News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

There is a dispute over the primacy in creating an aircraft with a disc-shaped fairing

In the Russian military-technical literature devoted to long-range radar detection and control aircraft (AWACS), it is widely accepted that the priority in using the structural layout scheme of an AWACS aircraft with the placement of the antenna of the main radar station (radar) of a specialized radio engineering complex (RTK) in a characteristic dorsal disk-shaped rotating fairing belongs to domestic specialists.

The European Space Agency (ESA), in connection with the military actions in Ukraine, decided to freeze cooperation with Roscosmos on the ExoMars mission, stated that the launch of the mission in 2022 is impossible. The ESA Director General will look for other options for implementing the mission of the main apparatus of the ExoMars project - the Rosalind Franklin rover.

Over the past few years, the Dutch Armed Forces have been purchasing new field equipment, which has received the designation of an individual soldier system (Individueel Soldaat Systeem, ISS). This modular equipment includes new equipment elements (Verbeterd Operationeel Soldaat Systeem, VOSS, rus. - improved soldier's operational system) and a new uniform system (Defensie Operationeel Kleding System, DOKS). Both components are made in a new camouflage, which received the designation fractal Netherlands Pattern (Netherlands Fractal Pattern, NFP).

By creating a joint venture with Kale (Turkey), the British company Rolls-Royce will help in creating an engine for the first Turkish fifth-generation fighter TF-X. The partner companies organized a common "daughter", which was named TAEC.

On Wednesday, March 16, it was reported that the battalion tactical group of the Rosgvardiya together with the servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation successfully and without losses repelled the attack of neo-Nazis on the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. At first glance, a small episode is clearly not of a strategic scale. But if you look at this event more deeply, a completely different picture emerges.

The Russian army will test the robot tank "Sturm" for battles in urban conditions

The first prototype of the Russian heavy attack robotic complex "Sturm", created on the basis of the T-72V3, will go to preliminary tests in April. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what tasks this complex should perform on the battlefield.

The Sun (UK): Russia publishes footage of the launch of a nuclear missile "Zircon", which at a speed of 10,000 km/ h will reach London in five minutes

Britain was horrified by the "chilling footage" of the launch of the Russian Zircon rocket. They show exactly how Putin can launch a nuclear strike against the West, writes The Sun. It is impossible to intercept and detect a missile, in fact, its launch will become known only after the target is hit, the author of the article notes.

1MOA GmbH, a German trading partner of the American manufacturer Tacom HQ, planned to present the Tarac C optical device designed for high-precision long-range shooting at the Enforce TAC 2022 exhibition for the first time in Europe. According to the executive director of 1MOA GmbH, Michael Gast, Tarac C was developed by the founder of Tacom HQ, John Baker, to provide accurate shots at a range of 2500 m or more.

A fully robotic tank has been created on the basis of the T-72B3. Now he is preparing for the tests. It is planned to test control systems and a shortened 125 mm cannon.

Experts told when the Superjet will receive a Russian engine

Against the background of tougher sanctions in Russia, they are forcing the creation of a new, "import-substituted" version of the domestic Sukhoi Superjet passenger aircraft. In particular, for this it is necessary to accelerate the certification of new PD-8 engines. Experts told the newspaper.Ru", how exactly can the process be accelerated, what is the peculiarity of the new engine, as well as the potential harm to it from Western sanctions.

Military expert Dmitry Kornev - what new missile systems can strengthen Russia's western borders

At a meeting of the Russian Security Council on March 11, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that in response to the strengthening of NATO forces at the western borders of the country, the General Staff is developing and has actually completed a plan to strengthen our western borders.

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University (USA) are working on creating a new type of armor for police and military, which is based on an ultralight shock-absorbing material. It does not have its own name yet, it is an experimental development based on elastomers. Such liquid crystal polymers are already widely used in robotics to create artificial muscles.

The British Institute of Aerospace Technologies presented the concepts of three hydrogen aircraft — regional, narrow-body and wide-body. As a basis, the researchers took the designs of existing aircraft and adapted them to work on liquid hydrogen.

The European Space Agency has selected a team of five European companies that will design and create the first experimental payload to extract oxygen from regolith on the surface of the Moon. It is expected that in 10 days of work on board the lunar lander, she will receive 50-100 grams of oxygen from the lunar regolith, according to the agency's website.

Why the US is cutting funding for hypersonic weapons programs

The US Congress has halved the cost of the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) advanced hypersonic missile development program in 2022 for the Air Force, Breaking Defense writes. "Newspaper.Ru" was looking into what the reduction in project funding might be related to.

The American Conservative (USA): Are hawks or doves in a bad mood?

Russia was able to create a strategic weapon that in many ways surpasses the American arsenal, writes TAC. How did the US come to this? - the author of the article is perplexed. He calls the fact of lagging behind Russia and China a "catastrophic failure" of the country's leadership, which thoughtlessly spends money on foreign adventures and neglects the "true sources" of America's national power.

On March 10, 2022, the US Department of Defense announced that the missile launches conducted by the DPRK on February 26 and March 4, 2022 were the first flight tests of a new North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile, first demonstrated at the famous Pyongyang military parade in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea on October 10, 2020.

The European Space Agency has summed up the results of a competition for projects to create a technology and an experimental installation for producing oxygen on an Earth satellite. The winner was assigned to develop a working prototype of a device that will extract oxygen from the lunar regolith for astronauts to breathe and use as fuel for spacecraft.

The "Olympic" development of the Celestial Empire will reshape the market of non-nuclear ships

A short video clip lasting only a few seconds caused a stir in circles associated with underwater shipbuilding. The footage of the video captures a certain Chinese non-nuclear submarine (NAPL) of a new project. The shooting quality is very low. The object of observation is out of focus.

Russian scientists together with foreign colleagues have developed a full-fledged bioelectronic photocell based on just one molecule of a luminous protein connected to a carbon nanotube. Such a system is capable of changing its electronic properties under the influence of light and, depending on how to attach the protein, it can either serve as a spotlight or store information.