State regulation and financing news

Roscosmos first published the composition of the future Russian orbital station on the public procurement website on Thursday, September 23. According to the document, the state corporation has allocated funding for the development of requirements for it and its seven modules in the amount of 1.735 billion rubles.

The bill provides for new anti-Russian sanctions

The defense budget for 2020 in the amount of $768 billion was approved by the House of Representatives of the US Congress by 316 votes to 113. Of the $768 billion, $740 billion is provided directly for the needs of the Pentagon, $28 billion - for the Ministry of Energy.

The Kremlin commented on possible new US sanctions against Russia, noting that this would be the worst-case scenario for the development of bilateral relations and would significantly destroy the spirit of the Geneva talks between the leaders of the two countries.

Last Thursday, it became known that the Ministry of Defense of India ordered 118 Arjun Mk-1A main battle tanks. According to local media, they will be manufactured by the Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) in Avadi (Chennai) in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

The Pentagon's contacts with the Russian military are minimized due to the restrictions of American legislation, as stated by the press secretary of the US Department of Defense John Kirby on Friday, September 24.

The Indian Army will arm itself with Arjun Mk-1A tanks. On September 24, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of India announced the signing of a contract with the Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) for the supply of 118 Arjun Mk-1A tanks.

President of Kazakhstan - Supreme Commander-in-Chief Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has approved a new Concept for the construction and development of the Armed Forces, according to the website of the head of state.

The government organization NASA, following a number of other American federal structures, officially entrusted its documents and communication systems to Box. Cloud technologies and storage will be used to process almost all the agency's working documentation. This was done primarily to ensure reliable remote work of 18,000 employees scattered throughout the United States.

Estonia's defense budget for 2022 will amount to a record 748 million euros or 2.31% of the projected gross domestic product of the republic, Defense Minister Kalle Laanet said.

Rheinmetall has announced the signing of a contract with the command of the German Armed Forces for the modernization of armored vehicles of the RCB-reconnaissance "Fuchs".

The work should be completed by December 10, 2023

Roscosmos is looking for a contractor to organize experiments on the Russian segment of the ISS and determine the current and residual life of structural elements and hulls of the Russian segment of the station. This is stated in the materials posted on the public procurement website.

The station will be part of the infrastructure for carrying out flights to the moon

The Russian orbital service station will include seven modules and a short-radius centrifuge. This is stated in the terms of reference for the research project on preparing for a flight to the Moon, published by Roscosmos on the public procurement website.

The works will be carried out within the framework of a tender worth 1.7 billion rubles

The technical task for the creation of the Russian lunar base should be formed by the end of 2025. This is stated in the tender of Roscosmos, posted on the official website of public procurement.

The state Corporation Roscosmos and the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) recommended submitting proposals to the government on the creation of a new Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS), which should replace the International Space Station (ISS) by 2028. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the state corporation.

The government plans to allocate 6.8 billion rubles to support the Khrunichev Center, it follows from the explanatory note to the draft three-year budget.

The company "UEC-Klimov" (part of the United Engine Corporation) and JSC " ROSEXIMBANK "(part of the REC group, VEB. Russia) signed a loan agreement, the press service of the UEC reports.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the Governor of the Tula Region Alexey Dyumin via videoconference.

One of the issues discussed was the prospects for the development of the regional economy and the sphere of production.

Alan Lushnikov, First Vice-President of the Kalashnikov Union of Russian Gunsmiths, noted that the production of civilian small arms and the strengthening of the position of domestic manufacturers in this market allows defense industry enterprises to fulfill their tasks.

It includes the project of the nuclear tug "Zeus", said the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin

Roscosmos expects to protect the project on nuclear space energy, which includes the project of the Zeus nuclear tug, in the government of the Russian Federation by the end of the year. This was announced on Tuesday by the general director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

The head of Roscosmos noted that it is planned to adapt the floating spaceport for the launches of promising Soyuz-5 launch vehicles

The future of the floating spaceport "Sea Launch" should be determined in the near future. This was announced by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin on Tuesday during the scientific and practical conference "Orbit of Youth".