News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

EDR Magazine journalists visited the MBDA plant in Schrobenhausen, where they plan to manufacture new light ATGM Enforcer. The German defense industry is ready to launch them into mass production, but the assembly line is inactive while the pilot batch of the product is being tested. According to the company, the start of deliveries to the Bundeswehr is expected in 2024.

One of the main armored novelties of 2023 can be considered the improved BTR-82, shown for the first time at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army". In the media, it is also called the BTR-22.

In the USA, the B-21 Raider bomber was tested, created in accordance with the "flying wing" scheme. For a long time, this technology was considered a dead-end branch of aviation development, but modern piloting systems have breathed new life into once-forgotten developments. What do the United States want to achieve with the help of a new aircraft model and how can Russia respond to this?

The plans of the Russian company Aerosmena, also known in the market as AIDBA, include the launch next year of a huge transport airship that can carry up to 600 tons of cargo and will have a rather unusual form of a "flying saucer" for such devices.

Characteristics and description of the most promising Su-75 fighter

Rostec announced that it is preparing to produce the first samples of the Su-75 Checkmate fighter. The light tactical stealth aircraft was presented at the MAKS and Dubai Airshow airshows in 2021 and received positive feedback from experts. It is planned that the fifth-generation fighter will be produced in both manned and unmanned versions. Details are in the material of Izvestia.

Military expert Khodarenok called the competitive advantages of the Checkmate fighter

A prototype of the fifth-generation Checkmate light fighter may appear before the end of 2025, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation - Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said on November 13. What kind of plane it is and what advantages it has over foreign analogues, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

British engineers from Lyte Aviation intend to make VTOL technology truly massive. To do this, they are developing a SkyBus passenger aircraft capable of accommodating 44 passengers. The innovative car will have a speed of up to 300 km/h and a power reserve of more than 1000 kilometers. There are already several sketches with her images. Externally, the future aircraft resembles a small liner or a business jet.

For the first time, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) successfully used the Hetz-3 missile defense system in combat conditions (Strela-3 — approx. "Tapes.ru"), designed to intercept ballistic missiles. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the country.

The Swedish Armed Forces demonstrated a special water transport, which is used by special forces of the Swedish army. In the footage shown, you can see a speedboat adapted for landing from an airplane. In addition, this boat can operate under water.

Rostec noted that the development surpasses all available domestic and foreign analogues in its characteristics

The team of the A. N. Ganichev Splav NGO (part of the Technodinamika holding of Rostec State Corporation) has created a new generation unguided aviation missile (NAR) with a highly efficient engine, laying the foundation for the creation of missiles combining the properties of concrete-piercing and high-explosive fragmentation ammunition. This was reported to journalists at Rostec following the presentation of the Nikolai Makarovets Award.

It was reported that on November 10, 2023, the first flight of the first prototype T-1 of the new American stealth strategic bomber B-21 Raider took place at the airfield of the Plant 42 enterprise of the American corporation Northrop Grumman in Palmdale (California).

The US is again transferring the supply of a new hypersonic complex to the army

Americans are hopelessly losing the hypersonic race. Assistant Minister for Procurement and Equipment of the Armed Forces Doug Bush reported on unsuccessful tests. Because of this, the army will not receive a novelty this year. About the reasons for the backlog — in the material of RIA Novosti.

What happens if we combine ultra-high-altitude aircraft and strike weapons systems

In the interests of the Russian Defense Ministry, a new reconnaissance and strike complex is being developed, sources recently told Izvestia. It should combine stratospheric reconnaissance aircraft and strike weapons systems. Similar systems already exist in the United States and are being created in other NATO countries. Izvestia investigated what opportunities this type of weapon provides in modern armed conflicts and how they can strengthen the Russian armed forces.

Experts named the scope of application of new unguided aircraft missiles

In Russia, a new aircraft rocket has been invented, which combines the properties of two ammunition: concrete-piercing and high-explosive fragmentation. Why did aviation need such missiles? What might be the way to use them? And most importantly, what opportunities does the delivery of such missiles open up for Russian aviation?

The IDF used the Arrow-3 extra-atmospheric system for the first time

The Israel Defense Forces reported the first case of successful combat use of the Arrow-3 anti-missile system (Hetz-3, Strela-3). In the sky over the Red Sea, the PRK destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Yemeni Houthis. What is the new extra-atmospheric missile defense system of Israel capable of and whether it can really shoot down missiles in space, says the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Vladimir Artyakov, First Deputy General Director of Rostec State Corporation, told in an exclusive interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta about what novelties will be shown at the Dubai Airshow-2023 exhibition, and why, even under Western sanctions, Russian equipment is in stable demand in the world.

The training system of British military medics announced the receipt of a new generation training dummy for training future doctors. It was named Surgical Advanced Mannequin (SAM) and is considered the most realistic device in its class. Its creator, orthopedic traumatologist Professor Ian Pallister, spent 10 years developing such a design that will cause a lot of problems to students, as if they were dealing with a real person.

The Indian Ministry of Defense announced on the eve of the completion of tests of the new tactical missile system "Pralay". In terms of its combat characteristics, it is approaching the domestic Iskander missile defense system, which has successfully proven itself in local military conflicts of the last decade.

All six previous launches of the X-37B unmanned spaceplane were carried out on medium-capacity launch vehicles. Now a superheavy class carrier will take the secret plane into space. This means that not only the payload of the device will increase, but also, probably, the height of its working orbit.

He will be able to transmit the coordinates of the enemy to our rocket and artillery in real time

For the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, they began to create a stratospheric strike and reconnaissance complex. It will consist of an aircraft, suspended containers with radars, electronic intelligence systems and optoelectronic stations. The new complex will be able to transmit the coordinates of targets to ground-based missile systems, artillery, Navy and aviation ships in real time. This will significantly increase the effectiveness of our missile strikes, experts are sure.