Structure and personnel news

Thirty years of the Scientific research center of the Military Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Smolensk

The military air defense of Russia has gone a long way in development, starting from the three-inch anti-aircraft gun of the 1915 Franz Lender model to the modern S-300V4 long-range air defense system equipped with hypersonic anti-aircraft guided missiles.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation proposed to grant the participants of the special operation on the territory of Ukraine, the LPR and the DPR the status of a combat veteran, the corresponding draft is published on the official portal of draft regulatory legal acts.

In France, more than 9,5 thousand military personnel will be mobilized or put on alert due to the situation in Ukraine. This is reported by Agence France-Presse (AFP) with reference to the General Staff.

Under his leadership and direct participation, the Zircon hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile was developed

General Director, General Designer of JSC "Military Industrial Complex "NPO Mashinostroeniya" (part of the corporation "Tactical Missile Armament"), Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation Alexander Leonov celebrates 70 years since his birth on Saturday.

February 25 would have been the 53rd anniversary of the outstanding analyst in the field of the global military-industrial complex and military-technical cooperation who died prematurely last year and co-founder of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (TSAST) Konstantin Makiyenko.

Addressing the officers and soldiers of the honor guard company, the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia wished a "peaceful sky", adding that "every soldier who took the oath should be ready, if necessary, to go to the Motherland and defend his people."

The President noted the importance of ensuring the country's defense capability

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Russians on Defender of the Fatherland Day and noted the importance of ensuring the country's defense capability.

53% of Russians rate the prestige of the military profession as high, 19% of fellow citizens hold the opposite opinion, according to the survey of the Public Opinion Foundation (POM), received by Interfax.

The conscription of reservists into the ranks of the armed forces of Ukraine begins on Wednesday, February 23, according to the command of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu issued an order on the occasion of Defender of the Fatherland Day. In it, the head of the military department congratulated servicemen, veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, combat operations and military service on the holiday.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, in his congratulation to the servicemen on Defender of the Fatherland Day, noted modern weapons and high combat training of the Russian army, the congratulation was published on the website of the mayor of the capital.

The backup crew passed the exam in the simulator of the Soyuz MS spacecraft, and the main one coped with emergency situations on the simulator of the Russian segment of the ISS

The main and backup crews of the Soyuz MS-21 manned spacecraft, which is scheduled to launch on March 18, on Tuesday began passing final examination training before flying to Baikonur, follows from the Instagram of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (CPC).

Andrey Terlikov has been the head of UKBTM since 2011

Andrey Terlikov, General Director, Chief Designer of JSC Ural Design Bureau of Transport Engineering, will celebrate his 60th anniversary on February 22. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the concern.

The State Duma considered in the first reading a bill concerning the assignment of military ranks to flight personnel. We are talking about the correction of Article 47 of the Federal Law "On Military Duty and Military Service". The head of the Duma Defense Committee, Andrey Kartapolov, spoke about the essence of these changes.

Russian journalists are being trained to work in hot spots

On February 17, 2022, the Union of Journalists of Moscow hosted a traditional meeting of military journalists dedicated to the military holiday - Defender of the Fatherland Day. It was organized and conducted by Pavel Gusev, Chairman of the Public Council under the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, and Lyudmila Shcherbina, First Secretary of the Moscow Union of Journalists.

Former military personnel can receive a civilian pension in addition to the basic one, they are also entitled to separate social benefits, including a monthly cash payment and a monthly allowance for a conscript's child, according to the website of the Pension Fund of Russia (FIU).

The house was put into operation and operational management of FSAU "Roszhilkompleks" of the Ministry of Defense of Russia

Servicemen from the Plesetsk cosmodrome and their families received new apartments, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.

Serbian film director Emir Kusturica accepted the offer of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to become the chief director of the Central Academic Theater of the Russian Army, the press secretary of the head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Rossiyana Markovskaya told reporters.

Military training of reservists in Russia is conducted annually. 2022 will not be an exception. By presidential decree, some reserve officers and soldiers will be temporarily summoned to the Armed Forces, state security agencies and the Federal Security Service.

The head of Roscosmos also asked who Shkaplerov invited to the festive table

Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin congratulated cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerv, who is on board the International Space Station, on his 50th anniversary.