UAE to buy Chinese L15 aircraft
The UAE announced its intention to buy 12 L15 combat training aircraft from China
The UAE plans to buy 12 L15 combat training aircraft from China. This is reported by the South China Morning Post newspaper.
The Indian Navy received the 12th aircraft BPA P-8I "Neptune"
Boeing has announced the transfer to the Indian Navy of the 12th aircraft BPA P-8I "Neptune" (Indian version of the American P-8A "Poseidon"). The P-8I is the fourth and last aircraft transferred in accordance with the realized option for the supply of four additional aircraft of the BPA Poseidon.
The UAE Ministry of Defense signed contracts worth more than $500 million at the UMEX-2022 exhibition.
The 5th exhibition of unmanned systems UMEX-2022 and the Simulation and Training Exhibition (SimTEX) ended at the National Exhibition Center in Abu Dhabi on February 23.
In the USA, the production of helicopters for the Czech Republic has begun
Production of AH-1Z helicopters for the Czech Republic has started at the Bell Textron plant
Bell Textron has started assembling the first AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter for the Czech Republic. The helicopter is being assembled at a facility in Amarillo, Texas. This is reported by Defence24.
Putin got acquainted with the construction of the National Space Center in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the construction of a multifunctional complex of buildings of the National Space Center in the west of Moscow on Sunday.
The builders of the National Space Center complex announced their support to Putin
The President was accompanied by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday visited the construction of a multifunctional complex of buildings of the National Space Center in the west of Moscow: the builders of the new Roscosmos building expressed support for the actions of the president and the "guys", in response, Putin assured that support was very necessary, and the guys would hear. The President was accompanied by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
The Angara rocket is being tested in Moscow before being sent to the cosmodrome
There are also nine Proton rockets on the site of the Khrunichev Center
One Angara launch vehicle is located at the Moscow site of the Khrunichev Center, where it is being tested. This was announced by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
A flight copy of the Eagle spacecraft will appear in April 2024
Tests of the flight instance will begin after receiving the test result of the rocket unit of the emergency rescue of the ship, said the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin
A flight copy of the Eagle manned spacecraft will be ready in 2024. This was announced by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin in an interview with the magazine "Russian Space".
The first flight tests of the new Eagle spacecraft were postponed
Russia will not launch a new generation ship "Eagle" in 2023. The new deadline is 2024. Testing of the flight instance will begin after receiving the test results of the emergency rescue unit.
The launch of the Russian Eagle was postponed
Dmitry Rogozin announced the postponement of the testing of the Eagle spacecraft to 2024
The launch of the Russian spacecraft "Eagle" has been postponed from 2023 to 2024, Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Roscosmos, said in an interview with the Russian Cosmos magazine.
The ship "Eaglet" will be able to be launched with the help of a methane rocket "Amur"
According to the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, these plans are not spelled out in the current Federal Space Program, but after receiving the results of the preliminary design, adjustments will be made to the program.
Rogozin announced the elaboration of the commercial launch of Angara-1.2" from the East in 2023
Roscosmos expects that at least two launches of Angara light launch vehicles will be carried out in 2022
Roscosmos is working on the possibility of launching a light version of the Angara rocket with a commercial load from the Vostochny cosmodrome in December 2023. This was announced by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin in an interview with the magazine "Russian Space".
The ISS orbit was raised before the Soyuz flights
The height of the ISS orbit was raised by 1.3 km before the arrival of Soyuz MS-21 and Soyuz MS-19 in March
The height of the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) was adjusted before the arrival of the Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft and the return of the Soyuz MS-19, RIA Novosti reports with reference to Roscosmos.
The Commission allowed the crew of the Soyuz MS-21 to prepare for the flight to the ISS at Baikonur
The main crew includes Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov, the backup crew includes Sergey Prokopyev, Anna Kikina and Dmitry Petelin
The interdepartmental commission at the meeting recommended approving the main and backup crews of the Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft and continuing their preparations for the flight to Baikonur, Roscosmos said on Friday.
Rogozin has designated a new service life of the ISS
Dmitry Rogozin said that the ISS will be able to work in orbit no longer than 2028
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin, in an interview with the Russian Cosmos magazine, outlined the new service life of the International Space Station (ISS).
Rogozin spoke about the impact of sanctions on Roscosmos
Rogozin said that sanctions on the supply of electronics are burdensome for Roscosmos
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin, in an interview with the Russian Cosmos magazine, spoke about the impact of Western sanctions on the state corporation.
Rogozin: the launch of Soyuz-2 rockets from Baikonur will be stopped after the ISS operation is completed
The Director General of Roscosmos also stated that since the Soyuz launch at the Vostochny cosmodrome is not adapted for the launch of manned Soyuz spacecraft, the issue of redundancy arises
Soyuz-2 launch vehicles will cease to be launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome after the completion of the operation of the International Space Station. This was announced by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin in an interview with the magazine "Russian Space".
Roscosmos will purchase microelectronics from China, whose supplies have been sanctioned
Roskomos will be able to buy components for satellites from China, the supply of which will be limited by sanctions, said the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin
Rogozin said that the international market for launch services no longer exists
The head of Roscosmos stressed that Russian missiles are the most reliable
There is no longer an international market for launch services due to sanctions bans on interaction with Russia. This was stated on Saturday on the YouTube channel "Solovyov Live" by the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
The Soyuz MS-22 crew flying to the ISS in the fall has already begun training with an American astronaut
General training took place at the base in Houston, said cosmonaut Sergei Prokopyev
The crew of the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft, which is scheduled to go to the ISS in the fall, has already begun training together with NASA astronaut Frank Rubio. This was announced by cosmonaut Sergei Prokopyev at a conference in TASS, which is held in an online format together with Roscosmos and the CPC.
