Roscosmos has planned three cargo delivery launches to the ISS in 2022
Three Progress MS cargo ships will go to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2022, Roscosmos reported.
Three launches of Progress cargo ships are expected in 2022
All launches will take place from Baikonur
Three Progress MS cargo transport ships will be launched to the ISS from Baikonur this year. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Tuesday.
The American F-35 fighter was put on the "belly" for the first time due to chassis failure
The South Korean pilot had to perform almost a feat in an attempt to save the newest American fighter-the "invisible" F-35A, which did not have all the landing gear at once. The car had to be put on the fuselage. The Air Force of the Republic of Korea suspended flights of all available F-35s until the reasons that provoked the emergency situation are clarified.
The F-35 fighter underwent laser treatment
F-35 fighters will have their service life extended with the help of lasers. January 3, portal defbrief.com He reported that the first F-35B of the US Marine Corps returned to service after the laser shock treatment procedure.
NATO aircraft are practicing low-altitude flights in Estonian airspace
Belgian Air Force aircraft have started practicing low-altitude flights in Estonian airspace. As the press service of the General Staff of the Estonian Defense Forces told Interfax, "paired flights of F-16 fighters of the Belgian Air Force will be conducted from January 4 to January 9 in Southwestern, Southern, Eastern and Central Estonia at an altitude of at least 152 meters (500 feet)."
KTRV plans to launch production of civilian drones - CEO
The Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) plans to launch the production of civilian drones that will be used as taxis or for cargo transportation, the company's CEO Boris Obnosov said.
Two Tu-160M equipped with new weapons will replenish the long-range aviation of the Russian Federation in 2022
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation recalled that in 2021, long-range aviation units were replenished with four upgraded Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers
Two upgraded Tu-160M strategic missile carriers, which will be delivered to long-range aviation in 2022, will be equipped with new electronic warfare (EW) systems and new weapons. This was reported to journalists on Tuesday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The missile salvo of the Russian Aerospace Forces fighters was shown on video
A video of the simultaneous launch of eight missiles at the training of Russian fighters appeared on the Network. Guinness representatives were not invited to shoot this record, but it seems to me that the event would go down in the book as the most massive launch of air-to-air guided missiles, wrote the Fighter Bomber who published the video.
Blinken discussed the situation around Ukraine with colleagues from the Bucharest Nine
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Monday, during a telephone conversation with colleagues from the Bucharest Nine, discussed the presence of Russian troops near the border with Ukraine, and also stated the need for a unified NATO position on the Ukrainian crisis, the US State Department reports.
NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg confirmed negotiations with Russia on January 12
Negotiations between the alliance and Russia will take place on January 12, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. This is reported by the Reuters news agency with reference to the official representative of the military organization.
The Russian military base in Armenia was fully staffed with contractors
The 102nd Russian military base stationed in Armenia will be fully staffed by contract servicemen in 2021, the press service of the Southern Military District (SE) reported.
Purchases of law enforcement agencies, including FSO and SVR, will be classified in 2022
Purchases through the FSO, SVR, FSB, Rosgvardiya and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, their subordinate institutions and state unitary enterprises will be classified. The corresponding government decree came into force on January 1, 2022.
The Chinese fleet has been replenished with a second helicopter carrier
The Chinese navy already has two aircraft carriers and two helicopter carriers. Yesterday, January 3, the portal navyrecognition.com He reported that the PLA Navy held an official ceremony of commissioning the LHD Guangxi ship of the Type 075 project.
China has created an AI prosecutor who can bring real charges against people
The Shanghai Pudong District Prosecutor's Office has started testing a new artificial intelligence system on real court cases, which should formulate charges against criminals. In fact, she replaces the prosecutor, but in a limited range of legal cases, and has no right to file formal charges. But the accuracy of the AI prosecutor is unprecedented – 97% of the correct charges.
The "New Year's hackathon" has begun in the technopolis "ERA"
The Military Innovation Technopolis "ERA" hosted an IT forum, which launched the "New Year Hackathon" - a forum for IT specialists, during which participants solve case problems, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Russians in 2022 will be banned from storing decommissioned weapons at home without the knowledge of the Rosgvardiya
In the summer of 2022, Russians will be banned from storing decommissioned weapons at home without the knowledge of the Rosgvardiya, the corresponding amendments to the federal law "On Weapons" will come into force on June 29, 2022.
Remaking of weapons will be banned in Russia in 2022
The alteration of weapons on the territory of Russia will be banned in 2022, the corresponding amendments to the federal law "On Weapons" will come into force on June 29, 2022. Previously, the alteration of weapons was not prohibited by law, as well as there was no such term in the regulatory documents. Amendments to the legislation introduce it.
The RVSN has been completely transferred to digital communication
The Strategic Missile Forces (Strategic Missile Forces) have completely switched to digital information transmission technologies, according to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Strategic nuclear forces exercises to be held in Russia
The "Thunder" exercises of the three strategic nuclear forces of Russia will be held in early 2022
Strategic command and staff exercises "Thunder" with the participation of all three components of the strategic nuclear forces (SNF) of Russia will be held in early 2022. A source close to the Russian Defense Ministry told TASS about this.
The space forces in 2021 tracked the descent from orbit of more than 400 satellites
As specified in the Russian Defense Ministry, the specialists of the Main Center for the Exploration of the Space Situation paid special attention to the control of orbital groupings of foreign satellites
The space forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces controlled the situation in near-Earth space and the termination of the ballistic existence of more than 400 vehicles. This is stated in the message of the Russian Defense Ministry.