News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
There are 11 Angara missiles in production at Polet software
Among them is the first flight rocket "Angara-A5" for the Vostochny cosmodrome
More than 10 Angara launch vehicles are currently in production at Polet Software (a branch of the Khrunichev Center). This was stated by the General Director of the M. V. Khrunichev Center Alexey Brewho.
Ingenuity helicopter on Mars made its 20th flight
The helicopter covered almost 4.3 km in a year
The Ingenuity helicopter has already completed 20 flights during its year on Mars, covering a total of 4,227 meters. This was announced on Tuesday on its website by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), located in Pasadena, California.
Roscosmos doubts the extension of the ISS after 2024
The extension of the agreement on the operation of the ISS under sanctions causes skepticism, the press service of Roscosmos told Interfax on Tuesday.
In Russia, Iskanders were used in exercises
The calculations of the Iskander-M missile defense system worked out the destruction of the base of the conditional enemy in the exercises
Iskander-M operational and tactical missile systems (OTRK) were used at the exercises of the Central Military District (CVO). The OTRK calculations worked out the destruction of the target at a range of more than 300 kilometers. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Central Military District.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation takes care of improving the efficiency of high-tech medical care for the military
According to the head of the department, Sergei Shoigu, in recent years the volume of aid has more than doubled
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the Russian military department is implementing a set of measures to improve the effectiveness of high-tech medical care for military personnel, citizens discharged from military service, and their families.
NASA is considering options for using the ISS without Russia's participation
NASA experts are studying ways to keep the International Space Station in orbit without the participation of Russia. Nevertheless, the ministry does not see any immediate signs that Moscow refuses to cooperate on the project.
Roscosmos has published declassified documents of the Venus-13 and Venus-14 programs
Among them are technical reports on ground tests and preparation for spacecraft launches, reports on electrical tests, flight assignments, letters from the Director of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The Commission approved the removal of the Soyuz rocket to the Baikonur launch pad on March 2
The launch of the British OneWeb communications satellites is scheduled for March 5 at 01:41 Moscow Time
The Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle for the launch of the British OneWeb communications satellites will be taken to the launch pad of the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Wednesday. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos.
Upgraded interceptors have arrived in Kamchatka
Two MiG-31BM interceptor fighters arrived in Kamchatka after modernization
MiG-31BM interceptor fighters arrived in Kamchatka after modernization. Aircraft modernization works were carried out at the Nizhny Novgorod Aircraft Factory "Sokol". This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Pacific Fleet.
In Russia, drones were used to monitor rivers
Orlan-10 UAVs of the Central Military District have started monitoring flood-prone areas on rivers in Siberia
In Russia, Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have started monitoring Siberian rivers. Drones of the Central Military District (CVO) are used to detect ice jams in flood-prone areas in a timely manner. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the district.
Old KrAZy, "shishigi" and ZILs formed the basis of the APU fleet
The armed formations of Ukraine continue to massively use the car fleet of the unilaterally privatized property of three military districts of the Soviet Army, formations withdrawn from Eastern Europe, as well as various power structures of the USSR.
These are ZIL-131, GAZ-66, Ural-4320, Ural-375, KrAZ-255, KrAZ-260, KamAZ-4310 and UAZ-469 all-terrain vehicles.
In Russia, they told about the technical divorce of the ISS
Izvestia: the technical divorce of the national segments of the ISS can be carried out at least a year
If necessary, the technical separation of the national segments of the International Space Station (ISS) can be carried out at least in one year, the head of the Institute of Space Policy Ivan Moiseev told Izvestia.
In Russia, they worked out the destruction of a submarine with jet bombs
The ships of the Baltic Fleet worked out the destruction of the submarine of the conditional enemy in the exercises
The small anti-submarine ships (MPC) "Aleksin" and "Kabardino-Balkaria" of the Baltic Fleet as part of the exercises worked out the fight against the submarine of the conditional enemy. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the fleet.
Roscosmos will focus the resources released due to sanctions on the creation of defense systems - Rogozin
Roscosmos will focus the resources released due to the curtailment of cooperation with Europe and the United States on the creation of defense systems, said the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.
The Ministry of Finance has proposed measures to stabilize and develop the IT industry
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko gave operational instructions to the Ministry of Finance to prepare a third package of measures to support the IT industry and domestic specialists in this field. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the official's office.
A Kazan-based robot manipulator was tested at KAMAZ
According to the "Naberezhnye Chelny News", the "Eidos" robot from the Kazan manufacturer Eidos Robotics was successfully tested at the KAMAZ press-frame plant in Naberezhnye Chelny. A mechanical assistant - a manipulator robot A12 with welding equipment, a positioner for installing equipment and a specially written program - was brought to the enterprise last year.
Swiss will start flying on solar jet fuel
Swiss Airline plans to start using synthetic jet fuel created with the help of concentrated solar energy for the first time in the world. It creates exactly as much carbon dioxide as it takes to produce it. This is reported by the manufacturer of solar fuel Synhelion.
The surface hypersonic missile "Zircon" can shoot at a range of up to 1,500 km
The commander of the frigate Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov, Captain of the first rank Igor Krokhmal, reported that the appearance of a hypersonic missile is one of the secret parameters
The surface-launched hypersonic missile Zircon has a flight range of up to 1,500 km. This was reported by the commander of the frigate Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov, Captain of the first rank Igor Krokhmal in a report for the TV program "Vesti Nedelya" on the channel "Russia-1".
The flagship of the Soviet aviation burned down near Kiev
During the fighting at Gostomel airport near Kiev, the world's largest AN-225 Mriya transport aircraft was destroyed.
"The flagship of Ukrainian aviation, the legendary AN–225 Mriya, was destroyed. It happened at Antonov Airport in Gostomel near Kiev, where the plane was located," Ukroboronprom reported.
The first shipment of coronavirus proteins to the ISS is scheduled for March 18
The experiment, in which coronavirus protein crystals will be grown using a 3D bioprinter, will take place within about eight days
Coronavirus proteins, as part of an experiment to study them, will be sent to the ISS for the first time on the Soyuz MS-21 manned spacecraft on March 18. This was reported to TASS by the managing partner of 3D Bioprinting Solutions, Youssef Hesuani.
