Structure and personnel news

It is planned to create a motorized rifle regiment and a tank battalion

The formation of two new divisions will be completed this year in the south of Russia. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday in the press service of the Southern Military District (SE) with reference to Commander Alexander Dvornikov.

The need to create a special organization to prepare a person for space flight arose after the selection of cosmonaut candidates began in October 1959

The Cosmonaut Training Center (CPC) named after Yu.A. Gagarin (part of Roscosmos) celebrates the 62nd anniversary of its foundation. This is stated in the message of the CPC, distributed on Tuesday.

After the tragic events in the country, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed a number of measures to reform law enforcement agencies.

A court in Denmark has decided to detain the head of the kingdom's military intelligence, Lars Findsen, after the agency was accused of violating personal data laws, as well as hiding information, TV2 reported on Monday.

A new engineer-sapper regiment, which structurally became part of the combined arms army of the Eastern Military District, was formed in the Republic of Buryatia, the VVO reports.

More than 10 newly formed crews of warships and boats were trained by the Joint Naval Training Center in St. Petersburg.

FAR EAST - A new tank unit has been formed in the Marine corps unit of the coastal forces of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet), stationed in Primorsky Krai, the press service of the Eastern Military District reported on Monday.

The Peter the Great RVSN Academy was the first among Russian universities to train specialists in military and special purpose robotics.

Eight people will accompany the billionaire in this mission

Japanese billionaire entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa, who is going to fly to the Moon in 2023 as a space tourist of the American company SpaceX, will soon complete the selection of eight people who will accompany him on this mission.

The commander of the Airborne Troops of Russia, Andrei Serdyukov, will lead the contingent of CSTO peacekeepers in Kazakhstan, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin is still suffering from COVID-19 coronavirus in mild form, according to doctors' recommendations, he will spend five more days in self-isolation, US Defense Department spokesman John Kirby said on Tuesday.

In the modern armed forces, gender differences are finally erased. January 4, portal military.com He reported that the American aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln went on combat deployment under the control of a female commander.

A broad discussion on universal conscription is planned in Lithuania, Vice-Minister of Defense of the Republic Gilvinas Tomkus said.

More than one thousand servicemen of the special forces units of the mountain motorized rifle brigade and the mountain battalion of the 201st military base stationed in Tajikistan underwent mountain training in 2021, the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) reported.

In 2022, an anti-aircraft missile regiment will be formed in Khakassia, equipped with Pantsir-S missile and cannon complexes. Its personnel will be on combat duty for the air defense of the region. This was reported in the press service of the Central Military District.

Boris Obnosov told the head of state about the activities and main successes of KTRV

The Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) has managed to preserve the basic enterprises and develop them over two decades of existence, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the company's CEO Boris Obnosov.

The state of the head of Tesla (SPB: TSLA) Inc. Elon Musk increased by $33.8 billion on Monday, after the company published data on record deliveries of electric vehicles in 2021.

The 102nd Russian military base stationed in Armenia will be fully staffed by contract servicemen in 2021, the press service of the Southern Military District (SE) reported.

A grouping of unmanned aerial vehicles will be engaged in monitoring the situation

The Central Military District (CVO) has prepared over 110 consolidated detachments in 29 garrisons to eliminate possible emergencies and incidents in 2022. This was announced by the commander of the Central Military District, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin.

The Military Innovation Technopolis "ERA" hosted an IT forum, which launched the "New Year Hackathon" - a forum for IT specialists, during which participants solve case problems, the Russian Defense Ministry said.