News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

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.

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 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, 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.

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.

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 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.

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.

The new armored car "Athlete" has successfully passed state tests. After the relevant documents are processed, it will be mass-produced for the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. This was announced by the general director of the "Military-Industrial Company" Alexander Krasovitsky.

Automated intelligence, control and communication complexes "Kestrel" have been received in Belarus in service with the 56th separate communications regiment. The latest radio equipment is placed on the platform of UAZ SUVs.

The Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) plans to launch the production of civilian drones that will be used as taxis or for cargo transportation, the company's CEO Boris Obnosov said.

In the next two years, the engine from the Su-35 will be tested on combat aircraft Su-30SM

Deliveries to the Russian military of upgraded Su-30SM2 fighters with a more advanced engine and armament may begin in 2023, an aviation industry source told Interfax.

The Shanghai Pudong District Prosecutor's Office has started testing a new artificial intelligence system on real court cases, which should formulate charges against criminals. In fact, she replaces the prosecutor, but in a limited range of legal cases, and has no right to file formal charges. But the accuracy of the AI prosecutor is unprecedented – 97% of the correct charges.

The crew of the lead frigate "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov" performed about 10 launches of the hypersonic cruise missile "Zircon"

The servicemen of the Northern Fleet provided over 70 tests of various weapons, including hypersonic missile weapons. This was reported in the press service of the fleet.

The Russian Defense Ministry will launch three "Hangars" in 2022 from Plesetsk

The Russian Defense Ministry plans to launch three Angara space rockets with satellites in 2022, a source told RIA Novosti.

The Northern Fleet conducted about 12 launches of hypersonic cruise missiles "Zircon", according to the website of the Ministry of Defense. This year, the Northern Fleet has conducted more than 70 tests of new weapons, including hypersonic "Zircon" and "Dagger".

In 2021, ships and submarines of the Northern Fleet conducted at least 12 successful tests of 3M22 Zircon hypersonic missiles. In total, more than 70 tests of the latest weapons, including Dagger missile systems, took place.

Roscosmos noted that in 2021 NPO Energomash carried out in full a series of fire tests of several copies of this engine

Delivery of RD-171MV liquid rocket engines for flight tests of the Soyuz-5 launch vehicle will begin in 2022. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Friday.

Roscosmos clarified that the RD-191M differs from the RD-191 in terms of thrust

Firing tests of the first sample of the RD-191M engine, which is designed for the Angara-A5M launch vehicle, will start next year. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Friday.

Flight tests of the RD-171MV liquid-fueled engine for the Soyuz-5 rocket may begin in 2022, the state corporation Roscosmos reported on Friday.