News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
The MIG-41 will fly from space. And this is not from the realm of fiction
Russia has stated that the MiG-41 will be able to perform tasks in space
A MiG-41 fighter jet is being developed in Russia, which will have hypersonic speed. In addition, it will perform tasks in space, writes theNational Interest. Its characteristics are classified, but NATO is already coming up with a name according to its classification.
Turkey plans to start production of a new version of the Bayraktar UAV with Ukrainian Al-25TL engines
The Turkish corporation Bayraktar is going to present a new jet unmanned aerial vehicle at the Teknofest exhibition in 2023. It will be a machine with reduced radar visibility. The first flight of the Bayraktar Kizilelma UAV is scheduled for early 2023.
The Arcturus Project is a Russian submarine of the future
As part of the Army 2022 exhibition in Russia, a model is presented that looks like a new elegant submarine concept. The structure, known as the Arcturus Project, is seen in photographs from the exhibition hall paired with an uninhabited large-displacement underwater vehicle called Surrogate-B.
The production volumes of the Akhmat armored car developed within the framework of the SVO have increased fivefold
The Russian company "Remdiesel", which is the developer and manufacturer of a whole line of armored vehicles for the Russian army, has dramatically increased the volume of production of the new armored car Z-STS "Akhmat". The armored car was developed as part of a special military operation of the Russian army in Ukraine.
Wave generators promise to provide humanity with the cheapest energy in the world
The company "Sea Wave Energy Ltd" promises to reduce the cost of generating energy on its wave generator "Waveline Magnet" to an incredibly low level of $0.01/kWh. This is 80 times less than the accepted estimate for this generation method according to the LCoE formula, and the lowest cost indicator for generating energy from any sources known to mankind. But there is a small nuance – for a dozen years of work, Sea Wave Energy Ltd has not built or sold a single full-fledged wave power plant.
The US Army has classified the details of the crash of the Zephyr 8 record-breaking drone
The American army structure APNT/Space CFT announced the suspension of the program of operation of autonomous UAVs of the "Zephyr" series until at least 2023. The reason was the unexpected and mysterious catastrophe of the most successful Zephyr 8 device. No details were disclosed, but the military is clearly dejected – this UAV has already managed to set a series of world records and has proven itself from the best side.
Aluminum batteries can become an ideal energy storage for humanity
Researchers from the Swiss Institute of Solar Technologies gathered a team of scientists from seven European countries and received funding from the Horizon Europe Foundation to develop a promising aluminum energy storage project.
Victory Moment: ultra-high-altitude interceptors will teach you to search for hypersonic targets
MiG-31BM crews began training in detecting warheads at high altitude
Russian ultra-high-altitude interceptors will teach you how to search for hypersonic targets. Pilots of MiG-31BM aircraft are already training to find such objects at altitudes above 10 thousand m. Despite the fact that no one has hypersonic weapons yet, except Russia, it is necessary to learn how to counteract it now, and these aircraft are optimal for such a task, experts say.
How to deceive the enemy's neural networks
Army-2022 Forum: Collective intelligence and artificial intelligence
On August 21, the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022" completed its work. Once again, the forecasts of our so-called Western partners about the isolation of Russia have been put to shame. Tens of thousands of specialists, experts, members of foreign delegations, ordinary citizens attended the events of the forum. The Forum has become a new breakthrough for Russia in military and military-technical activities.
Invisible shield and Sword of Aviation
Victory in a modern war will largely ensure superiority in the electromagnetic spectrum
The development and use in military affairs of communications and radar, as well as radar guidance systems of high-precision weapons, accompanied by the massive arrival of all these systems in the Air Force (Air Force) and air defense forces (air defense), led to the emergence of special weapons and technical means designed to counter them.
Radar mms: electric helicopters of the enterprise are several times more autonomous than quadrocopters
Radar MMS stated that the company's electric helicopters are more autonomous than quadrocopters
Electric drones of the Radar MMC Research and Production Enterprise are able to stay in the air 3-4 times longer than devices with a similar battery and payload capacity, due to the fact that they are helicopters, not quadrocopters, Ivan Antsev, executive director of the enterprise, told RIA Novosti during the Army-2022 forum last week.
The Faithful Wingman: from concept to practice
With this publication we open a new topical topic of modern military research. Your attention is invited to an article recently published by the British resource shephardmedia.com . In his work "How faithful wingmen can improve the actions of next-generation fighters", the author, Gordon Arthur, consistently analyzes the state of affairs and the prospects for the implementation of the idea of joint combat use of manned aircraft and UAVs. [In the text, notes IVi are taken in square brackets]
Swim — now in a new way
Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — about how the modern fleet is switching to underwater drones
The Navy receives nuclear submarines of the fourth generation. They are represented by projects of submarines with ballistic missiles on board the 955 and 955A "Borey" family and attack boats with a variety of missile and torpedo weapons of the 885 and 885M "Ash" family.
After repeated testing of a reusable rocket plane, China declared its transformation into a "great space power"
China continues to develop its space program, actively building new launch vehicles and testing new spacecraft, including a reusable rocket plane. According to the Chinese Research Institute of Rocket Technology (CALT), the new rocket plane made a second suborbital flight.
To strengthen electronic warfare, the Pentagon will adopt a new multifunctional module
A little more than a month ago, US Deputy Secretary of Defense Gabe Camarillo stated that gaps in the arsenal of electronic warfare equipment of the US Armed Forces make him lose sleep. Now he expressed hope that this problem will be solved soon.
The new RCB reconnaissance complex based on the KamAZ-63969 Typhoon armored car has been adopted by the Russian army
The newest RCB reconnaissance vehicle, the RHM-9, has been adopted by the Russian army. The complex created on the basis of the KamAZ-63969 Typhoon armored car significantly surpasses the RCB reconnaissance vehicles of previous generations already in service.
For the first time, a "reaching Siberia" rocket was successfully launched from a B-2 bomber
The American B-2 Spirit strategic bomber successfully launched the AGM-158B Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) for the first time, which was previously stated to be capable of "reaching" Siberia. This is with reference to the company Northrop Grumman reports the publication The Drive.
In Russia, they are preparing to begin the conceptual development of fourth-generation equipment for the "soldiers of the future"
In 2023, Russian developers plan to begin conceptual development and definition of the appearance of combat equipment of the new, conditionally fourth generation for soldiers of the future. Research work, during which the details and composition of the latest equipment will be determined, will be carried out by specialists of the Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering (Tsniitochmash), part of the Kalashnikov Concern. This decision was made in the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Iran at the exhibition showed a new Karrar battle tank, developed on the basis of the Soviet T-72S
Iran showed a new Karrar tank during the visit of the Supreme Judge of Iran Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje to the exhibition of achievements of the Iranian army. The photos were posted in the local press.
Hypersonic barrier: The Black Sea Fleet will receive "Zircon" carrier frigates
They will be built with updated air defense and anti-submarine protection systems
Frigates — carriers of hypersonic missiles "Zircon" will be improved. The ninth and 10th ships of project 22350, which will be laid this year, will receive a new radar system, air defense equipment, and protection against submarines will be finalized.