News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

The Checkmate aircraft entered the list of the most anticipated novelties of Rosoboronexport

The promising single-engine Checkmate aircraft has become the most anticipated example of Russian weapons. Rosoboronexport has compiled a rating of weapons that were demonstrated to foreign customers. The first place was taken by the fifth-generation fighter Checkmate. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the company's press service.

Military political scientist Koshkin called open architecture an advantage of Checkmate

The Checkmate light tactical aircraft (LTS) is built on an open architecture, which allows you to change the configuration of the fifth-generation fighter. This causes the interest of potential customers in the aircraft. Andrey Koshkin, a military political scientist, head of the Department of Political Science and Sociology of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, told about the main advantages of Checkmate on Sputnik radio.

Britain and the United States have been experiencing conflicting feelings for six years. After the appearance of the T-14 Armata in 2015, it became clear that the Anglo-Saxons did not have such equipment. NATO strategists, in fact, overlooked the importance of armored troops. The omission is strategic.

The upgraded Ka-226T Alpinist helicopter made its first round-trip flight

Tests of the upgraded Ka-226T light helicopter, which received the working name "Mountaineer", are continuing in Russia. As part of the tests, the car made a circular flight for the first time, Lenta was informed.ru" in the Russian Helicopters holding.

The British company Hill Helicopters presented the concept of an innovative helicopter of the XXI century, focused exclusively on private owners – the NH50.

Representatives of the Danish company Ørsted reported on the generation of the first batch of electricity at the Hornsea 2 wind farm. It should take over the status of the largest and most powerful facility of this type in the world from its predecessor, the Hornsea 1 power plant. But this is only the middle of the road – two more segments of the energy complex, Hornsea 3 and Hornsea 4, are already under construction.

NAMI Research Institute showed a prototype of an unmanned LADA Vesta. The drone is already able to independently build a route to the specified point and move along it, assessing the trajectories of other road users. It is tested at the landfill and in urban conditions.

Russian energy company Rosseti has received the first batch of Rostec industrial exoskeletons. She will test the devices at work on grounding overhead power lines and when clearing vegetation in glades.

An image of a new hypersonic air-launched missile was posted on the Network. There are no technical details about the complex.

The Russian military is developing methodological manuals for the preparation of calculations of the new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which they plan to start putting on combat duty next year, as well as the Sirena-M command missile.

A completely new system has no analogues, it is capable of hitting spacecraft, intercontinental ballistic missile warheads, hypersonic targets at altitudes of several tens of thousands of kilometers.

State tests of the Octopus-SDM1 light floating tank will be completed in early 2022, Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the Rostec armament complex, told RIA Novosti in an interview.

State tests of the light floating tank "Octopus-SDM1" will be completed in early 2022

State tests of the light floating tank "Octopus-SDM1" are coming to an end. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the industrial director of the Rostec arms complex, Bekhan Ozdoev.

This will expand the scope of drones, said the holding's CEO Igor Nasenkov

Specialists of the Technodinamika holding of Rostec State Corporation are upgrading unmanned helicopter simulator targets (VM-V) for shock use and solving aerial reconnaissance tasks. This was announced by the general director of the holding Igor Nasenkov.

Unique unmanned helicopter simulator targets were used for the tests

The Orion strike drone destroyed autonomous target helicopters manufactured by Technodinamika Holding of Rostec State Corporation during testing of the latest ammunition. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday by the press service of the holding.

After a series of delays, production of new armored personnel carriers began in Spain. December 28, portal janes.com He reported that General Dynamics has announced the start of serial assembly of Dragón machines.

Unmanned target helicopters of the Technodinamika holding of Rostec State Corporation took part in testing the latest ammunition for drones.

The use of the new weapon was practiced by the Orion strike drone. According to the exercise scenario, the helicopter should break through to a military airfield, and Orion, in the absence of other air defense means, should detect and destroy it.

NASASpaceFlight.com: the Russian upper stage "Perseus" did not turn on the engine

The third launch of the Russian heavy Angara-A5 rocket with a Perseus upper stage and a 2.4-ton payload mock-up did not pass completely normally, the American portal reports NASASpaceFlight.com .

Sabah Newspaper: Turkey is developing systems that will replace the S-400 and Patriot

Turkey will present new developments in the framework of air defense systems (air defense) projects in 2022. Promising complexes will be able to replace the Russian S-400 Triumph and the American Patriot. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the Sabah newspaper.

Rostec is considering the possibility of creating a new wheeled tank based on the Octopus-SDM1 light tracked tank, which will be in demand in Africa and the Middle East, Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the armament complex of the state corporation, told RIA Novosti in an interview.