Cooperation news

Russia is stopping the supply of rocket engines to the United States of America and will not conduct joint experiments with German colleagues on the ISS, Dmitry Rogozin announced.

After the beginning of the Russian special operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Western countries took large-scale measures to provide military assistance to the Ukrainian government, breaking the previously existing "taboo" in many states on the supply of weapons to Ukraine.

Indonesia acquires French fighter jets and submarines

Under the strongest pressure from Washington, Indonesia refused to fulfill a contract previously signed with Russia for 11 multifunctional Su-35S fighters. Instead of "dryers", Western aircraft equipment is being purchased: an application for the American F-15EX Eagle II ("Eagle". - "HBO"), negotiations were held and documents were signed on French aircraft of the Rafale type (Rafale means "Squall" in Russian. - "HBO").

Will Arab countries become allies of Israel

The question from the subtitle could recently be classified as rhetorical with provocative or even ironic overtones, because the answer seemed obvious. How can states that have been at war with Israel since its re-establishment in 1948 be allies of Israel? Or they supported any anti-Israeli actions.

The CEO of Roscosmos stressed that the state corporation will do everything to continue the implementation of priority tasks

The blame for the collapse of space cooperation lies on the shoulders of the United States, Great Britain, France, and Germany. This was stated on Thursday on the air of Channel One by the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

Russia has something to respond to US pressure in Europe

Inversion of meanings. Substitution of concepts. Such terms can be used to describe the West's buildup of a military presence near Russia's borders solely for reasons of exerting additional pressure on the country's military and political leadership.

Rogozin announced the direction of Roscosmos resources for the creation of defense systems

Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said on Twitter that the state corporation will direct the resources released after the suspension of the participation of Western partners in joint projects with Russia to create defense systems.

On February 24, 2022, the Airbus group and the European Procurement Organization for Joint Cooperation in the field of armaments (Organization Conjointe de Coopération en matière d'Armement - OCCAR) at the Airbus enterprise in Manching (Germany) signed a joint contract for the development of a European advanced reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicle of long duration flight Eurodrone.

The command of the Thai Navy has signed a contract with the Austrian company Schiebel Aircraft GMBH for the purchase of the second batch of S-100 Kamkopter helicopter type UAVs.

La Nación (Argentina): with a call to Vladimir Putin, Nicolas Maduro deepens the "strategic partnership" with Russia

On Tuesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation. Maduro expressed strong support for Russia's actions in Ukraine. According to the political scientist with whom La Nación spoke, this could threaten Venezuela with new sanctions.

The launch will take place if Russia receives guarantees of non-use of satellites for military purposes by Friday evening. In addition, the space agency demanded that the UK withdraw from the shareholders of OneWeb.

NASA reported that mission control centers are conducting joint training

Coordination between NASA and Roscosmos is proceeding normally, despite the aggravation of relations between the United States and the Russian Federation against the background of the situation around Ukraine, the head of NASA's manned flight program, Kathy Luders, said on Monday.

The head of Roscosmos also suggested that European colleagues were surprised when they read the news about the continuation of full-time cooperation between NASA and the Russian state corporation

Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin ironically reacted to the idea of the European Space Agency (ESA) to use European rockets to launch satellites into orbit, which were planned to be launched on Russian Soyuz rockets.

Rogozin said that ESA will launch satellites on its rockets when they have them

Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin, in his Telegram channel, appreciated the idea of the European Space Agency (ESA) to launch satellites planned for launches on Russian Soyuz rockets on its own rockets.

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has agreed with the private aerospace company SpaceX to add three additional missions to transport crews to the International Space Station (ISS) on Crew Dragon ships.

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.