News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Rogozin said that there are no threats to the safety of the crew on the ISS
The CEO of Roscosmos noted that he held a meeting with the NASA delegation, and later spoke with the head of the department Bill Nelson
Nothing threatens the safety of the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) and its work. This was reported to TASS by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
The head of ESA recalled the risk that space debris carries for satellites in orbit
Josef Aschbacher also noted that the formation of debris creates risks for astronauts of the European Space Agency
The head of the European Space Agency (ESA), Josef Aschbacher, noted that space debris poses a danger to all satellites in orbit. Ashbacher's statement was published on Wednesday evening on the ESA website.
Roscosmos postponed the launch of the Proton-M rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome
Roscosmos postponed the launch of the Proton-M heavy launch vehicle with the Express-AMU3 and Express-AMU7 telecommunications satellites from December 6 to 12. This was reported to TASS by the Director General of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.
The first stage of the Electron rocket after launch successfully landed in the Pacific Ocean
The first stage of the Electron rocket, launched on Thursday from New Zealand into orbit with two Earth remote sensing satellites of the American geospatial intelligence company BlackSky, successfully landed in the Pacific Ocean with the help of a parachute system, the Rocket Lab carrier development company reported.
The latest command and control system has been adopted by the Vistula Motorized Rifle Division of the ZVO
The Vistula Motorized Rifle Division of the Combined Arms Army of the Western Military District in the Voronezh and Belgorod Regions adopted the ESUTZ tactical link control system.
The Australian Navy has adopted the second supply transport of the "Seplay" class
The Command of the Australian Navy has adopted the second AOR (auxiliary oiler and replacement ship) of the Supply class, (A304) "Stalworth", built by Navantia.
British F-35 fighter jet went to the seabed
The British carrier-based aviation has lost one of the recently acquired F-35B fighters. Yesterday, November 17, the BBC news agency reported that the plane crashed into the sea immediately after takeoff from the deck of the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth.
The Ministry of Defense received a batch of the latest anti-aircraft guided missiles "Strela-9M333"
The Russian military department has received from the Kalashnikov Group of companies a batch of the latest anti-aircraft guided missiles (SAM) Strela-9M333, capable of effectively destroying cruise missiles and combat drones, the company's press service told reporters on Wednesday.
Our scouts in Tajikistan used new submachine guns for the first time in the exercise
During the exercises of the CSTO special forces, which are taking place in Tajikistan, the scouts of the Russian 201st military base for the first time used modern AK-12 submachine guns to solve tactical tasks.
The Russian army will drive a "buggy"
The development of military buggies was considered at a meeting of the Military Technical Committee under the Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS member states. This is reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.
The baptism ceremony of the second tanker tanker of the class (T-AO-205) "John Lewis" took place at the NASSCO shipyard
The command of the US Navy announced the baptism ceremony of the next-generation tanker (T-AO-206) Harvey Milk of the John Lewis class in San Diego (California).
Source: deckhands of the Northern Fleet on the MiG-29 began a flight from the Crimea to the north of Russia
According to the agency interlocutor, up to 10 MiG-29K/KUB 100 OKIAP aircraft were used during training at the NITKA complex
The hundredth separate naval fighter aviation regiment (OKIAP) of the naval aviation of the Northern Fleet (SF) has completed training on an aircraft carrier analogue - the ground test training complex (aviation) NITKA in Saki and on Thursday began flying to a permanent-based airfield. This was reported to TASS by a source.
Taiwan builds its first submarine
Taiwan will soon have the first submarine of its own design. November 17, portal navalpost.com He reported that a closed ceremony of laying the keel of a new submarine was held at the CSBC Shipbuilding Corporation shipyard in Kaohsiung.
The dates of the beginning of the design of the Russian orbital station are named
In 2022, the preliminary design of the Russian orbital station will begin. Alexander Bloshenko, Executive Director of the Roscosmos State Corporation for Advanced Programs and Science, called the start date of the work. This is reported by Interfax.
An F-16 interceptor fighter crashed in Greece
An American-made F-16 interceptor fighter crashed during takeoff from Andravida Air Base, where the 117th Aviation Wing of the Greek Air Force is based. The incident occurred in the north-west of the Peloponnese peninsula.
In Russia, the elements of the sunken F-35 that are of particular interest were named
For the Russian side, a special interest among the elements in the wreckage of the fifth-generation British fighter with a short takeoff and vertical landing of the F-35B Lightning II in the Mediterranean Sea may be the recognition unit of the "friend-foe" system and weapons control equipment, military expert Dmitry Boltenkov told Izvestia.
Russia took the 10th place in the ranking of countries with supercomputers
Top500.org published on Monday a list of the 500 most productive supercomputers in the world; in the ranking of countries with supercomputers, Russia ranked 10th in terms of a combination of factors that take into account the number and power of machines.
UAE special services suspended electric motorcycles from the Black Hawk helicopter
The UAE Special Operations Command at the Dubai Air Show showed a Black Hawk helicopter with electric motorcycles suspended on it. According to Electrek, now the special services are testing how good this transport combination is in intelligence missions.
Experts from different countries discuss the prospects of manned cosmonautics in the CPC
Representatives of enterprises from Russia, USA, Croatia, India, Mexico participate in the international scientific and practical conference "Manned Space Flights"
The problems and prospects of manned space exploration are being discussed at the international scientific and practical conference "Manned Space Flights", which opened on Wednesday in Zvezdny Gorodok, by representatives of enterprises from Russia, the USA, Croatia, India, Mexico and other countries. This is stated in the message of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.
The head of NASA expressed concern about the safety of the ISS crew
The head of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Bill Nelson, expressed concern about the safety of the crew of the International Space Station (ISS). Nelson said this on Tuesday, November 16.
