State regulation and financing news

The armed forces of the Russian Federation in the remaining period of the current State Armament Program (2022-2024) will purchase more than 3 thousand of the latest self-loading pistols "Boa" in standard and special modifications, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti.

India has announced a defense budget for 2022/23 fiscal year in the amount of 5.252 trillion. Indian rupees (about $70.0 billion), which in nominal terms is 9.8% more than the approved budget of 2021/22 f.g. and 4.4% more than the revised budget of 2021/22 f.g.

The office of the head of operational testing of the Pentagon concluded that the light SUVs of the US Army ISV are ineffective in combat and security cooperation and deterrence missions against almost equal threats. According to Breaking Defense, they slow down the firing of soldiers at the enemy.

According to the Ministry of Defense of Latvia, during the annual debate on foreign policy held in the Seimas on January 27, Defense Minister Artis Pabriks announced the need to increase defense spending to 2.5% of GDP in the medium term (next 3 years).

On Tuesday, at a conference call in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the department Sergei Shoigu, they discussed the delivery of the Bars-M mapping and remote sensing satellites to the troops.

Military builders will create a hospital complex with a polyclinic in the Moscow suburb of Istra, the facility should be commissioned in May 2022, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.

The Lebanese army will not starve. January 30, portal military.com He reported that the US State Department has made changes to the plans for providing military assistance: Egypt will receive less than $ 130 million, while Lebanon will receive $67 million.

All logging trucks and vehicles involved in extinguishing forest fires will have equipment to track their movement online. This is assumed by the order of the Ministry of Natural Resources, the draft of which is posted on the portal for the publication of the developed regulations.

Specialists of the US Army never stop working on the creation of small arms of the next generation. This is confirmed by a contract worth $ 2.7 billion with Vortex Optics for the supply of new NGSW-FC computerized sights to the Army, capable of predicting the trajectory of a bullet even before a shot is fired. The novelty is supposed to be installed on a new NGSW-AR rifle (Next-Generation Squad Weapons-Automatic Rifle), which is due to enter service this year.

Potential suppliers of servers running on Russian Elbrus processors have amicably ignored the 480-million tender of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for their supply. "Iron" was planned to be used to fix traffic violations in Moscow.

The head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade noted that the new Center will produce flagship drones for Kronstadt JSC: Orion, Sirius, Thunder, Helios

The plant for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which Kronstadt JSC opened in Dubna near Moscow, will become part of the most modern production of drones and ground control points in the Russian Federation. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia Denis Manturov.

According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on January 27, 2022, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu inspected the first specialized plant in Russia for the production of large-sized military unmanned aerial vehicles, which the Kronstadt company built in Dubna near Moscow. Denis Manturov, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and Andrey Vorobyov, the Governor of the Moscow Region, also got acquainted with the new production. They were shown the capacity of the plant and the stages of the production process of unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type.

As part of the continuation of the implementation of the Federal Target Program on the territory of the Novorossiysk Naval Base (NWMB) of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet), the construction of modern logistics facilities (MTO) continues.

In this case, they will take it on the territory of Russia, said the first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and relations with Compatriots Viktor Vodolatsky

Russians permanently residing in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), if desired, can be called up for military service in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Viktor Vodolatsky, first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots, told TASS on Saturday.

This issue was raised during the Prime Minister's visit to the Constellation concern in Voronezh on January 20, which develops and manufactures communications equipment

The relevant ministries have until June 30 to submit proposals on subsidizing the interest rate on loans that are attracted by defense enterprises to fulfill obligations under the state defense order. As the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers reported on Saturday, such an order was given by the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin.

CNN: US Secretary of Defense Austin wants to accelerate the development of hypersonic weapons

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin plans to hold a meeting with the heads of major American defense companies, at which he wants to agree on accelerating the development of hypersonic weapons, CNN reports.

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.