The Polish Ministry of Defense has signed a contract for the purchase of an additional batch of S-70i Black Hawk helicopters
On December 15, the Polish Ministry of Defense Weapons Inspectorate announced the signing of a contract with Polskie Zaklady Lotniczy Mielec (PZL Mielec) for the supply of new S-70i "Black Hawk" helicopters for Special Operations Forces.
Rogozin instructed RSC Energia to develop a plan to increase the production of Soyuz ships
As specified, such measures are necessary for the development of space tourism
Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin at a meeting of the industry operational headquarters instructed the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia to develop a plan to increase the production of Soyuz MS manned spacecraft. This was reported to journalists on Thursday in the press service of Roscosmos.
Roscosmos urged to simplify the transfer of technology from the state to private space
In addition, according to Sergey Krikalev, Executive Director of Roscosmos for manned Space Programs, the Russian Federation has too strict rules for choosing a performer and there are laws that define competitive procedures.
Private company Success Rockets plans to launch an orbital rocket in 2024
A suborbital flight to an altitude of more than 100 km is planned by the company for 2022
The private space company Success Rockets plans to launch an orbital rocket in 2024. This was stated by the company's CEO Oleg Mansurov at a meeting in the Federation Council dedicated to improving legislation in the field of space activities in order to create a space services market.
In Russia, they can create an association of space "private owners"
More than 10 companies have expressed a desire to join such an association, said the head of Success Rockets Oleg Mansurov
The Association of Private Space Companies, if established in Russia, could collect information about problems and tools for the development of commercial cosmonautics. Oleg Mansurov, the head of the Russian private space company Success Rockets, made such an idea at a meeting on improving legislation in the field of space activities, which was held in the Federation Council.
The company "Sputnix" has launched the first site of serial assembly of small satellite platforms in the Russian Federation
The capacity of the site in the Skolkovo Technopark is about 30 sets of spacecraft per year
The first site of serial assembly of satellite platforms of small spacecraft in the Russian Federation was launched by Sputnix in the Skolkovo Technopark. This was reported to TASS by the press service of Sitronics Group (part of AFK Sistema), which includes the company.
Now the Pentagon will be paid for catching UFOs
The search and identification of the nature of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) has been officially declared one of the important tasks of the Pentagon.
The US Congress has established a special service in the system of the Ministry of Defense — the Department for Tracking Anomalies and Finding out their Nature (ASRO, Anomaly Surveillance and Resolution Office).
The State Duma has ratified an agreement with Tajikistan on a unified air defense system
The system is being created in order to increase the effectiveness of solving air defense tasks in the region
The State Duma on Thursday ratified an agreement between Russia and Tajikistan on the creation of a joint air defense system.
Ukraine announced the adoption of the "Alder-M" into service
The head of the Luch State Design Bureau said that the Olkha-M MLRS will be put into service in Ukraine in 2022
The Ukrainian multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) R624M "Olkha-M" may be put into service in 2022. General Designer-General Director of the State Kiev Design Bureau (GKKB) "Luch" Oleg Korostelev announced the completion of the MLRS tests. This is reported by Defense Express.
Iskander complexes destroyed important objects of the "enemy" during exercises in the Kaliningrad region
The destruction of important objects of the conditional enemy was carried out by the combat crews of the missile unit of the Army Corps of the Baltic Fleet (BF), which is armed with the Iskander-M complex.
The leading developer of Russia's adjustable aerial bombs received the "Golden Idea" award of the FSVTS
The award was given for the creation of an adjustable 500 kg aircraft bomb
The State Research and Production Enterprise "Region" (part of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation) has received the first Golden Idea award of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of Russia for its contribution to the development of military products, a TASS correspondent reports from the award ceremony.
Technodinamika has developed a new type of industrial explosives
Novosibirsk Artificial Fiber Plant of the Technodinamika Holding of Rostec State Corporation has developed a LVV-34-1 belt charge, which is used to harden metals in the manufacture of products for railways. Tests of the new products were completed this year.
Russian troops received protection from precision weapons
Rostec handed over to the troops a batch of ammunition to protect against high-precision weapons
Rostec State Corporation has prematurely handed over to the Russian Ministry of Defense a batch of aerosol means for protection against high-precision weapons. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the state corporation.
The Ukrainian army will receive a batch of T-64 and BMP-1 from Lviv
The Ukrainian army will soon receive a batch of equipment that has been repaired and modernized at the Lviv Armored Plant. According to the ArmyInform news agency, this year's latest batch consists of five T-64 main battle tanks and seven BMP-1s.
American amphibians banned from swimming
The US Marine Corps abandoned the use of AAV tracked amphibious vehicles after the 2020 incident in which nine people died.
Australia has signed a contract for the purchase of South Korean 155-mm self-propelled howitzers K9
On December 13, 2021, Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton and Australian Defense Industry Minister Melissa Price signed a contract with Hanwha Defense Australia (the Australian branch of the Hanwha Defense Defense division of the South Korean Hanwha Group) to supply the Australian Army with 30 self-propelled howitzers K9 Thunder 155-mm/52 caliber and 15 K10 AARV transport loaders on their base, with the assembly of all of them in Australia at a planned construction facility in Geelong (Victoria).
Finland updates its "Leopards"
Finland will update its Leopard 2 tank fleet. On December 15, the portal armyrecognition.com He reported that the Finnish Ministry of Defense approved a deal with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann for the modernization of fire control systems for Leopard 2A4 and Leopard 2A6 tanks.
The gun from the T-72 was installed on a Chinese Type 69-II tank
During the Iran-Iraq war, due to significant losses in tanks, the armed forces of the two countries began to massively acquire Chinese armored vehicles. Thus, Iran, which fell under Western sanctions, previously operated mainly American M47, M60 and British Chieftain, purchased more than 500 Type 59 and 250 Type 69.
Independent suspension allowed Hyundai's wheeled robot not to drop the tower of champagne glasses
Hyundai has introduced the MobED robot, a four—wheel platform with independent suspension that allows it to keep its balance even on inclined and uneven surfaces. The use of MobED can be very diverse. For example, in the video, he carries a champagne tower and a stroller with a baby, and also works with a tripod.
Sony showed a robot with six retractable wheels
Sony has introduced a wheeled robot with an unusual design: it has two pairs of conventional wheels at the corners and two omnidirectional front and rear. This allows the robot to turn around on the spot and climb the ledges, almost without changing its angle of inclination. The company will test it as an observer on the construction of a building in Tokyo, according to a Sony press release.
