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Why the US is cutting funding for hypersonic weapons programs

The US Congress has halved the cost of the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) advanced hypersonic missile development program in 2022 for the Air Force, Breaking Defense writes. "Newspaper.Ru" was looking into what the reduction in project funding might be related to.

The American Conservative (USA): political problems of the Pentagon

The US Department of Defense strangely requires strict vaccination from the armed forces at a completely inopportune time when the American military machine is sending troops to Eastern Europe, The American Conservative notes. The author of the article is perplexed about the mutually exclusive goals of the Pentagon.

Russia will solve all the problems that have arisen due to the sanctions imposed by the West, Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with members of the government. According to him, the Russian economy is adapting to the new situation, and this will lead to an increase in the independence and sovereignty of the country. The meeting discussed how to prevent food prices from rising, production closures and what measures are needed to support Russian business.

The head of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, instructed to open a criminal case on the development of biological weapons on the territory of Ukraine. There are no defendants in the case yet, it has been initiated in fact.

The UK stated that there is more and more information confirming the development of biological weapons on the territory of Ukraine. With reference to the Ministry of Defense of Russia, the agency reports on the existence of a network in Ukraine, including several dozen biological laboratories, whose funding came from abroad.

The Russian authorities have decided to provide additional funding for research in the field of nuclear energy applications. The Russian government allocates 5 billion rubles for developments in the field of thermonuclear energy and plasma technologies.

Someone finally said out loud about the real price

NASA Inspector General Paul Martin acted as an independent expert on the activities of the space agency. For most of his tenure as Inspector General, since his appointment in 2009, Martin has overseen NASA's development of the Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft.

The Federation Council at a meeting on March 4 approved amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation on punishment for spreading false information about the actions of the Russian military, discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and for calls for anti-Russian sanctions.

The main report was made by Alexander Bastrykin. Here are the figures he gave. In 2021, the UK sent more than 90 thousand criminal cases to the court. More than 9 thousand of them are about corruption-related crimes. 941 people with a special legal status have been brought to criminal responsibility, including 429 for committing corruption crimes.

Tatarstan business resource "BUSINESS Online" in the material of Timur Latypov "What are we going to fly on? Minnikhanov decided to remind Moscow about the ruined "cranes" from Kazan. Even after years of harassment, the Tu-214 and Tu-334 can replace enemy Boeing and Airbus," writes that all imported aircraft are being taken away from Russia. And today it is very clear: in the new world born after February 24, our country should have aircraft of its own production and from its own components. So far, Superjet and MS-21 are seen as such, but, as BUSINESS Online has learned, Tatarstan has a different point of view - to revive civilian "carcasses". What the republic offers, some experts call an adventure, others - a wise step.

Rogozin announced the direction of Roscosmos resources for the creation of defense systems

Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said on Twitter that the state corporation will direct the resources released after the suspension of the participation of Western partners in joint projects with Russia to create defense systems.

NASA said that they will not have time to land on the moon until 2026

The Inspector General of NASA criticized the American lunar program. Speaking to US lawmakers, he said that the Artemis program required several billion dollars more than planned, and people will not be on the surface of the Moon until 2026.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation proposed to grant the participants of the special operation on the territory of Ukraine, the LPR and the DPR the status of a combat veteran, the corresponding draft is published on the official portal of draft regulatory legal acts.

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has agreed with the private aerospace company SpaceX to add three additional missions to transport crews to the International Space Station (ISS) on Crew Dragon ships.

On February 25, a panel discussion on the peculiarities of intellectual property rights management in the field of artificial intelligence technologies was held in the hall of the Patriot Convention Center.

According to the head of the department, Sergei Shoigu, in recent years the volume of aid has more than doubled

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the Russian military department is implementing a set of measures to improve the effectiveness of high-tech medical care for military personnel, citizens discharged from military service, and their families.

Roscosmos will focus the resources released due to the curtailment of cooperation with Europe and the United States on the creation of defense systems, said the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko gave operational instructions to the Ministry of Finance to prepare a third package of measures to support the IT industry and domestic specialists in this field. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the official's office.

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree that expands the list of types of scientific research and development (R&D), the costs of which can be taken into account to reduce tax payments, the government website reported on Monday.

In France, more than 9,5 thousand military personnel will be mobilized or put on alert due to the situation in Ukraine. This is reported by Agence France-Presse (AFP) with reference to the General Staff.

Prime Minister Mishustin announced a plan to support the Russian economy in the face of sanctions

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced the government's plan to rescue both the Russian economy and its support in the face of sanctions. His statement is given in the Telegram channel of the government.