Russia and Tajikistan will have a joint air defense system
[b]Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the countries also plan to jointly repel threats from Afghanistan.]
The joint air defense system is being created by Russia and Tajikistan, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at talks with the head of the republic's military department, Sherali Mirzo, in Dushanbe on Tuesday.
The United States launched the NROL-82 optoelectronic reconnaissance satellite into orbit
The Delta IV Heavy launch vehicle has launched a secret NROL-82 satellite into orbit for the benefit of the US National Office of Military Space Intelligence, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) has announced.
Media: China has launched nine commercial satellites
[b]All the satellites entered the specified orbit, the Xinhua news agency reported.]
China on Tuesday successfully launched a carrier rocket "Changzheng-6" (CZ-6, Long March-6) with nine commercial satellites. This was reported by the Xinhua news agency.
The splashdown of the Crew Dragon ship was postponed to May
It was postponed due to an unfavorable weather forecast
The manned Crew Dragon spacecraft of the American company SpaceX will land on May 1, a few days later than planned. This was announced on Monday by the press service of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
There may be organic matter in the soil from the Ryugu asteroid
More detailed studies of them will begin in June this year
Preliminary analysis of the fragments of the asteroid Ryugu says that they may contain organic substances. These samples were delivered to Earth by the Japanese spacecraft "Hayabusa-2", reports NHK.
Blue Origin has challenged NASA's decision on the SpaceX contract for the construction of the lunar module
[b]According to the company, the solution eliminates opportunities for competition, significantly narrows the supply base and threatens America's return to the moon.]
The aerospace company Blue Origin of the American entrepreneur Jeff Bezos, who is the richest man in the world, on Monday challenged the decision of NASA to grant a contract for the development and creation of a lunar lander worth $2.9 billion to the American company SpaceX.
Russia has repeated the record for trouble-free launches of rockets into space
For two and a half years, Russia has made 58 trouble - free launches of space rockets in a row, which allowed us to repeat the record set back in 1992-1993. This was reported on April 27 by RIA Novosti.
The Bayraktar combat drone was spotted near the borders of Crimea together with " guests from NATO»
Near the borders of the Crimea in the north of the peninsula, the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicle was spotted. This is reported by Defense Express with reference to the data of the Flightradar portal.
Airbus Helicopters Expands VSR700 UAV Capabilities
At the request of the French Navy, the companies Naval Group and Airbus Helicopters have expanded the range of flight modes of the VSR700 helicopter-type unmanned aerial vehicle demonstrator during recent tests.
The start of testing of a sample of the Baikal aircraft is scheduled for the end of the year
The start of testing of the prototype of the domestic light aircraft "Baikal" is scheduled for the end of 2021. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov.
The company "Sukhoi" presented the technology of fully automatic drones
The company demonstrated to the representatives of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission the implemented methods of mathematical computer modeling, with the help of which it is possible to almost halve the debugging and testing processes of aircraft components and components.
"Rooks" of Transbaikalia will also land on damaged lanes
The crews of the Su-25 "Grach" attack aircraft of the Air Force and Air Defense Army of the Eastern Military District (VVO), stationed in the Trans-Baikal Territory, performed night training flights.
A grandiose arms exhibition is being prepared in Riyadh
At the site of the future exhibition of military products World Defense Show in Saudi Arabia, the second stage of construction of an 800 thousand square meter site near Riyadh has officially begun, where the world's first take-off and landing strip, specially built for the defense event, will be presented.
Zelensky checked the combat readiness of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the border with Crimea
President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, while on a visit to the Kherson region, checked the combat readiness of units on the border with Crimea. On Tuesday, April 27, the press service of the office of the head of state writes.
The former head of the Department of the Ministry of Defense said that the withdrawal from the treaty on open skies will not carry risks for Russia
Russia's withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty (DON) will be a logical step that will not lead to risks in the field of defense and security, former head of the international treaty Department of the Russian Defense Ministry, retired Lieutenant General Yevgeny Buzhinsky, told Interfax on Tuesday.
A car with Russian peacekeepers was blown up by a mine in Karabakh
A car carrying Russian peacekeepers was blown up by an anti-tank mine in Nagorno-Karabakh, two people were injured. This was announced on Tuesday, April 27, by the press secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the unrecognized republic, Unan Tadevosyan.
The Ministry of Defense told about the situation with coronavirus in the army
The number of people vaccinated against coronavirus by the first component of the Sputnik V vaccine exceeded 667.3 thousand people in the army and navy. Many of them were also vaccinated with the second component of the drug. In total, the Armed Forces delivered almost 706 thousand doses of the vaccine against a life-threatening infection.
The US and Europe want to build an Interstellar vehicle that will move away from Earth by a record distance
Europeans and Americans have announced plans to create an Interstellar probe that should reach interstellar space, 149 billion kilometers away from Earth. To begin with, the project will need to get NASA approval.
Military personnel of the Central Military District conducted flight and tactical exercises
The crews of the Mi-8AMTSh-V "Terminator" transport and combat helicopters and the MI-24 attack helicopters of the Central Military District returned to their permanent deployment points in the Novosibirsk region after tactical flight exercises, the press service of the Central Military District reports.
Global defense spending reaches $2 trillion
Global defense spending continues to grow. Yesterday, April 26, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) published a report that shows global defense spending for 2020.
