Why did the USSR need an aircraft similar to the American B-2
In the Soviet Union, until its collapse, they worked on aircraft that are unique even today. Among them, we can recall the M-67 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, which was created in the second half of the 80s.
The crews of the MiG-31BM TsVO worked out in the stratosphere to intercept an intruder of the airspace boundaries
On August 6, the crews of high-altitude MiG-31BM interceptor fighters of the Central Military District Aviation Division intercepted a conditional intruder of the airspace boundaries in the stratosphere during a tactical flight exercise in the Krasnoyarsk Territory.
More than 10 planes and helicopters from the Russian Federation were involved in exercises on the border with Afghanistan
At the main stage of the exercises, the pilots will perform tasks to search for disguised bases of a conditional enemy, to launch rocket and bomb attacks on targets that simulate the accumulation of manpower and equipment.
UEC will create a single engine repair center in the Leningrad region
The United Engine Corporation (UEC, part of Rostec) will create a service center for the repair of aviation and industrial engines in the Gatchina district of the Leningrad Region by 2025, the press service of the Rostec state Corporation reported.
"The killer of Russian S-400 air defense systems": the first combat tests of a new anti-radar missile were conducted in the United States (Defense Express, Ukraine)
The US Navy has tested a new long-range air-to-ground missile. The AGM-88G AARGM-ER was launched from a Super Horne fighter and, according to some reports, its speed reaches Mach 2. In the Western media, this weapon was hastened to be called "the killer of the Russian S-400 air defense systems," the Ukrainian edition gloats.
Philippine Navy to purchase 8 TC-12B"Huron" aircraft
A delegation of the Philippine Navy led by Rear Admiral Alberto B. Carlos conducted a visual inspection of 21 TC-12B "Huron" aircraft at the American storage base.
The KC-46A flying tanker was allowed to use the rod for refueling
The American Air Mobility Command allowed the KC-46A tanker aircraft to use the rod for refueling C-17 Globemaster III, B-52H Stratofortress and other KC-46 aircraft. Now he will be able to perform operational tasks, but not yet in combat missions.
Lockheed Martin continues assembling MH-60R "Seahawk" helicopters for the Republic of Korea Navy
On August 2, the US Department of Defense announced the signing of the US Navy Aviation Systems Command with Lockheed Martin Corp. a contract providing for the implementation of work on bringing 12 standard MH-60R helicopters to a configuration that meets the requirements of the Republic of Korea Navy.
Rogozin said that applicants for significant positions in Roscosmos pass a polygraph
This measure was introduced in the summer of 2020
Candidates for significant positions in Roscosmos and at enterprises belonging to the state corporation have been undergoing a polygraph test since last year. This was announced by the general director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
The Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences plans to form a group of scientists for space flights
Yuri Smirnov, head of the Laboratory for the development and Implementation of biomedical programs of the IMBP RAS, is convinced that the presence of specialized specialists in the cosmonaut squad (Roscosmos or the Academy of Sciences) would be very useful.
Russian cosmonauts will grow greens on the ISS on an industrial scale
For this purpose, a space greenhouse will be delivered to the Nauka module. In the first experiment, Peking cabbage will be planted
The Vitacycle-T experiment, which involves growing plants on an industrial scale in space, will be held in the Science module on the ISS. This was announced in an interview with TASS by Yuri Smirnov, head of the laboratory for the development and implementation of biomedical programs of the IMBP RAS.
The Science module will begin an experiment to study quail embryos in space in 2022
The second stage involves the breeding of a population of quails in orbit, said Yuri Smirnov, head of the Laboratory for the development and implementation of biomedical programs of the IMBP RAS
Astronauts and scientists study the development of Japanese quail embryos in the Science module on the ISS. The first stage is scheduled for 2022, Yuri Smirnov, head of the Laboratory for the development and implementation of biomedical programs of the IMBP RAS, said in an interview with TASS.
A new Russian module for the ISS was delivered to Baikonur
The node module "Berth"was delivered to the cosmodrome. Already in the fall, he should go to the International Space Station.
Ukraine plans to launch a Cyclone rocket in Canada in 2022
Ukraine has been developing the project of this launch vehicle in cooperation with Brazil since 2004
Ukrainian specialists plan to launch a Cyclone-4M rocket from Canada next year. This was stated by the head of the State Space Agency of Ukraine, Vladimir Taftai.
The Solar Orbiter made a flyby near Venus
The flight passed at a distance of about 8 thousand km from the surface of the planet
The automatic Solar Orbiter spacecraft flew near Venus on Monday. This was reported by the European Space Agency (ESA).
Lukashenko reported on negotiations with Russia on the supply of S-400
Belarus is interested in buying the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile system and counts on a positive decision of the Russian leadership, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said.
Japan intends to purchase RIM-116C "Block-2" missile defense systems in the USA – DSCA
The US State Department has approved the potential supply to Japan under the Foreign Military Sales program of a batch of RIM-116C Blok-2 missiles and other related equipment for ship-based RAM air defense systems.
Bastion missile systems destroyed the ships of a conditional enemy during exercises in Kamchatka
Calculations of coastal anti-ship missile systems "Bastion" of the Coastal Troops of the Pacific Fleet (TOPF) in Kamchatka during the exercises destroyed a conditional group of ships in one of the naval ranges of the fleet, the press service of the Eastern Military District for the Fleet reported on Monday.
MIC is implementing a program to increase wages for workers - CEO
The Military-Industrial Company (MIC) is gradually implementing a program to increase the motivation of key production workers, the holding's general director Alexander Krasovitsky told Interfax on Monday.
The Russian BTR-82AT was made more protected and vigilant
The motorized rifle troops of the Russian army began to receive modernized armored personnel carriers BTR-82AT, which have an increased level of protection and the latest surveillance equipment.
For the first time, such a machine was demonstrated by the "Military-Industrial Company" at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2019". The armored personnel carrier received additional reflective screens made of armored steel and special anti-accumulation grilles.






















