Roscosmos told about the shortage of workers and materials in the construction of the East
According to First Deputy CEO Maxim Ovchinnikov, the state corporation, together with federal executive authorities, is doing everything possible to make up for this
The construction of the Vostochny cosmodrome is accompanied by a shortage of labor resources, as well as some building materials, for example, crushed stone. Maxim Ovchinnikov, First Deputy Director General of the state corporation, told about this in an interview with the Vedomosti newspaper published on Tuesday.
Soyuz MS-21 crews will begin taking the preflight exam at the CPC on February 22
The launch of the spacecraft to the ISS is scheduled for March 18
The main and backup crews of the Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft, whose launch to the ISS is scheduled for March 18, will begin passing comprehensive examination training on February 22. This is stated in the message of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (CPC), distributed on Tuesday.
Roscosmos reported that the cuts in the industry almost did not affect real production
More than 80% of the cuts were made by overhead personnel and a non-industrial group, said Maxim Ovchinnikov, Deputy director of the State Corporation for Economics and Finance
The reduction in the number of employees of the Russian rocket and space industry almost does not affect employees involved in real production. This was reported to journalists by Maxim Ovchinnikov, First Deputy Director General of the Roscosmos State Corporation for Economics and Finance.
Roscosmos told about the reduction of funding for space projects by 277 billion rubles.
At the same time, funding for basic research has been increased to an average of 13 billion rubles a year, said Maxim Ovchinnikov, first deputy director of the state corporation
Financing of projects in the space industry decreased by about 277 billion rubles during the implementation of the Federal Space Program (FCP) for 2016-2025, but last year Roscosmos managed to partially eliminate this sequester, said Maxim Ovchinnikov, first deputy director of the state corporation.
Roscosmos told about the optimization of 8.8% of employees in the space industry in three years
This is due to the introduction of new technologies and getting rid of non-core assets, the first deputy director of the corporation Maxim Ovchinnikov said in an interview with Vedomosti
Optimization of the number of the space industry of the Russian Federation for 2019-2021 amounted to 8.8%. This was announced by the first Deputy Director General of Roscosmos Maxim Ovchinnikov in an interview published on Tuesday with the Vedomosti newspaper.
The loan portfolio of Roscosmos amounted to 92 billion rubles
Over the past three years, it has decreased by almost 15%, Maxim Ovchinnikov, the first deputy director of the state corporation, told Vedomosti in an interview
The volume of the Roscosmos loan portfolio is 92 billion rubles, Maxim Ovchinnikov, First Deputy Director General of the state corporation, said in an interview with Vedomosti newspaper.
The construction of the National Space Center is planned to be completed in 2023 - Deputy Director of Roscosmos
The National Space Center under construction in Moscow is planned to be put into operation in 2024, and the launch complex for launch vehicles "Angara" at the Vostochny cosmodrome will be completed this year, said Maxim Ovchinnikov, First Deputy Director General of Roscosmos.
Tests of the first H-160 helicopter designed for the French Navy have begun
According to Bruno Even, Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Helicopters, flight tests of the first H-160 helicopter designed for the French Navy have begun at the company's enterprise in the south of France.
The Malaysian Air Force has received a second pair of AW-139 helicopters purchased on lease by the government of the country
The Malaysian Air Force has received a second pair of Leonardo Group AW-139 helicopters, leased by the government of the country from a private company to temporarily replace the decommissioned S-61 Nuri.
The Israeli reconnaissance drone Skylark 3 has a hybrid version
The Israeli company Elbit Systems has developed a hybrid version of the Skylark 3 reconnaissance drone and is going to present it during the Singapore airshow. The flight duration of this device will be three times longer than that of the basic version.
The last batch of Rafale fighters will arrive in India in the coming days
According to The Hindu, with reference to a representative of the Ministry of Defense, the last batch of three Rafale fighters is due to arrive in India this week.
In the USA, the Russian MiG was confused with an American fighter
In the USA, the MiG-29 fighter was confused with the American F-16 and F-15. The image of the Russian plane decorated a billboard in the California city of Santa Monica.
The deadlines for the creation of a unified version of the Ansat helicopter have been announced
A unified version of the Russian Ansat can be created before the end of the year. Among other things, they want to provide it with a glass cabin, air conditioning and additional tanks.
Russian Helicopters plans to produce 311 helicopters in 2022
The holding's CEO Nikolay Kolesov said that the Kazan Helicopter Plant expects to transfer 111 helicopters to 10 customers in 2022
The Russian Helicopters Holding Company to Rostec State Corporation is scheduled to produce 311 helicopters in 2022. This was announced on Tuesday by the holding's CEO Nikolay Kolesov in an interview with the Business Online newspaper.
An aviation plant for the production of the Hunter UAV is being modernized in Novosibirsk
About 2.5 billion rubles were invested in the project
Novosibirsk Aviation Plant named after V.P.Chkalov (NAZ. Chkalova, a branch of PJSC Sukhoi Company) will modernize production within five years with the construction of a new building for the production of heavy stealth drones S-70 "Hunter", a source in the authorities told TASS.
The developer of the BAS-200 called it an advantage in power-to-weight ratio over other UAVs
The new drones are characterized by optimal speed for monitoring, as well as the ability to hover
Helicopter-type unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), such as the latest BAS-200, have a significantly higher power-to-weight ratio than multicopters, and unlike aircraft-type UAVs, the optimal speed for monitoring.
Russian Tu-22M3 and fighter jets with "Daggers" arrived in Syria
Long-range Tu-22M3 and MiG-31k aircraft with the Dagger aviation complex arrived at the Russian Khmeimim airbase in Syria to participate in a naval exercise of the Navy's inter-fleet grouping in the eastern Mediterranean. This was reported on February 15 in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Defense Minister Shoigu presented a special helmet to the pilot who made 300 sorties from Khmeimim
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, during an inspection of the Khmeimim airbase in Syria, introduced a new tradition there - he presented a special helmet to a pilot who had flown more than 300 sorties, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Tuesday.
Aviation will conduct large-scale bombing exercises against naval targets in the Black Sea
The maneuvers are aimed at increasing the level of combat training of military personnel
The operational and tactical aviation of the Air Force and Air Defense Association of the Southern Military District (SE), together with the naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet, will conduct exercises during which they will work out the destruction of naval targets in the Black Sea. This was reported to journalists on Tuesday in the press service of the Southern Federal District.
Su-24 and Su-27 struck a simulated enemy landing party during exercises in the Crimea
Su-24 bombers and Su-27 fighters of the Black Sea Fleet naval aviation bombed a simulated enemy landing party during exercises for the defense of the Crimea, the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet reported.
