Rostec will complete flight design tests of the Cadet-75 parachute by the end of the year
The Cadet-75 system confirmed a minimum safe altitude of 150 m at an aircraft speed of 180 km/h
Flight design tests of the Cadet-75 parachute training system will be completed by the end of this year, the press service of Rostec State Corporation reported on Wednesday.
Turkey refused to buy Ukrainian tank engines
Turkish developers decided to install South Korean Doosan DV27K engines with a capacity of 1500 hp on their main Altay battle tanks.
The fact is that initially it was supposed to supply this heavy tracked vehicle with power units of its own design, created with foreign assistance, but this project completely failed.
The 1B198 Rostec artillery fire control complex was supplied by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
The holding company "High-precision complexes" of Rostec State Corporation has transferred to the Ministry of Defense of Russia another complex of automated fire control of artillery units 1B198. The shipment took place as part of the implementation of the state defense order of 2021.
Putin stated the relevance of Russia's proposal for a moratorium on the placement of INF
Russia's proposal regarding a moratorium on the deployment of intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles (INF) remains in force, and its relevance is growing. This was announced on Wednesday, October 27, by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The intercontinental missile "Bulava" was called invulnerable to missile defense systems
Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles R-30 "Bulava" are invulnerable to any missile defense system. This was announced to journalists on Wednesday, October 27, by the chief of staff of the command of the submarine forces of the Pacific Fleet, Rear Admiral Arkady Navarsky.
The new Serbian anti-aircraft system will use "Needles" and "Arrows"
The MTU-4 quad installation for the use of Igla and Strela-2MA anti-aircraft missile systems was developed at the Military Technical Institute of the Serbian Ministry of Defense. This is reported by proelasi.com .
In Kamchatka, the S-400 "Triumph" crews conducted tactical exercises to cover submarine forces
Combat crews of the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) conducted tactical exercises in Kamchatka to cover the submarine forces of the Pacific Fleet from an air attack by a conditional enemy, and a detachment to combat underwater sabotage forces and means also conducted exercises.
China has launched an Earth remote sensing satellite into orbit
This launch was the 12th in a row for the Kuaizhou-1A series launch vehicles
China on Wednesday launched the Earth remote sensing satellite Jilin-1 Gaofen 02F into orbit. This was reported by China Central Television.
ESA discusses the possibility of participating in the Russian-Chinese lunar station
Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of Roscosmos, and Zhang Kejian, head of the Chinese National Space Administration, signed a memorandum of understanding and cooperation on behalf of the governments in the field of creating an International Scientific Lunar Station.
The Russian state operator is ready to provide Argentina with the services of the Express-AM8 communication satellite
The Deputy General Director of the company noted that the uniqueness of this spacecraft is that it is possible to make intercontinental traffic transfers from the European zone to South America and vice versa
The state operator "Space Communications" is ready to offer Argentina the services of the Express-AM8 communication satellite. This was announced on Wednesday by the deputy general director of the company Evgeny Buidinov.
Glavkosmos has signed an agreement with four space tourists
On Wednesday, October 27, Glavkosmos signed an agreement with four space tourists who will fly on Soyuz spacecraft in 2024. This was announced by the company's CEO Dmitry Loskutov at the International Astronautical Congress IAC-2021 in Dubai.
In the USA, the flight time of the Russian cosmonaut on Crew Dragon was called
For the first time, a Russian cosmonaut will be able to fly on the American SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) in the second half of 2022, SpaceNews writes.
Rogozin urged countries to share technologies with each other
According to the head of Roscosmos, it is easier to solve large space projects together
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, believes that it is useful for countries to share technologies with each other.
The launch of the Berth module was scheduled for the afternoon of November 24
Roscosmos reported that the docking of the Progress M-UM spacecraft with this module to the multipurpose laboratory module Nauka is scheduled for November 26
The launch of the Progress M-UM spacecraft with the Berth node module on the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome is scheduled for the afternoon of November 24. This was reported to TASS by the press service of Roscosmos.
Roscosmos plans to launch an anthropomorphic robot "Teledroid" into orbit in 2024
Approval of its final appearance is scheduled for 2022-2023
An experiment to put an anthropomorphic robot "Teledroid" into orbit is planned to be carried out in 2024. This was reported to TASS by a representative of the Cosmonaut Training Center on the sidelines of the International Astronautical Congress in Dubai.
Bell has completed the assembly of the first AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter for the Bahrain Air Force
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. has handed over to the US Navy Aviation Systems Command (NAVAIR) the first of 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters before its official delivery to the Bahrain Air Force.
The United States did not respond to Qatar's request for the supply of the MQ-9B Predator UAV
Qatar is "disappointed" by the lack of a response from the United States to its request to purchase medium-altitude UAVs of long flight duration (MALE class) MQ-9B "Predator".
The Indians showed a demonstrator of an inconspicuous attack drone
Photos and videos of a demonstrator of an Indian unobtrusive SWiFT drone performing high-speed runs appeared on the network. According to The Drive, it is a smaller version of the Ghatak attack drone.
The Swedes presented a manned racing drone
The Swedish company Jetson has introduced a manned multicopter capable of accelerating up to 102 kilometers per hour. The drone has lidars to help avoid collisions, and a parachute, and the power of the engines allows you to continue flying in case one of them breaks down. The company intends to start small-scale production in 2022 and sell the devices for 92 thousand dollars.
In Poland, a plane was presented for American special forces
On Tuesday, October 26, a prototype aircraft for American special forces was presented in Poland. MC-145B Special Operations Multi-Role Aircraft (SOMA) was developed as part of the US Special Operations Command (US SOCOM) Armed Overwatch project. This is reported by the Defense Express agency.