Mirror: British military in Estonia ordered to simulate activity near the Russian border
The British military stationed in Estonia was ordered to simulate activity near the border with Russia, the Mirror tabloid reported.
The Russian Defense Ministry will be able to receive upgraded Su-30SM2 fighters with a new engine and weapons in 2023 - source
In the next two years, the engine from the Su-35 will be tested on combat aircraft Su-30SM
Deliveries to the Russian military of upgraded Su-30SM2 fighters with a more advanced engine and armament may begin in 2023, an aviation industry source told Interfax.
Su-33 and MiG-29K carrier-based fighters of the Northern Fleet will continue training on a "ground aircraft carrier" in Crimea in 2022
In 2022, the crews of the Su-33 and MiG-29K/KUB shipboard fighters will continue to practice takeoffs and landings on the ground analog of the deck of the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier in the Crimea, the press service of the Northern Fleet reports.
A new video of the interception of a missile by MiG-29 fighters has been published
The network published a video of the interception of a missile by MiG-29 fighters at exercises in Iran
A new video of the exercises of the Iranian Air Force aircraft, which practiced the interception and destruction of the simulator of the TDU-11B cruise missile, has been published online. MiG-29 fighters hit the target with melee missiles. This is reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
Video: MiG-29 destroyed an "Archer" missile fired by an F-5 fighter
A video has appeared on social networks of Iranian Air Force aircraft testing the interception and destruction of an aerial simulator of a TDU-11B cruise missile. MiG-29 fighters took part in the exercises, which hit the target with R-73 melee missiles.
The exercise of the Admiral Essen frigate with the Ka-27PL helicopter took place in the Black Sea
The Ka-27PL anti-submarine helicopter has completed takeoffs and landings on the deck of the Admiral Essen frigate in the Black Sea, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) reported.
Israel has ordered heavy military helicopters
The IDF has finalized a deal to acquire heavy military helicopters. The press service of the Israeli Defense Ministry announced the signing of contracts with the US Defense Ministry for the supply of 12 Lockheed Martin CH-53K helicopters and two additional Boeing KC-46 tanker aircraft.
OneWeb is preparing to launch a global satellite Internet across the Earth
The satellite constellation of the British operator OneWeb, which plans to provide all the inhabitants of the Earth with global high-speed Internet, has been replenished with 36 satellites launched into orbit by the Russian Soyuz rocket. The launch of the rocket was led by Arianespace specialists. As a result, the total number of spacecraft at OneWeb's disposal has reached 394.
NASA paid priests to prepare for meeting with aliens
It is not so important when exactly we will find life outside the Earth, and whether we will find it at all, a much more pressing and complex question is how do we respond to it? No matter what scenario the first contact with the inhabitants of other planets unfolds, the very fact of their existence can shake our worldview. To better understand this issue, NASA has resorted to the services of clergymen of different religions.
The Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences has launched a new telescope to predict dangerous approaches in space
As the institute clarified, the telescope is a high-precision means of monitoring bright space objects
The Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences has launched a new telescope in Altai, which in the future will allow predicting dangerous approaches of objects in orbit. This is stated in the message of the institute, distributed on Monday.
The launch of more than 1,700 spacecraft into orbit was controlled in 2021 by specialists of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
More than 1.7 thousand spacecraft were launched into orbit in 2021 under the control of the Space Forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces, according to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Russian Defense Ministry.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Shoigu said that the Russian Armed Forces have become one of the most modern and effective in the world
The armed forces reliably ensure the military security of the country, firmly guard its national interests, the Minister of Defense noted
Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu in his New Year's greetings called the Russian armed forces one of the most modern and effective in the world.
The United States named the five most dangerous types of Russian weapons
The American media have identified five "deadliest" types of Russian weapons.
According to the publication 19Fortyfive, we are talking, in particular, about an unmanned underwater vehicle with a nuclear power plant "Poseidon". The publication describes it as a nuclear torpedo the size of a bus and with a huge range.
