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Roscosmos has launched a website with a public database of satellite images of the Earth
The Fund of photographs is integrated with other products within the framework of the Digital Earth project
Roscosmos State Corporation has launched a new Internet portal with a database of satellite images of the Earth's surface. This was reported on Thursday in the press service of the corporation.
India is preparing to mass produce BrahMos ALCM
India has completed testing of air-launched BrahMos missiles. On December 8, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of India reported that the last stage of testing opened the way for the serial production of ammunition in the country.
Soyuz-2 rocket delivered to Baikonur
A Soyuz-2 rocket and a head fairing for launching OneWeb spacecraft have been delivered to the Baikonur cosmodrome, according to the website of the Center for the Operation of Ground-based Space Infrastructure Facilities on Wednesday.
US Senate approves sale of missiles to Saudi Arabia
The Senate of the US Congress, by 67 votes to 30, rejected a resolution put forward by a number of senators prohibiting the sale of medium-range air-to-air missiles and multiple launch rocket systems to Saudi Arabia, local media reported.
On Baikonur, Japanese cosmotourists were held to the song "Grass at home"
For the first time in history, the crew of the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft left the Cosmonaut Hotel at the Baikonur Cosmodrome to the song "Grass at Home" in Japanese. This was announced on Wednesday, December 8, Roscosmos reports in its Telegram channel.
Russia will offer India the technology of the Octopus tank
Russia will participate in the Indian tender for the supply of light tanks and is ready to share with the customer the technologies for their creation.
The draft US defense budget assumes military assistance to Kiev in the amount of $ 300 million.
In the United States, on December 7, a draft defense budget for 2022 was presented, the text of which was published by the relevant committee of the House of Representatives.
The UAE Armed Forces will receive 12 H-225M "Karakal" helicopters
During the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to the UAE, in addition to the contract for the sale of Rafale F4 fighters to the Air Force of this country, an agreement was signed for the supply of H-225M "Caracal" multipurpose helicopters manufactured by Airbus Helicopters.
The fifth Avante-2200 class corvette for the Saudi Arabian Navy has been launched at the Navantia shipyard
The Spanish company Navantia announced the launching ceremony of the fifth corvette of the Avante-2200 project, intended for the Saudi Arabian Navy, on December 4 at the San Fernando (Cadiz) enterprise.
Glavkosmos called the lottery an unsuccessful way to promote flights to the ISS
The drawing is more suitable for suborbital flights, said the company's CEO Dmitry Loskutov
The lottery draw is suitable for suborbital flights, but is an unsuccessful way to promote flights to the International Space Station. This opinion was expressed during the broadcast of the launch of the Soyuz MS-20 manned spacecraft on the Roscosmos-TV channel by the CEO of Glavkosmos (part of Roscosmos) Dmitry Loskutov.
Space Adventures stated that entrepreneurs from the Russian Federation express interest in space flights
The head of the company's representative office in Russia, Sergey Kostenko, noted that the implementation of such a flight is a matter of time
Russian entrepreneurs express interest in visiting space, the implementation of such a flight is a matter of time. This opinion was expressed during the broadcast of the launch of the Soyuz MS-20 manned spacecraft on the Roscosmos-TV channel by the head of the Space Adventures representative office in Russia, Sergey Kostenko.
Azerbaijan may acquire Turkish "Hurkus" TCB
Azerbaijan is likely to become the second foreign customer of the Hurkus training aircraft / light attack aircraft manufactured by Turkish Aerospace Industries.
Brazilian Ground forces received another batch of 155-mm M-109A5 howitzers
According to information published on December 2 on the Defesa Aera and Naval website, the 29th group of self-propelled artillery of the Brazilian Armed Forces received the second batch of 155-mm tracked self-propelled howitzers M-109A5, which were repaired and restored, obtained from among the surplus weapons of the US Armed Forces.
Military facilities in Tajikistan will be improved - Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
The military infrastructure on the territory of Tajikistan will be improved in the interests of the coalition groups of collective forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, Chairman of the CSTO Military Committee, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov said.
Rogozin said that Roscosmos is ready to "fight" with the United States for space tourism
According to the head of the state corporation, the Russian Federation does not intend to "give this niche to the Americans"
Roscosmos does not plan to give the USA a niche of space tourism, said Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of the state corporation, at a meeting with Russian members of the cosmonaut squad.
A rare photo from the T-80U tests in India has appeared
In the early 90s, the command of the Indian Army intended to begin replacing the obsolete T-55 and Vidjajanta in service. The first ones, purchased in the Soviet Union, were created back in the 50s, while the second ones, which are a version of the British Vickers Mk.1, have been produced since 1965.
The General Staffs of the Armed Forces of the CSTO countries have determined the priorities of coalition military construction
The meeting also approved the activities of the Mikhailovsky Military Artillery Academy as a basic organization for the training of military personnel for the CSTO member states in the specialties of missile troops and artillery.
By 2026, the global market for AI solutions for industry will reach $102.2 billion
The market volume of industrial solutions based on artificial intelligence (AI) technologies will show high growth rates, on average by 35% annually. By 2026, the segment volume will reach $102.2 billion. Writes about it writes cdo2day.ru with a link to the IoT Analytics report.
Supersonic air-launched Brahmos rocket will go into series
The Indian Ministry of Defense announced that the next successful launch of the supersonic Brahmos air-launched missile from the Su-30MKI fighter opened the way to its mass production. India is developing this munition together with Russia.
The combat potential of the CSTO will be strengthened in Tajikistan
The military infrastructure on the territory of Tajikistan will be improved, and the military of the CSTO countries will improve their collective combat potential. This was stated today at a meeting of the CSTO Military Committee by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov.