State regulation and financing news

The Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), Josef Aschbacher, in an interview with the Financial Times newspaper, warned that the companies of American billionaire Elon Musk could take a dominant position in the developing space economy, since de facto they already dictate their own rules in it.

According to the previous regulation, Roscosmos was not entitled to issue these permits for space infrastructure facilities that are outside the jurisdiction of the state corporation and its subordinate organizations.

The total amount of contracts amounted to $415.6 million

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) The United States has signed agreements with three American companies totaling $415.6 million dollars for the development of space station projects in low Earth orbit. This was reported on Thursday by the press service of the department.

The contract amount is about 2.58 billion rubles

Roscosmos has signed a contract with JSC "Russian Space Systems" to conduct research in the field of information security and noise immunity of the information and telecommunications infrastructure of the GLONASS system, according to the public procurement portal.

The new law gave retired naval officers the right to keep and wear cutlasses as part of a ceremonial uniform. Moreover, it will now become easier for them to use this right.

The document is primarily aimed at regulating the rules for the transfer of cutlasses for lifelong storage and wearing with a military uniform. Such a right is granted to both officers who are dismissed from military service and those who have already parted with shoulder straps.

Under the leadership of the Head of the Main Department of Innovative Development of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, Major General Alexander Osadchuk, the final meeting of the Commission of the Ministry of Defense of Russia on Innovative Information Technologies for 2021 was held.

After analyzing the composition of conscripts sent to the troops, the General Staff came to the conclusion that the attractiveness of military service has grown among older citizens in Russia. This makes it possible to recruit units for the most part with people who have been trained in educational organizations and already have specialties that are in demand in the Armed Forces.

The increase in the combat capabilities of the Northern Fleet troops (forces) is in line with the general concept of the development of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and in strict accordance with the plans of the Ministry of Defense.

The possibilities of using an autopilot with artificial intelligence will be studied on the basis of the Ka-226 helicopter, it follows from the materials of public procurement.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation hopes that the certification of the MS-21 aircraft will be completed by the end of this year. This was announced to TASS on December 4 by the head of the department Denis Manturov.

South Korea will have its own aircraft carrier. December 4, portal navalnews.com He reported that after a heated debate in parliament, the project to build a CVX project ship received funding.

On Thursday, December 2, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu presented state awards, honorary regimental and ship cups to the best military formations, medical and educational organizations of the Armed Forces.

Rossiyskaya Gazeta publishes Law No. 388-FZ, which increases the age limit for military service and slightly changes the procedure for concluding a new contract with military leaders.

According to this document, the president of the country has the right to decide for how long a senior officer who has reached the maximum age limit should be left in the ranks.

A list of instructions from President Vladimir Putin has been published following a meeting with members of the government held on November 24, 2021, during which, we recall, the president agreed with a proposal on the personal responsibility of heads of state-owned companies for the purchase of domestic software.

In the new academic year, which started in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on December 1, the main priority will be to further increase the level of professional training of military personnel, according to the Ministry of Defense.

The Minister of Defense noted that the preparatory activities for the new academic year, which started in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on December 1, have been fully implemented

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has set a task for the command staff of the Armed Forces to ensure a high rate of combat training in the troops.

Russian servicemen will rest on December 29 and 30, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on a conference call.

The contract amount was 5.37 billion rubles

VNIIEM named after A. G. Iosifyan will manufacture the Meteor-M satellites No. 2-5 and Meteor-M No. 2-6. The corresponding contract with Roscosmos was signed on November 25, according to the state procurement website.

On November 24, a meeting of the board of the Russian Ministry of Defense was held

The Board considered the issues of combat readiness of the Armed Forces, military education, the moral and psychological state of Russian servicemen, and a number of others. In particular, it was noted that the growing activity of NATO near the Russian borders requires maintaining the combat readiness of nuclear forces, increasing the potential of non-nuclear deterrence forces, including equipping troops with precision weapons and effective means of destruction.

Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Monday blocked the rapid adoption of the defense budget for the next fiscal year. According to American media, 45 senators supported the termination of the debate on the defense budget, while 51 opposed it.