Cooperation news
Russia can find Indo-Pakistani balance
On November 25, the fifth Russian-Pakistani exercise "Druzhba-2020" was completed, in which a special forces company took part from each of the parties. In itself, the development of relations with Pakistan seems positive, writes Konstantin Makienko, Deputy Director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, in an article for the Vedomosti newspaper.
"Skuas" protect Korean ships
South Korea will protect its destroyers and frigates with American anti-submarine helicopters. December 17, portal defensenews.com reported that the administration of defense procurement programs (dapa, defense acquisition program administration) announced the selection of sikorsky mh-60r seahawk helicopters.
Roscosmos will carry out about six launches from Vostochny under the OneWeb program in 2021
This year, four launches were also planned, but they were postponed due to the pandemic, the head of the state corporation noted.]
Roscosmos plans to launch approximately six British OneWeb communications satellites from the Vostochny cosmodrome in 2021. This was stated on Friday by the General Director of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.
How China Wants to Outsmart America in a New Space Race
China rejoices – the country's lunar program has taken a new height. Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated the entire Chinese people on the successful return of the lunar soil capsule to Earth. However, this huge success is only the first step towards the implementation of China's much more ambitious plans in space. When and with what missiles will China be able to send a man to the moon and even to Mars?
The world's first rich man invested in a MIPT graduate's startup to create a hydrogen-electric aircraft
The richest man in the world, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and a group of investors have invested in a startup with Russian roots ZeroAvia, writes Bloomberg.
GRSE shipyard launches second Nilgiri-class frigate for Indian Navy
GRSE has announced the launch ceremony of the low-profile Himgiri frigate of the Nilgiri class, which took place on December 14 at the enterprise in Kolkata" ("project-17a" / P-17a), intended for the indian navy.
Russia broke through the sanctions to the top league of world aviation
The Russian MS-21 aircraft made its first flight with domestic PD-14 engines. This is a great victory for the Russian aviation industry, which allows Russia to return to the world elite of civil aviation. And although the Russian engine is slightly inferior to the American one in terms of efficiency, it also has a number of undeniable advantages over its overseas competitor.
S. Bunits: "the decline of the tsvetmet market has been going on for five years"
As part of the business program of the Week of Metals in Moscow, the Russian Union of Suppliers of Metal Products (RSPM) held a round table of producers, suppliers and consumers of raw materials and rolled non-ferrous metals.
Prices continue to rise in the regional markets of metallurgical products
Suppliers of billets in the regions continue to steadily increase prices, which is facilitated by the continued rise in the cost of raw materials and the lack of supply of rolled products. In Turkey, since the beginning of December, scrap prices have increased by $40, and December scrap prices in the United States will rise by at least $50. The rapid increase in prices leads to the desire of consumers to the active purchasing at the best prices.
Sheffield killer to be retired
The French and British fleets will receive a new anti-ship missile.]
The Franco-British company MBDA announced the completion of test tests of anti-ship missiles Sea Venom/ANL. Their culmination was a shooting conducted by the DGA (General Directorate of Armaments of France), during which the missile's ability to find a real target was tested in the presence of a large number of friendly and neutral vessels in the area of attack.
shoigu said the importance of cooperation between russia and china in the asia-pacific region in connection with the us plans to deploy new missiles
Cooperation between Russia and China in the Asia-Pacific region is an important factor against the background of the US deployment of the global missile defense system (ABM) and the US intentions to deploy medium-and shorter-range missiles, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting in a video link with the head of the Chinese military Wei Fenghe.
Ankara insists on forming a working group with the participation of NATO on the incompatibility of the S-400 and F-35
Turkish Parliament calls on US to drop sanctions over C-400
the turkish defense ministry on tuesday said that ankara's initiative to form a working group with the participation of nato on the incompatibility of the s-400 and f-35 is relevant even after the introduction of us sanctions, the anadolu agency reports.
Amazon will become the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy
Amazon recently announced plans to add 26 more wind and solar power projects with a total capacity of 3.4 GW to its assets. As a result, the number of such projects funded by Amazon in 2020 will reach 35, and the total capacity will exceed 4 GW.
A detachment of ships of the Pacific fleet arrived in Indonesia
Three ships of the Pacific fleet-the Varyag missile cruiser, the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Panteleev and the medium sea tanker Pechenga-arrived on a business trip to the port of Tanjung Perak in the Indonesian city of Surabaya.
Rogozin: the US must ensure that its lunar station and Russian ships can dock
The head of Roscosmos said that he offered NASA to finance the creation of such a docking gateway.]
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, suggested that NASA Finance the creation of a docking gateway compatible with the Russian ship at the American lunar station, so that if necessary, the Russians could save the US crew.
End of commercial operation of An-148 aircraft in Russia
The Propeller web resource.News under the title "the Situation of the components and the technical support of the An-148 has worsened to the limit" published an interview of the Director of airline "Angara" Sergei Salamatov sad end for this airline passenger aircraft An-148-100E. The material contains interesting details about the current state of the Russian fleet of an-148 aircraft.
The Italian Navy intends to purchase new u212 NFS class submarines
According to the tender information published on the EU's official website on December 9, the Italian defense Ministry sent a request for the purchase of 4 new u212 NFS (Near Future Submarine) class submarines, as well as related support.
EU ready to hit Turkey with arms embargo
European Union leaders plan to discuss arms exports to Turkey with NATO allies and separately with the United States, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after Greece continued to push for an arms embargo on Ankara, Reuters reports.
Israeli weapons at a military parade in Baku
10.12.20 a military parade dedicated to the victory in the battles in Nagorno-Karabakh (27.09.-10.11.20), called the Patriotic war or the second Karabakh war in Azerbaijan, was held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
Indonesia has offered Elon Musk to build a rocket launch pad in the country
Musk noted that in January 2021, experts will arrive in Jakarta to discuss all the details
Indonesian President Joko Widodo suggested that the us company SpaceX build a launch pad for launching rockets on the territory of the country. The head of state discussed this possibility with the head of the company, Elon Musk, during a telephone conversation, Bloomberg reported on Saturday.