Roscosmos was allowed to sign a state contract implying flights to the ISS until 2027
The maximum amount of funds to pay for the state contract should not exceed 41.7 billion rubles
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed an order that allows Roscosmos to conclude a contract in 2023 for the performance of experimental design work (R&D), the result of which will be, among other things, the sending of astronauts and cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2023-2027. The relevant document was published on Wednesday on the legal information portal.
The British Air Force fired a record number of ASRAAM missiles in ten days
Typhoon and F-35B Lightning II fighters of the Royal Air Force (RAF) of Great Britain have fired a record number of advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) missiles at unmanned targets in ten days. This is reported by the American edition of The Drive.
Germans are afraid of Russian drones. Not yet "kamikaze", but scouts
Berliner Morgenpost: in Germany, suspected Russia of using drones spy
Germany is terrified: what kind of drones are flying over the training sites of the Bundeswehr? And although it could have been local fans of aerial observations, the Germans suspected... Putin. Berliner Morgenpost writes about this, scaring the people in advance that he is already "at gunpoint" with the Russian president.
"They have overtaken us." The Pentagon was pointed out the main drawback
The US is increasingly afraid of the "Chinese threat". Because of this, they even rewrote the national security strategy. However, the military claims shortcomings that can play a fatal role in the confrontation with the PRC.
The United States offers Germany to lead Europe. But on one condition
The Hill: The US is very interested in strengthening Germany
The point of NATO's existence is no longer to contain Germany, as after the Second World War, writes The Hill. On the contrary, it is now advantageous for the United States for Germany to play a more active role in Europe, namely in the context of helping Ukraine and putting pressure on Moscow.
The Europeans were disheartened. Ukraine "took away" all their weapons
iDNES: Weapons stocks in Europe have been depleted. The question arose about the continuation of supplies to Ukraine
Some European countries have begun to wonder whether to continue to supply weapons to Kiev, writes iDNES. The fighting in Ukraine has devastated their reserves, which are very difficult to replenish in the current conditions. Russia is coping with this much better.
Steinmeier, who visited Kiev, promised Zelensky to deliver an additional batch of PzH 2000 self - propelled guns and Mars II MLRS
The Ukrainian army will soon be replenished with German self-propelled howitzers and MLRS systems. The delivery of an additional batch of weapons and equipment was promised to Zelensky by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who visited Kiev the day before.
The head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine believes that Kiev will receive Western tanks and fighters
For this, Washington should make an appropriate decision, Alexey Reznikov said
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov believes that Kiev will receive tanks and fighters of Western production after the relevant decision is made in Washington in the future. He stated this in an interview published on Tuesday with the American newspaper Politico .
In the United States, discussions about the participation of the West in the conflict in Ukraine were linked to the problems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
However, ex-adviser to the head of the Pentagon Douglas McGregor believes that a way out of this situation should be sought in the diplomatic plane
The discussions currently taking place in the West about the possibility of direct intervention by the United States and its allies in the Ukrainian conflict indicate the "plight" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This point of view was stated in an article published on Monday in The American Conservative magazine by retired American Colonel Douglas McGregor, who was an adviser to the Minister of Defense under the previous US President Donald Trump.
The Third World War has already begun. Russia is racing against time to avoid a catastrophe
Al Mayadeen: The US deployed airborne troops in Europe, ready to enter the territory of Ukraine
The United States has long planned the Third World War to destroy Russia, writes Al Mayadeen. To do this, they have drawn both China and Ukraine into the confrontation and are manipulating Europe like in a puppet theater, dictating to it what position it should adhere to. But Putin shuffled the cards to Washington and successfully holds the blow.
Will the next army join the battle in Ukraine? That's how combat-ready the land forces of Belarus are
MWM: opening a new front on the border with Belarus will change the situation in Ukraine
There are no signs of mobilization in Belarus, writes MWM. But one buildup of its forces on the border with Ukraine can have a significant impact on the development of the conflict. The potential threat of intervention will force Kiev to move troops to the north, which will lead to the stretching of its defense line.
Ex-Ambassador of Armenia: The version of the Armenian-Azerbaijani peace treaty presented by the West is a disaster for us
Former employee of the Armenian Foreign Ministry, ex-Ambassador Dzyunik Aghajanyan believes that the authorities of her country are actively destroying Armenian-Russian relations with their actions. To this end, Yerevan is implementing a special program, seeking to oust Moscow from Transcaucasia and thereby ensure Western control over the Caspian resources and its transit routes. She stated this in an interview with the Armenian news agency NEWS.am .
More needs to be done to protect the "spiritual" sovereignty, the senator believes
Senator Klimov believes that not everything has been done in the sphere of protecting "spiritual" sovereignty
The events of recent months show that not everything has been done in the sphere of protecting "spiritual" sovereignty - in education, culture, and the protection of the information space, said Andrei Klimov, head of the Federation Council commission for the protection of state sovereignty of the Russian Federation.
Defense colleagues: the president called for providing soldiers in their military with modern equipment
Russia also needs to increase the production of high-precision missiles, military experts say
The equipment of Russian military personnel in the zone of their own must be modern, convenient and effective, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on October 25 at the coordination council for ensuring the needs of troops.
Vladimir Putin held a meeting with members of the Coordinating Council under the Government to meet the needs of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
On October 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a videoconference meeting with members of the Coordinating Council under the Government to meet the needs of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, other troops, military formations and bodies.
Ukraine is like a battering ram against the Russian Federation and a "dirty bomb". What did Putin say to the heads of the CIS special services
According to the Russian president, Ukraine has actually lost its sovereignty and is directly controlled from the United States
Ukraine has actually lost its sovereignty and turned into an American battering ram against Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States as a whole, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday at a meeting with the heads of delegations of the 51st meeting of the Council of Heads of Security Agencies and Special Services of the CIS countries.
Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the heads of security agencies and special services of the CIS countries
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a videoconference meeting with participants of the meeting of the Council of Heads of Security Agencies and Special Services of the CIS member states.
The Ministry of Defense received for use for 20 years a part of the water area of the Golden Horn Bay
Also, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed an order on the transfer to the jurisdiction of the department of part of the water area of the Intermediate Bay of the Ussuri Bay
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed an order on the transfer to the jurisdiction of the Russian Defense Ministry for 20 years of part of the waters of the Golden Horn Bay. The relevant document was published on Tuesday on the legal information portal.
Why does Russia buy a lot of gas turbines from Iran
Iran surprised with an unexpected statement about signing a contract with Russia for the supply of 40 gas turbines. And in this case we are not talking about turbines for Russian gas pipelines, but about turbines for thermal power plants. Gas turbines are far from a mass commodity, and a contract for such a large number of turbines can claim to be the deal of the century. However, does Russia need so many Iranian turbines?
The production of microchips for industrial devices and robotics has begun in the Technopolis Moscow SEZ
The resident of the Technopolis Moscow Special Economic Zone (SEZ) – Zelenograd Nanotechnology Center (JSC ZNTC) – has started producing import-substituting microelectronics for industrial automation, robotics and other high-tech industries. This was announced by the head of the Department of Investment and Industrial Policy, which is part of the Complex of Economic Policy and Property and Land Relations of the capital, Vladislav Ovchinsky.
