News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

The wide-body long-haul passenger aircraft IL-96-400M will become a flying laboratory for testing the PD-35 engine family with thrust from 24 to 50 tons. According to TASS, the first flight of the aircraft is scheduled before the end of the year.

The ground segment of the Milky Way will include optoelectronic and radio equipment

The Milky Way system, which is being developed in Russia, will include radar stations not only in the Russian Federation, but also in other countries. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the general designer of the Automated Warning System for Dangerous Situations in Near-Earth Space (ASPOS OKP) Grigory Stupak.

The system will also be able to monitor objects from 10-15 cm in size at altitudes from 2.5 thousand to 45 thousand km

The new Russian Milky Way system will be able to track objects ranging in size from 5-7 cm, which are at an altitude of up to 2.5 thousand km above the Earth's surface. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the general designer of the Automated Warning System for Dangerous Situations in Near-Earth Space (ASPOS OKP) Grigory Stupak.

The Republic of Korea showed a tank based on the K21 BMP, which will be offered to India

Hanhwa Defense Company showed a light K21-105 car. A tank based on the K21 infantry fighting Vehicle (BMP) will be offered to India. The development from South Korea will become a competitor to the Russian tank "Octopus-SDM1". This is reported by Janes.

The Americans supplied the Mojave drone with a pair of multi-barrel rapid-firing machine guns. This is one of the first cases of equipping shock UAVs with weapons of this type.

Serial deliveries of the Zircon hypersonic cruise missile will begin in 2022. This was reported to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu by Deputy Head of the Military Department Alexey Krivoruchko during the single day of acceptance of military products.

According to him, the state tests of the "Zircon" are being completed.

Serial deliveries will begin in 2022

The hypersonic cruise missile of the sea-based "Zircon" completes state tests. Serial deliveries of the products will begin in 2022, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko said on Thursday.

The Zircon hypersonic cruise missile is completing state tests, serial deliveries will begin in 2022, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko said.

The American SB>1 DEFIANT helicopter has successfully passed the most difficult flight test. On January 19, the Boeing press service announced that a promising vehicle for the FLRAA army program had completed testing.

According to Anatoly Leukhin, Deputy Director General for Scientific Work at RTI, the implementation of the proposed algorithms in the software will ensure timely adaptation to the changing background and target environment and will significantly improve the quality of radar stations.

The Defense Minister said that the military construction complex will have to put into operation 3 thousand buildings and structures in key areas of the development of the infrastructure of the troops

The equipment of the Russian Armed Forces with the latest models of military equipment makes it possible to guarantee military security and the protection of the country's national interests, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Thursday, summing up the results of a single day of acceptance of military products.

The RB-111A product has a unique accuracy of the bearing of communication lines and the possibility of exploration of an unlimited number of radiation sources, said Andrey Kondrashov, General Director of the enterprise.

Russian light aircraft LMS-901 "Baikal" may make its first flight in January

The Russian light multipurpose aircraft LMS-901 "Baikal" may take to the skies in January. This was announced by the Deputy head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia Oleg Bocharov at a meeting on the development of civil aircraft and the renewal of the fleet of civil aviation aircraft, RIA Novosti reports.

The search for an eco-friendly replacement for plastic led a team of researchers from the University of Birmingham in the UK and Duke University in the USA to sweets. Scientists have managed to create unusual types of plastic with "unprecedented" characteristics based on sugar alcohols.

The Defense Advanced Development Agency (DARPA) of the US Department of Defense has selected ten companies and research organizations that will develop lightweight and powerful night vision goggles. The military wants them to be closer in size and weight to ordinary glasses.

As reported by NASA, some devices already meet the requirements for a manned flight to the planet

The systems necessary for the life support of the crew during the flight to Mars can be debugged on the International Space Station (ISS) by 2030. This was announced on Tuesday by Robin Gates, Director of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for ISS issues.

The boat will be able to operate both in autonomous mode and be controlled by a small crew, the interlocutor of TASS notes

An unmanned torpedo boat capable of detecting and destroying enemy submarines in the far sea zone and in the Arctic latitudes in autonomous mode is being developed for the Russian Navy. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

TASS: an unmanned torpedo boat is being developed in Russia

In the interests of the Russian Navy, an unmanned boat is being created that can detect the enemy in autonomous mode and use torpedo weapons on it, TASS reports, citing a source in the military-industrial complex.

An unmanned torpedo boat is being developed for the Russian Navy. He will be able to fight enemy submarines in the far sea zone - including in the Arctic.

There are more and more personal flying vehicles. The American company ZEVA has announced the first flight tests of a full-scale prototype of the ZERO device.