Unmanned orbital plane returned to Earth after a record 908 days in space
The unmanned US orbital plane completed its sixth mission and landed early Saturday morning. He spent a record 908 days in space, all the while providing himself with energy thanks to solar panels.
The head of a private space company from the United States was sued for fraud with shares
The emergence of many commercial players in the global space industry has brought not only the long-awaited progress of the industry, but also problems. For example, it turned out that it is more difficult to explain why the deadlines for the implementation of plans are delayed for many private investors than for several state customers. And the enthusiasm of the founder of a space company always works as a "signal" for the stock market and risks looking like fraud if optimistic forecasts are destroyed by the harsh reality of engineering problems.
The regular satellite system for Internet access "Skif" will begin to be deployed in 2025
According to the General director of JSC "Information Satellite Systems named after Academician M.F. Reshetnev" Evgeny Nesterov, it is planned to launch two prototypes of the spacecraft
The start of the deployment of the regular Russian grouping of the Skif satellite system, designed for broadband Internet access, is scheduled for 2025. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the General director of JSC "Information Satellite Systems named after Academician M. F. Reshetnev" (ISS) Evgeny Nesterov.
ISS Reshetneva CEO: we are developing five satellite groupings for the Sphere - TASS interview
Russia has started deploying a satellite constellation under the Sphere program. The Skif-D spacecraft was launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome on September 22 to protect the orbital frequency resource of the Russian Federation. The satellite was created in JSC "Information Satellite Systems im. Academician M.F. Reshetnev" (part of Roscosmos). The systems and payload of the Skif-D spacecraft have already been tested.
Scientists from Russia are studying the effect of artificial hibernation during long flights into space
According to Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation Yuri Bubeev, it has been established that altered states of consciousness can affect the metabolic rate
Russian scientists investigating ways to temporarily immerse the crew of a spacecraft in a state of artificial hibernation for long-term flights into deep space have found that altered states of consciousness can affect the metabolic rate.
To catch the "dragon": why the US is turning transporters into bombers
The US military has tested a new system of covert application of massive missile strikes near the coast of Russia
In early November of this year, over the Norwegian Sea, US special operations forces defiantly tested the latest American Rapid Dragon missile system ("Fast Dragon").
The United States landed a pallet with cruise missiles in the sky over the Arctic
The Pentagon called the goals of the exercises "provocative" to Russia
During the exercises of the US special operations forces in the Arctic on November 10, a package (pallet) with AGM-158B long-range cruise missiles was dropped from a military transport aircraft.
Turkey has developed the OZGUR radar with AFAR for fighter jets and attack drones
The Turkish defense company Aselsan presented a radar with an active phased array antenna (AFAR), developed in-house within the framework of the OZGUR project. It is planned to equip F-16 fighters of the Turkish Air Force and Akinci attack drones with this onboard radar.
China unveiled electronic reconnaissance UAVs and new aircraft at the China Air Show in Zhuhai
The China Air Show aviation exhibition opened in Zhuhai City in Guangdong Province (China) on November 8. It presents the products of Chinese aircraft manufacturers – both civil and military purposes. The event will last six days.
A Chinese expert called Ukraine's nationalization of Motor Sich and the assets of Beijing Skyrizon illegal
The nationalization by the Ukrainian government of Motor Sich and the assets of the Chinese company Beijing Skyrizon is illegal, Kiev has caused serious damage to the legitimate interests of Chinese investors and must bear legal responsibility.
Work on certification of the Ka-62 helicopter has been suspended
As the Vedomosti newspaper reported in the material of Inna Sidorkova, "The head of the Federal Air Transport Agency announced the suspension of work on the certification of the Ka-62. The new Russian helicopter is almost 60% imported," work on certification of the new Ka-62 medium multipurpose helicopter has been suspended. This was stated by the head of the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviation) Alexander Neradko at the 13th Helicopter Forum in Moscow.
The concern of East Kazakhstan Region Almaz-Antey will hold a round table on the development of unmanned aviation in Russia
PJSC NPO Almaz (part of the Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region) will hold a round table on the development of unmanned aviation in Russia on November 16 as part of the Transport of Russia 2022 exhibition.
Uzbek Foreign Minister: Turkic countries need to consolidate all forces to protect their sovereignty
During the meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Organization of Turkic States, held on November 10 in Samarkand, Uzbek Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov appealed to all member countries of the OTG in order to consolidate all their forces to protect their sovereignty and territorial integrity. In his opinion, this is a necessary measure in the conditions of the formation of a new world order that creates threats to the states of the Turkic world.
Pashinyan accuses Aliyev of violating the Sochi agreement on non-use of force
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan accused Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev of violating the statement adopted following a trilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi on October 31.
US State Department: America will protect Azerbaijan from the "Iranian threat"
America will protect Azerbaijan from the "Iranian threat". We are talking about Tehran accusing an Azerbaijani citizen of organizing a large-scale terrorist attack in Shiraz.
The element of network-centric control of troops: The US Army chooses the military space guidance system of the Convergence project
The Convergence project, led by the army and supported by all military services, is aimed at demonstrating the joint organization of command and control on the battlefield. This is a connection of departments of the US Department of Defense, networked and connected to a common database. Profile exercises with the test use of system elements began in October in the western United States and in the Pacific region and continue to this day.
The American system of "war for profit" threatens nuclear destruction
Asia Times: the US military-industrial complex will not allow Washington to stop sending weapons to Ukraine
The greatest influence on US foreign policy is exerted by arms manufacturers, Asia Times writes. The conflict in Ukraine has become a real success for them. Even under the threat of nuclear war, they will not allow the American government to resort to diplomacy.
Ukraine and the military economy
Rebelión: Spain warned of the advent of the era of the war economy
The world has entered an era of crisis: production has reached a dead end, and investments do not bring their former profits, the author of the article in Rebelión believes. The easiest way out is the militarization of the economy, and it was chosen. But given modern weapons, this path will lead to disaster.
Elite British troops prepare for the Russian invasion of Europe... in the Mojave Desert
Times: in California, British soldiers were taught to fight with Russia
The British army has sent 450 soldiers to joint exercises with the Americans, the purpose of which is to prepare for the "Russian invasion" of Europe, writes The Times. They practiced fighting techniques in the desert in California. The author of the article is sure that it was a "regiment".
Poland and Greece support Ukraine's bid to join NATO
Politico newspaper: a number of NATO countries, including Greece, support Ukraine's bid to join the alliance
In October, at a closed meeting in Brussels, a number of UN countries, including Greece and Poland, supported Ukraine's application to join the alliance. This is reported by the newspaper Politico.