Cooperation news

The Command of the Norwegian Armed Forces announced the arrival on February 24 at the Evenes Airbase after a flight from the Boeing company in Seattle (USA) of the first (out of five ordered) P-8A Poseidon BPA aircraft.

According to the Public Relations service of the Bangladesh Armed Forces ISPR (Inter-Services Public Relations), the fourth BTA C-130J Hercules aircraft, acquired from the British Air Force, landed at the Bangabandhu air Base of the Bangladesh Air Force in Dhaka.

The state corporation compared partners with ostriches

The sanctions imposed by the European side are causing real losses to Roscosmos. The state corporation will evaluate them and put them up for payment to partners in Europe, the press service of Roscosmos told TASS.

Philippines Minister of National Defense Delphine Lorenzana said on February 25 that the government of the country does not plan to take sides in the conflict in Ukraine, Manila Bulletin reports.

Another joint space program for Russia and the West, apparently, will be suspended due to the military operation in Ukraine.

The extension of the agreement on the operation of the ISS under sanctions causes skepticism, the press service of Roscosmos told Interfax on Tuesday.

The Croatian company DOK-ING presented an innovative multi-purpose remotely controlled Komodo machine at the 5th UMEX-2022 Unmanned systems Exhibition in Abu Dhabi.

NASA experts are studying ways to keep the International Space Station in orbit without the participation of Russia. Nevertheless, the ministry does not see any immediate signs that Moscow refuses to cooperate on the project.

The launch of the British OneWeb communications satellites is scheduled for March 5 at 01:41 Moscow Time

The Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle for the launch of the British OneWeb communications satellites will be taken to the launch pad of the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Wednesday. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos.

Roscosmos will bill Europe for losses due to the shutdown of the Spectrum-RG telescope

Roscosmos will bill Europe for losses due to the shutdown of one of the two telescopes of the Spectrum-RG observatory, TASS reports, referring to the state corporation.

Izvestia: the technical divorce of the national segments of the ISS can be carried out at least a year

If necessary, the technical separation of the national segments of the International Space Station (ISS) can be carried out at least in one year, the head of the Institute of Space Policy Ivan Moiseev told Izvestia.

British Challenger 2 and BMP Warrior tanks deployed in Estonia

The British contingent in Estonia was reinforced with additional Challenger 2 tanks and Warrior infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs). The number of deployed British armored vehicles in the country was named by the Minister of the Armed Forces of Great Britain James Happy, reports UK Defense Journal.

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko gave operational instructions to the Ministry of Finance to prepare a third package of measures to support the IT industry and domestic specialists in this field. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the official's office.

According to CCTV.com, the prices of metals such as nickel and aluminum on the international market continue to reach new highs. Russia is a major exporter of nickel and aluminum, and recent events have led to a sharp increase in prices for various metals.

According to the Hindustan Times, India has postponed plans to purchase 30 armed MQ-9B Predator UAVs in the United States due to the prohibitively high cost and the intention to focus on national development and production.

Airbus Defense and Space announced the signing of two BTA C-295 aircraft with the Serbian Defense Ministry to equip the country's air Force and air defense. Thus, Serbia became the 36th buyer of the C-295 in the world.

Prime Minister Mishustin announced a plan to support the Russian economy in the face of sanctions

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced the government's plan to rescue both the Russian economy and its support in the face of sanctions. His statement is given in the Telegram channel of the government.

The lead 97-meter multi-purpose patrol ship MRRV (Multi-Role Response Vessels), built by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co. for the Philippine Coast Guard, arrived at the port of Manila on February 26.

The United States said that the European Union will lose five Soyuz-2 missiles due to sanctions against Russia

The American edition of SpaceNews assessed the consequences of the suspension of the launch of Russian Soyuz-2 rockets from the European Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana. It follows from the publication that the European Union will lose five Soyuz-2 missiles after the sanctions imposed against Russia.

The collapse of Russian-Ukrainian space cooperation after the coup in Kiev in 2014, as well as recent US sanctions after Russia launched a military special operation in Ukraine, all this is a powerful blow to the domestic space industry. However, Russia will continue to implement its space programs, and the production of the necessary components for spacecraft will be deployed in our country. This was stated by the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.