News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
In Russia, a UAV refueling system has been patented in flight
The invention will make it possible to increase the efficiency of the use of drones by increasing their stay in the air, the radius of combat use and the payload mass during takeoff, the Federal Institute of Industrial Property reported.
This Russian weapon will not let NATO sleep peacefully
More powerful than the American B-2 — details of a new generation of Russian stealth bombers have been revealed. NATO's dreams may be shattered
Russia has released information about even more powerful weapons than American B-2 bombers, writes user Sina. As soon as it enters service, NATO will not be able to sleep peacefully, the author of the article is sure.
Why kinetic anti-satellite weapons became obsolete before they really had time to see the light
When a country decides to test anti-satellite missiles and shoots down its old spacecraft in orbit, the world community immediately condemns it. They say that you increase the amount of space debris for nothing and create a danger for the peaceful use of near-Earth space! Such public statements once again fuel the fear of the notorious Kessler syndrome.
The special operation is reinforced by a "heavy caliber sniper"
Russia continues to improve one of the main novelties of the Ukrainian special operation – high-precision weapons of destruction. Among them, the Krasnopol artillery shell stands out in particular. What is interesting about this ammunition and what makes it a fundamentally new tool on the battlefield?
In Russia, they will create a NTZ for future mainline aircraft with an integral wing
The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation has announced a tender for the performance of research work "Research on the effectiveness of unconventional aerodynamic schemes of mainline aircraft (MS), taking into account the use of new technologies and alternative fuels." The cipher of research and development is Integral–MS, the Ministry of Industry and Trade is ready to allocate more than 2.5 billion rubles for these promising studies.
The bright future of the "black wing"
The composite wing, which was nicknamed the "black wing" because of the color of carbon fiber, is considered one of the main features of the MS-21. Today it is mass-produced from domestic materials at the Aerocomposite enterprise of the United Aircraft Corporation. This was made possible thanks to the successful replacement program of foreign composites, the supply of which was suspended due to sanctions.
Oleg Kivokurtsev: European businessmen are very afraid of the "cancellation culture", applications have fallen by 80%
Perm Promobot is one of the largest companies in the field of service robots in Europe and the manufacturer of the android Dunyasha, which became one of the most mentioned "persons" of the last St. Petersburg Economic Forum, along with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin, according to Brand Analytics.
Robots are at war, minds are attacked, decisions are accelerated
NATO relies on artificial intelligence
At the meeting of the heads of State and Government of NATO countries in Madrid on June 29, 2022, a new strategic concept (SC-22) was approved, which sets out the priorities, tasks and approaches of the bloc for the next decade.
Israel introduces shock combat laser
"Peresvet" clones: pretty cheap and very angry
The Israelis have made a technological breakthrough by creating a combat laser, called in Hebrew "Magen or", translated as "Light Shield" (SSCH). This innovative weapon is a more powerful version of the "Iron Beam" (YL), which can be attributed to the first generation of Israeli light weapons.
A new Chinese wall of fire
Beijing creates jet systems capable of reaching Taiwan
China is considered the birthplace of gunpowder, as well as the birthplace of firearms, including artillery. But after the Second World War, the country was completely dependent on the import of military equipment of all classes.
Digitalization and robotization of the Turkish Armed Forces. Part II
We continue to consider the topic of digitalization and robotization of the Turkish Armed Forces. As mentioned in Part I , one of the latest demonstrations of the success of the Turkish military-industrial complex (MIC) in this area took place in the period from August 17 to 21, 2021, within the framework of the IDEF 21 exhibition in Istanbul. Now let's touch on the field of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
Kobot: "hand in hand" with a man
The holding company "Roselectronics" will be engaged in the introduction of collaborative robots at Russian industrial enterprises. The first project will be Kobot's "employment" at the All-Russian Thermal Engineering Institute, where he will apply protective coatings to turbine blades.
Electric motorcycle Roam Air for $1,500 intends to become the workhorse of Africa
While energy is getting more expensive in Western countries and people are switching to bicycles, Africans buy 3.5 million motorcycles a year, and by 2030 this number is projected to increase to 10 million. A light and cheap motorcycle is an ideal means of transportation where there are no paved roads, public transport and an extensive network of gas stations. Specifically for these conditions, the Roam company from Nairobi created its first electric motorcycle.
The sea wave energy generator showed unexpectedly high efficiency
Engineers of Wave Swell Energy (Australia) have developed the UniWave 200 offshore platform, which, due to manipulations with incoming waves, creates air pressure drops in a special chamber, powering a turbine that generates electricity.
Russia has adequately responded to the United States. Her weapon has no equal
The Belgorod nuclear submarine, used for the transfer of Poseidon nuclear unmanned underwater vehicles, was officially accepted into the Russian Navy
Russia has announced the transfer of the Belgorod nuclear submarine to the Navy. This is an important step by Moscow in opposing Washington, writes the People's Daily. It is the United States and its nuclear policy that are pushing Russia to strengthen its military potential for deterrence and counteraction.
North Korea is mass-producing missiles superior to American ATACMS
An attempt to create an operational-tactical missile system "Thunder" in Ukraine ended in failure. Now the appearance of such a thing has become completely impossible. Now the AFU command can only hope for the remnants of the Soviet "Dots", and even that the American "partners" will give them MGM-140 ATACMS capable of hitting 300 km.
A military expert spoke about the Stalingrad tactical rifle
Military expert Knutov told about the tactical rifle "Stalingrad" that entered service with the Russian Federation
Military expert, director of the Museum of the Air Defense Forces Yuri Knutov on Wednesday, August 3, told Izvestia about the TSVL-8 Stalingrad tactical rifle, which entered service with the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
US Special Operations Forces purchase AT-802U Sky Warden aircraft
On August 1, 2022, the American corporation L3Harris announced that the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), as part of its Armed Overwatch program, selected the AT-802U Sky Warden turboprop reconnaissance and strike aircraft presented jointly by L3Harris and Air Tractor for procurement.
The fire is extinguished by fire
Russian troops need long-range artillery systems
On July 24, 2022, five months have passed since the beginning of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine. A line beyond which you can sum up some results, as the sailors say, look around in the compartments. And then draw new red arrows on the commander's maps. What are these five months talking about, is everything going as planned?
Where did the "Serpentine" come from
Every new weapon has a venerable prototype
A report on the development in Russia of a ground-based anti-ship ballistic missile (PKB) "Serpentine" with a hypersonic warhead (warhead) caused a wave of comments.