Russia is currently bringing the entire line of drones to the world market — from ultralight to heavy. This was announced by the head of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev, Interfax reports on Wednesday, July 21.

About 15 countries want to purchase the Russian Orion-E reconnaissance and strike drone. This was announced on Wednesday, July 21, by the head of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev.

Rosoboronexport is considering the possibility of supplying a long-range radar detection aircraft (AWACS) to one of the African countries, the head of the company, Alexander Mikheev, told Interfax.

The new Il-112VE military transport aircraft has been launched by Russia on the world market. This was announced on Wednesday, July 21, by the director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) Dmitry Shugaev.

The Central Institute of Aviation Engine Building named after Baranov (CIAM) showed an electric aircraft based on Sigma-4 at the MAKS-2021 air show. This is the first fully electric manned aircraft in Russia. It has already passed bench tests and recently moved to the flight test stage. In 2022, flights with hydrogen fuel cells are already planned for Sigma-4.

At the XV International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2021 held in Zhukovsky from July 20 to 25, 2021, Baikal-Engineering LLC (a subsidiary of Ural Civil Aviation Plant JSC - UZGA) showed the first prototype of the LMS-901 Baikal light multi-purpose aircraft. The aircraft was presented to Russian President Vladimir Putin after the opening ceremony of the exhibition on July 20. Flight tests of this sample are planned to begin this year.

Azimut Airlines, which operates Russian SSJ100 aircraft, signed an agreement with the European Airbus concern on the supply of six A220-300s at the MAKS-2021 air show. This was reported to Izvestia by Airbus on July 21.

A full-size prototype of the AP-55 light multi-purpose helicopter is presented at the MAKS-2021 air show.

The machine, made according to the coaxial scheme of the rotors, can carry five people or up to 600 kilograms of payload.

The export version of the "Lever-AV-E"electronic warfare system is presented at the MAKS-2021 International Air Show. The electronic warfare system is located on the platform of the Mi8-MTPR1 multifunctional helicopter.

Sergey Kud-Sverchkov believes that cosmonautics will gradually step forward, but due to the hostility of the space environment, these steps are more accurate

A niche for astronauts will remain even in the case of active development of space tourism. This opinion was expressed by cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov at the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2021.

The press secretary of Roscosmos, Vladimir Ustimenko, denied the report that the corporation had received permission from the US government to conclude a contract for the supply of RD-181M rocket engines, RIA Novosti reports.

The Russian Design Bureau (KB) Arsenal presented at the International Aviation and Space Salon of 2021 (MAKS-2021) a mock-up of the Zeus space nuclear tug, which will receive a megawatt-class power propulsion system. RIA Novosti showed the corresponding pictures in its Telegram channel.

The technology provides almost 100% protection against all viruses, said Nikolay Kolesov, General Director of the Radioelectronic Technologies Concern

The Radioelectronic Technologies Concern (KRET, part of Rostec) will develop a unique air purification system for the International Space Station (ISS) that provides almost 100% protection against all viruses. This was announced to TASS within the framework of MAKS-2021 by the general director of the concern Nikolai Kolesov.

At the station in Barnaul, during the launch of the Nauka module to the ISS, telemetry temporarily disappeared. This was announced on July 21 by the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin.

The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said that within eight days they will work with the module, preparing for rendezvous and docking with the ISS

The multi-purpose laboratory module "Nauka", which was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome on Wednesday, is in the calculated orbit. This was announced by the general director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

As reported by the rocket and Space Corporation Energia, tests of tanks in which metal chips were previously detected were completed successfully

The multi-purpose laboratory module (MLM) "Science" at the Baikonur Cosmodrome passed more than 700 different tests. This was reported to TASS in the rocket and space Corporation Energia (part of Roscosmos).

In total, about 170 experiments are planned to be carried out on the ISS as part of the long-term program of targeted work

Roscosmos together with Moscow State University will conduct an experiment on the multi-purpose laboratory module (MLM) "Science" on the adaptation of the human vestibular apparatus to being in space. This was announced by the executive director of Roscosmos for advanced programs and science Alexander Bloshenko in an interview with the TV channel "Russia-24".

First of all, the astronauts will have to unload about a ton of equipment delivered on the module

Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov will open the hatches to the multi-purpose laboratory module (MLM) "Science" a few hours after its docking with the International Space Station (ISS). This was reported to TASS in the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia.

Joint-stock companies "GLONASS" and "Roskartografiya" signed a cooperation agreement at the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2021.

At the same time, Glonass-K2 will be ready this year, the source said

The launch of the newest navigation satellite "Glonass-K2" has been postponed to next year. This was reported to TASS by a source in the rocket and space industry on the sidelines of the International Aviation and Space Salon (MAKS).