Structure and personnel news
More than 100 shipbuilders were awarded for the creation of the Borey-A missile carrier
Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree awarding orders and medals to a large group of shipbuilders and designers - creators of the lead submarine missile carrier "Prince Vladimir" project 955 "Borey-A".
The State Duma adopted a law on extending the service life of army generals
According to the bill, a new contract will be concluded for the period established by the President's decision with military personnel who have reached the age limit for military service and have the military rank of marshal, army general or fleet admiral.
The Russian Defense Ministry announced the creation of the US space Command
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that the United States has created a space command and adopted a new strategy, one of the goals of which is to develop a comprehensive military advantage in space. This is stated on November 16 in the message of the military department.
The president will decide how long the military commander will remain in the ranks
On Tuesday, the State Duma adopted in the third, final reading a bill introduced in July this year by the President of the Russian Federation and supported by the government of the country, changing the procedure for extending the maximum service life of senior officers.
According to this document, the head of state will be given the right to decide for how many years a military commander who has reached the maximum age limit should be left in the ranks. First of all, we are talking about officers with the rank of marshal, general of the army and admiral of the fleet, whose service, according to the current rules, must end at 65 years of age.
Colonel-General Gennady Zhidko appointed Deputy Minister of Defense
Previously, he commanded the troops of the Eastern Military District
Colonel-General Gennady Zhidko, who previously commanded the troops of the Eastern Military District, has been appointed deputy head of the Russian military Department, head of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
Shoigu has a new deputy
The main Political Department was headed by Colonel-General Gennady Zhidko.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed the commander of the Eastern Military District, Colonel General Gennady Zhidko, Deputy Minister of Defense - Head of the Main Military-Political Directorate (GVPU) The Armed forces.
Americans evacuated pilots who fled Afghanistan
The Americans rescued hundreds of Afghan Air Force pilots. November 14, portal abcnews.go.com He reported that the servicemen who fled to Tajikistan were taken to the United Arab Emirates.
The first day of the Soyuz crew exams with Japanese space tourists was held at the CPC
The main crew of the spacecraft includes Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and his business assistant Yozo Hirano
The first day of comprehensive examination training was held at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (CPC). This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Monday.
Cosmonaut Saveliev has been appointed the new General Designer of RSC Energia
Vladimir Solovyov, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, cosmonaut and flight director of the Russian segment of the ISS, has been appointed the new general designer of the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia. This was reported on Friday, November 12, by the RIA Novosti news agency.
The Ukrainian admirals who escaped from the Crimea were left without housing
Ukrainian servicemen, including high-ranking officers who left Crimea in 2014, are forced to live in hotels of the Ministry of Defense of the country, without having personal housing. This was announced on November 11 by the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Elena Khomenko.
The State Duma adopted amendments to the defense legislation
The State Duma adopted in the first reading the draft law "On Amendments to Article 51 of the Federal Law "On Military Duty and Military Service".
In Kiev, the goal of the new defense minister was revealed
The main task of the new Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov will be to create at least one NATO military base in the country. This was announced on Friday, November 12, by the deputy from the pro-presidential party "Servant of the People" Oleg Dunda.
A tourist who had been in a suborbital flight crashed on a plane
Glen DeVries, vice president of the French company Dassault Systemes, was killed in the crash of a small Cessna-172 aircraft in New Jersey, USA. This was announced on Friday, November 12, by Blue Origin, which sent the New Shepard rocket on a suborbital flight in October, including with DeVries on board.
The team of the 48 Central Research Institute of the Ministry of Defense of Russia was awarded for participation in the development of the world's first coronavirus vaccine
The First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Ruslan Tsalikov awarded the staff of the 48 Central Research Institute of the Ministry of Defense of Russia for participation in the development of the world's first coronavirus vaccine, the Russian military department reported on Saturday.
In Japan, a second space group of Self-Defense Forces may appear in 2022
According to the Kyodo agency, the relevant measures of the government of the country are associated with increased activity of Russia and China in the field of space
The Japanese authorities intend to create a second space task force of the Air Self-Defense Forces in the country in fiscal year 2022 (starting April 1, 2022). This was reported on Sunday by the Kyodo news agency.
The pilots of the deck MiG-29 completed training at the NITKA complex in the Crimea
According to a TASS source, in the coming days he will begin flying to a permanent-based airfield
The hundredth separate naval fighter aviation regiment of the Northern Fleet has completed training on an analog of an aircraft carrier - the NITKA ground test training complex in Saki in the Crimea. In the coming days, he will begin flying to a permanent-based airfield, a source close to the Crimean law enforcement agencies told TASS.
Chairman of the PSB Petr Fradkov headed the Working Group on Improving the Financial Stability of Defense Industry Organizations
On November 9, the first meeting of the Working Group on Regulatory and legal support of the financial stability of the organizations of the military-industrial complex at the Bureau of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia took place, the press service of PJSC Promsvyazbank reported.
The Parliament of Kazakhstan has ratified the protocol to the agreement on the creation of the Baiterek complex
As a result of the conversion procedure, the share of participation of the Kazakh side in the joint venture of Kazakhstan and Russia will increase to 99%
The Senate (upper house of Parliament) of Kazakhstan on Thursday ratified the protocol on amendments and additions to the intergovernmental agreement between Kazakhstan and Russia on the creation of the Baikonur space rocket complex "Baiterek" dated December 22, 2004. The meeting was broadcast on the parliament's website.
The Duma adopted in the first reading a draft on state support measures for participants of the military technopolis "Era"
It is envisaged to create a technopolis development fund, which will allow in the form of grants and interest-free loans to finance the research and work carried out by the participants
The State Duma at the plenary session on Thursday adopted in the first reading a bill on state support for participants of the innovative technopolis of the Russian Ministry of Defense "Era".
The Military University will train specialists in psychological defense
In a few years, the Armed Forces will have officers professionally trained to conduct psychological defense. Such specialists will be trained at the Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. This was reported on Thursday in the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the department.
