News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
Astronauts will have their stress levels measured
MAI will create a device for measuring astronauts' stress based on blood glucose levels
Russian scientists are planning to develop a device to measure the stress level of astronauts. In conditions close to weightlessness, researchers are testing the hypothesis of the relationship of this indicator with the amount of sugar in the blood, Izvestia reports.
In Russia, they decided to strengthen the coastal troops
BRAV The Russian Navy will re-equip the Bastion complexes with new hypersonic missiles in 2022
In 2021, coastal rocket and Artillery troops (BRAV) The Russian Navy has found a new development. The Ministry of Defense decided to strengthen the capabilities of these forces in 2022, Izvestia writes.
The American army is switching to "smart" sights
The Americans have decided on optics for a new generation of small arms. On January 8, the US Army press service announced the signing of a contract with Vortex Optics for the supply of XM157 "smart" sights for advanced rifles and machine guns.
China conducted a test of a manipulator arm installed on the orbital station of the People's Republic of China
After the cargo ship "Tianzhou-2" undocked from the base module of the station, the manipulator arm moved it to the side, and then returned the ship to its former place
China on Thursday conducted a successful test of moving a cargo spacecraft using a manipulator arm installed on the national space station. This is stated in the statement of the Manned Space Flight Program of the PRC in the social network WeChat.
The State Military Industry of Belarus announced the creation of the Laguna combat fire control complex
The Laguna combat fire control complex was created and handed over to the customer, the State Military-Industrial Committee (GVPC) of Belarus reported.
Boeing has introduced a new model of a promising hypersonic aircraft
Boeing Corporation showed a hypersonic aircraft model based on the Valkyrie concept demonstrated in 2018. It is assumed that it can be used to solve military or civilian tasks.
Hypersonic "hello" from North Korea
North Korea is raising the stakes amid rumors of a possible continuation of negotiations with the United States and its allies. On January 6, the Yonhap news agency reported that North Korea had launched a new ballistic missile at the Sea of Japan.
John Deere has introduced a serial unmanned tractor
American engineering company Deere & The company, commonly known as John Deere, presented an unmanned tractor of its own design at CES 2022. The drone is built on the basis of John Deere 8R and the company plans to start selling the serial version in 2022. This is reported by Electrek.
China has tested the manipulator arm of the new orbital station
The Chinese used the manipulator arm of the new Tiangong orbital station to move the Tianzhou-2 spacecraft. The operation was the first test of the manipulator by transferring a large spacecraft.
The Perseus upper stage with a mock-up of the satellite entered the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean
The Russian upper stage "Perseus" with a mock-up of the satellite entered the atmosphere over the central Pacific Ocean on January 6 at 01:08 Moscow time, according to the website of the American space forces Space-track.org . The upper stage could not bring the payload simulator into geostationary orbit — the first flight of the device created at RSC Energia ended in failure.
The appearance of a promising combat helicopter will be approved within a year and a half
Currently, technical specialists of the Ministry of Defense and representatives of industrial enterprises are discussing the requirements for the helicopter
Representatives of industrial enterprises and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation are finishing discussing the requirements for a promising combat helicopter and it is planned that in the next year and a half they will determine its appearance. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.
Media: Japan wants to create electromagnetic guns to fight hypersonic missiles
We are talking about a technology called "railgun", which accelerates the projectile due to a magnetic field
The Japanese Defense Ministry intends to develop electromagnetic guns capable of countering hypersonic missiles. This was reported on Wednesday by the Nikkei newspaper.
Russia has developed a project for a promising solar space power plant
Specialists of the Russian Space Systems Holding (RKS, part of Roscosmos) have completed work on the project of a promising solar space power plant (SCES), which will provide electricity to hard-to-reach areas of the Earth, the RKS press service reported.
In 2022, new reconnaissance vehicles will be put into service in the RCBZ troops
A new instrument complex has been developed for the machine, which allows increasing the speed and range of reconnaissance by 1.5-2 times
The latest RHM-9 radiation, chemical and biological reconnaissance vehicles based on the Typhoon-K car will be put into service with the RCBZ troops in 2022. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Rostec plans to launch production of 76 MS-21 - Chemezov aircraft by 2027
Rostec State Corporation plans to launch production of 76 MS-21 civil aircraft by 2027, Rostec Corporation CEO Sergey Chemezov said during a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
Almaz-Antey Concern intends to increase production of radio-electronic equipment - General Designer
Almaz-Antey Concern, a Russian manufacturer of air defense systems, intends to increase the production of radio-electronic equipment and communications equipment, including civilian ones, against the background of a slight decline in exports, said Pavel Sozinov, the concern's general designer.
Putin called Almaz-Antey products the most reliable air defense system
The air defense systems manufactured by Almaz-Antey Concern are the most reliable in the world and the most demanded weapons on the world market. This was announced on Wednesday, January 5, by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with the general designer of Almaz-Antey Pavel Sozinov, according to a statement on the Kremlin's website.
General Designer Sozinov: Almaz-Antey will create a computer-aided design system
Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region will be the first in Russia to create an automatic design system, Pavel Sozinov, the company's general designer, said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Perseus upper stage with a mock-up of the satellite will fall to Earth on the night of January 6
The new Russian upper stage Perseus, which could not, as planned, put the payload layout into geostationary orbit, will enter the dense layers of the atmosphere on the night of January 6, follows from the website data Space-track.org, where the parameters of the orbits of spacecraft assembled by the US military are published.
Various combat vehicles will be created on the Boomerang platform
The wheeled interspecific unified platform "Boomerang" can become the base for the creation of other military and special equipment. This was announced by the general director of the Military-Industrial Company Alexander Krasovitsky.