Cooperation news
Rosoboronexport discussed the prospects for the development of the Russian air defense after-sales service system abroad
On December 2, Alexander Mikheev, General Director of Rosoboronexport JSC, a member of Rostec State Corporation, Deputy Chairman of SOYUZMASH of Russia, held a meeting of the Committee for the Development of Foreign Trade Activities in relation to military Products of SOYUZMASH of Russia headed by him.
GA-ASI continues the assembly of the MQ-9 "Riper" UAV for the Netherlands Air Force
On November 29, the US Department of Defense announced the signing of an additional contract by the US Air Force Command with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) as part of the delivery of the MQ-9 Reaper UAV version Block.5 for the Netherlands Air Force.
The President gave instructions on the import substitution of software in state-owned companies and the transition of CII to domestic solutions
A list of instructions from President Vladimir Putin has been published following a meeting with members of the government held on November 24, 2021, during which, we recall, the president agreed with a proposal on the personal responsibility of heads of state-owned companies for the purchase of domestic software.
The launch of the Ukrainian satellite "Sich" in the United States will take place on January 10
This satellite is supposed to be used for civilian needs
The Ukrainian satellite Sich-2-30 has been successfully tested and is ready to be sent to the United States, where its launch is scheduled to take place on January 10. This was announced on Tuesday by the head of the State Space Agency of Ukraine Vladimir Taftai.
MTV (Finland): Most Finnish officers support the idea of Finland joining NATO
Many Finnish officers support NATO membership, according to the MTV news portal. This was revealed by the results of a survey conducted by him together with the Finnish "Union of Officers". The article provides specific figures, an explanation of such a position of the military and a comment by the chairman of the Union of Officers.
The launch of the Soyuz rocket with Galileo navigation satellites was postponed to December 3 due to bad weather
Due to bad weather, the European aerospace company is postponing the launch of the Soyuz rocket with Galileo navigation satellites on board, previously planned on Wednesday, for December 3," the company's CEO Stefan Israel said on Twitter.
The US Secretary of State discussed with the NATO Secretary General support for Ukraine and regional security issues
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a meeting of the foreign ministers of NATO member countries in Riga, according to State Department spokesman Ned Price.
The first Russia-ASEAN naval exercises opened in Indonesia
They will last until December 3
The first-ever naval exercises of Russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) opened in Indonesia. This was reported to the TASS correspondent on Wednesday at the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to ASEAN.
A TASS cosmonaut and Japanese tourists will return to Earth on December 20
Landing is expected at 06:18 Moscow time in the steppe of Kazakhstan
The crew of the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft, consisting of cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, who will become the first special correspondent of TASS in orbit, Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and his business assistant Yozo Hirano, will return to Earth on the morning of December 20. This was reported to TASS by the press service of Roscosmos on Wednesday.
The Moroccan Armed Forces have acquired an Israeli UAV counteraction system
The command of the Armed Forces of Morocco announced on its Facebook page about the purchase of anti-aircraft systems Skylock Dome Israeli production.
Israel will arm itself with "Stallions"
American heavy helicopters Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion found the first foreign buyer. Yesterday, November 30, the portal flightglobal.com He reported that the Israeli government approved the purchase of new helicopters for the IDF.
Ryabkov said that Russia hopes to continue cooperation with the United States on space
At the same time, the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation expressed hope that Washington would see "contradictions in its own position" on preventing an arms race in space against the background of Western accusations against Russia
Russia hopes that cooperation between Moscow and Washington in the space industry will continue on a mutually beneficial basis, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Defense of Bangladesh holds a tender for the purchase of attack helicopters
The Ministry of Defense of Bangladesh is holding a tender for the purchase of new specialized attack helicopters to equip the army aviation of the Ground Forces.
Deliveries of THAAD complexes to Saudi Arabia should begin in 2023
According to information published by Defense News, Lockheed Martin plans to deliver the first THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) missile defense system to the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces in 2023.
The Defense Ministers of the Russian Federation and Vietnam signed an agreement on military-technical cooperation
As Sergei Shoigu noted, Russia and Vietnam "have accumulated a unique experience of working together, which is based on long-term friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation"
Russian Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu and his Vietnamese counterpart Army General Fan Van Zang signed an intergovernmental agreement on military-technical cooperation (MTC) between the two countries on Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.
Ukraine is testing patrol boats
The Ukrainian fleet is mastering American "new things". November 30, portal dumskaya.net He reported that the boats "Sumy" P192 and "Fastov" P193 went to sea for the first time after arriving in Odessa on November 23.
The Zhuzhong rover has established a connection with the Mars Express probe
The European Space Agency reported that the tests confirmed the possibility of Mars Express in the mode of "blind collection" of radio waves
TASS, December 1. Chinese and European scientists have successfully conducted trial communication sessions between the Zhuzhong rover and the Mars Express probe, confirming the possibility of using the European mission to maintain contact with the Chinese rover. This was announced on Wednesday by the press service of the European Space Agency (ESA).
President of Belarus Lukashenko asked for S-400 or S-500 to protect against a missile attack
Belarus needs Russian S-400 or S-500 anti-aircraft missile systems for effective protection against a missile attack, President of the Republic Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
IDC analysts predict that the global quantum computing market will reach $8.6 billion in 2027
Specialists of the analytical company IDC have published their first forecast related to the global quantum computing market. According to this forecast, customer spending on quantum computing will grow from $412 million in 2020 to $8.6 billion in 2027. This means that the average annual growth rate in the period from 2021 to 2027 will be 50.9%. The forecast includes quantum computing as a service and related services.
The CSTO Permanent Council discussed military activity in the area of responsibility of the organization
The statement on military activity in the territories adjacent to the CSTO area of responsibility and its impact on Eurasian security were discussed on Tuesday at a meeting of the permanent Council of the organization.