Iraq received the T-72 in an outdated configuration
The Iraqi army adopted the T-72 and BMP-1 delivered by sea at the end of last week. On this occasion, a solemn ceremony was held at one of the military bases, which was attended by the Minister of Defense of the country, Juma Inad Saadun, who arrived by helicopter.
Iraq bought used Soviet tanks and infantry fighting vehicles
The Iraqi army continues to arm itself with inexpensive equipment. February 15, portal armyrecognition.com He reported that the Iraqi Defense Ministry announced the delivery of armored vehicles purchased from the Bulgarian company Apolo Engineering.
Indonesian Navy may acquire Norwegian coastal missile system NSM
The Indonesian Navy is considering the possibility of acquiring a coastal missile system NSM (Naval Strike Missile) manufactured by the Norwegian company Kongsberg.
In the United States, they talked about ways to counter hypersonic weapons
CSIS stated that the US will be able to overcome Russia's advantage in hypersonic weapons
Hypersonic missiles of Russia and China can maneuver, bypassing missile defense systems (ABM). At the same time, the influence of overloads and temperature can make rockets vulnerable. In the publication The Foreign Policy talked about ways to counter hypersonic weapons.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on the improvement of Israel and China missile defense systems
The Russian military recorded tests by Israel and China of missiles as part of the improvement of anti-missile defense systems (ABM) by these countries.
Air defense calculations reflected an enemy airstrike at the Allied Resolve exercises
A simulated enemy air raid was simulated by assault and fighter aircraft
The air defense units of the Eastern Military District (VVO) and the Armed Forces of Belarus in the framework of the joint exercises "Allied Determination - 2022" repelled an air strike of a conditional enemy. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Near Kaliningrad, S-400 complexes repelled an "enemy" airstrike
In the Baltic Fleet in the Kaliningrad region, an exercise was held to repel a missile and air strike of a conditional enemy by the forces of S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs).
Russia "revealed" tests of air-launched missiles in the United States
Colonel Suchkov spoke about the fixation of the Russian missile launch system in the United States
Over the past year, the Russian Missile Attack Warning System (SPRN) has recorded tests of space rockets (RCN) with an air launch in the United States, Colonel Sergey Suchkov, head of the Main Center for Missile Attack Warning of the Space Forces of the Aerospace Forces (VKS) of Russia, told the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.
In the USA, they described the counteraction to the S-500 stealth fighters
The S-500 air defense system will be able to deprive inconspicuous fighters of communication and navigation
The Russian S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile system (SAMS) is designed to combat spacecraft and ballistic missiles. The air defense system can reduce the effectiveness of the use of stealth fighters, hitting navigation satellites and tanker aircraft. The American edition of Military Watch described the opposition of the S-500 to inconspicuous fighters.
The military expert named the features of the new Voronezh radar
The Russian missile attack warning system will be fully updated by 2030. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Alexey Leonkov told about the new Voronezh high-readiness radars.
Russia to update Missile attack warning system
Colonel Suchkov said that Russia will update the missile attack warning system
The Missile Attack Warning System (SPRN) of the Russian Armed Forces will be completely updated by 2030. According to Colonel Sergey Suchkov, head of the Main Center for Missile Attack Warning of the Space Forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces, in an interview with Krasnaya Zvezda, it will be based on a new generation of Voronezh-DM radar stations (radars).
The European Union will spend €6 billion to create a constellation of communication satellites
According to Bloomberg, the EC intends to spend €2.4 billion from its budget for these purposes
The European Union plans to spend €6 billion ($6.8 billion) to create a constellation of communications satellites in low Earth orbit to ensure secure communications for member countries. This is reported by Bloomberg with reference to the European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton.
The cost of commercial flights into space is named
Virgin Galactic will open the sale of tickets for suborbital flights worth from $450 thousand
The American company Virgin Galactic on Wednesday, February 16, will begin the open sale of tickets for commercial suborbital flights on its spacecraft. The starting price of the tour is 450 thousand dollars. This is stated in the company's press release, which is cited by Interfax.
NASA will put five space observatories into orbit over the next ten years
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) plans to put five space observatories into orbit to monitor processes in the atmosphere over the next ten years, the head of the department Bill Nelson said on Tuesday.
The MAYOR said that the space systems of the Russian Federation do not quite meet the needs of digital transformation
The department noted that foreign products and services in this area often outperform domestic
The existing domestic telecommunications and geoinformation space systems do not fully meet the challenges facing the Russian economy in the framework of digital transformation, follows from the "White Paper" of High Technologies in Russia and abroad, posted on the website of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
The MAYOR recognized the backlog of Roscosmos
The Ministry of Economic Development of Russia noted the superiority of a number of foreign missiles over Russian
The telecommunications and geoinformation space systems available in Russia do not fully meet the challenges facing the country's economy, according to the High-Tech White Paper posted on the website of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia (MAYOR).
The height of the ISS orbit will be adjusted on February 26
As a result of the maneuver, the altitude of the orbit will increase by 1.1 km
Correction of the orbit height of the International Space Station (ISS) is expected on February 26. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Wednesday.
The intensity of flights of American bombers near the borders of Russia has increased by 40%
The intensity of flights near the Russian borders of American strategic bombers in 2021 increased by 40%, said Mikhail Popov, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council.
The American Black Hawk helicopter landed near the Polish-Ukrainian border
A CNBC journalist announced the landing of a US Black Hawk helicopter near the Polish-Ukrainian border
CNBC journalist Brad Howard made statements that an American Black Hawk helicopter landed near the Polish-Ukrainian border. The corresponding message appeared on Twitter.
The European Union will spend 6 billion euros on an analog of OneWeb
Bloomberg: The European Union will spend 6 billion euros on an analogue of the British OneWeb system
The European Union will spend 6 billion euros on an analogue of the British OneWeb system, Bloomberg reports, referring to the European Commissioner for the internal market, Thierry Breton.