News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
Rosatom has put into commercial operation a plant for the production of a PAN-precursor
The event was attended by President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, General Director of Rosatom State Corporation Alexey Likhachev, General Director of UMATEX Alexander Tyunin, General Director of JSC SEZ PPT Alabuga Timur Shagivaleev, State Duma Deputy Alexander Mazhuga, First Deputy General Director of PJSC Irkut Corporation, General Director of JSC aErocOmposite Anatoly Gaidansky, General Director of JSC ONPP Technology named after A.G. Romashin Andrey Silkin and others.
The Mi-28NM helicopter will receive Chrysanthemum anti-tank missiles
The missile is designed to destroy modern and promising enemy armored vehicles with dynamic protection, as well as fortifications and engineering structures
The export-oriented modification of the latest Mi-28NM combat helicopter will be equipped with guided missiles (UR) "Chrysanthemum" developed by the Design Bureau of Mechanical Engineering (KBM, part of the holding "High-Precision Complexes" of the Rostec State Corporation).
Expert: the upgraded Kornet complex can be installed on any type of equipment
Thanks to the adaptation to any type of chassis, it will fit everything from a car to a robot, said Alexey Leonkov, editor of the Arsenal of the Fatherland magazine
The latest modification of the Kornet-EM anti-tank missile system (ATGM), thanks to adaptation to any type of chassis, can be installed on any equipment, starting from a car and up to a robot. This opinion was expressed by TASS editor of the magazine "Arsenal of the Fatherland" Alexey Leonkov.
Unmanned target helicopters will enter the army in early 2022
The complex with drones has no analogues in Russia, the Technodinamika holding of Rostec State Corporation said
A batch of unmanned target helicopters designed to create a target environment when testing new weapons will be delivered to the troops in early 2022. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the Technodinamika holding of Rostec State Corporation.
Media: Japan will increase the range of cruise missiles under development to 1,000 km
The Nikkei newspaper reported that the delivery of new weapons is planned in 2025-2029
The Japanese Defense Ministry intends to increase the range of the cruise missiles being developed, which will be equipped, in particular, ships and fighters, up to 1,000 kilometers. This was reported on Thursday by the Japanese business newspaper Nikkei.
Russia is upgrading one of the most powerful anti-tank missiles in the world, the Chrysanthemum
The missile is part of the armament of the Chrysanthemum-S self-propelled anti-tank missile system, and is also adapted for the latest combat helicopters, in particular, the Mi-28NM and Ka-52M
The Engineering Design Bureau (KBM, part of the Rostec State Corporation's High-Precision Complexes holding) is upgrading one of the most powerful guided anti-tank missiles in the world, the Chrysanthemum. This was announced to TASS by the general designer of the KBM Valery Kashin during the international arms exhibition EDEX 2021.
Expert Kornev: combat laser "Peresvet" is designed to disable satellites
The Russian laser complex "Peresvet" is primarily designed to disable satellites, military expert Dmitry Kornev said in an interview with Izvestia.
Kommersant: Russia has developed a secure smartphone for the military and special services
The device will be used to access corporate services in protected mode
The Aquarius Group (part of the National Computer Corporation (NCC) and Kaspersky Lab have developed a special-purpose gadget that can be used by the military and special services. This was reported on Thursday by the newspaper Kommersant with reference to the co-owner of the NCC Alexander Kalinin.
Poland appreciated the attractiveness of the "FSB rocket"
Presented this year at the defense industry exhibition "Army-2021" in Moscow, the guided missile "product 305E", originally developed for FSB helicopters, is capable of hitting targets at a distance of about 15 kilometers, which will make it attractive to foreign buyers, writes Defence24.
"Gibka-S" is preparing to go for export
Russia is ready to mass-produce anti-aircraft Tigers. On December 1, the TASS news agency reported that the Design Bureau of Mechanical Engineering (KBM) has prepared for serial production the first Russian air defense system (air defense) of short/ultra-short range type VSHORAD (Very Short-Range Air Defense) "Flexible-S".
The Zeus nuclear tug will be able to deliver tens of tons of payload to the Jupiter satellites
According to the executive director of Roscosmos Alexander Bloshenko, while it is possible to deliver a smaller mass there
The Zeus nuclear tug, which is currently being developed in Russia, will be able to deliver tens of tons of payload to the satellites of Jupiter. This was announced by the Executive Director of Roscosmos for Advanced Programs and Science Alexander Bloshenko.
Americans are learning to use messenger drones
Disposable cargo drones are finding new uses in the US army. On December 1, the press service of Yates Electrospace announced the signing of a contract with the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for the supply of a new version of Silent Arrow cargo gliders.
Taiwan Air Force received the first production aircraft Brave Eagle
The Air Force of the Republic of China (Taiwan) received the first combat training aircraft T-5 Brave Eagle. The car was developed on the basis of the light fighter F-SK-1 Ching-kuo.
The place of take-off and landing of the Russian reusable rocket has been determined
The launch and landing site of the Amur-LNG reusable rocket being created in Russia has been determined at the Vostochny cosmodrome, Alexander Bloshenko, Executive Director of Roscosmos for Advanced Programs and Science, said at the All-Russian Cosmonautics and Aviation Forum CosmoStart 2021. This is reported by RIA Novosti.
Russia "unconventionally" tested an aircraft engine-"acrobat"
The promising Russian piston aircraft engine APD-A, designed for acrobatic category aircraft, developed as part of the research work "Circus", has been tested in an inverted position, according to the Central Institute of Aviation Engine Engineering (CIAM) named after Peter Baranov.
The Russian Defense Ministry offered to protect satellites with sticky shells
At the Military Academy of Strategic Missile Forces named after Peter the Great, the Russian Ministry of Defense proposed to protect artificial Earth satellites from space debris with the help of Velcro shells. The corresponding patent of the Russian military is reported by TASS.
The French presented a longitudinal biplane with fans in the wings
The French company Ascendance presented the concept of a five-seat hybrid aircraft with vertical takeoff and landing ATEA. It is made according to the scheme of a longitudinal biplane with fans installed directly in the front and rear wings.
The world's largest quantum computing company has been formed
Cambridge Quantum, a pioneer in the field of quantum software, operating systems and cybersecurity, and Honeywell Quantum Solutions, which built high-performance quantum equipment based on captured ion technology, announced that they had fulfilled all the conditions necessary to complete the transaction to combine the two businesses, and created a new company called Quantinuum
Expert: the improved "Shell" will be able to shoot down attack drones before they launch their missiles
The range of the ZRPC has been increased and sufficiently confident identification of drones is provided in the affected area, the editor-in-chief of the Arsenal of the Fatherland magazine noted
The new improved anti-aircraft missile and gun system (ZRPC) "Pantsir-S1M" with an increased target range will be able to shoot down attack drones even before they launch their aircraft weapons. This opinion was expressed by TASS editor-in-chief of the magazine "Arsenal of the Fatherland" Viktor Murakhovsky.
Russia's first ultra-short-range mobile air defense system is ready for mass production
The complex has already successfully completed state tests in 2019
The Engineering Design Bureau (KBM, part of the Rostec State Corporation's High-Precision Complexes holding) has prepared for serial production the first Russian short-range/ultra-short-range air defense system of the VSHORAD [Very Short-Range Air Defense] "Flexible-S" type. This was reported to TASS by Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the cluster of armaments, ammunition and special chemicals of the Rostec State Corporation.