News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
"No one knows the business model of Starlink and OneWeb": why the Sphere satellite grouping is needed
Roscosmos told how the Sphere satellite group will work under sanctions
The total amount of financing of the Russian multi-satellite grouping "Sphere" will amount to about 180 billion rubles, Roscosmos reported recently.
The American "Killer whale" will become an underwater minelayer
The unmanned underwater swimming vehicle Orca ("Killer Whale"), created as part of the Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) program in the interests of the US Navy, will become an underwater minelayer. This is reported by The Drive.
"Bayraktar TB2 strike drone Fighter": Western press about the Russian Viking air defense system
Bayraktar TB2 drones are widely advertised by the Turkish side for their striking power and allegedly high resistance to the effects of air defense. However, the use of these UAVs by the Kiev regime was accompanied by the loss of an impressive number of drones: the number of cars shot down by Russian troops has already exceeded a hundred.
The West is surprised: Russia will acquire new aircraft carriers
Amazingly, Russia will have three aircraft carriers by 2030 – and that's where they will be stationed
The aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov will return to service by 2024, and a little later the Russian Navy will receive two universal amphibious assault ships Sevastopol and Vladivostok, which are currently being built in the Crimea, Military Watch writes.
"The APU tanks simply did not expect that a mine could come from above"
Military expert Igor Korotchenko told how the "jumping mine" PTKM-1R works
During the special operation in Ukraine, many samples of Russian weapons and ammunition are being tested. One of these novelties was the anti-wing anti-tank mine PTKM-1R.
The American supercomputer was the first to overcome the exaflops milestone
The TOP500 project has published a new version of the rating of the most productive supercomputers in the world. The first place in it was taken by the American Frontier, built on the platform from HPE Cray and AMD 7A53 Epyc processors. He became the first supercomputer to overcome the exaflops milestone — his performance reaches 1,102 exaflops.
Putin threatens the UK with this "superweapon"
Putin makes a frightening threat to the United Kingdom
Vladimir Putin has a frightening weapon in his arsenal that can be launched from aircraft within the range of a possible strike on the UK, writes the Daily Express.
ISS, Moon, other planets: where the plasma engines will fly
MAI told how plasma engines have increased the payload capacity of Russian missiles
Plasma engines were able to significantly increase the payload capacity of the Russian Soyuz and Proton rockets. Slow, but effective, they allow you to take much more cargo into high orbits. What will be the new fuel for such engines and whether they can be used for flights to the Moon, other planets and on the ISS, "Gazeta.Ru" said Vladimir Kim, Chief Researcher at the Research Institute of Applied Mechanics and Electrodynamics of the Moscow Aviation Institute.
Robot buoys saved Atlantic whales
American scientists have developed a system to protect whales from collisions with ships. This is reported by the ABC TV channel.
BAS-200: unmanned helicopter
The UAV of the BAS-200 helicopter type was first presented at the MAKS air show last year, and the other day the complex began certification flight tests. The type certificate for the BAS-200 is planned to be received this year.
Rostec and Baumanka to create equipment for industrial 3D printing
The Center for Additive Technologies of Rostec State Corporation and the Moscow Center for Laser Technologies (MCLT), a scientific and engineering center at Bauman Moscow State Technical University, have signed a cooperation agreement. The document aimed at creating equipment for industrial 3D printing was signed by Vladislav Kochkurov, Director General of TSAT, and Alexander Grigoryants, Director General of MCLT.
Promobot has created a center for the development of robotic solutions
The Russian manufacturer of service robots "Promobot" has announced the launch of a center for the development of robotic solutions. The Center, in partnership with market leaders, carries out activities in the field of creating scalable solutions in the direction of mechatronics, artificial intelligence, machine learning and other areas of robotics.
"Basurmanin" rushes to the rescue
New Russian armored vehicles are tested in combat conditions
Russian armored vehicles of the latest models are also used in a special military operation in Ukraine. In particular, the deeply modernized BMP-1AM "Basurmanin". The equipment has just entered service with the Russian army. As they say, an egg is expensive for Christ's Day.
US Navy: New FFG(X) frigates
As part of the development of a 30-year fleet construction plan (2020-2049), the US Navy is betting on new frigates and ships of the LCS class. It is assumed that together they will form a category of small surface combatant ships (Small Surface Combatants, SSC), which will not only expand the geographical presence of the fleet, but also increase its ability to operate in a geographically spacious operational area and overload the enemy's defenses.
Turkey has tested a new unmanned military boat SALVO
Live firing of the new unmanned combat surface ship (boat) USV SALVO, built by the Turkish shipbuilding company Dearsan for the needs of the Turkish Navy, took place in the Sea of Marmara.
Source: The Hunter drone used guided missiles from the Su-57 in tests
The Russian heavy attack drone S-70B "Hunter" performed firing at ground targets with guided missiles, which are part of the armament of the Su-57 fighter, an informed source told RIA Novosti on Saturday.
The Russian Federation-China agreement on the lunar base is in a high degree of readiness - Rogozin
Russia and China are close to signing an intergovernmental agreement on the creation of a scientific base on the moon, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announces a new test launch of a hypersonic missile "Zircon" by a ship in the Barents Sea
The Russian Northern Fleet conducted a new test launch of a hypersonic missile, it was carried out by a ship in the Barents Sea at a sea target in the White Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
The lead Spanish submarine Isaac Peral of the S-80 Plus project has been tested
As reported by the Spanish shipbuilding association Navantia, on May 27, 2022, for the first time, the lead large non-nuclear submarine S 81 Isaac Peral of the national project S-80 Plus (S-80A), built at its plant in Cartagena, went to sea for factory sea trials.
For the first time, the Russian army has used the new Tosochka TOS-2 system in Ukraine
During a special military operation in Ukraine, our military for the first time used the newest heavy flamethrower system TOS-2 "Tosochka" for strikes against the enemy. The use of new weapons is mentioned in today's TASS report, which refers to information received from a source in the law enforcement agencies. The agency stressed that the information is not official.