News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The first tactical exercise of the Guards Tank Division of the Central Military District (CVO) with the use of combat vehicles supporting tanks of the BMPT "Terminator" began at the interspecific training ground in the Chelyabinsk region and will last until June 17, the press service of the CVO reported on Wednesday.

Russia is developing a new generation of ammunition designed for the RPG-7 grenade launcher. They are created by the NPO "Basalt", which is part of the concern "Techmash"of the State Corporation Rostec.

According to RIA Novosti with reference to the head of the design bureau "Basalt" Nikolai Sereda, the first such ammunition is expected in 2-3 years.

Two of the three tests of the combined US missile defense system ended in failure, according to a report by the US government Accountability Office.

BAE Systems has received a $ 90.2 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the maintenance and modernization of the San Diego-class amphibious assault dock ship.

The cost of ship production increased by 25% against the background of rising metal prices, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said during a working trip to the Primorsky Territory, where he visited ship and aircraft factories.

According to the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, the second document that will be sent to the government will be a version of the lunar program using a four-launch flight scheme on the Angara launch vehicle.

The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) will receive four Su-57 fighter jets this year. This was reported to journalists by Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov, who oversees the military-industrial complex in the government of the Russian Federation.

On June 11, the ECA Group announced the implementation of the first stage of the modernization program for three Alkmaar-class minesweepers of the Latvian Navy.

Cosmonauts can be launched from the spaceport to fly to the Chinese space station

To launch manned spacecraft from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana, a significant modernization of the infrastructure will be required, it may take several years, the adviser to the General director of Roscosmos, Sergey Krikalev, told Interfax.

The international scientific lunar station of Russia and China will be deployed until 2035, then its operation will begin. This is reported in the presentation that the parties presented on June 16 at the International Conference on Space Exploration GLEX-2021, the video concept of the station was published on the YouTube channel of Roscosmos.

The Brazilian Leopards will remain in service until at least the middle of the next decade. June 16, portal janes.com He reported that the Brazilian Defense Ministry announced a tender for the modernization of 116 Leopard 1A5BR tanks.

Diesel submarines of two projects - 636.3 "Varshavyanka" and 677 "Lada" for the first time will take part in the naval salon, which will be held on June 23-27 in St. Petersburg, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

The working meeting was also attended by representatives of state research organizations, management and researchers of leading Russian universities and federal executive authorities.

The Russian Pacific Fleet conducted large-scale exercises on the high seas. The event was attended by various types of troops, including naval aviation.

The majority of Russian citizens (86%) expressed confidence in the ability of the Russian army to ensure the security of the country. This is evidenced by the data obtained during the survey of the All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM), provided on Tuesday, June 15.

[b]Alexander Kochkin, Executive Director of Techmash, noted that disposable grenade launchers are now being actively introduced to the world market.]

Russia is among the leaders in the production of grenade launchers and ammunition for them on the international market, and also sets trends in the development of new products in this area.

The crews of submarines of the Novorossiysk Naval Base (NVMB) of the Black Sea Fleet (BSF) have started a training cycle at the training complex (UTK) for rescue and light diving training "Afalina".

The possibilities of implementing artificial intelligence technologies in automated control systems for monitoring and controlling military infrastructure facilities will be considered by a professional audience as part of the scientific and business program of the Army-2021 forum.

The frigate "Admiral of the Fleet Kasatonov" completed the tasks of the inter-fleet transition and moored on June 13 in Kronstadt.

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.