Helicopter-drone made another successful flight on Mars - NASA
The helicopter-drone Ingenuity ("Ingenuity"), which arrived on Mars together with the Perseverance rover ("Perseverance"), made the 13th successful autonomous flight on the Red Planet, the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory reported.
In September, SpaceX will launch a new group of Internet satellites
SpaceX plans to launch another 60 Starlink satellites into orbit at the end of September, according to the data of the specialized website Space Launch Now. The launch of the Falcon 9 heavy launch vehicle is scheduled for the first time from the US Space Force Vandenberg Air Base in California, the Izvestia TV channel reports. This will be the 31st launch of Internet satellites into orbit since May 2019.
The contract for the production of Igla-S MANPADS in India has been practically agreed - the head of the Federal Customs Service
Russia is ready to conclude a deal with India on the licensed production of Igla-S MANPADS, the contract has been practically agreed, Dmitry Shugaev, head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of the Russian Federation, told Interfax.
The FSVTS allowed the possibility of supplying S-400 air defense systems to Belarus
There are no obstacles to the supply of S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to Belarus, Dmitry Shugaev, head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC), noted on September 3.
In Ukraine, they told about new deliveries of Javelin ATGM from the United States
Ukraine expects to receive a new batch of Javelin anti-tank missile systems (ATGMs) from the United States this year. This was announced on Saturday, September 4, by the country's Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba.
Serbia may buy Spike LR2 anti-tank systems in Israel
The Serbian Armed Forces are considering the possibility of adopting the Israeli anti-tank missile system Spike LR2. This information was published by RTS ("Radio and Television of Serbia").
Rogozin announced the imminent start of flight tests of the Sarmat rocket
Flight tests of the new Russian intercontinental missile " Sarmat "will start in the near future, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said on Saturday, September 4.
Viktor Kalinin became the new director of the military division of Motovilikha Plants
The military division of Motovilikha Plants was headed by Viktor Kalinin, who previously held the position of First Deputy Director-Executive Director of CJSC Special Design Bureau (SKB).
The truck was dressed in armor and armed with a machine gun
The family of equipment based on the armored car K-4386 "Typhoon-airborne" (4X4), created in JSC "Remdiesel", continues to increase.
An unusual project to turn the T-62 tank into a BMPT was told in Algeria
What is necessary for the old Soviet tank of the early 60s T-62 to get a new life? In Algeria, they decided to massively remake these combat vehicles into a kind of BMPT.
The Czech Republic will abandon the Soviet BMP
The Czech military plans to abandon the Soviet-designed infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs). The British company BAE Systems has confirmed its application for the supply of the CV90 BMP. The new vehicles will replace the BVP-2-a licensed copy of the Soviet BMP-2. This is reported by the Army Recognition portal.
New Polish armored vehicle of the MRAP class
According to the Polish resource "MILMAG", at the 29th military-industrial exhibition MSPO-2021, which opens on September 7, 2021 in the Polish city of Kielce, the Polish company Huta Stalowa Wola SA (HSW, part of the state association Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa SA, PGZ) will present for the first time a prototype of its MRAP class armored vehicle with a 4x4 wheel formula.
The output of the Tesla electric pickup was disrupted again
Tesla will not have time to release an electric Cybertruck pickup truck until 2022. This is reported by the publication Electrek.According to a source familiar with the situation, Tesla "reluctantly" admitted that the Cybertruck electric pickup would not be able to be released on time. Now the head of the company, Elon Musk, said that the start of mass production of the pickup truck is postponed until 2023.
Apple has hired Mercedes employees to work on an electric car
Apple has accepted two former Mercedes employees as part of the development of a project to create its first electric car. This is reported by MacRumors.
Yandex will launch unmanned taxis
The company "Yandex" will launch unmanned taxis for passenger transportation in 2021. This is reported by RBC with reference to the corresponding draft government decree supplementing the law "On experimental legal regimes in the field of digital innovations".
Forbes: The Russian combat robot "Marker" has shown a new level of technology
The autonomous 100-kilometer march of the Russian Marker platform has attracted the close attention of foreign military analysts.
The vehicle, created as a means of supporting infantry and reconnaissance of the terrain, covered 40 kilometers off-road and 60 kilometers on dirt roads in 5 hours and 41 minutes. The neural network independently built a three-dimensional map of the area and chose a route.
Russia will test combat robots in real conditions
For the first time, the Russian Defense Ministry will test combat robots of the Uran-9 family in real conditions. The robots will guard special objects and fight with the drones of a conditional enemy at the Zapad-2021 exercises. This is reported by Izvestia, citing a source in the Russian Defense Ministry.
VKS crews will be armed with PPK-20 submachine guns
The compact automatic PPK-20 is included in the wearable emergency reserve (NAZ) of the crews of the Russian Aerospace Forces. It will be used by front-line aviation pilots, a source in the aircraft industry told RIA Novosti.
Kalashnikov said that the AK-12 adapts to the anthropometry of any serviceman
The AK-12 submachine gun was developed as a new standard model of small arms of the Russian army
The latest 5.45-millimeter AK-12 assault rifle, supplied to the Armed Forces of Russia, adapts to the anthropometric data of each serviceman. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the Kalashnikov Group of Companies (GC).
The manufacturer revealed the features of the AK-12
The manufacturer of the new Russian AK-12 assault rifle, which is supplied to the military, has revealed the features of the AK-12. The ergonomic automatic can be adapted to the anthropometric parameters of each serviceman. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Kalashnikov Group of Companies (GC).























