News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Two new ships with Aegis systems, which Japan plans to build as part of a plan to strengthen its missile defense system, will cost the country at least 900 billion yen (over $ 8.3 billion at the current exchange rate). This was reported by the national newspaper The Asahi.

The project 20380 corvette "Zealous", which is being built by the Northern Shipyard (part of the USC) on the order of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for the Black Sea Fleet, is preparing for the crew's arrival.

In 2022, tests of the small-sized hypersonic missile "Ostrota" will begin, which should be received by the Russian supersonic Su-34 fighter-bomber and the Tu-22M3 missile-bomber with a variable sweep wing, Izvestia reports, citing sources in the Russian Defense Ministry.

The logical continuation of the International Space Station (ISS) project will be the creation of international bases on the Moon and on Mars, according to SpaceX founder Elon Musk.

"August 24 is the Independence Day of Ukraine. There will be a parade for the 30th anniversary of our independence. The parade will be military. It will be big both on land and on water - it will be on the Dnieper, and in Odessa, and in Kiev on the Maidan, " said Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.

PJSC "Kurganmashzavod" (part of the NGO "High-precision Complexes" of the State Corporation Rostec) presented its civilian products at an exhibition organized by the Government of the Kurgan Region for the heads of diplomatic missions and consular offices of foreign states located in the city of Yekaterinburg, the press service of the enterprise reported.

The company of Ukrainian entrepreneur Maxim Polyakov has signed a contract with SpaceX, which involves the launch of a lunar lander under the Artemis program.

According to information published by the Taiwanese media, the Taiwan Coast Guard Command (CGA) has accepted a new 4,000-ton patrol ship built by the Taiwanese shipbuilding company CSBC Corporation.

In addition to models of BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles and T-72 and T-80 tanks, the US military uses imitations of other Russian-made military equipment. For example, two years ago, a fake self-propelled rocket and gun complex "Tunguska"was spotted at the Fort Irwin training ground.

The Pacific Fleet will receive an anti-submarine ship with advanced air defense capabilities. On the air of Sputnik radio, military observer, retired Colonel Viktor Litovkin spoke about the new capabilities of the modernized project 1155 "Admiral Vinogradov".

During flight tests of the new Russian remote sensing spacecraft "Arktika-M", scientists of the Russian Space Systems Holding (RKS, part of the State Corporation "Roscosmos") tested the possibility and confirmed the effectiveness of using the satellite's target equipment for operational monitoring of volcanic activity, the RKS press service reported.

The flagship of the Northern Fleet-the heavy nuclear missile cruiser "Peter the Great" went to the Barents Sea to practice the tasks of interspecific exercises in cooperation with the ships of the protection of the water area of the Kola Flotilla of heterogeneous forces, submarines, anti-submarine, bomber and fighter aircraft of the Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the fleet.

The Russian Armed Forces have surpassed the most powerful armies in the world in terms of the share of modern equipment in the strategic nuclear forces, Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said on Friday as part of the New Knowledge marathon.

About 300 types of weapons and special equipment were tested in Syria. This was stated in an interview in the framework of the educational marathon "New Knowledge" by the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu. The military commander said that in some periods, designers and specialists from 76 enterprises and design bureaus were present at the Hmeimim base in Syria.

The Chinese have tested a 20-barrel rotating gun that can be used to protect the ships of the Chinese Navy.

Scans conducted by scientists at University College London and the University of Oxford showed that people who use a robotic "Third Thumb" change the brain activity responsible for the movement of the hand. This allows them to learn how to use a manipulator to solve complex tasks, such as stirring coffee in a cup or building a tower of wooden bars, in just a few days. The results of the study are published in the journal Science Robotics.

In the clinic of military traumatology and Orthopedics of the Military Medical Academy, more than a year ago, the 3D modeling method was successfully introduced and is actively used. It is designed to simplify the surgical operation, correct preoperative planning and practice the surgeon's actions on three-dimensional models.

Russia has launched mass production of combat robots with artificial intelligence, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

A group of ships of the Caspian Flotilla (CFl) of the Southern Military District (SE) and the Naval Forces (Navy) of the Republic of Kazakhstan destroyed air targets in the Caspian Sea as part of a joint naval exercise, the press service of the SE reported on Saturday.

The spacecraft has reached the surface of the planet

The Zhuzhong rover successfully descended from the landing platform and began exploring Mars. This was announced on Saturday by the Chinese National Space Administration.