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Defense Ministry: 60 percent of Russian satellites are controlled by the military
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that this year the Aerospace Forces provided 24 launches of satellites for various purposes, including 15 Russian ones. 12 such vehicles were taken over by specialists of the Main Test Space Center - GICC.
Source: The last Glonass-M satellite will be ready for launch in March 2022
There are currently 25 satellites in the grouping, of which 22 are used for their intended purpose
The last Glonass-M navigation satellite has been removed from storage and will be ready for launch in March next year. This was reported to TASS by a source in the rocket and space industry.
The Ministry of Defense has taken on the supply of the latest machines "Covenant-D" for the airborne forces, the source said
The Russian Defense Ministry has taken on the supply of the latest Zavet-D artillery fire control vehicles for Airborne troops, an informed source told RIA Novosti.
Musk talked about a place for a billion Earth satellites
The head of SpaceX Musk in response to the criticism of ESA: we are not interfering with anyone and are not going to do it
The head of the American company SpaceX, Elon Musk, in an interview with the Financial Times, commented on the criticism of the Starlink satellites by the Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), Josef Aschbacher, reports TASS.
The volume of Rosoboronexport's contracts with African countries approached €2.5 billion
In 2022, Rosoboronexport plans to further expand the range of weapons and military equipment exported from the Russian Federation
The volume of Rosoboronexport JSC contracts signed in 2021 with sub-Saharan Africa approached €2.5 billion. This was announced on Thursday by the company's CEO Alexander Mikheev.
Five main export weapons novelties of 2021 have been named
The Checkmate light tactical stealth fighter topped the TOP 5 export novelties of the Russian defense complex in 2021. The rating also includes the Orion-E reconnaissance and strike drone, the Tosochka multiple launch rocket system with thermobaric ammunition, the AK-19 Kalashnikov assault rifle and the S-350E Vityaz anti-aircraft missile system.
The law on ratification of the agreement with Tajikistan on the creation of a Unified air defense System has been signed
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on the ratification of the agreement with Tajikistan on the creation of a joint regional air defense system of the two countries.
Rostec has delivered a modernized A-50U locator aircraft to the troops
The board received new electronics with higher performance and speed
The Vega Concern (part of the Rostec State Corporation's Roselectronics holding) and the Beriev TANTK (part of the Rostec United Aircraft Corporation) have handed over to the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces an upgraded A-50U long-range radar surveillance and guidance system. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday in the press service of Rostec.
Specialists provided US with "Vesta"
NAMI Research Institute showed a prototype of an unmanned LADA Vesta. The drone is already able to independently build a route to the specified point and move along it, assessing the trajectories of other road users. It is tested at the landfill and in urban conditions.
The universal complex simulator "Cone" was adopted by the anti-aircraft gunners of the Igla MANPADS of the VVO compound
The universal integrated simulator "Cone" of anti-aircraft gunners of the Igla MANPADS entered service with the motorized rifle unit of the combined arms army of the Air Defense Forces stationed in the Trans-Baikal Territory.
The scouts of the Southern Military District in the Stavropol Territory received new small-sized radar "Sobolyatnik" for service
The intelligence units of the 49th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District (SE) received another batch of new small-sized radar stations "Sobolyatnik".
The future has come: the IBCS system has gone into production
Americans are switching to a new generation air defense system. December 27, portal defensenews.com He reported that the US Department of Defense has signed a contract with Northrop Grumman for small-scale and full-scale production of IBCS systems.
British OneWeb communications satellites launched from Baikonur have been put into orbit - Roscosmos
A batch of 36 communications satellites of the British company OneWeb successfully separated from the Fregat upper stage after the launch of the Soyuz-2.1b rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome, Roscosmos reported.
The first two groups of OneWeb satellites launched from Baikonur separated from the upper stage
A total of 36 satellites were launched on the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle
TASS, December 27. The first two groups (eight vehicles) of British OneWeb communications satellites, launched earlier on Monday from the Baikonur cosmodrome on a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket, separated from the Fregat upper stage. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos on Twitter.
The Americans will begin to produce a unified air defense and missile defense control system
The US Army has signed a contract with Northrop Grumman for the production of a unified control system for air and missile defense systems IBCS. According to Breaking Defense, under this agreement, the company will develop 160 systems for the US military and their foreign partners by the end of 2026.
Preliminary tests of the power supply kit for the BMP-3 have begun
The tests should end in 2022, the NPO Elektromashina reported
The power supply kit for the BMP-3, necessary for the modernization of armored vehicles, has reached the stage of preliminary tests, they should end in 2022. This was reported to TASS on Monday in the press service of JSC NPO Elektromashina, which developed the kit.
"James Webb" was sent to search for new worlds
A new era has begun in space exploration. On December 26, the NASA press service announced the successful initial deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
Large-scale exercises of electronic warfare units were held in Crimea
Bilateral exercises of the communications and electronic warfare units of the Black Sea Fleet took place on the Crimean Peninsula, involving more than 500 military personnel and 50 units of weapons and military equipment.
The authorities offered PC manufacturers to install Russian systems
Kommersant: The Ministry of Finance offers PC manufacturers to install Russian operating systems
The Ministry of Finance offers HP, Acer and Lenovo companies to install Russian operating systems (OS) on laptops and computers that are sold without an operating system. This is reported by Kommersant.
Scientists have developed a revolutionary new transistor
A dynamically programmable transistor has been created, which alone can implement such multicomponent logic as NOR, NAND, etc. The developed transistor easily fits on the existing production infrastructure and does not use exotic materials. A special benefit from its use is expected in the field of artificial intelligence.
