According to experts, it will be able to determine the landing site for astronauts, as well as collect samples of lunar soil

Russian scientists are considering the possibility of delivering a robot MARFA to the moon, which will be able to collect soil samples for research. This was stated by the scientific director of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences Lev Zeleny during the general meeting of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The results of scientific research and samples of devices were demonstrated to the experts of the optoelectronic industry and representatives of the leading technical universities of the Russian Federation by the participants of the final round of the corporate project of the Shvabe holding "The Power of Light-2021".

Amazon has signed an agreement with the United Launch Alliance (ULA), which involves launching Kuiper satellite Internet spacecraft on nine Atlas V rockets, Ars Technica reports.

We are talking, in particular, about Chinese research with the potential participation of Russia, said former US senator and astronaut Bill Nelson

China's space exploration, including lunar exploration and potentially involving Russia, should be of concern to the United States.

According to a representative of the Ministry of National Defense of Taiwan, the country's armed forces plan to purchase long-range cruise missiles in the United States to strengthen combat capabilities amid growing pressure from Beijing.

A powerful explosion occurred at the Tomer rocket technology plant in Ramla, Israel, on April 20. This was reported on Wednesday, April 21, by the Israeli media.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, during his address to the Federal Assembly, named the share of modern weapons in the country's nuclear triad. The statement of the head of state is reported by RIA Novosti.

The United States cannot continue to deter Russia and China with the "remnants of the Cold War" - the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), they are too old to extend their life, the head of the Strategic Command, Admiral Charles Richard, said on Tuesday during a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Moscow rejects Washington's accusations of non-compliance with Russia's moratorium on nuclear tests

The United States groundlessly accuses Russia of non-compliance with the moratorium on nuclear tests, while they themselves are silent about their plans to deploy new nuclear weapons, the Russian Foreign Ministry says.

Covering the Kuril Islands, the 18th machine-gun and artillery Division decided to equip more modern armored vehicles. More precisely, they will receive the tankers of this division.

In the capital of Chad - N'Djamena, Chinese-made Type 59G tanks were first seen. Military vehicles were brought to the streets of the city after the death of the country's president Idris Deby Itno. Previously, only six dozen old Soviet T-55s were registered as part of the land forces of this state.

In the Netherlands, a naval special forces exercise for the first time used a gravity jet suit to get on a ship captured by a simulated enemy.

Military personnel who have recently signed a contract and are serving in the electronic warfare units of the Army Corps of the Baltic Fleet, master the complex "Borisoglebsk-2".

The global virtual reality (VR) market will grow by an average of 51.1% (CAGR) annually and will exceed $ 100 billion by 2026. This forecast was announced in the research company ResearchAndMarkets.

The Northern Fleet is now able to ensure the protection of national interests and the military security of the state in the Arctic.

The crews of the missile ship (ROK) "Tatarstan" and the missile boat (RKA) "Stupinets" of the Caspian Flotilla (CFl), as part of the control check for the winter training period, are working out combat training tasks for their intended purpose as part of the ship's tactical group, the head of the press service of the Southern Military District, Colonel Vadim Astafyev, told reporters on Wednesday.

The command of the US Navy announced the launch ceremony of the new LCS-24 "Oakland" - class coastal warship "Independence", which took place on April 17 in Oakland, California.

After a six-month delay, the French navy armed itself with a new anti-aircraft frigate. Yesterday, April 20, at the French Navy base in Toulon, the ceremony of handing over the new multi-purpose frigate Alsace to the fleet command took place.

The Spanish company Navantia on April 15 on its Twitter page announced the ceremony of laying the keel of the fifth and last corvette of the Avante-2200 project for the Saudi Navy held at the company in San Fernando (Cadiz).

As reported by the Polish media, the only remaining submarine in the Polish Navy Orzeł (tail number "291", Soviet-built project 877E, in service since 1986) is completely incapacitated due to a malfunction of the torpedo armament and the identified inability to load torpedoes into its torpedo tubes.