Finland to acquire 64 American F-35A Lightning II fighter jets

Another neighbor of Russia, Finland, has made an official decision to purchase American F-35A Lightning II fighters. The corresponding decision was published by the Finnish government.

19fortyfive: Russia will be upset over Finland's acquisition of F-35A Lightning II aircraft

Russia will be upset over Finland's acquisition of fifth-generation F-35A Lightning II fighters from the United States, the American publication 19FortyFive says.

The US Air Force will have to keep 45 B-1B Lancer strategic bombers in its combat composition and not write off any more units until they are replaced by B-21 Raider aircraft, it follows from the materials of the Congress.

Defense News: Mojave drone can take off from unprepared sites

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has unveiled a new drone in the United States. Mojave can take off and land on unprepared platforms, as well as carry weapons. This is reported by Defense News.

Anadolu: Eren unmanned aerial vehicle with laser weapons successfully tested in Turkey

The world's first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Eren with laser weapons has been tested in Turkey. According to the Anadolu agency, the drone successfully fired shots from a distance of 500, 300 and 100 meters.

On December 9, 2021, the American company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI, a subsidiary of General Atomics Corporation) introduced a new long-duration reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicle Mojave, which is a further development of the well-known vehicles of this company MQ-9 Reaper and MQ-1C Gray Eagle-ER.

The Egyptian Armed Forces demonstrated the ASN-209 UAV adopted during the EDEX-2021 exhibition held in Cairo. Egypt began production of this multipurpose UAV under a Chinese license in June 2012.

The African startup Phractyl showed a concept unlike anything we have seen before. This is an avant-garde and absurd aircraft with the likeness of "bird paws" on a caterpillar track, a tilted cabin, rotating wings and the possibility of vertical takeoff.

Australia will replace European MRH 90 Taipan helicopters with American Black Hawk

Australia will abandon the operation of European MRH 90 Taipan helicopters developed by Eurocopter. Canberra will replace the MRH 90 with American Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters. This is reported by Defense News.

According to the command of the Hungarian Armed Forces, on December 3, the last (out of 20 ordered in 2018) light multipurpose helicopter H-145M landed at the 86th helicopter base "Szolnok".

According to the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, 30,568 employees have recovered, 1,596 people are currently being treated

More than 235 employees of the rocket and space industry died due to coronavirus during the entire pandemic period. This was announced by Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin on Sunday.

Progress RCC: the preliminary design of the Soyuz-5 rocket is undergoing examination

The preliminary design of a promising Russian medium-sized Soyuz-5 rocket designed to replace the Ukrainian Zenit carrier has been completed, the Progress Rocket and Space Center (RCC) told TASS.

After the examination is completed, the project will be submitted to Roscosmos for approval

The preliminary design of the promising Russian Soyuz-5 launch vehicle has been developed. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the Progress Rocket and Space Center (RCC).

In particular, the parties will discuss agreements on the implementation of the Baiterek project

The next meeting of the Kazakh-Russian intergovernmental commission on the Baikonur complex will be held in Nur-Sultan on December 13, where agreements on the creation of the Baiterek space rocket complex will be discussed. This was stated by the Russian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Alexey Borodavkin.

The only woman in the Russian cosmonaut squad will make her first flight in 2022

The only woman in the Russian cosmonaut squad, Anna Kikina, was pleasantly surprised by the opportunity to carry out the first flight into space under the cross-flight program.

It squeezes the torso during sleep in such a way that it maintains a normal balance of fluids, close to that observed with gravity

American and European space medics have developed a sleeping bag that redistributes fluid inside the body of astronauts and astronauts, which protects them from increased intracranial pressure and eye damage. This was announced on Friday by the press service of the University of Texas.

The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, stated the need to protect against space threats

Dmitry Rogozin, head of the Roscosmos State Corporation, said it was necessary to create technologies to protect the planet from space threats. This is reported by Interfax.

The Progress Rocket and Space Center is already manufacturing the first new-generation Resurs-PM satellites, TASS reported on Saturday, December 11. "The production of Resurs-PM spacecraft is carried out in the production units of Progress RCC JSC in accordance with the schedule," the Progress RCC stressed.

The Progress Rocket and Space Center planned to do this in the second-third quarter of this year

The locator for the Obzor-R radar spacecraft being created in Russia will be delivered in early 2022. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the Progress Rocket and Space Center.

Yuri Urlichich, Deputy General Director for the Development of the orbital grouping and Promising Projects, also called on specialists to participate in the creation of laws in this area

Roscosmos invites the international community to come to a common understanding of these ecomonitoring systems. This was stated on Friday at the International Energy Forum in Moscow by Yuri Urlich, First Deputy Director General for the development of the orbital group and Promising projects.