News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

As reported by JSC Admiralty Shipyards (part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation - USC), on May 21, 2022, the ice-resistant self-propelled platform "North Pole" of the project built at this enterprise in St. Petersburg for the Federal Service of Russia for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (Roshydromet) entered factory sea trials for the first time. 00903 (factory number 02404).

A video appeared on the Network from the Kamchatka Kura test site, where training combat units arrived after the first launch of the Sarmat heavy ballistic missile. The operator of Zvezda managed to shoot rare shots.

The California company Marine Advanced Robotics has made significant progress in creating an unusual modular vessel WAM-V, the prototype of which was first released 16 years ago.

Rosatom will build a huge plant for the production of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and industry for 26 billion rubles. At the same time, the products will be focused mainly on the domestic market.

In the last few days, there has been a lot of talk about the "revived" Moskvich plant and the production of a certain electric car on its basis.

The project of the second Chinese interplanetary station "Tianwen-2" has passed into the engineering design stage, and the device itself will be launched into space in 2025. It is expected that the station will be able to deliver soil to Earth from the Kamoalev Earth quasi-satellite, as well as study the active asteroid 311P/PANSTARRS, according to the website Space.com .

The US Air Force reported that on May 14, 2022, a successful flight test of the promising American air-based hypersonic missile AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) was carried out for the first time.

The enterprises of the aircraft manufacturing sector of the military-industrial complex of China have established strong relations with the Pakistan Air Force, which has been achieved, among other things, thanks to the success in the development of aircraft engines.

Roselectronics Holding (part of Rostec) has created a portable multifunctional radar station (radar) to protect critical infrastructure facilities, the Rostec press service reported.

The head of Roscosmos threatened that a new hypersonic nuclear missile would "demolish half the coast of a hostile continent"

The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said that the Sarmat nuclear hypersonic complex is capable of "demolishing half of the coast of the continent", which Russia considers hostile, writes the Daily Mail. Readers of the tabloid speculate about the development of a conflict of this magnitude.

The US Navy and Marine Corps are changing their concept of unmanned ships (vessels). Last month, it became known about the refusal of the US Navy from the project of an unmanned large-displacement submarine. The question is also raised about the future of an average unmanned ship.

The Starliner spacecraft docked to the ISS during a test flight

Boeing has completed a long series of failures related to the development of the Starliner ship. He was able to reach the ISS in unmanned mode, despite a number of emergency situations in flight and failures during previous attempts. Now, if the landing goes well, the first people will be able to go on it to the space station at the end of 2022.

Laser systems "Badass", used by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, can change the balance of forces in the air during a special operation to protect Donbass. This was stated by military expert Yuri Knutov.

Commander of the Strategic Missile Forces Karakaev: "Sarmat" can fly through the North and South Poles

The first serial intercontinental ballistic missiles "Sarmat" will be put on combat duty at the end of autumn 2022. According to the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Federation Sergey Karakayev, the rocket will be able to fly through the North and South Poles, as well as along other trajectories. At the same time, it is unlikely that in the near future it will be possible to create means to intercept these weapons. It is assumed that the Sarmat will remain in service for 50 years.

The United States has begun developing a new reconnaissance and strike drone capable of operating in conjunction with fifth-generation F-35 fighters. The work is being carried out by Lockheed Martin Corporation.

The XV International Helicopter Industry Exhibition HeliRussia 2022 was held from May 19 to 21, 2022 in Moscow at the Crocus Expo Exhibition Center. Over the years of its existence, the exhibition has grown to the status of the largest industry event in Europe and Central Asia, demonstrating the full range of products and services of the helicopter industry.

The web resource "Naval News" published an interesting material by Daehan Lee "Prospect: CVX And K-SSN In South Korea's New Administration" ("Perspective: CVX and K-SSN under the new South Korean administration"), in which it is reported that after the election of the new president of South Korea, Yun Sokel, his administration, apparently, will review the ambitious design and construction program initiated by the previous leadership for the CVX light aircraft carrier for the South Korean Navy.

In 2014, at the dawn of the events that led to the current situation in Ukraine, the Ukrainian design bureau "Logic" began work on an autonomous control system (ACS) of troops. The program was called "Nettle". In 2018, the program codes were transferred to the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group) will present new and upgraded versions of Russian helicopters at the 15th International Helicopter Industry Exhibition HeliRussia 2022, which will be held from May 19 to 21 at the Crocus Expo IEC in Moscow.

During tests held at the US Army's White Sands training ground in New Mexico, a laser system designed to protect ground troops from drones and aircraft successfully shot down several artillery mines in flight. This is reported by Popular Mechanics magazine, referring to a press release from Raytheon.

Where is the militarization of space going

An analysis of the available indirect and direct signs of preparations for an arms race in outer space suggests that there is less and less time and opportunities for proactive diplomatic steps on the PARAC. Let's analyze this situation using the example of US military space preparations both at the political and doctrinal level and in the military-technical sphere.