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The next Russian ISS crew, together with a European astronaut, will integrate the ERA manipulator
Previously, it was supposed to integrate the manipulator during spacewalks on January 27 and February 2
The work on the integration of the European ERA manipulator (European Robotic Arm) into the International Space Station (ISS) will be carried out by the next Russian crew together with a European astronaut, cosmonaut Peter Dubrov, who works on the ISS, said.
Signs with the wishes of children will be sent into space on the demonstrator of the Skif satellite
Children will also be able to take part in the creation of design concepts that will be able to get on the body of the Amur methane rocket being created in the future, said Alexander Bloshenko, Executive Director of Roscosmos for Advanced Programs and Science.
In Russia, the production of MLRS is being modernized
Technodinamika Holding is modernizing the production of Grad MLRS
The production of the multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) "Grad" is being modernized. The "Special Design Bureau" and the scientific and production association (NPO) "Alloy" named after A.N. Ganichev (part of the holding "Technodinamika") will ensure the release of the system on modern equipment, taking into account new technological processes. This is reported by Rostec State Corporation.
The shooting of Russian T-72B3M tanks was shown on video
Tankers of the Southern Military District destroyed the armored vehicles of the conditional enemy during the exercises
Crews of Russian T-72B3M tanks of the 49th Army of the Southern Military District worked out the destruction of moving targets during exercises. Firing from the guns of tanks was shown on video. This is reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta with reference to the press service of the Southern Federal District.
IL-96-400M will become a flying laboratory for PD-35 engines
The wide-body long-haul passenger aircraft IL-96-400M will become a flying laboratory for testing the PD-35 engine family with thrust from 24 to 50 tons. According to TASS, the first flight of the aircraft is scheduled before the end of the year.
"Strange dust" was noticed on the Russian segment of the ISS
Russian experts drew attention to possible technical difficulties associated with the Search module of the International Space Station. Earlier, NASA hinted at the isolation of the Russian Zvezda module.
Integration of the European ERA manipulator into the ISS was postponed due to technical problems
Work on the integration of the European ERA manipulator into the ISS has been postponed due to technical problems with the manipulator, said Alexander Poleshchuk, head of the extravehicular Activity Department of the Energia Rocket and Space Corporation.
The crews of the army aviation of the Southern Military District completed a flyby of the new Ka-52 Alligator combat helicopters in the Rostov region
The flight of Ka-52 helicopters, which arrived at the end of last year, completed the formation of a squadron of Alligator reconnaissance and attack helicopters of the army aviation unit of the Southern Military District, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.
Calculations of the Iskander-M complexes will conduct combat launches at the Kapustin Yar test site
The missile compound moved to the Astrakhan region from the Krasnodar Territory
Units equipped with Iskander-M missile systems will conduct combat launches at the Kapustin Yar test site in the Astrakhan region. This was reported to journalists in the press service of the Southern Military District (SE).
More than 400 rocket scientists of the Southern Military District will conduct an exercise at a training ground in the Astrakhan region
The missile compound of the Southern Military District in the Kuban, equipped with the Iskander-M missile defense system, has been raised on a training alert and will conduct a tactical exercise with combat missile launches at the Kapustin Yar test site in the Astrakhan region, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.
Combat swimmers of the Pacific Fleet have worked out tasks on anti-sabotage defense in Kamchatka
Combat swimmers of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) worked out tasks on anti-sabotage defense in the Kamchatka Territory, the press service of the Pacific Fleet reported on Thursday.
More than 400 military personnel of the Southern Military District took part in special forces exercises to infiltrate specially protected objects
The commandos of the 49th combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District have mastered the technique of covert penetration into specially protected objects of a conditional enemy, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.
The head of Sevmash Budnichenko: the construction of the Poseidon carrier submarine is being completed
The construction of a special-purpose nuclear submarine Belgorod is at the final stage, said the General director of the Sevmash plant (Severodvinsk) Mikhail Budnichenko.
Sevmash CEO Budnichenko: Kazan submarine has become the lowest-noise submarine in the Russian Navy
The multipurpose nuclear submarine Kazan (Yasen-M, project 885-M) has become the lowest-noise submarine in the Russian Navy, the general director of the Sevmash plant (Severodvinsk) said Mikhail Budnichenko in an interview with the magazine "Plant" ("Sevmash").
The new space monitoring system will be able to track objects from 5 cm in orbits up to 2,500 km
The system will also be able to monitor objects from 10-15 cm in size at altitudes from 2.5 thousand to 45 thousand km
The new Russian Milky Way system will be able to track objects ranging in size from 5-7 cm, which are at an altitude of up to 2.5 thousand km above the Earth's surface. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the general designer of the Automated Warning System for Dangerous Situations in Near-Earth Space (ASPOS OKP) Grigory Stupak.
The Kazan submarine has become the quietest submarine of the Russian Navy
The nuclear submarine of the Northern Fleet "Kazan" - the first ship of the modernized project 885A "Ash-M" - thanks to technical innovations has become the lowest noise in its class.
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.
Near St. Petersburg, "Night Hunters" flew in difficult weather conditions
Helicopter pilots of a separate regiment of the Leningrad Army of the Air Force and Air Defense flew in difficult meteorological conditions. You can watch their flights on the video, which was presented by the press service of the Western Military District.
The construction of a special-purpose nuclear submarine "Belgorod" is at the final stage
The construction of the Belgorod special-purpose submarine, the carrier of the Poseidon marine drones, is at the final stage. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was announced by Mikhail Budnichenko, General Director of JSC PO Sevmash.
Turkey upgrades Leopard 2A4 tanks
In anticipation of Altay tanks, Turkey is upgrading its existing combat vehicles. Yesterday, January 19, the portal savunmasanayist.com He reported that the Turkish Defense Industry Administration (SSB) has approved the TIYK-LEO 2A4 program, under which more than 300 Leopard 2A4 tanks will undergo deep modernization.