News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
THeMIS combat robot drone became a front-line scout after disarmament
Robotics manufacturer Milrem Robotics (Estonia) has presented its new development — an autonomous robot scout THeMIS Observe based on the modular platform THeMIS UGV.
Norway has launched the world's first pure hydrogen thermal power plant
Researchers from the Norwegian University of Stavinger have converted a university gas mini-CHP plant and transferred it to work on hydrogen instead of natural gas. Moreover, 100% pure hydrogen, without any impurities. According to Professor Mohsen Asadi, this is the first such achievement in the world.
Zipline has taught drones to hear planes and avoid collisions with them
Zipline has developed an acoustic system for detecting other aircraft for drones. It uses microphones and allows you to detect other devices within a radius of two kilometers, as well as automatically adjust the flight path to avoid a collision, according to a press release from the company.
Russian scientists have designed the latest amphibious buggy for special forces
Specialists of the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of the Order of Zhukov have developed a project of an amphibious buggy - a six—wheeled all-terrain vehicle designed to move through difficult terrain, including on water, and conduct battles as part of tactical groups, follows from a document published on the Rospatent website.
New amphibious buggy designed for Russian Special Forces units
Special forces units of the Russian army in the future may receive a new amphibious buggy, specially designed for use in difficult terrain. Information about the new development is posted on the Rospatent website.
The new German Panther KF51 tank is presented: like an Armata, but without an uninhabited tower
The last time a German tank received the name "Panther" was in the 1940s, during World War II, and Rheinmetall-Borsig, the predecessor of the developer and the current novelty, developed weapons for it.
ESA approved the construction of three probes to intercept the comet
The European Space Agency (ESA) has approved the creation of three spacecraft for the Comet Interceptor project. They will be launched into space in 2029 and will go to the second Lagrange point in the Sun—Earth system. There, the probes will be waiting for their target — a comet from the outer region of the Solar System or an interstellar object, according to the agency's website.
Su-57 was linked to the infoset to fight the Ukrainian air defense
New data indicate that the actual number of fighters of this type was previously estimated incorrectly. During the special operation in Ukraine, the Russian Air Force used a link of four Su-57 fighters, linking it into a single information network aimed at destroying the opponent's air defense facilities.
"The Su-57 in Ukraine works as a sixth-generation fighter of the USA"
How the Su-57 fighter can get an "infinite missile arm"
During a special operation in Ukraine, the Russian military deployed a link of four fifth-generation Su-57 fighters linked into a "unified information network" in order to destroy air defense facilities. What does the use of "network" tactics mean - in the material of the "Newspaper.Ru».
TsAGI tested a demonstrator of the power structure of the wing of a promising small aircraft
Specialists of the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute named after Professor N.E. Zhukovsky (part of the Research Center "Institute named after N.E. Zhukovsky") investigated the strength characteristics of the demonstrator of the power structure of the wing (caisson) of a promising small aircraft for local air lines.
TSAGI scientists have developed equipment to study the non-stationary characteristics of the air flow
Modern manufacturers of civil aviation equipment are making increasingly high demands on the accuracy of the characteristics obtained during aerodynamic studies of aircraft models.
Russia has tested the technology of future air wars in Ukraine
Russian Su-57s began to carry out combat missions during a special operation in Ukraine with links. These fighters are connected into a single information network, with the help of which they can exchange data on the radar field, identified targets, coordinate actions with other participants in hostilities. What is the value of testing fifth-generation combat aircraft in real combat conditions?
China has created an AI that can shoot down hypersonic missiles from a laptop
Artificial intelligence can calculate the difficult-to-predict trajectory of hypersonic missiles in 15 seconds, thereby giving air defense systems the opportunity to shoot them down on approach.
NASA has chosen a landing site for the Venus atmospheric probe DAVINCI
The DAVINCI project team, which will study the atmosphere and surface of Venus, has published a detailed work plan. It is expected that the spacecraft will be launched into space in 2029, and the descent probe will enter the atmosphere of Venus in the summer of 2031, where it will work for more than an hour, reaching the surface of the planet in the area of Tessera Alpha. The article was published in the journal The Planetary Science Journal.
Production of new ammunition for Bayraktar has begun in Turkey
Turkey has begun mass production of adjustable Bozok planning bombs. High-precision ammunition is included in the arsenal of Bayraktar (Bayraktar TB2) attack drones, writes Daily Sabah.
The keel of the Columbia class head PLARB has been laid
At the General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) shipyard in Quonset Point (pcs.Rhode Island) On June 4, the ceremony of laying the keel of the SSBN-826 District of Columbia of the Columbia class, intended for the US Navy, took place.
China plans to launch the first solar-powered space power plant in 2028
China intends to become the first country to implement a project to collect solar energy at an orbital power plant with its subsequent transfer to Earth. The installation will be placed in a geostationary orbit at an altitude of 35,786 kilometers, from where energy will be transferred to equipment located in the city of Chongqing in southwest China. This was stated by several scientists working on the project.
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.