News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
"Picking up a step by helicopter is one thing, it's quite another to lay it carefully"
Space expert Pushkin told why to rescue rocket stages by helicopter
Should the first-ever return of a space rocket to earth using a parachute and a helicopter be considered a breakthrough, is it better to land a rocket on its feet, as Elon Musk does, and does helicopter pick-up have a future in Russian cosmonautics, "Gazeta.Ru" was told by Pavel Pushkin, an independent space expert, former director of the private space company KosmoKurs.
Who is against EuroPRO? Will the European Union have its own missile shield
Dmitry Litovkin — on the prospects of the EU's own missile defense system
The European Parliament has proposed to the European Union to create its own missile defense system. This statement was made by the head of the leading faction of the legislative and representative body of the EU — the European People's Party (EPP) Manfred Weber.
The mathematical equation will help in the production of steel with improved properties
Scientists of the Ural Federal University (UrFU, Yekaterinburg) have developed a universal mathematical equation for alloys at the solidification stage. The equation allows us to determine how the microstructure of any crystalline substances, including metals, depends on the flow of the liquid melt. In metallurgy, understanding such a process will allow you to control the physical properties of the final parts that are cast from molten metals.
"Smart" bolts from Fraunhofer Society will warn of their weakening
It is no secret that massive metal structures and structures such as bridges, wind turbines and scaffolding, bolted together, eventually "relax", which is fraught with serious consequences.
MIET and SEZ Technopolis Moscow will create a "printer" of microcircuits with standards of 28 nm or less
Residents of the Technopolis Moscow special economic zone and scientists of the National Research University "MIET" are conducting research to create an installation that will allow printing chips with a size of 28 nanometers and below, which are in demand in modern microelectronics.
The USA and Japan want to master the 2-nm process technology without Taiwan
In 1990, Japan controlled almost half of the semiconductor market, whose turnover then did not exceed $38 billion at current prices. Now the share of this country has decreased to 10%, but the market turnover has increased at least tenfold. Both the USA and Japan may try to master advanced lithography without the participation of Taiwan, on which they are now heavily dependent in this area.
"To return a rocket from space and catch it by helicopter - like a supersonic ballet"
Rocket Lab company caught a space rocket by helicopter for the first time in history
On the night of May 3, for the first time in the history of world cosmonautics, it was possible to return the spent rocket stage with the help of parachutes and a helicopter. This is part of the plan of the American-New Zealand company Rocket Lab to create a reusable transport system. "Newspaper.Ru" followed the launch and found out from Pavel Pushkin, a former Russian space "private citizen", what are the advantages of such a scheme, and how it was planned to be used in the USSR.
Starliner ship is ready for the second test flight to the ISS - Boeing
The promising spacecraft CST-100 Starliner is ready for the second test flight (Orbital Flight Test-2 - OFT-2) in unmanned mode to the International Space Station (ISS), scheduled for May 19, director of the program for its development of Boeing Corporation Mark Nappi said on Tuesday during a NASA teleconference.
The United States has once again changed the testing schedule for the new LTAMDS air defense radar
Raytheon is engaged in the development and creation of a new generation radar capable of intercepting hypersonic missiles, among other things.
Rocket Lab caught the first stage of the rocket by helicopter
The American company Rocket Lab for the first time caught the first stage of the Electron rocket using a helicopter after an orbital launch. After separation, the stage descended and released a parachute, and then the helicopter hooked it with a hook to lower the step onto a nearby vessel. If the state of the stage allows, it will be re-launched for the first time in one of the company's next missions. The launch was broadcast on the Rocket Lab YouTube channel.
Roselektronika has developed wireless Bluetooth sensors for the Internet of Things
Rostec State Corporation's Roselectronics Holding has developed wireless sensors for smart home, industrial Internet of Things, security systems and monitoring of refrigeration equipment parameters. The devices are made on the basis of reed switches and differ from existing analogues with advanced sensors and increased durability.
The first Boeing T-7A pilot batch training aircraft was built for the US Air Force
On April 28, 2022, a ceremony of rolling out and presentation of the first Boeing T-7A Red Hawk advanced training aircraft built for the US Air Force, an experimental batch of the EMD stage (EPD and manufacturing development), in the amount of five aircraft designed to be carried out, in accordance with Russian terminology, took place at the Boeing Corporation enterprise in St. Louis, "state tests" before being put into service. This aircraft became the third T-7A flight model built.
The Boxer armored personnel carrier is a weapons platform of the promising division of the Bundeswehr
According to the published report of the Bundeswehr Infantry Training Center, Hammelburg, in the future infantry units are planned to be equipped with a heavy weapons platform based on the Boxer armored personnel carrier (Boxer).
Will Russia have to use "Sarmat"? It is not excluded
A terrible "Sarmatian". Will the Russians use it and where?
The website of the Arabic-language TV channel Al-Mayadin tells about the recent launch of the Russian Sarmat missile and the tactical and technical characteristics of this missile complex. The author of the article does not exclude that Russia will be forced to apply a new strategic development.
The keel of the Type-31 class frigate for the British Navy was laid at the Rosaite shipyard
The British company Babcock announced the ceremony of laying the keel of the lead frigate of the Type-31 class for the British Navy, which took place on April 27 in the new Venturer Building workshop at the enterprise in Rosayt.
"Sarmat": what will change in the world after the adoption of a new intercontinental missile?
Since August 1945, the only thing that protects the world from a global war is the possibility of a retaliatory strike, dangerous for nuclear powers. Until now, the main weapon of Russian nuclear deterrence has been "Satan", as NATO calls her, or "Voivode", as she is called in Russia. Now a different missile system has been adopted, much more dangerous and better protected. Will he be able to change the strategic balance sufficiently so that the conflict between Russia and NATO will continue to remain unacceptable for its participants?
"The Abrams design is doomed. He is not a competitor of Armata
The US will create the fourth version of the M1A2 Abrams tank
The Pentagon announced the next modernization of the Abrams tank - to the level of M1A2 Abrams SER v4. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what the upgrade is and how this version of the car will differ from the previous ones.
Roscosmos plans to supply the Russian Defense Ministry with 46 Sarmat missiles
Roscosmos is mass-producing new Sarmat intercontinental missiles, a total of 46 complexes are planned to be delivered to the troops, the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin said.
"Electronic ant" of Kovrov Electromechanical Plant arrived in Tashkent
On April 25, the exhibition "INNOPROM. Central Asia". The enterprise of the NPO "High–Precision Complexes" holding - Kovrov Electromechanical Plant (a member of the Vladimir branch of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia) presented products of the Ant - Ant brands and road rollers "Raskat" at the joint exposition of Rostec State Corporation.
The new target of the OSIRIS-REx station was the asteroid Apophis
The team of the OSIRIS-REx interplanetary station has chosen a new target for research. This is the famous asteroid Apophis, which was previously considered the most dangerous body for the Earth. The station, which is now flying to Earth with the ground of the asteroid Bennu, will go to Apophis in 2023 and will explore it from orbit, according to the website of the University of Arizona.