News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
Americans will print an engine for cruise missiles
The American company Pratt & Whitney will print a TJ-150 gas turbine engine on a 3D printer, which is equipped with small cruise missiles. According to FlightGlobal, the developers want to reduce the number of power plant parts from 400 to about six. As a result, the engine should become half cheaper.
The characteristics of the Russian reusable rocket with a rotary wing are revealed
Russian experts spoke about the technical characteristics of the IRKUT ultralight launch vehicle and the postponement of its first launch to 2024. The rocket will be produced in two versions, one of which will have a returnable first stage with a rotary wing. Depending on the version, the payload mass will be from 398 to 584 kilograms, according to an article published in the journal Space Engineering and Technology, which drew the attention of RIA Novosti.
The South Korean army has begun testing a reconnaissance robot
The infantry Division of the South Korean Army and the Hanwha Defense company have begun testing the Intelligent UGV reconnaissance ground robot with a six-by-six wheel formula. According to Aju Daily, the military will check how the car functions in unmanned mode and with remote control.
The Japanese have begun factory sea trials of the head stealth frigate of the new generation
Japan has begun sea trials of the first type 30FFM frigate, the Mogami ship. Its transfer to the fleet is scheduled for next year.
The Russian Foreign Ministry called the development of weapons a forced measure due to the actions of the United States
Russia's development of weapons systems is a forced measure due to the actions of the United States. This was stated on October 11 by Acting Deputy Director of the Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Foreign Ministry Konstantin Vorontsov, speaking at the First Committee of the UN General Assembly.
Elon Musk told about his dream
American businessman, head of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk shared his dream. He admitted on his Twitter account that he would like to develop an electric aircraft.
Russia has begun to modernize the space guidance system
The design of highly elliptical and small navigation satellites of the GLONASS system is beginning in Russia, Nikolay Testoyedov, CEO of Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
In China, they noticed a "copy" of the Ukrainian rocket
China has presented the concept of a new cruise missile. The ammunition may turn out to be a copy of the Ukrainian Bliskavka (Lightning) missile. Externally, the Chinese missile is similar to the Ukrainian development. This is reported by the Defense Blog.
ROSCOSMOS called the absolutely natural increase in the cost of GLONASS twice
The creation of new GLONASS-K2 satellites costs ROSCOSMOS twice as much as the GLONASS-K spacecraft of the previous generation, Nikolay Testoyedov, CEO of Information Satellite Systems (ISS), told RIA Novosti, calling it an absolutely natural process.
The American plane will be equipped with a laser cannon
The AC-130J Ground Forces flying support battery will be equipped with a laser cannon. The American aircraft will receive the Airborne High Energy Laser (AHEL). Air Force (Air Force) The USA received a prototype of the installation. This is reported by The Drive.
The Pentagon has expressed concerns about the security of the AI being created by the US
The United States Department of Defense has expressed concern for the future of artificial intelligence (AI) created by the Pentagon due to the threat of hacker attacks on it, including from hackers acting in the interests of other states. This statement was made by the director of the Joint Center for Research in the Field of Artificial Intelligence of the Pentagon, Lieutenant General Michael Gron on Friday, October 8.
Russian law enforcement agencies began to receive unique thermal imagers "sYch"
The device allows you to recognize a person at a distance of up to 1.5 km at any time of the day in any weather
Unique thermal imagers, which will allow conducting reconnaissance at a distance of up to 4 km, began to be supplied to the units of the Russian border service. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the holding "Roselectronics" (part of Rostec).
The Ministry of Defense has published the appearance of the Irkut ultralight missile
The Ministry of Defense of Russia has published the appearance and technical characteristics of the new Russian ultralight carrier rocket "Irkut" for space purposes. This became known on Saturday, October 9.
The first launch of the Irkut ultralight rocket is scheduled for 2024
According to the journal "Space Engineering and Technologies", a one-time and reusable version of the IRKUT is expected
The Irkut ultralight class launch vehicle (SLK launch vehicle), which is being developed at the head scientific institute of Roscosmos, will make its first flight in 2024. This is stated in the material of the magazine "Space Technology and Technologies" (the publication of the Rocket and Space Corporation "Energia").
The expert called the advantages of the new Russian carrier rocket "Irkut"
The advantage of the new Russian ultralight carrier rocket "Irkut" for space purposes is that it is easier and more economical to use for launching light-class satellites into orbit. Such an explanation on Saturday, October 9, was given in an interview with Izvestia by a military expert, director of the Center for Analysis of the World Arms Trade (CAMTO) Igor Korotchenko.
NASA postponed the flight of the crewed Starliner to 2023
At the end of 2022, American astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) not on the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, but on SpaceX Crew Dragon, Spaceflight Now reports.
Military Watch: Russian K-77M missile may become the most effective in the world
Developed specifically for the Su-57 fighter, the K—77M air-to-air missile will allow the Russian aircraft to gain superiority in air combat, Military Watch magazine writes.
The expert spoke about the savings from the use of ultralight launch vehicles
Ultralight launch vehicles will allow the ROSCOSMOS State Corporation to save significant funds when launching light satellites. Retired colonel, military observer Viktor Litovkin told Izvestia about this on October 9.
The US called the Su-57 weapon that provides Russia with an advantage over NATO
The K-77M air-to-air missile of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter can provide Russia with an advantage over NATO countries in air combat, the American magazine Military Watch reports.
The main South Korean destroyer of the KDX-III project of the second series was laid down
On October 5, 2021, the South Korean corporation Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) at its shipyard in Ulsan held an official ceremony of laying and installing the first section of the head of three large "Aegis" destroyers of the KDX-III project of the second series (Batch-II) ordered for the South Korean Navy. The actual construction of this destroyer was started with the ceremony of the first steel cutting in Ulsan on February 16, 2021. The ship should be launched in the second half of 2022 and handed over to the South Korean navy by November 2024.
