News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The Indonesian satellite launched by Proton collapsed
The Indonesian telecommunications satellite Telkom-3, launched into a non-calculated orbit by the Russian carrier rocket "Proton-M", collapsed. This is evidenced by the data of the US Air Force, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the portal space-track.org.
The Khrunichev Center received orders for the launch of the Angara-A5 in 2022
Earlier, the general director of the Khrunichev Center, Alexey Borochko, said that the third test launch of the heavy launch vehicle "Angara-A5" is scheduled for the second quarter of 2021
The Khrunichev Center has received several orders for the launch of the Angara-A5 heavy launch vehicle, in particular for 2022. This was stated by the chief designer of NPO Energomash (part of Roscosmos), Pyotr Lovochkin, on Saturday in an interview with the program " Big Space "on the channel" Roscosmos TV " on YouTube.
Unknown persons stole expensive equipment at an Israeli military base
The attackers entered the military base of the Israel Defense Forces and stole electronic equipment from there. The incident occurred at the military facility "Tselim", which is located in the south of the country.
We need the Chukotka coast: a new division will protect the north-east of Russia
The Ministry of Defense has begun to create a coastal defense division in Chukotka. At the end of last year, the first regiment was formed, which took up combat duty. The unit will patrol the coast and will have at its disposal everything necessary to repel the landing. The area of operation of the new part will extend along the Northern Sea Route up to Wrangel Island. According to experts, the connection should provide safer navigation in the region.
"The roads of Russia will kill them”: Americans are disappointed in their tanks
The Pentagon is sounding the alarm: the famous Abrams tanks, the main striking force of the US army, are not ready for an armed conflict with Russia. It turned out that the last modification is not adapted for combat operations in Eastern Europe. What is the problem with this car-in the material of RIA Novosti.
SpaceX has launched another group of Starlink satellites into orbit
The Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched in the US state of Florida with another group of Starlink Internet satellites. SpaceX is broadcasting live on its Twitter page on Thursday, February 4.
The new search and rescue helicopter Ka-27PS entered the aviation regiment of the Southern Military District in the Kuban
In accordance with the plan for re-equipping the troops of the Southern Military District (SE), the Ka-27PS search and rescue helicopter was delivered to the aviation regiment of the 4th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense, based in the Krasnodar Territory.
The military personnel of the VVO in Transbaikalia began to master the latest remote devices of the RCB intelligence
In the course of combat training, military personnel of the RCHB intelligence units of the VVO stationed in the Trans-Baikal Territory are trained to work with the latest remote-action chemical reconnaissance devices PCRDD-3.
While the "Brisk" was restoring order in the sea, "Grads" were held on the coast»
The ship of the Baltic Fleet performed mine laying and repelled an air strike in the sea ranges. And at the coastal training ground "Khmelevka" the Marines staged a cannonade.
Corporation "MiG" launches an interactive system to assemble the aircraft
At the production sites of JSC "RSC "MiG "(part of the Military Aviation Division of the UAC of the State Corporation Rostec), an "Interactive complex of technological processes" for the assembly of aircraft has been launched.
NASA has begun assembling the interplanetary station Psyche
NASA specialists have begun the assembly stage of the automatic interplanetary station Psyche, which will go into space next summer, according to the website of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The spacecraft will study the unusual metallic asteroid Psyche, which scientists believe may be the core of a protoplanet.
USC plans to complete repairs to the Admiral Kuznetsov and Admiral Nakhimov cruisers on time, despite problems with contractors
The heavy aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov and the heavy nuclear missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov are planned to be handed over to the Russian Navy after repairs and modernization in 2022, Alexey Rakhmanov, General Director of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), said in an interview with Interfax on Thursday.
The head of the USC expects to accelerate the modernization of the manufacturer of strategic submarines JSC " Sevmash"
Modernization of JSC "Sevmash" should be accelerated to prepare for the construction of submarines of the fifth generation, said the General Director of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) Alexey Rakhmanov.
The fleet will receive a universal " fly swatter»
Short-range air defense to be upgraded
The Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile system will become interspecific, learn to swim and see targets twice as well. According to Fanil Ziyatdinov, General Director of the Kupol IEMZ (part of the Almaz-Antey Concern of the East Kazakhstan Region), work on the marine – ship – version of the short-range system is already underway.
On the British nuclear submarine found a "strange" sensors
The British multi-purpose nuclear submarine HMS Talent of the Trafalgar type was equipped with new sensors. Presumably, we are talking about an analog of the Russian wake trace detection system, or SOKS.
Space Communications and Gazprom's daughter will invest more than 140 billion rubles in the Sphere program
[b]Russia plans to launch more than 600 communication and remote sensing satellites, President Vladimir Putin said earlier.]
FSUE "Space Communications" and JSC "Gazprom Space Systems" plan to invest more than 140 billion rubles in the "Sphere" program. This was announced by the Deputy General Director for Development and operation of communication Systems of FSUE "Space Communications" Evgeny Buidinov and Deputy General Director for Business Development of JSC "Gazprom Space Systems" Igor Kot.
The analogue of the Su-57 from Boeing took off for the first time
The fourth-generation F-15EX Advanced Eagle fighter, which is called an analog of the Russian Su-57, took off for the first time. The corresponding video was published on the Twitter account of the Boeing company.
Launched on February 2, the device of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was included in the main catalog of space objects
The launch of Soyuz-2.1 b with a military satellite took place from the Plesetsk cosmodrome
A Russian military satellite launched on Tuesday on a Soyuz-2.1 b rocket from the Plesetsk cosmodrome has been included in the Main Catalog of Space Objects of the Russian Space Control System, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Transport and loading vehicle 9T260 of the self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery complex "Derivation-AIR defense"
As reported by the TASS news agency on February 2, 2021, the 9T260 transport and loading vehicle of the new 57-mm self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery complex 1K150 "Derivation-AIR DEFENSE" is capable of charging the combat vehicle of the complex at the forefront of the battlefield. This was reported to TASS in the press service of JSC "Research and Production Corporation "Uralvagonzavod "(UVZ, part of the state Corporation"Rostec").
India aims to increase defense spending by 1.45% in 2021/2022.
On the eve of the opening of the International Aerospace Exhibition Aero India 2021, which will be held from 3 to 5 February in Bangalore, the main planned indicators of the defense budget of India for 2021-2022 became known.
