News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
The RAMJET projectile has been tested for a long range
On behalf of the US Army, the Boeing division and the Finnish-Norwegian company Nammo jointly developed and tested an artillery shell with a ramjet engine (RAMJET) for long-range shooting. According to Nammo representatives, during toasts at the Andøya training ground in Norway, a Ramjet 155 projectile was fired from a cannon, and its RAMJET successfully ignited. In flight, the projectile demonstrated stability and good controllability of the combustion process of the engine.gorenje
The results of the scientific and business program of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022" have been summed up
On August 20, the results of the six-day work of the scientific and business program of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022" were summed up at the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center.
A meeting of the Russian Defense Ministry Commission on Innovative Projects and Technologies was held at the Army-2022 forum
Within the framework of the Army-2022 forum, a meeting of the Russian Defense Ministry Commission on Innovative Projects and Technologies in the third quarter was held on August 20.
Russia is creating its own space station
Russia's program to create its own space station is already in operation
Roscosmos showed a mock-up of a new Russian orbital station during the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022". The station will provide a better view of the Earth from outer space than the current Russian part of the ISS.
India has prepared the aircraft carrier Vikrant for commissioning
The Indian Navy will receive the long-awaited aircraft carrier "Vikrant" (INS Vikrant) on September 1, 2022. It is expected that the ceremony of putting the ship into operation will take place in the port of Kochi, the country's top leadership will take part in it.
The unique development of Russian specialists for extinguishing fires remained unclaimed
The fire-hazardous situation on the territory of Russia once again raises the question of the expediency of using only water to extinguish forest fires. In case of intense fires, water evaporates before reaching the earth's surface, which devalues the work of aviators and reduces it to zero.
The first satellite of the promising Sphere project is being prepared for launch at the Vostochny cosmodrome
The press service of Roscosmos publishes information on preparations for the launch into low-Earth orbit of the first satellite of the promising Sphere project. At the moment, the Fregat upper stage is being prepared, which will launch the first Sphere satellite into its orbit. A planned health check of the onboard equipment and equipment of the Frigate is underway.
The new Roselectronics station will provide radio monitoring at a distance of up to 2500 km
Rostec State Corporation's Roselectronics Holding has developed a modernized automated communication line monitoring station OPK-32D2M. It detects radio emission sources in the range from 1.5 to 30 MHz in real time at a distance of up to 2500 km.
The unique armored submarine Kronos is able to swim underwater at a speed of 50 km/h
Founded by immigrants from Ukraine, Highland Systems (UK, UAE) positions itself as "a company engaged in research, development and project management, and specializing in the development and implementation of the latest technologies." Among its recent developments are armored vehicles, a marine trimaran and the unusual diesel-electric submarine Kronos, which deserves special attention.
Pentagon: The United States will sign a contract for the development of 10 kamikaze drones Switchblade 600 for the APU
The agreement is planned to be signed with the manufacturer of this military equipment - AeroVironment company
The US Ground Forces are expected to sign a contract within the next 30 days for the development of 10 Switchblade 600 barrage ammunition for the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), intended primarily for the destruction of armored vehicles. This was reported on Monday by the weekly Defense News .
The "sentry" will replace the elderly "Militia"
In 2029, the US will have a new intercontinental ballistic missile
On March 5, 2022, the US Air Force announced the official name of the new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) USA – LGM-35A Sentinel. Previously, it was called GBSD (Ground Based Strategic Deterrent) – "Ground-based strategic deterrence System". What lies behind the change of this name?
Drones will connect with space
"Russian Space Systems" will develop the latest technologies for drones and aviation
The development of new domestic unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with a take-off weight of up to 30 kg in partnership with the leaders of the Russian market of space instrumentation, avionics and ground-based aviation equipment is being launched by the Russian Space Systems Holding (RKS, part of the Roscosmos State Corporation).
The "Dagger" of fate
Military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov — about the purpose of Russia's deployment of hypersonic weapons in the Kaliningrad exclave
On Thursday, August 18, three upgraded MiG-31I aircraft with suspended Kinzhal hypersonic missiles landed at the Chkalovsk military airfield near Kaliningrad.
Technopolis "ERA" demonstrated the latest innovative developments at the Army-2022 forum
Within the framework of the Army-2022 forum, the ERA technopolis specialized exposition presents joint developments of researchers and operators of scientific companies of the military innograd with leading universities, research organizations and industrial enterprises.
"Army-2022": Russia is striving to achieve quantum superiority
Leading experts in the field of quantum technologies at the international military-technical forum "Army-2022" discussed their development in Russia. Speaking with welcoming words to the audience at a round table organized by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Rector of the Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics (MTUCI) Sergey Erokhin stated the importance of this industry for the state and business.
Russian fighter jets with hypersonic missiles are now in the middle of Europe
Russia sent fighter jets with hypersonic missiles to the area of Denmark
The only purpose that the Russian maneuver to transfer the MiG-31 serves is to deter NATO, a Danish military expert said in an interview with TV2. In his opinion, this is not a cause for concern
"Dagger can reach London from Kaliningrad region"
General Popov explained why the Russian Armed Forces deployed MiG-31 with Dagger missiles near Kaliningrad
Three Russian MiG-31 interceptor fighters equipped with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles were deployed to the Kaliningrad region. They are capable of hitting targets at a range of up to 2 thousand km. at a speed that makes it impossible to intercept them with modern missile defense systems. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out for what purpose it was done.
Prototype of an unmanned truck "Ural"
At the Army-2022 International Military-Technical Forum, Ural Automobile Plant JSC (as part of United Machine-Building Group LLC) presented a prototype of an unmanned truck on the Ural-432067-73 chassis with a 4x4 wheel formula. Although the machine was originally developed for the Russian Armed Forces, however, it is offered for both military and civilian applications (which was emphasized by the original "two-sided" paint scheme of the machine).
At the Army-2022 forum, robotic complexes "Bogomol" and "Platform-MULE" were shown
At the international military-technical forum, Russian robotic complexes (RTK) "Bogomol" and "Platform-MULE" were shown. This technique was created by specialists of the scientific and technical association "Avanti".
The sharpness of the "Dagger": how the hypersonic complex project developed
The unique Russian missile has become an essential component of NATO's deterrence
For the first time, Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles have taken up permanent combat duty in Kaliningrad. On August 18, the military department distributed a video of the flight of three MiG—31 fighter carriers that landed at the Chkalovsky airfield in the Kaliningrad region.