The Czech company RETIA has developed a compact multi-purpose radar ReGUARD
Czech company RETIA at the IDEX-2021 exhibition in Abu Dhabi demonstrated a multi-purpose three-axis radar ReGUARD, designed to detect and track ground and low-flying air targets.
Starlink satellite Internet will reach 300 Mbps and cover almost the entire planet by the end of the year
One of the key factors in the development of the Starlink project from SpaceX is a grant from the US Federal Communications Commission, which allocated $885.51 million for this. In return, Elon Musk pledged to provide Internet access to 642,925 homes and businesses in remote corners of 35 states of America. Competitors in the face of other providers challenged this decision, arguing that Starlink will not be able to provide the required minimum speed of 100 Mbit/s. Technically, so far it is, but the other day Elon Musk made a revolutionary statement.
The first hotel in low-Earth orbit may appear by 2027
Experts will begin construction of the first hotel in space in 2025. This is stated in the publication of the Daily Mail on March 1. It is specified that the hotel will be designed for 400 people.
The Spektr-RG observatory has discovered the largest supernova remnants in the Milky Way
Scientists hope to understand how this supernova was so far from the disk of our Galaxy
TASS, March 3. The Spektr-RG orbiting observatory has discovered the largest known supernova remains in the constellation Hydra, which is located far beyond the boundaries of the Milky Way disk. The article describing the study was accepted for publication by the scientific journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.
Miniature drones got the wings of a Bumble bee
Miniature drones will be little distinguishable from insects. On March 2, the press service of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) revealed a new development — a miniature flying robot with insect wings.
The British have completed ground tests of a fast electric aircraft
The British company Rolls-Royce has completed ground tests of a prototype of the high-speed electric aircraft ionBird, being developed as part of the ACCEL research program. According to Flightglobal, the company's specialists are currently preparing the aircraft for the first flight, which should take place before the end of March 2021.
US to reverse-engineer B-2 stealth bomber
The US government has planned to conclude a contract with representatives of the American industry, involving the reverse development of heat exchangers for the load of the B-2 Spirit strategic stealth bomber, writes The Drive.
UEC has put into operation robotic welding equipment at the production site in Samara
Robotic equipment for high-precision welding was put into operation at the Samara enterprise "UEC-Kuznetsov", the press service of the United Engine Corporation reported.
Military personnel of the VVO in Transbaikalia master the unmanned aircraft complex " Granat-1"
In the Trans-Baikal Territory, military personnel of the VVO control unit are learning to use the unmanned aircraft complex (BAC) "Granat-1"during practical training sessions.
With a long-range sight: enemy ships will be noticed hundreds of kilometers away
Naval aviation will be connected to the "killer" networks. The Navy will receive a unique automated control system (ACS). Thanks to the new aircraft, helicopters and drones in real time will be able not only to transmit, but also to receive the coordinates and parameters of targets from ships, submarines and ground surveillance systems.
Su-27 escorted two American bombers over the Baltic Sea
Two B-1B bombers of the US Air Force were moving on Wednesday over the Baltic Sea to the Russian border, they were escorted by a Russian Su-27, according to the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation.
US to test aircraft collision warning systems with drones
The Federal Aviation Administration of the United States until the end of 2021 will begin testing on-board collision warning systems with drones for passenger aircraft. According to Flightglobal, the systems will be tested at five international airports: Atlantic City in New Jersey, Columbus in Ohio, Huntsville in Alabama, and Seattle/Tacoma in Washington and Syracuse in New York.
Fincantieri to build two U212 NFS class submarines for Italian Navy
On February 26, the Italian company Fincantieri announced the signing of a contract with the European Organization for Cooperation in the Field of Weapons OCCAR for the construction of two new-generation submarines for the Italian Navy.
With Operation Clemenceau 21, France highlights its global interests
The French naval task force (FRMARFOR), led by the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, has been in the World's oceans for almost five months since February 21, 2021. Operation Clemenceau 21 (Clemenceau 21) is a continuation of the 2019 mission of the same name and pursues similar goals to defend France's global claims.
Patrol ship P 71 launched for Malta
On February 27, 2021, at the shipyard of the Italian shipbuilding company Cantiere Navale Vittoria SpA in Adria near Venice, the patrol ship P 71, which is being built for the armed forces of Malta, was launched. The launch ceremony was attended by the Commander of the Armed Forces of Malta, Brigadier Geoffrey Kermey.
The UAE Navy received a new support ship
As part of NAVDEX-2021, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on February 22, a ceremony was held for the adoption of the support ship (L72) Al Saadiyat (Al Saadiyat) by the UAE Navy.
The corps of amphibious ships of the project 23900 began to form in the Crimea
In Kerch, the formation of the hulls of the future universal landing ships "Ivan Rogov" and "Mitrofan Moskalenko"began. Work on domestic helicopter carriers is carried out taking into account the experience gained in the construction of ships of the Mistral type.
Russia has started building helicopter carriers
The Gulf shipyard in Kerch (Crimea) has started building helicopter carriers, TASS reports, citing a source in the Russian military-industrial complex.
Rostec has delivered the first fiber-optic complex for underwater oil production
The Shvabe holding company of the Rostec State Corporation has delivered to the customer a pilot set of equipment for a fiber-optic system for transmitting and converting optical signals (SPOS). Signal transmission equipment for controlling the subsea infrastructure of offshore oil and gas production is planned to be installed at the Russian production complex at the Yuzhno-Kirinskoye field on the shelf of Sakhalin Island.
Source: Russia has started developing a new-generation strategic missile system
According to a source in the military-industrial complex, Russian engineers have begun to create a new-generation strategic missile system, which received the symbol "Cedar". Now its development is at the very early stage.