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Shoigu: The number of unemployed wives of officers has decreased by 13 times
It is necessary to focus on securing people in the army by creating conditions for life, recreation, and raising children, since the number of contract soldiers in the Russian Armed Forces is consistently increasing. This was stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at a meeting with the staff of the Krasmash enterprise in Krasnoyarsk on Friday.
The Ministry of Defense and the Russian Helicopters holding company have agreed to create a marine version of the Ka-52M helicopter
The Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec Corporation) has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense for the "rejuvenation" of the Ka-52M helicopter, the work should be completed in 2023, the holding's general director Andrey Boginsky told RIA Novosti.
Borisov said that the new law on the technopolis " Era " will provide state support to its participants
The bill was submitted to the State Duma for consideration at the autumn session
The Federal law " On the military innovative technopolis "Era" will provide state support to legal entities - residents of Innograd. This was stated on Friday by Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov, while on a working trip to Anapa.
Almaz-Antey Concern is being transferred 11% of the shares of the Khabarovsk Radio Engineering Plant-document
Almaz-Antey Aerospace Defense Concern JSC will receive more than 11% of the shares of Khabarovsk Radio Engineering Plant JSC from federal ownership, according to the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Opponents of vaccination will be banned from wearing military uniforms in Poland
In Poland, opponents of vaccination against coronavirus infection will be banned from wearing military uniforms. This was stated by the Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak on Twitter on Friday, August 6.
Rogozin called for the return of the death penalty for corruption in the defense industry
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, on the air of Solovyov Live, called for the restoration of the death penalty for corruption in the military-industrial complex (MIC).
The US Secretary of Defense may make vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for all active military-mass media
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin may this week request permission from US President Joe Biden to oblige all military personnel on active duty to be vaccinated against COVID-19, CNN reports.
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.
