John Hyten, the nominee to head US Strategic Command (STRATCOM), vowed in a congressional testimony to work with lawmakers to end the United States’ dependence on Russian-built RD-180 rocket engines. The RD-180 engines under consideration in the 2017 budget help provide a bridge to the next generation launch vehicles being developed, Hyten said. “I pledge…
Russia’s newly-designed system of approach and docking Kurs-MKP will replace the equipment of Ukrainian manufacture installed on the ISS in two years’ time, the head of radio-technical systems of mutual measurements for the search, approach and docking of spacecraft division at the Scientific Research Institute for Precision Instruments Sergey Medvedev said. “Our task for 2017…
Omani businessmen show interest in establishing cooperation with Belarusian mechanical engineering companies, Chairman of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) Vladimir Ulakhovich said. “Omani businessmen show interest in the flagship companies of our mechanical engineering industry. First economy class MAZ buses have already been shipped to this country. An agreement has also been…
Opening Iran-Khodro’s new site in Azerbaijan will turn Azerbaijan into the company’s export hub in Central Asia and the Caucasus. Iran-Khodro plans to manufacture 10,000 cars per year in Azerbaijan, which will be exported. Car imports to Azerbaijan fell after introducing the Euro-4 ecological standard over a year ago. In the first half of 2015,…
Softex-Aero Ukrainian company posted a video of the maiden flight of a new high-speed helicopter VV2 on its YouTube channel. Softex-Aero designed the helicopter’s concept in May. It is a tandem two seater. The helicopter’s power is 190 H.P. /140kW in cruise and 245 H.P. /180 kW in take off. The maximum flight speed is…
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Cuba Alexander Aleksandrov and Cuban Minister of Heavy Industries Salvador Pardo Cruz discussed the deliveries of Belarusian machine-tool equipment to Cuba, the press service of the Foreign Ministry of Belarus reported. “During the meeting, the parties discussed topical issues of cooperation between the two countries in the field…
Panasonic, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of consumer electronics, is launching TV-set production in Belarus, the company said in a press-release. Panasonic has considered several locations in other member states of the Customs Union, but has chosen Belarus as the best site in terms of quality, flexibility and production speed. Initially the company plans…