State regulation and financing news
The Sukhoi company intends to enter the state program for the development of the defense industry until 2033
The company announced that it already has a set of proposals
Branch of PJSC "sUkhoi Company" Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant named after Yuri Gagarin" (part of PJSC UAC of Rostec State Corporation) plans to enter the state program of the military-industrial complex, which will be calculated until 2033, said the director of the branch Alexander Pekarsh.
After ordering frigates, the Greek Defense Ministry plans to purchase new corvettes
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced in the Greek Parliament on October 7 that the corvette supply program for the Greek navy will follow the already agreed frigate construction program.
Five icebreakers will be built until 2033 according to the development program of the auxiliary fleet of the Russian Federation
There are also plans to build three universal vessels. They will deliver goods to garrisons in the Far North
The program for the development of the auxiliary fleet of Russia until 2033 provides for the construction of five icebreakers and three universal vessels for the delivery of military cargo to garrisons in the Far North. This was announced on Wednesday at a round table in the Federation Council by Deputy Chief of Staff of Logistics of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Andrey Yefimov.
The Duma Committee approved a bill to extend the service life of army generals
According to the current legislation, the age limit for military service for them is 65 years
The State Duma Committee on Defense approved for the first reading a bill allowing to increase by the decision of the President of the Russian Federation the age limit for military service for a marshal, army general and fleet admiral. The document was submitted to the Chamber by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Hanwha Defense and GDELS will supply M3K amphibious vehicles to the Republic of Korea
General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) has officially announced that, together with Hanwha Defense Corporation (HDC), it has been selected as a contractor for the production of 110 self-propelled pontoon fleets based on the M3 amphibious vehicle for the Republic of Korea.
The Greek Defense Ministry intends to continue the modernization of the Armed Forces
In addition to the agreement with France on the acquisition of three frigates (with an option to purchase a fourth), six additional Rafale fighters (as a result, their total number will increase to 24 units), Greece intends to spend significant sums on the purchase of missiles and ammunition, the rental of UAVs and the modernization of aircraft.
France to create mini reusable rockets by 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron called the development and use of micro- and mini-satellites another important task in the space sphere
French President Emmanuel Macron has set the country the task of creating reusable mini-carriers in the space sector by 2026. He said this on Tuesday, speaking at the Elysee Palace with the presentation of the new investment program "France-2030".
In 2022, Sri Lanka will allocate $1.86 billion for defense.
The Sri Lankan government has proposed a defense budget of $373 billion. Rupees ($1.86 billion) for 2022 ff., which is 14% more than in 2021 ff. As reported by Janes Defense Weekly, the appropriations bill for 2022 ff. was submitted to Parliament on October 7.
Putin has cut funding for Roscosmos by 16 percent
On the instructions of the President of Russia, the budget of the state corporation Roscosmos for the next three years will be reduced by 16% or 150 billion rubles, which, in particular, is due to its failure to fulfill 30 of the 83 programs scheduled for 2020.
Information about emergencies will not be classified as official secrets in the field of defense - draft resolution
Information about emergency situations and environmentally hazardous processes will be prohibited from being classified as official secrets in the field of defense, follows from the draft decree of the Government of the Russian Federation.
Taiwan plans to allocate an additional $9 billion for defense over the next 5 years
Taiwan plans to allocate an additional $9 billion as a special allowance to finance defense projects over the next five years.
The defense budget of the Netherlands in 2022 will amount to 12.4 billion. euro
The Ministry of Finance of the Netherlands has presented the country's state budget for 2022, according to which 12.4 billion rubles have been allocated for defense. euro ($14.26 billion). According to Jane's Defense Weekly, this represents a nominal increase of 6.56% and a real increase of 5.4% compared to last year's draft budget.
ROSCOSMOS called the absolutely natural increase in the cost of GLONASS twice
The creation of new GLONASS-K2 satellites costs ROSCOSMOS twice as much as the GLONASS-K spacecraft of the previous generation, Nikolay Testoyedov, CEO of Information Satellite Systems (ISS), told RIA Novosti, calling it an absolutely natural process.
The government of the Russian Federation in a year will transfer to USC state-owned packages of a number of shipbuilding assets
The Government of the Russian Federation plans to transfer state-owned shipbuilding assets to the authorized capital of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) in October 2022. The corresponding decree of the President of the Russian Federation is posted on the official Internet portal of legal information.
For the first time in Russia, the launch system of heavy-duty UAVs was tested
The launch system of heavy-duty drones was tested in the Tomsk region before the introduction of an experimental zone for drones in the region, within which it is planned to cancel a number of norms of the Air Code, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Foundation for Advanced Research (FPI).
Austal USA will build two T-ATS rescue and towing vessels for the US Navy
The Australian company Austal Limited announced that its Austal USA division has signed the first contract for the construction of two NAVAJO-class rescue and towing vessels (T-ATS-11 and T-ATS-12) for the US Navy.
USMI company will supply high-speed boats to the US Coast Guard and several foreign customers
On October 1, the US Department of Defense announced the signing by the US Navy Shipbuilding and Armament Command with United States Marine, Inc (USMI) of a contract with an indefinite delivery period for an indefinite number of ID/IQ products (indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity).
Google spies on its users in the interests of the US authorities
The US authorities forced Google to provide users' search queries for certain keywords. This is reported by The New York Post. According to the publication, the US government ordered the company to provide information, including account names, IP addresses and CookieID, about everyone who entered certain search queries.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations will develop standards for shelters for the first time
A single technical standard will be developed for shelters, bunkers, bomb shelters and protective premises, according to which they will have to be built. It will be adopted for the first time in the country. This was reported by the authors - experts from the GOCHS Research Institute, the leading scientific institution of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
Sevastopol "Sevmorzavod" will be re-equipped to ensure the repair of ships of the Russian Navy
In recent years, the Black Sea Fleet has received six submarines, three frigates, minesweepers and missile ships. Sevmorzavod's facilities will be used for their maintenance
The leading shipbuilding and ship repair enterprise of Sevastopol "Sevmorzavod" will be re-equipped to ensure the repair of ships and vessels of the Russian Navy. This was announced on Wednesday by the head of the Marine Instrumentation Corporation Leonid Strugov.