After an all-electric van designed for intercity transportation was introduced last year, Volta Trucks has started testing a 16-ton platform truck. Now the prototype is undergoing sea trials in the UK.

Industrial production of combat robotic complexes has been launched, the head of the Ministry of Defense noted

The military will use combat robotic complexes in the strategic exercises "West-2021" in September, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told reporters at the international forum "Army-2021".

The situation with the pandemic in Venezuela is still not easy, so it is extremely difficult to guarantee full protection from coronavirus to specialists in the current conditions, Vladimir Lepin, CEO of the Kalashnikov concern, told Interfax.

The new Kalashnikov assault rifle will be able to shoot cartridges of three calibers. Yesterday, on August 25, the press service of the concern published a promo video of a carbine model with replaceable barrels.

Kalashnikov can launch licensed production of automatic weapons in Saudi Arabia in a few months after the signing of the contract, the general director of the concern Vladimir Lepin told Interfax.

The concern expects high demand from foreign customers for the new AK-19 automatic rifle

"Kalashnikov" expects high demand from foreign customers for the new AK-19 automatic rifle with a NATO cartridge (5.56x45 mm) and is ready to establish its production abroad,the general director of the concern Vladimir Lepin told Interfax.

The US sanctions imposed against Kalashnikov are aimed at giving the Americans an advantage in the small arms market, Vladimir Lepin, CEO of the concern, told Interfax.

Alexander Kochkin, Executive Director of JSC "NPK "Techmash", said that the Ministry of Defense will be able to purchase the complex only after the release of administrative documents on its adoption into service.

A round table on the topic was held within the framework of the MVTF "Army-2021" : "Current trends in the development of means and methods of specific indication in the interests of biological protection of troops and the population of the Russian Federation".

Technodinamika Holding of Rostec State Corporation is testing a new parachute system for landing divers in full equipment on the water surface.

At the Army-2021 forum, a round table was held on the problems of developing special software and algorithmic support for the functioning of location, identification and radio control systems.

Artificial intelligence will solve problems related to target recognition and navigation

JSC "Kronstadt" is working on creating a system using neural networks that will be resistant to hacking. This was announced to TASS by the general director of Kronstadt JSC Sergey Bogatikov at the Army-2021 forum.

On the pages of our website, we often talked about various variants of neurocomputer interfaces( brain-computer interface, BCI), which act as a link between a computer and the human brain. 

Engines from 2.5 MW to 25 MW can be used for desalination stations, said Mikhail Remizov, Deputy General Director of the corporation

The United Engine Corporation (UEC, part of the Rostec state Corporation) is working on the option of creating stationary stations using gas turbine technology for desalination of water in the Crimea. This was announced to TASS during the Army-2021 forum by Mikhail Remizov, Deputy General Director of the UEC.

The construction of the Temp airfield on the Novosibirsk Islands archipelago is being completed

The Russian military department is developing a military infrastructure in the Arctic that allows the troops stationed in this region to function effectively, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

In 2025, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia plans to complete the construction of all rescue centers along the entire Arctic coast. This figure was indicated by the first Deputy Minister Alexander Chupriyan.

An electromagnetic catapult for launching carrier-based fighters will be created in Russia, but simultaneously with the construction of an aircraft carrier, Alexey Rakhmanov, General Director of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), told RIA Novosti at the Army-2021 forum.

The main forces of the Caspian Flotilla (Cfl) have been relocated to the territory of Dagestan, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov said.

The Russian Northern Fleet continues to be equipped with new types of weapons. The combat potential of its general-purpose forces has significantly increased due to the arrival of the lead submarine of the improved Yasen-M project. In addition, this year it is planned to supply another 238 units of modern weapons to the Northern Fleet. This was announced yesterday at the board of the Russian Defense Ministry by the head of the department, Sergei Shoigu.

The Russian Defense Ministry is increasingly informing the public about the long-distance voyages of Russian ships, while modern Russian industry mainly produces small and auxiliary ships, the Defence24 portal notes in a publication devoted to the problems of building the country's Navy.