More than 400 rocket scientists of the Southern Military District will conduct an exercise at a training ground in the Astrakhan region
The missile compound of the Southern Military District in the Kuban, equipped with the Iskander-M missile defense system, has been raised on a training alert and will conduct a tactical exercise with combat missile launches at the Kapustin Yar test site in the Astrakhan region, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.
The Buk-MZ anti-aircraft missile system was delivered to the 8th Army of the Southern Military District
The complex can fight air attack, tactical and ballistic missiles
The head of the 106th Air Defense Training Center of the Ground Forces, Sergei Muchkaev, reported to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on the delivery of a brigade set of the latest Buk-MZ anti-aircraft missile system - they will equip the newly formed anti-aircraft missile brigade of the 8th Army of the Southern Military District.
Two sets of S-400 and S-350 air defense systems were transferred to the troops in the fourth quarter of 2021
Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Alexey Krivoruchko said that the industry also handed over 17 new VKS - including two Su-57 fighters - and 18 refurbished aircraft
Two regimental sets of S-400 and S-350 anti-aircraft missile systems were received by the Aerospace Forces in the fourth quarter of last year, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko said on Thursday.
Radar stations of the Milky Way system are planned to be installed in the Russian Federation and abroad
The ground segment of the Milky Way will include optoelectronic and radio equipment
The Milky Way system, which is being developed in Russia, will include radar stations not only in the Russian Federation, but also in other countries. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the general designer of the Automated Warning System for Dangerous Situations in Near-Earth Space (ASPOS OKP) Grigory Stupak.
The new space monitoring system will be able to track objects from 5 cm in orbits up to 2,500 km
The system will also be able to monitor objects from 10-15 cm in size at altitudes from 2.5 thousand to 45 thousand km
The new Russian Milky Way system will be able to track objects ranging in size from 5-7 cm, which are at an altitude of up to 2.5 thousand km above the Earth's surface. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the general designer of the Automated Warning System for Dangerous Situations in Near-Earth Space (ASPOS OKP) Grigory Stupak.
The explosion at the SpaceX cosmodrome under construction was caught on video
A test tank with liquid nitrogen exploded at the SpaceX spaceport in Texas
An explosion occurred at the SpaceX spaceport under construction in Texas in the USA. During the tests on Tuesday, January 18, the GSE-4 test tank with liquid nitrogen exploded. The incident was noticed by observers, Futurism reports.
Hack the satellite
The European Space Agency invites everyone to try to hack the European OPS-SAT satellite operating in orbit. This is reported on the website of the event organizers specially created for this occasion.
In Ukraine, they wanted to build a cosmodrome
Ukraine wants to build a cosmodrome on the Black Sea coast
Participants of the founding conference of the All-Ukrainian Association of Innovation and Space Clusters wanted to build a cosmodrome in Ukraine. As a location, they proposed the border of the Odessa and Mykolaiv regions near the Black Sea coast, Ukrinform reports. It is noted that the construction of the facility will require coordination with Turkey due to the risk of the second stage of the launch vehicle falling on its territory.
Integration of the European ERA manipulator into the ISS was postponed due to technical problems
Work on the integration of the European ERA manipulator into the ISS has been postponed due to technical problems with the manipulator, said Alexander Poleshchuk, head of the extravehicular Activity Department of the Energia Rocket and Space Corporation.
Hungary wants to send an astronaut to the ISS by the middle of the decade with the participation of the Russian Federation
Foreign Minister of the Republic Peter Szijjarto said that the topic of "joint space exploration project" will be discussed during the visit of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to Russia on February 1
Hungary expects to send an astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS) by the middle of the decade as part of cooperation with Russia. This was stated in an interview with TASS by the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic Peter Szijjarto.
"Strange dust" was noticed on the Russian segment of the ISS
Russian experts drew attention to possible technical difficulties associated with the Search module of the International Space Station. Earlier, NASA hinted at the isolation of the Russian Zvezda module.
The only American astronaut named Soyuz MS in 2022
Roscosmos: NASA astronaut Rubio may fly to Soyuz MS in September 2022
Francisco Rubio may become the only American astronaut who will be delivered to the International Space Station (ISS) by the Russian Soyuz MS spacecraft in 2022. The name of the NASA astronaut was called "Roscosmos".
The cosmonauts of the 2018 set will begin space flights for the first time in 2023-2024
Cosmonaut recruitment was open, applications were accepted from citizens of the Russian Federation not older than 35 years old, with higher education in engineering, scientific or flight specialties with work experience
Cosmonauts of the 2018 set Konstantin Borisov, Alexander Gorbunov, Alexander Grebenkin, Alexey Zubritsky, Sergey Mikaev and Oleg Platonov can make the first flights into orbit in 2023-2024. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Thursday.
Progress RCC has manufactured three Soyuz family launch vehicles for the Ministry of Defense
The Soyuz-2.1a rocket is characterized by increased accuracy of removal and increased payload mass up to 7.5 tons
Two Soyuz-2 launch vehicles.1a" and the Soyuz-2.1v rocket, manufactured by the Progress Rocket and Space Center (RCC) under a state contract, were accepted by the military representation of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. This was reported to the head of the military department Sergei Shoigu by the general director of the center Dmitry Baranov.
Five successful launches of launch vehicles were carried out in the 4th quarter of 2021 in the interests of the Ministry of Defense
Deputy Head of the Russian Military Department Alexey Krivoruchko said that on November 25, calculations of the Aerospace Forces launched a Soyuz-2 L B carrier rocket with a Fregat upper stage.
The helicopter of the future DEFIANT has successfully completed tests
The American SB>1 DEFIANT helicopter has successfully passed the most difficult flight test. On January 19, the Boeing press service announced that a promising vehicle for the FLRAA army program had completed testing.
The new American Mojave UAV has received an unusual set of weapons
The Americans supplied the Mojave drone with a pair of multi-barrel rapid-firing machine guns. This is one of the first cases of equipping shock UAVs with weapons of this type.
The Chilean Air Force is evaluating the possibility of buying E-3D Sentry AWACS aircraft from the British Air Force
The Agency for the Sale of Military Equipment (DESA) of the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom offers interested customers to purchase AWACS E-3D "Sentry" AEW.Mk1 aircraft, decommissioned by the country's Air Force in September 2021.
The United States may approve Turkey's request for the purchase of F-16 fighter jets
The United States may approve Turkey's request for the purchase of F-16 fighter jets in order to strengthen a NATO ally on the Black Sea. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was reported by CNN-Turk with reference to its sources in the United States.
The crews of the army aviation of the Southern Military District completed a flyby of the new Ka-52 Alligator combat helicopters in the Rostov region
The flight of Ka-52 helicopters, which arrived at the end of last year, completed the formation of a squadron of Alligator reconnaissance and attack helicopters of the army aviation unit of the Southern Military District, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.
