Structure and personnel news
Prospects for the creation of a unified helicopter command in the German armed forces
The German Foundation for Science and Politics (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, SWP) in March 2022 published an interesting report by Florian Schöne "Zur Notwendigkeit der Zentralisierung von Hubschraubern in der Bundeswehr" ("On the need to centralize helicopter control in the German Armed Forces") on the prospects of creating a unified helicopter command in the German armed forces.
The All-Army Marine Corps contest "Marine Landing" has ended near Kaliningrad
The team victory in the competition was won by representatives of the Far Eastern Higher Combined Arms Command School
The All-Army field training competition among the units of the Marine Corps of the Russian Navy "Marine Landing - 2022" ended on Thursday near Kaliningrad.
"Everyone can prove themselves in the space industry": where and what Roscosmos teaches
Roscosmos told which universities train students in space specialties
Roscosmos has identified a list of 18 reference universities and united them into a consortium that will produce specialists for the Russian rocket and space industry. Where in Russia do they train engine engineers, where do they train specialists in aircraft control, and from which university most graduates come to the industry, "Gazeta.Ru" said Vladimir Matveychuk, Director of the Department of Personnel and Social Policy of Roscosmos.
Fighters of the sky - high front
Israeli mountain shooters study the experience of colleagues around the world
"Mountain peaks Sleep in the darkness of the night ..." – the first lines of Lermontov's brilliant translation of Goethe's famous poem. "Only mountains can be better than mountains..." sang Vladimir Vysotsky. And the beautiful Israeli poet Israel Rubinstein (a native of Moscow) calls the highest mountain of the Hermon Highlands "steep".
The lawlessness of possibilities, reactive hysteria, "Terminator" to help
The latest Russian military equipment is being rolled out in Ukraine
The Federation Council has approved a law on the abolition of the upper age limit for Russians and foreigners to conclude the first contract for military service. Earlier, on Wednesday, the State Duma adopted the relevant bill in the first reading and immediately as a whole.
Kronstadt Company expands UAV production and hires staff
Recent developments in the military-political sphere, apparently, will lead to an unprecedented boom in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles, including in Russia. The Russian UAV development and production industry is already in a state of rapid recovery and is preparing for even more large-scale expansion of activities.
The joining of the development companies of MiG and Sukhoi combat aircraft to the UAC has been completed
The process of joining the development companies of MiG and Sukhoi combat aircraft to the United Aircraft Corporation as part of Rostec has been completed, the press service of the UAC reported on Wednesday.
Promobot has created a center for the development of robotic solutions
The Russian manufacturer of service robots "Promobot" has announced the launch of a center for the development of robotic solutions. The Center, in partnership with market leaders, carries out activities in the field of creating scalable solutions in the direction of mechatronics, artificial intelligence, machine learning and other areas of robotics.
Veteran does not mean former
Specialists in military-technical cooperation remain in service and retired
20 years ago, a non-profit organization of veterans of foreign economic organizations for military-technical cooperation was formed in Moscow, on June 28, 2002, its constituent documents were registered by the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Justice of Russia in Moscow.
U.S. Army Forms 11th Airborne Division in Alaska
At a hearing before the US Senate Armed Services Committee on May 5, 2022, US Army Secretary Christine Wormut announced that in the summer of 2022, the United States Army Alaska - USARAK, stationed at the Elmendorf-Richardson Joint Military Base, would be reorganized into the management of the new 11th Airborne Division (11th Airborne Division), which will include two brigades currently in Alaska (1st and 4th) of the 25th Infantry Division, which is controlled in Hawaii. Thus, the second (after the famous 82nd) airborne division will be created as part of the American army.
In Russia, it was allowed to conclude the first contract for military service after 40 years
Putin signed a law on the abolition of the age limit for the first military contract
The law signed on May 28 by the President of the Russian Federation excludes the age limit for citizens of working age, at which they are granted the right to conclude the first contract for military service. Thus, now people over 40 will be able to sign it.
Airborne forces have been created, but there is nothing to transport them with: problems with air transportation in the Czech Army
The Czech command decided to create a full-fledged airborne forces as a "third maneuverable force" and has been building the 43rd regiment for several months on the basis of the former airborne battalion "Hrudim".
The military court recognized the dismissal of 120 former soldiers of the Russian Guard as lawful
On May 26, the Nalchik garrison Military Court dismissed the claim of 120 former employees of the Rosgvardiya who challenged early dismissal from service due to non-compliance with the terms of the contract.
Russian Zaporozhye will give a new life to Motor Sich
Russian high-precision missiles destroyed the workshops of the plant, which is of interest to several great powers at once. We are talking about the Zaporozhye "Motor Sich" – an enterprise with a huge potential in the aviation engine building. What exactly is the value of this plant and why in the future Russia will definitely take it under control and modernize it?
"There is no shortage of willing military enlistment offices." In Russia, they will be allowed to serve under a contract for up to 65 years
The Federation Council approved a bill to abolish the age limit for military service under a contract
The State Duma and the Federation Council have approved a bill that removes age restrictions for those who want to enlist in the army under a contract.
Putin instructed to increase payments to the Russian military participating in the special operation
Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the Russian government to increase payments to Russian servicemen participating in a special operation to protect Donbass.
A 62-storey comfortable skyscraper for Naval officers will be built in India
In the south of Mumbai, by the end of 2026, it is planned to erect a 62-storey skyscraper, which will house 220 Indian Navy officers who serve at the Nagar (Colaba) base. This is reported by the Indian media with reference to the tender published by the Ministry of Defense of India.
Russia has imposed sanctions on a number of senior officials, top managers of the military-industrial complex and military leaders of Canada
The Russian Foreign Ministry said that in response to the next anti-Russian sanctions announced by the Canadian authorities, which affected not only representatives of the leadership, military and business circles, but in some cases the closest relatives of those who became involved in the "blacklist", entry to Russia is permanently closed for a similar category of Canadian citizens.
The decline in the prestige of the US army led to the reluctance of Americans to serve
The Pentagon is considering the option of reducing the Armed Forces and this is not due to lack of funding, the United States is once again faced with the unwillingness of young people to serve in the American army. This is reported by The Washington Examiner.
The Military Academy of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences was awarded the Order of Kutuzov
On Friday, the Kostroma Military Academy of Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection named after Marshal of the Soviet Union S. K. Timoshenko held solemn events dedicated to the 90th anniversary of its formation.
