News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The capacity of the plant in Omsk will be enough to fulfill only half of the plans for the production of Angara missiles"
Omsk plant "Polet" will be able to produce 4-6 launch vehicles of the "Angara" family per year after the modernization of the production site, said the head of the Khrunichev Center Alexey Varochko.
A complex that makes the "water blockade" of Crimea meaningless has been commissioned ahead of schedule
How to build a medical center in a month, build a seismic-resistant kindergarten on the Kuril Islands and break the " water blockade in the Crimea? Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov answers the questions of "RG".
How China Wants to Outsmart America in a New Space Race
China rejoices – the country's lunar program has taken a new height. Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated the entire Chinese people on the successful return of the lunar soil capsule to Earth. However, this huge success is only the first step towards the implementation of China's much more ambitious plans in space. When and with what missiles will China be able to send a man to the moon and even to Mars?
"David's Sling" was tested in conjunction with" Arrow " and " Iron Dome»
The Ministry of Defense of Israel, together with the Directorate for Defense Research and Development, completed a series of tests of the David's Sling anti-missile system as part of the layered missile defense system. According to the Israeli Air Force, during the tests, the complex successfully intercepted a target simulating a missile.
What will be the laser weapon in Russia and in the world
the truth and myths about the light scalpel
In February 2020, near the island of Guam in the Pacific Ocean, an American anti-submarine aircraft P-8A Poseidon was illuminated and blinded by a laser from a Chinese destroyer. This incident, some believe, marked the beginning of the open use of laser weapons as an independent system. From that moment on, they started talking about the rapid spread of laser weapon combat systems (LO).
Ultra-high-resolution satellite radar images are now available to everyone
the company from the united states began to provide commercial services for radar survey of the earth's surface from space in a resolution of 50x50 centimeters per pixel. This is the best indicator available on the market, and the images themselves are formed in such a way that even a layman can work with them.
The Russian military has deployed long-range interceptors in Chukotka near the border with the United States to control the Arctic
mig-31 long-range interceptors are deployed in anadyr (chukotka) for combat duty in the arctic, said the commander of the pacific fleet of the russian federation, admiral sergei avakyants.
nasa: incorrect interpretation of the media agreements on the moon led to a misunderstanding between the russian federation and the united states
This is partly due to the complex process of approving draft treaties within the US administration, said Acting Deputy Director of NASA for International Relations Michael Gold
The initial skepticism of the Russian side regarding the proposed agreements on the development of the Moon by the United States was caused by incorrect interpretation of the content of this document in a number of media, but later Russia revised its attitude to the treaty.
"This is a beautiful move": Russia has found justice for NATO destroyers in the Black Sea
Determine the type of target, its parameters, find out the course and nationality — the Ministry of Defense is testing the latest system of automatic illumination of the surface situation "Strategy"in the Black Sea. This development of the Research Institute of Long-range Radio Communications (NIIDAR) will allow Russia to significantly secure the southern borders and prevent violations of the state border. "Strategy" closes all the means of tracking available to the Black Sea Fleet. About the system and its capabilities - in the material RIA Novosti.
"Thirst for speed": why the Navy refused a submarine worth two billion
A huge speed, a titanium hull and a world record that has not been broken so far — on December 18, 1970, the experimental nuclear submarine of Project 661 "Anchar" accelerated under water to almost 45 knots (83 kilometers per hour). However, despite the successful tests, this nuclear-powered ship did not go into production and remained the only one of its kind. Why high-speed submarines were not useful to the fleet - in the material of RIA Novosti.
Masterpiece with variable sweep: three secrets of the Tu-160
39 years ago, the flagship of Russia's long - range aviation, the pinnacle of the Soviet aircraft industry, and just a very beautiful plane-the Tu-160 strategic bomber-took to the sky for the first time. In official documents, the word "multi-mode"is added to its titles. This is the main advantage of the Tu-160 over the American B-1, with which it is often compared.
plans to create a new squadron with "daggers" called a challenge for nato
Military Watch was impressed by the idea of creating a hypersonic strike squadron from MiG-31K.]
The publication Military Watch reacted to media reports about the decision to arm a squadron of MiG-31 fighters with hypersonic "Daggers", which is based in the north of the Kola Peninsula near the border with Finland.
The Russian Defense Ministry has signed a contract for the purchase of ten IL-78M-90A tanker aircraft
As reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on December 18, 2020, Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Alexey Krivoruchko visited the Ulyanovsk aircraft manufacturing enterprise JSC Aviastar-SP, where he solemnly signed a state contract for the manufacture and supply of ten promising Il-78M-90A tanker aircraft for the needs of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The Russian telescope of the Spektr-RG observatory has completed a re-survey of the entire sky
The telescope has found several dozen previously unknown objects both in the Milky Way and beyond.]
The ART-XC telescope of the Spektr-RG Space Observatory has completed a second survey of the entire sky. This is written by the Institute for Space Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences on its website.
Severnaya Verf builds more than 10 warships for the Russian Defense Ministry
The corvette "Gremyashchy" will be transferred to the Navy before the end of the year
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexey Krivoruchko during a working trip to St. Petersburg checked the progress of the state defense order at the Severnaya Verf shipyard.
The Chukotka nuclear icebreaker of Project 22220 was laid down
on december 16, 2020, the fifth universal nuclear icebreaker of project 22220 (lk-60ya), named "chukotka" (construction number 05712), was laid in st. petersburg at jsc "baltic plant" (part of jsc "united shipbuilding corporation" - usc).
Roscosmos will carry out about six launches from Vostochny under the OneWeb program in 2021
This year, four launches were also planned, but they were postponed due to the pandemic, the head of the state corporation noted.]
Roscosmos plans to launch approximately six British OneWeb communications satellites from the Vostochny cosmodrome in 2021. This was stated on Friday by the General Director of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.
Russia has begun testing a new system for monitoring ships on the Black Sea
Tests of the latest system of automatic illumination of the surface situation developed by the Research Institute of Long-range Radio Communications (NIIDAR), began on the Black Sea. about it on thursday, december 17, reported in a press-service of the company.
The corvette "Aldar Tsydenzhapov" will join the Pacific Fleet on December 25
The ship completes state tests in the Sea of Japan
Built for the Pacific Fleet, the project 20380 corvette "Aldar Tsydenzhapov" will be part of it on December 25, the press service of the fleet said on Thursday.
the newest corvette of the russian federation shot down a cruise missile from a cannon
As part of the completion of state tests, the corvette "Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov" in the Sea of Japan shot down a cruise missile with the fire of the A-190 artillery installation.