News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
For the first time, an unmanned gas tanker made the transoceanic transition in autonomous mode
According to HD Hyundai, the large Prism Courage gas carrier with a displacement of 122,000 tons became the first vessel with autonomous control to make the transoceanic crossing, having overcome more than 10,000 km.
The lead American nuclear missile submarine of the new generation has been laid
On June 4, 2022, the ceremony of the official laying of the main American nuclear missile submarine of the new generation, called SSBN 826 District of Columbia, was held, and which is being built for the US Navy at the main shipbuilding enterprise of the General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) division of General Dymamics Corporation in Groton (Connecticut).
The lead multipurpose nuclear submarine Suffren of the Barracuda type has entered the combat structure of the French Navy
The lead multi-purpose submarine of the new generation Suffren of the Barracuda type has officially entered the combat structure of the French fleet. The ceremony with the participation of the new French Defense Minister Sebastian Lecornu took place at the naval base in Brest.
A new Russian supercomputer has been created in Moscow
The Ministry of Education and Science of Russia announced a new Russian supercomputer, called "Telegraph", developed at the Bauman Moscow State Technical University (MSTU).
"Russia can produce a prototype of a stealth bomber even today"
Why Moscow and Washington do not have an urgent need for "invisible" bombers
The first flight of the B-21 Raider strategic bomber, made using stealth technology, will take place next year. This was reported by Northrop Grumman Corporation. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok was figuring out at what stage the work on the creation of the B-21 and its Russian competitor - PAK DA, a promising long-range aviation complex.
Digital reality: playing by the new rules
The VII annual conference "Digital Industry of Industrial Russia" this year started on May 30 and will last until June 5 in Nizhny Novgorod. The key theme of 2022 is "Digital Reality. Playing by the new rules." The focus is on projects that help our industrial enterprises solve import substitution issues and achieve technological independence. Read about three such developments presented at the CIPR-2022 by Rostec State Corporation in our material.
When will Russia exchange foreign liners for domestic ones
Russia plans to complete the certification of domestic MS-21 and Sukhoi Superjet New aircraft with maximum replacement of imported parts by the end of 2023. This means that in a couple of years, Russian airlines will be able to start replacing foreign boards with Russian airliners. However, the process of full rotation of aircraft will not be quick.
Zelensky promised Ukraine an air defense system "stronger than Israel's"
President of Ukraine Zelensky promised children air defense better than the "Iron Dome"
Ukraine will create an air defense system that will be "stronger" than the Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system, President Vladimir Zelensky said. He did not name specific deadlines for the implementation of the project, but noted the importance of completing the "construction of air defense" as soon as possible. Back in mid-February, the media reported that Israel refused to sell Iron Dome missile systems to Kiev. Air defense supplies from Germany will take several months.
The US Army has tested an unmanned "wolf pack"
From April 25 to May 13, a U.S. Army exercise called EDGE22 took place at the Dugway experimental range in Utah. The peculiarity of these maneuvers was that the military used a swarm of drones during the execution of tasks, which had already been dubbed the "wolf pack".
The US Army has closed the program to create a super-long-range SLRC cannon
The Pentagon's extensive list of failed projects has been supplemented by another program just canceled by the US Congress to create a strategic long-range cannon (SLRC) with a fantastic firing range of 1,850 km for artillery. According to the Defense News publication, American lawmakers have deleted the program from the military budget for the current year.
Kaliningrad "tsap-tsarap": how modern batteries for electric vehicles appeared in Russia
Plunging into the details of Rosatom's project to create a lithium battery factory near Kaliningrad, Naked Science discovered a full-fledged detective story. There is also the receipt of grants from the US government, and annoying bankruptcies, and cunning takeovers of firms by each other. We talk about the impressive path of electric vehicle technologies to Russia.
Admiral Gorshkov completed the test cycle of the Zircon
Russia confirmed the readiness of the carrier to use a promising rocket. The frigate of the Northern Fleet "Admiral Gorshkov" has successfully completed a test cycle of the hypersonic cruise missile "Zircon". This was announced by the commander of the fleet, Admiral Alexander Moiseev, RIA Novosti writes.
State tests of the Zircon rocket from a surface carrier have been completed in Russia
The test launch of the newest hypersonic cruise missile "Zircon" completed a cycle of state tests of the product from a surface carrier. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.
"No one knows the business model of Starlink and OneWeb": why the Sphere satellite grouping is needed
Roscosmos told how the Sphere satellite group will work under sanctions
The total amount of financing of the Russian multi-satellite grouping "Sphere" will amount to about 180 billion rubles, Roscosmos reported recently.
The American "Killer whale" will become an underwater minelayer
The unmanned underwater swimming vehicle Orca ("Killer Whale"), created as part of the Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) program in the interests of the US Navy, will become an underwater minelayer. This is reported by The Drive.
"Bayraktar TB2 strike drone Fighter": Western press about the Russian Viking air defense system
Bayraktar TB2 drones are widely advertised by the Turkish side for their striking power and allegedly high resistance to the effects of air defense. However, the use of these UAVs by the Kiev regime was accompanied by the loss of an impressive number of drones: the number of cars shot down by Russian troops has already exceeded a hundred.
The West is surprised: Russia will acquire new aircraft carriers
Amazingly, Russia will have three aircraft carriers by 2030 – and that's where they will be stationed
The aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov will return to service by 2024, and a little later the Russian Navy will receive two universal amphibious assault ships Sevastopol and Vladivostok, which are currently being built in the Crimea, Military Watch writes.
"The APU tanks simply did not expect that a mine could come from above"
Military expert Igor Korotchenko told how the "jumping mine" PTKM-1R works
During the special operation in Ukraine, many samples of Russian weapons and ammunition are being tested. One of these novelties was the anti-wing anti-tank mine PTKM-1R.
The American supercomputer was the first to overcome the exaflops milestone
The TOP500 project has published a new version of the rating of the most productive supercomputers in the world. The first place in it was taken by the American Frontier, built on the platform from HPE Cray and AMD 7A53 Epyc processors. He became the first supercomputer to overcome the exaflops milestone — his performance reaches 1,102 exaflops.
Putin threatens the UK with this "superweapon"
Putin makes a frightening threat to the United Kingdom
Vladimir Putin has a frightening weapon in his arsenal that can be launched from aircraft within the range of a possible strike on the UK, writes the Daily Express.