2024
The new ice - class patrol ship project 23550-cipher "Ermak" will be commissioned in 2024. The main task of the "Blizzard", as it will be called - the protection of state borders in the Arctic, the protection of Russia's economic resources and the delivery of goods to the unequipped coast of the Arctic. He will be able to overcome almost two meters of ice.
Shoigu set the task of introducing artificial intelligence into weapons
The Russian Armed Forces will rely on the introduction of artificial intelligence technologies in modern weapons. This was announced on Tuesday, speaking at an operational mobilization meeting with the leadership of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, said Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu.
The Russian Navy will receive two submarines of the Lada project in 2022
Two serial diesel-electric submarines of the fourth generation of the project 677 "Lada" — "Kronshtadt" and "Velikiye Luki" — will receive the Russian Navy in 2022, the general director of JSC "Admiralty Shipyards" Alexander Buzakov said on February 9.
Russian industry is working to strengthen the combat capabilities of the Su-57 - Manturov fighter " Interfax"
Aviators and engine builders are working on increasing the combat capabilities of the Russian fighter of the fifth generation su-57, said in an interview to "Interfax" the head of Minpromtorg Denis Manturov.
Sky: the first Arab interplanetary mission "Al-Amal" entered the orbit of Mars
This station is fully developed and assembled by specialists from the United Arab Emirates
The Arab interplanetary station "Al-Amal" entered the orbit of Mars. This was reported on Tuesday by Sky News Arabia. The TV channel calls this event " the first success of the Arabs in space."
Laser cutter taught to assemble ready-to-fly drones
American and British engineers have created a nozzle for laser cutters that allows them to create drones — the cutter cuts out the body, and the nozzle moves components onto it, applies contact tracks and sinters them. After that, the drone can take off directly from the cutter and get to work. The paper will be presented at the CHI 2021 conference.
"Vedomosti»: NATO countries complain about Russian 5G
The Russian 5G network interferes with NATO spy planes, the Vedomosti newspaper writes, citing reports from the International Telecommunication Union at the United Nations. Latvia, Estonia, and Finland, which is not a member of the alliance, objected to the use of the 4.8-4.99 GHz band by Russian operators.
A unique REM-KS vehicle for the evacuation of the Iskander complex has been delivered to the ZVO
The repair and evacuation vehicle (REM-KS) was delivered to a separate battalion of the combined arms army in the Kursk region. This is reported by the press service of the Western Military District.
MANPADS "Metka" and MLRS "Tornado-G" on the DT tractor are being developed in Russia
Already developed, adopted or undergoing state tests, in particular, hypersonic systems "Dagger", "Zircon", cruise missiles "Caliber", reported in the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
In 2020, the Russian Armed Forces added almost 40 new regiments and formations
Earlier, the head of the Defense Ministry Sergei Shoigu said that the level of equipment of the Russian army and navy by the end of 2024 with modern weapons will increase to 75.9%
Almost 40 new formations, regiments and military units were formed in various types of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 2020.
Russian scientists have offered guaranteed protection against NATO aggression
Russian military scientists have proposed a variant of the combat use of the Aerospace Forces( VKS), which will provide guaranteed protection against a possible multi-sphere operation of NATO, a new approach is presented in the journal "Aerospace Forces. Theory and Practice", published by the Military Training and Research Center of the Air Force (Air Force).
The first shift of the MiG-31BM flight crews on experimental combat duty took place on Novaya Zemlya
While on duty on the island of the Southern archipelago, the pilots were able to work out training flights to intercept a simulated enemy
The first change of flight personnel and MiG-31BM fighters during the pilot combat duty took place at the Northern Fleet airfield Rogachevo on Novaya Zemlya. In the modern history of Russia, this is the first time that this is being practiced, the press service of the Northern Fleet reported on Monday.
One of the largest telescopes will work on Lake Baikal in March
The Baikal neutrino telescope, the largest in the Northern Hemisphere, will start operating in March 2021. This was announced on Monday, February 8, by Grigory Trubnikov, Director of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
There is a strengthening of the Pacific group of warships
The Sea of Okhotsk, Kamchatka and the Arctic coast of Russia will be covered by the latest missile corvette "Agile". This is the second ship of Project 20385. It is equipped with cruise missiles, an ultra-long-range anti-aircraft system and a powerful radar capable of detecting targets hundreds of kilometers away.
Military expert on the VKS: we are insured against any force majeure
Russian military scientists have offered guaranteed protection against a" multi-sphere operation " by NATO. On the air of Sputnik radio, Igor Korotchenko, the editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine, shared his opinion on this issue.
The US Navy is preparing to adopt the 69th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
The US Navy is preparing to take on the 69th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. February 7, portal navaltoday.com He reported that the ship USS Daniel Inouye successfully passed the factory and acceptance tests.
The PEAK neutron reactor has started reaching a capacity of 10 megawatts
Neutron research reactor PIK, which is Gatchina near St. Petersburg, went to the next stage energy start — his power has begun to raise the level of 10 MW, and the output of the reactor operating power of 100 MW is planned EN 2022. The conclusion of the reactor on the energy mode of operation is stated in the message on the website of the Kurchatov Institute.