News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

The US Air Force has completed the first stage of equipping F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters with the latest radar stations with an active phased array antenna (AFAR). The new radar was received by fighters from the US National Guard.

The Royal Air Force (RAF) of Britain has abandoned the promising guided unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Mosquito. The drone could fly in 2023, writes the UK Defense Journal.

The designers of the Scientific and Technical Center of KAMAZ PJSC have developed a unique KAMAZ-6559 dump truck designed for quarry work in autonomous mode.

The underwater drone-glider for the inspection of radiation-hazardous objects for the Ministry of Emergency Situations will be ready for mass production in three to four years.

The mines of the newest Russian intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) "Sarmat" are reliably protected from a nuclear strike. Vladimir Degtyar, the general designer of the State Rocket Center (SRC) Makeev, told TASS about this.

The South Korean Defense Development Agency announced the completion of work on a prototype robot for tunnel exploration. The ATE autonomous vehicle was developed jointly with the Command for the Development of Combat Capabilities of the US Army, Defense News reports.

Roscosmos has already started creating serial Sarmat missiles

The Russian military will increase the requirements for the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile during the second flight tests, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.

The online edition of EDR On-Line magazine "EDR Magazine" published Paolo Valpolini's material "Morana: a new 52-cal 155 mm artillery system from Czech Republic" about the presentation of the notorious Czech company Excalibur Army at the next Eurosatory 2022 defense exhibition held from June 13 to 17, 2022 in Le Bourget (France) (forming the basis of the private Czecho-Slovak defense industry association Czechoslovak Group - CSG) of the new 155 mm/52 self-propelled howitzer Morana on a wheeled chassis (8x8).

This was stated by the head of the Roscosmos Corporation, which produces new intercontinental ballistic missiles. However, with the progress of rearmament on them, as well as with their influence on the strategic balance on the planet, far from everything is clear.

Ex-Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok: it is necessary to develop conventional weapons of special power

Modern military conflicts raise the question of the relevance of using heavy-duty aviation bombs and artillery of special power. Why previously these types of weapons were abandoned, and now they are returning to their developments - in the author's material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Zap Energy has received investments in the amount of $160 million to create the first commercial version of a compact low-power thermonuclear reactor. This happened after a prototype reactor called "FuZE-Q" created a stable plasma column with record figures last week. At the next step, the creators of the device hope to reach the break-even point, after which it will be possible to create a source of unlimited energy.

Over decades of space exploration, scientists have found out that only in zero gravity it is possible to create some "unearthly" materials. This is what the ForgeStar platform produced by the Welsh startup Space Forge will do.

The fighting in Ukraine, according to analysts, has clearly shown that even in the XXI century, in the era of unmanned aircraft and satellites, the decisive role is still played by ground forces. The key to victory is the competent interaction of infantry with heavy armored vehicles and artillery. Therefore, the leading NATO countries have accelerated the development of new tanks. About what is known about these projects — in the material of RIA Novosti.

This week, the long-suffering superheavy launch vehicle Space Launch System finally passed the dress rehearsal of the launch together with its payload — the Orion spacecraft. Almost. The countdown had to be stopped 20 seconds ahead of schedule due to another small malfunction. NASA recognized the event as a success, although they clarified that some goals could not be achieved.

In size and weight, it is seriously larger than the Su-25, and a number of layout solutions look unusual. The project differs sharply from the Russian S-70 Hunter heavy drone: this is probably due to the fact that European manufacturers, unlike domestic ones, do not plan to use the novelty in the enemy air defense zone. . But the new combat drone will be involved in patrolling over urban areas of Germany.

The Russian Defense Ministry will patent a device that moves the nuclear power plant away from the spacecraft. This is reported by TASS, referring to the patent application distributed by the Federal Institute of Industrial Property.

Flight tests of the Sarmat rocket showed the coherence of the work of a huge cooperation of enterprises

On April 20, 2022 – a historical point for JSC "GRC Makeev" (part of the state corporation "Roscosmos"). The company that created almost all the naval ballistic missiles of our fleet. For the first time in many years, the Makeyevites have tested and in fact have already put into service a new heavy ballistic missile capable of delivering megatons of explosives to anywhere in the world.

The total number of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is about 170,000 people. In accordance with the current military doctrine, in the event of a conflict, they will have to act not only in open terrain, but also in urban conditions, while minimizing their losses. In this regard, the command of the Israeli army is actively implementing combat robotic systems.

Although it's too early to talk about the "death hour" of traditional cryptography, it's time to create "skill sets" in quantum computing to be sure that states will have the necessary tools to deal with potential cyber threats at the moment when quantum technologies become viable – and this will happen within five years, according to the technical director of Dell (Chief Technology Officer, CTO) John Roese, writes ZDNet on Tuesday.

China's next step towards providing a higher missile defense capability will be to conduct tests to respond to more complex scenarios. Even Chinese analysts admit that a lower success rate of US missile defense does not necessarily mean that China has surpassed the American system, because tests conducted by the US may include other and more complex simulation parameters.