The system is being created in order to increase the effectiveness of solving air defense tasks in the region

The State Duma on Thursday ratified an agreement between Russia and Tajikistan on the creation of a joint air defense system.

The search and identification of the nature of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) has been officially declared one of the important tasks of the Pentagon.

The US Congress has established a special service in the system of the Ministry of Defense — the Department for Tracking Anomalies and Finding out their Nature (ASRO, Anomaly Surveillance and Resolution Office). 

The capacity of the site in the Skolkovo Technopark is about 30 sets of spacecraft per year

The first site of serial assembly of satellite platforms of small spacecraft in the Russian Federation was launched by Sputnix in the Skolkovo Technopark. This was reported to TASS by the press service of Sitronics Group (part of AFK Sistema), which includes the company.

More than 10 companies have expressed a desire to join such an association, said the head of Success Rockets Oleg Mansurov

The Association of Private Space Companies, if established in Russia, could collect information about problems and tools for the development of commercial cosmonautics. Oleg Mansurov, the head of the Russian private space company Success Rockets, made such an idea at a meeting on improving legislation in the field of space activities, which was held in the Federation Council.

A suborbital flight to an altitude of more than 100 km is planned by the company for 2022

The private space company Success Rockets plans to launch an orbital rocket in 2024. This was stated by the company's CEO Oleg Mansurov at a meeting in the Federation Council dedicated to improving legislation in the field of space activities in order to create a space services market.

In addition, according to Sergey Krikalev, Executive Director of Roscosmos for manned Space Programs, the Russian Federation has too strict rules for choosing a performer and there are laws that define competitive procedures.

On December 15, the Polish Ministry of Defense Weapons Inspectorate announced the signing of a contract with Polskie Zaklady Lotniczy Mielec (PZL Mielec) for the supply of new S-70i "Black Hawk" helicopters for Special Operations Forces.

Washington presented to the Romanian Air Force a new C-130 Hercules transport aircraft designed to carry out operations within the framework of NATO programs.

The Drive: The US Air Force permanently deployed F-35A Lightning II fighters in England

Air Force (Air Force) The United States has permanently deployed its fifth-generation F-35A Lightning II fighters in Europe for the first time, writes The Drive.

The first flight of the Ka-62 is scheduled for early 2024

Bench tests of the VK-1600V demonstrator engine for the Ka-62 helicopter should begin before the end of 2021. This was reported to journalists by Anton Kolosov, chief designer of the VK-1600 engine at the ODK-Klimov enterprise (part of the Rostec United Engine Corporation).

The Mi-171A3 helicopter, designed for offshore operations and maintenance of offshore drilling platforms, has started flight tests, the Rostec press service reported.

The Czech company Lom Praha has completed the overhaul of the Ghana Air Force Mi-171SH helicopter, which was recently identified during tests of the power plant.

World Air Forces 2022: Mi-8/Mi-17 multipurpose helicopters became the second most popular

Flight Global Magazine has released the World Air Forces 2022 handbook. In the world ranking of popularity of military helicopters, Russian multi-purpose vehicles of the Mi-8/Mi-17 family became the second.

Russian airliner MS-21-300 performed its first training flight at Irkutsk airport

The new Russian airliner MS-21-300 performed its first training flight at Irkutsk airport. This was announced on Thursday by the press service of the airport, RIA Novosti reports.

The Russian Orion-E reconnaissance and strike drone was shortlisted for the Malaysian Defense Ministry tender, Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of Russia, told RIA Novosti.

State tests of the Kub barrage ammunition have been successfully completed in Russia, a source close to the military department told RIA Novosti.

The Russian reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicle "Hunter" will be able to fight with targets in the air. This is reported by the newspaper of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation "Red Star".

The Drive: the unobtrusive Hunter UAV opens up new opportunities for the Russian military

The United Aircraft Corporation has demonstrated the second prototype of the S-70 Hunter attack drone, The Drive reports. This latest development will work out targets together with the Su-57 and will open up completely new opportunities for the Russian military.

More than 200 servicemen took part in the exercises

Aviation and artillery of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) worked out the destruction of a simulated enemy ship in the Black Sea during planned exercises, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet said on Thursday.

At the Totsky training ground, the operational and combat training of the command staff of the Central Military District takes place

Su-34 fighter-bombers launched a bomb attack from a height of about 400 meters on the artillery positions of a conditional enemy during the operational and combat training of the command staff of the Central Military District (CVO) at the Totsky training ground of the Orenburg region. This is stated in a message distributed on Thursday by the press service of the district.