News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
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.
The Ukrainian tank received a new machine gun
The Ukrainian T-64BV tank received a machine gun that is similar to the American M2 Browning
The Ukrainian modification of the Soviet tank received a new machine gun. The upgraded T-64BV of the 2022 model was equipped with an anti-aircraft machine gun with a Laska K-2 machine gun, which looks similar to the American Browning M2. This is reported by the bmpd blog in LiveJournal.
A new engine for an ultra-fast flight to Mars has been proposed
Canada has designed a powerful ground-based laser that accelerates spaceships to Mars
Scientists at McGill University in Canada have proposed a project for a new laser-thermal engine that will reduce the travel time of a spacecraft to Mars to 45 days compared to six months of flight for ships with chemical engines.
The helicopter flew for the first time without a pilot
One of the most popular army helicopters has learned to fly without a crew. On February 9, the press service of the Defense Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA) of the US Department of Defense announced the first fully autonomous flight of the UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter.
Israel has created a collapsible bomb shelter for an apartment
It will be possible to safely hide from shelling or fire without leaving the apartment. February 9, portal building-tech.org He reported that the Israeli company Mifram has presented a protective kit in case of danger.
Rostec has patented a "smart" cargo parachute
Technodinamika Holding of Rostec State Corporation has received a patent for a "smart" transport parachute system that will allow cargo to be dropped in fully automatic mode with increased accuracy using the GLONASS or GPS system.
In Turkey, the flight of the deck Bayraktar was announced
The first flight of the Bayraktar TB3 deck drone will take place in 2022
The Turkish Defense Industry Secretariat plans to launch a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) into the air for the first time in 2022. The Defense Turk publication announced the first flight of the Bayraktar TB3 carrier-based drone.
"Roscosmos" showed "Teledroid"
Roscosmos posted on YouTube a video with a prototype of the anthropomorphic robot "Teledroid"
Roscosmos posted on YouTube a video with a prototype of the anthropomorphic robot "Teledroid", developed by the Scientific and Production Association (NGO) "Android Technology" and the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) "Energy".
Expert: you can fly to the Moon on the "Angara" only with a single-turn docking scheme
This program assumes the use of the Angara-A5B launch vehicle, said Rafail Murtazin, head of the RSC Energia Ballistics Department
Four-launch launches of astronauts to the Moon using Angara launch vehicles will be possible only with the implementation of a single-turn approach scheme. This opinion was expressed to TASS by the head of the ballistics department of the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (part of Roscosmos), Rafail Murtazin.
Russian helicopter carriers will be able to carry Sirius drones
Military specialist Litovkin: Sirius drones will be able to be used on Russian UDC
The universal amphibious assault ships (UDC) under construction in Russia, which are also called helicopter carriers, will be able to carry promising drones. Sirius unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are capable of taking off from the deck of the UDC, Dmitry Litovkin, editor-in-chief of the Independent Military Review, suggested in an interview with TASS.
Ukraine has begun testing a modernized tank
The Ukrainian enterprise KHBTZ has started testing the T-64BV tank of the 2022 model
Tests of the upgraded version of the Soviet T-64 tank began in Ukraine. The state enterprise "Kharkiv Armored Plant" (KHBTZ), which is part of the Ukroboronprom concern, has equipped the T-64BV model 2022 with new equipment. This is reported by Defense Express with reference to the press service of the concern.
The condition of Russia's flight to the Moon with the help of "Angara" is named
RSC Energia told about a single-turn approach scheme during a flight to the moon
Four-launch launches of astronauts to the Moon using Angara-A5B rockets are possible only with the condition of a single-turn approach scheme, head of the ballistics department of the Russian Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia Rafail Murtazin told TASS.
Su-30SM2 will receive a slave Su-57
Su-30SM2 fighters will control guided drones
Russian Su-30SM2 fighters will be able to control unmanned aerial vehicles, in particular, the S-70 Hunter, which is the wingman of the Su-57 aircraft. This is reported by Izvestia, citing sources in the Russian Defense Ministry.
