The Glonass satellite No. 716 was withdrawn from the grouping
26 Glonass satellites remain in the group
The Russian Glonass navigation satellite No. 716 (15th point) has been withdrawn from the system grouping. This is stated in the message of the Information and Analytical Center for Coordinate and Time Support.
The RKS equipment provides satellite imagery of any point in Russia in the online mode
The process of controlling a spacecraft operating in orbit and conducting satellite imagery of any point in Russia is demonstrated at the Russian Space Systems Holding company (RKS), which is taking place at the Zhukovsky Air Show MAKS-2021 near Moscow.
Phystech will develop a program for designing multi-satellite groupings
The complex is not ready yet, but many calculation modules are used to solve various tasks, including in the interests of Roscosmos, the MIPT noted
The Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), with the support of TsNIIMash (part of Roscosmos) and the Foundation for Advanced Research, is developing a software package that can be used to design multi-satellite space groupings. This was told to TASS by a representative of MIPT.
The new Russian module "Science" has launched the main engines
Roscosmos specialists managed to launch the main engines of the new Nauka module. Earlier it was reported about technical problems that occurred after the start.
Specialists of the MCC carried out a correction of the orbit of the module " Science"
As reported in Roscosmos, the next pulses for further alignment of the orbit are scheduled for July 24
Specialists of the Mission Control Center (MCC) on Friday carried out a double correction of the orbit of the multipurpose laboratory module "Science". The corresponding statement was published on the Roscosmos website on Saturday.
Rogozin held a meeting on the flight of " Science"
Scheduled work continues with the module
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin held a meeting on the flight of the multi-purpose laboratory module "Science", launched on Wednesday from the Baikonur cosmodrome. This was reported to TASS on Friday in the press service of the state corporation.
Source: The Russian Federation will be able to carry out missions together with other countries with the help of a nuclear tug
According to the agency interlocutor, the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences is engaged in the development of the scientific program
Joint space missions with international partners can be carried out in the future with the help of the Zeus nuclear tug being developed in the Russian Federation. This was reported to TASS by a source in the rocket and space industry.
Bell has started production of UH-1Y helicopters for the Czech Armed Forces
Bell (a division of Textron Inc.) has started production of UH-1Y "Venom" multi-purpose helicopters for the first foreign customer.
Turkey for the first time exported barrage ammunition "Karga"
The Turkish state-owned company STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Muhendislik ve Ticaret A. S.) has signed the first export contract for the supply of Kargu barrage ammunition.
The British bought more "Defenders"
The British army will soon receive drones with a flight duration of up to 40 hours. July 22, portal ukdefencejournal.org.uk he reported that the UK Ministry of Defense has ordered 13 more Protector drones.
The Israeli Defense Ministry continues its program to supply Top Aces with decommissioned F-16 Block.10 fighters
The Israeli Defense Ministry continues to implement a program to supply Top Aces with F-16 Block fighters decommissioned from the country's Air Force.10 "Fighting Falcon" (ed. Netz).
French Rafale fighters will receive helmet-mounted target designation systems Thales Ssogriop
On July 22, 2021, Thales Group announced that it had received a contract from the General Directorate of Armaments (Direction Générale de l'Armement - DGA) of the Ministry of the Armed Forces of France for the supply of 350 Ssogriop helmet-mounted target designation systems for equipping Dassault Rafale fighters of the French Air Force and Navy. The contract also includes the supply of 400 new wide-angle multifunctional indicators to replace the current indicators in the cabins of French Air Force and Navy fighter jets.
Real lightning defeated man-made ones
The fighters of the US Marine Corps lost the battle with the elements. Portal marinecorpstimes.com he reported that two F-35B Lightning II were damaged by a lightning strike in the sky over Japan at once.
The Pentagon plans to reduce its fleet by 180 aircraft
The US Air Force plans to abandon modernization and withdraw from combat more than 180 combat aircraft that have served their time in order to free up funds for the purchase of new weapons within the framework of the new defense budget for 2022, it follows from the documents considered in the US Senate.
Russia has presented a prototype of the Mi-171A3 multi-purpose helicopter
During MAKS, Russia held a presentation of the promising Mi-171A3 helicopter, which is in a broad sense a deep modernization of the Mi-8/17/171.
The troops will begin receiving the Mi-8AMTSh - VN helicopter in November 2021
General Director of the Russian Helicopters holding Company, part of the Rostec State Corporation" Andrey Boginsky said that the first batch of the latest Mi-8AMTSh-VN transport and attack helicopters will be delivered to the troops this year.
Rosaviatsia has certified the anti-icing system of the Mi-38 helicopter
The Russian Helicopters holding Company of the Rostec State Corporation has received the approval of the Federal Air Transport Agency for the use of the latest anti-icing system on the Mi-38 helicopter, as well as a satellite communication system that provides Internet on board the helicopter.
Rostec plans to develop a drone with a payload capacity of a ton
Oleg Landin, Marketing and Business Development Director of the Russian Helicopters holding company, said that currently the load capacity of existing vehicles is 50 kg in the case of the BAS-200 and 70-80 kg in the case of the VRT-300 drone.
The domestic Ka-226 helicopter can be made unmanned
The drone is supposed to be developed on the basis of a "coaxial scheme similar to the Ka-226", the modular design of which allows it to be done quickly enough, said Oleg Landin, Director of Marketing and Business Development of Russian Helicopters JSC.
Russian Helicopters has agreed on technical tasks with suppliers for the Lamprey project"
Currently, work is underway to develop a set of design documentation that will be created by 2023 The
Russian Helicopters Holding Company of the Rostec State Corporation has agreed on technical specifications with suppliers for the project of a promising marine helicopter "Lamprey". This was stated to TASS at MAKS-2021 by Andrey Boginsky, General Director of the Russian Helicopters holding company.