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Source: preliminary design of the Marathon-IoT grouping will begin within six months
In total, the grouping will include 264 satellites
The preliminary design of the Marathon-IoT satellite constellation for the Internet of Things will start within six months. This was reported to TASS by a source in the rocket and space industry.
The frigate of the Black Sea Fleet was sent to the Mediterranean
The ship will become part of the forces of the permanent connection of the Navy and will replace the crew of the frigate "Admiral Makarov"
The frigate of the Black Sea Fleet "Admiral Essen" passes the Black Sea Straits in the direction of the Mediterranean Sea. This is stated on Saturday in the press service of the Black Sea Fleet.
The Tu-142 was aimed at the target for hitting the ship's missiles
The ship's strike group of the Northern Fleet, operating in the areas of the North-Eastern Atlantic as part of the command and staff training on the management of forces and troops of the Northern Fleet, conducted a missile strike exercise for a ship's group of a conditional enemy.
The Russian Navy was recognized as "still Soviet"
A significant part of the ship's composition of the Russian Navy (Navy), especially the ocean zone, still remains Soviet, writes Konstantin Sivkov, Deputy President of the Russian Academy of Missile and Artillery Sciences (RARAN) for information Policy, Doctor of Military Sciences, in the Military-Industrial Courier, assessing the main parade of the Navy held in St. Petersburg in July.
NASA has started a search for volunteers for a project to simulate life on Mars
NASA has announced the recruitment of volunteers to participate in an experiment to simulate life on Mars. This was announced on August 7 by the Abc13 TV channel.
Rogozin revealed the details of the incident with the engines of the Nauka module on the ISS
The engines of the Nauka module turned on after docking with the ISS at the end of July due to problems with the control system algorithms, Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Roscosmos, said on August 7.
Rogozin said that it will take another month to finalize the American Starliner ship
The launch of the spacecraft was supposed to take place a week ago, but the rocket was removed, and the ship was sent from the launch complex to the technical zone
The reusable Starliner spacecraft manufactured by Boeing is likely to be prepared for launch for another month. This was announced on Saturday by the general director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin on the air of the YouTube channel "Solovyov Live".
They want to connect the ISS to GLONASS for accurate docking of ships
The Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) is going to be connected to the navigation equipment of the domestic GLONASS satellite system to help with the docking of spacecraft. This is reported in the scientific journal of the operator of the Russian segment of the station and the manufacturer of domestic spacecraft — the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia.
The Black Sea Fleet, the Caspian Flotilla, more than 80 aircraft and helicopters will be involved in the exercises in the Southern Military District from August 9 to September 15
It will be held at 20 polygons
As part of the bilateral battalion tactical exercises of motorized rifle, tank and artillery units of the Southern Military District (SEO), specialists of all branches of the armed forces will perform combat training tasks, the press service of the SEO reported on Sunday.
A new assault modification of the Mi-8 helicopter for special forces should enter the Russian army this year-enterprise
The management of the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant expects to fulfill the plan for the start of deliveries of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation this year of a new modification of the Mi-8 helicopter-Mi-8AMTSh-VN, created for special units.
The British will say goodbye to the L85 rifles
In the coming years, the British will abandon their SA80 small arms complex and L85 submachine guns in particular. August 7, portal armyrecognition.com he said that the re-equipment could begin as early as 2025.
The salvo with all the ammunition of the strategic submarine was shown on video
30 years ago, in the Barents Sea, the strategic nuclear submarine K-407 (now Novomoskovsk) released the entire ammunition set from the underwater position-16 R-29 Sineva ballistic missiles with an interval of 14 seconds. The operation was called "Behemoth-2" and made a great impression on potential opponents of the Soviet Union (the Americans were able to launch only four missiles from the Ohio submarine in one salvo).
The Pentagon compares the new combat robots with Patton's "Army of Ghosts"
The Pentagon reported that by 2030, units of combat robots resembling the "Ghost Army" of the Second World War, commanded by General George Patton, will be formed in the American army. The "ghost Army" consisted of fake equipment and soldiers disguised as foreign troops and was intended to mislead the enemy.
Rostec denied the media information about the failure of the Be-200 aircraft taking part in extinguishing fires in Greece
The Russian Be-200 aircraft taking part in extinguishing fires in Greece landed today not because of engine damage, but in connection with the operation of the engine sensor, the press service of the Rostec state Corporation reported on Wednesday.
Russian unmanned aerial vehicle "Outpost-R" lost in Syria
"Forpost-R" is a "Russified" modification of the UAV "Forpost", a licensed copy of the Israeli UAV Searcher MkII, assembled at UZGA from kits of the Israeli company IAI since 2010. According to a source in the Ministry of Defense, in the new "Outpost" from the previous modification, only the external contours remained, and all the electronic component base, communication equipment, software and engines were replaced with Russian analogues.
The designer of the Ukrainian Antonov recognized the visibility of the F-35 by Russian radars
Ukraine is best suited to replace the aging Soviet MiG-29 and Su-27 fighters with the American F-15EX Eagle II, and not the American F-35 Lightning II, which is "seen" by Russian radar stations (radars), former president and former chief designer of the Antonov state enterprise Alexander Los said in an interview with Defense Express.
The Strategic Missile Forces will stop operating the Topol intercontinental ballistic missile in 2024
According to a TASS source, the Topol ICBM that has served its service life is being changed to the Yars ICBM with a splitting head
Strategic Missile Forces (Strategic Missile Forces) In 2024, Russia will completely stop operating the RS-12M Topol solid-fuel monoblock intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.
The naval strike group of the Pacific Fleet returned to its home base after combat service in the Pacific Ocean
The ship's strike group (KUG) from the formation of ships protecting the water area of the troops and forces in the North-east of Russia returned to its home base after performing combat service tasks in the Pacific Ocean, the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO) reported on Thursday.
Shoigu spoke about the critical situation with the supply of weapons in the spring of 2020 due to COVID-19
A lockdown in Russia in the spring of 2020 due to the coronavirus epidemic threatened to disrupt the supply of weapons and military equipment under the state defense order and for export in the amount of several trillion rubles, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said.
Shoigu said that the Ministry of Defense was involved in the creation of the Sputnik V vaccine from the first days of development
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation from the first days of the creation of the Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus infection took part in its development, said the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu, in an interview with the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper.
