State regulation and financing news
The accusation of corruption prevents the head of Ukroboronprom from taking the post of defense minister
The office of the President of Ukraine is delaying the nomination of the head of Ukroboronprom Yuri Gusev to the post of Defense Minister in connection with the corruption trail and ties with the fifth president Petro Poroshenko.
It became known at whose expense the Checkmate fighter will be developed
To finance the development of Checkmate, programs of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, as well as extra-budgetary funds of Rostec and the United Aircraft Corporation will be used. Foreign investment will not be a determining factor for the project.
Rogozin invited Putin to any launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit any launch from the Vostochny cosmodrome in the Amur Region. This is reported by TASS.
The deadlines for the completion of the construction of the Vostochny cosmodrome have been named
The construction of the second stage of the Vostochny cosmodrome will be completed at the end of 2022. This was reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin by the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin during a visit to the construction site, TASS reports
Rogozin informed Putin about plans to conduct complex tests of the Vostochny cosmodrome
Construction at Vostochny will be completed in 2022, after which complex tests of the cosmodrome are planned, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin told Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Putin visited the launch complex under construction for Angara at the Vostochny Cosmodrome
According to the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, construction work at the facilities will be completed in 2022, after that, technologists will start working
Russian President Vladimir Putin got acquainted with the construction of the second stage of the Vostochny cosmodrome. The Head of State arrived in the Amur Region on Friday evening (Saturday night local time) after participating in the Eastern Economic Forum in Primorye.
RCC "Progress" has prepared a report on the "Soyuz-6"
The decision on the future of the rocket will be made by Roscosmos
The Progress Rocket and Space Center (RCC) sent a report on the Soyuz-6 launch vehicle to the Energia Rocket and Space Corporation in the summer. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the RCC.
The Ministry of Defense sued the UAC for 10.7 billion rubles
The Moscow Arbitration Court has registered a claim of the Russian Ministry of Defense, in which it demands to recover more than 10.7 billion rubles from the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), it follows from the information in the file of arbitration cases.
China has allocated funding for the "kilometer-long"spacecraft project
The Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (MOST) has allocated funds for the development of promising projects in the field of space exploration. One of them is the creation of a gigantic ship with a length of about several kilometers. And although such initiatives look like outright adventures, they may make sense.
The Ministry of Defense demanded from Tupolev 4.2 billion rubles of a penalty under the state contract
The Ministry of Defense has asked the Moscow Arbitration Court to recover more than 4.2 billion rubles of penalties from the Tupolev aircraft construction company under the state contract dated March 31, 2016.
The government has included imported laptops and tablets in the list of goods that cannot be purchased by state agencies
The list of foreign goods (with the exception of products from the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union) that state and municipal organizations are prohibited from buying includes laptops and tablets, according to a government decree published on Tuesday.
Roscosmos has saved 450 million rubles on insurance of rocket launches
Thanks to the accident-free operation in 2019-2020, the state corporation for Space Activities Roscosmos saved over 450 million rubles. This was reported to TASS by a representative of the organization.
Russian "Progress" announced the "boiling" situation around the Soyuz-5
The situation around the planned frequency of launches of the Soyuz-5 medium rocket created by the Progress Rocket and Space Center (RCC) and the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia remains uncertain, Progress CEO Dmitry Baranov told Russian Space.
Moscow's Gidromash will supply pumps for two Borey-A nuclear submarines for 3.8 billion rubles
JSC NPO Gidromash (Moscow, an asset of RATM Holding) will supply sealed electric pump units for two strategic nuclear submarines "Dmitry Donskoy" and " Prince Potemkin "of the Borey-A project, the company's press service reported.
The US wanted more money for the F-35
The US Congress wanted to allocate additional funds for the modernization of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II multifunctional fighter-bombers. Additional money was proposed to be allocated for the creation of an improved power plant of the aircraft, according to the portal Janes.
Mishustin promised at least 10 "end-to-end cross-industry projects" in the electronic industry in 2021
By the end of the year, at least 10 intersectoral projects aimed at the development of the electronic industry and the introduction of domestic solutions in all sectors of the economy will be launched in Russia, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at a meeting devoted to the formation of demand for Russian radio-electronic products.
The Japanese Defense Ministry has requested a record budget for 2022 f. g.
The Japanese Defense Ministry has requested a budget for a record 5.48 trillion for 2022 fiscal year, which will begin on April 1, 2022. yen (about 49.86 billion dollars), RIA Novosti reports with reference to the materials of the military department.
President of Kazakhstan Tokayev has appointed a new Minister of Defense of the country
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev appointed Murat Bektanov as the country's Defense Minister. This is stated on August 31 in a message published on the website of the Kazakh leader.
The Russian military annually receives up to 150 aircraft and helicopters-Shoigu
The Russian military annually receives up to 150 aircraft and helicopters, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said. According to him, a lot of work has been done for such indicators, the defense industry has been modernized.
Meyer Turku company will build multi-purpose ships for the Finnish Border Guard
The Finnish shipbuilding company Meyer Turku Oy (a division of the German Meyer Werft) has signed a letter of intent providing for the construction of two multi-purpose ships for the Finnish Border Guard.