News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
The combat module "Bakhcha" significantly increased the combat capabilities of the BMP-2
The domestic BMP-2 is currently considered one of the most massive infantry fighting vehicles in the world. In addition to the ground forces of the Russian army, it is in service with more than three dozen states.
Korean K808 armored personnel carrier will fight with aviation
The K808 armored personnel carrier became the platform for the new air defense system. December 17, portal janes.com He reported that the South Korean army has begun deploying AAGW combat vehicles.
Source: the first Glonass-K2 satellite may be launched in the second quarter of 2022
Now the device is already assembled and is being tested
The first navigation satellite of the new generation "Glonass-K2" may be launched in the second quarter of 2022. This was reported to TASS by a source in the rocket and space industry.
Tests of a new hypersonic missile in the United States ended in failure
The War Zone: tests of the new AGM-183A hypersonic missile in the USA ended in failure
New tests of the American AGM-183A hypersonic missile under the ARRW (Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon) program ended in failure. This was reported by the specialized portal The War Zone with reference to a representative of the US Air Force.
The first "digital" frigate is being built in France
France is building the first ship without a single paper drawing. On December 17, the press service of the Naval Group company held a keel laying ceremony for the first ship of the FDI project.
China will launch a "lunar" rocket
SpaceNews: China will launch a rocket in 2026 to send taikonauts to the moon
China in 2026 has planned to launch the first rocket that can be used to send taikonauts to the moon by 2030, SpaceNews reports.
The US recognized the strengthening of the Russian Su-57
19FortyFive: the S-70 Hunter drone will strengthen the Su-57 fighter
The S-70 Hunter heavy strike and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will strengthen the Russian fifth-generation Su-57 fighter, the American publication 19FortyFive recognizes.
Dangerous tandem: 19FortyFive called the Su-57 and the Hunter a formidable team
The United States assessed the potential capabilities of a combat tandem consisting of the Russian fifth-generation Su-57 fighter and the S-70 Hunter heavy attack drone.
According to 19FortyFive, the Su-57 and S-70 are a "formidable team." The concept of a loyal wingman means that both aircraft can exchange information necessary in combat. At the same time, the strike drone has some autonomous capabilities.
The Russian Orion UAV showed the fighter's capabilities by destroying another drone with a missile
A video was posted on the YouTube channel "Alexander Rogatkin Studio" showing the destruction of a helicopter-type drone by a new Russian Orion UAV.
India has successfully tested a ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead
The strategic forces of India on Saturday conducted a successful test of a new medium-range ground-based ballistic missile Agni Prime (Agni-P) capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, representatives of the command said.
Source: Russia has developed a new guided aviation missile X-UAV
Russia has developed a new guided aviation missile X-UAV, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti.
Transport planes learn to sink ships
The Americans are expanding the program of converting transport aircraft into missile carriers. December 17, portal flightglobal.com He reported that the US Air Force had worked out the defeat of a surface target by cruise missiles dropped by pallet from a C-130 aircraft.
In Russia, they told about the problems following the results of the Armata tests in Syria
MIC: in Syria, the T-14 Armata tank revealed a number of problematic solutions
After testing the T-14 Armata tank in Syria, Uralvagonzavod specialists made about one and a half hundred technological changes to the design of Russian combat vehicles in service and being created. The results of the tests of the T-14 Armata tank in the Syrian Arab Republic are told by the Military-Industrial Courier (MIC), referring to sources in the military-industrial complex.
The United States announced the danger of Zircon missiles for the American fleet
The latest Russian weapons, including the Zircon missiles, will allow the Russian Federation, in case of war, to strike at a group of the US Navy. This opinion was expressed on December 17 by journalist Mark Episkopos.
Armored gas mask – Russian invention
Such a gas mask can protect military personnel from radiation, chemical and bacteriological contamination, as well as from blows and shrapnel. On the sides of the helmet there are special removable filters that provide respiratory protection.
Tests of a drone radar for reconnaissance of ground targets have started in Russia
Flight tests of a drone-radar reconnaissance of various ground targets are being conducted in Russia
Tests of a drone with an onboard radar station for reconnaissance of ground targets have started in Russia. This was reported to RIA Novosti by a source in the military-industrial complex.
Named a way to explore Mars
Cosmonaut Kornienko called the Moon a transshipment base for the exploration of Mars and the Solar System
Cosmonaut, Hero of Russia Mikhail Kornienko said that the Moon can become a transit point for further exploration of Mars and the Solar System, reports URA.RU .
China conducted two more launches of the Tianxing rocket - developer
China has conducted two more successful tests of the Tianxing launch vehicle, which in the future will become a prototype for reusable transport spacecraft, the company developing the Space Transportation spacecraft said on Friday.
The features of the latest armored scout PRP-5 are revealed
The features of the Russian newest mobile reconnaissance point PRP-5 are revealed. According to the National Defense publication, this combat vehicle, created in Tula PJSC NPO Strela, is in no way inferior to the best foreign models.
The Ministry of Defense showed Russian kamikaze drones in action
The Russian Defense Ministry showed how the Lancet destroyed Syrian militants in April 2020
The Rossiya-1 TV channel published video footage of an airstrike on the positions of Syrian formations, which was made in April 2020 with the help of a Lancet barrage ammunition.