News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

According to the US Navy Command, on April 6, the General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) company held a keel laying ceremony for the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer URO (DDG-124) "Harvey S. Barnum".

The commander of the air and missile defense forces - Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the VKS, Lieutenant General Yuri Grekhov, spoke about the S-350 Vityaz medium-range anti-aircraft missile system and the Container radar. The S-350 is deployed at the anti-aircraft missile Forces training center in Gatchina.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation will continue to work on expanding the range of robotic systems for military purposes, said the head of the department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

In Serbia, while following one of the highways, the self-propelled anti-aircraft missile and gun system "Pantsir-S1"lay on its side.

Photos of the ZRPC that was involved in the accident have already appeared on the network. It can be seen that the combat vehicle was slightly damaged and can be returned to service quickly enough. At the same time, it is not yet known exactly why everything happened, and whether there are any victims.

The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, checked the implementation of the state defense order of JSC "766 Department of Production and Technological Equipment" (UPTK) in the Moscow region, where robotic systems for various purposes are developed and produced.

Getting accurate artillery shell struck the ship's sea shield-a target that simulates an enemy ship, reported in Department of information support of the black sea fleet

Small missile ships "home or office" and "Vishny Volochek" spent artillery firing at surface targets on the ground in the Black sea, said to journalists on Friday in Department of information support of the black sea fleet (BSF).

It is expected that the launch will be carried out from the spaceport in Wenchang

Chinese authorities plan to launch four Hainan-1 remote sensing satellites into orbit by the end of this year. This was reported by the Hainan Daily newspaper.

The crew of the diesel-electric submarine "Veliky Novgorod" from the separate brigade of submarines of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) conducted an exercise in the fight for survivability at the base point.

The Center for the Operation of Ground-based Space Infrastructure (CENKI) has previously worked out the appearance of the ground-based infrastructure necessary for the operation of the Sea Launch cosmodrome.

The frigate of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Federation "Admiral Kasatonov" will work out the search for submarines in the Norwegian Sea, the press service of the fleet reported.

A detachment of Russian ships is heading to the Atlantic, currently it is in one of the bays of the Mediterranean Sea in anticipation of improving weather conditions, the Baltic Fleet said on Saturday.

Combat crews of S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs), which are in service with the air defense forces of the Northern Fleet, will practice live firing at the Ashuluk training ground near Astrakhan, the press service of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Federation reports.

The intelligence services of the United States and South Korea believe that the DPRK has completed the construction of a new submarine weighing 3 thousand tons, the Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday, citing its sources.

The electronic warfare forces of the Baltic and Northern Fleets conducted unique bilateral exercises

The Russian military conducted exercises during which ultra-long-range electronic warfare stations were tested. This was reported by sources of "Izvestia" in the Ministry of Defense.

In mid-2022, the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus will test a laser communication system for aircraft, which is being developed as part of the UltraAir project. According to Flightglobal, a promising satellite communication system will provide data exchange at a speed of several gigabits per second. For testing, a laser communication system will be installed on the aircraft.

According to the Ministry of Defense, MiG-31BM aircraft regularly conduct training flights over the Russian Arctic

The MiG-31BM interceptor fighters have received the latest navigation system, which allows them to successfully solve tasks in the Arctic region. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the United Aircraft Corporation of the state corporation "Rostec".

Combat crews of the anti-aircraft missile and gun complexes of the ZRPK "Pantsir-S" struck the lightly armored vehicles of the simulated enemy during the exercises at the Ashuluk training ground in the Astrakhan region. This was reported on Thursday, April 8, by the Russian Defense Ministry.

In June of this year, the Russian military will conduct experimental exercises using the Terminator-2 tank support combat vehicle at the Chebarkul training ground. The tactics of their use together with tank units and in separate directions will be tested.

The International Center for Commercial Space Launches will include the launch pad of the cosmodrome and an industrial complex

China plans to begin construction of another spaceport in the mainland, which will be located in the Xiangshan County of the city of Ningbo in the eastern province of Zhejiang. This was reported on Thursday by the newspaper "Zhongguo Hantianbao" with reference to the provincial government.

The multi-purpose nuclear submarine Severodvinsk (project 885, code "Ash") will become the main test base for hypersonic missiles "Zircon", a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti.