Foreign military attaches were shown the capabilities of the S-400 air defense system near Astrakhan
[b]They included representatives of the military and diplomatic corps from 52 countries of the CIS, Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America.]
The Russian military demonstrated to military attaches from 52 countries live firing from the S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems and the Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile and gun systems at the Ashuluk training ground in the Astrakhan region. This was reported to journalists in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Military personnel on Sakhalin suppressed control channels of drones of the conditional enemy-VVO
Specialists of electronic warfare (EW) of the Army Corps of the Eastern Military District (VVO) on Sakhalin conducted exercises to suppress the control channels of the simulated enemy drones and cellular communications, the press service of the VVO reported on Wednesday.
SpaceX plans to launch a new group of 60 Starlink satellites into orbit
The American company SpaceX plans to launch another batch of 60 Starlink Internet satellites into orbit on Wednesday, according to the specialized website Spaceflight Now.
Europe and the United States will repeat the missions of Voyager-1 and Voyager-2 that left the Solar System
Western countries, primarily Europe and the United States, may launch the Interstellar spacecraft into space in the early 2030s, partially repeating the mission tasks of Voyager-1 and Voyager-2, which left the Solar System, according to the European Union of Earth Sciences.
Pre-flight tests of the Jovian JUICE mission have begun
It should go to Jupiter and its moons in May 2022
The JUICE spacecraft has begun undergoing the first pre-flight tests in the laboratories of the European Space Agency (ESA). This is reported by the official Twitter of the mission.
In the lens of Ingenuity for the first time got the rover Perseverance
The images were taken during Ingenuity's third flight on April 25. They show the rover, as well as the surface of the Red Planet.
Spektr-RG tracked the awakening of two supermassive black holes
[b]Astronomers assume that a large star or some other object is orbiting around them.]
The eROSITA telescope, installed on board the Russian-German space observatory "Spektr-RG", has discovered two galaxies, supermassive black holes in the center of which recently awoke and began to produce periodic flashes of light and energy. This is reported by the press service of the Institute of Extraterrestrial Physics of the Max Planck Society (MPE).
TsENKI reported that the modernization of the Gagarin Launch for the Soyuz-2 rocket will take 3 years
The issue of modernization is being worked out by the state Corporation "Roscosmos" with partners from Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates
The contract for the modernization of the Gagarin Launch at the Baikonur cosmodrome for the launch of Soyuz-2 launch vehicles will be designed for three years. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the Director General of the Center for the Operation of Ground-based Space Infrastructure (CENKI) Ruslan Mukhamedzhanov.
US spy planes rushed to the Russian borders in the Black Sea
To the borders of Russia in the Black Sea again rushed reconnaissance aircraft belonging to the United States. This was reported on Wednesday, April 28, by the Telegram channel "Military Observer" with reference to the data of the Flightradar portal.
The K-Max Titan military transport helicopter became the world's first commercial drone
The K-Max transport sky tractor of Kaman (USA) has a difficult fate. His first job in 1994 was logging, where, thanks to his unusual design with crisscrossing rotors (synchrocopter), he successfully performed the functions of a flying crane, transporting up to 2.7 tons of wood at a time on an external suspension.
TAI is close to signing the first export contract for Hurkus-C aircraft"
According to the Turkish company Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), soon it expects to sign the first export contract for the sale of light combat/ training aircraft "Hurkus-C" to an unnamed state.
The American "killer" of the Russian S-400 was recognized as a miracle
The promising strategic low-visibility B-21 Raider bomber of the US Air Force, called the killer of the Russian S-400 "Triumph" anti-aircraft missile systems, is a ray of light in the Pentagon budget, the American magazine Popular Mechanics admits.
Argentina will receive C-12B "Huron" aircraft from the US Air Force
The Government of Argentina has officially announced the purchase of 10 C-12B "Huron" aircraft from the US Air Force, the cost of which is estimated at $ 16.67 million.
Lavrov advises the European Union to better control the situation with the arms trade on its territory
The Russian Foreign Minister recalls the events preceding the First World War
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in response to suspicions of Russia's involvement in the explosions at ammunition depots in Bulgaria, called on the European Union to take care of information that the storage and trade of weapons in a number of its member countries are engaged in private individuals.
Large-scale NATO landing force to land in Estonia
The United States will conduct airborne training on the Nurmsi airstrip in Estonia as part of the Swift Response exercise.
About 1,000 American and British soldiers and 250 Estonian soldiers will take part in the operation on the territory of Estonia. err.ee.
Lethal weapons supplied by the United States to Ukraine against Russia have been revealed
The United States can send lethal weapons to Ukraine that can be used against Russia, RIA Novosti writes. The equipment that Kiev can get from Washington includes, in particular, "air defense (air defense), anti-ship and anti-tank missiles, operational and tactical strike systems," the agency writes, referring to the American edition of The Wall Street Journal.
CSTO countries to step up fight against terrorist threat from Afghanistan
It is also necessary to combat the use of terrorism for political purposes
The CSTO countries intend to strengthen the fight against terrorism in Afghanistan and prevent the activation of recruiters on the southern borders of the participating countries, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Rashid Nurgaliyev said.
The military group in the Kaliningrad region is reinforced by two motorized rifle regiments
Two new motorized rifle regiments have been created in the Kaliningrad region, it follows from the message of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Federation. In recent years, Russia has strengthened its military infrastructure in the western direction, in particular, in the Kaliningrad region.
The Israeli Air Force received another batch of F-35I "Adir" fighters"
According to the Israeli Air Force command, on April 25 at the Nevatim air base, having made a flight from the Lockheed Martin enterprise in Fort Worth (PC.Texas), another batch of three F-35I Adir fighters landed.
Nuclear-armed Iran is not in Russia's interests, State Department says
Washington believes that the absence of a nuclear agreement with Iran regulating development in this area would be beyond Russia's interests, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said at a briefing.