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Armored vehicles LMV 2 entered service with the Italian army
On January 22, 2021, the 82nd Infantry Regiment "Torino" (82° Reggimento Fanteria "Torino") of the mechanized brigade" Pinerolo "(Brigata meccanizzata" Pinerolo") of the Italian Army, stationed in Barletta, demonstrated for the first time the first light armored vehicles of the Italian army, the LMV 2.
In the "Dome" revealed the future of the Russian air defense system " Tor-M2"
Short-range anti-aircraft missile system (SAM MD) "Tor-M2" in the near future will become interspecific, it will have a ship analog, said the general director of the Izhevsk Electromechanical plant "Kupol "(part of the concern of East Kazakhstan region "Almaz-Antey") Fanil Ziyatdinov.
Russian-made thermal imaging matrices for military equipment
Well-known military expert Viktor Murakhovsky in the article " Mogem? We can't, but we can! " in its telegram channel reports that in May 2018, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation approved a document "On the procedure for introducing thermal imaging cameras of domestic production in the sighting complexes of T-72BZM, T-80BVM...". The same problem was solved for other thermal imaging devices used in domestic military equipment.
Sina (China): a sixth-generation fighter? The MiG-31 is already the fastest aircraft in the world, and Russia is already developing the MiG-41
The MiG-31 is already considered the world's fastest combat aircraft, but this is not enough for Russia, writes the user "Sina". Recently, the country announced the development of a new-generation fighter-interceptor. It is expected to replace the MiG-31 and MiG-31BM. Russia, because of its "unique geographical conditions", such fighters will definitely come in handy, the author is sure.
Aviation BPCRS "Bal" destroyed the enemy ship
On the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy, a joint exercise of Naval aviation forces with a coastal missile system with an anti-ship missile (BPKRK) "Bal" was conducted to destroy a simulated enemy ship.
The ship repair center denied reports of a fire on the Admiral Kuznetsov»
Reports of a fire on board the Russian aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" do not correspond to reality. This was announced on Wednesday, January 27, by the head of the press service of the ship repair center "Zvezdochka" Yevgeny Gladyshev.
The modified Boeing 737 MAX is allowed to fly in Europe
A modified version of the Boeing 737 MAX passenger liner was allowed to operate in Europe. This was reported on the website of the EU Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Wednesday, January 27.
In Russia, they told about the "animal" submarines that control the United States
As part of the 24th "animal" division of the submarine forces of the Northern Fleet of Russia, there are nuclear submarines (submarines) "Panther", "Boar" and "Cheetah" of the project 971, capable of discreetly monitoring the actions of the US Navy (Navy), says TASS columnist Dmitry Litovkin.
UEC has manufactured gas pumping units for the Zapolyarny field
JSC "UEC-Gas Turbines" completes the order for the supply of four gas pumping units GTN-16R to Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg, LLC, the press service of the United Engine Corporation, which includes the company, reports.
SpaceX plans to launch the 18th Starlink microsatellite constellation on January 30
The company will launch about 60 microsatellites
SpaceX plans to launch the 18th constellation of Starlink microsatellites, designed to provide Internet access, into orbit on January 30. This was reported on Wednesday by the profile Internet portal Space.com.
The Ministry of Defense plans to build about 60 social facilities in Dagestan
By September 1, 13 schools and 46 preschool institutions are planned to be built in Makhachkala, Kaspiysk, Kizlyar, Derbent, Izberbash, Buinaksk, as well as in 23 districts of the republic
The Russian military department in Dagestan plans to build 59 social facilities by the first of September this year. This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Timur Ivanov at a working meeting with the participation of the acting head of Dagestan Sergey Melikov in the Republican Government House.
In the Russian Arctic and in the Far East, thermal power plants will be built on biofuels
In the Russian Arctic and the Far East, thermal power plants will be built that run on waste from the woodworking industry.
NASA astronauts are unable to run in the European research platform on the ISS
During a spacewalk from the International Space Station (ISS), American astronauts Michael Hopkins and Victor Glover encountered problems when launching the Bartolomeo science platform on the Columbus module of the European Space Agency (ESA). The broadcast on Wednesday, January 27, is conducted by NASA on its website.
In the good Northern Sea Route: MiG-31BM interceptors will cover the Arctic route
MiG-31BM interceptor fighters took the Northern Sea Route (NSR) under protection. The aircraft of the Northern Fleet aviation squadron will be on duty at the island and mainland airfields in the Arctic. The part was deployed back in 2019 in Monchegorsk. But since the end of 2020, the aircraft have a new task. Now, if necessary, they can be quickly relocated to any of the more than a dozen repaired airfields along the NSR.
The tank division of the Central Military District will receive updated BMP-2, "Shturm-S" and " Sobolyatniki-O"
More than 20 units of modern weapons and special military equipment will be received in 2021 by the units of the Guards Tank Division of the Central Military District, stationed in the Chelyabinsk and Sverdlovsk regions.
The unique submarine of the Black Sea Fleet will be repaired by the end of the year
Repair of the diesel-electric submarine of the Black Sea Fleet "Alrosa" is planned to be completed by the end of 2021. The technical readiness of the ship is now 80 percent.
Special forces of the Central Military District in the Samara region in 2021 will receive a batch of modernized armored vehicles " Tiger-M"
The special purpose brigade of the Central Military District, stationed in the Samara region, will receive a batch of upgraded Tiger-M armored vehicles in 2021 (in total, more than 15 units).
To the West of Alaska in the United States and Canada saw Russian Tu-142
The Command of the United States and Canada discovered Russian Tu-142 aircraft
Two Russian long-range anti-submarine aircraft Tu-142 spotted in the air defense zone of Alaska, reported in the US-Canadian Air Defense Command. At the same time, Russian aircraft did not violate the airspace of the United States or Canada.
China abandons floating Type 63A tanks
In China, light floating tanks of the Type 63A (ZTZ-63A) are gradually being abandoned. Currently, they are operated only in the battalions of four formations and, according to various estimates, their number is unlikely to exceed a hundred pieces.
Russian planes and SAMs have made the Venezuelan Air Force the strongest in the region
The Venezuelan Air Force has become the strongest in Latin America due to the use of Russian Su-30MK2 multi-purpose fighters and S-300VM anti-aircraft missile systems, writes Military Watch magazine.