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Shoigu spoke about the critical situation with the supply of weapons in the spring of 2020 due to COVID-19
A lockdown in Russia in the spring of 2020 due to the coronavirus epidemic threatened to disrupt the supply of weapons and military equipment under the state defense order and for export in the amount of several trillion rubles, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said.
Putin discussed the development of the weapons complex with the head of Rosatom
Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with the head of Rosatom, Alexey Likhachev, on Wednesday. The President was told that the state corporation's foreign orders continue to grow, despite the pandemic. In addition, this year the company expects to increase revenue for new products by 18%.
Modernization of German frigates of project 123
On July 30, 2021, the German Federal Defense Procurement Agency Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) issued contracts to the Swedish group Saab AB for a total of 4.6 billion Swedish kronor (about 450 million euros) for the supply of new electronic weapons for the modernization of four frigates of Project 123 (F123, Brandenburg type) of the German Navy. Deliveries and work, including subsequent technical support, will be carried out from 2021 to 2030.
Ukrainian "Motor Sich" is trying to parasitize the trademark of the Mi helicopter
The Intellectual Property Rights Court upheld the judicial acts of two lower instances, which recovered about 42 million rubles from the Ukrainian company "Motor Sich "for the illegal use of a series of trademarks"Mi" /Mi.
At the conference call, the issue of fulfilling the contract for the repair and modernization of the Admiral Nakhimov TARK was considered"
On August 3, a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military Department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.
The rules for granting subsidies to radio electronics manufacturers have been approved
Developers of the electronic component database (ECB) and modules based on it will be able to receive federal subsidies, the procedure and conditions for providing such support were approved by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
NASA believes that Congress can extend the work of the ISS until 2030
Roscosmos previously reported that due to the aging of a significant part of the station's equipment, the further operation of the Russian segment of the ISS after 2024 creates additional risks
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) expects that the US Congress will extend the work of the ISS until 2030 this year.
Arshak Karapetyan was appointed Minister of Defense of Armenia-presidential decree
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian signed a decree on Monday appointing Arshak Karapetyan to the post of Defense Minister of the republic.
The ex-head of the Defense Ministry's production department partially pleaded guilty in the case of a bribe
The former head of the food department of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Andrey Berezhnoy, partially admitted guilt in the case of a bribe that exceeds 1 billion rubles.
The UK Space Command begins work
The British have officially launched the Space Command. The Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom indicates that the space forces will protect the interests and capabilities of the country in space.
A contract has been signed for the supply of the first batch of S-500 air defense systems to the Russian Ministry of Defense
As the TASS news agency reported on July 29, 2021, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation signed a contract with Almaz-Antey Concern for the supply of the first batch of S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS). This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.
Six ships and submarines are planned to be laid in Russia on August 9-10
Two strategists will be laid down at the Sevmash software, two corvettes - at the Amur Shipyard, two Varshavyanka-at the Admiralty Shipyards, the source said
Six ships and submarines are planned to be laid at the enterprises of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) on August 9-10. This was reported to TASS by a source in the shipbuilding industry.
UAC estimates the demand for special versions of the Il-114 at about 50 aircraft
In this direction, the UAC is working with federal executive authorities, including the Ministry of Defense, said First Deputy General Director of the corporation Sergey Yarkov
The demand for special versions of the new Il-114 turboprop aircraft from state customers, including the Russian Defense Ministry, will be approximately equal to 50 machines. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the first Deputy General Director of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, as part of the Rostec state Corporation) Sergey Yarkov.
The technopolis " ERA " discussed the issues of forming a scientific and technical reserve in the interests of creating a PVN
A series of joint events of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission and the Ministry of Defense of Russia has ended in the Military Innovation Technopolis "ERA".
Reuters: the US authorities did not agree with the statement of Jeff Bezos about NASA and SpaceX
The Main Control Department rejected the protest that NASA acted incorrectly when it chose only SpaceX to build the lunar module
The Main Control Department of the United States (GAO, the control and audit body of Congress) did not find a mistake in the actions of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), when it chose only one company, SpaceX, for the construction of the lunar module, not agreeing with the open letter of the founder of Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos. This was reported by the Reuters news agency on Friday.
Roscosmos announced additional risks of operating the Russian segment of the ISS
The operation of the Russian segment (RS) of the International Space Station (ISS) is planned to be completed by 2028, TASS reports, referring to the recommendation of the Scientific and Technical Council of Roscosmos.
The government has allocated funds to the Ministry of Defense for the reconstruction of forts "Alexander I" and " Kronshlot"
The Russian government at a meeting on Friday approved the allocation of funds to the Ministry of Defense for the reconstruction of the coastal forts "Alexander I" and "Kronshlot" in Kronstadt, according to the website of the Cabinet of Ministers.
Mishustin instructed to open the Suvorov School in Irkutsk in 2023
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin instructed to open the Suvorov School in Irkutsk by September 2023, completing the necessary reconstruction of the building complex. The order was given during the visit to the region on Thursday, July 29.
The Prime Minister of Russia visited the Amur Shipbuilding Plant
On July 28, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin visited the Amur Shipbuilding Plant (ASZ, part of the USC) and inspected the corvette ships of project 20380 and small rocket ships of project 22800 "Karakurt"under construction.
Scientific and business events were held in technopolis" ERA " with representatives of the leading state corporations of Russia
Within the framework of joint events of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, a joint innovation session of the military technopolis ERA and Rostec Group of Companies was held, as well as a round table with representatives of TsNIIMash JSC.
