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Roscosmos has signed a contract for the manufacture of Meteor-M satellites No. 2-5 and Meteor-M No. 2-6
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.
Responses to NATO threats
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 US Senate blocked the rapid adoption of the draft defense budget for 2022
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.
Japan will increase the previously approved defense budget for 2022 by another $6.75 billion.
On November 26, the Japanese government approved additional allocations for defense spending in 2022 in the amount of 774 billion rubles. yen ($6.75 billion).
Expert Sivkov: the Ukrainian army failed to make a leap in technical equipment
In the seven years since the conflict in the Donbas, the Ukrainian army has failed to make a leap in technical equipment, but its morale has grown due to propaganda and cleaning of the ranks, Konstantin Sivkov, Doctor of Military Sciences (Russia), told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.
The manufacturer of the Typhoon-AIRBORNE armored car has received permission to export it
The Russian-made Typhoon-AIRBORNE amphibious armored vehicle has received an export permit, Bulat Zaynutdinov, head of the Foreign economic activity service of the Remdiesel developer company, told RIA Novosti.
Test pilots will be able to receive ranks above their position
A government commission has considered an initiative allowing test pilots to be awarded a rank one star higher than their position. Thus, pilots-lieutenant colonels with special merits will be able to become colonels. The current rules allow you to give "extra" stars to officers only up to and including the rank of major.
16 new training aircraft will be delivered to the Russian Aerospace Forces by the end of the year
At the moment, more than 50 aircraft engines have been repaired and delivered to military units, said Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the VKS, Lieutenant General Andrey Yudin
New training aircraft are planned to be delivered to the troops by the end of 2021. This was announced in an interview with the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda" by the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces (VKS) of Russia, Lieutenant General Andrey Yudin.
Shoigu analyzed the interaction of departments in the field of defense
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu spoke at the VII scientific and practical conference "The system of interdepartmental information interaction in solving problems in the field of defense of the Russian Federation".
According to him, no task of state importance - be it the defense of the country or the fight against coronavirus - can be solved without consolidated efforts, reliable, uninterrupted functioning of such a system. As the minister noted, it is "constantly improving and adapting to changes in the global geopolitical picture. This was clearly demonstrated by the coordinated work in the conditions of continuing restrictions on the coronavirus pandemic."
Ex-US Secretary of Defense sued the Pentagon over censorship of memoirs
Former US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper sued the Pentagon over a ban on the publication of part of his memoirs, which deals with his work in the administration of President Donald Trump. This was reported by the New York Times on November 28.
Instead of the military aviation engineering school - Suvorov
The Russian Defense Ministry has allocated 4.5 billion rubles for the construction of the Irkutsk Suvorov School.
The Military Department has signed a contract with a Military construction company, which is currently carrying out preparatory work to strengthen the foundation of the base of the building of the facility. The old building was decided to be preserved, and it will be unchanged.
In 2022, the VKS will put on combat duty promising models of the VVST, including those with hypersonic weapons
In 2022, promising VVST models, including those with hypersonic weapons, will be put on combat duty. This was announced in an interview with the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda" by the Deputy Commander-in-chief of the VKS, Lieutenant General Andrey Yudin.
Chinese investor Motor Sich filed a lawsuit in The Hague demanding damages
Beijing Skyrizon, a Chinese investor of the Ukrainian company Motor Sich, is seeking compensation for losses from Kiev through a court in The Hague, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the company's statement.
President Putin signed a law on extending the service life of senior officers
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing to increase the age limit for military service for marshals, army generals and navy admirals by the decision of the President of the Russian Federation, the document is published on the official Internet portal of legal information.
Putin signed a law on the right of Navy retirees to wear cutlasses without a permit
Cutlasses will not be subject to registration with the Rosgvardiya, they will also not require obtaining an appropriate permit for the storage and carrying of weapons
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing retired officers of the Russian Navy to wear cutlasses for life as part of a ceremonial uniform, without issuing a special permit for this. The document is published on the official portal of legal information.
Rogozin pointed out the importance of the implementation of the Venus-D project until 2030
Russia must implement the Venus-D project by 2030, otherwise it will "fall out" of the three great space powers. This was announced on November 29 by Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of the Roscosmos State Corporation.
Roscosmos allows the US to reject the Venus-D joint project, in which case Russia will send the station on its own - Rogozin
Roscosmos admits that the United States may abandon the Venus-D joint project, in which case the Russian Federation will launch the station on its own, said Dmitry Rogozin, head of the state corporation.
Rogozin said that the Venus-D project must be implemented by 2030.
Otherwise, Russia will "fall out" of the three great space powers, the head of Roscosmos believes
Russia will "fall out" of the three great space powers if it does not implement the Venus-D project by 2030, Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said.
Rogozin said that the frequency of flights to the new orbital station will be higher than to the ISS
The Director General of Roscosmos noted that "he has already instructed the general designer of RSC Energia to consider the creation of a manned and cargo ship for flights to ROSS
The frequency of flights to the promising Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS) will be higher than to the International Space Station (ISS). This was announced by Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin to journalists on Monday.
The Government awarded the prize in the field of space activities
48 specialists received the award
Almost 50 people have become laureates of the Gagarin Prize of the Russian Government in the field of space activities for 2021. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov.