Cooperation news
The future of the electric car market is described
Foxconn has predicted that in four years every fifth car sold in the world will be electric. This is reported by the publication Digitimes.
Rostec CEO Chemezov announced his readiness to help Turkey in the development of a new fighter
Rostec is ready to consider the possibility of helping Turkey in the development of a fifth-generation fighter with the appropriate request from Ankara, the general director of the state corporation Sergey Chemezov said in an interview with the Anadolu news agency.
Media: Blue Origin sued NASA over its contract with SpaceX
On April 16, NASA announced the conclusion of a contract worth $2.9 billion for the construction of the lander with SpaceX
TASS, August 16. Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, filed a lawsuit in a US federal court on Monday against the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in connection with the award of a contract for the development of a lunar lander to SpaceX, headed by entrepreneur Elon Musk. This was reported by the online portal The Verge.
Cyprus will sell Russian Mi-35P helicopters to Serbia
Cyprus and Serbia have entered into negotiations on the acquisition by Belgrade of more than a dozen Russian Mi-35P transport and combat helicopters, which are in service with the Cypriot National Guard. This was reported the day before by the local newspaper Surgis mail.
The ships of the Caspian Flotilla went to sea to go to Iran
Crews will take part in the Sea Cup competition
The crews of the small artillery ships "Makhachkala" and " Astrakhan "of the Caspian Flotilla have begun the transition to the port of Bender-Enzeli to participate in the"Sea Cup" competition. This was reported to journalists on Friday in the press service of the Southern Military District.
Roscosmos said that tourists from Japan will fly to the ISS in December according to a six-hour scheme
The flight duration will be 12 days
The flight of the Soyuz MS-20 manned spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) will take place according to a four-turn (six-hour) scheme. This was reported to TASS by the head of the ballistics department of the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (part of Roscosmos), Rafail Murtazin.
Sibu/Interaction-2021 exercises were not directed against third countries - Chinese Defense Minister
The Russian-Chinese maneuvers were conducted to increase the ability to jointly respond to risks and challenges. China and Russia are able to jointly maintain peace and stability in the region.
Vietnam delivered the NanoDragon satellite to Japan for launch into orbit
The satellite will receive and transmit signals of an automatic identification system for tracking the movement of ships and monitoring activities at sea
Vietnam has delivered its NanoDragon satellite to Japan for an upcoming launch into low-Earth orbit. This was reported on Friday by the newspaper "Nyan Zan" with reference to the National Space Center (NCC) at the Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology.
The Colombian Air Force received two C-130H aircraft from the US Air Force
The Command of the Colombian Air Force has accepted the last two of the three BTA C-130H Hercules aircraft purchased from the US Air Force as part of the Surplus Military Equipment (EDA) program.
Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region will show the Sula space surveillance radar in Istanbul
The IDEF-2021 exhibition will be held on August 17-20
The Sula radar station, designed to monitor space objects, as well as the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system, the Viking anti-aircraft missile system and other air defense systems will be presented by Almaz-Antey Concern at the IDEF-2021 International Defense Exhibition, which will be held in Istanbul from August 17 to 20. This was reported on Friday in the press service of the concern.
Shoigu noted the coherence of Russian and Chinese servicemen at the Sibu/Interaction-2021 exercise
The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu, highly appreciated the joint actions of Russian and Chinese servicemen during the Sibu/Interaction-2021 exercise, the active phase of which took place in the People's Republic of China at the Qingtunxia training ground.
Guns in the sky: Mi-171SH transferred Italian howitzers to Bangladesh
The basis of the helicopter fleet of the Bangladesh Air Force is made up of Russian-made machines, there are almost two dozen units in total.
The Mi-17, Mi-171 and Mi-172 are used for various tasks, including providing fire support. To do this, they hang blocks for launching unguided aircraft missiles capable of hitting targets at a distance of 4000 - 6000 meters, depending on the modification.
The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed Afghanistan's request for combat helicopters
Russia is studying Afghanistan's request for the sale of combat helicopters, Zamir Kabulov, special representative of the President of the Russian Federation, director of the second Asia department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, told Interfax on Friday.
Lockheed Martin to supply ATACMS OTR to Taiwan's Armed Forces
The US Defense Ministry announced the signing by the command for the conclusion of contracts of the US Army with Lockheed Martin Corporation of an agreement for the supply of ATACMS OTR for the national armed forces, as well as for the Armed Forces of Taiwan within the framework of the "Foreign Military Sales"program.
Russia will help Tunisia prepare a female cosmonaut for launching into space
The state Corporation Roscosmos has expressed its readiness to cooperate with Tunisia in preparing for the flight into orbit of a female cosmonaut from this country. This was announced on Friday, August 13, the press service of Roscosmos reported.
Low-altitude passage: the flight of the Angolan Su-30K was shown on video
The combat aviation of the Angolan Air Force is traditionally equipped with aviation equipment developed in Russia. For example, MiG-21 and MiG-23 of various modifications still serve there.
Attack aircraft are represented by Su-22M4, Su-25K, Su-24MK. At the end of the 90s, 8 Su-27SK aircraft and their combat training variants were purchased. Currently, 7 winged vehicles remain in service.
Lao servicemen master Russian equipment in Primorye
In the Primorsky Territory, a joint Russian-Lao exercise "Laros-2021"is being held on the territory of the Sergeyevsky training ground of the combined Arms Army of the Eastern Military District (VVO).
The assembly of the Soyuz-2.1 b rocket is completed before the launch of OneWeb satellites at Baikonur
As reported in Roscosmos, there are no comments on the preparation of the components
Specialists at Baikonur have completed the assembly of the Soyuz-2.1 b launch vehicle, which, together with the Fregat upper stage, should launch OneWeb satellites into orbit on August 20, Roscosmos reported on Friday.
The Roscosmos enterprise will show a plasma torch and self-healing material at the Army forum
It will also be possible to see models of the launch complex for the Angara launch vehicle at the Roscosmos exposition
The M. V. Keldysh Research Center (part of Roscosmos) will show at the Army-2021 forum a model of the Zvezda plasma torch, full-scale samples of the RG-100 plasma torch, multilayer composite materials with the effect of self-healing and other exhibits. This is stated in the materials posted on the public procurement website.
Putin discussed defense cooperation with the Russian Security Council
President Vladimir Putin held an operational meeting with the permanent members of the Security Council of the Russian Federation in the format of a videoconference from his residence near Moscow, Novo-Ogarevo. It was about joining forces with partners to ensure the security of the country.
"Today we are planning to discuss issues of international cooperation in the field of defense and security," Vladimir Putin announced. "We have talked with you many times that it is impossible to effectively solve a number of issues in this area alone and it is necessary to combine efforts with our partners in order to ensure our own security," he stressed.
