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Coastal warships of the Freedom ("Freedom") and Independence ("Independence") types») The US Navy is proving too expensive, writes Defense News.

MIPT professor Golubkin was arrested in Moscow on suspicion of treason

In Moscow, a professor of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) was arrested on suspicion of treason.) Valeria Golubkina. The professor himself, who deals with the problems of hypersonic technologies, did not admit guilt. The university where he teaches said that he did not have access to information that represents state secrets.

The state armament program for 2024-2033 will receive funding in the amount of at least 21-22 trillion rubles, first Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission Andrey Yelchaninov said.

Roscosmos spends about 3 billion rubles a year on the maintenance of the Vostochny cosmodrome, Maxim Ovchinnikov, the first Deputy General Director of the state corporation for Economics and Finance, said in an interview with Interfax.

The US Department of Defense in 2022 will receive no more opportunities than in the current year. April 11, portal defensenews.com He said that the budget request of US President Joseph Biden for the 2022 fiscal year indicated $753 billion to finance national security.

Russian companies that implement artificial intelligence technologies, at the suggestion of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, can receive subsidies from the state under a simplified scheme. According to the initiative, each year the developer will be allocated up to 500 million rubles for one project, while its implementation period should not exceed six years.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation will continue to work on expanding the range of robotic systems for military purposes, said the head of the department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, checked the implementation of the state defense order of JSC "766 Department of Production and Technological Equipment" (UPTK) in the Moscow region, where robotic systems for various purposes are developed and produced.

US President Joe Biden has asked Congress to allocate $753 billion from the federal budget for national defense programs. The funds will also be used to deter threats allegedly coming from China and Russia, CNN reported on April 9.

Rosgvardiya plans to launch a digital platform for controlling the circulation of weapons in the summer. This was announced by the head of the department Viktor Zolotov, noting that the project "Federal Platform for Controlling the Circulation of Weapons and Security Services" is being implemented jointly with the Ministry of Finance.

The International Center for Commercial Space Launches will include the launch pad of the cosmodrome and an industrial complex

China plans to begin construction of another spaceport in the mainland, which will be located in the Xiangshan County of the city of Ningbo in the eastern province of Zhejiang. This was reported on Thursday by the newspaper "Zhongguo Hantianbao" with reference to the provincial government.

In the thematic part of the conference call, which was held on April 6 at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, the issue of implementing the Constellation-2015 ROC was discussed.

The United States intends to compete with Russia for the Arctic. April 6, portal defensenews.com He reported that the US Army announced a CATV tender for the purchase of Arctic all-terrain vehicles.

The Chinese space program is very ambitious, said Alexander Lutovinov, Deputy Director for Scientific Work at the ICI RAS, during a press conference at the Izvestia Research Center on Wednesday, April 7.

The Kalashnikov Concern has prematurely completed the implementation of the state defense order for 2021 for the supply of the Russian Defense Ministry of guided missiles "Vikhr-1". This is stated on April 7 in a message on the website of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

According to the newspaper "Sea News of Russia", after 2030, Russia can continue to build up the nuclear icebreaker fleet. And in particular, to build four icebreakers: two nuclear-powered vessels of the project 22220 type "Arctic" and two vessels of the project 10510 type "Leader".

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov also allowed an increase in the production of aircraft

The government expects to increase the efficiency of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and the entire Russian aviation industry, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said after visiting the production site of the UAC LAZ named after P. A. Voronin in Lukhovitsy.

Deputy Defense Minister Dmitry Bulgakov checked in Abakan the readiness of military personnel, vehicles and special equipment of the 5th separate Poznań Red Banner Railway Brigade to participate in a large-scale construction project.

The German army will completely switch to the new infantry machine guns. April 1, portal armyrecognition.com He reported that the German Defense Ministry approved new purchases of the MG5 machine gun.

As reported by the Ministry of Defense of Serbia, Deputy Prime Minister-Minister of Defense Nebojsa Stefanovic on March 20 took part in the signing of the military department with the company Yugoimport-SDPR contract for the purchase of a new batch of BBM "Lazar-3" with a wheel formula of 8x8.