The scientific and production enterprise "Radar mms" has developed an electric drone that is maximally adapted to use without an operator.

A self-adjusting broadband communication system capable of combining control and transmission of information from more than 20 drones has been developed at NPP Radar MMS.

Recently, Russian military-industrial companies have been demonstrating an increasing number of novelties in the field of new technologies. One of them is a special complex for transporting combat FPV drones "Admiral-Aircraft Carrier".

Kiev may receive the first batch of aircraft before the New Year

Western countries have agreed to transfer F-16 fighters to Ukraine, the Netherlands and Denmark will send the first batches of aircraft. Kiev may receive something before the New Year, but most of the deliveries will be in 2024. At the same time, Ukraine must fulfill a number of conditions concerning the training of pilots, technicians and infrastructure. Izvestia was looking into how the use of Western aviation would affect the course of hostilities.

The President of Ukraine noted that Athens has joined the declaration on long-term security guarantees to Kiev, adopted by the Group of Seven on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius

Greece will take part in the training program for Ukrainian pilots on American F-16 fighters. This was stated by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.

Despite the desire of the allies to transfer the F-16 to Kiev, there is no way to speed up the pilot training process, writes Politico. Ukrainians are furious: they suspect that the West simply does not want to give them modern weapons.

The US Air Force has announced that it has chosen the aviation startup JetZero to design and assemble a full-size demonstrator of a promising tanker aircraft with a combined body-wing (BlendedWingBody, BWB). The goal is for the aircraft, made according to the "flying wing" scheme and already received the unofficial designation XBW-1, to begin flying by 2027.

The special operation in Ukraine has shown that in a modern military conflict, it is almost impossible to gain the upper hand over the enemy without the use of a large number of unmanned aerial vehicles of various types and purposes. Realizing this, the political and military leadership of most countries frantically rushed to count the number and seek opportunities to equip their armies with combat drones.

On August 21, 2023, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the US Department of Defense sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale to Poland through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) at the request of the Polish government 96 Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian combat helicopters. This delivery is approved by the U.S. Department of State. The total cost of the proposed delivery is estimated at $12 billion, including weapons, equipment, and training and technical support packages.

The Keldysh Center has moved to the development of cellular material instead of layered, said the general director of the enterprise Vladimir Koshlakov

The Keldysh Center (a developer of the material, part of Roscosmos) will create a new design of self-healing material that will be used in Russian spacesuits. This was reported to TASS by the general director of the enterprise Vladimir Koshlakov.

American mathematicians conducted a simulation of the long-term life of the crew of an inhabited base on the Red Planet. The simulation showed that a stable functioning of the mission would require a team of 22 people, unless there were neurotics among them.

The Army 2023 forum has recently ended, where a large number of novelties in the field of weapons, military and special equipment were presented. Among them is the hypersonic aircraft GAL.

According to the magazine, by combining the capabilities of the F-16 and JASSM, the Ukrainian army will be able to double its forces

Ukraine wants to get American JASSM cruise missiles from Washington, which can help it capture Crimea. This was reported by Forbes magazine .

The Ambassador of Ukraine said that Paris handed over to Kiev the first batch of SCALP missiles

Ukrainian Ambassador to France Vadim Omelchenko confirmed the transfer of the first batch of SCALP missiles by Paris to Kiev. He told about this on August 22 to the publication "Left Bank".

On August 18, 2023, the US Department of Defense Agency for Military Cooperation (Defense Security Cooperation Agency - DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale to Australia through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) at the request of the Australian government of an additional number of HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) ground missile systems and a significant number of missiles to them are manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corporation. This delivery is approved by the U.S. Department of State. The total cost of the proposed delivery will be US$ 975 million, including missiles, and training and technical support packages.

A special military operation burned another myth in a giant bonfire. This time we are talking about the invulnerability of the American armored personnel carrier BTR Stryker.

Rheinmetall Hungary Zrt. On August 18 officially opened a new enterprise in Zalaegerseg, where the assembly of the BBM "Links" for the Hungarian Armed Forces will be carried out within the framework of the Zrinyi 2026 project.

The development is based on special personal devices

Russia has created a search engine to detect wounded soldiers on the battlefield — it is based on special beacons. The new technology works secretly from the enemy, and at the moments of shelling allows you to search for injured fighters from drones. For details on how the system created by specialists from Novosibirsk works, as well as what are the prospects for its application in the military and civilian spheres, read the Izvestia material.

Experts talked about the useful skills that computer games instill

Virtual space has long been part of the cyber war launched by the West against Russia. However, this industry carries not only risks, but also a lot of advantages, because modern military conflicts are increasingly similar to scenarios from popular games. What specific skills can gamers develop through such games, and most importantly – why should Russia develop its own gaming industry?

Within the framework of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2023", the hydroacoustic station "Mayak-2014" was presented, designed to detect small underwater targets. The system has undergone a deep modernization, as a result of which the dimensions of the station have been reduced and the accuracy of detecting underwater objects has been increased.