IX Forum "Composites without Borders"
On November 17, 2021, the IX annual Forum "Composites Without Borders" will be held in partnership with the International Industrial Exhibition INNOPROM. The event will be held in two formats in person at the Skolkovo Technopark online at the INNOPROM Online site. The event is supported by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. The general sponsor is the interregional cluster "Composites without Borders".
The Russian robot "Marker" can go without refueling for up to 60 hours
The Russian experimental combat robot "Marker" has proved that it can patrol the area for two and a half days without stopping for refueling.
Large shipments of Chinese armored vehicles continue to arrive in Nigeria
Last Sunday, November 7, the first batch of two-axle armored vehicles CSK131 Mengshi of the Chinese company Dongfeng was delivered to Nigeria by sea. There are about three dozen units in total.
Earlier it was reported that this manufacturer intends to deliver one hundred such protected machines to one of the African countries. Apparently, this state was meant.
Object 780 is a project of the original tank of the 70s from Chelyabinsk
In the early 70s, a very interesting tank was designed in the USSR, even by modern standards. We are talking about the Chelyabinsk main combat Facility 780.
During the development of the Yars PGRC, fundamentally new samples of the VVST were created
During the development of the Yars PGRK, fundamentally new models of weapons, military and special equipment were created, significantly increasing the capabilities of the missile complex.
The Sarmat ICBM test program has changed
Adjustments have been made to the test program of the RS-28 Sarmat heavy ballistic missile. Instead of the two launches planned for 2021, one will take place.
Poland has established the production of launchers for the Patriot
Poland is taking active steps to create its own air defense system Wisła. On November 8, the press service of Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa announced the transfer of the first pair of M903 launchers manufactured by Huta Stalowa Wola for the Patriot system.
Calculations of the S-400 "Triumph" of the Air Defense destroyed a conditional air intruder
In the Khabarovsk Territory, servicemen of the Air Force and Air Defense Association of the Eastern Military District conducted an air defense training on the new S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS), the press service of the Air Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday.
A new anti-aircraft missile system will appear in Russia
A new S-550 anti-aircraft missile system will appear in Russia, and work is underway to create it. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Defense about the recent series of military meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, RIA Novosti reports.
Russian Defense Minister Shoigu announced the development of a new S-550 complex
Russian specialists are developing a new S-550 anti-aircraft missile system, RIA Novosti reports, citing a statement by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
The Hubble telescope restored the work of a failed camera
The camera was chosen as the first object to be restored, because failures in the operation of this device are rare
The team of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), servicing the Hubble Space Telescope, restored the operation of one of its cameras after the entire telescope went into safe mode due to a loss of synchronization.
Japan launched an Epsilon rocket with a Vietnamese NanoDragon satellite
The device must receive and transmit signals of an automatic identification system for tracking the movement of ships and monitoring activities at sea
Japan on Tuesday launched an Epsilon-5 launch vehicle with nine satellites, including the Vietnamese NanoDragon spacecraft. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is broadcasting the launch live.
The Crew Dragon ship with four astronauts on board landed off the coast of the USA
On board the ship are US astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan MacArthur, European Space Agency astronaut Tom Pesquet, as well as Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide.
Astronauts will have to wait a month in orbit for the opportunity to fly to the moon - report
Russian cosmonauts will have to wait at least a month for the opportunity to fly to the Moon because of the need to prepare the Vostochny cosmodrome for a new launch, according to a report by specialists of the rocket and space corporation Energia.
SIRIUS' annual isolation experiment is due to start in early 2023
According to the chief project manager Mark Belakovsky, many countries have applied to Russia to participate in the one-year experiment, a number of contracts have already been signed
The SIRIUS international annual experiment simulating a flight into deep space is scheduled to begin at the Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow in the first quarter of 2023. This was reported to TASS by SIRIUS project chief Manager, Head of the Department of IMBP RAS Mark Belakovsky.
Astronauts from the ISS monitored the ecology of the Olympic construction site in Sochi
The station crew conducted an environmental survey of the construction of Olympic facilities
The Olympic facilities around Sochi were built under the environmental supervision of astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS). Hero of Russia, cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin told about this at a press conference in TASS.
Russia will use the ISS at least until 2027-2028
According to the executive director of Roscosmos Sergey Krikalev, the launch of the multipurpose laboratory module "Science" and the node module "Berth" does not mean the completion of the development of the ISS
The operation of the International Space Station (ISS) will last at least until 2027-2028. This was announced by the executive director of Roscosmos for manned space programs Sergey Krikalev.
The reliability of Soyuz ships may decrease sharply in the coming years - NPO Technomash
Experts also predict low reliability indicators of Angara missiles in the first years of operation
Reducing the load of RSC Energia's capacities can have an extremely negative impact on the reliability of the Soyuz manned spacecraft and Progress trucks, according to the theses of the report of experts from NPO Technomash (part of Roscosmos).
The use of the Iranian kamikaze drone Arash was shown on video
The large-scale Zulfiqar 1400 exercises conducted by the Iranian armed forces involve both the latest equipment and long-known samples. For example, the use of the Arash unmanned aerial vehicle on a ground target has been demonstrated.
The Wright Brothers company is developing an electric aluminum-fueled airliner
The Wright Electric Company (USA), the heiress of the company of the same name founded in 1909 by aviation pioneers the Wright brothers, presented the concept of a hundred-seat Wright Spirit electric liner for local airlines, which is supposed to be put into operation within five years.