News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
Turkey has developed the OZGUR radar with AFAR for fighter jets and attack drones
The Turkish defense company Aselsan presented a radar with an active phased array antenna (AFAR), developed in-house within the framework of the OZGUR project. It is planned to equip F-16 fighters of the Turkish Air Force and Akinci attack drones with this onboard radar.
In Kiev announced the start of fundraising for a new Ukrainian fleet
Ukraine has started raising funds for the creation of a new fleet consisting of naval attack drones. According to the Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mikhail Fedorov, it is this fleet that will soon unblock Ukrainian ports and destroy Russian ships launching cruise missiles.
The element of network-centric control of troops: The US Army chooses the military space guidance system of the Convergence project
The Convergence project, led by the army and supported by all military services, is aimed at demonstrating the joint organization of command and control on the battlefield. This is a connection of departments of the US Department of Defense, networked and connected to a common database. Profile exercises with the test use of system elements began in October in the western United States and in the Pacific region and continue to this day.
China unveiled electronic reconnaissance UAVs and new aircraft at the China Air Show in Zhuhai
The China Air Show aviation exhibition opened in Zhuhai City in Guangdong Province (China) on November 8. It presents the products of Chinese aircraft manufacturers – both civil and military purposes. The event will last six days.
Asia Times columnist: There are doubts that Iran's statements about its creation of hypersonic weapons are true
The Asia Times published an article by author Gabriel Honrada, where the author's reflections on Iran's missile weapons are given.
According to US intelligence, the Russian Navy is preparing to test a nuclear torpedo
CNN: US intelligence suggests that the Poseidon tests will begin before the onset of cold weather
The United States has noticed that the ships of the Russian Navy have recently been preparing for a possible test of a torpedo with a nuclear power plant, as reported by an informed American leader.
The JFS-M rocket is a new means of fire support for the Bundeswehr
As noted in the first part, at the Eurosatory 2022 international arms exhibition, MBDA Deutschland presented a new concept of a missile system for joint tactical fire support (Joint Fire Support-Missile, JFS-M). After the presented justification of a promising system and a design decision in favor of a guided missile (SD), we will proceed to consider the design features of the JFS-M.
The regular satellite system for Internet access "Skif" will begin to be deployed in 2025
According to the General director of JSC "Information Satellite Systems named after Academician M.F. Reshetnev" Evgeny Nesterov, it is planned to launch two prototypes of the spacecraft
The start of the deployment of the regular Russian grouping of the Skif satellite system, designed for broadband Internet access, is scheduled for 2025. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the General director of JSC "Information Satellite Systems named after Academician M. F. Reshetnev" (ISS) Evgeny Nesterov.
Rocket-gun FK-3000 from China optimized to fight drones
At the 13th International Aviation and Space Salon Airshow China-2022 held in Zhuhai, the newest anti-aircraft missile and cannon complex FK-3000 is presented for the first time. This is reported by "RG: Russian weapons".
Work on certification of the Ka-62 helicopter has been suspended
As the Vedomosti newspaper reported in the material of Inna Sidorkova, "The head of the Federal Air Transport Agency announced the suspension of work on the certification of the Ka-62. The new Russian helicopter is almost 60% imported," work on certification of the new Ka-62 medium multipurpose helicopter has been suspended. This was stated by the head of the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviation) Alexander Neradko at the 13th Helicopter Forum in Moscow.
A chip has been developed in Russia that provides high-speed transmission of information from satellites
Specialists of Russian Space Systems have completed the development of a promising series of chips for the space field — these are quadrature modulators that format signals prepared by satellites into various types of modulation.
"It can be completed within a month." When will the Sarmat missiles go on combat duty
General Yesin reported that Sarmat missiles have already been produced "in due quantity"
Russia plans to carry out the second test launch of the newest heavy intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) "Sarmat" by the end of 2022.
Japan plans to modernize the Type-03 air defense system
Japan plans to modernize its anti-aircraft missile systems in service to ensure the interception of hypersonic gliding munitions that are being developed by China and Russia.
The head French frigate of the type FDI was launched
On November 7, 2022, the official launching ceremony of the head French multipurpose frigate of the new generation D 660 Amiral Ronarc'h type FDI (Frégates de Défense et d'Intervention) took place in the arsenal of the French shipbuilding association Naval Group in Lorian.
Source: communication systems will be improved by studying the capabilities of NATO intelligence
The secrecy of Russian communication systems will increase based on the experience of their use in Ukraine
The secrecy of Russian communication systems will be increased by the experience of their use in Ukraine, where the Ukrainian troops are assisted by NATO intelligence, which revealed all its capabilities, an informed source told RIA Novosti.
The Chinese heavy BMP VN20 originally had weapons similar to the BMP-3
At the 13th International Aviation and Space Salon Airshow China-2022, a sample of the VN-20 heavy infantry fighting vehicle was presented for the first time. Specialists and guests of the salon can now get acquainted in more detail with the features of its design.
The Black Hawk helicopter conducted a rescue mission in fully unmanned mode
Modern technologies are gradually blurring the line between manned and unmanned aerial vehicles. So, during a series of test flights at the US Army training ground Yuma, Arizona, a demonstration mission of the Black Hawk helicopter was carried out completely offline as part of the Project Convergence 2022 (PC22) program.
Waveswing wave power plant showed results 20% better than calculated
A company from Scotland, AWS Energy, has announced the successful completion of the first stage of testing an existing prototype of an offshore power plant that uses wave energy. The installation was named "Waveswing" and worked for six months at the landfill of the European Marine Energy Center in the Atlantic Ocean near the Orkney Islands. At the same time, the average performance of the system turned out to be 20% better than the calculated ones.
Module to module: what will be the Russian space station and how does it differ from the Chinese one - TASS opinions
Mikhail Kotov — about China's experience in creating a national orbital station and Russia's plans for the ROS
China has completed the assembly of its Tiangong space station in Earth orbit. Launched last week, the experimental module "Mengtian" successfully docked with the side port of the main module "Tianhe". The astronauts on the station, after all the checks, opened the hatch of the new module and went inside.
Putin is preparing to test a nuclear missile that will hit the UK in six minutes
DailyExpress: Russia has a clear advantage with Sarmat, it's time to start peace talks
The RS-28 Sarmat ballistic missile will be able to hit targets at speeds over 25,000 km/h, it has no analogue in the West, writes the Daily Express. In this regard, the author considers it reasonable to start peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. But Kiev's conditions are unacceptable for Moscow.
