Putin stated the importance of creating high-power laser weapons
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, November 3, stressed the importance of creating new hypersonic weapons systems, high-power lasers and new robotic military complexes for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
The role of the AN-2 in the fight against modern air defense was shown on video
Commander of the Azerbaijani Air Force Ramiz Tahirov told (and illustrated his words with video clips) about a curious tactic to neutralize enemy air defenses during the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Rospatent: Rosatom nuclear center will create a shell for catching drones with a cutting net
Scientists of the Russian Federal Nuclear Center — the All-Russian Research Institute of Technical Physics (RFNC-VNIITF, Snezhinsk, Chelyabinsk region) are creating a new munition designed to more effectively combat small-sized drones and aerial bombs, follows from a document posted on the Rospatent website.
Russian scientist warned about the US launching new weapons into space
Optical quantum generators based on gas-dynamic, electric discharge and chemical bases are ineffective and expensive to create laser weapons, and therefore scientists have changed approaches to the development of appropriate means of destruction. This was stated to the "Military-Industrial Courier" by the head of the Department of high-power lasers of the Institute of General Physics (IOF) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, full member of the Academy of Military Sciences Viktor Apollonov.
China has launched a group of Earth remote sensing satellites into orbit
This is the second group of vehicles of this series in orbit
China successfully launched a group of Yaogan-32 Earth remote sensing satellites into a given orbit on Wednesday. The launch, Xinhua news agency reports, was carried out at 15:43 Beijing time (10:43 Moscow time) using the Changzheng-2-Xi carrier rocket (CZ-2C, Long March-2C) from the Jiuquan cosmodrome in the northwestern province of Gansu.
NASA has approved the CubIXSS satellite project for solar research
NASA has approved the project of a cubesat satellite for the study of the Sun in the X-ray range. It is expected that CubIXSS will be launched in 2024 and within a year will determine the parameters of plasma in the active regions and the corona of our star, according to the website of the Southwest Research Institute.
The final launch dates of the Russian mission to the moon will be determined in the spring of 2022
The nearest date of dispatch from the point of view of ballistic requirements is May 25, said Igor Mitrofanov, Head of the Department of Nuclear Planetology at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
The final decision on the timing of the launch of the first mission to the Earth's natural satellite Luna-25 in the history of modern Russia will be made in March-April 2022. This was reported to TASS by the head of the Department of Nuclear Planetology of the Institute of Space Research (ICI) RAS Igor Mitrofanov.
The date of the first spacewalk in 2022 under the Russian program has been named
We are talking about January 19, astronauts will have to lay cables between the Berth and Nauka modules
The first spacewalk of Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov is scheduled for January 19, the cosmonauts will have to lay cables between the Berth and Nauka modules, according to the Russian Cosmos magazine (the official publication of Roscosmos).
The first manned launch of the Soyuz in 2022 is scheduled for March 18
The undocking from the Rassvet module and the landing of the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft is scheduled for March 28
The first launch of the Soyuz MS-21 manned spacecraft in 2022 is scheduled for March 18. This is reported in the magazine "Russian Cosmos" (the official publication of Roscosmos), published on Wednesday.
GICC named after G.S.Titov held the XXV Interdepartmental Conference on Space Systems and Complexes
The Main Test Space Center held the XXV Interdepartmental Scientific and Practical Conference "Space Systems and Complexes: testing, management, application" at the site of the Patriot Space Center.
Japan Air Self-Defense Forces received the first tanker transport KC-46A
To Miho Air Base (Tottori Prefecture) On October 29, the first (out of four ordered) multi-purpose tanker KC-46A produced by Boeing arrived.
Northrop Grumman showed military developments of the future
"Making the impossible possible," - under this slogan, the American company Northrop Grumman has released a new video about promising military developments. On November 2, a video was published on the company's official YouTube channel, which shows yet-to-be-announced planes and drones.
In Russia, they learned how to make ultralight blades for screws with a diameter of up to 16 meters
The manufacturing technology of ultralight carbon fiber blades was developed by the Intersectoral Engineering Center "Composites of Russia" of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University. A two-bladed screw created using this technology has a number of advantages over traditional metal screws: at times less weight, greater durability, high wear resistance and attractive appearance.
The authorities confirmed the death of the entire crew of the AN-12
The entire crew of the AN-12 crashed near Irkutsk was killed. This was announced on November 3 by the governor of the Irkutsk region Igor Kobzev, who arrived at the crash site near the village of Pivovarikha.
How to return the US fear of Russian Naval aviation
The fate of Naval Aviation of the Navy is being publicly discussed at the highest level for the first time. Why is the service of naval pilots extremely important for the defense capability of Russia, what is the state of Naval aviation today – and what needs to be done to revive it?
The US described the attack of Russian drones on American soldiers in Poland
The first use of autonomous drones for military purposes will not be accompanied by the appearance of a giant fireball in the sky and may initially look quite harmless, writes the American magazine Popular Mechanics.
Russian unmanned helicopters used in exercises
At the Russian-Serbian exercises "Slavic Shield-2021", an aerial target — a helicopter simulator (VM-V) was used. Unmanned helicopters developed by Technodinamika Holding of Rostec State Corporation simulated an air raid by a simulated enemy. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the holding.
The feature of the Russian combat drone "Termite" is named
The Russian reconnaissance and strike unmanned helicopter complex "Termit" will be equipped with software algorithms with elements of artificial intelligence. The neural network will allow the drone to engage in "free hunting".
In Russia, the development of the Termit helicopter-type drone will be completed by the end of the year
Delivery of the first samples to the troops is scheduled for 2022
Development work (R&D) on the creation of a helicopter-type reconnaissance and strike drone under the code "Termite" will be completed by the end of 2021. This was reported to RT by the head of the special design bureau of the Strela Research and Production Enterprise (NPP) (part of the Kronstadt company). Boris Trunov.
Russian military intelligence officers will receive systems for real-time combat coordination
The use of drones increases the survivability of personnel, said Major General Alexei Belousov
Starting this year, Russian military intelligence officers will begin receiving the latest communication systems for real-time coordination on the battlefield. This was announced in an interview with the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda" by the head of intelligence - Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Ground Forces for Intelligence, Major General Alexei Belousov.
