News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Until recently, the most powerful towed guns in the world continued to be used against terrorist groups in Syria. We are talking about the 180-mm S-23, supplied to the army of Damascus by the Soviet Union in the 70 years.

The device is engaged in studying the soil, ionosphere and climate

The Zhuzhong rover of the Chinese Tianwen-1 mission has covered a total of more than 410 m on the surface of the Red Planet. This was reported on Monday by the Central Television of China.

The frigates "Admiral Grigorovich" and "Admiral Essen" in the Black Sea area worked out a naval battle with the use of missile strikes and artillery during the exercises, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet reported.

The event will take place on July 25

The crews of aircraft and helicopters of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) flew to St. Petersburg to participate in the Main Naval Parade, more than 10 units of aircraft of the Black Sea Fleet will be involved, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet said on Monday.

The Russian frigates "Admiral Grigorovich" and "Admiral Essen" worked out in the Black Sea the destruction of a detachment of ships of a conditional enemy according to the scenario with the British destroyer HMS Defender, which previously invaded the territorial waters of Russia off the coast of Crimea.

The AS-30 deep-sea rescue vehicle from the rescue detachment of Troops and forces in the North-East of Russia (OKVS) will undergo factory repairs with modernization in St. Petersburg.

Military divers of the Caspian Flotilla (CFl) took part in a special exercise at the base of the ships with the use of modern equipment and equipment.

The press secretary of the President of Russia said that this process is too expensive

Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov is convinced that the process of space exploration without the participation of the state with the involvement of only private investment is impossible.

Military personnel of artillery units of the Russian military base of the Southern Military District (SE) in Abkhazia performed live firing exercises from modernized self-propelled artillery howitzers "Acacia".

Researchers sprouted rice from 40 g of seeds that went into space with a lunar probe in November 2020

Chinese breeders have collected the first harvest of rice from seeds that were in space during the mission of the lunar exploration apparatus "Chang'e-5". This was reported by Bloomberg on Monday.

The new Russian fifth-generation engine for surface ships is a big event for the Russian Navy. It will be another evidence that the Russian industry is increasing its capacity and accumulating knowledge.

The Polish military decided to adopt the third type of main battle tanks - Abrams of American production.

As the publication reports Gazeta.pl, negotiations are currently underway for the supply of two and a half hundred units. The transaction amount will be from 2.9 to 5.5 billion dollars.

Modern 7.62 and 5.45 mm AK-12 submachine guns continue to arrive in the units of the Ground Forces. Since the beginning of the year, new submachine guns have been delivered to the combined arms unit of the Eastern and Western Military Districts.

We are talking about the Almaz-Antey concern and the Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation

Two companies from Russia-the Almaz-Antey concern and the Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation (KTRV) - were included in the rating of the 100 largest defense enterprises in the world according to the profile weekly Defense News.

The Ukrainian defense minister said in Vilnius that no later than next year Kiev will deploy a "mosquito fleet" with American and British help, which will allow it to "pose a certain threat to the Russian naval forces." However, according to him, this is not enough – that is, the policy of "guns instead of oil" will continue steadily.

The elements of the single-turn rendezvous scheme with the International Space Station (ISS) were worked out during the flight of the Progress MS-17 spacecraft on July 2. This was announced on Monday, July 12, by Roscosmos.

The new C-13B aircraft rocket, combining the capabilities of two previously developed products at once - C-13T and C-13OF, will be shown for the first time at the MAKS-2021 air show, Gleb Varenitsa, general director of the rocket manufacturer, the Novosibirsk Artificial Fiber Plant (NZIV), said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

Two Tu-160 strategic bombers, which are capable of carrying nuclear weapons, flew from the Saratov Region to the Anadyr airfield in Chukotka during the exercises, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Friday.

According to the head of the technodinamika holding Igor Nasenkov, it is assumed that the vehicle in landing is the staff

The technodinamika holding of rostec state Corporation conducts experimental design work (OKR) Parachute within which to create a cargo parachute system for the landing of armored vehicles "Typhoon" and "Tiger". This was announced to journalists by the general director of the holding, Igor Nasenkov.

Calculations of anti-aircraft missile and gun systems "Pantsir-S1" in the Crimea conducted exercises to destroy drones that "attacked" the S-400 air defense systems, the head of the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet, captain of the second rank Alexey Rulev, told reporters on Friday.