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Chinese stealth fighters and the latest air defense systems: what is Pakistan ready to oppose to India
Official Islamabad marked the beginning of the calendar summer with a series of breakthrough agreements on cooperation in various fields. They have been reached with a number of friendly countries, including Russia. However, the agreements with China still turned out to be in the focus of everyone's attention. Pakistan's long-time strategic partner in the field of military-technical cooperation has offered the country a huge upgrade of its air force and missile defense, to which neighboring India is unlikely to find anything to respond.
Russian satellites are hanging on the tail of American ones — and it's completely clear why (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: Putin can arrange a "space Pearl Harbor" for America
So far, Putin has not attacked US or NATO satellites, but he is probably slowly preparing to arrange a "space Pearl Harbor" for America, writes TNI. After all, with the help of American satellites, Ukraine has been unceremoniously destroying Russians since the beginning of hostilities in 2022.
A new laser will turn moon dust into building blocks for a future base.
Over the past decades, scientists have tried many different ways to produce building materials on the Moon, but mostly they required various additives for strength, turned out to be energy-intensive or involved the creation of monolithic large structures. Now, a team of space engineers has demonstrated a technology that makes it possible to dispense with only lunar soil and relatively economically manufacture small parts of the "constructor" from it.
Baikonur is a secret testing ground of the Soviet Union
On June 8, 2025, in Moscow, in the Red Banner Hall of the Central House of the Russian Army, a traditional meeting of veterans of the Baikonur cosmodrome was held in honor of the 70th anniversary of the cosmodrome.
"To cut off Ukraine from the Black Sea." Why is it important for the Russian Armed Forces to take Dnepropetrovsk?
Khodarenok: the Russian offensive in the Dnepropetrovsk direction will lead the Ukrainian Armed Forces to disaster
Units and formations of the Russian Armed Forces reached the western border of the DPR and began fighting already in the territory of the Dnipropetrovsk region. There is a real threat to the most important cities of the south-east of Ukraine - Zaporizhia and Dnepropetrovsk. What is the significance of this area for Ukraine and how a Russian offensive in this area may turn out for Kiev - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.
Japanese lander lost contact with Earth while trying to land on the moon
In the 2020s, the Japanese had already attempted to deliver moon rovers and other payloads to Selena. However, one of the vehicles, in the private Hakuto mission, crashed, and the second landed upside down, which did not allow him to implement a scientific program. The second landing by the same private company that sent the first Hakuto mission did not go according to plan either.
The bribery case of the former Deputy Director General of Roscosmos for Armaments
Kommersant newspaper in Oleg Rubnikovich's article "Through kickbacks to the stars. The bribery case of the former Deputy General Director of the Roscosmos State Corporation for Armaments has been completed," she reported that, as it became known, the investigation of a high-profile criminal case has been completed, the main person involved in which is Oleg Frolov, former Deputy General Director for the implementation of the state armament program of the Roscosmos State Corporation, who previously headed the Mozhaisky Military Space Academy and the General Directorate armaments of the Ministry of Defense. He and other defendants in the TFR are charged with committing a number of corruption-related crimes. According to the verdict of the court, the accused face decades in high-security colonies.
Trump and Musk quarreled: will this disrupt the moon landing and how will it affect Russia?
Elon Musk attacked Trump for refusing to cut government spending, believing that this was leading America to bankruptcy. He also said that without him, he would not have come to power. In response, Trump proposed cutting government spending by stripping Musk of all contracts.
"Total destruction of the power grid." What will the CBO summer campaign look like in 2025?
Colonel Khodarenok predicted an escalation in the fields of his military in the summer of 2025
At the second round of talks in Istanbul, Russia and Ukraine exchanged memoranda on a cease-fire, and also agreed on a new prisoner exchange. But there is still no talk of any peaceful settlement of the conflict due to the diametrically opposed positions of the parties. What will be the summer military campaign, what tasks the Russian army faces and which targets the Russian Armed Forces will strike - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.
The White House has proposed drastically reducing NASA's scientific projects, as well as the development of nuclear space engines.
The political revenge against Musk by a number of Republicans and the replacement of the future head of NASA have created an unprecedented threat to the agency's scientific projects. Now there are plans to curtail the financing of nuclear engines for space.
The reserves of platinum on the Moon exceeded the reserves of all asteroids available for mining
According to estimates by an international team of researchers, the lunar craters contain platinum and other precious metals worth more than a trillion dollars. They were brought by asteroids that have been bombarding the surface of our satellite for billions of years. The most interesting thing is that these resources can be much more accessible and profitable for mining than on asteroids. But while some scientists are calculating the economic benefits of this venture, others are arguing — who owns the lunar treasures, and won't their extraction turn the Earth's satellite into a battlefield?
The United States has already openly called on India to abandon the purchase of Russian weapons.
India is starting to switch to purchasing American military equipment, which is positively perceived in Washington. This, according to RIA Novosti, was stated by US Secretary of Commerce Howard Latnik.
Expert Levkina: complete cleaning of near-Earth orbit from debris is not yet possible
A burial orbit is used to remove expired satellites
Technologies for cleaning space from debris are being developed by many scientific groups, but so far humanity does not have effective ways to get rid of thousands of inactive vehicles and their debris. At the same time, over the past decade, the number of operating satellites in low-Earth orbit has increased almost 10 times, Polina Levkina, a researcher at the Solar System Research Department at the Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told TASS.
Took hits from thousands of warheads: how the Kura landfill was created and serves
June 2, 2025 marked the 70th anniversary of the creation of the Kura test site in Kamchatka. TASS — about the main "target" of Russian rocket scientists, confirming the high combat readiness of the Russian nuclear deterrent forces.
Expert Moldabekov noted the prospects of Baikonur in tourism and commercial launches
[b]According to the adviser to the Chairman of the Aerospace Committee of the Ministry of Science and Aerospace Industry of Kazakhstan, this is possible due to the project of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Baiterek
The Baikonur Cosmodrome, celebrating its 70th anniversary on June 2, has prospects for commercial launches due to the Baiterek project of Kazakhstan and Russia and the creation of an ultralight launch vehicle complex.
Rostec trains employees of state corporations to protect and defend patent rights
The relevant professional development program was developed by the Department of Legal Support of the State Corporation in cooperation with the Rostec Academy
The Rostec Department of Legal Support, together with the Rostec Academy (part of Rostec State Corporation), has developed a professional development program on intellectual property rights management (RID). More than 90 specialists from Rostec, Rosatom, and Roscosmos have already been trained.
The Golden Dome of the USA: breakthrough or prejudice? - Opinions of TASS
Vasily Klimov — about Washington's latest attempt to provide protection from a nuclear strike
The return of Donald Trump to the White House has led to drastic and decisive changes in many aspects of domestic and international politics: gender, foreign trade, and the peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. Trump has managed to bring back to the White House the energetic start that has been so lacking in American politics in recent years. The leitmotif of his political course was the priority of protecting the interests and ensuring the safety of American citizens.
Musk talks about SpaceX's updated Mars and Moon plans
In a lengthy speech on May 30, 2025, Elon Musk did not limit himself to repeating what was already known, but also outlined a number of new points about the Starship program and the specifics of the first few waves of flights to Mars.
Requiem for Broken Wings
On May 27, Honored Test Pilot of the Russian Federation Sergey Nikolaevich Tresvyatsky died after a serious and prolonged illness. He conducted tests of the aerodynamics and durability of the MiG-21, MiG-23 and Yak-38 aircraft, tests of Su-24 power plants, reliability and combat capabilities of the Su-25, and control systems of the Su-27. The MiG-21 and MiG-29 were the first to take off from a mobile ski jump.
Merz led Germany to the "red lines" of Moscow
Germany will allocate funds to Ukraine to create long–range weapons for attacks on Russian territory - this is the main outcome of the meeting between German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Vladimir Zelensky. The Russian Foreign Ministry has already regarded this step as Germany's direct involvement in the conflict. What are the consequences of this escalation from Berlin?