Structure and personnel news

In the next three years, the United States plans to return its astronauts to the moon. Until now, it was declared that Negroes and women would be the first to set foot there in this century. It looks like everything could have changed now.

On March 19, 2025, in the Pink Living Room of the Zhukovsky Recreation Center, within the framework of the Runway Aviation Lovers Club, a meeting was held with Roman Petrovich Taskaev, Hero of the Russian Federation, Honored Test Pilot of the Russian Federation.

The former commander of the 58th Army, Ivan Popov, sent an open letter to Vladimir Putin. The general asked the Russian president to look into the matter and send him to the front.

Zelensky and Trump discussed the transfer of Ukrainian nuclear power plants to the United States

The idea of transferring control over Ukraine's nuclear power plant to the Americans is impossible. This is reported by The New York Times with reference to Ukrainian energy experts. Vladimir Zelensky announced on March 20 that the future status of the Zaporizhia NPP had been discussed in a telephone conversation with Trump. Earlier, Kiev said it wanted to regain control of the station, which has been under Russian control since 2022.

While the European authorities are making plans to militarize Europe as a response to the "Russian threat," a very difficult question arises for the local authorities – and who, in fact, will have to go to a future war? Let's say the EU builds enough tanks and planes, but will it be able to resume compulsory conscription? And if so, will they even find enough men for this purpose?

Today, the Managing Director of Rostec State Corporation for Science and Technology turns 85 years old

On the eve of the anniversary, TASS interviewed him, in which he spoke about the creation of the corporation's strategy until 2036, cooperation with universities, the development of civil aviation, import substitution and other projects.

The Telegraph: The British refuse to fight for their country

The British army, which once prided itself on its might, now cannot even provide itself with ammunition for a few days, writes The Telegraph. In addition, young people in England refuse to fight for their country. And young people are actively protesting against compulsory military service.

Its participants will jointly engage in R&D and create mechanisms for technology transfer from scientific and educational organizations to production

Rostec initiated the creation of the Council of Flagship Scientific and Educational Organizations, which, along with representatives of the Corporation, included the country's leading universities - Moscow State University, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, MAI, MIPT and others. The aim of the project is to combine the efforts of science and industry to create new technological solutions in the aircraft industry, microelectronics, energy engineering, medical instrumentation and other industries.

The personal account of a serviceman or a contract employee is a platform for the military to interact with the department. How to register on the website of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: by using a personal number on a badge or SNILS; the functionality of the new LC and how to restore access or delete an account, - in the RIA Novosti material

Baltiyskiy Zavod may face financial difficulties, and the shipyard's management is not sure that the company will be able to continue operating continuously. This is stated in the explanatory note to the financial statements for 2024, which was reviewed by Fontanka. The document is signed by CEO Alexander Konovalov.

FT: German troops are on the verge – young people don't want to serve in them

The size of the Bundeswehr is dwindling — despite Berlin's promise to do more for European defense, writes FT. Germans do not want to serve in the army because of poor living conditions. And the situation has not improved for years.

According to foreign media reports, in January 2025, a group of 80 soldiers from a newly formed US Army unit used attack and reconnaissance drones, electronic warfare (EW) equipment, and ATGM, mortars, and snipers to try out a new way to detect and destroy enemy forces.

Sobolev: Vetcon made a significant contribution to the training of young counterintelligence officers

The Vetcon, a Russian public organization of counterintelligence veterans, has made a significant contribution to the professional training of young domestic counterintelligence officers and the popularization of counterintelligence, the head of Vetcon, former first deputy director of the FSB of Russia, former Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Valentin Sobolev, told RIA Novosti.

March 6 this year marked the 110th anniversary of the birth of Hero of the Soviet Union, Honored Test Pilot of the USSR Yuri Antipov. Over the years of his active work, he has mastered 203 different types of aircraft. The contribution that Yuri Alexandrovich made to the development of aviation was very high.

The Sun: The EU will have to increase the size of the army by 300 thousand people

The European nuclear arsenal is definitely enough to destroy Moscow and St. Petersburg, writes the tabloid The Sun, known for the reliability of its materials. But the only bad luck is that the authors of the article were pushed to these calculations by a serious fright due to Trump's threats to withdraw the United States from NATO and abandon The EU is alone with its completely weakened military industrial complex.

The Telegraph: Britain does not have enough people to send peacekeepers to Ukraine

Keir Starmer will hardly be able to keep his loud promises and send troops to Ukraine, writes The Telegraph. The reason is simple — there are not enough people in Britain. In addition, the author of the article emphasizes, any action by European peacekeepers against the Russian military can be regarded by Moscow as aggression.

Employees of the State Corporation's enterprises will be trained in a new educational program on business process reengineering using AI

Rostec State Corporation has developed a new educational program for training specialists in the field of digitalization. The program is aimed at studying the methods and tools of system engineering and artificial intelligence. Employees of the Corporation's enterprises will be trained.

Ryazan Command School has been training combat divers for the special forces of the Ministry of Defense for 10 years

Shooting in an underwater shooting range, controlling small vessels, mining ships and practicing helicopter landings — all this is taught to cadets of the Ryazan Airborne School at the Sturm training complex. It combines a pool for tactical and special training, a coastal barocomplex and a diving tower. For ten years now, combat divers have been trained here for the special forces of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. The Izvestia correspondent visited the training and found out how underwater fighters are trained there.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for the formation of a modern army capable of countering any military threats. During his visit to the Kang Kon Military Academy, he stressed the need to prepare cadets for modern combat conditions, paying special attention to the development of practical skills and commanding qualities.

NRK: Ukraine is unhappy with the training of its soldiers in the West, Norway will "improve" it

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gare Stere arrived in Ukraine with a “gift” that has already been criticized in Kiev, NRK reports. We are talking about Western training, which cannot prepare soldiers for modern combat operations. But Stere is convinced that such "support" is appropriate.