State regulation and financing news
The US has introduced unprecedented control measures against foreign banks
As reported by the Interfax news agency, the US authorities have received broader powers to request documents from foreign banks that have correspondent accounts in American credit organizations. The corresponding changes were made to the national anti-laundering legislation by the law on the defense budget, which came into force in January.
Ukraine has purchased 52 ships: will they fight or stand at the dock? Evaluation of contracts in 2020 (Censor.NO, Ukraine)
A nationalist military expert criticizes the decision to purchase ships for the Ukrainian Navy, which, in his opinion, will become "white elephants" and will spend time at the pier, and not at sea. Instead, he proposes to redirect budget funds for the modernization of the ground units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine... waging war in the Donbas.
KnAAZ will release five Su-57 fighters this year
In 2021, the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant will transfer five fifth-generation Su-57 multi-role fighters to the Russian armed forces. The first of them has already entered one of the air regiments of the Southern Military District.
New weapons stimulates a large-scale modernization of the fleet
Ships will receive hypersonic missiles and previously unavailable capabilities
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu urged his subordinates and industry representatives not to lose the pace of re-equipping the army and navy, and to strengthen the potential of high-precision weapons at the last conference call.
How the popularity of Russian tractors and combines soared
The crisis year 2020 for the whole country paradoxically turned out to be very successful for the production of domestic tractors and combines. Sales of agricultural machinery within the country and export of agricultural machinery have also increased sharply. What is the reason for such achievements of the whole industry and whether it will be possible to repeat this success in 2021?
Mobilization of military science
Valery Gerasimov has been elected the new president of the Academy of Military Sciences.]
On the eve of 2021, the chief of the General staff of the Armed forces of the Russian Federation – first Deputy defense Minister army General Valery Gerasimov elected President of the Academy of military Sciences of the Russian Federation.
Contract for the modernization of infantry fighting vehicles CV9035NL Mk III of the Netherlands Army
BAE Systems Corporation on January 14, 2021 announced that it received a contract worth more than $ 500 million from the Dutch Defense procurement organization Dutch Defense Materiel Organization (DMO) for the repair and modernization of 122 CV9035NL Mk III infantry fighting vehicles of the Dutch Army (with an option for another 19 vehicles). The work will be carried out by the Swedish branch of BAE Systems (BAE Systems Hägglunds), which is the developer and manufacturer of these machines.
First contract for Serval armoured vehicles for the French Army
On January 15, 2021, it was reported that on December 23, 2020, the General Directorate of Armaments (Direction Générale de l'Armement - DGA) of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces issued a contract to a consortium of French companies Nexter Systems and Texelis for the supply of the first 364 serial Serval multi-purpose armored vehicles with a 4x4 wheel formula, also designated VBMR Leger (Véhicule blindé multi-rôles) to the French army.
SV Italy will receive 86 BM Centauro II
On December 30, 2020, the head of the Armaments Department, Lieutenant General Paolo Giovannini, announced the order for the Italian land Forces of the second batch of 86 Centauro II armored vehicles (BM).
"War of Motors" of federal significance
Soyuz-2.1 v quarrels with the creators of space engines
Despite the successful completion of the Soyuz-2.1 v flight and design tests, this light-class launch vehicle did not perform a single launch last year. The situation is aggravated by the struggle between UEC-Kuznetsov and PNO Energomash for orders of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for the main engine of the first stage.
Both in battle and on vacation with the fighter will be a drone
New drones will be delivered to Ground Forces units.
From this year, mass delivery of drones-quadrocopters for the army will begin. Small and light vehicles will help troops in performing combat and everyday tasks.
Russia intends to fine for the use of satellite Internet SpaceX Starlink
The State Duma of Russia is considering the issue of fines against individuals and legal entities that intend to use the services of the Western satellite Internet. The future law should, first of all, limit access to the Internet using the Starlink services of SpaceX, OneWeb and other foreign satellite systems.
Satellites and drones will be more actively involved in the fight against forest fires-Abramchenko
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Victoria Abramchenko approved a "road map" to improve the system of forest protection from fires, which provides for the use of space and unmanned vehicles, the press service of Abramchenko reports.
Russia will build the "Prince Potemkin»
Two nuclear submarines (APL) of Project 955A ("Borey-A"), the contract for the construction of which was signed with the Russian Defense Ministry in July 2020, will be named "Dmitry Donskoy" and "Prince Potemkin", said the magazine "Plant" General Director of "Sevmash" Mikhail Budnichenko.
"Angara" instead of "Yenisei": the Russian Academy of Sciences slowed down with a lunar rocket
The Russian Academy of Sciences recommended to postpone the creation of the Yenisei rocket
Russian scientists agreed on the need to postpone the creation of a super-heavy lunar rocket "Yenisei". Earlier, President Vladimir Putin criticized the leadership of Roscosmos for delaying it.
Any employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Rosgvardiya, MO and SVR will be able to receive state protection
In the state Duma introduced a bill allowing you to assign a p. D. to police officers, Regardie, the defense Ministry and foreign intelligence Service. Today, there is such a possibility, but with reservations.
The National Air Ambulance Service will receive 74 Ansat helicopters and 58 Mi-8 helicopters
As reported on January 11, 2021, the web resource Piter.TV JSC " National Air Ambulance Service "("NSSA", St. Petersburg) will lease 132 helicopters. The company, which is the contractor of aviation works for the provision of medical care in the territory of the Russian Federation, has placed four relevant purchases.
What "digital" NPAs are included in the government's legislative activity plan for 2021
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Sunday approved the plan of legislative activity of the government for 2021 – one of the six blocks of the plan is focused on digitalization and scientific and technical development, it includes three documents.
The US Department of Defense postponed the start of mass production of the F-35 fighter
The US Department of Defense decided to postpone the approval of serial production of the F-35 "Lightning-2" indefinitely, because officials responsible for the program can not say exactly when the fighter will be ready for combat tests, which have been repeatedly postponed since 2017.
Two bronze propellers were stolen from the destroyer of the Baltic fleet
The commander of the destroyer "Restless", according to the investigation, was involved in the theft of two bronze propellers of the ship, said "Interfax" head of the military investigation Department of the TFR for the Baltic Fleet Sergey Sharshavykh.