News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

The commissioning on September 2, 2022 of the first Indian-built aircraft carrier R 11 Vikrant represents an important and long-awaited step in the development of India's aircraft carrier capabilities. At the same time, this event was a reminder of the limits of these opportunities and the problems of their further expansion, write the staff of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Nick Childs and Douglas Barrie.

The Pentagon leadership is making feverish efforts to eliminate the gap between Russia and China in the field of hypersonic weapons. The military contractors Raytheon and Northrop Grumman, who won the fight for a contract worth almost a billion dollars, intend to arm the US Air Force with the "world's first hypersonic cruise missile" NASM capable of reaching speeds of up to mach 20 by 2027.

Does Russia have "more advanced" weapons than NATO?

What kind of weapon did Putin mean when he spoke about protecting Russia with all available means? Figaro asked this question. Russia's nuclear potential is known, but what are the means of delivery? Is the Russian leadership bluffing, proud of hypersonic missiles? Readers are asked not to check it.

The controlled version of the Falagh-2 rocket created by Iranian designers is capable of effectively destroying powerful enemy fortifications, control points, warehouses, identified accumulations of equipment, manpower and other targets.

Events in Russia and the world. Analytical publications. Materials of press conferences. Video and photo reports

October 2 marked the 70th anniversary of the founding of the scientific and production enterprise "Zvezda". academician G.I. Severin. It is the only manufacturer of spacesuits for astronauts in Russia. The NPP is also engaged in the creation of individual life support systems for pilots and astronauts, means of rescue of crews and passengers in case of aircraft accidents, aircraft refueling systems in flight.

An American engineer has developed a drone of an unusual design: it has three wings and one propeller on each of them. Thanks to this, it can hang in place, as well as fly in an airplane. Since the drone has a laser rangefinder, when rotating it works like a lidar, determining the distance to surrounding objects. A video describing the project is published on YouTube.

NATO intelligence has become aware of the movements of the Russian nuclear submarine Belgorod, the Italian La Repubblica reports. According to the publication, the alliance fears that its mission may be related to the test of the Poseidon super torpedo, capable of overcoming up to ten thousand kilometers underwater.

In Russia, work continues on the creation of promising helicopters

In mid-September of this year, the 120th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Soviet aircraft designer Nikolai Ilyich Kamov was celebrated. His name is forever associated with the history of the Russian helicopter industry.

Your attention is invited to the final part of the article published by the British resource shephardmedia.com . In the final part, international approaches to solving the problem of interaction between manned and unmanned aircraft systems (MUM-T) will be analyzed.

Ports and harbors of the world play a crucial role in world trade. However, any man-made disaster, fire or explosion, a major oil spill can permanently shut down one of these ports. It is enough to recall the consequences of the explosions at the port of Beirut in Lebanon in August 2020.

American companies Lockheed Martin and Verizon have tested unmanned aerial vehicles with support for 5G networks and reconnaissance equipment. This is reported by Defense News.

It will help solve the problem of space debris

The VERA pulsed plasma engine, developed at the National Research Nuclear University (NRU) (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, MEPhI), was tested for the first time during a real space flight and confirmed its operability. This was reported to TASS on Friday in Sitronics Group.

NASA has decided to postpone the launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) superheavy launch vehicle to the Moon with the Orion spacecraft as part of the Artemis 1 (Artemis-1) mission until November, to conduct additional checks of the rocket after Hurricane Ian.

The head of Tesla, Elon Musk, presented a prototype of a humanoid robot Optimus worth 20 thousand dollars. This is reported by Reuters.

On September 29, 2022, at an official ceremony at Beijing International Airport, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) awarded a type certificate for the C919 medium-haul passenger aircraft developed by the Chinese state-owned civil aviation company Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC). It became the first aircraft of this class created in China. The aircraft is certified in the basic version according to the airworthiness standards CCAR-25 CAAC, harmonized with the American standards FAR-25.

Izvestia assessed the level of development of underwater drone engineering in the West

The reason for the explosions that stopped both "Nord Streams" for an indefinite period is not clear, nor is it clear which state is behind it. In the light of the still completely unclear situation with obvious damage to gas pipelines, it is interesting to assess the underwater unmanned potential of foreign countries.

The Pentagon is striving to create weapons that even the most modern means of air defense are powerless against. The other day, the American military-industrial concern Raytheon received a contract worth almost a billion dollars for the development and testing of a hypersonic air-launched cruise missile HACM. It is expected that the promising ammunition will enter service with the Air Force in 2027. About the HACM project and other hypersonic developments in the USA — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Alexander Inozemtsev, Deputy General Director of JSC "UEC" for the management of the Perm Motors RPC, Managing Director - General Designer of JSC "UEC-Aviadvigatel", told on the sidelines of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022" about the prospects for the production and modernization of the PD-14 engine, the required number of PS-90A, about the progress of development the PD-35 engine and about the possibilities opening up for designers after its appearance.

The US Navy is focused on improving its unmanned vehicles capable of working underwater and solving a wide range of tasks. So, the Navy declares the need for at least five large robotic underwater vehicles that could perform numerous functions underwater.

China can create a sixth-generation fighter based on the Su-35. This is with reference to the speech of US Air Force General Mark Kelly tells The Drive.