Cooperation news
The Lithuanian military was suspected of stealing dry rations for the US Army
Seven Lithuanian servicemen and two more employees of the Shvenchensky district training ground were suspected of stealing dry rations for the US military. About this on Friday, July 2, Sputnik Lithuania writes with reference to the press service of the prosecutor's office.
Arianespace CEO: Europe should not allow the US to dominate the space industry
Stefan Israel recalled that the main European competitors are the American company SpaceX, as well as China
Mass launches of satellite groups and large financial injections into the space industry in the United States can lead to a significant advantage in favor of American companies in the space launch market, and Europe should join forces to create competition.
Sweden is interested in the French "Javelin"
The French MMP ATGM turned out to be very successful. July 3, portal defenseworld.net he reported that the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) has signed an agreement with the Swedish Defense Procurement Agency (FMV) to create new missiles based on the French counterpart Javelin.
The assembly of Diamond DA42 aircraft for the full production cycle has begun at UZGA
As reported by the web resource ATO.RU JSC "Ural Civil Aviation Plant" (UZGA) has assembled the first Diamond DA42 aircraft for a full production cycle. This was stated on July 2, 2021 by Evgeny Sergeev, director of the Aircraft division of this plant. For the first time, the company independently produced composite parts of the fuselage of this aircraft on machines supplied by the developer of the machine - the Austrian company Diamond Aircraft.
Virgin Orbit has successfully launched seven satellites into Earth orbit
The California-based private company Virgin Orbit has successfully launched seven medium-sized satellites into orbit using a LauncherOne rocket, according to the company's broadcast.
The SpaceX rocket successfully put 88 satellites into orbit, including four military ones
The Falcon 9 launch vehicle on Wednesday successfully put 88 satellites into orbit, including four vehicles in the interests of the US military department, the developer company SpaceX said.
Kuwait has announced the launch of its first satellite on a Falcon 9 launch vehicle
The director of Orbital Space, Bassam al-Feili, stressed that the launch of the satellite should inspire many young people to connect their future with outer space
Kuwait has launched its own satellite into space for the first time in history. This was announced on Wednesday evening by the founder and CEO of the Kuwaiti company Orbital Space, Bassam al-Feili.
IAI upgrades Sri Lanka Air Force Kfir fighters
On June 30, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced a contract recently signed with the Ministry of Defense of Sri Lanka worth $ 50 million to modernize the Kfir aircraft of the Air Force of this country.
"Terminator" attracts attention: Algerian BMPT seen at landfills
Russian combat vehicles supporting Terminator tanks seem to be becoming one of the most popular models of military equipment in Algeria. Photos and videos with them have recently been published in large quantities on the Web.
The share of RSC Energia in the delivery and return of ISS crews fell by 34 in 2020%
As the company clarified, such indicators are associated with the start of regular operation of Crew Dragon
The share of the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia, which produces manned Soyuz spacecraft, for the delivery and return to orbit of the crews of the International Space Station (ISS) in 2020 fell to 66%. This is stated in the company's annual report.
The sale of 12 F-16 fighters from the Dutch Air Force to Draken International has been approved
The Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands announced the approval of the sale of 12 F-16 "Fighting Falcon" fighters from the country's Air Force to Draken International LLc., whose headquarters are located at Lakeland Linder Airport (USA, Florida).
Star (Turkey): Turkish attack UAVs were noted at the NATO exercises!
Bayraktar TB2 attack UAVs also took part in the large-scale NATO military exercises "Sea Breeze-2021", held jointly with Ukraine. The Star newspaper emphasizes that Turkish drones are being used for the first time in the exercises of the North Atlantic Alliance.
The Soyuz-2.1 b rocket with 36 British communication satellites launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome
The removal of the devices by the upper stage will take about four hours
The Soyuz-2.1 b carrier rocket with the Fregat upper stage and 36 British OneWeb communication satellites launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome.
Deputy Head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Pankov will submit to the Duma for ratification the treaty on the naval station in Sudan
The logistics support point of the Russian Navy is intended for carrying out repairs, resupply and rest of the crew members of Russian warships
Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed State Secretary - Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Nikolai Pankov as his official representative at the ratification by the State Duma and the Federation Council of the agreement on the establishment of a logistics point for the Russian Navy in Sudan. The corresponding decree of the head of state was published on Thursday on the official portal of legal information.
The Americans presented a promising attack aircraft based on a Polish aircraft
The American company Sierra Nevada Corporation presented the MC-145B Wily Coyote combat aircraft. According to The Drive, it is based on the Polish PZL M28 Skytruck and can carry AGM-144 missiles, GBU-39/B aerial bombs, small drones and other ammunition.
The US Navy refutes media reports about the following of an American destroyer in the direction of the Crimea
The American missile destroyer USS Ross, which is taking part in the Sea Breeze 2021 naval exercises, is not moving towards the Crimea and is located in the port of Odessa, the US Navy reported.
Delivery of the German Armed Forces BBM "Boxer" has been completed"
ARTEC GmbH, a joint venture of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall, announced the transfer to the customer of the last of the Boxer BBM ordered for the German Armed Forces with an 8x8 wheel formula.
The Belarusian armored car "Kaiman" received a module with a 30-mm gun
At the 10th International Exhibition of Weapons and Military Equipment MILEX-2021, held last week in Minsk, several modifications of the Kaiman armored vehicles created at the 140th repair plant were presented.
Turkish helicopters of the future will fly on Ukrainian engines
The Turkish competitor of the Apache will receive a Ukrainian power plant. On June 29, the press service of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) announced the signing of a contract with the Zaporozhye plant "Motor Sich".
The Albanian Armed Forces intend to purchase a UAV manufactured by the Turkish Baykar Defense
The Armed Forces of Albania intend to purchase unmanned aerial vehicles manufactured by the Turkish company Baykar Defense in the amount of 8.2 million euros.