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Austal Australia has announced the launching of the 15th Guardian-class patrol boat, which will be built as part of the PPBR (Pacific Patrol Boats Replacement) patrol boat replacement project implemented by the Australian Government of the Pacific Island States.

The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu, instructed the CEO of the Kronstadt company to create an enterprise for servicing drones supplied to the troops and noted the importance of providing conditions for the work of specialists.

Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu on Thursday checked the production of Russia's first specialized factory of large-sized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the military department told reporters.

According to the head of Roscosmos, the construction should be completed by the end of the year

The construction of the second stage of the Vostochny cosmodrome, which includes the construction of a launch complex for launching the Angara launch vehicle, is carried out around the clock. This was announced by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin on Wednesday.

On January 20, the Directorate General for Armaments (DGA) of the Ministry of the Armed Forces of France announced the transfer to the command of the French Navy of the sixth Atlantic-2 maritime patrol aircraft, upgraded to the Standard-6 version.

The United States annually budgets expenditures for the European Deterrence Initiative (EDI) program. It was launched in 2014 three months after the annexation of Crimea to Russia. The main objective of the program is to expand the US military presence in Europe in order to reduce the concern of NATO members about "Russian aggression". As part of the initiative, Washington is strengthening existing units, modernizing infrastructure, and conducting joint exercises. See in the infographic Ria.ru , how much this activity costs America.

The general director of the organization Dmitry Baranov noted that it will depend on the readiness of the spacecraft

The number of Soyuz rocket launches in 2022 will be about 20, Dmitry Baranov, General Director of the Progress Rocket and Space Center (RCC), told reporters on Tuesday.

According to the head of Roscosmos, there are already ideas on how to solve the problem, it will take two years

There is only one launch pad for Soyuz-2 launch vehicles at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. This was announced by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin on Tuesday.

JSC "Central Research Institute of Economics, Informatics and Control Systems" (CNII EISU), which is a supplier of software for the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, was declared bankrupt, Kommersant reports.

China supports startups working in the field of quantum computing, semiconductors and robotics, hoping thus to succeed in the technological confrontation with the United States, where, on the contrary, technological development is entrusted to global companies, Bloomberg writes on Monday.

One of the Moscow courts declared bankrupt JSC "Central Research Institute of Economics, Informatics and Management Systems" (CNII EISU). This company is an IT contractor of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and is part of the Rostec association. 

CEO of the corporation Boris Obnosov noted that this "makes "Tactical missile weapons "one of the largest players in the global arms market"

The revenue of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) increased to 300 billion rubles in 2021. This was announced in an interview with TASS in honor of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the corporation by the general director of KTRV Boris Obnosov.

The Central Research Institute was engaged in the development of software, operating systems of the "Dawn" and "Dawn" family based on Linux, as well as robotics for the needs of the Ministry of Defense

The Central Research Institute of Economics, Informatics and Management Systems (CNII EISU) of Rostec in the process of bankruptcy will transfer its intellectual property to other enterprises of the state corporation. This was reported to TASS in Roselectronics, which is part of Rostec.

In 2022, the troops of the Central Military District (CVO) will receive more than 1,300 units of new and modernized weapons and military equipment. This was told to journalists on Monday by the commander of the Central Military District, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin.

A contract has been signed for the construction of the second URO FFX-3 frigate for the Republic of Korea Navy. As planned, the ship will be delivered to the customer in 2026.

In 2021, the Armed Forces received more than 5,000 new and upgraded weapons, military and special equipment. Among them are the S-400, S-350 air defense systems, Bastion missile systems, more than 100 aircraft and helicopters. This was announced on Thursday at the Single Day of Acceptance of Military products by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

Within the framework of the visiting meeting of the State Duma Committee on Defense, deputies together with experts discussed the creation, functioning and development of Patriot military-patriotic parks of culture and recreation in all military districts and in the Northern Fleet. The meeting was held in the Moscow region on the site of the Congress and Exhibition Center. It was attended by the directors of all Patriot parks and representatives of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia proposed to legislate the authority for the department to conduct inspections of cartridges for civilian and service weapons for compliance with forensic requirements. This is reported by TASS, referring to the press center of the ministry.

The Khrunichev Center has fulfilled all production plans for the year for the first time in modern history, said Roman Khokhlov, deputy director of the center.

On Wednesday, January 19, the trial of the former chief of one of the military missions of the Ministry of Defense, Reserve Lieutenant Colonel Anatoly Zalivin and the former managing director of JSC "Scientific Research Institute of Electronic Devices" Amir Alyamov ended with a rather harsh sentence.