Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation

As a type of troops, the Space Forces first appeared in 1992, and acquired their modern appearance after a series of reorganizations in 2015 as part of the Aerospace Forces.

Tasks

In 2023 AEROSPACE FORCES Russia , several centers and the Plesetsk cosmodrome, the northernmost in the world and the only operating cosmodrome, are subordinate. Europe

Space forces not only put the vehicles themselves into orbit, but also provide control of military and dual-use satellite systems in flight. They are also responsible for monitoring the identification of threats in outer space and warning of a missile attack.

History

2023

The first ever nuclear-powered rocket Burevestnik is ready for delivery to the troops

During a speech at the Valdai Forum in October 2023, Vladimir Putin announced the successful last test of the fundamentally new Burevestnik missile and its imminent delivery to the troops. Russia has a rocket that can fly for years.

In addition, now it can be stated that for the first time in the history of civilization, a flight on a nuclear rocket engine took place on Earth (science fiction writers of the 1950s and 1960s predicted it for starships for deep space exploration). See Petrel (rocket) for details.

The removal of S. Surovikin from the post of commander of the Aerospace Forces after the mutiny of the Wagner PMC

56-year-old Sergei Surovikin, after the mutiny of the Wagner PMC, which threatened the constitutional system of Russia, was removed from the post of commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces in August 2023, but remains in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Acting Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces after the release of Sergei Surovikin from this position was the head of the General Staff of the Aerospace Forces, Colonel-General Viktor Afzalov.

The use of planning bombs UPAB-1500B

It became known that the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation began to use heavy aircraft bombs UPAB-1500B to destroy highly protected objects of the Ukrainian army during a military special operation (SVO) in Ukraine. This was announced in March 2023 by the Telegram channel of the publication "Voenkory of the Russian Spring." Read more here.

2022

The first Russian matrix infrared homing head for airborne guided missiles has been created

At the end of December 2022, it became known that the first Russian matrix infrared homing head for aircraft guided missiles was created.

In October 2022, in the city of Akhtubinsk, the Main Directorate, together with the Main Command of the Aerospace Forces, conducted a military-technical experiment to check the basic algorithms of the first domestic matrix infrared homing head to equip short-range air-to-air guided missiles, - said Russian Deputy Defense Minister Army General Pavel Popov in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper

Raketa with homing head

According to him, according to the results of the experiment, the effectiveness of the seeker was proved and measures were planned to use the development results when modernizing existing missiles and creating promising ammunition.

We are talking about a heat-sensitive matrix for homing heads operating in the IR range. They are used not only in air-to-air missiles, but also in MANPADS, tank sights and much more. Until 2014, the Russian defense industry used mainly imported matrices. It seems that now its own has appeared, writes Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

In September 2022, Boris Obnosov, General Director of Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation (KTRV), reported that the company had tested samples of the X-MD-E homing guided short-range missile. The head of KTRV noted that the corporation has been working for several years on small-sized controlled weapons designed to arm not only drones, but also front-line aviation systems. As an example, he cited the X-MD-E homing guided short-range missile, which is in development at the technical project stage. Obnosov reported that in the very near future this development should be completed.^[1]

Launch of a launch vehicle with military satellites

On December 1, 2022, from the Plesetsk cosmodrome (Arkhangelsk region), the combat crew of the space forces of the Aerospace Forces (VKS) launched the Soyuz-2.1b medium-class launch vehicle with spacecraft in the interests of the Russian Ministry of Defense. This is stated in the Telegram channel "Roscosmos." At the same time, the purpose of the launched spacecraft, as well as their names in the state corporation, were not disclosed. Read more here.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation successfully launched a new satellite for space forces into orbit

At the end of November 2022, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation successfully launched a new satellite for the Space Aerospace Forces (VKS) of Russia into orbit . The spacecraft was launched on the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region. Read more here.

Sentence of five years in prison for a bribe

In June 2022, the Moscow Garrison Military Court sentenced to five years in prison the former head of the radio engineering forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Major General Andrei Koban. He was found guilty under Part 6 of Art. 290 of the Criminal Code (taking a bribe on an especially large scale). Read more here.

The head of the radio engineering troops of the Aerospace Forces arrested on charges of a large bribe

In mid-January 2022, it became known that the Military Garrison Court arrested the head of the radio engineering forces of the Aerospace Forces (VKS) of the Russian Federation, Major General Andrei Koban, on charges of receiving a bribe on an especially large scale (part 6 of article 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Read more here.

1987

Soviet sentry guards intercontinental ballistic missiles to be destroyed under 1987 disarmament treaty with US