On September 27, 2021, Czech Defense Minister Lubomir Metnar officially announced the conclusion of an agreement with the Government of Israel on the acquisition of four batteries of SPYDER SR short- and medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems manufactured by the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems for the Czech armed forces.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the acquisition of S-400 air defense systems from Russia was due to the refusal of the United States to supply it with Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs).

The US Federal Aviation Administration has allowed the company to resume the use of spaceships

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) The United States has completed an investigation into the incident with the deviation from the course of the Virgin Galactic Unity-22 spacecraft during a suborbital flight on July 11 and allowed it to resume the use of spaceships. This is stated in a statement issued on Wednesday by the department.

The test launch of South Korea's first space launch vehicle will take place on October 21. This was reported on September 30 by the South Korean Yonhap news agency.

The onboard search and rescue radio complex (BRCS) of the new generation for the mid-orbital Russian segment of the international space system COSPAS-SARSAT was developed by specialists of the holding "Russian Space Systems" (RCS).

The satellites will be launched on a sOyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with a Fregat upper stage

The launch of the gOnets-M satellites No. 33, No. 34, No. 35 on the sOyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from the Vostochny cosmodrome is scheduled for the IV quarter of next year, according to the state procurement website.

Russia and India will host stations of ground navigation systems on a mutual basis. This was announced on Thursday, September 30, according to the ROSCOSMOS report.

The document can be signed in 2021

Roscosmos plans to sign an agreement on cooperation in the field of lunar exploration with the European Space Agency this year, according to the report of the state corporation for 2020.

The press secretary of the President recalled that in order to implement the project, "all parameters must be included in the budget, before that they must be agreed with all departments"

Work on the project of creating a Russian service orbital station is currently underway, this idea cannot but be supported, Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, told reporters on Thursday.

Work was also continued on the creation of a heavy-class oxygen-hydrogen upper stage complex at the Vostochny cosmodrome within the framework of the DVINA-KVTK ROC, the state corporation notes

ROSCOSMOS State Corporation has continued the development of a mobile space rocket complex with an ultralight carrier rocket (LV) Irkut. This is stated in the Roscosmos annual report for 2020.

The first launch of the EAGLE without astronauts on board is scheduled for December 15, 2023

The interorbital space tug will be created on the basis of the promising OREL spacecraft being developed in Russia today. This is stated in the Roscosmos report for 2020.

Within the framework of cooperation with Hungary, scientific protocols for joint work were developed in 2020

Roscosmos and Hungary continue to negotiate for the flight of an astronaut from this country to the International Space Station. This is stated in the annual report of the state corporation for 2020.

In addition, Roscosmos is considering the possibility of cooperation with Saudi Arabia in terms of conducting space research and experiments on board the ISS

A draft agreement has been prepared on the start of work on the preparation of an astronaut from Saudi Arabia for a flight to the International Space Station. This is stated in the annual report for 2020 of the state corporation "Roscosmos".

Delegations and teams will assess what steps can be taken in relation to space, the Turkish leader noted

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed that Moscow had offered Ankara to establish cooperation in the field of launching rockets into space. The Turkish leader told reporters on board the plane, returning from talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi.

The volume of financing of the state program in 2020 amounted to more than 261 billion rubles

Roscosmos fulfilled 63.9% of the state program last year. This is stated in the annual report of the state corporation, published on Thursday.

The state Corporation lost 1 billion rubles of net profit

Roscosmos lost about 25 billion rubles of revenue and 1 billion rubles of net profit on foreign contracts due to the pandemic, according to the report of the state corporation for 2020.

Some of the launches under the GLONASS subprogram were not carried out due to the lack of operational necessity "due to the reliability of the devices that continue to function beyond the established period of active existence," the state corporation noted.

IN 2020, newly created space ground stations were put into operation

The ROSCOSMOS State Corporation provided the launch of 140 domestic and foreign spacecraft in 2020. This is stated in the annual report of the state corporation.

The American company Raytheon has tested a program that allows a manned combat aircraft to coordinate several unmanned wingmen. According to FlightGlobal, during the tests, the operator simultaneously controlled three drones in the air.

Air Force (Air Force) The United States almost simultaneously lifted 20 KC-135 Stratotanker refueling planes into the air, The Drive reports.