News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
US launches ballistic missile early detection satellite into space
The SBIRS GEO 5 satellite was launched into orbit by an Atlas V launch vehicle
The US Space Force sent the SBIRS GEO 5 early detection system satellite into orbit on Tuesday using an Atlas V launch vehicle. The launch was broadcast on the website of the creators of the launch vehicle - the United Launch Alliance company.
The T-15MD tokamak was physically launched
A successful physical launch of the T-15MD tokamak took place at the Kurchatov Institute, which became the first new thermonuclear installation in Russia in 20 years. It is expected that it will carry out both experiments in the framework of the ITER thermonuclear reactor project, and experiments in the framework of the development of a hybrid reactor, TASS reports.
The Baltic Fleet announced the regular duty of US destroyers in the Baltic and North Seas
According to Admiral Alexander Nosatov, NATO plans to conduct more than 20 exercises in the region, during which the ship grouping can be increased to 30-40 ships
The US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class URO destroyers are on permanent combat duty in the Baltic and North Seas. This was announced by the commander of the Baltic Fleet, Admiral Alexander Nosatov, in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.
In the military-industrial complex told about plans for the construction of submarines " Borey"
Russia can continue the construction of nuclear-powered strategic missile submarines of the project 955 ("Borey") after all ten such submarines contracted for today are ready, Vladimir Pospelov, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation, a member of the Marine Board under the government, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
The Navy will receive about 40 warships and vessels in 2021
The Russian Navy will receive about 40 ships and support vessels of various classes this year, Vladimir Pospelov, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission and a member of the Marine Board under the government of the Russian Federation, told RIA Novosti in an interview.
Borey series of nuclear submarines may be expanded
The construction of the Borey-A project 995A strategic missile submarines can be continued after the execution of the contract concluded with the Ministry of Defense for the supply of 10 ships.
At the Army-2021 forum in Ulan-Ude, the newest armored vehicle "Typhoon" will be demonstrated for the first time»
During the upcoming military-technical forum "Army-2021 "at the Vostochny airfield in Ulan-Ude, at the site of weapons and military equipment, it is planned for the first time to demonstrate the latest armored vehicle" Typhoon", which this year entered service with the combined arms association of the Eastern Military District.
Ukrainian "Cyclone-4M" will fly in 2023
The Ukrainian medium rocket "Cyclone-4M" in 2023 will fly from the Canso space center in the province of Nova Scotia (Canada), reports CBC.
Paratroopers made jumps in oxygen masks from a height of 6 kilometers
Military personnel of the special forces unit of the Pskov Guards Amphibious Assault Unit and the Center for Special Parachute Training of the Airborne Forces from Ryazan made jumps from a height of six thousand meters. They jumped in special oxygen equipment.
The ships of the Baltic Fleet will make seven long-distance voyages this year
The ships of the Baltic Fleet will make seven long voyages this year. Russian sailors will visit ports in Syria, Cyprus, Sudan and Oman. The fleet's personnel will conduct more than 34 combat training sessions of various directions, the Izvestia TV channel reports. The most large-scale event will be the Russian-Belarusian exercise "West-2021".
Russia completes testing of hypersonic missile "Zircon"
Russia is completing tests of the latest hypersonic missile "Zircon", which will be used both on submarines and on ships, Vladimir Pospelov, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission and a member of the Marine Board under the Russian government, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
The crew of the watchdog "Inquisitive" at the exercises in Sevastopol destroyed the drones of the " enemy"
The training took place against the background of a British Navy patrol ship entering the Black Sea
Exercises to destroy air targets of a simulated enemy were conducted by the crew of the patrol ship "Inquisitive", the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) said on Monday.
AMPV: new tracked armored personnel carriers go to the troops
The substitute for the "aluminum coffin" is a step away from mass production. May 16, portal armyrecognition.com He announced that the US Department of Defense and BAE Systems have signed a new contract for the development and supply of AMPV tracked combat vehicles.
Burning Israeli Merkava tank captured on video
The Israel Defense Forces lost the Merkava Mark IV tank. The incident occurred at the end of last week. Video footage taken at the scene of the incident appeared on social networks.
The combat vehicle is located on a semi-trailer, which is towed by a tractor. Clouds of thick black smoke can be seen rising into the sky. You can hear the bullets for the machine guns exploding from the open fire.
The latest Buk-M3 air defense systems have significantly increased the combat capabilities of the anti-aircraft missile unit in the Altai Territory
The latest Buk-M3 air defense systems, which entered service with the anti-aircraft missile unit in the Altai Territory, made it possible to increase the combat capabilities of the unit by more than 5 times without increasing the staff and official composition of the military personnel.
US Marines begin decommissioning Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters
The Marine Corps has begun decommissioning the Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters, a modern version of the AH — 1 Super Cobra. Purchases of new cars of this type will continue.
China develops new space missions to Mars and Jupiter
Interplanetary missions will be included in the national planetary exploration program
China plans to launch new missions to Mars and Jupiter to explore these planets and return rock samples to Earth. This was stated by the chief designer of the national Mars mission "Tianwen-1" Zhang Rongqiao.
Azerbaijan launches military exercises in Nakhichevan
[b]The units and personnel involved in the exercises were alerted, their movements were masked from the air defense of the imaginary enemy, the Ministry of Defense of the republic said.]
The Azerbaijani Armed Forces have started command and staff exercises in Nakhichevan. This was reported on Monday by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic.
Roscosmos has allocated more than 318 million rubles for the development of a technical proposal for the Venera-D project"
The spacecraft should be launched in 2029
Roscosmos has signed a contract with the Lavochkin NPO for the development of a technical proposal for the new generation Venera-D space complex for basic space research. This is stated in the documents on the public procurement website.
F-22A in digital camouflage ?
Starting with the Eastern European beggars, the fashion for "digital" camouflage coloring of combat aircraft continues to spread around the world, capturing Russia, and now, perhaps, reaching the United States. An emerging photo of a Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor fighter from the 3rd Fighter Wing of the US Air Force from Elmendorf-Richardson Air Force Base in Alaska, while refueling in the air on May 7, 2021 from a McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender tanker aircraft during exercise Northern Edge 21.
