Cooperation news
A private "store" of space data will appear in Russia
Data from any commercially available satellite systems will be uploaded to the service
Sitronics Group together with its member company Sputnix will create a single "store" for the sale of space services and data. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the group of companies.
Russia is ready to ensure full production of AK-203 submachine guns in India in two to three years
According to Alexander Mikheev, CEO of Rosoboronexport, the first part of the machines will be produced in the country with varying degrees of localization, and then a full-scale production will begin
Russia is ready to provide full-scale production of 7.62 mm AK-203 submachine guns in India in two to three years. This was announced to journalists on Tuesday by the General Director of Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) Alexander Mikheev.
Russia and India have abandoned the dollar in settlements on arms deals
The Russian Federation no longer uses the dollar in mutual settlements on arms deals, including with India, said the head of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev.
CEO of Rosoboronexport Mikheev spoke about the weapons produced in India
More than 220 Su-30MKI fighters, about 900 T-90S and 1,500 T-72M1 tanks have been produced under license in India, Alexander Mikheev, Director General of Rosoboronexport, told reporters in India on Tuesday.
Russia and China have signed a roadmap for satellite navigation
The document contains plans for monitoring and evaluating the characteristics of global navigation satellite systems, as well as for the joint application of navigation technologies in the interests of socio-economic development of the two countries.
Japanese tourists preparing for a flight into space have started learning Russian
Cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin clarified that the language of communication with the Japanese participants of the flight is English
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and his business assistant Yozo Hirano began learning Russian while preparing for a flight into space. This was announced at a pre-flight press conference on Tuesday by cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, who will become the first TASS correspondent aboard the International Space Station.
Rosoboronexport is ready to transfer the technology of production of the Octopus floating tank to India
Rosoboronexport will offer to transfer the production technology of the Octopus-SDM1 light floating tank to India as part of the tender, the company's CEO Alexander Mikheev told reporters.
Military cooperation between the Russian Federation and Southeast Asian states is developing
Russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) expect to adopt an updated plan to combat terrorism next year.
AK-203 instead of INSAS
Many years of efforts in the development of Indian automata have gone to waste. On December 6, the TASS news agency reported that Russia and India signed a contract for the supply of more than 600,000 AK-203 assault rifles.
The last batch of S-70i Black Hawk helicopters has been adopted by the Philippine Air Force
According to the Philippine news agency PNA, on December 3, an official ceremony was held at Clark Air Base in Angeles (Pampanga Province) for the adoption of the last batch of multi-purpose S-70i "Black Hawk" helicopters by the Philippine Air Force.
The Armed Forces of Mali have adopted a large batch of new armored vehicles
The Armed Forces of Mali announced the adoption of several dozen new armored vehicles on December 3, designed, as noted, to continue the fight against Islamic terrorism in the country.
Russian all-terrain vehicles "Irbis" spotted in Indonesia
Indonesia's rapid response units, designed to operate in conditions of various natural disasters, operate tracked GAZ-34039 "Irbis". Photos of two such cars are published on the portal indomiliter.com .
Rostelecom has signed an agreement with the private space company Success Rockets
Success Rockets as part of the SR NET project intends to create a satellite constellation to provide broadband communications
Kirill Menshov, Senior Vice President for Information Technologies at Rostelecom, and Oleg Mansurov, founder and CEO of Success Rockets, signed an agreement on cooperation between the two companies. This was reported to TASS on Tuesday in the press service of the space company.
Outdated Abrams tanks are going to be upgraded in Egypt
The Egyptian ground forces can currently be called the largest operator of Abrams main battle tanks after the United States. In total, according to various sources, there are more than 1,100 units of this equipment in the troops.
Europeans will create the Ariel space telescope, which will study exoplanets
ESA and Airbus have signed an agreement on the creation of a new space observatory for the study of exoplanets. It is planned to launch in 2029.
The robot from Russian developers has successfully passed a trial period in the Abu Dhabi police
The robot from the Russian resident of Skolkovo successfully passed a probationary period in the Abu Dhabi police, after which it was decided to officially include it in the work. Also, similar robots will appear in other regions of the UAE in the near future, Oleg Kivokurtsev, Development Director of Promobot, told TASS.
French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour announced his desire to withdraw the country from NATO
The far-right French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour wants the country to stop being a member of NATO.
They wanted to deprive Elon Musk of the right to set his own rules in space
The Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), Josef Aschbacher, in an interview with the Financial Times newspaper, warned that the companies of American billionaire Elon Musk could take a dominant position in the developing space economy, since de facto they already dictate their own rules in it.
Finland, apparently, will acquire American F-35A fighters
As the Finnish newspaper Iltalehti reported on December 5, 2021, with reference to "several sources in the field of foreign policy and security," the Finnish Defense Forces selected an American fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter in a tender under the HX program for a promising fighter to replace Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet fighters in the Finnish Air Force. The Finnish Ministry of Defense supports the choice of the F-35A.
Media: France invited Japan to discuss the conditions for conducting regular military exercises
We are talking about the conclusion of an agreement on the development of facilitated conditions for the import of military personnel, the exchange of classified information, mutual fuel supply and other technical support.