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Modernization of the Kourou cosmodrome for manned launches will take several years - Roscosmos
Cosmonauts can be launched from the spaceport to fly to the Chinese space station
To launch manned spacecraft from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana, a significant modernization of the infrastructure will be required, it may take several years, the adviser to the General director of Roscosmos, Sergey Krikalev, told Interfax.
China handed over 100 units to the Lebanese Armed Forces. automotive equipment
The Lebanese Armed Forces received 60 B80VJ SUVs with a 4x4 wheel formula from BAIC and 40 Sinotruk Howo trucks as part of the military assistance provided by China.
Russia and China intend to build a lunar station by 2035
The international scientific lunar station of Russia and China will be deployed until 2035, then its operation will begin. This is reported in the presentation that the parties presented on June 16 at the International Conference on Space Exploration GLEX-2021, the video concept of the station was published on the YouTube channel of Roscosmos.
Brazil extends the" life " of Leopard tanks
The Brazilian Leopards will remain in service until at least the middle of the next decade. June 16, portal janes.com He reported that the Brazilian Defense Ministry announced a tender for the modernization of 116 Leopard 1A5BR tanks.
The military will show diesel submarines and new ships at the naval salon in St. Petersburg
Diesel submarines of two projects - 636.3 "Varshavyanka" and 677 "Lada" for the first time will take part in the naval salon, which will be held on June 23-27 in St. Petersburg, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
US sanctions put manufacturing in jeopardy in Russia satellite for Angola
U.S. sanctions could disrupt Russia's construction of a communications satellite for Angola. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a source in the rocket and space industry. The reason for the difficulties was the lack of a permit for the supply of American electronics from a European contractor.
International exercises "Laros-2021" will be held at the training ground in Primorye
FAR EAST - The international Russian-Lao exercise "Laros-2021" will take place at one of the training grounds in the Primorsky Territory - the military personnel of the combined arms army of the Eastern Military District (VVO) will take part in it.
Roscosmos and ESA have not yet concluded a direct agreement on the flights of European astronauts on the " Soyuz"
Roscosmos has not yet concluded a bilateral agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) on flights of European astronauts on Russian Soyuz spacecraft, Sergei Krikalev, an adviser to the head of Roscosmos, told Interfax.
Rogozin: no country will be able to create a system of land protection on its own
According to the head of Roscosmos, planetary protection is one of the most important tasks for cosmonautics
No country can independently create a system capable of changing the trajectory of celestial bodies threatening the Earth.
Rostec said that the Russian Federation sets trends in the production of grenade launchers and ammunition
[b]Alexander Kochkin, Executive Director of Techmash, noted that disposable grenade launchers are now being actively introduced to the world market.]
Russia is among the leaders in the production of grenade launchers and ammunition for them on the international market, and also sets trends in the development of new products in this area.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said that it hopes to receive an action plan for NATO membership in 2022
Kiev expects to receive an action plan for NATO membership in 2022, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said. He said that Kiev has carried out enough reforms to get an action plan for NATO membership, the main obstacle to getting it is " unwillingness to send such a signal to the Russian Federation."
The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarified some details of the purchase of the Bayraktar TB2 UAV"
As reported by TSAMTO, on May 24, the Polish Ministry of Defense announced the signing of a contract for the purchase of four sets of Bayraktar TB2 MALE class attack UAVs of Turkish production for the country's Armed Forces.
Six countries are included in the list of applicants for the supply of frigates for the Greek Navy
According to information published on the Greek City Times website on June 10, the Greek Defense Ministry has shortlisted six applicants for the supply of four new frigates for the country's Navy.
Rogozin said that the Roscosmos continues to debate about the fate of the ISS
The General Director of the state corporation recalled that the Russian side has a decision to extend the operation of the station until 2024
The fate of the International Space Station (ISS) remains the subject of fierce debate in Roscosmos. This was stated on Tuesday by the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin at the Global Conference on Space Exploration GLEX-2021.
Rogozin: Russia and China are negotiating with many partners to participate in the lunar station
According to the head of Roscosmos, the largest partner with which negotiations are being conducted is the European Space Agency
Russia and China are negotiating with many partners on the possibility of their participation in the project of the International Scientific Lunar Station. This was announced by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin at the press conference of the Global Conference on Space Exploration GLEX-2021.
Rogozin announced plans to meet with the head of NASA in the fall
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin spoke about the agreement with NASA CEO Bill Nelson to hold the first face-to-face talks in the fall.
Stoltenberg said that NATO will not announce the date of entry into the alliance of new members at the summit
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed that following the summit in Brussels, there are no plans to announce the date of entry of new countries into the alliance.
Putin stresses the importance of providing assistance to Syrians regardless of the political context
Russian President Vladimir Putin called inhumane the actions of Western partners who refuse to lift restrictions on the supply of even medical equipment and drugs to Syria in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.
Moscow is not going to supply Tehran with military satellite technology-Putin
Russia does not intend to supply Iran with high-tech satellite systems, especially since Tehran itself is hardly ready for such cooperation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
NATO summit: the decision on Ukraine's future membership in the alliance is in force, the main thing for Kiev is to promote reforms
NATO leaders reaffirm the decision of the Bucharest Summit in 2008 that Ukraine will be a member of NATO, stating that Kiev must move forward on the path of reform and fully use the tools it already has to achieve membership.