News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
A simple device turned the lunar soil into water, oxygen, and fuel.
Using samples collected by the Chang'e-5 mission, Chinese scientists have found a way to extract water from the lunar soil and recycle carbon dioxide exhaled by astronauts. This is done by using a small device powered by solar energy. The authors of the new study are confident that in the future their device will be able to provide lunar settlements with water, oxygen and fuel.
Do not rush to criticize the new Russian BT-3F armored personnel carrier
The new Russian BT-3F armored personnel carrier, based on the BMP-3F chassis, is constantly being improved. So, during the existence of this development, measures have been taken to increase firepower.
The US Air Force is forced to modernize B-1 bombers due to delays in the production of the latest B-21 Raider
The Pentagon is launching a modernization program for supersonic strategic bombers with a Rockwell B-1 Lancer variable-sweep wing. These are quite old aircraft, they began to enter service with the US Air Force in 1985 and are subject to replacement.
Israeli hybrid UAV Rooster accredited by NATO
Developed by the Israeli private company Robotican, the Rooster hybrid UAV ("Rooster") is designed to conduct reconnaissance in confined spaces, such as buildings and underground structures. After October 7, 2023, the product is actively used by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israeli rescue teams. It was adopted by the special operations forces of the United States and Europe, as a result of which the system was assigned a NATO inventory number.
The Ukrainian manufacturer of pre-guidance modules and UAVs has attracted investors from the EU, USA and Canada
The Fourth Law (TFL), a Ukrainian defense technology company, has attracted financing from venture capital funds and private investors from the European Union, the United States and Canada. This was reported by the company's press service, the amount of funds raised was not disclosed.
A billion-dollar fund is being created in Russia to invest in UAVs. Military UAVs lack AI
ANO CBST is working on the launch of a new investment fund for projects in the field of unmanned systems in the early stages of development. Such projects lack funding, as venture capital investors prefer to invest in less risky later stages. The Minister of Defense admitted that the latest technologies are not enough to introduce artificial intelligence into military UAVs.
"Advantage over the enemy": The Su-30MKI of the Indian Air Force successfully fired at targets with Astra missiles, which are being created for the promising LCA AF MK1A fighter
The Indian Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), together with the Indian Air Force, conducted flight tests of the Astra missile. This is an air-to-air missile.
The Russian Federation has developed a device for studying the influence of satellites on the Earth's ionosphere from the ISS
The development belongs to scientists of the Moscow Aviation Institute
Scientists at the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) have created a pulsed plasma injector to study the changes that occur in the ionosphere after the use of electric rocket engines. The equipment has already been delivered to the International Space Station (ISS), and research will begin in the fall, the university's press service told TASS.
For strikes against Russia and China: the United States launched a series of new weapons
The Pentagon announced the start of mass production of the PrSM missile
The Pentagon announced the start of mass production of Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) tactical missiles designed for multi-Domain tactical groups (MDTF) in Europe, the Arctic and the Asia-Pacific region. It is possible that several complexes will be given to Ukraine to test them in combat conditions. About what PrSM is capable of, see the RIA Novosti article.
The United States is accelerating its nuclear program by increasing the production of plutonium cores
On June 13, a rocket with a non-nuclear payload was launched at the White Sands National Laboratory in Los Alamos as part of a project to develop nuclear weapon launch technologies. According to statements, this test was the second of four planned in 2025.
Rail gun for the Japanese Navy
Japan's self-Defense forces continue to work on an electromagnetic railgun (railgun). The latest confirmation of this was the photos published by the Japanese Navy from aboard the JS Asuka test warship in the port of Yokosuka. It is expected that tests of these weapons in this configuration will take place before the end of July 2025. Japan's ongoing developments in this area stand in stark contrast to the US Navy's abandonment of this category of weapons in the early 2020s after serious technical problems arose.
Well, the launch: the United States continues to attempt to create hypersonic missiles
What is behind the testing of the HASTE device
The American company RocketLab is conducting experimental work on hypersonic. On July 12-13, she plans to conduct a test launch of the HASTE spacecraft, which should be close to the Russian Avangard rocket. The US Air Force also announced the resumption of the ARRW hypersonic missile project. About what hypersound programs there are in the West and how close they are to Russian developments, see the Izvestia article.
Ekranoplanes are huge: how China brings our developments to mind
The Soviet Union was the first to develop this kind of technology
China has begun testing combat ekranoplanes. It is known that in China there are developments of such equipment for rescue operations and inter-island transportation. Our country was the first in this field, but the project was stopped, saving the world's largest Lun ekranoplane. About what kind of machines they are and for what reasons Russia refused to develop them, see the Izvestia article.
It is confirmed that the J-35A fighters have entered service with the PLA Air Force.
New footage from the rehearsal of the air part of the Chinese military parade, which will be held on September 3 on the 80th anniversary of the victory over militaristic Japan, has provided accurate confirmation that the J-35A (Jian-35A) fighter jets have officially begun to enter service with the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLA).
The Lithuanian Navy has tested the secure POLARIS laser communication system, which is supposedly impossible to intercept
The Lithuanian company Astrolight has completed the creation of the latest communication system for the Naval Forces of its state. And now, representatives of the manufacturing company, together with the Lithuanian Navy, have tested this secure POLARIS laser communication system, which, according to the developers, allegedly cannot be intercepted.
Traveling coachman: how railway warriors organized supplies on the front line
In the zone of a special military operation, a remotely controlled platform is used to deliver goods
Supplying the advancing troops with a high density of enemy kamikaze drones has become one of the main problems today. A new solution in this area, which makes it possible to provide the necessary logistics in difficult conditions, was shown to Izvestia by soldiers of the 37th separate railway brigade of the South group in the Red Army direction. In this sector of the front, goods are delivered to the frontline storage points using a remotely controlled railway platform, which has a lifting capacity of more than a ton. This saves the lives of personnel and dozens of pieces of equipment.
The world's first two-seat fifth-generation fighter: China has adopted the J-20S
The PLA is conducting rehearsals for the military parade scheduled for September 3 and dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the victory of the PRC in World War II. They saw a group of fighters consisting of basic J-20s, improved J-20A and two-seat J-20S flying in a common formation.
The first marine drone in the region was tested in Pomerania
Alexander Tsybulsky, the head of the Arkhangelsk Region, called the development an important step for the development of logistics, especially in hard-to-reach island territories
The tests of the marine drone took place in Arkhangelsk, Alexander Tsybulsky, the head of the Arkhangelsk Region, wrote on his Telegram channel. In the near future, the unmanned vehicle will make its first crossing to Solovki.
"Any car mechanic will fix Russian engines on the spot": The British press called for taking into account the experience of the war when creating the Challenger 3 tank.
The new British model, the Challenger 3 tank, will soon enter service. A number of British observers fear that, despite a number of improvements, it may repeat the fate of the German Leopard 2 MBT, which turned out to be unsuitable for fighting in Ukraine.
They catch on the fly: which drones are being developed to combat UAVs
And why is it more profitable to use them than anti-aircraft missile systems
Defeating like—for-like is exactly the direction in which developers of weapons designed to combat drones are currently actively working.