Roscosmos specialists told about the nuclear power plant project for Mars
Specialists of the Arsenal design Bureau, which is engaged in research on the creation of promising spacecraft for Roscosmos, propose to supply the future Russian base on Mars with a nuclear power plant. This was reported on Saturday, July 10, by RIA Novosti with reference to the materials of the enterprise available to the agency.
A Russian satellite took down an air base in Afghanistan, from where the US withdrew the military
The image was taken by the Resurs-P satellite
The Russian remote sensing satellite of the Earth removed the Bagram base (Afghanistan), from where the US and NATO withdrew their forces. This was reported to TASS in the press service of Roscosmos.
Russia wants to make a nuclear tug a weapon against other spacecraft
They want to supply the Russian nuclear tug Zeus with weapons that will allow it to destroy satellites. Earlier it was reported that the tug is planned to be used to search for extraterrestrial life.
The launch complex of the Proton-M rocket was updated at Baikonur to launch the Nauka module"
The equipment is designed for receiving and transmitting telemetric information of the module, as well as for monitoring parameters during its preparation at the launch complex
Work on retrofitting the launch complex of the Proton-M launch vehicle (RN), which will ensure the launch of the Nauka laboratory module (MLM), has been completed at Baikonur. This was reported on Friday on the official website of the Center for the Operation of Ground-based Space Infrastructure Facilities (CENKI).
The cosmonaut of Roscosmos spoke about the encryption of information from the ISS
Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky said on July 9, as part of the international online training Cyber Polygon, that some information is transmitted from the International Space Station (ISS) to Earth encrypted and even when intercepted, it cannot be decrypted.
More than 50 planes and drones conducted reconnaissance near the borders of the Russian Federation for a week
During the week, Russian radar stations recorded 51 aircraft of foreign states that conducted reconnaissance near the borders of Russia, the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper reported on Friday, July 9.
The Nigerian Ground Forces are evaluating the possibility of purchasing LCH helicopters in India
According to Indian media, the Nigerian Ground Forces are considering the possibility of purchasing LCH (Light Combat Helicopter) light combat helicopters manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to equip the newly formed army Aviation corps.
The Australian Ministry of Defense received the first batch of CH-47F Chinook helicopters"
The Australian Ministry of Defense announced the delivery of the first two of the four ordered CH-47F Chinook heavy transport helicopters to the country on board the BTA C-5M Gelaxi aircraft of the US Air Force.
The French have started testing a light drone with a flight range of over 100 kilometers
The French company Thales has started flight tests of a prototype UAS 100 drone with a flight range of more than a hundred kilometers. It is designed for surveillance, search and rescue and military operations. The company claims that the UAS 100 was created in accordance with European standards for future flights of light drones over residential areas.
The Netherlands received the first MQ-9A Reaper drone
The Netherlands is completing a multi-year process of acquiring American drones. July 8, portal flightglobal.com he reported that the first MQ-9A Reaper drone for the Dutch Air Force was officially rolled out at the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems plant in Poway (California).
The US has designated a "turning point" for the F-35
In 2036, the operations of the US Air Force( Air Force), the Marine Corps (KMP) and the US Navy (Navy) with fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters will reach peak values, which may lead to difficulties with supporting these aircraft if the costs of their operation remain at the current level, Defense News writes.
Rostec has provided a full life cycle of Mi-8AMTSh and Ka-52 helicopters
Working in the format of life cycle contracts is convenient for both the customer and the manufacturer, said Vladimir Artyakov, Deputy General Director of the state Corporation
Rostec State Corporation has provided a full life cycle of Mi-8AMTSh and Ka-52 helicopters. This was announced by Vladimir Artyakov, First Deputy General Director of Rostec, in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.
The Hunter heavy drone, which continues testing, will receive a large combat radius - Rostec"
The Hunter UAV continues testing, it will have a large combat radius, Vladimir Artyakov, first Deputy General Director of Rostec, said on Friday.
A new development of the Russian defense industry will increase the efficiency of flight tests
The concern Radioelectronic Technologies (KRET) of the Rostec state Corporation will present the universal air data module MVD-90-2 at MAKS-2021. The product is intended for conducting flight tests of experimental aircraft models. The use of the module during the first flight of the aircraft allows you to identify the slightest deviations from the reference values and make appropriate adjustments to the design of the test apparatus.
The State Duma accused Lithuania of staging an alarm due to Russian aircraft
The Lithuanian authorities are trying to infect other countries with Russophobia and use staged tricks in the form of an imitation of an air alarm. This opinion was expressed on July 9 by Elena Panina, a member of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs of the Russian Federation.
Tu-160 strategic bombers returned from Chukotka to the base
Two strategic Tu-160 aircraft flew from the Anadyr airfield to a base in the Saratov Region during the exercises, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
Two Tu-160 strategic bombers were relocated to an airfield in Chukotka near the border with the United States during the exercises
Two Tu-160 strategic bombers, which are capable of carrying nuclear weapons, flew from the Saratov Region to the Anadyr airfield in Chukotka during the exercises, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Friday.
Russian planes conducted an exercise to search for bases of conditional militants in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan
The crews of Su-25SM attack aircraft of the Russian Kant air base in Kyrgyzstan conducted an exercise to search for bases of conditional militants, the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Saturday.
The Friendship Treaty between the DPRK and the PRC serves peace and stability in Asia - KCNA
In the context of the intensification of hostile actions against the DPRK and the People's Republic of China, the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the two Countries contributes to ensuring peace and stability throughout the world, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said in a telegram to Chinese President Xi Jinping.
New Iranian weapons
A ceremony of the transfer of new weapons for the ground forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was held in Iran, at which a number of new models of weapons that recently went to the troops were lit up.