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The rocket is already on the launch pad, specialists have started work on its preparation for launch

The Wenchang cosmodrome in the northeast of the Chinese province of Hainan in late February - early March is preparing for the launch of a new generation carrier rocket CZ-8 ("Changzheng-8"). This was reported on Friday by China Central Television.

Romania officially announced the decommissioning of obsolete MiG-21 fighters. January 20, portal scramble.nl He announced that by 2024 the remaining Migs will be replaced by American F-16s.

The cosmonaut noted that he conducted a test fitting of the spacesuit before the flight

Cosmonaut Sergei Korsakov, who is due to go to the ISS with colleagues Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev on March 18, said that he considers the Russian Falcon spacesuit more reliable than the spacesuit of the American company SpaceX.

In the Stavropol Territory, during exercises at the Nikolo-Alexandrovsky training ground, tankers of the 49th Army of the Southern Military District destroyed moving armored vehicles as targets. The uniqueness of the shooting was also in the fact that they were carried out at a long distance: the targets - a column of armored vehicles, which were fired at by tanks - were at a distance of up to three kilometers, the press service of the Southern Military District reported.

The flight speed of the new technology has increased to 280 km/h

Two Mi-8AMTSh-VN helicopters of the latest modification for special purpose units will receive a separate helicopter regiment stationed in the Smolensk region. This was reported to journalists on Friday in the Western Military District (ZVO).

The first samples of Su-30SM2 fighters were transferred to the Russian Navy. On January 20, the TASS news agency reported that, as part of a single day of military acceptance, Rostec State Corporation handed over samples of modernized aircraft to the armed forces.

Within the framework of the visiting meeting of the State Duma Committee on Defense, deputies together with experts discussed the creation, functioning and development of Patriot military-patriotic parks of culture and recreation in all military districts and in the Northern Fleet. The meeting was held in the Moscow region on the site of the Congress and Exhibition Center. It was attended by the directors of all Patriot parks and representatives of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

CEO Rogozin: Roscosmos will launch at least two Angara light missiles in 2022

Roscosmos will launch at least two Angara light missiles in 2022, said Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of the state corporation. The manager's statement is transmitted by TASS.

A picture of a British F-35B fighter jet, which was lifted from the bottom of the sea, has been published

The first pictures of the British fifth-generation carrier-based fighter F-35B Lightning II, which was raised from the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, appeared on the web. In November, the plane crashed from the deck of the aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth. The ChDambiev channel in Telegram drew attention to the picture.

Pilots from the Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Southern Military District, stationed at the Krymsk airfield in the Krasnodar Territory, practiced aerial duels and performed aerobatics during the exercises.

The French army began to arm itself with new reconnaissance vehicles. January 21, portal opex360.com He reported that the first 20 units of the Jaguar EBRC 6×6 were delivered to the troops.

The Drive: The Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber has no analogues in the world

The Russian multifunctional supersonic fighter-bomber Su-34 has no analogues in the world, being "one of the most intriguing combat aircraft in the world with a unique appearance." The "crazy quirks" of the Russian fighter-bomber were revealed in the American edition of The Drive.

Deputy General Director of the enterprise Roman Khokhlov also reported that the Khrunichev Center for the first time in a long time completed the year without debt obligations on rocket technology

The tank hulls for the first Angara-A5, which will be launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome, have already been assembled. This was announced by Roman Khokhlov, Deputy General Director of the Khrunichev Center for Production.

The training of the counteraction groups to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the conditional enemy took place in the tank army stationed in the Nizhny Novgorod region, the Western Military District (ZVO) reported on Saturday.

The crew, whose members have not been trained to work in the American segment, will not be able to be sent to the ISS, the press service of Roscosmos reported.

The Russian multifunctional supersonic fighter-bomber Su-34 has no analogues in the world, being "one of the most intriguing combat aircraft in the world with a unique appearance."

The Khrunichev Center has fulfilled all production plans for the year for the first time in modern history, said Roman Khokhlov, deputy director of the center.

The last Bulgarian submarine has been serving as a museum exhibit since 2011, but the Bulgarian Defense Ministry intends to revive the submarine fleet. January 21, portal euractiv.com He reported that the Bulgarian Defense Minister announced plans to purchase submarines.

The US Department of Defense launched the GSSAP-5 and GSSAP-6 inspection satellites on an Atlas V rocket

The US Department of Defense launched a pair of Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) spacecraft into geosynchronous near-Earth orbit from the Cape Canaveral cosmodrome in Florida on an Atlas V rocket, capable of maneuvering in space and tracking the status of other satellites, writes The Drive.

MIC: the American submarine Connecticut could have received critical damage

The Connecticut nuclear submarine of the Seawolf project, which collided with a seamount in the South China Sea, could have received critical damage that did not allow for its restoration, writes the Military-Industrial Courier (MIC).