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The head of the Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu, said that the Russian Armed Forces are staffed by contract servicemen by almost 100%

The Russian armed forces are staffed by contract servicemen by almost 100%, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday.

The presidential decree notes that Boris Obnosov was awarded the title for his significant contribution to strengthening the country's defense capability and high professionalism

Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the title of Hero of Russia to Boris Obnosov, General Director of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation Joint Stock Company. The corresponding decree is published on the portal of regulatory documents.

The first aviation regiment of MiG-31K fighters with hypersonic Kinzhal missiles has been formed in the Russian Aerospace Forces, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said.

The staffing of the Russian Armed Forces is 91%, the demographic failure of previous generations has been passed, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

According to the head of the Ministry of Defense, in order to increase contract employees annually in 2021-2023, 180.2 billion rubles were additionally allocated to the Ministry of Defense

The monetary allowance of the military in 2022-2023 will increase more than previously planned. This was announced on Tuesday by Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu at an expanded meeting of the board of the military department.

The commander of the Central Military District troops, Alexander Lapin, said that in 2022 the capabilities of the district's electronic warfare troops will significantly increase

A new missile regiment equipped with anti-aircraft missile and cannon complexes "Pantsir-S" will be formed in Khakassia, the commander of the Central Military District (CVO), Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, told reporters on Tuesday.

The staffing of officer positions in the Russian army exceeded 96%. This year, an additional 13 thousand officers have been sent to the troops, the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu, said at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The commander of the troops noted that the combat potential of the district was quite impressive before

The Southern Military District (SE) has noticeably increased its combat potential by creating new divisions and military units, the commander of the troops of the SE, Alexander Dvornikov, told reporters on Tuesday during the final board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

By Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 714 of December 20, 2021, Boris Obnosov, General Director of Tactical Missile Armament Corporation JSC, was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation for his significant contribution to strengthening the country's defense capability and high professionalism shown in solving tasks of special national importance. The Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST) congratulates Boris Viktorovich with a well-deserved high award!

As it became known on December 20, 2021, Honored Indian scientist Atul Dinkar Rane was appointed the new CEO of the Russian-Indian joint venture BrahMos Aerospace, engaged in the development and production of supersonic missiles.

The role of foreign intelligence in ensuring the security of the Russian Federation is growing, this concerns the operational and qualitative analysis of international information, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

The competition will last until March 4, 2022

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has started accepting applications for participation in a new set of astronauts who will be involved in the lunar exploration program, among other things. The competition will last until March 4, 2022.

The second crew of the Indian company Sky One Airways LTD has started retraining under an additional professional training program for a new type of Mi-171A2 helicopter at the U-UAZ training center of the Russian Helicopters holding Rostec Group.

Enterprises of the military-industrial complex should receive support in terms of production diversification. This was stated by the president at a meeting in the Kremlin with the head of Promsvyazbank, Pyotr Fradkov. Diversification will increase their technological capabilities, which means that it will improve the work on the main line.

The Moscow Arbitration Court rejected the claim of the Russian Ministry of Defense, which demanded to recover about 504 million rubles from PJSC Irkut Research and Production Corporation, which produces, in particular, Su-30 fighters, follows from the information in the arbitration file.

They were astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has approved American astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg as part of the sixth crew of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft to be sent to the International Space Station in 2023. This was reported on Thursday by the press service of the department.

On December 16, a solemn ceremony of awarding the winners of the XXI competition for the annual National award "Golden Idea" in the field of military-technical cooperation took place at the Patriot Exhibition Center of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

The US Department of Justice announced an attempt of espionage in favor of Russia. Former Pentagon contract worker Jane Murray Rowe has been arrested. The man detained in the USA is 63 years old, he had access to secrets for 40 years, the Izvestia TV channel reports. We are talking about classified information in the field of aerospace technologies. The FBI does not claim that Jane Rowe had any contact with Russia. The man himself contacted the agent, whom he considered Russian. Now the arrested person may face a life sentence.

According to one of the retired officers of the Aerospace Forces, "the prospects are vague" for both people and aircraft involved in the implementation of the agreement

Most of the unique military specialists who worked on the implementation of the Open Skies Treaty (DON) can leave the ranks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. This was told to TASS by a retired officer of the Aerospace Forces, who was a direct participant in the implementation of the agreement from the Russian side.

The award was given for the creation of an adjustable 500 kg aircraft bomb

The State Research and Production Enterprise "Region" (part of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation) has received the first Golden Idea award of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of Russia for its contribution to the development of military products, a TASS correspondent reports from the award ceremony.