News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

The Kalashnikov Concern initiated the round table "Priority measures in the field of development of unmanned aircraft systems in the light of the execution of the instructions of the President of the Russian Federation".

The American online publication "The Drive" published interesting material by Peter Butovsky and Thomas Newdick "Here Is What Russia's Military Aircraft And Missiles Actually Cost. We examine official documentation to decode the actual cost of some of Russia’s most prominent air combat weapons".

The Germans are negotiating the supply of a fourth-generation Panther tank to Ukraine. The car was first presented last summer, it made a splash at the arms exhibition in Paris. The tank is better protected than the Leopard 2, has the latest control and guidance systems. Under what conditions can the Germans start mass production of "Panthers"?

Senior researcher of the Chemical Faculty of the Ukrainian Kyiv National Aviation University and head of the student rocket design bureau NAURocket created at the University, Sergey Pipko, published a video of a test launch developed with the participation of the Ukrainian barrage ammunition bureau.

Aluminum power bracket is intended for the Su-57 fighter

Sukhoi Design Bureau has developed the first part based on bionic design - an aluminum power bracket for the Su-57 fighter. This is reported in the Telegram channel of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC).

Rostec has successfully tested the anti-electronic warfare system "Sickle-VS"

In Russia, at one of the fuel and energy complex enterprises, the anti-electronic warfare systems "Sickle-VS" were successfully tested in real conditions, which completely excluded the appearance of intruder drones in the protected area, Rostec reported.

News about the development of Indian manned astronautics is a rarity, so every message is worth its weight in gold for everyone interested in the topic. And there is a reason for joy: the test program of the first national manned spacecraft Gaganyan is rapidly approaching test orbital launches. There are still improvements and verification of crew rescue procedures on the water, which are already being worked out in practice.

It is characterized by low cost, high speed and invulnerability to electronic warfare guns, said Vitaly Dolgov, head of the Laboratory for External Piloting and Operation of Unmanned Aircraft at the Kartsev Research Institute of Computing Complexes.

The experience of Russia's special operation in Ukraine has shown the growing role of UAVs in military conflicts. At the same time, unmanned and unmanned vehicles are capable of solving not only shock and reconnaissance tasks, but also logistical ones. For this purpose, a transport drone has been developed in Russia, the range of which reaches 600 km. What is the peculiarity of this development and under what conditions can the production of such UAVs become serial?

The press service of the concern of East Kazakhstan Region Almaz-Antey reported that the complex consists of a multifunctional radar station 98L6E and launchers 51P6E2

Russia will present for the first time in India at the Aero India 2023 international exhibition the anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) of the Abakan non-strategic missile defense (ABM), the press service of the Almaz-Antey concern of East Kazakhstan Region told TASS.

Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, General Director of the GRC Vladimir Degtyar said that thanks to experiments with the device conducted in the hypersonic wind tunnel CIAM, the main flight and tactical characteristics obtained in the calculations were confirmed.

The artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will soon receive the Ukrainian Bogdana self-propelled artillery installation. This promise was made by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov.

The Su-24MK bombers of the Iranian Air Force (Air Force) received the Asef long-range cruise missile. The aircraft with new ammunition, which increased its strike capabilities, was shown on February 7, the Tasnim agency writes.

dikGAZETE: The USA staged earthquakes in Turkey with the help of the HAARP project

The closure of the US consulates in Turkey at the end of January, the earthquake and the arrival of an American warship the day before cannot be a mere coincidence. Washington is behind the disaster, the author of the article from dikGAZETE believes. This is confirmed by America's exercises in the Mediterranean Sea – and not only.

In Novosibirsk, Russian engineers have developed a micro-UAV "Bumblebee" on the British model. This is a helicopter-type drone.

Former National Security adviser to the US President Robert Charles O'Brien said that the country urgently needs to increase the pace of production of unmanned systems, including cars, since today China acts as the main competitor of the United States in this area. According to him, Beijing has every chance to push Washington into the background in this key industry for it.

In Russia, work continues on the creation of new unmanned aerial vehicles of various types, including transport, capable of delivering the necessary cargo over a considerable distance without human intervention. A source in the Russian defense industry told about a new development in this area.

Taiwan continues to prepare for a confrontation with mainland China, as Beijing does not intend to back down from its statements about the indivisibility of China. Taipei is urgently arming itself, not only buying American, mainly weapons, but also developing its own. According to the South China Morning Post, a new extended-range cruise missile was tested on the island.

Russia will launch a new drone, much faster than the currently used "Iranian" Shahed drones, which received the name "Geranium" in the Russian army. A new plant will be opened in Tatarstan. This is reported by The Wall Street Journal.

In the future, the Russian army may receive equipment that makes the fighter invisible to thermal imagers and allows him to merge with the terrain. The development of chameleon equipment is already underway, said Vladimir Kormushin, CEO of Cuirass CJSC.