In Russia, they began testing armored vehicles on the "Boomerang" wheeled platform. The K-16 armored personnel carrier and the K-17 infantry fighting vehicle have entered state tests, after which a pilot batch of new vehicles will be delivered to the troops. Mikhail Osyko, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) of the Russian Federation, said this in an interview with TASS.

The Russian armored repair and evacuation vehicle (BRAM) T-16 "Armata" is distinguished from similar products of previous generations by the presence of a manipulator that can lift up to one and a half tons, as well as the increased height and load capacity of the crane, writes Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

State tests of the latest K-16 armored personnel carrier (APC) and the K-17 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle (BMP) on the Boomerang platform have begun, Mikhail Osyko, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) of the Russian Federation, told TASS on Thursday, August 19.

The Russian Defense Ministry is conducting experimental design work to create a tracked mortar on a snow-and-mud chassis adapted for the Arctic landscape. The vehicle will be based on a two-link DT-BTR transporter, TASS reports with reference to Mikhail Osyko, a member of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation.

The Alazan-8M rocket with a caliber of 60 mm has increased efficiency compared to the earlier Alazan-6 model

Technodinamika Holding of Rostec State Corporation has successfully completed tests of the latest anti-hail missile Alazan-8M, as well as the launcher for Elbrus-A missiles. This was reported to journalists on Thursday in the press service of the enterprise.

Technodinamika Holding of Rostec State Corporation will demonstrate for the first time the combat capabilities of the latest products-the remote mining engineering system (ISDM) and the TOS – 2 heavy flamethrower system at the Army-2021 MVTF.

Technodinamika Holding of Rostec State Corporation has created an intelligent simulator that teaches the production and repair of ammunition for the Grad rocket launcher in virtual reality. The equipment has already begun to be used at the developer plant.

It includes, among other things, high-precision rockets, said Mikhail Osyko, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation

The complexes of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) "Tornado-G", "Hurricane-1M" and "Tornado-S" have been put into mass production in the Russian Federation and put into service. This was stated in an interview with TASS on the eve of the Army-2021 forum by Mikhail Osyko, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) of the Russian Federation.

Russia may be going to test a cruise missile with a nuclear power plant "Burevestnik", CNN reported on Thursday, citing experts who studied satellite images.

The American general, the head of the Northern Command of the US Armed Forces, Glen Vanherk, warned about weapons capable of hitting the United States from the territory of Russia. According to him, Moscow has a military arsenal on a par with the American one. His words are quoted by the Express edition.

The United States conducted successful tests of the NMESIS mobile coastal system using Naval Strike Missile anti-ship missiles. It is assumed that such weapons can become a strong argument against the Chinese navy.

The US may have hypersonic weapons after 2023. The general director of the corporation "Tactical Missile Weapons" KTRV Boris Obnosov called the timing of the creation of the corresponding missile to the "Military-industrial Courier".

The US Army has named its promising hypersonic missile Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), capable of hitting Moscow from London, Dark Eagle ("Dark Eagle"), according to Popular Mechanics.

Ex-deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Ivan Zayets said during the round table that Ukraine needs to build missiles for "war on foreign territory". The broadcast on August 18 was conducted by Ukrinform on its YouTube channel.

The Turkish defense company Meteksan Defense Industry Inc. has announced the development of a new ground-based laser system called NAZAR.

This is a missile defense system. It was first presented at the 15th International Defense Industry Exhibition IDEF 2021.

The American short-range laser air defense system showed "phenomenal results" in tests. August 18, portal defensenews.com He reported that Northrop Grumman dropped out of the tender, and only a prototype of the DE M-SHORAD system from Raytheon participated in its final tests.

Within the framework of the Army-2021 forum, the Almaz-Antey air Defense Concern will present samples of anti-aircraft equipment of various classes. Some cars will be shown to the general public for the first time.

The Almaz-Antey concern of East Kazakhstan Region will show for the first time at the Army-2021 forum, which will be held in Kubinka on August 22-28, the Sosna anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) on a wheeled chassis, the press service of the concern told reporters.

In China, three years ago, they began designing a solar power plant for transmitting energy to the Earth. The construction of the station was frozen for a while, but it was resumed a couple of months ago. Now the authorities plan to receive energy from 1 MW of the orbital station by 2030, and from 2049 — from 1 GW.

In 2021, the PRC should carry out at least 40 launches and set a new national record

China successfully launched the second group of Tianhui-2 scientific and experimental satellites into orbit on Thursday. This was announced by the Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.