News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
Russian diving "Guardian" promised hypersonic missiles
Expert Litovkin admitted that the ship "Guardian" will receive hypersonic missiles "Zircon"
The Russian submerging patrol ship "Sentinel", being developed by the Central Design Bureau of Marine Technology (CCB MT) "Rubin", can receive hypersonic missiles "Zircon", the editor-in-chief of the "Independent Military Review" Dmitry Litovkin told TASS.
New Chinese submarine caught on video
A new Chinese diesel-electric submarine was caught on video. And now experts, studying the new frames, think to which class she belongs.
The Drive: A-100 flying radar will expand the capabilities of the Russian Aerospace Forces
The newest A-100 Premier long-range radar surveillance and guidance aircraft will significantly expand the capabilities of the Russian Aerospace Forces. The flying radar built in Taganrog has already tested radio equipment in flight.
The Russian "Premier" received a unique glass
Rostec has developed a glass with double light transmittance for the A-100 "Premier" aircraft
The Russian long-range radar detection and control aircraft (AWACS) has received a unique protective glass. The special composition made it possible to almost double the light transmittance. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of Rostec.
LMS-901 Baikal aircraft at the NAIS-2022 exhibition in Moscow
The IX National Exhibition and Forum of Civil Aviation Infrastructure National Airport Infrastructure Show (NAIS-2022), held in Moscow on February 9 and 10, 2022, presented the first flight prototype of the LMS-901 Baikal light multipurpose aircraft developed by Baikal-Engineering LLC (a subsidiary of Ural Civil Aviation Plant JSC), which made its first flight on January 30, 2022.
The new foundry alloy was developed at the enterprise of the concern of East Kazakhstan Region "Almaz-Antey" in St. Petersburg
Specialists of the Obukhov plant have developed a foundry alloy, which was named "Nevsky" and has already been successfully used in production, the press service of the Almaz-Antey concern of East Kazakhstan Region, which includes the enterprise, reports.
Developer Dudorov: the Marker robot was tested as a near-hand air defense system
The Russian robotic complex "Marker" has been successfully tested as a near-hand air defense system, which will be able to effectively destroy small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including kamikaze drones, Yevgeny Dudorov, executive director of the Marker developer enterprise - NGO Android Technology, told RIA Novosti.
What does the new Chinese submarine look like?
In February of this year, an unknown Chinese diesel-electric submarine got into the lenses of observers. According to the China Times information portal, most experts agree that this is a small submarine intended for export.
The range of the new Heybar Shekan missile is 1,450 kilometers
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has unveiled a new missile called the Heybar Shekan with a range of 1,450 kilometers.
The presentation ceremony of the Heybar-Shekan rocket took place in the presence of the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Mohammad Bagheri and the Commander of the IRGC Aerospace Forces, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh.
For the first time, modernized T-64 tanks were used in Ukraine
The Ukrainian military used the upgraded T-64BM2 tanks for the first time in the exercises
The Armed Forces of Ukraine conducted exercises at a training ground in the Kharkiv region. During the maneuvers, the military used for the first time an upgraded version of the Soviet T-64 tank. This is reported by Defense Express.
The new version of the amphibious complex "Octopus" has a unique fire control system
Sergey Kotelevsky, Head of the Kurganmashzavod R&D Department, said that the new version of the Octopus amphibious vehicle is radically different from its first generation
The updated version of the airborne self-propelled anti-tank gun "Octopus" based on the latest BMD-4 has a unique fire control system. This was announced on Sunday on the air of the program "Military Acceptance" on the Zvezda TV channel by Sergey Kotelevsky, head of the Kurganmashzavod R&D Department.
The Russian Federation will monitor the activities of foreigners on the moon from an automatic station
The launch of the Luna-26 station is scheduled for 2024
The Russian automatic interplanetary station Luna-26 will allow monitoring the activities of foreign state and private spacecraft on the surface of the Moon. This was reported on Sunday in the state corporation "Roscosmos".
The British took a video from inside a thermonuclear reactor at the time of setting the record
This is not a sample of computer modeling, but a real video recording, and made during the installation of a 25-year record! The British laboratory Joint European Torus (JET) was able to achieve energy generation of 59 megajoules on its experimental thermonuclear reactor. The process lasted 5 seconds, which the camera captured.
Brazilians will create an airplane with turboprop engines and electric motors
The Brazilian company Desaer will develop a hybrid aircraft ATL-100H. According to New Atlas, it will take off and gain altitude mainly due to electric motors, and in cruising mode, for the most part, use turboprop engines.
The head fairing prevented the second stage of the Astra rocket from entering orbit
The American company Astra unsuccessfully launched a light rocket with five student cubesats. After turning off the engine of the first stage, the head fairing did not have time to open and the second stage crashed into it, and then, when it did open, it spun. The launch was broadcast on the NASASpaceflight YouTube channel.
Americans will look for a replacement for E-3 flying radars
The US Air Force has begun searching for a replacement for the E-3 Sentry long-range radar detection aircraft. As follows from the request for information, the military is ready in fiscal year 2023 to conclude a contract for two or more prototypes of a promising aircraft and are looking for suitable companies for this.
MIT has created plastic twice as strong as steel
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created a kind of heavy-duty plastic. A new type of polymer material was named 2DPA-1. According to experts, it is about twice as strong as steel and resembles Kevlar in structure, does not conduct electricity and does not come into contact with gases.
The developer of the MS-21-300 aircraft received a certificate from the Federal Air Transport Agency
The head of the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviation), Alexander Neradko, presented the General Director of the United Aircraft Corporation, Yuri Slyusar, with a type certificate for the MS-21-300 aircraft and a certificate of an aircraft technology developer, the press service of the UAC reported on Wednesday.
"Zircon" will join the Navy by the end of 2022
In December of this year, the Northern Fleet will replenish the newest frigate of project 22350 "Admiral Golovko". He will become the first full-time carrier of the Zircon hypersonic system.
The US has begun to build the sixth "coolest" aircraft in the world
Northrop Grumman Corporation has begun construction of the sixth B-21 Raider aircraft
Air Force (Air Force) The United States has confirmed that the American military industrial corporation Northrop Grumman at the California plant in Palmdale has begun construction of the sixth strategic bomber B-21 Raider, considered the "coolest" aircraft in the world, tells The Drive.