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The underwater vehicle will then be returned to combat readiness

The repair of the nuclear underwater habitable vehicle AS-31 (unofficial name "Losharik") will last up to four years. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

The electronic warfare units of the Russian military base in Abkhazia have neutralized the attack unmanned aerial vehicles of the imaginary enemy over the Black Sea. To eliminate the drones, the Krasukha and Zhitel electronic warfare systems were used.

During the factory sea trials, the Vsevolod Bobrov logistics support vessel was tested by towing a vessel of equal displacement. The operation in the Gulf of Finland lasted four hours.

The task of destroying a detachment of warships of a simulated enemy was fulfilled at the exercises by the calculations of the Bastion coastal missile systems( DBK), the Baltic Fleet (BF) said on Monday.

The destruction of strategic objects of the imaginary enemy was worked out in the Leningrad region by the military personnel of the missile brigade of the combined arms Army of the Western Military District (ZVO).

The VK-650V engine, created by the United Engine Corporation of Rostec for the Ka-226T helicopter, confirmed a number of characteristics laid down in the technical specification following the results of the first tests of the demonstrator.

The operation of the International Space Station (ISS) is planned to be extended after 2030, said the head of the flight of the Russian segment of the ISS, Vladimir Solovyov.

It will be processed into flour for baking bread in space

Russian scientists are developing a new greenhouse for the ISS, where they plan to grow grain for the subsequent preparation of flour and baking bread in space. This was stated on Monday at the conference "Man in Space" by the head of the flight of the Russian segment of the ISS, Vladimir Solovyov.

The Russian infantry fighting vehicle is also planning to install a new commander's thermal panoramic sight, the state corporation's weapons complex reported.

The Russian BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle will receive an improved UTD-32T engine, and it is also planned to install a new commander's thermal panoramic sight. This was reported to TASS in the arms complex of the state corporation "Rostec".

A quarter of a century ago, the Su-37, an experimental fighter with super-maneuverability, took to the skies for the first time. It did not go into production, and the only one built crashed during tests in 2002. But the Su-37 fulfilled its task.

The crews of two submarines off the coast of the Kaliningrad region attacked and counterattacked each other with the mutual use of weapons and sonar equipment.

The logistics support vessel Vsevolod Bobrov of Project 23120, built at the Severnaya Verf (part of JSC USC), completed the first stage of factory sea trials in the designated area of the Gulf of Finland and returned to Kronstadt for resupply.

The German army will completely switch to the new infantry machine guns. April 1, portal armyrecognition.com He reported that the German Defense Ministry approved new purchases of the MG5 machine gun.

The next Avangard complex will be delivered to the troops this year, Alexander Leonov, General Director and General Designer of the NPO Mashinostroyeniya, told reporters on the sidelines of the academic readings on cosmonautics on Friday.

As reported by the Ministry of Defense of Serbia, Deputy Prime Minister-Minister of Defense Nebojsa Stefanovic on March 20 took part in the signing of the military department with the company Yugoimport-SDPR contract for the purchase of a new batch of BBM "Lazar-3" with a wheel formula of 8x8.

According to the newspaper" Kommersant "in the material of Anastasia Vedeneeva and Alexander Dremlyugin, Rostec will part with the" Sea". The Crimean shipyard will be transferred to USC , and the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) will include another shipyard - the Feodosiya Sea, which now belongs to Rostec. The timing and mechanism of the transfer are still unknown.

General Director of NPO Mashinostroyeniya Alexander Leonov said that there are export orders for "Condors"

The launches of the Condor-FKA radar satellites are scheduled for 2022 and 2023. This was announced on Friday by the General Director, General Designer of the NPO Mashinostroyeniya (part of the corporation " Tactical Missile Weapons") Alexander Leonov.

As reported by the TASS news agency on March 31, 2021, specialists of the Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) in Severodvinsk completed an operation to unload the core of a nuclear reactor from the AS-31 underwater habitable vehicle (unofficial name "Losharik"). This was reported to TASS by a source close to the military department.

The Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy has begun a control check of the forces stationed in the Crimea and in the Krasnodar Territory during the winter training period. This was reported by the press service of the Black Sea Fleet.

The organization "Signal", part of the concern "Automation" of the state corporation "Rostec", robotized welding processes at the enterprise. This was reported on April 2 by the correspondent of "RIA Novosti".