The Americans are making progress in creating anti-submarine drones. January 19, portal defensenews.com He reported that the US Navy and General Atomics successfully tested the MQ-9A Block V Reaper drone with a kit for setting up sonar buoys.

The GJ-11 Sharp Sword heavy class reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicle was photographed in flight for the first time. Previously, this UAV was demonstrated in October 2019, at a military parade in Beijing dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Among the promising equipment, it was taken through Tiananmen Square.

The US Air Force, together with its NATO partners, conducted an "all-area targeting operation" in the Black Sea region, Air Force Magazine reported, citing a statement from the United States Air Force Command in Europe and Africa. From the latter, in particular, it follows that the Western military could carry out a mission involving working out a breakthrough of the Russian air defense (air defense) in the region.

On the Russian segment of the ISS, the SLE-2 air conditioning system failed. The second-SLE-1-continues to work in normal mode.

The Falcon 9 heavy launch vehicle successfully launched a new batch of 60 mini-satellites into low-Earth orbit on Wednesday, designed to continue the deployment of the Starlink system's global Internet coverage network, developer SpaceX said.

The author turns to the most advanced military topic: are hypersonic missiles so invulnerable? After all, it is with them that Russia's hopes are connected "not with numbers, but with the ability" to defend itself against the superior forces of the NATO bloc. The author claims that hypersonic missiles are not so superior to ballistic missiles, which means that they will not provide a "balance of fear" for cheap.

Previously, the TKN-AI commander's observation device with active-pulse illumination was used. In comparison with it, the new sight has a number of advantages, for example, it allows you to more effectively conduct a circular view of the terrain.

Russian navy sailors received "coastal minesweepers". A fundamental decision was made to equip the engineering regiments of the Navy with combat robots-sappers "Uran-6". They can be used with maximum safety for the personnel to clear explosive hazards from the coast and the hinterland.

Kalashnikov assault rifles have been produced in the Balkans for half a century and are only getting better. January 19, portal thefirearmblog.com He reported that the Serbian company Zastava Arms presented a new AK-74M clone at the GunFest 2021 weapons exhibition.

In the next decade, the volume of production of thin-film solar modules in value terms will grow by about 10% per year. In gigawatts of power, the increase will be comparable to the rate shown by the rapidly developing solar power generation based on crystalline silicon.

According to "the Murmansk Bulletin" , January 18, 2021 frigate of the Northern fleet "Admiral Kasatonov" his first long voyage made a routine visit to the port city of Algeria, capital of the eponymous state in North Africa.

The Nevsky Design Bureau has started developing a floating airfield for the Arctic region. Studies of the architectural and structural appearance of floating airfields and islands are being carried out, TASS writes with reference to the materials of the Design Bureau dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the enterprise.

In Syria, the third US helicopter crashed in the air, and the Americans are inclined to believe that the reason for this is the work of Russian electronic warfare stations (EW).

Iran on the eve of Biden's inauguration decided to demonstrate military power, according to the author, thus provoking Washington to further tension between the parties. According to news agencies, during the "demonstration" military exercises, drones were seen, the design of which aroused certain suspicions.

Valery Gerasimov has been elected the new president of the Academy of Military Sciences.]

On the eve of 2021, the chief of the General staff of the Armed forces of the Russian Federation – first Deputy defense Minister army General Valery Gerasimov elected President of the Academy of military Sciences of the Russian Federation.

The Russian military for the first time reported on the conduct of network-centric exercises, during which self-propelled artillery installations (ACS) "Msta" were used, equipped with the equipment of a unified control system, RIA Novosti reports.

India plans to buy 21 MiG-29s and 12 Su-30MKI aircraft from Russia, as well as to modernize the fourth-generation fighter models already available in New Delhi with the help of Moscow, The Times of India writes.

As reported by the Ukrainian media, Motor-Sich JSC (Zaporozhye) has signed a contract for the supply of 400 more AI-322 dual-circuit turbojet engines used on Chinese L-15 (JL-10) combat training aircraft to China. The estimated cost of the contract is about $ 800 million.

The unpretentious aircraft is able to operate in the conditions of the Far North

On the eve of 2021, a new Russian passenger aircraft IL-114-300 made its first flight. Completion of tests and certification is expected in 2022, and the start of serial deliveries - from 2023. It will also be used in military transport aviation. The unpretentious IL-114 and IL-112 are able to take off from airfields with short and not very high-quality runways, which is an absolute plus of the new machines.

The American company General Atomics, together with the US Navy, tested the MQ-9A Block V Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle in an anti-submarine role. According to Defense News, during the tests, the device was used to search for an underwater target that simulates a submarine. The tests were conducted as part of the MQ-9B SeaGuardian maritime patrol drone development project.