News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

China is actively implementing the space program, launching new satellites into orbit and commissioning new compartments of the orbital station. According to the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), today China launched a new Lijian-1 launch vehicle for the first time.

Such an indicator was achieved due to the effective use of the reserve of Soviet programs and initial development, based on economic considerations, the head economic research institute of the corporation - the "Agat Organization" reported.

Expert Andrey Ionin told what tasks the national orbital station will solve

Russia has long been deprived of the opportunity to conduct experiments in space that would concern the testing of new security technologies, it is impossible to conduct them on the ISS, Andrei Ionin, a member of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Cosmonautics named after K.E. Tsiolkovsky, told the Newspaper Ru.

"Soyuz-2.1b will provide almost the same output mass at the new inclination as Soyuz-2.1a at the previous inclination of the ISS at 51.6 degrees

A serious reduction in the mass of the Soyuz spacecraft due to the transition to a new inclination, which will be used by the Russian orbital service station (ROSS), will not be required.

Horizon Aircraft company from Toronto presented a prototype model of the eVTOL-Cavorite X5 device, made in scale 1:2. It gives an idea of the device of this machine and will participate in the first flight tests. If they are successful, a full-size manned version will be created by 2025.

Air Force General Popov told why the reconnaissance complex with the Tu-214R was adapted for the Su-34

The Russian Aerospace Forces used the Sych aviation reconnaissance complex, which is installed on the Su-34 fighter-bomber, during a special operation in Ukraine.

Dmitry Baranov, Director of the Progress RCC, spoke about the degree of readiness of the Soyuz-5 rocket

The first stage of the new Soyuz-5 launch vehicle is longer than any railway car, so a three-piece trailer is being created for its transportation, he said in an interview with Gazeta.Ru" Director of the Progress RCC (part of the Roscosmos State Corporation) Dmitry Baranov. He also explained why alloy 1580 was used for the fuel tank and why the Soyuz-5 will be launched from the launch pad, from which Ukrainian Zeniths were previously sent into space.

The main military rivals of the West - Russia and China are increasingly improving in the creation of a new type of weapon - hypersonic missiles. These missiles can reach speeds many times faster than the speed of sound, which makes it problematic to track and eliminate them. This is how the British media provide information.

The head of Roscosmos Borisov announced Russia's decision to withdraw from the ISS project after 2024

Russia has decided to abandon the project of the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024, said the head of the state corporation "Roscosmos" Yuri Borisov. Nevertheless, all obligations to partners will be fulfilled, he noted.

The Keldysh Center, located in the Moscow Likhobors, has been engaged in space engines since its foundation. Now work is underway here on one of the most promising projects of Russian cosmonautics – a nuclear tug for interplanetary flights "Zeus".

The military industry of North Korea has achieved great success in creating various multiple launch rocket systems.

With reference to Chinese media, Western sources announced the first flight of a "mysterious Chinese helicopter of innovative design" intended for military use. A self-funded project for its development was launched in March 2019 by Changhe Aircraft Industry Group and the China Helicopter Research and Development Institute (China Helicopter Research and Development Institute). Both structures are members of the China Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC).

A video with a robot dog trying to shoot from a real weapon mounted on his back is rapidly gaining popularity on Twitter. The robot purposefully approaches the targets, aims and tries to hit them — fortunately, so far unsuccessfully. The recoil of the weapon is too strong for such a weak chassis, and the robot does not really know how to adjust its actions.

The British government has approved the initiative of Altitude Angel to create an air corridor "Skyway" for testing UAVs of any type. It will be the longest highway of its kind in the world with a length of 265 km, which will connect the cities of Reading, Oxford, Cambridge and Milton Keynes. Access to conventional aircraft will be closed here, but drone manufacturers will be able to use the Skyway without hindrance.

A series of joint events of the Board of the Military Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has ended in the Military Innovation Technopolis "ERA".

The Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering (Tsniitochmash) has created a device "Diana", which allows for instant forced stopping of machines. This is reported by TASS, referring to Rostec.

The head of the US Navy's Air Warfare Directorate, Rear Admiral Andrew Loisel, answered questions from the Naval News online publication about the prospects for creating combat drones for the US army. According to him, the program for creating new UAVs will develop in three directions, based on the technical characteristics and purposes of using drones.

General Vladimir Popov told what weapons the Swallow UAV can use against the AFU

During a special operation in Ukraine, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation for the first time used the unmanned Lastochka complex. This is a light attack drone, whose combat load allows you to destroy enemy equipment with "small specialized ammunition". "Newspaper.Ru" found out how this drone works.

On July 19, 2022, the first flight of the first flight prototype of the promising South Korean multifunctional fighter KF-21 Boramae (serial and tail number "001"), created under the KF-X program, took place at the airfield of the head enterprise of the South Korean aircraft corporation Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) in Sacheon (which is also the base of the South Korean Air Force). The duration of the first flight was 33 minutes.

The Russian fifth-generation fighter Su-57 will receive a modernized communications complex, the work is being carried out by NPP "Flight", part of the holding "Roselectronics". The complex is entering the testing stage.