A mock-up of the Rosalind Franklin rover of the Russian-European ExoMars-2022 mission extracted soil from a depth of 1.7 meters during tests, Roscosmos reported, citing materials from the European Space Agency (ESA).

The launch of the Atlas V launch vehicle with a satellite was postponed to September 27

The launch of the next - already the ninth - Earth remote sensing satellite from the Landsat series has been postponed from September 23 to 27. This was announced on Wednesday on its website by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

A new record for the number of people who are simultaneously in low-Earth orbit was set on Thursday, September 16. Currently, there are 14 people in orbit.

The declaration adopted following the results of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) held in Dushanbe states that the organization's member countries "will continue joint efforts to prevent an arms race in outer space and preserve it for peaceful purposes."

India is named the first potential buyer of the S-500 from Russia

The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have begun to receive the first samples of the latest S-500 anti-aircraft missile system, called Prometheus. This is a modern complex capable of repelling attacks even from space. The government does not exclude that in the future, India will become the first country where the Russian Federation will sell Prometheus.

India may become the first buyer of the latest Russian S-500 anti-aircraft missile system, but we will talk about deliveries only after the Russian army is saturated with these complexes, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told reporters on Thursday.

Which of the foreign customers can be among the first to be supplied with our unique latest S-500 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs), Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Government Yuri Borisov told reporters at the Tyumen Oil and Gas Forum.[

The 80K6KS1 "Phoenix-1" radar detection station will become part of the Ukrainian Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs). The new station has been adopted by the Ukrainian armed forces, Defense Express reports.

Developed in the 40s, the Soviet S-60 anti-aircraft artillery system is still in service with almost three dozen countries around the world. These systems are also actively used in the air defense units of the Vietnamese People's Army.

The Russian-made Kornet anti-tank missile systems were purchased for the Serbian armed forces. This information was announced by President Aleksandar Vucic last Wednesday during an inspection of weapons and military equipment at an exhibition launched to commemorate the Day of Serbian Unity, Freedom and the National Flag. This is reported by the portal Tango Six.

Rheinmetall demonstrated at the DSEI exhibition in London a remote-controlled machine "Mission Master XT" version of fire support (Mission Master XT - Fire Support), developed in cooperation with the MBDA group.

A photo of the launch of a ballistic missile by the North Korean military from a railway train appeared on the Network. - Now the DPRK is shooting from trains? - the author of the post asks.

North Korea said that a railway mobile missile regiment conducted training firing on Wednesday, KCNA reported.

North Korea has tested a railway missile system. In the frames, you can see in detail the tests of the new weapons system.

North and South Korea are "measured" with missiles. On September 15, the two countries conducted demonstration launches of ballistic missiles, aggravating the already difficult situation in relations.

The second All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference was held at the Military Academy of Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection named after Marshal of the Soviet Union S. K. Timoshenko.

The Russian Defense Ministry has tested special trains. Trains with residential cars and workshops are designed to eliminate the consequences of natural disasters, as well as support combat operations. They will allow carrying out work in a sparsely populated area, Izvestia reports, citing sources in the defense department.

For the first time, the newest special vehicle of mine clearance groups (SAGR) based on the UAZ-2363 pickup truck entered service with a separate marine engineering regiment of the Pacific Fleet.

Russian servicemen tested new fuel tankers and special tanks with bulletproof coating at the Zapad-2021 exercises. The tank can withstand a bullet from a Kalashnikov assault rifle. This is reported by TASS.

The International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021" has become a landmark event for the Russian armed forces and the domestic defense industry. As always, a large number of different novelties were presented at it.