Almaz-Antey: Russia can resist all means of air and space attack
The head of the concern, Yan Novikov, said that the Russian Nebo-M radar station is capable of detecting the latest low-visibility combat aircraft, including the American F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II fighters.
The VSS Unity rocket plane has reached the edge of space
Virgin Galactic has successfully completed its third space flight. On May 23, the founder of the Virgin Group, British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, announced that the VSS Unity rocket plane successfully climbed to an altitude of 55.45 miles (89 km), reaching the edge of space.
"Roscosmos" announced the cost of the flight of astronauts to the Moon
The flight of Russian cosmonauts to the moon can cost from 400 billion to 1.7 trillion rubles. Earlier it became known that Russia plans to build a lunar base together with China.
Tour operators are interested in Roscosmos VR complexes for the development of virtual tourism
The state corporation noted that an interesting direction is the use of remote sensing data in a virtual reality helmet
Russian tour operators are interested in the VR complexes created in Roscosmos for the development of virtual tourism. This was announced by the director of the Digital development Department of the state corporation Konstantin Shadrin.
Russia and China have previously agreed on the mutual integration of manned spacecraft to super-heavy missiles
Roscosmos and the Chinese Space Agency have reached an oral agreement on the mutual integration of their manned spacecraft to the superheavy launch vehicles of the two countries, Roscosmos Executive Director for Science Alexander Bloshenko told Interfax.
The engine for the new spacecraft "Eagle" has passed preliminary tests
NPO Energomash has completed a number of tests of the engine for the Orel manned spacecraft, they confirmed the planned service life, Roscosmos reported.
Rogozin promised "engineering miracles" in the space industry in the coming years
The Director General of Roscosmos noted that then people will wear T-shirts with the Roscosmos logo, and not NASA
The public perception of Russian cosmonautics will change in the next two or three years, and the industry will see "engineering miracles". This was announced by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin at the ninth international technology conference Startup Village.
Developers have closed the project of the supersonic passenger aircraft Aerion
The American company Aerion announced the closure of the project of the supersonic passenger aircraft AS2 and the termination of work. According to Flightglobal, the reason for the closure of the project was a lack of funding. According to the company, the current economic situation and financial situation of Aerion do not allow to complete the AS2 project and start mass production of aircraft.
Aselsan company has developed a micro-UAV " Saka"
The Turkish company Aselsan has announced the successful completion of a series of test flights of the micro-UAV "Saka" (Saka), designed for information gathering, surveillance and reconnaissance, performed under the "quadrocopter" scheme.
Poland to buy Bayraktar drones
Poland will become the fifth country to arm itself with Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones. On May 23, Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak confirmed the signing of a contract with Turkey in an interview with Polish Radio.
The United States wanted a plane in the Sea of Okhotsk like Russia's
The United States wanted to convert the C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft into a seaplane that resembles the Russian Be-200 Altair, writes Popular Mechanics.
Croatia is leaning towards buying Rafale fighters from the French Air Force
As reported by the Jutarnji list publication, citing informed anonymous sources, the Croatian government has decided to purchase 12 Rafale F3R multi-purpose fighters from the French Air Force.
"Eagles" were taught to fly in conditions of electronic suppression
During the joint training with the EW units, the specialists worked out the issues of conducting aerial reconnaissance, covertly moving to the specified objects and transmitting digital information via secure communication channels.
A US Air Force B-52H strategic bomber flew to the Black Sea region
The American strategic bomber B-52H Stratofortress, capable of carrying nuclear weapons, flew to the Black Sea region on Monday, according to data from Western aviation resources, which tracked it by signals from an onboard transponder.
The British condemned the statements of the Minister of Defense about Russia
Readers of The Telegraph condemned the statement of the British Defense Minister Ben Wallace, who called Russia the number one threat.
Lukashenko signed a law restricting the operation of communications in the event of a security threat
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a law that, in the event of threats to national security, gives the authorities the right to restrict the operation of telecommunications networks in the republic, the National Legal Internet Portal reported on Monday.
The identified shortcomings of some types of Russian weapons in combat conditions in Syria should not be dramatized
The operation in Syria has helped to test many types of Russian weapons in real war conditions. At the same time, the identified shortcomings in some types of IVT should not be dramatized, since this is a natural process.
Tehran intends to negotiate a nuclear deal in the hope of signing a final agreement
Iran will continue to negotiate a revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, despite the expiration of an agreement between Tehran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to monitor Iran's nuclear facilities, Bloomberg reported on Sunday.
Militia groups in Iraq create tension to force US to withdraw from the country-US General
Paramilitary groups in Iraq, opposed to the United States, are trying to create conditions that would force the withdrawal of the American contingent from this country, said the head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), General Frank McKenzie.
Nigerian Army commander killed in plane crash
Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru commanded the Nigerian army for less than six months. On May 22, the BBC news agency reported that the crew of a Beechcraft King Air 350 aircraft of the Nigerian Air Force and 11 of its passengers were killed in a plane crash near Kaduna International Airport.