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Source: The last Glonass-M satellite will be ready for launch in March 2022
There are currently 25 satellites in the grouping, of which 22 are used for their intended purpose
The last Glonass-M navigation satellite has been removed from storage and will be ready for launch in March next year. This was reported to TASS by a source in the rocket and space industry.
In the USA, Russian tanks were not among the three most powerful in the world
19FortyFive named M1 Abrams, K2 Black Panther and Leopard 2 tanks the most powerful in the world
The list of the three most powerful tanks in the world, published by the American publication 19FortyFive, did not include Russian ones.
It became known which tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and self-propelled guns in 2021 received the troops of the ZVO
In the outgoing year, units and formations of the Western Military District received 1,400 units of modern weapons and military equipment. This is reported by the press service of the ZVO.
The Ministry of Defense has taken on the supply of the latest machines "Covenant-D" for the airborne forces, the source said
The Russian Defense Ministry has taken on the supply of the latest Zavet-D artillery fire control vehicles for Airborne troops, an informed source told RIA Novosti.
The Northern Fleet in 2022 will help the Russian Geographical Society to explore the Arctic
A number of projects are linked to combat training
Identification of underwater objects found at the bottom of the Barents and Kara Seas will be one of the main tasks of joint work with the Russian Geographical Society (RGS) in the Arctic region next year, the Northern Fleet (SF) said.
Russian military conducted 300 antiterrorism exercises at a base in Tajikistan in a year - district headquarters
The personnel of the Russian military base (RVB) stationed on the territory of Tajikistan in 2021 conducted more than 300 anti-terrorist exercises on the territory of the republic, the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Thursday.
The Strategic Missile Forces will conduct more than 200 exercises next year
The Strategic Missile Forces (Strategic Missile Forces) will conduct over two hundred exercises of various levels next year.
China carried out 55 space launches in 2021 and set a national record
The Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation reported that according to this indicator, the country came out on top in the world, surpassing the United States
China has set a national record for launching launch vehicles, increasing their number in 2021 by 40% compared to 2020, up to 55 times. This was announced on Thursday by the Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
Musk talked about a place for a billion Earth satellites
The head of SpaceX Musk in response to the criticism of ESA: we are not interfering with anyone and are not going to do it
The head of the American company SpaceX, Elon Musk, in an interview with the Financial Times, commented on the criticism of the Starlink satellites by the Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), Josef Aschbacher, reports TASS.
More than 50 units of rocket and artillery weapons were received by the Central Military District troops in 2021
More than 50 units of rocket and artillery weapons were delivered in 2021 to formations and military units stationed on the territory of the Central Military District (CVO).
In the USA, Russia's panic was noticed because of the American F-35
19FortyFive: F-35 fighters arrived in Europe from the USA against the background of the situation with Ukraine
Russia is in a panic because of the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters that arrived in Europe from the United States against the background of the situation with Ukraine, 19FortyFive notes.
The US has named its biggest advantage in a war with Russia or China
19FortyFive: The US has a clear advantage over China and Russia thanks to its alliances
The American publication 19FortyFive named the biggest advantage of the United States in a war with Russia or China.
A Japanese billionaire who visited the ISS will make a film about a world without money
Yusaku Maezawa also said that in 2023 he will fly to the moon
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, in an interview with TASS, which he gave while on the ISS, said that he plans to make a film about a world without money after the flight to the moon.
Theft of equipment for armored vehicles revealed in Ukraine
The facts of large-scale theft of spare parts and components for armored vehicles were revealed in one of the military units of the Khmelnitsky region. The damage caused is estimated at UAH 1 million (about 2.7 million rubles).
PSZ "Yantar" opened the completion embankment after reconstruction
The opening of the renovated completion embankment No. 6 took place at the Yantar PSZ (part of USC JSC). The reconstruction was carried out as part of the modernization program of the enterprise.
Combat swimmers inspected the main base of the Baltic Fleet
A survey of the Military Harbor area was conducted in Baltiysk.
On the eve of the New Year holidays, the military personnel of the anti-sabotage forces and means detachment of the Baltic Naval Base inspected the permanent deployment points of the BF ships.
The new Russian orbital station should be in a high-latitude orbit - Roscosmos
The new Russian orbital service station (ROSS) should be in a high-latitude orbit with an inclination of 97-98 degrees, Roscosmos said.
"Flying coffins": the most unsuccessful fighters of the Cold War
The American fighter-interceptor F-104 Starfighter has been named the undisputed leader of the rating of the most emergency aircraft of the Cold War. The list of "flying coffins" also includes the Bulgarian MiG-19, the American F-4 Phantom II, the British Lightning F.6 and the Hungarian MiG-21F.
Construction of the fifth ASW-SWC anti-submarine ship for the Indian Navy has begun at the GRSE shipyard
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. (GRSE) announced the keel laying ceremony of a new anti-submarine ship for shallow water fairway (ASW-SWC) intended for the Indian Navy, which took place on December 21 at the enterprise in Calcutta.
The only fireworks museum in Russia was replenished with 10 samples of equipment in 2021
The 2C4 "Tulip" mortar, the 2C7 self-propelled gun of the self-propelled gun "Peony" and other samples of military equipment appeared in the museum
More than 10 samples of military equipment were delivered in 2021 to the only Russian Museum of Fireworks and Fireworks in Vatutinki. This was reported to journalists on Thursday in the press service of the Western Military District.
