The head of NASA hopes that political problems will not affect cooperation with the Russian Federation in space
NASA previously noted that they expect to continue cooperation on the ISS at least until 2030
Bill Nelson, head of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), hopes that political differences between Washington and Moscow will not prevent cooperation with the Russian Federation on the International Space Station (ISS). This was reported on Friday by CNN.
NASA commented on the scandal with the non-issuance of a visa to the United States to a Russian cosmonaut
NASA: we welcome the participation of Russian cosmonauts in pre-flight training in the USA
NASA welcomes the participation of cosmonauts from Russia in pre-flight training in the United States. This was stated by a representative of the space agency in connection with the resolution of the visa problem that arose with the cosmonaut of Roscosmos Nikolai Chub, RIA Novosti reports.
The first Tsar-engine was handed over for testing as part of the Soyuz-5 rocket stage
The Energomash Research and Production Association handed over the RD-171MV engine to the Progress rocket and space center last year: there it is waiting for bench tests as part of the first stage of the Soyuz-5 launch vehicle.
Energomash delivered the RD-171MV engine for testing as part of the Soyuz-5 first stage
All engine tests were successful
NPO Energomash last year transferred the first RD-171MV engine to the Progress Rocket and Space Center for testing. This was announced by the CEO of NPO Energomash Igor Arbuzov.
Unidentified military aircraft made a "dangerous maneuver" near Sevastopol
An unknown aircraft made a dangerous maneuver near the borders of Russia
The plane, which could not be identified, made a "dangerous maneuver" near the Russian border. This is reported by Avia.pro .
A Chinese airbase on an artificial reef was shown on video
The first high-quality video of the combat duty of PLA Navy fighters on the artificial Yunshu Reef (Fiery Cross) in the disputed Spratly archipelago of the South China Sea has appeared on the Web. The J-11 and Su-30MK fighters are on duty there in pairs on a rotational basis.
The British showed the concept of a regional hydrogen aircraft
The project of the British Institute of Aerospace Technologies FlyZero presented the initial concept of a regional hydrogen aircraft. According to FlightGlobal, the liner is designed to transport up to 75 people over distances of up to 1.48 thousand kilometers.
Egypt buys American transporters and radars
Egypt intends to upgrade its fleet of military transport aircraft and strengthen control of its airspace. January 27, portal defensenews.com He reported that the United States approved the request of the Egyptian Defense Ministry for 12 aircraft and radar.
The United States has completed the delivery of F-35A "Lightning-2" fighters to the Republic of Korea Air Force
The Republic of Korea Air Force has completed the acceptance and deployment of all 40 fifth-generation F-35A Lightning-2 fighters purchased in the United States. According to the Yonhap news agency, the last four planes arrived on January 25 at the Cheongju Air Base, 140 km south of Seoul.
The F-35 will transmit data to the satellite at a speed of 10 gigabits per second
Space Micro will develop a terminal for transmitting data from the F-35 to the satellite
Air Force (Air Force) The United States has entrusted Space Micro with the development of a terminal that allows data to be transmitted from a maneuvering fighter like the F-35 Lightning II to a geostationary satellite at a speed of about 10 gigabits per second, writes the American edition of The Drive.
The US Navy is urgently trying to find the sunken F-35C fighter jet - until other countries have done it
In the US Navy, a grand emergency — during scheduled flights in the South China Sea, landing on the deck of the strike aircraft carrier Carl Vinson, an F-35C fighter jet fell overboard and drowned. Fortunately, the pilot managed to eject.
Video: F-35 crashed into a US aircraft carrier
A video has emerged of the last seconds of the flight of a US Navy F-35 fighter jet that fell into the South China Sea after hitting the deck of the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson. Recall that seven people were injured in the accident.
In the US, they told about the data leak from the F-35 to China
Defense News: China can access data from F-35 fighter jet via UAE
The use of telecommunications equipment of the 5G standard of the Chinese company Huawei in the event of the UAE acquiring fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters will provide Beijing with an opportunity to get a lot of information about how the US aircraft works, Emily Harding, a researcher at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told Defense News.
The Helios-RLD drone will make its first flight in 2024
The first flight of the Helios-RLD radar patrol UAV, produced at the facilities of Kronstadt JSC in Dubna, is scheduled for 2024.
Russian "Sirius" will take off in the spring
CEO of Kronstadt Bogatikov: the Sirius attack UAV will make its first flight in May
In the spring, a new Sirius attack drone will make its first flight in Russia. The Kronstadt Company is preparing flight samples of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). This was reported to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu by the General director of Kronstadt, Sergei Bogatikov, RIA Novosti reports.
Serial deliveries of Sirius attack drones will begin in 2023
The Russian Armed Forces will begin mass-producing Sirius attack drones in 2023. The first flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle is expected in May this year.
The dates of the first flight of the new Sirius attack UAV have been named
The new Russian strike unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) "Sirius" will perform its first flight in May this year. On January 27, Sergey Bogatikov, CEO of the Kronstadt developer company, reported this to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during an inspection of the first specialized plant for the production of large-sized UAVs built in Dubna.
Shoigu visited the new plant of the Kronstadt company for the production of UAVs in Dubna
According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on January 27, 2022, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu inspected the first specialized plant in Russia for the production of large-sized military unmanned aerial vehicles, which the Kronstadt company built in Dubna near Moscow. Denis Manturov, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and Andrey Vorobyov, the Governor of the Moscow Region, also got acquainted with the new production. They were shown the capacity of the plant and the stages of the production process of unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type.
Manturov said that the Kronstadt plant will become a modern UAV production Center
The head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade noted that the new Center will produce flagship drones for Kronstadt JSC: Orion, Sirius, Thunder, Helios
The plant for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which Kronstadt JSC opened in Dubna near Moscow, will become part of the most modern production of drones and ground control points in the Russian Federation. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia Denis Manturov.
Military Watch: Su-35 is Russia's most combat-ready fighter
The Su-35 was called the most combat-ready fighter of Russia, which can hit targets at distances twice as large as the aircraft of the North Atlantic Alliance. Attention to the characteristics of domestic fighters turned out to be riveted after the Russian Aerospace Forces transferred the Su-35S to Belarusian airfields.