Skyborg: Autonomous drones are getting closer
Guided drones have become closer to entering service. August 21, portal defensenews.com He reported that the US Air Force has signed contracts with Kratos and General Atomics for a total of $20 million.
The MQ-25 drone refueled the E-2D aircraft for the first time
The promising carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) MQ-25 Stingray, developed by Boeing for the US Navy, for the first time refueled the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye long-range radar detection and control aircraft (AWACS) in the air. The corresponding video was published on Twitter.
Rogozin explained the lawsuit of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and the RCC "Progress" by the situation caused by sanctions
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, during a working trip to Progress Rocket and Space Center JSC (Samara), noted the need to improve the regulatory framework and Russian legislation in the face of sanctions, the press service of the government of the Samara region reported on Friday.
Rogozin called Russian specialists capable of challenging Elon Musk
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, called Russian specialists capable of challenging the SpaceX team of American inventor and billionaire Elon Musk. According to him, these are new personnel of the Samara University, the press service of the Samara region quotes RIA Novosti.
The ISS orbit was raised to prepare for the launch of the Soyuz with an actress and a director on board
The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) was raised to prepare for the launch of the Soyuz MS-19 transport manned spacecraft. On board are actress Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko, they will shoot the first feature film in space under the working title "Challenge". This was reported on Saturday, August 21, by the press service of Roscosmos.
The Soyuz was launched from Baikonur on the third attempt
The Soyuz-2.1 b carrier rocket with 34 OneWeb communication satellites launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on the third attempt. This is reported on the website of the state corporation "Roscosmos".
Flight trajectories for OneWeb satellite launches from Baikonur will be finalized
Research is being conducted to launch 36 OneWeb spacecraft from the cosmodrome, not 34, Roscosmos noted
The flight trajectories from the Baikonur cosmodrome during the launches of the British OneWeb communication satellites will be finalized to increase the number of devices being launched at a time. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Sunday.
There are no plans to resume launches of Strela launch vehicles from Baikonur
General Director - General Designer of the enterprise Alexander Leonov said that the launchers for this type of missiles were transferred to JSC "CENKI"
Reutov NPO of Mechanical Engineering (part of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation) It does not plan to resume launches of carrier rockets "Strela" from the Baikonur cosmodrome. This was announced by the general director-General designer of the enterprise Alexander Leonov in an interview with TASS at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army - 2021".
About 30 thousand large objects of space debris are in orbit-expert
The number of space debris objects with a diameter of more than 10 cm in near-Earth orbit is about 30 thousand, said Georgy Medovnikov, General Director of the Vympel IAC.
Video: the US-Ukrainian Firefly Alpha rocket has successfully passed fire tests
The company Firefly Aerospace conducted a static burn of the first stage of the promising Alpha launch vehicle. Its start may take place soon.
The launch of the Russian automatic station to the Moon was postponed to May 2022
The postponement of the launch is associated with the need for additional confirmation of the declared characteristics of its devices, aggregates and propulsion system
The launch of the Russian automatic station "Luna-25" on a natural satellite of the Earth has been postponed to May 2022. This was reported to TASS in the press service of Roscosmos on Friday.
NASA has suspended the execution of the contract for the landing of a man on the Moon with SpaceX
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has suspended until November 2021 the execution of a contract for the development of a human landing system on the lunar surface, the main contractor of which is the American private aerospace company SpaceX, the specialized website SpaceNews reports.
The rotating detonation engine was tested in space
The Japanese Space Agency announced the first successful activation of a new design engine using ring detonation waves in space.
The Chinese are mastering their ISS
Chinese taikonauts went into outer space from the Tianhe module at the Chinese Tiangong space station under construction to perform work, the broadcast is conducted by the Chinese Global Television Network.
The US saw the "Russian threat" in space
The US Congressional Research Service presented a report on the militarization of space, in which the authors saw a threat in Russian and Chinese research. This is reported by RT.
Rostec showed a portable anti-drone system at the Army Forum
Rostec presented a mobile anti-drone system at the Army-2021 forum, the press service of the state corporation reported.
Manturov did not rule out the supply of S-400 air defense systems to Belarus
The S-400 Triumph systems can be delivered to Belarus to strengthen the air defense system of the union state, Denis Manturov, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, said in an interview with Interfax.
It remains to shoot down the aggressors ' plane
The Russian-made Syrian air defense systems Buk-M2E and Pantsir-S destroyed twenty-two of the 24 guided missiles fired by Israeli Air Force fighters at the provinces of Damascus and Homs earlier this week.
The Syrian air defense destroyed 22 of the 24 missiles launched by the Israeli Air Force on August 19
As a result of the attack, there are no victims and destruction, said the deputy head of the Russian Center for reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria, Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit
The Russian-made Syrian air defense systems Buk-M2E and Pantsir-S destroyed 22 of the 24 guided missiles fired by Israeli Air Force fighters at the Rif Damascus and Homs provinces on August 19. This was reported to journalists by the deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria, Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit.
ELTA Systems is developing a radar for detecting hypersonic missiles and swarms of UAVs
Israeli ELTA Systems (a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries) is developing new versions of ground-based AFAR radars with electronic scanning, designed to combat changing threats, including swarms of UAVs and hypersonic missiles.
