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Ukraine has disrupted the program to replace Soviet SUVs
The Saiga program, which assumed the replacement of Soviet UAZ-469 SUVs in the Ukrainian army, may be canceled because of the price. Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexander Nosov wrote about the disruption of the program on his Facebook page.
Saab has received a new order for the supply of Karl-Gustav M4 grenade launchers
The Swedish company Saab has announced that it has received an order from an unnamed country for the supply of new 84-mm Karl Gustav M4 portable anti-tank grenade launchers and a set of ammunition for them.
sOyuz rocket to send Euclid telescope to search for dark matter in 2022
The sOyuz rocket will send the Euclid telescope to search for dark matter at the end of 2022. This was announced on September 29 by the European Space Agency (ESA).
Lockheed Martin has released the 700th F-35 fighter
The United States releases one stealth fighter every three days. On September 28, the press service of Lockheed Martin Corporation announced the release of the 700th F-35 Lightning II aircraft from the assembly line.
The US risks ruining its own solar energy
The introduction of new US duties on imports from Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand of products for photovoltaic systems will lead to increased costs, job losses and a decrease in the number of solar installations.
Russia and Mexico have signed an agreement on cooperation in space for peaceful purposes
In addition, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between the Russia-Mexico Business Committee and the Mexican Business Council for Foreign Trade, Investment and Technology
Mexico and Russia have signed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in space exploration. This was announced on Wednesday on Facebook by the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation in the Latin American country.
Russia and China will present a declaration on the lunar station at the congress in Dubai at the end of October
As reported in Roscosmos, the declaration will be a continuation of the memorandum of understanding between the governments of the two countries on the creation of a lunar station
Roscosmos and the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) will present a declaration on the International Scientific Lunar Station (MNLS) during the International Astronautical Congress in Dubai. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Monday.
Bulgaria to refuse Russian MiG-29 service
The Bulgarian Ministry of Defense may terminate the contract with the Russian Aircraft Corporation (RSC) MiG for the maintenance of MiG-29 fighters. The reason for the refusal of services is the violation of the terms of the work. This is reported by Defense Blog with reference to the Bulgarian edition of "Monitor".
The Middle East will remain a key market for military aviation
It is assumed that by the end of the 2020s its volume will increase by at least 25-30%
The Middle East will remain one of the main markets for military aircraft manufacturers over the next ten years. Such data were presented during a webinar dedicated to the state of the aviation and space market in the Middle East and organized by the specialized publication Aviation Week & Space Technology.
"Exotic" fragments were found in the lunar soil
Scientists from China, Germany and the USA found fragments with an "exotic" chemical composition in the samples of lunar soil delivered by the Chang'e 5 spacecraft. The results of the preliminary soil analysis were presented by scientists at the European Congress on Planetary Sciences.
Army special forces from Russia and Pakistan during exercises in the south of the Russian Federation will work out the destruction of militants in populated areas
The Russian-Pakistani exercises of the dRuzhba-2021 special forces units have begun in the Krasnodar Territory, the Southern Military District (SE) reported on Tuesday.
The Rosoboronexport delegation will not take part in the Airshow China 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
The delegation of Rosoboronexport JSC will not take part in the Airshow China 2021 in Zhuhai due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The US will reduce the supply of F-35
The American military-industrial corporation Lockheed Martin in 2022 will supply customers with fewer fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters than previously planned, according to a schedule revised to take into account the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus infection on personnel and production, Bloomberg reports.
Five NATO ships entered the territorial waters of Georgia
Five ships of the second permanent anti-mine group of NATO (SNMCMG2) entered the territorial waters of Georgia on Tuesday, the press service of the Coast Guard Department of the Border Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic reports.
NPO ISKRA discussed with GAZPROM the creation of satellites for monitoring the gas supply system
As specified in the scientific and production association, such cooperation will solve the problem of environmental protection
The ISKRA Scientific and Production Association (NGO) (part of Roscosmos) discussed at a meeting on the introduction of innovative and high-tech products in Gazprom PJSC a project to create a constellation of satellites for monitoring objects of a Unified gas supply system. This was reported to TASS by the NGO's press service on Tuesday.
Ukraine reported a shortage of 3,000 Russian components
Currently, Ukrainian enterprises of the military-industrial complex lack more than 3,000 components, which were supplied from Russia until 2014, Ukroboronprom reports.
A military expert assessed the US "plan" for the use of Russian bases in Central Asia
The information published by The Wall Street Journal that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, Mark Milley, at a meeting with the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, raised the question of the possibility of the US military using Russian bases in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in order to combat terrorism, is not true. This was announced to REN TV on September 28 by reserve colonel, military expert Valery Murakhovsky.
The program of replacing the fleet of army UAZs failed in Ukraine
The Saiga program to replace Soviet UAZ SUVs in the Ukrainian army with more modern cars failed.
Mozambique's Armed Forces demonstrated military equipment recently acquired from Paramount Group
As part of the celebration of the Armed Forces of Mozambique, recently purchased military equipment, including mArauder armored personnel carriers, as well as Mi-8/17, Mi-24 and gAzelle helicopters, were demonstrated at the military parade.
"The greatness of the Ukrainian cosmos" was recognized as profanity because of the USA
The economic indicators of Ukrainian rocket and space industry enterprises are getting worse from year to year, since Ukraine does not create demand for space products, and there are no tools to attract international investment, Vladimir Usov, former head of the State Space Agency of Ukraine (SCAU) and director of the private company Kurs Orbital, said in an interview with Defense Express.