They wanted to deprive Elon Musk of the right to set his own rules in space
The Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), Josef Aschbacher, in an interview with the Financial Times newspaper, warned that the companies of American billionaire Elon Musk could take a dominant position in the developing space economy, since de facto they already dictate their own rules in it.
France to develop lightweight reusable rocket to compete with SpaceX
The Minister of Economy, Finance and Reconstruction of France, Bruno Le Maire, pointed to large public investments in an American company that allowed them to make a breakthrough in the development of technology.
Taikonauts will transmit the first video tutorial from orbit
Lectures on space topics will be broadcast by China Central Television
The first broadcast of the scientific and educational program "Tiangong Class" from the Chinese space station "Tiangong" (translated from Chinese as "Heavenly Palace") will be held on Thursday, December 9. This was announced on Monday by the Administration of the Manned Space Flight Program of the People's Republic of China.
Calculations of the Russian S-300 air defense system repelled an enemy air strike at an exercise in Tajikistan
Calculations of the Russian S-300 air defense system repelled an air strike by a simulated enemy at an exercise in Tajikistan, the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Monday.
In Japan, the upgraded "Pantsir-S1M" was evaluated
The upgraded anti-aircraft missile and cannon complex (ZRPC) "Pantsir-S1M" can hit small-sized and low-speed drones. The Russian ZRPC was evaluated by military expert Masai Saito in a material for Yahoo News Japan.
The Russian "Flex-C" was called an analogue of the Polish complex
Rostec State Corporation has prepared the Gibka-S anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) for serial production. In the publication of the information and consulting agency Defense Express, the complex was compared with the Polish Poprad air defense system.
The head of Rosoboronexport said that Russia hopes for new supplies of S-400 to India
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said earlier that the implementation of the deal on the supply of Russian anti-aircraft missile systems is going according to plan
Russia continues to fulfill the contract for the supply of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to India and hopes for new deliveries under the option. This was stated on Monday by Alexander Mikheev, CEO of Rosoboronexport JSC, in an interview with the Rossiya-24 TV channel.
Lavrov: Russia sees US attempts to undermine cooperation between Moscow and New Delhi on S-400
The Minister added at the same time that Russian-Indian relations have a special character of a privileged strategic partnership
The implementation of the deal on the supply of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to India is going according to plan, despite US attempts to undermine cooperation between Moscow and New Delhi in this area. This was stated to journalists on Monday by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov following talks with Indian Foreign Minister Subramanyam Jaishankar and Russian-Indian consultations in the "2+2" format between the defense and foreign ministers of the two countries.
Turkish air defense was considered capable of surpassing the S-400
The Siper air defense system being developed by Turkey can surpass the characteristics of the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs), according to the head of the country's Defense Industry Department Ismail Demir. Sabah newspaper writes about it.
Iran pointed to the lack of ways for the United States and NATO to stop the Zircon missiles
Amid increasing tensions in diplomatic and military relations between Russia and the West, the launch of the Zircon hypersonic missile system into mass production has put the United States in a hopeless position. The Iranian newspaper Kayhan writes about this on December 6.
For NATO, the Zircon hypersonic missile system is impenetrable
Amid increasing tensions in diplomatic and military relations between Russia and the West, the launch of the Zircon hypersonic missile system into mass production has put the United States in a hopeless position.
Tank killer: the work of the PTKM-1R anti-roof mine was shown on video
Russian anti-wing mines PTKM-1R belong to a new generation of anti-tank ammunition. According to Rosoboronexport, they are capable of attacking the most poorly protected parts of tanks or self-propelled artillery installations - the roofs of towers or buildings.
1500-horsepower GTD dramatically increased the capabilities of the promising Hammer tank
A lot has been said about the development of the promising Kharkov tank Object 477 "Hammer" in the USSR, but all these materials are not systematized and full of contradictions.
Video: tank overturned the Msta-S self-propelled gun
A video of a rescue operation to return the self-propelled 152-mm Msta-S artillery system to its normal position with the help of a T-90A tank has appeared on the Network. Not at the first attempt, but the tank still managed to put a 42-ton self-propelled gun on the tracks.
The Russian military base in Tajikistan received 30 T-72B3M tanks
The tank battalion of the 201st Russian military base in Tajikistan has been re-equipped with modern T-72B3M. On Monday, the press service of the Central Military District reported that 30 combat vehicles with improved characteristics entered the fleet of the compound. It is said that this will increase the combat capabilities of tankers due to the improved maneuverability of the tank and the special armor protection of its crew.
The Russian military reports on the reinforcement of tanks of a new motorized rifle division near Kaliningrad
A new motorized rifle division in the Kaliningrad region, which, according to the Russian military, was created in response to NATO activity, has received more than 40 upgraded tanks this year, the Baltic Fleet said on Monday.
A batch of modernized "Sunbeams" was transferred to the troops
A batch of modernized heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A "Solntsepek", made as part of the state defense order, has been transferred to the troops. This is reported by Rostec.
National Interest compared T-90M and M1A2 Abrams SEP v3
In the USA, they tried to determine the winner in a hypothetical confrontation between the Russian T-90M tank and the American M1A2 Abrams SEP v3.
The National Interest writes that in general, the functionality of the T-90M corresponds to Western analogues. The Russian tank has a panoramic commander's sight, and the gunner has a multi-channel "Pine-U". Also, the T-90M has a modern dynamic protection system "Relict", which is complemented by anti-cumulative protection under the tower and in the rear of the car. In the future, the T-90M, as reported, can be used to actively protect the "Afghanit"
General Dynamics will provide maintenance of the M1A1 "Abrams" MBT fleet of the Iraqi Armed Forces
The US Department of Defense announced the signing by the command for the conclusion of contracts of the US Army with General Dynamics Land Systems of an agreement for logistical support under the program "Foreign Military Sales" of the M1A1 MBT and M88A1/A2 BRAM fleet of the Iraqi Armed Forces.
Egypt plans to organize licensed production of South Korean K-2 MBT and K-9 self-propelled guns
Egypt is negotiating with the Republic of Korea within the framework of the licensed production project of the K-2 Black Panther MBT and the K-9 Thunder ACS. As reported by Defensa.com Speaking to the Egyptian media at the EDEX 2021 exhibition, Jeff Sing, Director of Public Relations at the South Korean company Hanwha Techwin, stressed that the company is ready to provide the Egyptian side with all the specifications of the proposed weapons.























