Philippines bought BrahMos missiles
India has officially exported BrahMos missiles. January 15, portal indiatimes.com He reported that the Ministry of Defense of the Philippines officially confirmed the signing of a contract worth $374.9 million.
North Korea reported that the launch of missiles on Friday was made from railway platforms
In the DPRK, the launch of two missiles on Friday was carried out by a railway-based missile regiment from railway platforms, the Korean Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA) reported on Saturday.
South Africa has launched three microsatellites to track the movement of ships in the oceans
These are the first ever devices of this kind, completely manufactured in Africa
South Africa launched three space microsatellites into near-Earth orbit on Friday. This was reported by the South African government agency SA News with reference to the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the country Blade Nzimande. The satellites were sent from the American spaceport at Cape Canaveral.
Virgin Orbit has delivered a number of satellites into orbit using its rocket
On board the spacecraft were the Pentagon communications technology verification satellites, two nanosatellites of the Polish company SatRevolution and the apparatus of the American company Spire
The American company Virgin Orbit on Thursday, using its LauncherOne air launch vehicle, launched a number of military and civilian satellites into near-Earth orbit. This was announced on Thursday by the company's press service.
Virgin Orbit has successfully launched an air launch system rocket into orbit
The California aerospace company Virgin Orbit has carried out another successful launch of a LauncherOne rocket into orbit from aboard a carrier aircraft, a live broadcast was conducted on its website.
The European Space Agency has approved the construction of the PLATO Space Observatory
The European Space Agency has completed a critical review of the new PLATO space Observatory project. It is expected that it will be launched into space in 2026 and in 4 years of operation will observe more than 200 thousand stars, exploring the properties of exoplanets around them, according to the agency's website.
Zelensky said that communication with the Ukrainian satellite has been established
It was launched using an American rocket
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that a connection has been established with a Ukrainian satellite launched on Thursday with the help of an American launch vehicle.
Elon Musk launched a rocket with a Ukrainian satellite
Elon Musk's SpaceX launched the Falcon 9 launch vehicle with the Ukrainian satellite Sich-2-30
The SpaceX company of entrepreneur and billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday, January 13, launched a Falcon 9 launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral (Florida) with 105 satellites from 20 countries, including the Ukrainian Sich-2-30. The broadcast was carried out on the company's Twitter account.
The European satellite that was watching Russia has failed
Copernicus: data from the Sentinel-1B satellite has not been received since December 23
The Sentinel-1B radar satellite, launched in April 2016 by the Russian Soyuz-2 rocket from the Kourou cosmodrome, has failed, troubleshooting is underway. This is reported on the website of the European Copernicus program.
How safe are British satellites launched by Soyuz for Russia
In mid-December last year, Airbus and OneWeb signed a partnership agreement to provide satellite communications services in low Earth orbit in the interests of the military in Europe, Space24 writes.
The British satellites brought out by the "Unions" are used against Russia
Space24: OneWeb satellites will allow the UK to monitor Russia
In mid-December last year, Airbus and OneWeb signed a partnership agreement to provide satellite communications services in low Earth orbit in the interests of the military in Europe, Space24 writes. In the future, this will allow monitoring the movements of Russian military and equipment, helping to direct attack drones at targets.
Roscosmos called the launch dates of the first Glonass-K2
ISS: the first Glonass-K2 satellite is planned to be launched in May
The first Glonass-K2 spacecraft of the Russian Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) is scheduled to be launched in May. The timing of the launch of a new generation spacecraft was named by the Information Satellite Systems company (ISS, part of Roscosmos) in a video posted on YouTube.
The promising Aist-2T satellite will be able to shoot not only the Earth, but also the Moon
However, the Rocket and Space Center noted that due to the remoteness of the satellite's orbit from the Moon, stereoscopic imaging of the lunar surface is not possible
The Aist-2T satellite, which, paired with a second such device, will create a 3D model of the Earth, will be able to shoot, including the Moon. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the Progress Rocket and Space Center (RCC) (part of Roscosmos).
The production dates of the latest Proton-M missiles have been announced
This year, Russia will finish manufacturing the latest Proton-M heavy-class missiles. The Angara-A5M rocket is being created to replace it.
Roscosmos said that space risks are insured at the lowest rates in history
The state corporation previously reported that it was possible to save over 450 million rubles in 2019-2020 when insuring missile launches
Insurance of launches of Russian missiles is now held at minimum rates. This was announced by the First Deputy Director General of Roscosmos Maxim Ovchinnikov.
Roscosmos will be able to issue bonds if necessary to attract investment
This may be required when implementing large-scale investment projects
The highest credit rating will allow Roscosmos to issue bonds to attract investment if necessary. This was announced by the First Deputy Director General of Roscosmos Maxim Ovchinnikov.
Video: Mexican drug cartels have started using drones with bombs
A video from a drone that attacks the city and drops incendiary bombs on people has appeared on the Network. It is assumed that the drone was launched by one of the Mexican drug cartels and used by criminal barons in the war against their enemies.
Raytheon's military technology will allow one person to control 130 drones at once
In the near future, the Pentagon will have technology at its disposal, with the help of which only one operator will be able to control a swarm of 130 drones.
The US Air Force will receive an upgraded F-22 Raptor
American fifth-generation F-22 Raptor fighters want to be equipped with infrared search and tracking sensors. This will give the aircraft fundamentally new capabilities in the fight against other fifth-generation fighters.
Another Mi-38 helicopter
On a web resource russianplanes.net Recently, the first photo of a newly built Mi-38 helicopter with the tail number "384" appeared at the airfield of JSC "National Center of Helicopter Construction named after M.L. Mil and N.I. Kamov" (JSC "NCV Mil and Kamov" as part of JSC "Russian Helicopters") in Tomilino (Panki) near Moscow.