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Improving the F-15J Eagle fighters turned out to be more expensive than planned in Japan. Therefore, instead of the 98 aircraft planned for modernization, only 68 will be upgraded to the Japan Super Interceptor (JSI) level. January 8, portal janes.com He reported that the Japanese government has finalized the JSI program with a reduced number of upgraded aircraft.

Leonid Kalashnikov, head of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots, said that the Duma will discuss the possibility of assigning the status of a combatant to military personnel who participated in CSTO missions.

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko held a videoconference – the first meeting of the Commission on Scientific and Technological Development in 2022; the composition of the presidium of the commission was approved at the meeting, the government website reported on Tuesday.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has approved an agreement with Belarus providing for the dispatch of up to 200 Belarusian military personnel to Syria to provide humanitarian assistance. The corresponding order is published on the official Internet portal of legal information.

The Ukrainian company has received a contract for the modernization of the Kolchuga RTR stations

Ukraine is modernizing the mobile radio intelligence station (RTR) "Kolchuga". This is reported by Defense Blog with reference to the press release of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (GUR MO).

The Accounts Chamber (JV) this year will check the effectiveness of the use of budget funds allocated by the Ministry of Defense for the operation of the infrastructure of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, for the development of new types of weapons and equipment, as well as for equipping the fleet, according to the inspection plan of the control department.

The country intends to accelerate the implementation of the space project

The Republic of Korea is investing 12 billion won ($10 million) in the development of high-performance liquid-fueled rocket engines by next year to accelerate the implementation of the space project. This was announced on Tuesday by the Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technologies.

Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) increased production in 2021, turnover exceeded 300 billion rubles, KTRV CEO Boris Obnosov told Interfax on Tuesday.

This year, the troops of the Western Military District (ZVO) will receive more than 1.6 thousand devices of satellite navigation equipment for individual use, the press service of the ZVO reported on Tuesday.

Ukraine plans to build a marine launch complex, the head of the State Nuclear Power Plant Taftai said

The State Space Agency of Ukraine (SCAU) intends to build a floating spaceport as part of the space program until 2025. The cost of the project was estimated at $ 172 million, said the head of the SCAU Vladimir Taftai in an interview with the publication "Suspilne. Novini".

NASA has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Space for the creation of the Mars Ascent Vehicle launcher. With its help, they want to deliver Martian samples to Earth for study. The researchers hope that the mission will bring us closer to answering the question of the existence of life on the Red Planet.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview with the American newspaper Washington Post that his country supplied Ukraine with 5,000 helmets at the request of Kiev, while strict export restrictions play a big role in the issue of possible arms supplies.

The Taganrog City Court of the Rostov region will consider the claim of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in the amount of more than 2.7 million rubles to the accused of stealing equipment from a flying command post based on Il-86, a representative of the court told RIA Novosti.

Experts of the Security Council consider unprecedented attempts to interfere in the internal affairs of Russia by the countries of the collective West, they said this at a meeting of the Scientific Council at the Security Council, the press service of the Security Council staff reported.

NASA has been preparing to save on the ISS since 2028

NASA is preparing to save money on the International Space Station (ISS), follows from the report of the American Space Agency, which drew the attention of SpaceNews.

The press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that he was not aware of plans to create a joint command of the allied forces of Russia and Belarus

The US State Department has approved the potential supply of terminals of the multifunctional MIDS/LVT information distribution system and related equipment to Saudi Arabia as part of the Foreign Military Sales program.

The Primorsky Regional Court handed down a verdict in the case of high treason against a suspect in the transfer of classified information about submarines.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a multibillion-dollar bill with a slight margin aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the United States in relation to China and stimulating the production of semiconductor products in the United States.

The Estonian government at a meeting on Thursday discussed the country's readiness to cope with the consequences of the escalation of Russia's military actions in Ukraine and defined the tasks of ensuring a full range of national defense.