According to the Department of Planning and Investment (Ministry of Transport), by April 2021, the Ministry of Transport has disbursed 6,821 billion VND out of a total of 42,996 billion VND, reaching 16% of the year plan. The disbursement result for the first 4 months, although higher than the same period in 2020, shows the performance of transport enterprises, but the disbursement value is mostly contract advance, the actual construction volume is not much. . The material mixing plant at My Thuan 2 bridge project is waiting for construction materials. In addition to Thang Long Project Management Board (PMU Thang Long), PMU My Thuan has the highest disbursement result of the Ministry of Transport, having disbursed VND 4,099 / 9,710 billion (concentrated in Phan Thiet- expressway project). Dau Giay ensures progress), reaching 42.2% of the delivery plan and 945 / 3,072 billion, reaching 30.8% of the delivery plan (focusing on the projects connecting National Highway (NH) 91, Long bypass Xuyen, My Thuan-Can Tho expressway, renovation of Tan Son Nhat airport runway to ensure progress), other PMUs have disbursement results lower than the average of the transport sector or delayed. For example, the PMU of Dak Lak Transport and Rural Development Works was assigned 250 billion VND, the disbursement plan registered by the end of April 2021 was 178.6 billion VND, but until now, it has only reached 15.4 billion VND. contract, reaching 6.2% of the plan or projects such as: My Thuan 2 Bridge, Upgrading NH53, Upgrading NH24, Upgrading NH25, Improvement of Highway 27, Section to bypass Lien Khuong … are all behind schedule. The road leading to My Thuan 2 bridge is waiting for the volume of soil, rock and sand to load the load. It is noteworthy that the North-South Expressway component project Mai Son-QL45 section still has many problems in the ground, the locality has not handed over to the construction contractor, seriously affecting the progress. The project is still entangled with about 2 km of un-handed ground. Other high-speed projects such as 2 new component projects converted to public investment (QL45-Nghi Son and Nghi Son-Dien Chau) are holding bidding to select construction contractors to start construction at the latest in June. / 2021; Three component projects implemented in PPP form (Dien Chau-Bai Vot, Nha Trang-Cam Lam, Cam Lam-Vinh Hao are still in contract negotiation stage, expected to start in the second quarter of 2021. “Ultimatum” Facing this fact, at the meeting of counting progress of urgent projects recently by the Ministry of Transport, Minister Nguyen Van The affirmed, did not accept the status of the project behind schedule and there will be strong solutions to rectify businesses. Especially, a number of projects invested by the locality are “sluggish”, if there are no soon solutions to speed up construction progress, disbursement of capital, the Ministry will not assign any more projects. next time. Highway 53 is stuck with construction materials. “PMU who is slow should pay early, must transfer immediately, not let the situation of holding capital and disbursing slowly. The project is behind schedule, poor disbursement is directly related to the leadership capacity of the PMUs and must immediately handle the responsibilities of the PMU leaders “, Minister Nguyen Van The emphasized. Particularly for North-South expressway projects, “Industry Commander” requires the Ministry’s management agencies to urgently work with investors, PMU review and adjust the capital of projects. , ensuring to follow the disbursement plan of the industry. Especially, the PMU of Ho Chi Minh Road and the Department of Transport of Ninh Binh urgently direct and attach responsibility to the contractors for the two slow-moving high-speed projects, namely Cam Lo-La Son and Cao Bo-Mai Son. The North-South Expressway of Cam Lo-La Son section is facing land clearance. For 3 projects commenced simultaneously from September 30, 2020: Mai Son-QL45, Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet, Phan Thiet-Dau Giay are having problems with construction materials, Minister Nguyen Van The directs. direct the PMU to directly coordinate with local authorities to come to the material mines to remove solutions for price, capacity of exploitation, service road … to ensure the completion of construction progress. “The demand for construction materials for the North-South expressway is about 60.7 million m3 of soil, 21.5 million m3 of rock and 10.8 million m3 of sand. meeting the supply volume according to the project schedule Many mines have expired, are waiting for renewal of licenses, while some private mines are not ready to sign contracts to wait for prices to go up. … These issues need to be solved soon ”, said Mr. Le Quyet Tien, Deputy Director of Traffic Construction Management and Quality (Ministry of Transport).

Tina von Löhneysen, rbb “We can only work if we receive payments,” says Wolfgang Schubert-Raab, managing director of Raab-Baugesellschaft in Ebensfeld and vice-president of the Central Association of the German Construction Industry. “The bills hang for up to three months. This is not meant as an indictment, but I have to make it very clear that it does not work here.” Open bills: The management of the newly founded Autobahn GmbH of the federal government knows about the problem. But from their point of view, it sounds a lot less dramatic. “We are not quite in a stable state here,” says the chairman of the management board Stephan Krenz. “But in a society that flows through seven billion euros, that’s not unusual.” If there are problems in individual cases, please contact us. Those in charge say it is the biggest reform in the history of the motorway. The 16 federal states are no longer responsible. 10,000 employees have moved from the responsibility of the federal states to the new Autobahn GmbH. The company plans and builds with federal funds. Everything comes from a single source. Actually, in the spirit of the construction industry – one contact for everything. In practice, however, it does not run smoothly, says, for example, Hans-Georg Stutz from Stutz GmbH and board member of the Central Association of the German Construction Industry. There are still some shrugging shoulders at some questions from the building contractors. “Employees do not know who to address to a higher level.”

The planned merger is on hold

Initial jerk, of course. More far-reaching, however, is the Federal Audit Office’s rejection of the merger of Autobahn GmbH and DEGES, the Deutsche Einheit Fernstraßenplanungs- und -bau GmbH. The federal states commissioned DEGES with many of their infrastructure projects. A merger would have meant a real bundling of competencies in the area of ​​motorways in Germany. But because DEGES is a GmbH, the orders would have had to be returned and put out to tender in the event of a merger. Chaos threatens, the merger is on hold until further notice. As things stand at present, DEGES should first process its orders and projects. This is incomprehensible to Stefan Gelbhaar, a member of the Green Party and a traffic expert. “They spent a lot of money on advice. And you pay for everything to run smoothly.” He finds that irritating. The costs are also a fiasco. For 2021, the operating costs of the Autobahn GmbH are already one billion higher than estimated. In view of the much-vaunted efficiency, that is frightening.

Construction industry worries about orders for medium-sized companies

The tendering and awarding practice of the Autobahn GmbH is of fundamental concern to the construction industry. The investment volumes aroused the interest of major international corporations, according to a spokesman for their association. “We are afraid that medium-sized companies in Germany will lose their orders in the road construction sector.” The unions have come to terms with the establishment of a new one. One always fought against the Autobahn GmbH, says Antje Schumacher-Bergelin, who is responsible for the federal traffic administration and road construction administration at ver.di. The system could have been reformed differently. But now it is so, and you have to try to make the best of it. If those responsible are serious about bundling competencies, then one has to go to public-private partnerships (PPP). “The German autobahns are a patchwork quilt.” The Federal Audit Office repeatedly pointed out that the PPPs are more expensive than purely publicly implemented projects. But they don’t want to hear that in the Ministry of Transport.

Ukraine’s secret weapon system is a series of missile launchers developed by the State Design Bureau Kyiv Luch in cooperation with other private and public Ukrainian defense companies.

MLRS can destroy infantry, armored and armored vehicle targets in the area where artillery batteries, headquarters and ammunition are concentrated. This system will allow the Ukrainian military to protect its borders, strait and territorial sea as well as naval bases and coastal infrastructure within missile range.

The mass-launch missile system was tested several times in 2018, while recent tests were conducted at a military training facility in Ukraine’s Odesa region in August 2019.

Russian website Rg.ru said that the 9P140 truck belonging to the MLRS series launch missile system of the Ukrainian army had a serious accident on the Odessa – Mariupol highway.

According to the latest information from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the MLRS convoy is on its way to the city of Mariupol on the coast of Azov, to strengthen its defenses against a threat from Russia.

Initial information showed that a vehicle carrying the missile for the MLRS system lost control, crashed into the median side of the road and plunged down a roadside slope causing the vehicle to flip over many times.

The car was severely damaged, the cabin was completely destroyed and the most frightening thing was that 16 rockets fell out but fortunately they did not explode. There is currently no specific information on the casualties of the driver’s vehicle.

The original cause was identified as a technical problem from the driver’s part, and another reason highlighted by the Russian press was that the vehicle’s use status was too long and the lack of spare parts. cure.

The MLRS series launch missile system is mounted on the KrAZ-7634 8 × 8 truck chassis. The driver’s cabin is mounted in the front left part of the chassis. Located behind the driver’s cabin, a systematic launch cabin with launch and fire preparation equipment.

The total weight of the truck is 32 tons, while its load capacity is 18.8 tons. Power comes from the YaMZ-7511.10 turbocharged diesel engine paired with a nine-speed mechanical transmission system. The engine develops a maximum capacity of 420 horsepower and allows a top speed of 100km / h.

The MLRS system is based on the Soviet-era BM-30 Smerch heavy jet artillery system. Each system is controlled by a crew of 4 and is capable of firing rockets in either single or launch mode.

The launch mass of each 300mm missile is 800kg. MLRS is capable of destroying enemy targets at a distance of 130 km. The system can fire 12 missiles in just 45 seconds and hit targets with a ring failure probability (CEP) below 30m.

The MLRS has a new automatic fire control system, which can be operated in either automatic or manual mode. The fire control system allows automatic determination of the bearing angle of the launcher.

The MLRS missile uses a non-GPS navigation system to avoid the risk of signal loss due to interfering with satellite positioning or deceptive attacks. Each missile is powered by a solid engine and can be fitted with different warheads. Photo source: Pinterest.

A close-up of the power of the Smerch jet cannon – with 12 bullets that can destroy all life in an area of ​​67 hectares. Source: QPVN.