At the end of December, the Russian Soyuz-ST-A rocket will deliver the CSO-2 military satellite to orbit from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana for the benefit of France, a NATO member. This is reported by RIA Novosti, citing a source in the rocket and space industry.

The floating spaceport "Sea launch", owned by the S7 group, may in the future be of interest to the Ministry of defense for launching military satellites, believes Alexander Ivanov, a member of the Board of the Military-industrial Commission of Russia, who oversees the rocket and space industry.

As reported by Air Force Magazine in John A. Tirpak's" After KC-46, USAF Looks Ahead to "Bridge Tanker", the commander of the Air transport command (Air Mobility Command) of the US air force, General Jacqueline D. Van Ovost said that at the end of 2020, the command plans to officially launch a tender for new refueling aircraft for the US air force under the KC-Y program to finally replace the fleet of Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker and McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender refueling aircraft.

Dmitry Litovkin-what can be opposed to attack drones on the battlefield

In the near future, Turkey will receive a drone allegedly capable of destroying a company of Russian t-72 or modern T-90 tanks in one flight. It will be an improved version of the Anka-s drone, which proved itself well during the fighting in Syria.

Russia does not have the necessary legal framework for the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, said Roman Meshcheryakov, Director of the center for intelligent robotic systems at the Trapeznikov Institute of management problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Next year, new planes and helicopters will be sent there, and a garrison management system will also be created. Over the past few years, infrastructure and strength have been continuously built in the Arctic circle. For the first time in modern history, one of the countries of the world was able to create an aviation group operating in this region.

Details have emerged of the flight of two Tu-160 strategic supersonic missile carriers that covered more than 20,000 kilometers. The planes were in the air for more than 25 hours. Thus, the record of the range and duration of the flight was updated.

According to Japanese media, in the first half of November, naval maneuvers of the US, Japanese, Australian and Indian navies will be held in the Indian ocean. The goal is to "contain" China's naval activity in the region. In fact, we are talking about creating a new anti-Chinese Alliance as part of the deepening us-Chinese confrontation.

The Armenian military demonstrated the defeat of two enemy armored vehicles. The released video captured an episode of one of the fights.

By 2030, Roscosmos will launch about 600 satellites of the Sphere system, which is "analogous" to the Western projects Starlink and OneWeb, the official magazine of the Russian space Corporation promises.

On October 4, the press service of PJSC United aircraft Corporation announced the first flight of the Tu-160M aircraft with new NK-32-02 engines.

the national Interest called the su-34 one of Russia's most powerful strike fighters.

The national Interest magazine devoted an article to the Russian su-34 fighter-bomber. Author mark Episkopos described it as a "killer of everything".

As reported on November 3, 2020, PJSC "United aircraft Corporation" (PJSC "UAC"), at the airfield of the Kazan aviation plant (KAZ) named after S. p. Gorbunov - a branch of PJSC" Tupolev "(part of PJSC" UAC " of rostec state Corporation), the first flight of a deep-moderated Tu-160M bomber with new serial engines NK-32-02 took place. The plane was piloted by a crew under the supervision of Henri Accidence. The flight took place at an altitude of 6000 meters and lasted 2 hours and 20 minutes.

More than 70 soldiers of the special forces unit of the 49th combined arms army of the southern military district, stationed in Stavropol, will take part in the Russian-Pakistani exercise "Druzhba-2020", the press service of the southern military DISTRICT reports.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin congratulated the Rosoboronexport team on its 20th anniversary. "I congratulate you on a significant date - the 20th anniversary of the establishment of Rosoboronexport. The creation of a state intermediary - a joint-stock company-has become an important stage in the implementation of the policy in the field of military-technical cooperation with foreign countries, " the Prime Minister said in a telegram published on the government's website on Wednesday.

at the Ogarkov readings held at the end of last week, sensational statements were made. One of them concerned the inevitable revision of existing military doctrines.

Marshal Ogarkov of the Soviet Union, who was chief of the General staff of the armed forces of the USSR from 1977 to 1984, became the face of such readings because in his theoretical works he anticipated the development of the armed forces on a global scale, which is only beginning now. This is also known abroad, so the event is attended by leading Western military analysts.

An international tournament among special units was held in the Patriot Park on the territory of the Kalashnikov shooting center. A video of part of the competition appeared Online.

Significant damage was caused to the infantry of the Azerbaijani armed forces, Armenian defense Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan said. "The analysis of the actions of mercenaries who are thrown on the front line, they are the first line, shows that the potential of the infantry of the Azerbaijani armed forces has been seriously damaged," Hovhannisyan said at a briefing on Sunday.

Russian and Mongolian military personnel conducted the Selenga-2020 exercise. On Monday, November 2, the press service of the Eastern military district (VVO).

Russia will export about 50 new military vehicles in seven years. On Sputnik radio, Dmitry Stefanovich, a researcher at the IMEMO RAS Center for international security, expressed the opinion that many countries around the world will want to buy Russian weapons.