News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
Europe's first quantum supercomputer with 5000+ qubits launched in Germany
Europe's first quantum supercomputer with more than 5,000 qubits has been launched at the Julich Research Center in Germany. Representatives of the center said that this is an important milestone in the development of quantum computers in Europe.
Tests of the Angara-A5M rocket demonstrator have been announced
Tests of the electric refueling model of the Angara-A5M launch vehicle, which was named Angara-NJ, will be conducted at the Vostochny cosmodrome in 2023.
NASA called the timing of the flooding of the ISS
NASA assumes that the International Space Station will be de-orbited in 2031. By that time, the Americans and their partners can put into operation the Lunar Lunar Gateway.
In Russia, they invented a way to deal with "swarms" of drones with the help of a "cloud of fragments"
Specialists of the Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation have invented a new way to combat a swarm of small-sized drones - spraying a field of fragments over a protected object from a quadcopter, follows from a document published on the website of Rospatent.
KTRV is ready to mass-produce the Condor-FKA-M satellite
The component base has already been determined, said Vadim Khromov, Deputy General Director of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation for Corporate Construction and Investment
The Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) is ready to launch the Condor-FKA-M satellite created by JSC MIC NPO Mashinostroeniya (part of KTRV) into mass production.
The Russian army will receive a Boa constrictor pistol with a silencer
Deliveries to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation of Boa pistols developed by Tsniitochmash of Rostec State Corporation in a special configuration with a silencer are scheduled to begin in 2023.
Anka UAV has set a new record for the duration of the flight
The Turkish company Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) announced on its Twitter page about the new record for flight duration set by the medium-altitude UAV of the long flight duration (MALE) "Anka".
Russia is creating a maneuvering vehicle to combat space debris
Specialists of the Tactical Missile Armament (KTRV) are working on a device that will take space debris out of orbit. Earlier it became known that the S. A. Lavochkin NGO proposed an inflatable module for these tasks.
Russia will produce a new sports parachute Magic
The main feature of the new parachute system is a lightweight and compact backpack
The new Magic sports parachute has received permission for mass production in Russia. This was reported to journalists on Monday in the press service of the Rostec state Corporation.
The Russian Navy is interested in a new hovercraft
General Director of the Rybinsk Shipyard Antonov: The Russian Navy is interested in the Haska-10 vessel
The Russian Navy has become interested in the Haska-10 hovercraft. The development of the Kalashnikov group of companies allows you to perform tasks in the conditions of the Far North. This was announced by the general director of the shipbuilding enterprise "Rybinsk Shipyard" (part of the Kalashnikov group of companies) Sergey Antonov, reports TASS.
A hyperspectrometer for Earth sensing will be installed on the ISS
The device is currently being tested at the RSC at the twin stand of the Zvezda service module
A hyperspectrometer that will allow remote sensing of the Earth as part of the Hurricane experiment will soon be installed on the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS). This is stated in the message of the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia (part of Roscosmos), distributed on Monday.
"Shvabe" in the interests of law enforcement officers made a portable device for "long-range" surveillance day and night
Shvabe Holding of Rostec State Corporation has developed a monocular, a portable device for remote monitoring.
The models of the BRDM-2 in thermal imaging sights now look like real ones
Thermal imagers of various types have been actively used in various branches of the leading armies of the world for a long time. Therefore, the developers of targets and all kinds of false targets are trying to make their products at landfills look like real when using such sights and surveillance devices.
The new US Army NGSW-FC sight will be able to predict the trajectory of a bullet
Specialists of the US Army never stop working on the creation of small arms of the next generation. This is confirmed by a contract worth $ 2.7 billion with Vortex Optics for the supply of new NGSW-FC computerized sights to the Army, capable of predicting the trajectory of a bullet even before a shot is fired. The novelty is supposed to be installed on a new NGSW-AR rifle (Next-Generation Squad Weapons-Automatic Rifle), which is due to enter service this year.
Autonomous robot STAR independently performed the first laparoscopic surgery
In many countries, robotic systems controlled by surgeons are increasingly being used to perform laparoscopic (with small incisions) operations. However, scientists from Johns Hopkins University (USA) have developed a Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot (STAR), a surgical robot capable of operating on patients completely independently.
Ukraine has developed a plan to repel the Russian landing "Neptune"
Defense Express: The Navy has created a layered defense system with the Neptune complex
The Naval Forces of Ukraine (VMSU) conducted a number of exercises to prepare for the repulse of the landing forces of the Russian Navy. During the maneuvers, the coastal missile system "Neptune" was used. This is reported by Defense Express.
Russia has prepared for the release of mini-satellites
KTRV has prepared for the serial production of mini-satellites of its own production
The Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) has advanced in the process of preparing for the release of mini-satellites of its own production. Vadim Khromov, Deputy General Director of the enterprise for Corporate Construction and Investments, said this in an interview with TASS.
Russian plane "Baikal" made its first flight
The Baikal light multipurpose aircraft took to the skies for the first time. The car is considered as a replacement for the famous Soviet An-2, nicknamed "cornhusker".
The dates of the first flight of the new Sirius attack UAV have been named
The new Russian strike unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) "Sirius" will perform its first flight in May this year. On January 27, Sergey Bogatikov, CEO of the Kronstadt developer company, reported this to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during an inspection of the first specialized plant for the production of large-sized UAVs built in Dubna.
WWII fighters mastered tracked floating all-terrain vehicles "Aleut"
In Ulan-Ude (Buryatia), exercises of units of the Eastern Military District were held at a specialized training ground of a tank compound.
In Ulan-Ude, exercises of units of the Eastern Military District took place at a specialized training ground of a tank compound, reports OTR. They involved tracked floating all-terrain vehicles "Aleut".