Structure and personnel news
Defense Minister Shoigu said that DOSAAF has brought up millions of real patriots
The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu, in congratulating DOSAAF on the anniversary, noted that the defense organization has brought up millions of real patriots, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry reports.
Association of UAC, RSC "MiG" and "Sukhoi"
As reported by PJSC "United Aircraft Corporation", shareholders of the United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC "UAC" of Rostec State Corporation) approved the joining of two subsidiary aircraft companies to PJSC "UAC" - JSC "Sukhoi Company" and JSC "RSC "MiG". The majority of shareholders voted for the reorganization of the UAC in the form of joining Sukhoi and MIG during the extraordinary meeting of shareholders of the company held on January 17, 2022. The issue of reorganization was submitted to shareholders by the Board of Directors of UAC in November 2021.
Shoigu congratulated the Engineering Troops on their professional holiday
The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu, issued a festive order on the occasion of the Day of Engineering Troops, which is celebrated in Russia on January 21.
The Russian President praised the work of Rosoboronexport employees with high state awards
The most distinguished employees of Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec Group) were awarded by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation for their great contribution to the development of military-technical cooperation of the Russian Federation with foreign countries and many years of conscientious work.
The development companies of MiG and Sukhoi combat aircraft are attached to the UAC
The General Meeting of Shareholders of the United Aircraft Corporation approved the merger of the MiG and Sukhoi companies, the UAC said in a statement at the Corporate Information Disclosure Center.
Amendments to the law "On Mobilization Training and mobilization in the Russian Federation" have been adopted
The State Duma adopted in the first reading Bill 1179311-7 "On Amendments to the Federal Law "On Mobilization Training and Mobilization in the Russian Federation" (in terms of ensuring the safety of mobilization facilities).
The manufacturer and the receiver were convicted for selling military products at an inflated price
On Wednesday, January 19, the trial of the former chief of one of the military missions of the Ministry of Defense, Reserve Lieutenant Colonel Anatoly Zalivin and the former managing director of JSC "Scientific Research Institute of Electronic Devices" Amir Alyamov ended with a rather harsh sentence.
The cosmonauts of the 2018 set will begin space flights for the first time in 2023-2024
Cosmonaut recruitment was open, applications were accepted from citizens of the Russian Federation not older than 35 years old, with higher education in engineering, scientific or flight specialties with work experience
Cosmonauts of the 2018 set Konstantin Borisov, Alexander Gorbunov, Alexander Grebenkin, Alexey Zubritsky, Sergey Mikaev and Oleg Platonov can make the first flights into orbit in 2023-2024. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Thursday.
The US has begun training troops for the "color revolutions"
From January 23, the US Army will begin conducting special exercises of its special forces to practice actions during the so-called "color revolutions". We are talking about simulating the entry of special forces units into a "politically unstable" country to overthrow an "illegitimate government."
The court confirmed the recovery of 511 million rubles in favor of the Ministry of Defense for the NITKA-2 project
The Supreme Court of Russia supported the decision of the first and cassation instances, which, according to the claim of the Ministry of Defense, recovered from the Moscow design bureau "Compass" about 511 million rubles of an unprocessed advance under the contract for the implementation of experimental design work "Creation of the NITKA-2 take-off and landing systems landfill".
Reservists will be gathered in the Central Military District
At military training grounds in Tatarstan, Altai, Khakassia, Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Novosibirsk, Saratov, Sverdlovsk, Omsk, Orenburg, Ulyanovsk and Chelyabinsk regions, the Central Military District reserves will be collected. The press service of the Central Military District reported that from January 24 to January 26, military personnel from the combat army reserve of the country - BARS will work out combat training tasks there.
In the USA, they took care of reducing the number of astronauts
NASA announced the reduction of the astronaut squad to 44 people
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has taken care of reducing the number of astronauts. This is reported by Futurism with reference to the NASA report.
Future scientists took the Military Oath
In the military innovation technopolis "ERA", the recruits of scientific companies took the Military Oath.
More than 150 of the best graduates of technical universities arrived in Anapa from different cities of the country to undergo military service in the science city.
Dassault Aviation has released preliminary results for 2021
On January 6, the French company Dassault Aviation published preliminary results for 2021. As noted, 55 aircraft were delivered to customers in 2021, compared with 47 units a year earlier.
The court assigned the stamp "Top secret" to the case on the claim of the Ministry of Defense to the RCC "Progress"
The Moscow Arbitration Court has assigned the "Top Secret" stamp to the case on the claim of the Russian Ministry of Defense, demanding to recover more than 3.9 billion rubles from Samara JSC "Progress Rocket and Space Center", the manufacturer of Soyuz launch vehicles and other space technology.
Chubais predicted global changes in metallurgy
Chubais: ferrous metallurgy faces deep restructuring due to energy transition
The ferrous metallurgy is facing a deep restructuring related to the energy transition: the abandonment of coal, the restoration of iron with the help of methane and hydrogen, Anatoly Chubais, special representative of the President for relations with international organizations, said at the Gaidar Forum on Thursday.
Shoigu congratulated pipeline troops on their professional holiday
On Friday, January 14, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu congratulated the pipeline troops on their professional holiday.
He noted that the servicemen honorably perform their official duty and contribute to strengthening the country's defense potential. "The personnel of the troops have repeatedly proved their professionalism and readiness to act in the most difficult conditions," the Defense Minister stressed.
Roscosmos said that space risks are insured at the lowest rates in history
The state corporation previously reported that it was possible to save over 450 million rubles in 2019-2020 when insuring missile launches
Insurance of launches of Russian missiles is now held at minimum rates. This was announced by the First Deputy Director General of Roscosmos Maxim Ovchinnikov.
Roscosmos will be able to issue bonds if necessary to attract investment
This may be required when implementing large-scale investment projects
The highest credit rating will allow Roscosmos to issue bonds to attract investment if necessary. This was announced by the First Deputy Director General of Roscosmos Maxim Ovchinnikov.
Tokayev instructed the Security Council of Kazakhstan to accelerate work on the creation of Special Operations Forces and the reform of the national security system
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed the country's Security Council to accelerate work on the creation of Special Operations Forces and the reform of the national security system, the press service of the head of state reported.
