News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
The US Air Force is testing "flying machines"
Americans are experimenting with a new generation of aviation. On January 23, the press service of the AFWERX division of the US Air Force announced successful tests of the Heaviside aircraft developed by Kitty Hawk.
The Kurchatov Institute improved the rubber production process
Specialists from the National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute" together with colleagues from the Institute of Synthetic Polymer Materials and the Institute of Organoelement Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences have developed a technology that improves the quality of rubber obtained from organosilicon rubber. It allowed not only to turn rubber into rubber, but also to significantly improve the mechanical properties of the resulting materials.
The assembly of the first satellite with a VERA plasma engine has begun in Russia
Satellites will be able to engage in remote sensing of the Earth, identify natural disasters, collect data on the movement of ships and aircraft
The Sputnix company and the laboratory of the MEPhI Institute have started assembling a satellite that will use the VERA plasma engine of their development. This was reported to TASS by the press service of Sitronics Group.
The Turkish military received a new air defense system
Daily Sabah: the upgraded HISAR O+ anti-aircraft system was handed over to the Turkish military
Turkish air defense units have received an upgraded HISAR O+ short-range anti-aircraft system. The new Turkish-designed air defense system can intercept targets at a range of up to 25 kilometers, Daily Sabah reports.
Serial deliveries of hypersonic missiles "Zircon" will begin in 2022
Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia: serial deliveries of Zircon missiles will begin in 2022
In Russia, the state tests of the hypersonic cruise missile of the sea-based "Zircon" are being completed. Serial deliveries of the rocket will begin in 2022. This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia Alexey Krivoruchko, reports TASS.
American flying battery will get a new gun
The AC-130 direct support aircraft will receive a new 105 mm caliber cannon
A group of American engineers has created a new cannon for a flying battery of direct support of the ground forces AC-130. Aircraft of the Air Force (Air Force) The United States will receive a new 105-millimeter howitzer, The Drive reports.
China is preparing to launch a new generation CZ-8 rocket in late February - early March
The rocket is already on the launch pad, specialists have started work on its preparation for launch
The Wenchang cosmodrome in the northeast of the Chinese province of Hainan in late February - early March is preparing for the launch of a new generation carrier rocket CZ-8 ("Changzheng-8"). This was reported on Friday by China Central Television.
The French Jaguar has entered service
The French army began to arm itself with new reconnaissance vehicles. January 21, portal opex360.com He reported that the first 20 units of the Jaguar EBRC 6×6 were delivered to the troops.
The US launched "similar to Russian" satellites
The US Department of Defense launched the GSSAP-5 and GSSAP-6 inspection satellites on an Atlas V rocket
The US Department of Defense launched a pair of Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) spacecraft into geosynchronous near-Earth orbit from the Cape Canaveral cosmodrome in Florida on an Atlas V rocket, capable of maneuvering in space and tracking the status of other satellites, writes The Drive.
A photo of a Chinese copy of the F-117 appeared
The first high-quality photos of a copy of the American F-117 fighter-bomber installed in the Chinese city of Luoyang on the territory of a military factory have appeared on the Web. The explanation to the post says that satellite images of the Chinese F-117 have been known for a long time, but photos from a closer distance have not been published before.
The new infrastructure of Vostochny will not be able to withstand a nuclear strike
The third stage of the cosmodrome will include a cheap, light and fast-built launch facility - Rogozin
During the construction of the third stage of the Vostochny cosmodrome, designed to launch Amur-LNG rockets, Roscosmos will abandon the construction of underground bunkers and build a cheaper and lighter launch complex, the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin said.
Rogozin said that thousands of satellites will be built in the world in the coming years
This will lead to a boom in rocket engineering, said the CEO of the state corporation Roscosmos
Roscosmos is confident that hundreds, thousands of satellites will be built in the coming years, which will lead to a boom in rocket science. This opinion was expressed by the CEO of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.
Roscosmos is developing a project for a cosmodrome train - Rogozin
Roscosmos is working on the possibility of launching light space rockets from railway platforms, the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin said.
Signs with the wishes of children will be sent into space on the demonstrator of the Skif satellite
Children will also be able to take part in the creation of design concepts that will be able to get on the body of the Amur methane rocket being created in the future, said Alexander Bloshenko, Executive Director of Roscosmos for Advanced Programs and Science.
Tashkent is increasing its defense industry
The first military drone has been created in Uzbekistan.
The technical characteristics of the device and the production capacity are not disclosed.
Everything that is known at the moment is in the review. Uzbekistan has mastered the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
China conducted the tenth test of the Tianxing launch vehicle
This test was the first for this series of missiles this year
China has conducted the tenth successful test of the Tianxing-1 launch vehicle, which will become a prototype of the future space transport vehicle, according to a statement from the developer Space Transportation.
IL-96-400M will become a flying laboratory for PD-35 engines
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.
Radar stations of the Milky Way system are planned to be installed in the Russian Federation and abroad
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 new space monitoring system will be able to track objects from 5 cm in orbits up to 2,500 km
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.
South Korea showed a competitor of the Russian "Octopus-SDM1"
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.