In the USA, they remembered Ukraine, which owned the world's largest Tu-160 fleet
The Drive: After the collapse of the USSR, Ukraine owned the world's largest fleet of Tu-160 aircraft
After the collapse of the USSR, Ukraine owned the world's largest fleet of Tu-160 strategic bombers, recalls the American edition of The Drive.
The first factory for the production of drones has been created in Russia
The Kronstadt company stressed that the center will additionally create more than 1.5 thousand jobs in the region
The Kronstadt company has created a center for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of aircraft and helicopter types in Dubna near Moscow. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday in the press service of the company.
Kronstadt JSC received the "Aircraft Builder of the Year" award for the de-icing system
The company's designers have created a unique anti-icing system that allows Orion unmanned aerial vehicles to be used in difficult weather conditions
The Kronstadt Company was awarded the "Aircraft Manufacturer of the Year" award for the creation of an anti-icing system for Orion unmanned aerial vehicles. This was reported on Monday in the company's press service.
Expert: the plant for the production of shock UAVs is a necessity for Russia
The first factory for the production of Orion and Sirius attack drones has been built in Russia. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Dmitry Litovkin commented on the event.
The State Duma introduced the concept of airworthiness of drones into the Air Code
According to the changes, the airworthiness of an unmanned aircraft system means the technical condition in which they comply with the standard design and requirements, including environmental protection.
Combat drones will displace manned aircraft
The test of the Russian Orion drone in air combat has become an important milestone in the development of Russia's air defense. The experiment showed that the drone is capable of hitting enemy drones, the Russian Defense Ministry stressed.
Military Watch: Hunter drone will make planes useless
The test of the Russian Orion drone in air combat has become an important milestone in the development of Russia's air defense. The experiment showed that the drone is capable of hitting enemy drones, the Russian Defense Ministry stressed.
Russia has developed a new engine for drones
CIAM has completed the development of an aircraft rotary piston engine
Russia has developed a new power unit for manned and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Specialists of the Central Institute of Aviation Engine Engineering named after P. I. Baranov (CIAM) have completed the development of a technical design of a rotary piston engine. The corresponding message was published on the website of the Foundation for Advanced Research (FPI).
Kazakhstan has received another batch of kits for the assembly of Mi-8/171 helicopters
17 sets should be delivered by 2023 Russian
Helicopters delivered four more sets to Kazakhstan in 2021 for the assembly of the Mi-8AMT/Mi-171E in Alma-Ata, the press service of the holding reported.
The Government of India imposed a fine on Dassault Aviation for non-fulfillment of compensation obligations
The Indian government has imposed a fine on the French company Dassault Aviation for delaying the fulfillment of obligations under compensation deals related to the 2016 contract for the supply of 36 Rafale fighters.
MQ-25 "straightened his shoulders"
Boeing has announced the transition of the MQ-25 drone to a new stage of testing. On December 21, the company's press service on its official YouTube channel published a video with the movement of a "flying canister" on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS George HW Bush (CVN-77).
NASA told about the preparation of Russians for flights on Crew Dragon
Russian cosmonauts in the United States are being trained to fly on the Crew Dragon ship. This was announced on December 20 by the head of the NASA program at the International Space Station (ISS) Joel Montalbano.
The head of NASA expressed hope for continued cooperation with Russia on the ISS
Bill Nelson noted that NASA astronauts and Roscosmos cosmonauts have been working together for more than 20 years
The head of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Bill Nelson, hopes to continue cooperation with Russia within the framework of the International Space Station (ISS). He stated this to The Washington Post.
Cosmonaut Misurkin noted that it was not difficult to manage the Soyuz alone
He said that his colleagues on the crew helped him in his work - Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and his business assistant Yozo Hirano
Managing the Soyuz MS-20 manned spacecraft alone turned out to be easier than it seemed before the flight, cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin said during a conference in TASS, which was held in an online format together with Roscosmos and the Cosmonaut Training Center (CPC).
The cosmonaut compared a flight into space for 12 days with a race of 800-1000 meters
Cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin called this distance the hardest in terms of energy consumption
Cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin considered the flight for 12 days difficult in terms of energy consumption, comparing it with a race at a distance of 800-1000 meters. He expressed this opinion during a conference in TASS, which is held in an online format together with Roscosmos and the CPC.
Japanese space tourists would like to go into outer space
Assistant to Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa Yozo Hirano noted that if he had been given such a chance, he would have taken it
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano, who visited the ISS, admitted that they would like to go into outer space. They reported this during a conference in TASS, which is held in an online format together with Roscosmos and the CPC.
In the US, they told about the uselessness of Roscosmos because of SpaceX
NASA hoped for continued effective cooperation with Russia on the ISS
The American company SpaceX has destroyed the monopoly of Roscosmos on the delivery of people to the International Space Station (ISS), however, the head of NASA Bill Nelson hopes to continue effective cooperation on the relevant project with Russia, writes The Washington Post.
NASA said that the head of the agency will visit Moscow when travel becomes safe
Bill Nelson stated that he is positive about plans for a meeting with the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin
The head of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Bill Nelson is positive about plans to meet with the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, a trip to Moscow can take place as soon as it becomes safe to travel. This was stated on Saturday during a press conference by the head of the American ISS program Joel Montalbano, answering a question from TASS about whether there are exact dates for Nelson's visit to Moscow.
The possibility of creating an interstellar Bussard engine has been refuted
Scientists in Austria and the USA have recognized Robert Bussard's interstellar drive as impossible
Physicists from Austria and the USA have refuted the performance of the Bussard engine, which, according to the hypothesis, can allow spacecraft to travel interstellar distances, and recognized its creation as impossible. This is reported in an article published in the journal Acta Astronautica.
Launch of a carrier rocket with a British communications satellite took place in Japan
According to NHK, this is the fifth launch of the H-2A with a foreign satellite or an automatic interplanetary station
The Japanese company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on Wednesday launched an H-2A carrier rocket with a communication satellite of the British telecommunications company Inmarsat. A live broadcast of the launch from the Tanegashima cosmodrome in Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan was broadcast on NHK.
